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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20Minister%20of%20Israel
Prime Minister of Israel
The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government and chief executive of Israel. The prime minister holds the de facto most senior office in the state and is usually the leader of the majority party or coalition in the Parliament of Israel. The current Prime Minister is Naftali Bennett who took office in June 2021...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abukuma%20River
Abukuma River
The Abukuma River (阿武隈川, Abukuma gawa or Abukumagawa) is a river in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It has a length of 234 kilometers. It is the second longest river in the Tōhoku region of Japan and the 6th longest river in Japan. It rises from springs in the peaks of the Nasu Mountains. It collects water from tributarie...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agano%20River
Agano River
The Agano River (Aganogawa) is a river which flows from Fukushima Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is called the Aga River or the Ōkawa River in Fukushima. It is 210 km long with 7,710 km² watershed. In 1927, the Agano River was recognized as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best showed Japan and...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakawa%20River
Arakawa River
The Arakawa River () is one of the principal rivers flowing through Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. The point of origin is on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and the Arakawa empties into Tokyo Bay, spanning 173 kilometers. The drainage basin covers 2,940 square kilometers. The widest section of the river ranges...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikugo%20River
Chikugo River
The is called "Chikushijirō" as a nickname. This river flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. It rises under the Mount Aso, is 143 km long and is the longest river of Kyūshū. It enters to the Ariake Bay. Rivers of Japan
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Replacements%20%28band%29
The Replacements (band)
The Replacements were an American rock band. They began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979, and are best known for being early pioneers of alternative rock. Live performances The Replacements became popular locally after playing live for the first time. This was because of Tommy Stinson's young age. He was still 13. ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji%20River
Fuji River
The flows from Yamanashi Prefecture to Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is 128 km long and has a drainage area of 3990 km². With the Mogami River and the Kuma River, it is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan. This river is not well known by people over the world. It is near Mount Fuji. In 1927, the...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hino%20River
Hino River
The is a major river in the western part of Tottori Prefecture. The river flows east-northeast for 1004m beginning from Mikuniyama in Nichinan in southern Tottori Prefecture. At Kofu, the river turns north-northwest before finally discharging into Miho Bay at Heizu near Yonago. Approximately 60,800 people use the wate...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinz%C5%AB%20River
Jinzū River
The is a river which flows from Gifu Prefecture to Toyama Prefecture in Japan. It is called Miya River (宮川 Miya-gawa) in Gifu. It is 120 km long and has a watershed of 2,720 km². Rivers of Japan
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uono%20River
Uono River
The is a river in Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It flows into the Shinano River, which is the longest in Japan. It is a good river for sport fishing and maybe rafting but not for swimming. Rivers of Japan
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibi%20River
Ibi River
The is a tributary of the Kiso River in Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first class rivers. The former Tōkaidō post station of Kuwana-juku was on the western banks of this river during the Ed...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely%20Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band. They are from Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. They were active from 1971 to 1981. They reunited in 1993 to play their music live at concerts. Discography Studio albums Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal S...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon%20%28band%29
Mastodon (band)
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. This band was formed in 1999. Discography Remission (2002) Leviathan (2004) Blood Mountain (2006) Crack the Skye (2009) The Hunter (2011) Once More 'Round the Sun (2014) Emperor of Sand (2017) Hushed and Grim (2021) Other websites Official Mastodon ...
134299
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Chimel
Tony Chimel
Anthony (Tony) Chimel is an American professional wrestling ring announcer. He currently works for the SmackDown, Superstars and NXT brands as a ring announcer. He has also been the ring announcer for the ECW before it went defunct in 2009. References Living people WWE people People from New Jersey People from Penn...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin%20alphabet%20in%20Turkic%20countries
Latin alphabet in Turkic countries
The Latin alphabet in Turkic countries is the common alphabet officially used in most countries with Turkic languages. Turkic languages can also be written in Arabic, Persian and Cyrillic. History After World War I, many Turkic countries implemented a policy of westernization, centered even on the use of the Latin al...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeria
Listeria
Listeria is a genus of bacteria with about ten species. It is named after Joseph Lister. Listeria are very common, they occur almost everywhere. Two of the ten species are pathogens: they can cause a disease called listeriosis in decaying food. In 2011, 21 people died from listeriosis by eating cantaloupes from a Colo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Eagle%20Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle is a clothing store in the United States and Canada. Most people who buy clothing from American Eagle are teenagers and young adults. The store opened in 1977 and the headquarters is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other websites American Eagle website American clothing companies 1977 establishments in t...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Eagle
American Eagle
American Eagle may mean: American Eagle Airlines, airline division of AMR Corp. and marketing brand used for flights operated by this carrier and Executive Airlines American Eagle Outfitters, a U.S. clothing retailer Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland is the national church of Scotland, established by law. It is Presbyterian. The Presbyterian Church of Scotland is distinguished from the Anglican Church in a number of ways. It does not have bishops or archbishops; nor is the British monarch its head. The leading minister is called the Moderat...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20Young
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was a Scottish-born Australian guitarist. He was the rhythm guitarist for the band AC/DC. Young left AC/DC in April 2014 to receive treatment for dementia. In September 2014 the band's management announced that his departure would be permanent. His brothers a...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20%26%20C%20Black
A & C Black
A & C Black is a British book publishing company. The company was founded in 1807 by Adam and Charles Black in Edinburgh. It moved to the Soho district of London in 1889. In 1851, the company bought the copyright of Walter Scott's Waverley Novels for £27,000. In 1902, it published P. G. Wodehouse's first book, The Pot...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lush
Lush
Lush was an English band. They were active from 1988 to 1996. English pop music groups Musical groups from London
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbed
Disturbed
Disturbed is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They were formed in 1994 and have sold over 11 million albums in the United States alone and almost 20 million around the world. All of Disturbed's albums have been number one on the Billboard 200. Four of their albums have been number one on their first week on the Bi...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor%20%28band%29
Survivor (band)
Survivor is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. They were active from 1978 to 1989. They reunited in 1993. Their best-known single was Eye of the Tiger, which was the theme song to the movie Rocky III. 1978 establishments in the United States 1970s American music groups 1970s establishments in Illinois 1980s American ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne%20Bay
Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a small seaside town in Kent, South East England. It is about from London. The town has a population of about 35,000. It is near Canterbury, Whitstable and the historic villages of Herne and Reculver. Up until 1978, the town had the second-longest pier in the United Kingdom. However, in 1987 it was destro...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murten
Murten
Murten (French: Morat) is a city in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a historic city on the south side of Lake Morat. The name of the city first appears in 515 as Muratum. The name is probably related to Celtic Moridunum. This is made from Mori (lake), and dunum (castle, fortification). The city used to be ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne
Herne
Herne may mean: Herne, Germany Herne, Kent, England, near the town of Herne Bay, Kent Herne (Belgium) Herne Bay, English seaside town in southeastern Kent
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOT%20gate
NOT gate
A NOT gate (also often called Inverter) is a logic gate. Each NOT gate has only one input signal. Logically with NOT gates, the input and the output swap, so if you input 1 it outputs as 0; likewise if you input 0 it outputs as 1.The NOT gate negates the values of data or signal in its input. It will always output the...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Breitner
Paul Breitner
Paul Breitner (born 5 September, 1951) is a former German football player. He has played for West Germany national team. Club career statistics |- |1970-71||rowspan="4"|Bayern Munich||rowspan="4"|Bundesliga||21||2 |- |1971-72||30||4 |- |1972-73||32||4 |- |1973-74||26||7 |- |1974-75||rowspan="3"|Real Madrid||rowspan=...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Convey
Bobby Convey
Bobby Convey (born May 27, 1983) is an American soccer player. He plays for San Jose Earthquakes. Club career statistics |- |2000||rowspan="5"|DC United||rowspan="5"|Major League Soccer||22||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||24||0 |- |2001||12||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||13||1 |- |2002||26||5||0||0||colspan="2"|-||26||5 |- |2003|...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Arena
Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951) is a former American soccer player. He played for Tacoma Tides and the United States Men's national team. Arena graduated from Cornell University in 1973. He last coached the United States Men's national team. International career statistics |- |1973||1||0 |- !Total||1||0 |} Ref...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Glass
Jimmy Glass
Jimmy Glass is an English retired football player. References 1973 births Living people English association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Surrey
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s%20Feh%C3%A9r
Miklós Fehér
Miklós Fehér is a former Hungarian football player. He has played for Hungary national team. Club career statistics |- |1995/96||rowspan="3"|Győri||rowspan="3"|Championship I||8||2 |- |1996/97||29||8 |- |1997/98||25||13 |- |1998/99||rowspan="2"|Porto||rowspan="2"|Portuguese Liga||5||0 |- |1999/00||5||1 |- |1999/00|...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85ge%20Hareide
Åge Hareide
Åge Hareide is a former Norwegian football player. He has played for Norway national team. Club career statistics |- |1975||rowspan="7"|Molde||rowspan="4"|First Division||9||3 |- |1976||22||9 |- |1977||21||7 |- |1978||19||2 |- |1979||Second Division||0||0 |- |1980||First Division||22||0 |- |1981||Second Division||0||...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussa%20Hojeij
Moussa Hojeij
Moussa Hojeij is a Lebanese football coach and former player. He played for the national team between 1998 and 2002. Currently he is the manager of Lebanese club Nejmeh. References 1974 births Living people Lebanese footballers People from Beirut Football managers
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Mariner
Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner (22 May 1953 – 9 July 2021) was an English football player. He played for England national team from 1977 until 1985. Death Mariner died on 9 July 2021 from brain cancer, aged 68. Club career statistics |- |1973-74||rowspan="4"|Plymouth Argyle||rowspan="2"|Third Division||41||14 |- |1974-75||46||20 |- |...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reculver
Reculver
Reculver is a small coastal town in Kent, South East England near Herne Bay and a few miles north of Canterbury. Its main features are the ruins of a Roman fort, a ruined medieval church which is constantly threatened by coastal erosion. References Towns in Kent
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitstable
Whitstable
Whiststable is a small seaside town in Kent, southeast England. It is a few miles north of Canterbury, near Herne Bay. The town is famous for its oysters which have been collected there since the Roman period. Towns in Kent Ports and harbours of the United Kingdom
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne%2C%20Kent
Herne, Kent
Herne is a small historical village, near Herne Bay in Kent, South East England. The hamlet of Bullockstone is about one mile to the west. References Villages in Kent
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier
Pier
A pier is a raised walkway across water. It can be a simple light wooden structure which has no effect on the current and tides, or a major structure with buildings and as long as a mile out to sea. In the United States, these may be referred to as docks. A pier can be made of wood, concrete, or other materials. Trans...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CM%20Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack Brooks (born on March 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is best known for his time with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) where he worked for them from 2...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Haas
Charlie Haas
Charles Doyle "Charlie" Haas II (born on March 27, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. References 1972 births American Christians American professional wrestlers Living people Sportspeople from Houston, Texas Former WWE wrestlers
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible%20object
Impossible object
An impossible object is a kind of optical illusion. Impossible objects are also known as undecidable figures. In this kind of illusion, a person looks at a two-dimensional picture. The vision center of the brain does much of its work subconsciously and automatically. It interprets the figure as a three-dimensional obj...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen was a hard rock group from Pasadena, California. They were formed in 1972. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen's style of playing changed the guitar world. He used lots of new techniques such as shredding and tapping. They made history with their first self-titled debut album in 1978, producing 4 major hits. The ban...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance%20for%20the%20Future%20of%20Austria
Alliance for the Future of Austria
The Alliance for the Future of Austria (, shortenend to BZÖ) is a political party in Austria that was led by Jörg Haider until he died in October 2008. The current leader is Josef Bucher. Policies The BZÖ describes itself as "ideologiefrei, aber zukunftsorientiert und wertebewusst" (free from ideology, but forward-loo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idealism
Idealism
Idealism is the philosophy that believes the ultimate nature of reality is ideal, or based upon ideas, values, or essences. The external, or real world cannot be separated from consciousness, perception, mind, intellect and reason in the sense of science. In some doctrines of idealistic thought the ideal relates to d...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiricism
Empiricism
In philosophy, empiricism is a theory that states that all knowledge comes from experience. 'Experience' is sometimes translated as 'sense data', i.e. we cannot know anything except by information which comes through our senses. The British philosophers John Locke, George Berkeley and David Hume, clarified some of i...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
Stoicism
Stoicism was a school of Hellenistic philosophy. It was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC. It concerns the active relationship between cosmic determinism and human freedom. This philosophy claims that it is virtuous to maintain a will (a determination, prohairesis) which is in accord wit...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Godwin
William Godwin
William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism, and one of the first modern proponents of philosophical anarchism. Godwin is famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: An En...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20garden
Rose garden
A Rose garden or Rosarium is a garden or park, often open to the public, in which roses are grown. While some rose gardens have only a decorative purpose, most of them are used to present and grow various types of roses. The first known rose garden was planted by French empress Joséphine de Beauharnais in Malmaison. W...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Kropotkin
Peter Kropotkin
Prince Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich Kropotkin () (9 December 1842 - 8 February 1921) was a Russian anarchist, philosopher, revolutionary, scientist, geographer, and one of the first advocates of anarcho-communism. Early life Kropotkin was born on December 9, 1842 in Moscow, Russia. His father, Aleksey Petrovich Kropotki...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-communism
Anarcho-communism
Anarcho-communism, also known as anarchist communism, is the belief that hierarchies, money, and social classes should not exist, and that the means of production should be held in common by society. Anarcho-communists support direct democracy and a network of voluntary associations, workers' councils, decentralized ec...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann%20Baptist%20Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli (February 8, 1701, Vienna - June 21, 1754, Vienna) was an Austrian architect and constructor of Italian descent. Overview He was the son of architect Franz Martinelli. In cooperation with his brother Anton Erhard Martinelli, he designed the plans of several baroque church in the Habsburg emp...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agorism
Agorism
Agorism is a free-market anarchist political philosophy founded by Samuel Edward Konkin III that believes the ultimate goal as bringing about a society in which all "relations between people are voluntary exchanges– a free market." The term comes from the Greek word "agora," referring to an open place for assembly and ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%20Pius%20Riegel
Anton Pius Riegel
Anton Pius Riegel (1789-?) was an Austrian architect of the 19th century. He is known for his design of the György Károlyi palace in Budapest Hungary (now housing the Hungarian Museum of Literature) and the mansion of Dolná Krupá in Slovakia. References Museum of Literature Jana Šulcová - Drei Kapitel aus der Baug...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperomannia%20arbuscula
Hesperomannia arbuscula
The Maui Hesperomannia (Hesperomannia arbuscula) is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical wet low lying land forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland (an area with mostly bushes and few trees). It is in dan...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka%20Tower
Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is a 297.3 metre (975 foot) tall skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia and is the tallest building in Australia when measured to its roof. Q1, on the Gold Coast, Queensland is the tallest building in Australia because it has a spire that makes its total height 322.5 metres. Eureka Tower has 91 storeys and one...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay%20Zonday
Tay Zonday
Adam Nyerere Bahner (born July 6, 1982), often called by the pseudonym Tay Zonday, is an American keyboardist. His song "Chocolate Rain", and its YouTube video, became a popular Internet meme in July 2007. He has won YouTube Awards and Webby Awards. References Other websites Tay Zonday's website 1982 births Livin...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine%20Dufour
Antoine Dufour
Antoine Dufour is a French-Canadian guitarist. Dufour is famous for his fingerstyle guitar playing. Until now Dufour has made 3 studio albums, Naissance, Development and Existence. He has a strong fanbase because of his YouTube videos. Biography Dufour started playing guitar at the age of fifteen. Later he studied at ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vheissu
Vheissu
Vheissu is an album by experimental band Thrice. It was released in 2005. The album introduced a new sound to the bands post-hardcore roots. It also used many new elements from music boxes to chain gangs and has much softer, dreamy songs such as "Atlantic" The songs on Vheissu use many biblical themes but Thrice does ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Artist%20in%20the%20Ambulance
The Artist in the Ambulance
The Artist in the Ambulance is the third album by the post-hardcore band Thrice. It was released on July 22 2003. Like previous Thrice albums, some of the money made from selling The Artist in the Ambulance was given to a charity. The album's booklet features individual cards that have lyrics from Thrice songs, notes,...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck%20Palumbo
Chuck Palumbo
Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo (born June 15, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Raw brand. References Other websites ChuckPalumbo.com (Official Website) WWE Profile Online World of Wrestling Profile Chuck Palumbo at WrestlingReveale...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince%20J.%20McMahon
Vince J. McMahon
Vincent James McMahon (better known as Vince McMahon, Sr., (July 6, 1914 –May 24, 1984) was a U.S. professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for founding the American promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment, of which his son, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, is now the Chairman of the Board of Directors. References ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9%20Adler
René Adler
René Adler (born January 15, 1985 in Leipzig) is a German footballer. He plays on the position of a goalkeeper for Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen is a city in Germany. The club Bayer Leverkusen plays in the Bundesliga, the first football league in Germany. On October 11, 2008, Adler made his first match in the German n...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreator
Kreator
Kreator is a German Thrash metal band from Essen. They formed in 1982 as Tormentor and are counted to the big three German Thrash Metal bands together with Sodom and Destruction. Discography Endless Pain (1985) Pleasure to Kill (1986) Terrible Certainty (1987) Extreme Aggression (1989) Coma of Souls (1990) Rene...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojira
Gojira
Gojira is a death metal/thrash metal band from Bayonne, France. They formed in 1996 and were called Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is known for its lyrics about the environment, which is very unusual for a death metal band. Discography Studio albums 2001: Terra Incognita 2003: The Link 2005: From Mars to Sirius 200...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Barnett
Colin Barnett
Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950) is the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He was Premier from 23 September 2008 until 17 March 2017. He is from the Liberal Party. References 1950 births Living people Barnett, Colin People from Perth, Western Australia Liberal Party of Australia politicians
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Rees
Nathan Rees
Nathan Rees (born 12 February 1968) was the 41st Premier of New South Wales. He was premier from 5 September 2008 until 4 December 2009. He is from the Labor Party. References 1968 births Living people Rees, Nathan Politicians from Sydney Australian Labor Party politicians
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20Bligh
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh (born 14 July 1960) is an Australian politician who was the 37th Premier of Queensland from 13 September 2007 to 24 March 2012. She is from the Labor Party. She is the first female to be Premier of Queensland. On 16 August 2012 it was announced that Bligh was moving with her husband Greg Withers and th...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Rann
Mike Rann
Michael David Rann (born 5 January 1953) was the 44th Premier of South Australia. He was premier from 5 March 2002 until 21 October 2011. He is from the Labor Party. He is how Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. References 1953 births Living people Rann, Mike Politicians from Adelaide Australian Labor...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Bartlett
David Bartlett
David John Bartlett (born 19 January 1968) was the 43rd Premier of Tasmania. He became premier on 26 May 2008. He is from the Labor Party. Bartlett resigned, for family reasons on 24 January 2011, and was replaced as premier by Lara Giddings. She is also the Treasurer and Minister of the Arts. References Premiers of...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Brumby
John Brumby
John Mansfield Brumby (21 April 1953) was the 45th Premier of Victoria. He became Premier on 30 July 2007. He is from the Labor Party. After being defeated in the 2010 elections, Brumby was replaced as Premier by Ted Baillieu on 1 December 2010. Early life Brumby was born in Melbourne and educated at Ivanhoe Grammar S...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin%20Bryce
Quentin Bryce
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) was the 25th Governor-General of Australia, from September 2008 to March 2014. She was the first woman to be the Governor-General. Before this she was the Governor of Queensland and she used to be a lawyer. For her community works she was created a...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crich%20Tramway%20Village
Crich Tramway Village
Crich Tramway Village is an open-air museum of trams and tramways, in Crich, (), Derbyshire, England. It is the home of the National Tramway Museum. It is set up as an Edwardian village and has a street with shops which include a sweet shop, café and gift shop. Other buildings in the open-air museum are the Red Lion Pu...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-baby%20syndrome
Blue-baby syndrome
Blue-baby syndrome, or blue baby is usually caused by a heart defect which laymen often call "a hole in the heart". Normally, oxygenated blood from the lungs is separated from deoxygenated blood from other tissues. Because of a defect in the heart ventricle walls, deoxygenated blood sometimes mixes with the blood from...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings%20of%20Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon are a rock band from Oklahoma, USA. Their members are all related, three brothers and their cousin. They have released 6 albums. Their sixth album, Mechanical Bull, was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Discography Youth & Young Manhood (2003) Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004) Becau...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saria
Saria
The name Saria can mean a number of things: Saria Island, an island in Greece Saria, a character from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Saria, Burkina Faso
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster
Plaster
Plaster is a material similar to mortar and cement. Plaster of Paris is one kind, made from gypsum by heating it. It is used to make copies of footprints, fossils, skeletons, and to set fractured bones. Other kinds of plaster are used for buildings and other purposes. Decorative plaster is more usually called stucco. ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret
Minaret
A minaret is a tower. Many mosques have minarets. Muezzins to call Muslims to prayers from minarets five times a day. Architectural elements Islamic architecture
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omi
Omi
Omi was a very old Japanese title of both someone's rank and their political rank it was only allowed for use by the most powerful clans during the Yamato time of Japanese history. The title Omi, was given to a man's son when the father died. History of Japan Japanese language
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining%20feasibility%20study
Mining feasibility study
A mining feasibility study is normally done before to a mining company buying land and is done to lower the risk of failure and reduce losing money for a mining company. Mining
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20market
Free market
A free market is a system in which the prices for goods and services are determined by the open market and consumers, in which the laws and forces of supply and demand are free from any intervention by a government, price-setting monopoly, or other authority. It is a result of a need being, then the need being met. A f...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quba%20Mosque
Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque is a mosque in Medina. It is the oldest mosque in the world. When Muhammad and his friends were coming to Medina, they stopped over in Kuba. Muhammad started to build the mosque after his friend helped him. Umar II added a minaret and enlarged the mosque. Suleiman the Magnificent destroyed the mosque and r...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Carpenter
Alan Carpenter
Alan John Carpenter (born 4 January 1957) was the 28th Premier of Western Australia from 26 January 2006 to 23 September 2008. He is from the Labor Party. He is still in the Western Australian parliament. References 1957 births Living people Carpenter, Alan Australian Labor Party politicians
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff%20Gallop
Geoff Gallop
Professor Geoffrey Ian Gallop (born 27 September 1951) was the 27th Premier of Western Australia from 16 February 2001 to 25 January 2006. He was from the Labor Party. References 1951 births Living people Gallop, Geoff Australian Labor Party politicians
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renton%2C%20Washington
Renton, Washington
Renton is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington. Renton is on the southeast shore of Lake Washington. At the 2000 census, 50,052 people lived there. As of April 1, 2008, there were about 78,780 people. The number of people increased a lot because of ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier%20of%20Western%20Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the leader of the Western Australian government. He or she is the most powerful politician in the Australian state of Western Australia. The current Premier is Mark McGowan from the Labor Party. List of Premiers of Western Australia # There were no political parties in Western Aus...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Heinrich%20Nebbien
Christian Heinrich Nebbien
Christian Heinrich Nebbien, sometimes referred to as Heinrich Nebbien or Henrik Nebbien, (September 22, 1778 in Lübeck - December 2, 1841 in Glogau) was a German landscaping architect. His most important project was the Városliget park at the end of Andrássy ut in Budapest (1817). Other projects for which he is known...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krompachy
Krompachy
Krompachy (German: Krompach, Hungarian: Korompa) is a town in Slovakia, located on the valley of the Hornád River. Until the end of the 20th century it was a centre of mining and metallurgy, particularly iron and copper. It is now an alpine resort, close to the Plejsy ski center. Cities in Slovakia
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Kingfishers are small birds of the order Coraciiformes. There are about 90 species, mostly in the Old World and Australasia, Most species are tropical in distribution. Their feathers are often bright colours, such as blue or orange. They have large heads, long, sharp bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o%20Jos%C3%A9%20dos%20Pinhais
São José dos Pinhais
São José dos Pinhais is a Brazilian city, the second largest in the Greater Curitiba, in southern state of Paraná. In 2008 the population was more than 280.000 inhabitants. The city is on a plateau 906 meters above sea level, and an area of 945,717 km². Is just 7 km away from the capital, Curitiba. It is the third la...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yone%20Minagawa
Yone Minagawa
Yone Minagawa (January 4, 1893 – August 13, 2007) was a Japanese supercentenarian and the world's oldest living person between January 29, 2007, and Minagawa's death at age 114 years 221 days. Minagawa became Japan's oldest person in April 2005, following the death of 114-year-old Ura Koyama. With the death of 114-ye...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20G.%20Hovannisian
Richard G. Hovannisian
Richard Gable Hovannisian (, born November 9, 1932 in Tulare, California) is an American historian. He received his M.A.(1958) degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D.(1966) from University of California, Los Angeles. He was also Associate Professor of History at Mount St. Mary's College, Los...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians%20in%20the%20Ottoman%20Empire
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman rule of Armenia or Ottoman Armenia begins with the initial accession of Mehmed II, but it was during the rule of Selim II (1524 – 1574) that Armenia become an integral part of the Ottoman Empire. This condition ended after 300 years when following the Russo–Turkish War (1828–1829), Eastern Armenia was ceded...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian%20Question
Armenian Question
The term "Armenian Question" refers to powers of Europe's involvement to the Armenian subjects of the Ottoman Empire beginning with the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. However, in specific terms, the Armenian question refers to the protection and the freedoms of Armenians from their neighboring communities. The "Armenia...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation
Annihilation
Annihilation is the name given to the process that occurs when a particle and its antiparticle equivalent collide. The collision between these two particles makes energy release. Two types of this include the annihilation of electrons and positrons (the antiparticle for electrons), and the annihilation of protons and a...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Asian%20river%20dolphin
South Asian river dolphin
The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater or river dolphin found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. It is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin (P. g. gangetica) and Indus river dolphin (P. g. minor). From the 1970s until 1998, they were regarded as separate species; h...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone%20Booth%20%28movie%29
Phone Booth (movie)
Phone Booth is a 2003 American movie about a man trapped in a telephone booth by a sniper. It stars Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland and was directed by Joel Schumacher. It is set in New York City. It was originally to be released in 2002 but was delayed because of the Beltway sniper attacks. Other websites 2003 ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltway%20sniper%20attacks
Beltway sniper attacks
The Beltway Sniper attacks were a series of sniper attacks on civilians over three weeks in October 2002 in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The shootings all took place in the Maryland and Virginia area, mainly in and around Washington, D.C. The shootings were carried out by American John Allen Muhammad (1960-2009) and...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus%20wallichiana
Ulmus wallichiana
The Himalayan Elm (Ulmus wallichiana) Planch., also known as the Kashmir Elm, found in Kashmir. Plants and animals of Kashmir Ulmaceae