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143953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajah%20%28disambiguation%29 | Rajah (disambiguation) | Rajah may refer to:
Rajah, an other spelling of Raja, meaning an Indian monarch
Rajah (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Rajah (dog), famed New Zealand German Shepherd police dog
People
Indranee Rajah, a Deputy Speaker of Singapore's Parliament
Rajah Humabon, Muslim king of the Philippines, d... |
143957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushim | Pushim | PUSHIM is a Japanese reggae singer. Her real name is Paku Pushin. She was born in Osaka on November 16, 1975, and started to sing in 1995. She released her first single in 1999. She has strong and deep voice. Her younger sister, YOUNGSHIM, is also a reggae singer.
Career
She began performing in the Kansai reggae scene... |
143969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headset | Headset | A headset is a headphone with a microphone. People can listen to sound with headphone and can record sound with a microphone. A headset is easy to use because it can be used without hands, just like a telephone. A person only needs to put the headset on his/her head and then can talk with a mic. Many people use headset... |
143978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Endoscopy means to look inside. This often means looking inside the body for medical reasons with an endoscope.
An endoscope is a medical instrument that is made to see parts inside a patient's body. This has the advantage that observations and certain operations can be done without opening up the body. Whatever preca... |
143979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer | Supercomputer | A supercomputer is a computer with great speed and memory. This kind of computer can do jobs faster than any other computer of its generation. They are usually thousands of times faster than ordinary personal computers made at that time. Supercomputers can do arithmetic jobs very fast, so they are used for weather fore... |
143980 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen%20car | Hydrogen car | A hydrogen car is a vehicle that uses hydrogen as its fuel for motive power. A Hydrogen car does not have to be a car, it can be any transportation vehicle that uses hydrogen in a similar way, like an aircraft.
Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen is the simplest and the most abundant element in the universe. Even though it's s... |
143982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition%20television | Standard-definition television | Standard-Definition Television is a kind of television system that provides lower resolution than HDTV and higher resolution than analog TV does.
The word 'SDTV' is generally used at the digital television broadcasting system that has a similar or litle bit higher state of resolution to the 'analog television system'.... |
144002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple | Thermocouple | A thermocouple, TC for short, is a device that converts heat directly into electricity. A thermocouple can also work in reverse - using an electric current to transform into heat as well as cold.
How do thermocouples work?
Imagine that two wires made of different types of metal are connected at one end. If the juncti... |
144018 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20engineering | Control engineering | Control engineering is the engineering field that focuses on mathematical modeling of dynamical systems, and uses control theory to create controllers that cause the systems to behave in some desired manner. Modern control engineering is closely related to electrical, electronic, and computer engineering. As engineeri... |
144028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKNY | DKNY | DKNY (Donna Karan New York) is the label of fashion designer Donna Karan.
American clothing companies
1989 establishments in New York (state)
Companies based in New York City |
144035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanett%2C%20Alabama | Lanett, Alabama | Lanett is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,897. Lanett is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River, northeast of Montgomery. One of the major industries is cotton milling. The city's name is derived from Lanier and Bennett, founders of the West Poi... |
144036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Fayette%2C%20Alabama | La Fayette, Alabama | LaFayette is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It is 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. It is the county seat of Chambers County. In 1900, 1,629 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,632 people lived here. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,234.
Education
The Chambers Co... |
144037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds%2C%20Alabama | Leeds, Alabama | Leeds is a city in Jefferson, St. Clair, and Shelby Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2000 census, 10,455 people lived there.
Famous natives
Charles Barkley, Basketball Hall of Famer
References
Cities in Alabama |
144038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Barkley | Charles Barkley | Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" for his aggressive and outspoken behavior, and "The Round Mound of Rebound" for his unusual build and talent as a player, Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association'... |
144039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20C.%20Oates | William C. Oates | William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1833 – September 9, 1910) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He became a brigadier general in 1898, and also fought in the Spanish–American War.
In between he was a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872,... |
144042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Jones%20%28American%20football%29 | Walter Jones (American football) | Walter Junior Jones (born January 19, 1974) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks team in the National Football League. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft, a pick obtained from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a trade. Jone... |
144044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20T.%20Anderson | George T. Anderson | George Thomas Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates. He was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.
After the war he worked as a policeman and a ta... |
144051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Clark%20Falkner | William Clark Falkner | William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi. He is most notable for the influence he had on the work of his great-grandson, author William Faulkner.
Although born in Knox County, Tennessee, Falkner lived with his fa... |
144054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%20terrorism | Islamic terrorism | Islamic terrorism is a kind of terrorism. The terrorists claim their religion, Islam, or how they interpret it is their motivation.
Some Islamic scholars say that it is wrong to kill innocent people. Some Islamic terrorist groups are Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. However, there a... |
144055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20vehicle | Electric vehicle | An electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses electricity to move. Its wheels are driven by electric motors.
Electric vehicles were one of the first kinds that did not use horse or human power. Electric trains and cars were built in the 1830's, and in the early 1900's there were more electric cars than gasoline-powered c... |
144059 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Weisiger%20Adams | Daniel Weisiger Adams | Daniel Weisiger Adams (May 1, 1821 – June 13, 1872) was a noted lawyer and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Sources
Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
1821 births
1872 deaths
Confederate Army generals |
144061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynchburg%2C%20Virginia | Lynchburg, Virginia | Lynchburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River. Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" and "The Hill City". It is sometimes called "A City Unto Itself" because of the city's historical avoidance of State and... |
144067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20engineering | Electronic engineering | Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline that investigates the use of electricity and magnetism. Electronic engineers are concerned with such processes as; the use of radio waves, the design of electronic circuits, the design of computer systems, and the development of control systems such as aircraft autop... |
144070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Armstrong%20Custer | George Armstrong Custer | George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. At the start of the Civil War, Custer was a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and his class's graduation was accelerated so that they... |
144087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine%2C%20North%20Ayrshire | Irvine, North Ayrshire | Irvine (Gaelic: Irbhinn) is a coastal new town in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
History
Irvine was the site of Scotland's 12th century Military Capital and former headquarters of the Lord High Constable of Scotland, Hugh de Morville. It also served as the Capital of Cunninghame.
The town was once a haunt of Robert Burns... |
144088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Ayrshire | North Ayrshire | North Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, ) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire to the East and South respectively.
The area was created in 1996 as a successor to the district of ... |
144090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Kennedy | Charles Kennedy | Charles Peter Kennedy (25 November 1959 – 1 June 2015) was a British politician.
From 9 August 1999 until 7 January 2006, he was the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third largest political party in the United Kingdom.
In the 1983 General Election he stood for the Ross, Cromarty & Skye constituency, then held by ... |
144092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%20Ayrshire | East Ayrshire | East Ayrshire () is one of 32 council area of Scotland. It borders North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the county of Ayrshire.
The area was formed in 1996, from the former Kilmarnock and ... |
144103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital%20Multimedia%20Broadcasting | Digital Multimedia Broadcasting | Digital multimedia broadcasting, or DMB, is a technology that allows to send digital signals to mobile devices, such as mobile phones. This makes it possible to listen to radio or watch television on such devices.
This technology was developed to replace earthly analog radio broadcasting. But, the technology can inclu... |
144141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrovirus | Retrovirus | A retrovirus is any virus which copies itself as part of the cell's DNA by reverse transcribing its RNA. Since the cell cannot proofread the step in which RNA is converted back to DNA, errors often go unnoticed. This changes the exact sequence of a retrovirus' RNA frequently. This makes it harder for retroviruses to... |
144144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Gilbert | Hurricane Gilbert | Hurricane Gilbert was a very powerful tropical cyclone which caused much damage to the Caribbean, Mexico and parts of South Texas in the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season. Before Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Hurricane Gilbert was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic in terms of Barometric pressure.
This hurr... |
144151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdour | Aberdour | Aberdour is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is between Dalgety Bay and Burntisland.
Towns in Fife |
144152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy is a large town in Fife, Scotland. It is on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, almost opposite Edinburgh.
Towns in Fife |
144153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosyth | Rosyth | Rosyth is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is between Inverkeithing and Dunfermline.
Naval Dockyard
Rosyth is most famous for its naval dockyard. Superfast Ferries services between Rosyth and Zeebrugge (Belgium) ended in September, 2008, however they will be operated by another operator, Norfolkline, with services startin... |
144154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro%2C%20Portugal | Faro, Portugal | Faro is the capital city of Algarve, Portugal. The city has a population of 58,305 people.
Cities in Portugal
Municipalities of Portugal |
144169 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogeneity | Homogeneity | Homogeneity is a word that means being similar. It is often applied to mixtures. Mixtures that are homogeneous are those where it is not possible to tell the components they are made of by looking at them. The mixture will also look the same everywhere. Pure substances are homogeneous.
Physics |
144211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea%20%28bird%29 | Rhea (bird) | The rheas are flightless birds of the genus Rhea, native to South America. They are ratites, which means they are large flightless birds with no keel to their breastbone or sternum.
Description
The greater or American rhea (also called the 'Nandu') is a large, flightless bird from forests of South America. This ratit... |
144220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Porter%20Alexander | Edward Porter Alexander | Edward Porter Alexander (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910) was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author.
Other websites
Inventory of the Edward Porter Alexander Papers, 1852-1910, in the Southern Historical Collection, U... |
144224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C%20Georgia | Washington, Georgia | Washington (originally called Heard's Fort) is a city in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,295 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Wilkes County.
References
Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
County seats in Georgia |
144254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araluen%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Araluen, New South Wales | Araluen () is a small town 27 km south of Braidwood, New South Wales. It is in the Southern Tablelands area of New South Wales, Australia. It is in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council local government area. It is on the banks of Araluen Creek. The creek joins the Deua River.
History
The name 'Araluen' is an Australia... |
144266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Henson | Bill Henson | Bill Henson (born 7 October 1955) is an Australian art photographer. Bill Henson's works provoked a controversy; at one of his exhibitions, police found images of nude teenagers. Police first wanted to charge Henson for child pornography, but then did not. Instead, the exhibition was rated "parental guidance". This mea... |
144272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempen%2C%20Germany | Kempen, Germany | Kempen is a town in Germany. It is about 30 km northwest of Düsseldorf, and 20 km east of Venlo. It was once a center of textile making, silk, cotton, and linen.
Kempen can also refer to a different town that used to be part of Germany but in 1920 was given to Poland and now has a Polish name.
References
Other websit... |
144294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo | Kakapo | The Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is the only parrot which cannot fly. It lives in grassland, scrubland and coastal regions of New Zealand, but is now so rare they can only be seen on protected offshore islands. Kakapo means 'night parrot' in the Maori language.
Kakapos are most active at night (nocturnal), and like t... |
144310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stud%20poker | Stud poker | Stud poker is a variation of poker where players are typically dealt a total of five or seven cards, with the best five card poker hand winning (in situations where more than one player has the same poker hand, like a flush or straight, the winning hand is determined by whichever players has the highest one).
Stud pok... |
144314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundagai%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Gundagai, New South Wales | Gundagai is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is a small town, but authors often write about Gundagai. It is seen to be the typical Australian country town. It is built on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. It is near the Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges. Gundagai is 390 km south-west of Sydney. Gundagai is ... |
144320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Parkes, New South Wales | Parkes is a city in New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 there were 9,826 people living in Parkes. It is the centre and main city of the Local Government Area of Parkes Shire. Parkes is on the main Australian transcontinental railway line between Sydney and Perth. The Newell Highway between Victoria and Queensland goes... |
144324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weddings%20Parties%20Anything | Weddings Parties Anything | Weddings Parties Anything (sometimes called WPA and Weddoes) were an Australian folk rock band. They started in 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band stopped playing together in 1998. They took their name from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Music expert Billy Pinnell said their first album Scorn of the Women was the... |
144360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mink | Mink | Minks are small, short-legged members of the Mustelid family. The mink is an aggressive mammal that is adapted to a semi-aquatic life. Mink live in swamps, rivers, marshes, lakes and streams in North America, Europe, and the far west of Asia. Mink have a life span of about 8 to 10 years. The common name 'mink' includes... |
144387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id%2C%20ego%2C%20and%20super-ego | Id, ego, and super-ego | The Id, ego, and super-ego are ideas created by Sigmund Freud. They are three concepts used to explain the way the human mind works.
Freud describes the human mind as interaction of id, ego, super-ego. The ego, and to some extent the super-ego, is conscious or on the surface. The id remains unconscious. Together they ... |
144393 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV%20Unplugged%20in%20New%20York | MTV Unplugged in New York | MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American rock band Nirvana. It was recorded on November 18, 1993 as a part of the MTV Unplugged television series, which many artists and bands perform on with acoustic instruments instead of electric ones. It was released on November 1, 1994, six months after the band h... |
144400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Roman%20emperors | List of Roman emperors | This is a list of the Roman emperors:
Many of them were murdered by relatives, enemies, friends, and soldiers.
Julio–Claudian dynasty
Year of the Four Emperors
Flavian dynasty
Nerva-Antonine dynasty
Year of the Five Emperors and Severan dynasty
Crisis of the Third Century
The Dominate: Tetrarchy and Constantini... |
144402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicaceae | Salicaceae | Salicaceae is a family of flowering plants. Each plant has either staminate or pistillate catkins. The flowers have no petals or sepals. Each has a small scale-like bract below it. These developing catkins on willows form the well-known "pussy-willow" branches.
Except for two species of Populas (Cottonwood), all the m... |
144409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krist%20Novoselic | Krist Novoselic | Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician. He is most famous for being the bass player for the grunge band Nirvana with Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl. When Cobain died in 1994, Nirvana broke up. Grohl moved on to form the band Foo Fighters, and Novoselic has been mostly involved in politics.... |
144421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hush%20Sound | The Hush Sound | The Hush Sound is an indie rock band originally known as The Hush. They changed their name when they found out that there was a rapper called "The Hush."
The Hush Sound has released three albums. Their first album, So Sudden, was released in 2005. Their second album was released in 2006, titled Like Vines. Goodbye Bl... |
144454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggy%20bank | Piggy bank | A piggy bank is used to collect coins. It is shaped like pig and comes in various colors and sizes. It is often used by parents to teach their children how to save money. It is not certain about why it is a called piggy bank and how it was started.
Some people say that "Piggy" was "Pygg" at first. Pygg is a clay that ... |
144456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doenjang | Doenjang | Doenjang is a Korean soybean paste. It is salty and savory, and is used to season many kinds of Korean food. It is similar to Miso, Japanese soybean paste.
History
The history of Doenjang begins before the period of three kingdoms. Books from the Chosun dynasty explain the way to make good Doenjang, saying that if doe... |
144480 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannina | Ioannina | Ioannina is a Greek town in the northwest of Greece, in Ipiros district. Ioannina is the capital of Ioannina prefecture and Ipiros periphery. 67,384 people live there. Ioannina is built on the bank of Pamvotida lake. Around Ioannina there are many tall mountains. Beside the town is Mitsikeli mountain. In the east of I... |
144486 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia | Lamia | Lamia is a Greek city in the center of Greece. According to the 2001 census, 50,551 people lived there. Lamia is build at the foot of the hill on the top of which there is a castle. During the Middle Ages Lamia was named Zitouni but today is named with its ancient name, Lamia. Around Lamia there is a big plain, so Lami... |
144502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%20Hill%20States%20agency | Punjab Hill States agency | The Punjab Hill States Agency was an administrative unit of British India. The agency was created in 1936, and was made up a number of princely states in the present-day Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
In 1901 the Punjab States Agency was created, in 1936 the hilly parts of this became the Punjab Hi... |
144503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patiala%20and%20East%20Punjab%20States%20Union | Patiala and East Punjab States Union | The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a former state of India. It was created out of the merger of several Punjabi princely states on 15 July 1948, formally becoming a state of India in 1950. The capital and principal city was Patiala, and the last Maharaja of Patiala, Yadvindra Singh, served as Governor... |
144504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Punjab | West Punjab | West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan which existed from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of ,including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely states of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province was mad up of fou... |
144507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan | Multan | Multan is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the capital of the Multan District. Called the "City of the Saints", the history of the city goes back more than 5,000 years.
Etymology
Multan is Moolastan which means the Place of origin (Moolam is source or origin).
History
The old city of Multan is a Walle... |
144526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushpa%20Kamal%20Dahal | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | Prachanda (born Pushpa Kumal Dahal on December 11, 1954) is the former Prime Minister of Nepal. He is one of the most influential personality in the nepalese political scenario. He is president of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist). He has been two times elected as a Prime Minister Of Nepal.
References
1954 births
Nepale... |
144536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Tay | River Tay | River Tay is a river in Scotland. It starts in Loch Tay, and opens up into the North Sea at the Firth of Tay. It discharges more water than the Thames and the Severn put together.
It is the longest river in Scotland and the sixth longest in the United Kingdom. It starts in the Scottish Highlands, and moves east until ... |
144560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morina | Morina | Morina is a genus of the Dipsacaceae family.
Species
Morina longifolia
Dipsacales |
144570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Hegarty | Paul Hegarty | Paul Hegarty (born July 25, 1954 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish footballer who is famous for being the captain of Dundee United during their best years in the 1980s. He currently manages Livingston.
1954 births
Living people
Scottish footballers
Scottish football managers |
144578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jointer%20plane | Jointer plane | A Jointing plane is used to sharpen the edges of boards so they will fit together.It has a 2-3/8" wide blade and is 18-24" long and hand used.There is also a shorter version of the jointer plane known as the fore plane which is around 18 inches (457mm) long.
Woodworking tools |
144592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Andrew | Hurricane Andrew | Although the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season was below average, Hurricane Andrew was the exception to that. This hurricane blasted the Bahamas, southeast Florida and south central Louisiana, taking a path extremely similar to Hurricane Betsy, which also struck southern Florida and Louisiana. However, unlike Betsy, Andre... |
144594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Gordon%20%281994%29 | Hurricane Gordon (1994) | Hurricane Gordon was a very damaging tropical storm for the Caribbean, Florida and parts of North Carolina. The storm was very slow moving on its path over the Caribbean. This storm killed over 1100 people (estimates are between 500-2300 people dead through Haiti and the central Caribbean islands, including Jamaica and... |
144595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Diana%20%281984%29 | Hurricane Diana (1984) | Hurricane Diana was a Category 4 tropical cyclone that hit the United States east coast in 1984. Diana was a very unusual storm. forecasters had many problems saying when and where it would strike.
In September of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Diana became an intense tropical cyclone. She had highest winds of ... |
144607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie%20Hoffman | Abbie Hoffman | Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American social and political activist.
He was one of the "Chicago Eight" along with along with Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and Bobby Seale, who were arrested for demonstrating at the 1968 De... |
144608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Patrick%20Harris | Neil Patrick Harris | Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and singer. Notable roles in his career include the title character of Doogie Howser, M.D., Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, Col. Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, Dr. Horrible of the web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Al... |
144621 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Girl%20like%20Me | A Girl like Me | A Girl like Me is the second studio album released by Barbadian singer Rihanna. The album was released April 19, 2006 by Def Jam and SRP. Singles included "SOS", "Unfaithful", and "Break It Off". The album features more of a pop and R&B feel to it as well as staying true to Rihanna's reggae sound and also incorporated ... |
144627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd%20Grisham | Todd Grisham | Todd Grisham (born January 9, 1976) is an American presenter/announcer working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand as the play-by-play commentator and is the host for Fox Soccer Channel's Major League Soccer broadcasts.
References
Other websites
WWE Profile
Todd at Online World of Wrestling
... |
144628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah%20Burke | Elijah Burke | Elijah Burke (born May 24, 1978) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand under his real name and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero. He currently works for Ohio Valley Wrestling.
References
O... |
144632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Hasselbeck | Matt Hasselbeck | Matthew Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He spent the majority of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Bost... |
144638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL%20Draft | NFL Draft | The NFL Draft is a sports draft held every year. In the draft National Football League (NFL) teams select new players to be added to their team's roster. These new players usually are those ending their time playing football in college.
Other websites
Official NFL Draft Site
Official NFL Draft History (1936-Present... |
144643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull%20shark | Bull shark | The Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), or Zambezi shark, is a species of shark of the genus Carcharhinus.
The shark grows to a maximum length of 11.5 feet (3.5 metres), but is usually 7.3-7.8 feet (2.2-2.3 metres) long. It is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide, as well as river systems and fresh... |
144649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Shepard | Alan Shepard | Alan Shepard (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. He was the first American to travel into space. He was born in East Derry, New Hampshire. He received a Bachelor of Science at Naval Academy in 1944, graduated at Naval Testpilot School in 1951 and he earned a Master of Arts at the Naval War Co... |
144655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia%20Somerville | Julia Somerville | Julia Mary Fownes Somerville (born July 14, 1947) is a reporter. She has worked for BBC News and ITN. She studied English at Sussex University.
Somerville has been interested in art. In 2001, she was one of the people who selected the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait of the Year. She has also served as a judge... |
144658 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%20%C3%A9migr%C3%A9 | White émigré | White émigré (Белоэмигрант) is a political term used to describe Russian people who left Russia because of the Russian Revolution or Civil War. The term is used in France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Sometimes the term is used to describe everyone who left the country because of changes in the government.... |
144661 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldia%20Town | Baldia Town | Baldia Town is the largest town of Karachi, Pakistan. It is bordered by SITE Town and Orangi to the east. It is bordered by Kiamari Town to the north and west. 97% of the people are Muslim.
Towns in Pakistan
Karachi |
144662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Eaton%20School | Long Eaton School | Long Eaton School is a school for children in the town of Long Eaton in south east Derbyshire. The school is close to Nottinghamshire. It has been known by a number of names including Long Eaton Grammar School and is now called The Long Eaton School. The school delivers free education to local children when they are el... |
144664 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Eaton | Long Eaton | Long Eaton is a town in south east Derbyshire in England. It is near to the River Trent and seven miles southwest of Nottingham.
Long Eaton is at least 900 years old and is close to where you could cross the River Erewash. More recently the Erewash canal was built and then the railway. The jobs in Long Eaton were maki... |
144679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur%20So%20Gay | Ur So Gay | "Ur So Gay" is a single released by Katy Perry. It was Perry's first major label release, and was later placed on her studio album One of the Boys. At first the song was just meant for the internet.
Track listings
7" Pink vinyl"
"Ur So Gay" – 3:39
"Use Your Love" – 3:01
CD single
"Ur So Gay" – 3:39
"Ur So Gay" ... |
144685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumentation | Instrumentation | Instrumentation is the science of measuring and controlling variables. Variables are anything that can affect or change other things. Instrumentation can be used to make processes faster or more efficient, meaning they use less effort, energy or money to produce the same results.
The word instrumentation may also me... |
144688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook | Netbook | Netbook, the word made by Intel company in February 2008, means cheap, smaller size of laptop much easier to move. It is a kind of computer that does basic jobs like web surfing and word processing. Netbook device is normally built for CPU that uses lower power, like the Intel Atom. Now there are many netbooks such as ... |
144692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing%3A%20Chapter%201 | Sing: Chapter 1 | Sing: Chapter 1 is a studio album from country superstar Wynonna Judd, to be released on February 3, 2009. It is her seventh solo studio album and the follow-up to her successful 2003 album What the World Needs Now Is Love and her holiday-themed 2006 release A Classic Christmas.
Album information
Wynonna teamed up wi... |
144695 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi | Devi | Devi is the word for "goddess" in Hinduism. The male equivalent is Deva, the female aspect of the divine. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine. She has many different incarnations. Among these incarnations are Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga, Kali, Parvati, Sita and Radha. The Hindu worshipers of D... |
144696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnation | Incarnation | Incarnation is a religious belief. It explains how a spiritual being may become a body (incarnates). Examples of incarnations in various religions include:
Leimarel Sidabi, of Sanamahism
Krishna, of Hinduism
Buddha, of Buddhism
Jesus, of Christianity
Guan Yin, of Buddhism
Kali, of Hinduism
Durga, of Hinduism
P... |
144697 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monism | Monism | Monism is the thinking that there is only one thing. All things are not separate but work together as one. The opposite thinking is dualism.
Related pages
Advaita Vedanta
Philosophy of mind
Philosophical movements and positions
Theology |
144704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle%20McManus | Michelle McManus | Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer and actress.
Her musical albums include The Meaning of Love. Her songs include "All This Time."
References
1980 births
Living people
Scottish singers |
144713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus%20Coleman | Seamus Coleman | Seamus Coleman (born 11 October 1988 in Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Everton.
Biography
Seamus Coleman grew up in Killybegs, Donegal and played for Killybegs local team St Catherine's. Coleman is a right-back and can also play righ... |
144714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan%20Yin | Guan Yin | Guan Yin (also spelled Kwan Yin) is the Chinese name of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion and mercy.
Her full name is Guanshiyin which means "Observing the sounds (or cries) of the world." She represents mercy and compassion and is popular in the East and the West.
She takes various forms all over the wo... |
144717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Michigan%20College%20of%20Engineering | University of Michigan College of Engineering | The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering section of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. With 6,351 undergraduate and 3,331 graduate students as of 2012, the College of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in the United States. In several ranking systems, the college is ... |
144718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%20School%20of%20Business | Ross School of Business | The Ross School of Business is the business school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Ross offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees, as well as an executive education program. Ross also offers dual degrees with the colleges and schools of urban planning, engineering, medicine, law, education, nursi... |
144721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Sirius%20%281786%29 | HMS Sirius (1786) | HMS Sirius was the main ship of the British First Fleet. The First Fleet carried the convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. This was the start of European settlement in Australia.
Description
The ship of 520 tons was built on the River Thames, England in 1781. She was first called the Berwick.. Sh... |
144723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS%20Supply%20%281759%29 | HMS Supply (1759) | HMS Supply was a small ship, an armed tender which sailed with the First Fleet. She was intended to be a support ship for HMS Sirius (1786). The First Fleet carried the convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. The ships left England in May 1787 and arrived in Australia in January 1788. This was the s... |
144731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20%28ship%29 | Alexander (ship) | The Alexander was one of six convict transport ships in the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. This was the start of European settlement of Australia. The Alexander was a ship of 452 tons under the command of Duncan Sinclair. It was long and wide. The ship... |
144732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship%20%28ship%29 | Friendship (ship) | The Friendship was a convict transport ship in the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. The ships left England in May 1787 and arrived in Australia in January, 1788. This was the start of European settlement of Australia. The Friendship was a ship of 278 tons ... |
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