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145131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaghano%20Bozdar | Dhaghano Bozdar | Dhaghano Bozdar is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. The Union Council has 56,892 people. It is part of Tando Allahyar Taluka. It is in the west of the district.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabad | Mirabad | Mirabad is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It has 57,361 people. It is in the northeast of the district where it forms part of Jhando Mari Taluka.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missan | Missan | Missan is a Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in Sindh, Pakistan. It is one of the largest Union Councils of the District, it has a population of over 13,000.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak%20Singhar | Pak Singhar | Pak Singhar is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is and is part of Tando Allahyar Taluka. It is southeast of the capital. The Union Council has 43,473 people.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyaro%20Lund | Piyaro Lund | Piyaro Lund is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, it has 23,613 people. It is part of Jhando Mari Taluka. It is in the south of the district.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjar%20Chang | Sanjar Chang | Piyaro Lund is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is and is part of Chamber Taluka and is in the southeast of the district, the Union Council has 35,169 people.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaikh%20Moosa | Shaikh Moosa | Shaikh Moosa is a town and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is part of Tando Allahyar Taluka. It is in the centre of the district. The Union Council has 65,776 people.
References
Union Councils of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tando%20Soomaro | Tando Soomaro | Tando Soomro, or Tando Soomaro, is a village and Union Council of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Tando Soomro lies 7 km to the north-west of the district capital - Tando Allahyar at 25°31'60N 68°40'60E.
Subdivisions
Demography
Tando Soomro has many different communities or ‘Zaats’. There ... |
145151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalalabad | Jalalabad | Jalalabad () is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar Province. By road, it is about from Kabul to the west. It is also about the same distance from Peshawar in Pakistan to the east. About 360.000 people live there.
Although most of the people of Jalalabad are Pashtun, a few Dari-speak... |
145155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Pakistan | Politics of Pakistan | The Politics of Pakistan has seen many changes over the years. The military have sometimes been running the country. Recently however the country has returned to democratic rule.
Pakistan is a federal republic, at the moment, the President of Pakistan is the head of state and the Prime Minister is head of government.
... |
145158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%20of%20Pakistan | President of Pakistan | The president of Pakistan (, Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the head of state of Pakistan. Pakistan has a parliamentary form of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a five-year term. The electoral college is made up of the Senate, National Assembly, and the provincia... |
145163 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakrani | Bakrani | Bakrani () is a town in Larkana District, Sindh province of Pakistan. This town is 12 km south of Larkana city on the Larkana-Mohenjo-daro road. It has an altitude of 53 metres and is the headquarters of Bakrani Taluka.
References
Larkana District |
145166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratodero | Ratodero | Ratodero is the capital of Ratodero Taluka a sub-division of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located some 30 km away from the district capital Larkana.
Administration
Ratodero Taluka is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils two of which form the town of Ratodero these are:
Ratode... |
145173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages%20of%20Pakistan | Languages of Pakistan | English is the official language of Pakistan. Urdu is the national language. It is also known as Lashkari Zaban or just Lashkari. It is believed to have started in Punjab with Lahore as it's capital during Ghaznavid rule. There are also provincial languages, Balochi language, Pashto, Saraiki, Sindhi and Punjabi, and on... |
145183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empedocles | Empedocles | Empedocles was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a person who lived in Agrigentum, a Greek colony in Sicily.
Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four classical elements in the Western world. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as fo... |
145184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic%20psychology | Forensic psychology | Forensic psychology is a branch of psychology which relates to the law. The main part of forensic psychology is working with the criminal justice system.
Forensic psychology is the use of psychological practices and principles and applying them to the legal system, mainly in court. In 1893 James McKeen Cattell at Colu... |
145188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag%20team | Tag team | In professional wrestling, a tag team is a team of two wrestlers who are working together as a team (more than two is called a stable). Most of the time they are close partners and backstage friends who team with each other almost all the time, while other times they are wrestlers that fight by themselves most of the t... |
145198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajja | Tajja | Tajja(타짜 in Korean) means a professional gambler in Korea. Tajja is a comic book drew by the Korean best cartoonist "Heo Young-Man", written by the author "Kim Se-Young". This novel was once serialized in the newspaper 'Donga-ilbo'. Tajja was made in a book on 2006 september 28th. Tajja has made a 'Tajja syndrome' righ... |
145200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity%20cost | Opportunity cost | Opportunity cost is the value of the next best thing you give up whenever you make a decision. It is "the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen".
The idea of an opportunity cost was first begun by John Stuart Mill. The utility has to be more than the opportunity cost for it to ... |
145207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin%20Killer | Virgin Killer | Virgin Killer is the fourth album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released in 1976, and it helped the Scorpions gain fans outside Europe. The album's cover has caused controversy, as it features a naked young girl. Some of the band members have said that the cover is okay, but others have said that the... |
145209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrobium | Dendrobium | Dendrobium is one of the largest genus of orchids with about 1000 species being known. Being such a large group creates much diversity. Dendrobiums are found only in the Eastern Hemisphere and range from Australia, throughout the South Pacific and Philippines, Southeast Asia, and India, and a small representation in Ja... |
145212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC%20HD | BBC HD | BBC HD was a high-definition television channel provided by the BBC. The service was initially run as a trial from 15 May 2006 until becoming a full service on 1 December 2007. The first HD originated program to be shown on the channel was Planet Earth, shown on 27 May 2006.
BBC HD closed early on 26 March 2013. BBC T... |
145213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta%20ray | Manta ray | The manta ray (Manta birostris) is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than across, with a weight of about . It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs. They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of the sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii), a bra... |
145234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia%20Barsukova | Yulia Barsukova | Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova (Russian Ю́лия Влади́мировна Барсуко́ва,) December 31, 1979, Moscow,Russia) is a Russian former rhythmic gymnast. She won the all-around gold medal at the Sydney Olympics. She left gymnastic to pursue a career in couple figure skating alongside her ex-husband and soon left the sport and gav... |
145235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20of%20Baruch | Book of Baruch | The Book of Baruch, sometimes called 1 Baruch, is a deuterocanonical or apocryphal book of the Bible, meaning it is considered part of the Bible by Catholics and members of the Orthodox Church but generally not by Protestants. Even though it is not in the Hebrew Bible, it is in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate Bible,... |
145252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea%20Baseball%20Organization | Korea Baseball Organization | The Korea baseball organization (KBO) manages and administrates Korean professional baseball League. In addition, KBO works on many things about baseball. First of all, KBO collects and keeps baseball records. Second, KBO supports amateur baseball. Third, KBO works for international exchange or activities such as Olymp... |
145257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpions%20%28band%29 | Scorpions (band) | Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change". The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and were ranked #46 on VH1's Greatest Artists ... |
145266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20Watch%20Foundation | Internet Watch Foundation | The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an organisation in the United Kingdom that gets reports from people and acts on those reports. They help remove things that could be illegal content on the Internet.
Notes
Other websites
Internet Watch Foundation
Internet-related organizations
Law enforcement in the United Ki... |
145268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakargarh | Shakargarh | Shakargarh is a city in the north-east of Pakistan in Narowal District of Punjab province. It is the headquarters of Shakargarh Tehsil. The city is at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is on the west bank of the Ravi River.
History
In old times Shakargarh was used as a route for the Mughals to enter Gurdaspur and going to Delhi.... |
145270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Forwarded-For | X-Forwarded-For | The X-Forwarded-For (XFF) HTTP header is a standard for finding the IP address of a client connecting to a web server through an HTTP proxy or load balancer comes from.
Internet |
145282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT%20Group | BT Group | British Telecommunications Group plc which trades as BT, (sometimes known as British Telecom and still occasionally referred to by that name) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator.
BT Group is the largest communications service provider in the United Kingdom.
1981 establishments in the United Kingdo... |
145283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin%20Media | Virgin Media | Virgin Media Inc. (formerly known as ntl:Telewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global, Inc.), became in 2006 the first "quadruple-play" media company in the United Kingdom, bringing together a service consisting of television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services.
Internet serv... |
145284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%20Unlimited | Be Unlimited | Be Unlimited, or simply "Be", is a growing UK Internet service provider. Be Unlimited and Be are trading names of Be Un Limited.
References
Internet service providers
2004 establishments in the United Kingdom |
145285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon%20Internet | Demon Internet | Demon Internet is a British Internet Service Provider ("ISP") founded in 1992. It was one of the earliest ISPs, targeting the "dial-up" audience. The company was started on June 1st, 1992, from an idea posted on CIX by Cliff Stanford of Demon Systems Ltd.
Currently, Demon Internet is operating as a brand of Vodafone.
... |
145286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20General%20Secretaries%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union | List of General Secretaries of the Soviet Union | General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As the leader of the only legal political party, the General Secretary served as both the head of government and head of state, although the actual head of government was the Premier. Before Sta... |
145291 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor | Bachelor | A bachelor is a man who has not been married and is not cohabiting. He lives on his own or with a flatmate/housemate. A woman in this situation is sometimes known as a bachelorette. A bachelor cannot have been married, as a man who married but then divorced is called a divorcé. A man whose wife is dead is a widower.
S... |
145297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity%20scene | Nativity scene | A nativity scene is a three-dimensional depiction of the Nativity of Jesus. It is also called a crib, manger or crèche. Typically, a large scale scene includes: the Holy Family, the angels, the Magi, the ox and the donkey, and an assortment of shepherds, villagers, servants and others.
There are two types of scenes: s... |
145306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBO | KBO | KBO can mean:
Kuiper Belt object
Korea Baseball Organization
Keep the Bastards Out, a fictional organization invented and promoted by Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Emmett Watson
KBO!, a hardcore punk band from Serbia
Keep Buggering On, a catchphrase used by Winston Churchill |
145340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater%20diving | Underwater diving | Underwater diving is going underwater to do things. There are different reasons to do this:
Recreational diving is done for fun. It is sometimes called sport diving. It can be done using air from cylinders carried by the diver. This is called scuba diving. It can also be done for shorter dives by holding your breath. T... |
145344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static%20electricity | Static electricity | Static electricity means the increase of electric charge on the surface of objects. This electric charge remains on an object until it either flows into the ground, or loses its charge quickly by a discharge. Charge exchange can happen in conditions like when different objects are rubbed and separated. A static charge ... |
145355 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submandibular%20gland | Submandibular gland | The submandibular glands are salivary glands. They are under the bottom part of the mouth.
References
Mouth
Glands |
145359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20diving | Military diving | Military diving is underwater diving done by members of armed forces for military purposes.
Any method of diving may be used. It is the military purpose that makes it military diving.
Military diving for offensive purposes is usually done using rebreathers as they do not make much bubbles which can be seen by the ene... |
145362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagens%20N%C3%A6ringsliv | Dagens Næringsliv | Dagens Næringsliv is one of Norway's main newspapers. It was founded in 1889.
Dagens Næringsliv is owned by media conglomerate Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende (NHST Media Group).
History
The newspaper was first named Norges Sjøfartstidende.
On 5 September 2013, the newspaper said that it is one of 17 internationa... |
145367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSK | FSK | FSK (Forsvarets spesialkommando) is the name of the special forces of Norway's Ministry of Defence. They were established in 1981.
Special Forces
Norway
1981 establishments in Europe
1980s establishments in Norway |
145368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping%20and%20instrumentation%20diagram | Piping and instrumentation diagram | A piping and instrument diagram (P&ID) is a simplified illustration or diagram of a process. It shows the required functional equipment and instrumentation to make the process work. Typically, this document is the basis of design for plant engineering.
Engineering |
145371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zifeng%20Tower | Zifeng Tower | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center or Greenland Square Zifeng Tower is a skyscraper in Nanjing, China. It is 459 meters (1476 feet) tall and has 89 floors. It was built in 2009 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world
Related pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
Other websites
Emporis.com - Nanjing... |
145380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular%20arithmetic | Modular arithmetic | Modular arithmetic, sometimes also called clock arithmetic, is a way of doing arithmetic with integers. Much like hours on a clock, which repeat every twelve hours, once the numbers reach a certain value, called the modulus, they go back to zero.
In general, given a modulus , we can do addition, subtraction and multip... |
145394 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20%E2%80%93%20Friday%20the%2013th | Live – Friday the 13th | Live – Friday the 13th is a live album released on Sept. 20th, 2005. The album was released as a live CD/DVD album featuring all 12 original songs from Pop band Maroon 5's hit debut called Songs About Jane. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions. The CD has the length of 77... |
145403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana%20Field | Tropicana Field | Tropicana Field is a domed baseball stadium that serves as the home field for the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998. The stadium was opened in 1990 in hopes of snatching a team away from another city. Two teams almost moved to Tampa to call Tropicana Field home; they were the Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants. The... |
145407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin%20Mao%20Tower | Jin Mao Tower | Jin Mao Tower is a skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It is tall. It has 88 floors. It was built between 1994 and 1999 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Photo gallery
Relates pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
References
Jin Mao Tower at emporis.com
Other websites
Emporis.com - Jin Mao... |
145409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two%20International%20Finance%20Centre | Two International Finance Centre | Two International Finance Centre (abbr. 2 IFC, branded as "ifc") is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is 415 meters (1362 feet) tall and has 88 floors. It was built in 2003 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world
Photo Gallery
Related pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
References
Other websites
... |
145413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo%20penguin | Gentoo penguin | The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a species of penguin easily recognized by the white stripe across its head. They are the largest penguins of the stiff-tailed family, which also makes them the largest penguin except the two giant penguins, the emperor penguin and the king penguin.
Appearance
The gentoo pengui... |
145426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabat | Megabat | Megabats are also called Old World fruit bats. They are the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats).
These fruit bats are flying mammals that live in dense forests in Africa, Europe, Australia, and Asia. There are about 166 species of fruit bats. Fruit bats are sometimes known as fl... |
145435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Florida | Flag of Florida | The Flag of Florida is a white flag with the Seal of Florida centered on it. Behind the Seal, it has a red saltire, which resembles the Spanish Cross of Burgundy flag used in Florida since the early 1500s. The current flag was adopted in 1900, however the State Seal in the center of the flag was updated in 1985 to refl... |
145437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Libya | Flag of Libya | The Flag of Libya has three horizontal stripes of red, black, and green, with a white crescent and star in the center of the black stripe. It has been the official flag of Libya since 3 August 2011.
Overview
The flag is the same as the flag of the earlier Kingdom of Libya, used from 1951 to 1969. During the dictato... |
145460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambar | Chambar | Chambar, or Chamber, is a town of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital Chamber Taluka (a subdivision of the district). The town itself is subdivided into two Union Councils.
References
Settlements in Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%20Formula%20One%20World%20Championship | 2008 Formula One World Championship | The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on March 16 and was over on November 2 after eighteen races. Lewis Hamilton became the Drivers' World Champion while Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the Constructors' title.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers c... |
145502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20Awards | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | New York Film Critics Circle Awards are awards given every year for excellence in cinema worldwide. They are given by an organization of movie critics from New York City-based publications. It is considered one of the most important movie critics awards in North America.
Other websites
New York Film Critics Circle A... |
145507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan%20II%20of%20Scotland | Duncan II of Scotland | Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim (Modern Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Mhaoil Chaluim) renamed as Duncan II (before c. 1060 – 12 November 1094) was king of Scots. He was son of Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) and his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, widow of Thorfinn Sigurdsson.
References
Kings and Queens of Scotland
11th-... |
145510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messolonghi | Messolonghi | Messolonghi is a Greek city. It is the capital of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. It is build on the bank of a lagoon. Its population is 14,209 inhabitants. Messolonghi is known because of the Greek War of Independence. During that time the siege of Messolonghi took place. During the siege the residents of Messolonghi ... |
145515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamata | Kalamata | Kalamata is a Greek city. It is in the southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula. 54,065 people live there. Kalamata it is built at the foot of Taygetos mountain. It is also a coastal city and it has a big beach, in front of the city.
History
Kalamata became the first city which was liberated in the Greek War of Indepen... |
145518 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Joyce | Matt Joyce | Matthew R. Joyce (born August 3, 1984) is an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics. He has also played for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
In 2011, Joyce was picked to play in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
References
Other websites
1984 births
Liv... |
145524 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation | Foundation | Foundation might mean:
Foundation (engineering)
Foundation (nonprofit)
Foundation (novel) |
145536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CITIC%20Plaza | CITIC Plaza | CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper in Guangzhou, China. It is 391 meters (1283 feet) tall and has 80 floors. It was built in 1997 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Related pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
Other websites
Emporis.com – CITIC Plaza
SkycraperPage.com – CITIC Plaza
Skyscrapers in... |
145537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shun%20Hing%20Square | Shun Hing Square | Shun Hing Square is a skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. It is 384 meters (1260 feet) tall and has 69 floors. It was built in 1996 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Related pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
Other websites
Emporis.com - Shun Hing Square
SkycraperPage.com – Shun Hing Square
... |
145540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase%20Tower%20%28Indianapolis%29 | Chase Tower (Indianapolis) | Salesforce Tower is a skyscraper in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is 247 meters (811 feet) tall and has 49 floors and is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It was built in 1990 and was named Bank One Tower. In 2004 its name was changed to Chase Tower because Chase Bank bought Bank One Corporation.... |
145541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald%20V%20of%20Norway | Harald V of Norway | Harald V (born 21 February 1937) is the King of Norway. His father was Olav V of Norway. He became king in 1991. Harald was born in Skaugum, Akershus, Norway.
In 1968, he married Sonja Haraldsen. They had two children: Princess Märtha Louise and Prince Haakon.
References
1937 births
Living people
Kings and Queens of... |
145543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray%20whale | Gray whale | The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a baleen whale (a filter feeder) that has a layer of blubber up to 10 inches (25 cm) thick. Because a mother gray whale would defend her calf so fiercely it would actually attack whalers and overturn their boats, whalers often called the gray whale a devilfish.
The gray whale... |
145544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase%20Tower%20%28Chicago%29 | Chase Tower (Chicago) | Chase Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, United States. It is 259 meters (850 feet) tall and has 60 floors. It was built in 1969 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Related pages
Chase Bank
List of tallest buildings in Chicago
List of tallest buildings in the world
Other websites
Emporis.com - Cha... |
145546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%20P%C3%A8re%20Fouettard | Le Père Fouettard | Le Père Fouettard (French for The whipping Father) was a character who went with Saint Nicholas in his rounds at Christmas giving the naughty children the whip while St. Nick gives gifts to the well behaved.
He wore a long, dirty, dark colored robe and had a beard that was poorly groomed.
He is known mainly in the Ea... |
145551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryococelus%20australis | Dryococelus australis | Dryococelus australis, also known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect or tree lobster, is a phasmid which is sometimes called a land lobster. It was thought to have become extinct in 1930, but more were found in 2001. It no longer lives on Lord Howe Island which was its main habitat. It is now only found on the small ... |
145556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking%20shark | Basking shark | The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter-feeding shark, which can grow up to the length of 40 feet (12 metres). It is the second largest shark in the world (after the whale shark). The basking shark is also called the sunfish, the bone shark, the elephant shark, the sailfish shark, and the big mouth shar... |
145571 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber%20Taluka | Chamber Taluka | Chamber Taluka is an administrative subdivision (taluka) of Tando Allahyar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Chambar is the capital.
References
Talukas of Sindh
Tando Allahyar District |
145576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress | Fortress | A fortress is a building designed to be defended, which means it was very hard for enemies to get inside. Fortification kept the people inside safe. There is little difference between a fortress and a castle. Fortresses normally have thick stone walls, thicker but less tall than in castles so artillery cannot break the... |
145577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay%20alphabet | Malay alphabet | The modern Malay alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. It is used to write Malay.
It contains the same letters as the English language alphabet. Q, V, and X are not used in native Malay words. The Malay alphabet contains 26 letters:
Letter names and pronunciations
{| class="wikitable"
! Letter
! Name
! IPA
! Notes... |
145594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Plaza | Central Plaza | Central Plaza is a skyscraper in Hong Kong. It is tall. It has 78 floors. It was built in 1992. It is one of the tallest buildings in the world
Photo Gallery
Related pages
List of tallest buildings in the world
Other websites
Emporis.com - Central Plaza
SkycraperPage.com – Central Plaza
Skyscrapers in China
Bu... |
145599 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin%20whale | Fin whale | The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a huge baleen whale. It is the second largest animal on Earth (the blue whale is the biggest). This whale is sometimes called the "greyhound of the sea" because of its fast swimming speed; it can swim up to 23 mph (37 km/hr) in short bursts. The fin whale is also called the finb... |
145609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Skinner%20%28soldier%29 | James Skinner (soldier) | James Skinner CB (1778 – December 4, 1841) was an Anglo-Indian military adventurer in India.
Skinner was born in India, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Hercules Skinner and a Rajput lady. Because of his Indian heritage, Skinner was unable to serve as an officer in the East India Company army and, at the age of eighteen, he ... |
145619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauplion | Nauplion | Nauplion is a Greek city. It is in the Argolida's prefecture, in the east of Peloponnese peninsula. Near Nauplio is the historical city of Argos. Nauplio was the first capital of Greece. Nauplio is a coastal city. It has three castles. The most famous are the Palamidi castle, and Bourtzi castle which is on the islet in... |
145620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%2C%20Alabama | Lincoln, Alabama | Lincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2012 census the population was 6,337.
Cities in Alabama |
145621 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden%2C%20Alabama | Linden, Alabama | Linden is a city in and the county seat of Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,424 at the 2000 census.
Cities in Alabama
County seats in Alabama |
145622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineville%2C%20Alabama | Lineville, Alabama | Lineville is a city in Clay County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,401.
Cities in Alabama |
145623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipscomb%2C%20Alabama | Lipscomb, Alabama | Lipscomb is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,458.
Cities in Alabama |
145624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingston%2C%20Alabama | Livingston, Alabama | Livingston is a city in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,297. The city is the county seat of Sumter County.
Cities in Alabama
County seats in Alabama |
145625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luverne%2C%20Alabama | Luverne, Alabama | Luverne is a city in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,635. The city is the county seat of Crenshaw County.
Media
Radio station
WHLW 104.3 FM (Gospel)
Newspaper
Luverne Journal (weekly)
Cities in Alabama
County seats in Alabama |
145630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridaceae | Iridaceae | Iridaceae are perennial herbs from rhizomes, bulbs or corms comprising about 80 genera and 1,500 species. The leaves are distichous and have a sheathing, equitant base and a generally ensiform or linear blade with parallel venation. The flowers are bisexual, usually showy, and are actinomorphic or zygomorphic.
Some ge... |
145632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa%20Bay%20Area | Tampa Bay Area | The Tampa Bay Area is an area in West Central Florida that includes Tampa and St. Pete. Among notable residents is John Cena, a WWE pro wrestler and former 3-time WWE Champion and reigning World Heavyweight Champion.
References
Tampa, Florida
Metropolitan areas of the United States |
145634 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20at%20Wembley%20%2786 | Live at Wembley '86 | Live at Wembley '86 is a set of two discs recorded by English rock band Queen.
It was recorded live on Saturday July 12, 1986 during the Magic Tour at Wembley Stadium in London, England and was released on May 26, 1992.
A DVD was released in June 2003. The album was re-sold in a new CD with bonus tracks in August 200... |
145637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Melbourne | Trams in Melbourne | Melbourne, Australia introduced trams in 1885 and now it is the largest tram network in the world, consisting of of tracks, 450 trams, 25 routes, and 1,700 tram stops. The trams are powered using 600V DC delivered by overhead wires and run on standard gauge track. Currently operated by a private company, Yarra Trams u... |
145642 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%20City%20F.C. | Lincoln City F.C. | Lincoln City F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system).
The team play at the 10,127 capacity Sincil Bank in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the Lincoln Imp. More recently, they have also been k... |
145643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neam%C8%9B%20County | Neamț County | Neamţ () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamţ.
Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 557,000 and a population density of 99/km².
Romanians - 98.66%
Hungarians - 0.05%
Rromas - 1.08
Lipovans - 0.07%, and others
References
Other websites
w... |
145647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retezat%20Mountains | Retezat Mountains | The Retezat Mountains (, ) are one of the highest massifs in Romania. They are part of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Peleaga (Vârful Peleaga), at an altitude of . Other important peaks are Păpuşa (Varful Păpuşa) and Retezat Peak (Vârful Retezat).
The Retezat Mountains have many glacial lakes. The large... |
145648 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainsona%20formosa | Swainsona formosa | Swainsona formosa, commonly called Sturt's Desert Pea, is the floral emblem of South Australia It was named after explorer Charles Sturt.
This plant is a part of the pea family, Fabaceae. It is only found in Australia. It grows in the drier areas of the country except in Victoria. Explorer William Dampier was the firs... |
145657 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium%20sturtianum | Gossypium sturtianum | Gossypium sturtianum, commonly called Sturt's Desert Rose, is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory. It was named after explorer Charles Sturt who found the plant in creeks near the site of Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1844. He collected the seeds and brought them back for Robert Brown (1773-1858), a Scottish ... |
145669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20San%20Francisco | University of San Francisco | The University of San Francisco, is a private Jesuit university founded in 1855 in San Francisco, California, and is the oldest university in San Francisco.
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Landmarks in San Francisco
San Francisco
1855 establishments in the United States
1850s establishments in Californ... |
145696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Nora%20%281997%29 | Hurricane Nora (1997) | Hurricane Nora was the first hurricane to cause a significant danger to the Continental United States since Kathleen in 1976.
Part of a tropical wave that contributed to the formation of Hurricane Erika in the Atlantic moved into the Pacific and organized into Tropical Depression 16-E on September 16 and Tropical Stor... |
145699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mure%C8%99%20County | Mureș County | Mureş (, ) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. The capital of Mureş County is Târgu Mureş.
Geography
Mureş County has an area of 6,714 km².
Population
In 2002, about 582,000 people lived in Mureş County.
Divisions
Mureş County has 4 municipalities, 7 towns and 91 communes.
M... |
145724 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane%20Dog%20%281950%29 | Hurricane Dog (1950) | Hurricane Dog was the strongest hurricane in the 1950 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the fourth named storm of the season. Dog began on August 30 to the east of Antigua. After passing through the northern Lesser Antilles, the storm turned to the north and became a Category 5 hurricane. Dog reached its highest streng... |
145739 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom%20of%20W%C3%BCrttemberg | Kingdom of Württemberg | Württemberg [], formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia. It was originally a Duchy but was raised to a Kingdom in 1806.
Former states in Germany
States of the Holy Roman Empire
11th-century establishments in Europe
Establ... |
145745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Tiraspol (Russian: Тирасполь and Ukrainian: Тираспіль) is the second biggest city of Moldova and the capital city of Transnistria.
Cities in Moldova
Transnistria |
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