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146190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty%20paper%20coding | Dirty paper coding | In telecommunications, dirty paper coding (DPC) is a good way to send digital data through a channel that is subject to some interference that is known to the sender. The sender does precoding of the data so as to cancel the effect of the interference.
Costa asked the following question:
When Costa asked his questio... |
146218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath%20River | Klamath River | The Klamath River flows through Oregon and northern California in the United States. It is long. The river empties into the Pacific Ocean.
The Klamath is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River.
Rivers of California
Rivers of Oregon
Humboldt County, California
Del Norte County, California |
146225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai | Bandai | Bandai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that makes toys and video games. It is the third largest toy maker in the world.
Companies of Japan
1950 establishments in Japan |
146228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%2C%20East%20Sussex | Battle, East Sussex | Battle is a town in East Sussex, England, UK. It is known as this because it was the place where the Battle of Hastings was fought.
References
Towns in East Sussex |
146259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Key | John Key | John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) was the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand and was the leader of the New Zealand National Party.
John Key entered the New Zealand Parliament in 2002 representing the north-west Auckland area of Helensville as a National MP, a seat that he still holds. In 2006 he succeeded Don Brash... |
146266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20people%20from%20Dunedin | List of people from Dunedin | The New Zealand city of Dunedin is noted for producing a large number of famous people. Many of these are natives of the city; others travelled to Dunedin to be educated at the University of Otago.
The arts
Visual arts
Illustrator and engraver John Buckland Wright.
Māori sculptor Carissa Proffit (born 1974), who wo... |
146268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Warlock | Peter Warlock | Peter Warlock (born London, 30 October 1894; died London, 17 December 1930), was an English composer. “Peter Warlock” was not his real name. His real name was Philip Heseltine. He was also a music critic. When he wrote about music he used his real name, but when he composed music he used the pseudonym (borrowed name) ... |
146271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%20mine | Land mine | A land mine (called a "mine" when a naval mine is clearly not what is meant) is an explosive weapon that is put on the ground or just underneath the ground so that it explodes when a person or vehicle goes by. They are called "mines" because people who put them there often dig a tunnel under the ground (like miners who... |
146275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Wood | Charles Wood | Charles Wood (born Armagh, 15 June 1866; died Cambridge, 12 July 1926) was an Irish composer and teacher.
Charles Wood was born in Armagh, Ireland. His father sang in the Cathedral choir. Charles had music lessons from the cathedral organist, then he went to the Royal College of Music where he studied composition wi... |
146280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Bliss | Arthur Bliss | Sir Arthur Bliss CH KCVO (London, 2 August 1891; died London, 27 March 1975) was a British composer (a person who writes music). When he started composing, his music sounded very modern and harsh. As he got older he changed his style and wrote more Romantic music in the style of English composer Edward Elgar. For mor... |
146289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing | Plumbing | Plumbing (which comes from the Latin word plumbum, which means lead, as pipes were once made from lead) is the job of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures for drinking water systems and getting rid of waste. A plumber is someone who fixes or puts in piping systems, plumbing fixtures and equipment such as wa... |
146295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepod | Copepod | Copepods (meaning "oar feet") are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that swim in seas, lakes, and ponds. Copepods are very important in the food web, and many animals eat them.
There are 10 orders of copepods and over 4500 species; a few orders are free-swimming, but many are parasites (of fish). The free-swimming copepo... |
146308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donegal | Donegal | Donegal is a town in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
There are many sandy beaches in the area round Donegal and the town is used as a base for hill-walking in the nearby Bluestack Mountains. Traditionally the largest employer in the town has been Magee of Donegal, makers of tweed garments.
Towns in Ireland
Gael... |
146310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingle | Dingle | Dingle is a town in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It has a large natural harbour.
Towns in Ireland
County Kerry |
146320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Young, New South Wales | Zamrowski is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre of Zamrowski Shire. It is on the Olympic Highway. It is about 2 hours drive from Canberra. Zamrowski is in a valley surrounded by hills. In 2001 there were 6,821 people living in Zamrowski.
Zamrowski is known as the Cherry Capital Of Australia and eve... |
146325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammunition | Ammunition | Ammunition, often called ammo, comes from the French word la munition. At first it meant all items used for war. This was from the Latin word munire (to provide). It now is used only for bullets and other projectiles that are thrown at the enemy by guns, and the gunpowder or other propellant that throws the projectiles... |
146333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate | Emirate | An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by an emir, a dynastic Arab Monarch. The word emirate or amirate comes from , Imaarah ; plural: إمارات, Imaraat. The United Arab Emirates is a federal state of seven federal emirates, each administered by a hereditary emir, these seven elect the federation's President ... |
146343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Busniuk | Mike Busniuk | Mike Busniuk (born December 13, 1951 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He is the younger brother of Ron Busniuk, who played for the Buffalo Sabres.
Records
Only player in AHL history to be a member of four consecutive Calder Cup championship teams (1976–1979)
Other website... |
146347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow%20Subway | Glasgow Subway | The Glasgow Subway is a subway system serving Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Rail transport in the United Kingdom
Subway |
146348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne%20and%20Wear%20Metro | Tyne and Wear Metro | Tyne and Wear Metro is a rapid transit in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland in United Kingdom.
Light rail in the United Kingdom
Transport in England
Electric railways in the United Kingdom
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Rapid transit in the United Kingdom |
146349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney%20White | Sydney White | Sydney Rae White (born 30 November 1991) is an English actress and singer.
Biography
Sydney was born in London on 30 November 1991. She first attended Broomfield House School in Kew. She got her parents to take her to the children's agency Young'uns. After her first audition she was offered the role of Cosette in Les... |
146354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial%20nullification | Judicial nullification | Judicial nullification is a right of a judge to nullify (make invalid) a law if they feel it is too harsh in a certain situation where it is being applied. During the Constitutional Convention many, including George Mason, Elbridge Gerry and James Wilson felt the courts could decide if a law was unconstitutional, and i... |
146363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emir | Emir | Emir (; female: ; emira; (Persian and Urdu: ) "commander" or "general", also "prince"; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office. It is used throughout the Arab world and historically in some Turkic states and Afghanistan. Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheiks, but in... |
146368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B08%3A00 | UTC+08:00 | UTC+08:00 is the timezone for:
Brunei
China
Republic of China
Hong Kong
Indonesia (central areas)
Macau
Malaysia
Mongolia
Philippines
Singapore
Western Australia - Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
UTC offsets
cs:Časové pásmo#UTC+8 H, AWST (Australian Western Standard Time)
es:Huso horario#UTC+08:00,... |
146371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston%2C%20Tasmania | Launceston, Tasmania | Launceston is a city in Australia. It is the second biggest city in the state of Tasmania. It has about 100,000 people. It is at the place where the North Esk, South Esk and Tamar Rivers meet. It was founded in 1806.
References
Cities in Tasmania
1806 establishments
19th-century establishments in Australia |
146379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governess | Governess | A governess is a female person who works for a family, teaching the children in their home. She is not like a nanny who looks after them all day, dressing them etc. The governess's job is to be their teacher. She saw to their discipline and early education. Often girls received all their education from their governess ... |
146385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation%20of%20the%20Rhine | Confederation of the Rhine | The Confederation of the Rhine was a client state of First French Empire. It existed from 1806 through 1813. Its ruler was Napoleon I of France, called "Protector of the Federation". It included most of the German states but not the two biggest, Prussia and Austria. The Confederation of the Rhine was one of the succe... |
146386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant%20Lambert | Constant Lambert | Leonard Constant Lambert (23 August 1905 – 21 August 1951) was a British composer and conductor.
Early years
Lambert’s father was the painter George Washington Lambert who had come to England from Australia. Lambert was often ill when he was a child. He went to school at Christ's Hospital and won a scholarship to t... |
146389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington%2C%20Calgary | Kensington, Calgary | Kensington is a neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta. It is around the intersection of Kensington Road and 10th St. NW.
The neighborhood hosts Christmas in Kensington Village in December, the Sun and Salsa Festival in July, as well as the Bizarre Bikes & Bazaar in May.
Kensington is home to the Calgary Kookaburras Austr... |
146390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Coleridge-Taylor | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (born London, 15 August 1875; died Croydon, 1 September 1912) was an English composer.
Coleridge-Taylor died in Holborn, London. His black father was a doctor from Sierra Leone, his mother was English. His parents were not married. The father went back to Africa by February 1875. He had the ... |
146395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical%20Catholic%20University%20of%20Rio%20de%20Janeiro | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro | The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is a Catholic university based in the neighborhood Gavea in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1941 by D. Sebastião Leme and the Rev. Leonel Franca, and was officially recognized in January 15, 1946.
The PUC-Rio was one of the first universities th... |
146401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quim%20Monz%C3%B3 | Quim Monzó | Quim Monzó (born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1952) is a Catalan writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in the Catalan language.
In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and East Africa for newspapers in Barcelona. His fiction is full of irony. His other prose mainta... |
146406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Light%20Infantry | Northern Light Infantry | The Northern Light Infantry (NLI) is a Light Infantry Regiment of the Pakistan Army. Headquartered in Gilgit, the capital of Northern Areas, Pakistan, it is the main force protecting the strategically important northern areas of Pakistan.
Military of Pakistan |
146407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan%20National%20Command%20Authority | Pakistan National Command Authority | The National Command Authority (NCA) of Pakistan is the Pakistani organisation responsible for policy formulation. It has control over employment and development for all strategic nuclear forces and strategic organizations.
Pakistan |
146416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setting%20%28fiction%29 | Setting (fiction) | A setting is the time, location, and atmosphere (e.g. happy, sad, exciting, frightening, etc.) that a piece of writing is taking place in.
Fiction |
146419 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20symbols%20of%20Pakistan | National symbols of Pakistan | The National symbols of Pakistan (Urdu:); Each Country of the world adopts some signs or emblems, which they regard as the representative of their country traits. Pakistan has several “Official National Symbols”. Pakistanis have several official National symbols including a historic document, a flag, an emblem, an anth... |
146428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sei%20whale | Sei whale | The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a dark-gray, stream-lined baleen whale that is found worldwide except in polar waters. It swims in small pods of 3-5 whales but larger groups may form at rich feeding grounds. It has very fine grey-black baleen that traps very small particles of food. It is a rorqual whale (a la... |
146430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vithoba | Vithoba | Vithoba is a Hindu god worshipped mainly in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is also known as Vitthala and Panduranga. He is generally considered a form of the Hindu god Vishnu or Krishna. In stone images and pictures, he is shown as a dark young boy. He stands on a brick with his hands on his waist. ... |
146432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadalbane%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Breadalbane, New South Wales | Breadalbane () is a small village on the Lachlan River in New South Wales, Australia. It is near Goulburn in the Upper Lachlan Shire. This little town is also on the Hume Highway which links Sydney and Melbourne. The highway used to go through the small town but it was bypassed in the early 1990s. Breadalbane is also s... |
146434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofoil | Hydrofoil | A hydrofoil is a type of boat that can lift its hull out of the water with a pair of special wings underwater. These wings are like the wings of an airplane.
How it works
When a hydrofoil moves quickly, its wings allow it to fly. When this happens the boat is said to be in foilborne. The result of flying means less o... |
146435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundaroo%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Gundaroo, New South Wales | Gundaroo is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Yass Valley Shire. It is built near the Yass River. Gundaroo is about 16 kms north of Sutton and about 15 km west of the Lake George range. About 300 people live there.
History
The explorers Charles Throsby and Joseph Wild travelled through the ... |
146449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Adams | Jack Adams | John James "Jack" Adams (June 14, 1895 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a Hall of Fame player during a 10 year professional career with Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. He is best known for hi... |
146452 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almas%20Tower | Almas Tower | Almas Tower is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 363 meters (1,191 feet) tall and has 68 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 - Almas Tower
SkycraperPage.com – Almas Tower
S... |
146454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates%20Office%20Tower | Emirates Office Tower | Emirates Office Tower is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 355 meters (1,163 feet) tall and has 54 floors. It was built in 2000 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Emirates Office Tower is next to the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, which is also one of the tallest buildings in the wor... |
146455 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumeirah%20Emirates%20Towers%20Hotel | Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel | Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is 309 meters (1,014 feet) tall and has 56 floors. It was built in 2000 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel is next to the Emirates Office Tower, which is also one of the tallest buildings i... |
146456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy%20Adduono | Jeremy Adduono | Jeremy Adduono (born August 4, 1978, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted in the seventh round, 184th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
References
1978 births
American Hockey League players
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Ice h... |
146459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20College%2C%20University%20of%20Edinburgh | Old College, University of Edinburgh | Old College is a building in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It is part of University of Edinburgh.
Other websites
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Law School
Talbot Rice Gallery
Buildings and structures in Edinburgh |
146463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage%20Inc. | Garage Inc. | Garage Inc. is a cover album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1998.
It includes recorded cover versions of other artists' songs, all of their b-side covers released up to that point, and the entire The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited, which had gone out of print since its original release in 19... |
146468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas%201994%20nor%27easter | Christmas 1994 nor'easter | The Christmas 1994 nor'easter was a strong cyclone along the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada. It developed from an area of low pressure in the southeast Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Keys, and moved across the state of Florida.
Meteorological history
A weather system moved towards the southeast f... |
146477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Wear | River Wear | The Wear is a river in northeast England. It starts in Wearhead, County Durham and opens up into the North Sea at Sunderland.
Industrial past
Much of the River Wear shows the history of the Industrial Revolution. Its upper end runs through lead mining country, until this gives way to coal seams of the Durham coalfiel... |
146479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/River%20Tees | River Tees | The Tees is a river in England. It starts in Cross Fell (a mountain) in the Pennines, and opens up into the North Sea. It forms a border between North Yorkshire and County Durham and also between the towns of Hartlepool and Redcar. It is also 85 miles or 137 kilometres long. High force waterfalls is 7 feet high. The Pe... |
146484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland%20Boughton | Rutland Boughton | Rutland Boughton (born Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 23 January 1878; died London, 25 January, 1960) was an English composer. He was well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music.
Boughton studied with Charles Villiers Stanford and Walford Davies. He wrote many different kinds of music ... |
146487 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth%20Festspielhaus | Bayreuth Festspielhaus | The Bayreuth Festspielhaus (Bayreuth Festival Theatre) is an opera house in the town of Bayreuth, Germany. The German opera composer Richard Wagner got the opera house built so that his own music could be performed properly. He had lots of ideas about how opera should be performed, and he thought that there was no oper... |
146489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmacolm | Kilmacolm | Kilmalcolm is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK. The village has a population of around 4,000 people.
Towns in Inverclyde |
146490 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Glasgow | Port Glasgow | Port Glasgow is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK.
Newark Castle stands very close to the shore of the Clyde. The castle dates to around 1484. It is now a visitor attraction maintained by Historic Scotland. Several acres of the Clyde foreshore at Parklea are owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Coronation Park i... |
146491 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largs | Largs | Largs is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It is about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" (An Leargaidh) in Scottish Gaelic.
Towns in North Ayrshire |
146496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunoon | Dunoon | Dunoon is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
Towns in Argyll and Bute |
146498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland%2C%20Fife | Falkland, Fife | Falkland is a town in Fife, Scotland, UK.
Falkland Palace is in the town. James IV started building it in 1500. It is the best example of French-influenced Renaissance architecture in the United Kingdom. Mary, Queen of Scots came to visit often.
A fire happened when Oliver Cromwell's troops stayed in the palace. The ... |
146499 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving%20Abel | Saving Abel | Saving Abel is an American rock band. It formed in 2004 in Mississippi. Saving Abel makes records for Virgin Records. The band made a studio album in 2006 called Saving Abel and released a later self-titled album (Saving Abel). The rock band is famous for two songs, Addicted and 18 Days.
Members
Jared Weeks - lead vo... |
146501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Reinecke | Carl Reinecke | Carl Reinecke (born Altona, Hamburg 23 June 1824; died Leipzig, 10 March 1910) was a Danish-born composer, conductor, and pianist.
Reinecke was born near Hamburg, which was part of Denmark at the time. Carl learned music from his father. He was soon playing the piano in public and was composing by the age of twelve.
... |
146503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving%20Abel%20%282008%20album%29 | Saving Abel (2008 album) | On March 11, 2008, the rock band Saving Abel released their hit studio album called Saving Abel (the second self-titled album). A song in this particular album is featured on Saving Abel's previous studio album called 18 Days. There are two major singles on this album called "Addicted" and "18 Days". The album has 11 s... |
146504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/18%20Days | 18 Days | "18 Days" is the second single off the 2008 album by Saving Abel called Saving Abel. The song is also on the previous self-titled album by Saving Abel. The song was released in late 2008 when it took major airplay.
Charts
"18 Days" by Saving Abel reached 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The single also... |
146506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagenham | Dagenham | Dagenham is an area of London, United Kingdom. It has been a part of Greater London since 1965. There are mostly places for people to live and few businesses.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
146507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grays | Grays | Grays is a town in Essex, England, UK. It is sometimes called Grays Thurrock.
The town is about 20 miles (32 km) to the east of London. It is on the north bank of the River Thames, and near the M25 motorway.
References
Towns in Essex |
146509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcoar%2C%20New%20South%20Wales | Carcoar, New South Wales | Carcoar is a town in New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Blayney Shire. In 2006, 218 people lived in Carcoar. It next to the Mid-Western Highway, west of Sydney and south west of Bathurst. It is above sea-level. Carcoar is in a small green valley, with the town on both sides of the Belubula River.
Carcoar was ... |
146511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend | Gravesend | Gravesend is a town in Kent, England, UK. It is on the bank of the river Thames. One of the most famous landmarks in Gravesend is the Clock Tower, a scaled replica of Elizabeth Tower, the tower that houses Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster.
Gemma Arterton was born and raised in Gravesend. Some people say Pocahonta... |
146515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach%20Choir | Bach Choir | The Bach Choir is a world-famous amateur choir based in London. They sing the music of many composers, not just Johann Sebastian Bach.
History
The Bach Choir gave its first concert on 26 April 1876 with a performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor. At this time more and more people in England were becoming interested in th... |
146516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oban | Oban | Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
Towns in Argyll and Bute |
146517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyll%20and%20Bute | Argyll and Bute | Argyll and Bute is a council area of Scotland, UK, is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The administrative centre for the council area is in Lochgilphead.
Argyll and Bute covers the second-largest administrative area of any Scottish council. The council area adjoins those of... |
146519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halesowen | Halesowen | Halesowen is a town in West Midlands of England. Historically, it is part of Worcestershire. The population of the town in the 2001 census was 55,273.
The centre of Halesowen has a Norman church, St John's Church. It was built in 1083 on the site of an Anglo-Saxon church. It was founded by Earl Rodger de Montgomery. T... |
146521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20King%20Of%20Fighters | The King Of Fighters | The King of Fighters is a fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles. It is the first game of The King of Fighters series, done by the same company.
The game is a fictional crossover with many characters from SNK's previous fighting games, Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. There are even mode... |
146522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/102%20Dalmatians | 102 Dalmatians | 102 Dalmatians (known as 102 in Japan) is a 2000 live-action movie produced by The Walt Disney Company with Glenn Close acting as the protagonist, Cruella de Vil. It is a sequel to the 1996 movie 101 Dalmatians, which was a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated movie One Hundred and One Dalmatians. In the movi... |
146525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/102%20Dalmatians%3A%20Puppies%20to%20the%20Rescue | 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue | 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is a video game based on the live-action Disney movie 102 Dalmatians. It was made for the Sony PlayStation.
Voice cast
Susan Blakeslee as Cruella de Vil
Molly Marlette as Oddball
Frankie Muniz as Domino
Barbara Dirikson as Dottie
Jeff Bennett as Dipstick and Jasper
Eric Idl... |
146526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruella%20de%20Vil | Cruella de Vil | Cruella De Vil (obviously a play on cruel and devil) is the villain in the Dodie Smith book The Hundred and One Dalmatians who kidnaps (dognaps) the puppies for their fur. She is described as having one half of her hair white and the other half black, an extreme fondness for pepper and a preference for elevated temper... |
146527 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/101%20Dalmatians%20%281996%20movie%29 | 101 Dalmatians (1996 movie) | 101 Dalmatians is a movie made by The Walt Disney Company in 1996. It is a remake of the 1961 animated movie One Hundred and One Dalmatians (which was based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians). The movie's main actor is Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil. Unlike in the earlier versions of the story, ... |
146530 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20wildcat | African wildcat | The African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) are small, fierce cats that live in forests, grasslands, and brush lands in Africa and the Middle East. They are the closest living relatives of the domestic cat.
It is a wildcat subspecies which occurs across northern Africa and extends around the edges of the Arabian Pe... |
146543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale | Gale | A gale is a very strong wind. The Beaufort scale is a way to measure weather conditions. It is based on observations. The first level of the scale that uses the word gale is 7 beaufort (of a total of 13 steps). There are other definitions as well. The U.S. Government's National Weather Service defines a gale as 34 to 4... |
146544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin%20Marais | Marin Marais | Marin Marais (31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He is regarded as one of the great French musicians of the Baroque.
Marais, the son of a poor shoe maker, was educated in a choir school were he was taught to play the viol. He then learnt from Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, ... |
146545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camberley | Camberley | Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, UK. It is close to the border with Hampshire.
Towns in Surrey |
146547 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersfield%2C%20Hampshire | Petersfield, Hampshire | Petersfield is a town in Hampshire, England, UK. It is close to the border with West Sussex. Petersfield is a historic market town in the South Downs National Park. There is a market held in the town square every Wednesday and Saturday, with a monthly farmers market on a Sunday. The town was started at the end of the 1... |
146548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterlooville | Waterlooville | Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England, UK. It is not far from Portsmouth.
Towns in Hampshire |
146549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havant | Havant | Havant is a town in Hampshire, England, UK. It is between the cities of Portsmouth and Chichester. Havant is a very old town but it is still in perfect shape.
Towns in Hampshire |
146550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyning | Steyning | Steyning is a town in West Sussex, England, UK. It is west of the smaller villages of Bramber and Upper Beeding. It is not far north from Lancing and Shoreham-by-Sea on the South Coast. Steyning has a high street with many shops, ranging from the Co-op to Sussex Produce. There is a primary school, secondary school and ... |
146551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancing%2C%20West%20Sussex | Lancing, West Sussex | Lancing has a really big library Lancing has a short station
West Sussex, England, UK. It is to the south-east of Sompting and to the south-west of Shoreham-by-Sea. There is a private
school called Lancing College here.
Towns in West Sussex |
146552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bognor%20Regis | Bognor Regis | Bognor Regis is a town in Arun, West Sussex, England, UK. In 2001 there were 22,555 people living in Bognor Regis.
It had a beach, where Butlins is situated.
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Towns in West Sussex |
146553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess%20Hill | Burgess Hill | Burgess Hill is a town in West Sussex, England, UK. It is not far from the border with East Sussex. It is 38 miles (62 km) south of London, 10 miles (16 km) north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 miles (47 km) east-northeast of the county town of Chichester. It had a population of 28,803 at the time of the 2001 Census. Ot... |
146554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westhampnett | Westhampnett | Westhampnett (sometimes known as Goodwood) is a village in West Sussex, England, UK. It is not far from Chichester. It is where Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is based. They also have a plant there.
Towns in West Sussex |
146556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haywards%20Heath | Haywards Heath | Haywards Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, UK. It is not far from the border with East Sussex.
Towns in West Sussex |
146557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes | Lewes | Lewes (pronounced "Lewis") is a town in East Sussex, England, UK. A battle was fought there in 1264.
Lewes has lots of restaurants, cafés, pubs, hotels, jobs, and lots more. This attracts lots of people to visit the Town in East Sussex.
Lewes has the most historical features of all of Sussex. In 2001 it had the popul... |
146558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uckfield | Uckfield | Uckfield is a town in Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK. It is on the River Uck. In 2001 there were 13,697 people living in Uckfield.
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Towns in East Sussex
Wealden |
146561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea | Bexhill-on-Sea | Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town in East Sussex, England, UK. It is between Eastbourne and Hastings. It is home to St. Richard's Catholic College.
Towns in East Sussex |
146562 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Tunbridge%20Wells | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, UK. It is not far from the border with East Sussex. It should not be confused with Tonbridge, a smaller town to the north.
Towns in Kent |
146563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone | Folkestone | Folkestone is a seaside town in Kent, England, United Kingdom. It has a Eurostar train terminal near it, in Ashford. But the channel tunnel is in Folkestone. It is has a pebble beach and sandy beach and there are cliffs.
Towns in Kent
Ports and harbours of the United Kingdom |
146564 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundy | Lundy | Lundy is an island off the coast of Devon, England, UK. It has a very small population. In the 1930s the owner sold stamps and coins as if Lundy was an independent country. You can hire cottages on this island to stay in for a week or so. You can get to Lundy by helicopter or a ferry in the summer.
Islands of England |
146566 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward%20Ho%21 | Westward Ho! | Westward Ho! is a village on the north coast of Devon, England, UK. It is the only place in the British Isles to have an exclamation mark (!) in its name. The name comes from the novel of the same name by Charles Kingsley.
Another example of a place name with a exclamation mark in its name is Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Q... |
146567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bude | Bude | Bude is a coastal town in Cornwall, England, UK. It is at the mouth of the River Neet. Bude is surrounded by beautiful beaches such as Summerleaze Beach, Widemouth Bay, Crooklets Beach and Blackrock Beach. The River Neet runs through the town. Bude is a very popular location for tourists especially in the summer. The B... |
146569 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padstow | Padstow | Padstow is a small town in Cornwall, England, UK. It is at the mouth of the River Camel. It is a fishing port and is well known for the 'Obby 'Oss (hobby horse) ceremony which is celebrated on May Day every year. A ferry connects Padstow with the village of Rock on the opposite side of the Camel estuary.
Towns in Corn... |
146578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima%20County%2C%20Arizona | Pima County, Arizona | Pima County is one of the 15 counties in the US state of Arizona.
The county seat is Tucson which has the second most people in the state.
Arizona counties |
146580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviemore | Aviemore | Aviemore (; "The big [mountain] face") is a town in Highlands of Scotland, UK. It is also a tourist area.
Geography
Climate
Aviemore has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). It has cool temperatures and rainfall throughout the year. The highest temperature ever was on 28 June 2018.
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Towns in Scotland
Hig... |
146582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea | Swansea | Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe), officially the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe), is a city and county in Wales. It is Wales' second largest city and the largest in Cardiff. It is in the country's south coast. It has a temperate oceanic climate, with the most rain of any city in the United Kingdom. Th... |
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