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27892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WESC | WESC | WESC is a Swedish company. The company makes clothing, like jeans and shirts. Many people like these clothes, and they can buy them in many countries, for example in the United States, Japan and Germany. Because some famous people use the clothes, other people want to buy them too.
Companies of Sweden
Clothing compan... |
27902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz%C3%A1miz | Ozámiz | Ozámiz is a city in the Philippines, in the province of Misamis Occidental. There were 141,828 people living there according to the 2015 census.
Ozámiz is named after Senator José F. Ozámiz, a hero of the Philippine resistance against the Japanese during World War 2.
Other websites
Official website of the city
Ci... |
27904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillage | Tillage | Tillage is the process in which soil is loosened and softened by tillers or harrows pulled by a tractor or by a plough pulled by an animal or human. The plough breaks the upper crust of the soil so that air and sunlight enter into the soil. This makes the soil more fertile but too much or frequent tillage may make it l... |
27963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth | Yarmouth | Yarmouth could mean one of the following places.
In Canada:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
In England:
Great Yarmouth, a town in Norfolk in the borough of Great Yarmouth.
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight.
In the United States:
Yarmouth, Iowa
Yarmouth, Maine
North Yarmo... |
27964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth%2C%20Nova%20Scotia | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | Yarmouth is a town in the province of Nova Scotia in the country of Canada. In 2011, the population of Yarmouth was 6,761.
References
Other websites
Yarmouth official town government Website
Towns in Nova Scotia |
27966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleen | Spleen | The spleen is an organ in vertebrates. The spleen is part of the lymphatic system. In people, it is on the left side of the body, under the heart. The spleen helps fight infections and keeps the blood cells healthy.
Tasks
The spleen cleans out old blood cells from the blood and recycles them. It helps save the iron a... |
27967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta | Placenta | The placenta is a temporary organ found in eutherian female mammals while they are pregnant.
The placenta is connected to the fetus by the umbilical cord, which is made of blood vessels and connective tissue. When the fetus is delivered, the placenta is delivered afterwards. The placenta is often called the afterbir... |
27972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious%20Revolution | Glorious Revolution | The Glorious Revolution was an event in the history of England and Scotland in 1688. The people of England and Scotland did not like the Catholic King James II because he would not let them vote or practice the religion of their choice. They invited the Protestant William III of Orange-Nassau to take over as king. Will... |
27976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetism | Electromagnetism | Electromagnetism is the study of the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature. The electromagnetic force pushes or pulls anything that has an electric charge, like electrons and protons. It includes the electric force, which pushes all charged particles, and the magnetic force, which only pus... |
27981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton%2C%20Massachusetts | Acton, Massachusetts | Acton is a town in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is 21 miles away from Boston.
Other websites
Official Town Website
Acton Public Schools and Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
Community Profile
Acton Water District Website
Acton Memorial Library
The Discovery Museums
Theatre III
Open Door Theater
Early ... |
27982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbana%2C%20Illinois | Urbana, Illinois | Urbana is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the twin city of Champaign, Illinois and is separated by a single street. The main campus of the University of Illinois is in Urbana and Champaign. As of 2019, it has population of 42,214.
Population
Population (2010) • City 41,250
Estimate (2016) 42,014
Density... |
27990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Oddie | Bill Oddie | William Edgar (Bill) Oddie OBE (born 7 July 1941) is a British comedian, actor, writer and television personality.
Oddie was born in Rochdale, Lancashire and grew up in Birmingham. He read English Literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he gained an MA. He is most famous for his birdwatching and conservation ... |
27994 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery%20Ward | Montgomery Ward | Montgomery Ward was an American department store chain. It currently exists only as an online retail website since 2004. It only delivers in the United States.
It started as a mail-order catalog (called a "Wish Book") and department store in 1872. It owned Jefferson Ward discount stores. Jefferson Ward stores in the ... |
28019 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe | Toe | Toes are the digits of the foot of an animal. Many animal species walk on their toes, and are called digitigrade. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are plantigrade; hoofed animals are unguligrade.
In humans, the bones of each toe continue all the way to the heel, although in from the base... |
28023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC%20Champions%20League | AFC Champions League | The AFC Champions League is a football competition between the best club teams in Asia. The teams are selected because of good performances in domestic leagues or cups. South Korea is the country with the most titles. The team that got the most titles is Al-Hilal.
1967-2014 Titles
Asian Champion Club Tournament (1967... |
28026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor | Raptor | Raptor can mean:
Birds of prey, the group of birds which includes eagles, hawks, and falcons.
Feathered dinosaurs of the Dromaeosaur family, including Velociraptor and Deinonychus
F-22 Raptor fighter jet
The Toronto Raptors, a National Basketball Association team that play in Toronto, Ontario |
28036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s%20laws%20of%20motion | Newton's laws of motion | Isaac Newton (1642–1727) is widely known as the father of dynamics, the study of motion. He developed three laws that are the foundation of classical mechanics. They are believed to be true because the results of experiments by scientists agree with his laws.
First law (sometimes called inertia)
If a body is at rest ... |
28037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing | Fencing | This is about the sport. You may be wanting to read about a fence.
Fencing is a sport that includes two people with swords. The aim is to score hits. There is also a referee.
In the olden times when two people argued they fenced the first one to draw blood was wrong and the person would be dead, so the person that won... |
28038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrator | Administrator | Administrators are people who organize things like businesses. All businesses have administrators. They make decisions, organize the people who work there and make sure that things are working alright and there are no problems. Their work is called "administration". The administrators are part of the "management".
A... |
28039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva%20Conventions | Geneva Conventions | The Geneva Conventions are a set of four treaties of international law at wartime. They were formulated in Geneva, Switzerland. All of the four treaties are about humanitarian issues. The Swiss Henri Dunant was the person who started the creation of the Conventions. He did this after he saw the unimaginable cruelty of ... |
28041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20law | International law | International law is the law that is used when there is a conflict between countries. There are two different types of international law:
Public International Law applies to all countries but is not enforceable.
Private International Law is when there is a conflict between two or more countries that broke a certain... |
28044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague%20Convention | Hague Convention | The Hague Convention is a set of treaties signed in Den Haag in 1899 and 1907. Along with the Geneva conventions, they are among the first treaties to speak about war crimes and the laws of war. They are considered to be part of international law.
Treaties and Conventions
The Hague |
28046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hague | The Hague | The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: also called , commonly ) is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It has a population of about 546,000 (2020) and an area of around 98 km². It is in the west of the country, in the province South Holland. It is the capital of the province. About 1 mi... |
28049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.A.S. | S.A.S. | The S.A.S. or Special Air Service, is a Special Operations Organisation of the British Army. It was founded in 1941 to attack behind the German line of defence in North Africa, in World War II. They are one of the best schooled units in the world, that makes them very valuable. There are about 500 active SAS soldiers.
... |
28050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra%20Sport | Kookaburra Sport | Kookaburra Sport is an Australian company named after an Australian bird related to the kingfisher, which eats snakes and is, therefore, very valuable to the Australians.
Kookaburra makes and sells cricket supplies which are used by amateurs and professionals. They are one of the leading brands and are famous for thei... |
28051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire | Lancashire | Lancashire is a ceremonial county in the North West of England. Its two cities are Lancaster and Preston. Before 1974, Liverpool and Manchester were part of administrative county of Lancashire.
Rivalry
The county has developed a fierce rivalry with Yorkshire, the next county east. This comes from rivalry in sport, suc... |
28053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%20of%20England | Church of England | The Church of England is the leading Christian church in England. It is the church established by law: its formal head is the English monarch (Elizabeth II). It is the mother church of the Anglican Communion. Its headquarters are at Church House, Westminster, in London.
The Church of England understands itself to be b... |
28055 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tense%20%28grammar%29 | Tense (grammar) | Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time something happened, or is going to happen. There are three main tenses:
Present tense: things that are true when the words are spoken or written.
Example: She goes to school. In this sentence, goes shows that it is a present tense. It suggests that she regularly goes to ... |
28056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool%20Tower | Blackpool Tower | Blackpool Tower is a tall structure in Blackpool, a North England seaside town.
It was built in the style of the Eiffel Tower. Building started in 1891 and finished in 1894. It cost £45000 (around US$70000), is 518 ft tall and weighs 2586 tons. It is mainly made from steel and cast iron.
It is one of the main tourist... |
28057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme%20park | Theme park | A theme park or amusement park is a place with attractions made up of rides, such as roller coasters and water rides. They usually contain a selection of different types of rides, along with shops, restaurants and other entertainment outlets. Theme parks can be enjoyed by adults, teenagers and children.
Many are theme... |
28061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra | Kookaburra | Kookaburras are birds of the genus Dacelo and are native to Australia and New Guinea. An adult kookaburra is generally 28–42 centimetres from the head to the tip of the tail.
Taxonomy
Genus Dacelo
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) – Native to eastern mainland Australia, introduced to Tasmania, Flinders Isl... |
28063 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll%20tax | Poll tax | Poll tax is a system of taxing. It is also called head tax. It is based on the idea that everyone pays the same amount of tax. This is regardless of how much they earn. In the last few years of Margaret Thatcher's reign as British Prime minister, she received heavy opposition and mass riots were held when she tried to ... |
28082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20dollar | Canadian dollar | The Canadian dollar is the national currency of Canada. It has been used since 1858. The Canadian dollar is also used in Saint Pierre and Miquelon along with the Euro.
Other websites
Currency of North America
Economy of Canada
1858 establishments
1850s establishments in Canada |
28083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer | Printer | A printer can be:
A person or company who does printing
computer printer, a computer peripheral that reproduces text and/or picture, usually on paper
optical printer, a device to copy and/or modify images on motion picture film |
28084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonn | Bonn | Bonn (Latin: Bonna) is a city near Cologne. It is in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bonn was founded on an old Roman settlement. Today it has about 327,000 inhabitants.
Following World War II Bonn was in the British occupation zone. In 1949 Bonn was chosen as the provisional capital of West Germany.
Bon... |
28086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAF%20Champions%20League | CAF Champions League | The CAF Champions League is a football competition between the best club teams in Africa. The teams are selected because of good performances in matches.
Football competitions in Africa |
28088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa%20Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores or Copa Libertadores (Libertadores Cup) is a football competition between the best club teams in South America. The teams are qualified based on how well they did in the national tournament. The last year winner has assured participation. The tournament is run by Confederación Sudamericana de Fútb... |
28089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbow | Longbow | A longbow is a type of bow. It may not have been as powerful as a crossbow but it could shoot more arrows per minute. Also, the basic equipment cost little, and could be easily mass produced. Metal-tipped arrows could pierce all but the best plate armour. Archers (longbowmen) would usually have a second weapon, often a... |
28093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20Union | African Union | The African Union (AU) is an supranational organization consisting of fifty-five African member countries. Founded in Durban on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a replacement to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the African Economic Community (AEC).
The current Chairperson of the African Union is President... |
28095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille | Bastille | The Bastille was a prison in Paris, France. It was destroyed during the French Revolution on 14 July 1789. It was attacked by rebels from the "third estate" (the people). This event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution. Today in France, the 14 July, Fête Nationale, or Bastille Day, is a national holiday... |
28096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Freecycle%20Network | The Freecycle Network | The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a global network of people who share and regive items. They organise their network through the Internet. Freecycle is a place for people to meet. There are just two things people can do there.
The first thing is this: A person can ask the other people for an item. If someone has it, th... |
28097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot | Slashdot | Slashdot is a website where people can read news. Most people who go to Slashdot like computers. Other people go, too.
On the Slashdot website, people can comment on the news. Often this leads to interesting discussions with many points of view.
Slashdot has been a website for ten years. It has lots of things to t... |
28098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooke%27s%20law | Hooke's law | It is a law of mechanics and physics discovered by Robert Hooke.
This theory of elasticity says the extension of a spring is proportional to the load applied to it. Many materials obey this law as long as the load does not exceed the material's elastic limit. Materials for which Hooke's law is useful are known as lin... |
28100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railfan | Railfan | A railfan is a person who likes railways and trains. Railfans like to take pictures of trains. They also like to watch trains. Some railfans make models of railways. These are called model railways.
Some railfans like to study the history of railways. Some railfans collect things having to do with trains. Railf... |
28101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20%28magazine%29 | Time (magazine) | Time is an American news magazine. It was founded in 1923. It is printed every week in the United States. It is published by Time Inc. It has articles on politics and current events. It is read by more people than any other news magazine.
There is also a magazine called Time For Kids, aimed at children. That magazine ... |
28102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable%20television | Cable television | Cable television is a way of letting people watch television without having to get signals from an antenna. The television signals are brought to the television through a coaxial cable or optical fiber, people usually have to pay to subscribe to get cable television. With cable television, people can watch many televis... |
28103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna | Antenna | An antenna or aerial is a metal device made to send or receive radio waves. Many electronic devices like radio, television, radar, wireless LAN, cell phone, and GPS need antennas to do their job. Antennas work both in air and outer space.
The word 'antenna' is from Guglielmo Marconi's test with wireless equipment in ... |
28104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20London | Jack London | John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American writer. He wrote many books. He lived in the U.S. state of California but also spent a lot of time in Hawaii and Alaska.
His most famous book was The Call of the Wild. The Call of the Wild is about a dog name... |
28111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerk | Jerk | Jerk is the change in the acceleration of an object. Mathematically, jerk is the derivative, or the rate of change of acceleration by time. Jerk is also called jolt (in British English), surge, or lurch. Jerk is a vector and there is no word for its scalar value.
The jerk is measured in metres per second cubed ().
Y... |
28112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric%20current | Electric current | An electric current is a flow of electric charge. The equation of current is:
where
is the current flowing
is the change in electric charge
is the change in time
The SI unit of electric current is the ampere (A). This is equal to one coulomb of charge in one second.
Current can be found in wires, batteries, and li... |
28118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbreeding | Inbreeding | Inbreeding is a term in genetics, meaning the crossing (mating) of closely related animals or plants. Self-fertilisation in plants is the most extreme kind of inbreeding. It is quite widespread in plants which carry both male and female flowers on the same plant. Inbreeding is the opposite of outcrossing, which is th... |
28127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge | Cambridge | Cambridge is a city in England. It is north of London. The city is famous for its university, the University of Cambridge, which is thought to be one of the best universities in the world. The university has a hospital (Addenbrooke's Hospital), laboratory (Cavendish Laboratory), chapel (King's College Chapel) and libr... |
28130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures%20of%20Huckleberry%20Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book written by Mark Twain, published in 1884. It is a sequel to his earlier book, Tom Sawyer.
Story
After The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck was adopted by the widow Douglas who wants to “civilize” him and so he joined Tom’s band of robbers.
One day, Huck’s father Pap, a violent ... |
28134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker | Snooker | Snooker is a cue sport played by two players. It is popular in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and parts of Asia.
It is played on a large (12 by 6 feet) table that is covered with a smooth green cloth called baize and has holes (called pockets) in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long si... |
28139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah | Aaliyah | Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American recording artist and actress.
Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. From her youth, she began to sing: she did singing competitions, castings and shows. Her career began in 1994 with the release of her first a... |
28140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple%20Plan | Simple Plan | Simple Plan is a rock band from Montréal, Canada that was founded in 1999.
Members
Pierre Charles Bouvier, Vocals & Acoustic Guitar (born May 9 1979 in Montréal)
David Phillippe Desrosiers, Bass & Background Vocals (born August 29 1980 in Sept-Îles, Canada)
Charles André "Chuck" Comeau, Drums (born September 17 19... |
28141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serj%20Tankian | Serj Tankian | Serj Tankian (born on August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian-American musician who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the lead vocalist of System of a Down. He is now a solo artist and has released five solo albums.
Early life
Tankian was born in Beirut, Lebanon. Tankian moved with his parents to Los A... |
28142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl%20Rose | Axl Rose | Axl Rose (born February 6, 1962) is an American hard rock singer and songwriter. He was born William Bruce Bailey in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up under the name William 'Bill' Bailey. He is best known as the lead singer for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
Personal life
Rose started dating Erin Everly in early 1986. He... |
28144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational%20energy | Gravitational energy | Gravitational energy is the potential energy held by an object because of its high position compared to a lower position. In other words, it is energy associated with gravity or gravitational force. For example, a pen being held above a table has a higher gravitational potential than a pen sitting on the table. Gravita... |
28151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining%20Rock%20Wilderness | Shining Rock Wilderness | The Shining Rock Wilderness is a protected area in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its first have been part of the National Wilderness Preservation System since the System was created in 1964. It now includes , and is managed by the United States Forest Service.
Within the wilderness, the Art Loeb trail can be foll... |
28153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive%20decay | Radioactive decay | Radioactive decay happens to some chemical elements. Most chemical elements are stable. Stable elements are made up of atoms that stay the same. Even in a chemical reaction, the atoms themselves do not change ever.
In the 19th century, Henri Becquerel discovered that some chemical elements have atoms that change over ... |
28157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine | Nicotine | Nicotine is a drug in tobacco cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, vaping liquids and some e-cigarettes. Nicotine is an addictive stimulant that causes the heart to beat faster and makes blood pressure rise. It can also make a person feel less hungry and speeds up the metabolism. These effects can be very... |
28158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction | Addiction | Addiction is when the body or mind badly wants or needs something in order to work right. When you have addiction to something it is called being addicted or being an addict. People can be addicted to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, and many other things.
When somebody is addicted to something, they can become ... |
28164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession | Secession | Secession usually means when part of one country breaks away, or leaves that country to start a new country. During the American Civil War, eleven southern states declared their secession (independence) from the United States.
Politics |
28170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20England | New England | New England is a region in the northeastern United States consisting of six states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The name was coined in 1616 by the English explorer John Smith. |
28171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockville%2C%20Virginia | Rockville, Virginia | Rockville is a small town in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is in Hanover County near Richmond, Virginia. Rockville is mainly a farming town. It got its name from nearby rock quarries.
Cities in Virginia |
28173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence%20quotient | Intelligence quotient | An intelligence quotient (acronym: IQ) is a number. This number is the score (result) of a standard test to measure intelligence. There are several different tests designed to measure the intelligence of a person. Measuring intelligence in any way is an idea developed by British scientist Francis Galton in the book Her... |
28174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead%20Calm | Dead Calm | Dead Calm is an American novel that was written in 1963. A 1989 Australian movie was made from it. The movie stars Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane.
What happened
In it, a honeymoon couple rescue a young man from a sinking boat who claims to have lost his companions to food poisoning, but the real story is m... |
28175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event%20Horizon | Event Horizon | Event Horizon is a 1997 Anglo-American science fiction horror movie.
It was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan and Joely Richardson.
Synopsis
This movie is set in 2047. A spaceship is stuck near Neptune. Sam Neill's character (Dr. William Weir) is very sad becaus... |
28181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting%20point | Melting point | The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which this substance goes from the solid state to the liquid one, at a normal pressure. For water, this is 0° Celsius (32 Fahrenheit, 273,15 Kelvin). The chemical element with the highest melting point is tungsten. Some chemical compounds have a higher melting poi... |
28183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Hayden | Michael Hayden | Michael Hayden (born March 17, 1945) is an American politician, writer and military personnel. He was the head of the CIA from 2006 to 2009. On 24 May 2006, he was voted as the new head of the CIA by the United States Senate. He was the director of the NSA from 1999 to 2005. The NSA and CIA are both spy agencies. H... |
28184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherstadt%20Wittenberg | Lutherstadt Wittenberg | Wittenberg ( , ; Low Saxon: Wittenbarg; meaning White Mountain; officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg (traditional English: Luther City Wittenberg, Low Saxon: Lutherstadt Wittenbarg)) is a town in Germany. It lies in the eastern part of Saxony-Anhalt. Wittenberg became one of the most important German towns of political, c... |
28192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking | Cyberstalking | Cyberstalking is when someone is using the Internet to stalk or harass someone. Cyberstalking is illegal in some countries.
Stalking
Stalking is following someone around in a way that makes them feel hunted or not safe in some other way. It is not just one event but an ongoing process that threatens or makes that per... |
28197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current | Current | Current could mean:
Electric current
Current (fluid)
Ocean current
Air current
Current (mathematics)
Present (time), e.g. current events
Basic English 850 words |
28212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage | Voltage | Voltage is what makes electric charges move. It is the 'push' that causes charges to move in a wire or other electrical conductor. It can be thought of as the force that pushes the charges, but it is not a force. Voltage can cause charges to move, and since moving charges is a current, voltage can cause a current.
E... |
28263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopwatch | Stopwatch | A stopwatch is a tool used to measure the amount of time something takes. For example, to learn how soon a car can reach 60 miles per hour, or how much time it takes a runner to run 40 yards. These days, stopwatches are even installed in digital watches. You press a button to start the time and press it again to stop t... |
28272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments%20of%20France | Departments of France | The départements (or departments) are administrative parts of France and many French colonies, similar to English counties. Départements are a kind of local government.
The 101 French départements are now grouped into 13 metropolitan and five overseas régions. Their capitals are called préfectures.
French régions an... |
28273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrosociology | Macrosociology | Macro-sociology is a way of looking at the world of people in a broad way. It studies mass of many peoples. It is about "concerned with human societies". Macrosociology is considered one of the main foundations of sociology (contrast with micro-sociology).
In sociology there are different levels of analysis. Macro-s... |
28277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banja%20Luka%20Region | Banja Luka Region | Banja Luka is one of seven regions in Republika Srpska. In the center of this region is the city of Banja Luka. There are about 709,000 people in Banja Luka Region.
Regions of Republika Srpska |
28279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doboj%20Region | Doboj Region | Doboj Region is one of seven regions in Republika Srpska. In the center of this region is town of Doboj. Doboj Region is located in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Regions of Republika Srpska |
28281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijeljina%20Region | Bijeljina Region | Bijeljina Region is one of seven regions in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital city of this region is Bijeljina.
Bijeljina Region is located in the northeast of the country.
Regions of Republika Srpska |
28289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag%20of%20Poland | Flag of Poland | The flag of Poland is a rectangular, divided into two stripes: white above red. It was created in its modern form in 1921. The colors white and red were earlier declared the official national colors in 1831 by the Polish Parliament in 1831.
For many centuries the Polish flag was a white eagle on a red background.
Det... |
28293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transrapid | Transrapid | The Transrapid is a high speed train developed in Germany. It uses magnetic levitation. It can go very fast, up to 500km/h. Since now it is only used in Shanghai.
It is developed by the company TRANSRAPID INTERNATIONAL GmbH & Co. KG, a company of the Siemens AG and the ThyssenKrupp AG.
High-speed trains
Transport in... |
28295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque | Torque | In physics, torque is the tendency of a force to turn or twist. If a force is used to begin to spin an object, or to stop an object from spinning, a torque is made.
The force applied to a lever, multiplied by the distance from the lever's fulcrum, multiplied again by the sine of the angle created, is described as torq... |
28299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm | Warm | Warm is the opposite of cool.
When objects get warm, more energy is stored in them. When an object is heated, its molecules move faster. Heat always goes from a warmer object to a colder object; it never goes in the opposite way. A person usually feels good when they are warm, but they do not like to be too warm, beca... |
28300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Leeds | University of Leeds | The University of Leeds (sometimes called Leeds University) is a university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. It first started in 1831 with the opening of a school to teach medicine which was one of the first outside of London, Oxford, and Cambridge.
Today one of the UK's leading universities. It is a member of the Russe... |
28301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | Leeds | Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire in the north of England. It is one of the cities in the United Kingdom and about 745,000 people live there. Leeds has four universities: University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Trinity University and the University of Law. Leeds is on the River Aire. The... |
28303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong%20interaction | Strong interaction | The strong interaction or strong nuclear force is one of the four fundamental forces in physics.
The other fundamental forces are electromagnetism, the weak interaction, and gravitation. They are called fundamental because there is no simpler way for physicists to understand what the forces do or how they do it.
The ... |
28304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuwied | Neuwied | Neuwied is a German town in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is on the north/west side of the Rhine River, about northwest from Koblenz. About 70,000 people live there.
Geography
The 86,5 square kilometres of area are divided in the districts of:
Altwied
Block
Engers
Feldkirchen
Gladbach
Heimbach-Weis
Irlich
Niederbi... |
28309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany | Brittany | Brittany (French: Bretagne, Breton: Breizh) is a region in Northwest France. The adjective for Brittany is Breton.
Today the official administrative region has 4 departments:
Côtes-d'Armor
Finistère
Ille-et-Vilaine
Morbihan
Before 1941, a fifth département was part of Brittany: Loire-Atlantique, which includes Nantes.... |
28310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard%20Model | Standard Model | The Standard Model (SM) of physics is a theory of the elementary particles, which are either fermions or bosons. It also explains three of the four basic forces of nature. The four fundamental forces are: gravity, electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force. Gravity is the one the model does not explain.
Th... |
28313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan%20language | Moldovan language | Moldovan () is the official language of Moldova. It is almost the same as Romanian. The main difference is that Moldovan was written in the Cyrillic alphabet because Moldova was part of the Soviet Union until 1989. In 1989, Moldova became its own country and started to use the Latin alphabet, which is used in Romania. ... |
28315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20states%20with%20limited%20recognition | List of states with limited recognition | In international law a political entity needs to fulfill different criteria to become a state: One of these criteria is that other states must recognize it as a state. If more states recognize it, becoming a de jure sovereign state will be easier.
Many of the territories listed below broke off (separated themselves)... |
28328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20resistance | Electrical resistance | The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure of the difficulty of passing an electric current through a substance. It explains the relationship between voltage (amount of electrical pressure) and the current (flow of electricity). With more resistance in a circuit, less electricity will flow throu... |
28331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic%20induction | Electromagnetic induction | Electromagnetic induction is where a voltage or current is produced in a conductor by a changing magnetic flux. It may happen when a magnet is moved in a solenoid, thus changing the magnetic flux.
If the magnet is stationary, there will be no produced voltage (electrostatic potential difference) across an electrical ... |
28335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC%20Proms | BBC Proms | The Proms are concerts which are part of a big music festival. “Proms” is short for “Promenade Concerts”. The Proms are organized by the BBC, so they are called the “BBC Proms”. They take place in the Royal Albert Hall, in London from mid-July to mid-September every year.
Why are they called “Proms”?
The Proms start... |
28338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Merapi | Mount Merapi | Mount Merapi (Gunung Merapi in Indonesian) is a volcano in Indonesia. It is on the island of Java. It is conical in shape. It is the most active volcano of Indonesia. In Indonesian, the name means mountain of fire. The volcano has been descovered by Mr Morris in 1754
2006 earthquake
In 2006, scientists believed tha... |
28344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical%20conductor | Electrical conductor | A conductor is a material which allows electricity, heat or sound to flow through it.
An electrical conductor conducts electricity. The ability to conduct electricity is called electrical conductivity. A good electrical conductor has high conductivity and low resistivity. Electrical resistivity is the reciprocal/... |
28345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson%20interferometer | Michelson interferometer | The Michelson interferometer is the tool used for optical interferometry.
Background
It was invented by Albert Abraham Michelson, famous for proving the inexistence of luminiferous aether in the Michelson-Morley experiment.
How it works
There are two mirrors in the interferometer, one fixed and the other is movab... |
28351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Gods%20Must%20Be%20Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy is a movie directed by Jamie Uys. It was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox in 1980.
Upon its release, The Gods Must Be Crazy made the more money than any other foreign movie. Four sequels followed from 1989 to 1994. The last three in the series were made in Hong Kong.
Plot
It s... |
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