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28869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los%20Angeles%20Galaxy | Los Angeles Galaxy | The Los Angeles Galaxy, branded as the LA Galaxy, are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Carson, California. They shared their home field, Dignity Health Sports Park, with Chivas USA before that team folded at the end of the 2014 season.
Until he left when his contract ended after the 2012 s... |
28870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real%20Salt%20Lake | Real Salt Lake | Real Salt Lake is an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began playing in 2005. Their head coach is Jason Kreis. They play at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Their rival is the Colorado Rapids.
Current Roster
As of January 15, 2009.
Head coaches
John Ellinger (20... |
28871 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto%20FC | Toronto FC | Toronto Football Club, usually known as Toronto FC, is a soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. They have played in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS) since the 2007 season. They were the first Canadian soccer team to join MLS. They play their home games at BMO Field in Downtown Toronto. The team is co... |
28872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%20of%20Germany | President of Germany | The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, literally: federal president) is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany. His functions are mostly supervising and representative, because of the negative experiences with the office of its predecessor the Reich President (Reichskanzler).
The president is... |
28873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami%20Fusion%20F.C. | Miami Fusion F.C. | The Miami Fusion were an American soccer team that played in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. They played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
American soccer teams
Sports in Miami, Florida
1998 establishments in the United States
2001 disestablishments in the United States |
28874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa%20Bay%20Mutiny | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa Bay Mutiny was an American soccer team that played in Major League Soccer from 1996 to 2001. They played in Tampa, Florida. Their stadium was the Raymond James Stadium.
The Mutiny went out of business after the 2001 season, after having low attendance and finishing in last place.
American soccer teams
Sports i... |
28881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Gillette%20Company | The Gillette Company | Global Gillette (formerly The Gillette Company) is an American company famous for making shaving products. It has been merged recently into Procter & Gamble's operations.
References
1900s establishments in Massachusetts
1901 establishments in the United States
Companies based in Boston, Massachusetts |
28890 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia | Abkhazia | Abkhazia is an unrecognised country in the caucuses.
The country fought a war with Georgia for its independence in 1991, the Georgian–Abkhaz conflict. Since its declaration of independence from Georgia in 1991, it has been ruled by the partly-recognized Republic of Abkhazia.
Georgia believes Abkhazia is part of its... |
28891 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich%20Sch%C3%BCtz | Heinrich Schütz | Heinrich Schütz (born Köstritz, Saxony, 8 October 1585; died Dresden, Germany, 6 November 1672) was the greatest German composer of his time. As a young man he travelled to Italy to learn the art of composition from the great Italian composers. He had lessons from Giovanni Gabrieli. When Gabrieli died in 1612 Schütz... |
28894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico%20Scarlatti | Domenico Scarlatti | Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (born Naples, Italy, on 26 October 1685; died Madrid, Spain, on 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer and harpsichordist. He was the son of the famous composer Alessandro Scarlatti. Part of his life he spent in Venice and Rome. His father Alessandro was a famous composer who wrote many opera... |
28896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm%20Friedemann%20Bach | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (born Weimar 22 November 1710–Berlin 1 July 1784) was a famous German composer and organist.
He was the son of Johann Sebastian Bach, who taught him to play the harpsichord and organ. Johann Sebastian wrote some pieces and put them in a book called Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Although... |
28898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana%20Jones | Indiana Jones | Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is a fictional American professor, archaeologist, and adventurer.
He originally appeared in a series of movies produced by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg in the 1980s, in which he was played by actor Harrison Ford.
Indiana Jones is noted for his trademark bullwhip, his fe... |
28902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%20Protector | Lord Protector | A Lord Protector is a British title for heads of state. It has two different meanings at different times in history.
The title of Lord Protector was first used by royal princes or other nobles who ruled as regent while the English monarch was still too young to rule or was not able to rule for some other reason, in th... |
28906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy | Fantasy | Fantasy is a genre of fiction (make believe) that shows some form of magic, or supernatural elements.
Often fantasy also means that the story happens in a fictional place, a world different from our own (e.g. Middle-earth or Narnia). Although the word fantasy is most often applied to low-tech worlds, it also can depic... |
28910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism | Materialism | Materialism is the philosophical belief that the world is made of material, and that there are no other types of entity (things). Everything is composed of material. Things that are not made of material, such as consciousness, are the result of actions by material. In other words, matter is the only real substance. Phy... |
28917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Cyprus | Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus (), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; , KKTC), is a de facto state in the northern half of the island of Cyprus. It is internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Cyprus and only Turkey recognises it as a separate state. Three hundred thousand Muslim Turkish Cypriots li... |
28929 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Caledonia | New Caledonia | New Caledonia (; popular name: Le caillou) () is a "sui generis collectivity" (in practice an overseas territory) of France, made up of a main island (Grande Terre) and several smaller islands. It is in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. At about half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 sq... |
28944 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam | Dam | A dam is a large wall or barrier that blocks or stops the flow of water, forming a reservoir or a lake. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over which, or through which, water flows, either sometimes or always.
Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water. The tallest dam in the world is t... |
28945 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Beckham | David Beckham | David Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is a retired English association football player. He is currently the owner of MLS team Inter Miami CF.
In June 2003, Queen Elizabeth II gave Beckham an OBE. In January 2005, Beckham became a UNICEF ambassador. Since his move from Manchester United F.C. to Real Madrid in 2003, he has be... |
28946 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonata | Sonata | A sonata is a piece of music for one instrument or one instrument with another instrument accompanying. The word comes from the Italian “sonare” which means “to sound”.
A composer could call any solo instrumental piece “sonata” if he or she wants to, but usually a sonata is quite a long piece with several movements. ... |
28949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonata%20form | Sonata form | Sonata form is a way of organizing a piece of music. It has been used in several pieces since the Classical period (from the middle of the 18th century onwards). Listening to pieces of music in sonata form will help to understand it fully and it is helpful to know something about the different keys.
Sonata form is no... |
28951 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lord%20of%20the%20Rings%20%28disambiguation%29 | The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation) |
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The Lord of the Rings may also refer to:
Movies
There have been several movies based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien:
The Lord of the Rings (1978 movie), an animated movie directed by Ralph Bakshi
The Return of the King (1980 movie)
The Lor... |
28956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aria | Aria | An aria is a long song accompanying a solo voice. An aria is usually in an opera. It is an Italian word of the 18th century meaning “air” (i.e. a tune).
A small amount of text is used in an aria. Characteristics include the use of melismas, repetition and sequences. Typically there would be full accompaniment to the so... |
28957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah%20Wood | Elijah Wood | Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American actor.
He has been a professional actor since he was nine years old. Wood is best known for his role of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Films
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
North (1994)
Oliver Twist (1997)
T... |
28961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20McKellen | Ian McKellen | Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has had a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations.
Life
McKellen was born on 25 May 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire. In 1939, he moved to Wigan. In 1951, he moved to Bolton.
His work has spanned genres from serious Shakespearean and modern theatre to popula... |
28963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf | Gandalf | Gandalf is a Middle-earth wizard from the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Fictional biography
Gandalf the Grey wanted Bilbo Baggins to let him go an adventure with him and the Company of Thorin Oakenshield to take back Erebor from Smaug. Decades later, he would help Bilbo's nephew Frodo bring the One Ring ... |
28964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viggo%20Mortensen | Viggo Mortensen | Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958, in New York City) is an American theater and movie actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Movies
Witness (1985)
G.I. Jane (1997)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowsh... |
28965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Astin | Sean Astin | Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American movie actor. Astin is also a director and Oscar nominated producer. He is the son of Patty Duke and John Astin.
Personal life
Astin married Christine Harrell on July 11, 1992. They have three daughters, Alexandra (born November 27, 1... |
28966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Holm | Ian Holm | Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020), known professionally as Ian Holm was a retired English actor.
Ian Holm was born at Goodmayes Hospital in Goodmayes, Essex, He was son of James Harvey Cuthbert and his wife Jean Wilson (née Holm), The hospital was his father working there .
He married to ... |
28973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi%20Boccherini | Luigi Boccherini | Luigi Boccherini (born in Lucca, 19 February 1743; died Madrid, 28 May 1805) is an Italian cellist and composer. As a boy he showed great talent and was sent to Rome to study music. When he returned to Lucca he entered the theatre orchestra and the town band. He travelled a lot, visiting France, Spain, and Germany. In ... |
28976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Frideric%20Handel | George Frideric Handel | George Frideric Handel (German (Deutsch) : Georg Friedrich Händel) (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German composer who went to live in England when he was a young man and later became a naturalised Briton. Johann Sebastian Bach and Handel were born in the same year. They were the greatest composers of their ti... |
28980 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Wagner | Richard Wagner | Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 in Leipzig – 13 February 1883 in Venice) was a German opera composer. He was one of the most important opera composers in Germany during the Romantic period. Apart from some music that he wrote as a student he wrote ten operas which are all performed regularly in opera houses today. Most of ... |
28981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Connecticut%20Yankee%20in%20King%20Arthur%27s%20Court | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | [[File:Connecticut Yankee frontispiece by Beard.jpg|thumb|300px|An illustration of the Connecticut Yankees 1st edition.]]A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''''' is a novel. It was written by Mark Twain. It was published in 1889. It is one of the first stories about time travel.
Story
Hank Morgan is an Americ... |
28988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno%20%28mythology%29 | Juno (mythology) | Juno (), in Roman mythology, is the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the gods. She was later identified with the goddess Hera, the wife of Zeus in Greek mythology. She was the goddess of marriage and childbirth. She was called Juno Regina ("Queen"). She was the patron goddess of Rome and a protector of the state. With ... |
28991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur | Excalibur | Excalibur is a legendary sword, in the mythology of Great Britain. It was owned by King Arthur. The sword and its name have become very widespread in popular culture, and are used in fiction and films. Excalibur is a symbol of divine kingship and great power.
History of the sword
The sword was obtained by the king wit... |
28992 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg%20Philipp%20Telemann | Georg Philipp Telemann | Georg Philipp Telemann (March 14, 1681 in Magdeburg - June 25, 1767 in Hamburg) was a German baroque composer. He wrote over 601 pieces of music, many of which were published. As publishing cost much money at that time, this was quite unusual. He mostly taught himself musically and knew how to play 10(gay)instruments.... |
28995 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni%20da%20Palestrina | Giovanni da Palestrina | Giovanni da Palestrina (born Palestrina, (c.1525 – February 2, 1594 in Rome) was a very important Italian composer of church music of his time. He lived in the period called the Renaissance. Most of his music was choral (written for choirs). It is very polyphonic. This means that the different voices (sopranos, alt... |
28996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Prince%20and%20the%20Pauper | The Prince and the Pauper | [[Image:The Prince and the Pauper 1881 p20.jpg|thumb|200px|Tom Canty meets Prince Edward. An illustration in The Prince and the Paupers 1st edition.]]The Prince and the Pauper''''' is a book by Mark Twain. It was published in 1882. The story has been adapted to stage, television, and movies.
Story
The story takes plac... |
29007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Adventures%20of%20Tom%20Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a book written by Mark Twain, published in 1876. There is also a sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
It is the story about the boy Tom Sawyer who lives in America in the first half of the 19th century, and his everyday life has awsome adventures.
Plot
Tom Sawyer is 12 years old... |
29009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Boyd | Billy Boyd | Billy Boyd (born 28 August 1968, in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Peregrin Took in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy (2001–2003) and Barrett Bonden in Peter Weir's movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
Talents
As well as being an actor, he can sing, and play the... |
29010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing%20machine | Turing machine | Turing machine is a term from computer science. A Turing machine is a system of rules, states and transitions rather than a real machine. It was first described in 1936 by English mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing. There are two purposes for a Turing machine: deciding formal languages and solving mathema... |
29017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%20football | Canadian football | Canadian football is football generally played in Canada and follows much the same general rules as American Football. Compared to American football, the field is slightly longer and wider, 110 by 65 yards (101 by 59 m) rather than 100 by 53 1/3 yards (91 by 49 m), and the endzones are 10 to 15 yards deeper. There are ... |
29022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Rhys-Davies | John Rhys-Davies | John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944, in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales) is a British actor. Although he has played in many movies, Rhys-Davies is probably best known for his characters in two blockbuster movie series: Sallah in the Indiana Jones movies and the dwarf Gimli in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
Selec... |
29023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Bean | Sean Bean | Sean Bean (born as Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. As an actor, he adopted the Irish/Scottish spelling "Sean" of his first name. He was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Movies
Film
Television
References
Other websites
1959 births
Living people
Actors from Yorkshire
... |
29024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli%2C%20Greece | Tripoli, Greece | Tripoli () is a city in Greece. It is in the center of the Peloponnese. It is built at an altitude of about 600 meters, at the bottom of Mainalo mountain. It had 28,876 people according to the 2001 census. Tripoli is the capital of Arcadia prefecture.
Transportation
Tripoli is connected to the capital city Athens by a... |
29026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20FIFA%20World%20Cup | 2006 FIFA World Cup | The 2006 FIFA World Cup was a football (soccer) sporting event that was held in Germany from June 9 to July 9, 2006. 32 teams took part from many countries. Italy won the trophy after beating France in the final on penalties. Germany got third place at home.
Participants
Africa
(ANG) • Squad
(CIV) • Squad
... |
29028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesia | Polynesia | Polynesia is a group of over 1,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Triangle
Polynesia is the islands in a triangle in the Pacific Ocean. The top of the triangle is Hawai'i, the bottom left is New Zealand and the bottom right is Easter Island. All the islands inside the triangle are Polynesia.
Islands
American Samoa ... |
29029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine | Cocaine | Cocaine (also cocain) is a drug that is made from coca leaves. Cocaine is usually a white powder. Most cocaine is used as an illegal drug. Because it is a stimulant, cocaine gives people energy. It also makes people feel very happy when it is taken. When used this way, cocaine is very addictive. However, cocaine can al... |
29032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola | Viola | A viola ( ) is a musical instrument which is similar to the violin and cello. The viola sounds lower than a violin, but higher than a cello. It has four strings, called the C, G, D, and A strings. The highest string is the A. The viola is played with a bow in the right hand. Playing with the bow is called arco. So... |
29033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/String | String | Generally, string is a thin piece of rope or twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. String can be made from a variety of fibres.
String may also mean:
In science, computers or mathematics:
String (computer science), a sequence of symbols or digits in computer programming
String (physics), one of t... |
29035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor%2C%20Berkshire | Windsor, Berkshire | Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England. It is near the River Thames. The Queen has a castle in Windsor called Windsor Castle.
Windsor, Berkshire |
29036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor%20Castle | Windsor Castle | Windsor Castle is a castle in Windsor, Berkshire, England. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom lives there for part of the year. The castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror as a motte-and-bailey castle for the protection of England; it has been... |
29037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot%20206 | Peugeot 206 | The Peugeot 206 is a car made by the French company Peugeot from 1998 to 2013 in Europe with production ongoing in some markets. The car came in 3 or 5-door hatchback models with a hard-top convertible version added in 2000 and an estate version added in 2002, in 2006 it was replaced by the 207 but the 206 stayed as a... |
29038 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault%20Clio | Renault Clio | The Renault Clio is a car made by Renault since 1990. There are four generations of the Renault Clio. The Renault Clio was a replacement for the Renault 5. The car was intended to compete against established rivals in the European supermini market such as the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall/Opel Corsa, Volkswagen Polo, , Rover M... |
29040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan%20Horse | Trojan Horse | The Trojan Horse is a large wooden horse from the Trojan War in Greek mythology. In the Trojan War, the Greeks were fighting against the city of Troy. The war started when Helen, the queen of Sparta, was kidnapped by Paris, prince of Troy. The Greeks waged war on Troy to win Helen of Troy back.
The Greeks could n... |
29041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco | Tesco | Tesco is a multinational retailer owned by Tesco PLC from the United Kingdom. It was started by Jack Cohen in 1919 who opened the first Tesco grocery store in 1931 near London, England. His business grew very quickly and there were 100 Tesco stores by 1939. At first, Tesco only sold food in its stores, but in the 1990s... |
29044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat%20Panda | Fiat Panda | The Fiat Panda is a small car made by Fiat from 1980 to the present day. The first generation launched in 1980 and launched in the UK a year later. A 4x4 model appeared in 1983. A major facelift arrived in 1986 and another one took place in 1991. In 1995, the Panda was axed from the UK with other European markets follo... |
29045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat%20Croma | Fiat Croma | Fiat Croma is the name of two different large cars made by Fiat. The first was made between 1985 and 1996, and the design of it was changed in 1991. The second generation has been built between 2005 and 2010. Both have five seats and four doors.
Croma
Front wheel drive vehicles
1980s automobiles
1990s automobiles
2000... |
29046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat%20Ulysse | Fiat Ulysse | The Fiat Ulysse was a large car with seven seats made by Fiat in three generations between 1994, 2002 and 2022. It is the only Eurovan in the PSA/Fiat joint vesture to have retained the same name in the second generation. The Fia
at Ulysee name will return in 2022 as an all electric Eurovan.
First generation (1994−20... |
29047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat%20Punto | Fiat Punto | The Fiat Punto is a car produced by Fiat in three generations since 1993. Production of the first generation Punto was 3.429 million units, second generation 2.96 million units, and third generation 2.67 million units.
First generation Type 176 (1993–1999)
Models
Engines
Petrol engines
1.1 8V 40 kW (55 hp)
1.2 8... |
29048 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen%20Polo | Volkswagen Polo | The Volkswagen Polo is a small car made by the German company Volkswagen since 1975. The first generation was made from 1975 to 1981 with a facelift in 1979. The second generation was made between 1981 and 1994 and was facelifted in 1990. The third generation was made from late 1994 to early 2002 with a facelift in ear... |
29049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen%20Fox | Volkswagen Fox | The Volkswagen Fox is a car made by the German company Volkswagen. It has four seats, four wheels and two doors. The car is similar in size to the Ford Ka.
2000s automobiles
2010s automobiles
Fox |
29050 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton%20Savvy | Proton Savvy | The Proton Savvy is a small car made by the Malaysian company Proton Holding. It has 5 seats and 5 doors.
References
Automobiles Toyota
SEAT W MOTORI Renault Suzuki
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi savvy |
29051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot%20107 | Peugeot 107 | The Peugeot 107 is a car made by the French company Peugeot in the Czech Republic since 2005. It has four seats and either two or four doors. The car is related to the Toyota Aygo and the Citroën C1. It was facelifted in early 2009 and again in early 2012. It was replaced in 2014 with the 108.
Engines
1.0 50 kW (68 ... |
29052 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota%20Aygo | Toyota Aygo | The Toyota Aygo is a car made by the Japanese company Toyota in the Czech Republic since 2005. It has four seats and either two or four doors. The car has a 1-litre petrol or 1,4-litre diesel engine. The car is similar to the Peugeot 107 and Citroën C1. It entered its second generation in 2014.
Engines
1.0 VVT-i 50 ... |
29053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus%20A380 | Airbus A380 | The Airbus A380 (also called "Super-jumbo-jet") is a four-engined, double-decked airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's biggest passenger airplane, larger than the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. However, it is not the biggest airplane in the world; the Antonov An-225 super-freighter is bigger.
The Airbus A380 can ... |
29054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%20%28Trojan%20prince%29 | Paris (Trojan prince) | Paris is a personality in Greek mythology. He is an important person in the Trojan War, and Homer's Iliad. Paris was the son of King Priam of Troy and his wife Hecuba. Because it was prophesied that he would bring the end and destruction of Troy, he was left to die in the wilderness, but was found by another man, who t... |
29056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20of%20Troy | Helen of Troy | In Greek mythology, Helen, also known as Helen of Troy (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē), was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. The queen of Sparta, Helen was married to Menelaus, but later eloped with Prince Paris of Troy (most often depicted as being kidnapped) and taken to Troy, resulting in the ... |
29060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA%20algorithm | RSA algorithm | RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is an algorithm used by modern computers to encrypt and decrypt messages. It is an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm. Asymmetric means that there are two different keys. This is also called public key cryptography, because one of the keys can be given to anyone. The other key must be kept p... |
29061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector | Hector | Hector (, Hektōr) was a Trojan prince and one of the central figures of the Iliad. The first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Hector was the heir apparent to the throne and the greatest of Troy's warriors in the defense of the city. Hector fought against a various number of the Greeks through the course of the ... |
29064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecuba | Hecuba | Hecuba (also Hekuba or Hekabe) was a person in Greek mythology. She was the wife of King Priam of Troy.
Her children with Priam were: Sons: Hector, Paris, Deiphobos, Helenos, Pammon, Polites, Antiphus, Hipponous, Polydoros. And daughters: Ilione, Creusa, Laodice, Polyxena, and Kassandra.
After the Trojan War she beca... |
29069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priam | Priam | Priam (Priamos or (Latin) Priamus) is a person in Greek mythology. He was the King of Troy during the Trojan War.
Priam had several wives, but his principal wife was Hecuba. With her he had his favourite son Hector; and Paris the cause of the war.
In Book II of Virgil's Aeneid, he was killed during the destruction of... |
29072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles | Achilles | Achilles (Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, Akhilleus) was a hero of the Trojan War and is the central character of Homer's Iliad. The son of the mortal hero Peleus and the Nereid Thetis, he is the leader of the Myrmidons, and is described as the greatest of all the Achaean warriors. The Iliad, which is set in the ninth year o... |
29080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph | Nymph | A nymph is a kind of female nature entity/spirit in Greek mythology. They are often companions of Greek gods and goddesses. Nymphs can be divided into different kinds, such as:
Dryads (trees)
Naiads (fresh water)
Oreads (mountains)
the Okeanids, the daughters of Okeanos, and the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus (se... |
29082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic%20music | Romantic music | Romantic music is music written in the 19th century. This was the period called the “Romantic period” by musicians. In literature and some other arts the “Romantic period” is often said to begin and finish earlier: around mid 18th to mid 19th century.
In the Classical period artists liked to see clear forms. 18th ... |
29083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid | Nereid | In Greek mythology, the Nereids ( Nereides) are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, and the Okeanid Doris.
Among them are:
Thetis - Wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles, she was often considered the leader of the Nereids.
Amphitrite - Wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea.
Galatea
Th... |
29087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance | Romance | Romance or romantic might mean:
Something related to Ancient Rome
Romance language, a language based on Latin, including Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
Chivalric romance, a style of medieval and Renaissance fiction
Romance (love), love focusing on feelings over sex
Romantic friendship, a close but n... |
29089 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism | Romanticism | Romanticism (the Romantic era or Romantic period) is a movement, or style of art, literature and music in the late 18th and early 19th century in Europe.
The movement said that feelings, imagination, nature, human life, freedom of expression, individualism and old folk traditions, such as legends and fairy tales, wer... |
29090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso%20disaster | Seveso disaster | The Seveso disaster was a chemical accident on 10 July 1976, at the small Italian town of Meda, 20 km from Milan in Lombardy. There was an leak at a chemical factory which released a lot of the toxic poison dioxin, TCDD, into the air. The cloud of poison gas covered an area 6 km long and 1 km wide. It was named after t... |
29091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junichiro%20Koizumi | Junichiro Koizumi | Junichiro Koizumi is the former Prime Minister of Japan. He was born on January 8, 1942 in Japan. He stepped down in 2006.
Early life
Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on 8 January, 1942, Koizumi was taught at Yokosuka High School and Keio University, where he studied economics. He went to University College London before r... |
29099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majulah%20Singapura | Majulah Singapura | "Majulah Singapura" is the national anthem of Singapore. It was written and composed by Singaporean musician Zubir Said in 1958. Seven years later, the anthem was adopted. This song must be sung in Malay, although there are translations provided in the country's three other official languages—English, Mandarin Chinese,... |
29101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abruzzo | Abruzzo | Abruzzo is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of L'Aquila.
Geography
The region is located in Southern Italy bordered by Marche to the north, Lazio to the west, Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.
Abruzzo is the 13th largest region in ... |
29102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teramo | Teramo | Teramo is an Italian city in Abruzzo. Teramo is the capital of the Province of Teramo. In 2020, Teramo had about 53,000 people.
Cities in Abruzzo
Capital cities in Italy |
29103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegean%20Sea | Aegean Sea | The Aegean Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is between Greece and Anatolia. It is connected (attached) in the north to the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus. The large islands of Rhodes and Crete mark the south end.
History
In ancient times two groups of people lived near the se... |
29105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20de%20Wiveleslie%20Abney | William de Wiveleslie Abney | William de Wiveleslie Abney (24 July 1843 – 3 December 1920) was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. Abney was a member of many scientific organizations.
He was best known for his discovering and measuring the effect of adding white to a hue, in 1910. The effect is generally known as the Abney effect. Fo... |
29116 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo%20Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (, ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was a famous Venetian adventurer and writer. He was born in Venice. He is best known for having had many affairs with women. He died in Dux, Bohemia, (now Duchcov, Czech Republic).
References
Italian writers
1725 births
1798 deaths
People from Venice |
29119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colima%2C%20Colima | Colima, Colima | Colima is the capital city of the Mexican state Colima. About 240,000 people live in this town.
Capital cities in Mexico
Colima |
29122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given%20name | Given name | A given name is a name given to a person at birth or baptism. Given names are referred as first names. It is different from a surname. A surname is the last name or family name.
Example: A baby girl is born and someone decides to name her Hope. Hope is her given name. Someone can decide to give her a surname as i... |
29123 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family%20name | Family name | A 'family name' is a name shared by people in the same family. Different cultures have different arrangements for a person's family name and given name.In English, the family name is always at the end, and it is called a 'last name' or 'surname'.Children usually have the same family name as their father.A married woma... |
29129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20the%20Baptist | John the Baptist | John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is viewed as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. According to the New Testament, he was a preacher who baptized people.
John called people to turn to God and to prepare for the coming of the messiah (Jesus)... |
29131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John | John | John is a name, originating from Hebrew.
a common male given name
a family name
People, things and meanings named John:
Biblical meanings
John the Apostle (also called John the Evangelist)
John the Baptist
John of Patmos, the author of the book of Revelation.
the Biblical texts: Gospel of John and Epistles of Jo... |
29134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20English%20monarchs | List of English monarchs | The King of England was the supreme head of state and head of government of the Kingdom of England. This is a list of the Kings and Queens of the Kingdom of England from 924 until England and Scotland joined together in 1707.
First kings
Athelstan (924–939)
Edmund I (939–946)
Edred (946–955)
Edwy the Fair (955–9... |
29137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20Scottish%20monarchs | List of Scottish monarchs | This is a list of the Kings and Queens of Scotland. This list goes from 843 until when England and Scotland joined together in 1707.
House of Alpin
The House of Alpin traditionally ends in 1034, although this list continues to 1058.
Kenneth I (c. 843–858)
Donald I (858–862)
Constantine I (862–877)
Aed (877–878)
... |
29143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion | Dandelion | A dandelion is a flower. Its scientific name is Taraxacum, a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Taraxacum are native to Eurasia, and have been widely introduced to North and South America and other continents. They are an invasive species in some areas. Two species, T. officinale and T. erythrosp... |
29149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motet | Motet | The word Motet is a piece of music for a church service sung by a choir without using any instruments. The words are usually in Latin. If the words are written in English for the Anglican church, it is called an anthem.
Motets have been written since the Middle Ages. Medieval motets often had very complex rhythms. ... |
29150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Carmack | John Carmack | John D. Carmack II (born August 20 1970) is a well known video game creator. He was one of the creators of id Software, a video game company, in 1991. Carmack was the main programmer of the first-person shooter games Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels.
In 1999, Carmack appeared as number 10 in TIME's list o... |
29151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem | Anthem | An anthem is a piece of music written for a choir to sing at an Anglican church service. The difference between an anthem and a motet is that an anthem is sung in English. Also most anthems are accompanied by an organ.
The word “anthem” has come to mean “a song of celebration”. Anthems are also patriotic songs adopt... |
29156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese%20characters | Chinese characters | Chinese characters are symbols used to write the Chinese and Japanese languages. In the past, other languages like Korean and Vietnamese also used them. The beginning of these characters was at least 3000 years ago, making them one of the oldest writing systems in the world that is still used today. In Chinese they are... |
29158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation | Improvisation | Improvisation is the art of performing without a script or rehearsal.
Music
In music, improvisation is the art of playing an instrument (or singing) in which the musician or musicians make up the music as they play. Improvising is inventing at the same time as one does something. Some musicians only play music when... |
29162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag%20%28building%29 | Reichstag (building) | The Reichstag building was designed as a home to the parliament of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894. The original building's design was made by Paul Wallot. It was built on the site of an old palace in Berlin, Germany.
The building was used by the parliament of the German Empire until 1918. The parliament of t... |
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