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751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
a fourth method: "interpolated" prominence. The true prominence is estimated by visualising the three dimensional surface in the neighborhood of the col and interpolating between the enclosing contours.
Which methodology is used depends on the person doing the calculation and on the use to which... | 53,900 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
as the other measures give biased estimates.
# Wet prominence and dry prominence.
There are two varieties of topographic prominence: wet prominence and dry prominence. Wet prominence is the standard topographic prominence discussed in this article. Wet prominence assumes that the surface of the... | 53,901 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
unless the summit is the highest point of a landmass or island, or its key col is covered by snow or ice. If its highest surface col is on water, snow, or ice, the dry prominence of that summit is equal to its wet prominence plus the depth of its highest submerged col.
The dry prominence of Moun... | 53,902 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
of Aconcagua is equal to its wet prominence (6962 m) plus the depth of the highest submerged col of the Bering Strait (about 50 m), or about 7012 m.
Dry prominence is also useful for measuring submerged seamounts. Seamounts have a dry topographic prominence, a topographic isolation, and a negati... | 53,903 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
List of ultra-prominent summits of North America
- List of the most prominent summits of Greenland
- List of the most prominent summits of Canada
- List of the most prominent summits of the Rocky Mountains
- List of the most prominent summits of the United States
- List of the most prominent... | 53,904 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
and data for Canada
- K2 prominence
- parent peak a website about mountain prominence, with lists and/or maps covering the entire world down to 1500m of prominence (the "ultras").
- Europeaklist, 'sister' website to the above, devoted only to European mountains and hills.
- UK Prominent Peaks... | 53,905 |
751115 | Topographic prominence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topographic%20prominence | Topographic prominence
of prominence.
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prominence/ Yahoo! Groups, Topographic prominence discussion
- Prominence Front Runners Prominence-oriented climbing records. Lists are maintained by Andy Martin and hosted at cohp.org .
- Edward Earl’s article on Topographic Prominence
- Index t... | 53,906 |
751192 | The Acid House | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Acid%20House | The Acid House
The Acid House
The Acid House is a 1994 book by Irvine Welsh, later made into a film of the same name. It is a collection of 22 short stories, with each story (between three and 20 pages) featuring a new set of characters and scenarios.
# Stories.
- "The Shooter"
- "Eurotrash"
- "Stoke Newington Blu... | 53,907 |
751192 | The Acid House | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Acid%20House | The Acid House
Newington Blues"
- "Vat '96"
- "A Soft Touch"
- "The Last Resort On The Adriatic"
- "Sexual Disaster Quartet"
- "Snuff"
- "A Blockage In The System"
- "Wayne Foster"
- "Where the Debris Meets the Sea"
- "Granny's Old Junk"
- "The House of John Deaf"
- "Across the Hall"
- "Lisa's Mum Meets the... | 53,908 |
751191 | Jasmine Becket-Griffith | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jasmine%20Becket-Griffith | Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Jasmine Becket-Griffith (born June 4, 1979) is a freelance artist who specializes in fairy, fantasy, and gothic artwork. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas or wood and her designs appear on many lines of licensed merchandise, notably through the chain stores Hot T... | 53,909 |
751191 | Jasmine Becket-Griffith | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jasmine%20Becket-Griffith | Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Disney World Resort. Her licensed Disney character artwork can be found at Disneyland's WonderGround Gallery in Anaheim, California as well as Disney World's Disney Marketplace Co-Op.
She lives in Celebration, Florida with her husband/assistant, author Matthew David Becket, and also maintains a... | 53,910 |
751191 | Jasmine Becket-Griffith | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jasmine%20Becket-Griffith | Jasmine Becket-Griffith
mporary Fantastic Art"
- "Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
- "Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
- "Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
- "Spectrum 18: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art"
- "Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fan... | 53,911 |
751204 | Antonio Pacinotti | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio%20Pacinotti | Antonio Pacinotti
Antonio Pacinotti
Antonio Pacinotti (17 June 1841 – 24 March 1912) was an Italian physicist, who was Professor of Physics at the University of Pisa.
# Biography.
Pacinotti was born in Pisa, where he also died. He was the son of Luigi Pacinotti and Caterina Catanti, attended the "istituto arcivescov... | 53,912 |
751204 | Antonio Pacinotti | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio%20Pacinotti | Antonio Pacinotti
and, finally, successor to his father in 1881 in the chair of technological physics at the University of Pisa. Among his students was Augusto Righi.
Pacinotti died in Pisa.
# Scientific studies and invention of the dynamo.
He is best known for inventing an improved form of direct-current electrical... | 53,913 |
751204 | Antonio Pacinotti | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonio%20Pacinotti | Antonio Pacinotti
ent electrical generator, or dynamo, which he built in 1860 and described in a paper published in "Il Nuovo Cimento" of 1865. It used a ring armature around which was wrapped a coil of wire, to produce a smoother current than that available from previous types of dynamo. He found that the device could... | 53,914 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
Frank Friday Fletcher
Frank Friday Fletcher (November 23, 1855 – November 28, 1928) was a United States Navy admiral who served in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as commander of navy forces at the ... | 53,915 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was the uncle of World War II Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1875 and spent the next year as a midshipman on . Promoted to ensign in July 1876, he had sea duty on the sloops of war , , and before participating in 's voyage around the... | 53,916 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
to gun mechanism design and shipboard navigation.
From 1892 to 1895, Fletcher commanded the navy's first torpedo boat, , based at the Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island, and developed the navy's first torpedo warfare doctrine. He then served in the battleship before returning to the Newport... | 53,917 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
warfare. A year later he became Chief of Staff of the Asiatic Fleet and later in 1905 assumed command of the cruiser . Fletcher attended the Naval War College courses in both 1907 and 1908 and in 1908 was assigned to the navy's General Board during the next year. That same year, he became a member... | 53,918 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
Fleet. In April 1914, Fletcher led U.S. Navy forces during the landings at Vera Cruz, Mexico, receiving the Medal of Honor for his "distinguished conduct in battle".
In September 1914, Fletcher began two years as the Atlantic Fleet's Commander in Chief, and was elevated to the rank of admiral in ... | 53,919 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
War Industries Board.
Admiral Fletcher retired on November 23, 1919, with the rank of rear admiral (as was customary at that time), and subsequently served as an official advisor on contemporary defense issues. Fletcher died on November 28, 1928, in New York City. He was buried in Arlington Natio... | 53,920 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
to: Iowa. G.O. No.: 177, December 4, 1915.
Citation:
For distinguished conduct in battle, engagements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Under fire, Rear Adm. Fletcher was eminent and conspicuous in the performance of his duties; was senior officer present at Vera Cruz, and the landing and the ... | 53,921 |
751186 | Frank Friday Fletcher | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank%20Friday%20Fletcher | Frank Friday Fletcher
gements of Vera Cruz, 21 and 22 April 1914. Under fire, Rear Adm. Fletcher was eminent and conspicuous in the performance of his duties; was senior officer present at Vera Cruz, and the landing and the operations of the landing force were carried out under his orders and directions. In connection ... | 53,922 |
751197 | Jeremy Greenstock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy%20Greenstock | Jeremy Greenstock
Jeremy Greenstock
Sir Jeremy Quentin Greenstock, GCMG (born 27 July 1943) is a retired British diplomat, active from 1969 to 2004.
# Life and career.
Greenstock was born in Harrow on the Hill, north-west London, the son of Ruth Margaret (née Logan) and John Wilfrid Greenstock. He was educated at Ha... | 53,923 |
751197 | Jeremy Greenstock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy%20Greenstock | Jeremy Greenstock
years, from 1998 to July 2003 where he attended over 150 meetings of the United Nations Security Council. From October 2001 to April 2003, he was Chairman of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee.
In 2003 he acted as the head of a Security Council mission to West Africa to assess the UN ... | 53,924 |
751197 | Jeremy Greenstock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy%20Greenstock | Jeremy Greenstock
was expected to be released in autumn 2005, but was withdrawn from publication at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Greenstock appeared on the Charlie Rose talk show on 14 May 2008 and explained some of the contents of his book. During the interview he stated categorically that Briti... | 53,925 |
751197 | Jeremy Greenstock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy%20Greenstock | Jeremy Greenstock
Foundation until August 2010 and a Special Adviser to BP plc from July 2004 to June 2010. Currently he is the Chairman of the United Nations Association of the UK, as well as the Chairman of Gatehouse Advisory Partners and of Lambert Energy Advisory Ltd. He is an advisor to the International Rescue Co... | 53,926 |
751197 | Jeremy Greenstock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremy%20Greenstock | Jeremy Greenstock
stock's diary of events leading up to, during, and after the Iraq War, which was banned from publication in 2005 after an intervention by then Foreign Secretary Jack Straw – was published in 2016.
# External links.
- Sir Jeremy Greenstock's Biography on the United Nations Association of the UK websi... | 53,927 |
751209 | Habanero-tan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Habanero-tan | Habanero-tan
Habanero-tan
Habanero-tan () is the unofficial mascot of Bōkun Habanero, the habanero pepper-flavored snacks produced by Tohato. Habanero-tan and her companions with names like "Jalapeño-san" are the personification of spices as cute young girls. They were created by several Japanese amateur artists, and ... | 53,928 |
751209 | Habanero-tan | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Habanero-tan | Habanero-tan
aware games "Odin Sphere" and "GrimGrimoire".
Habanero-tan's popularity has led to various renditions (some of them risque) by other Japanese artists, and even appearances on the OVA "Netrun-mon". There is also a "dōjin" game called "Habanero-tan House" which incorporates many of the things seen in Shigat... | 53,929 |
751253 | Fuad Shemali | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuad%20Shemali | Fuad Shemali
Fuad Shemali
Fuad Shemali (in Arabic فؤاد الشمالي) alternatively Fouad El Chemali (in Arabic فؤاد الشمالي) was born in 1936 to a Lebanese Christian-Maronite family. He studied law at the University of St. Joseph in Beirut. He adhered to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) in 1951, joined Fatah in t... | 53,930 |
751182 | Pier 1 Imports | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier%201%20Imports | Pier 1 Imports
Pier 1 Imports
Pier 1 Imports Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas–based omnichannel retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories, and seasonal decor. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker PIR.
# History... | 53,931 |
751182 | Pier 1 Imports | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier%201%20Imports | Pier 1 Imports
in 1970 and later joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. At this time, the company had grown to 123 stores, posted 100 percent sales gains for four consecutive years, and opened stores internationally in Australia and Europe. A Pier 1 store in Royal Oak, Michigan reached annual sales of $1 million i... | 53,932 |
751182 | Pier 1 Imports | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier%201%20Imports | Pier 1 Imports
bought the headquarters of Pier 1 for $104 million.
In May 2017, Alasdair James became CEO following Alex Smith's departure in December 2016. In December 2018, Alasdair James was replaced by veteran CEO Cheryl Bachelder. Bachelder is serving as interim CEO.
# Stores.
The chain operates 973 stores unde... | 53,933 |
751182 | Pier 1 Imports | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier%201%20Imports | Pier 1 Imports
2006) in the United Kingdom called "The Pier" until it was sold to Palli Limited, a subsidiary of the Iceland-based Lagerinn ehf in March 2006 for approximately $15 million. This chain went into Administration in December 2008 and was finally closed in January 2009.
On April 17, 2019, Pier 1 announced p... | 53,934 |
751182 | Pier 1 Imports | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier%201%20Imports | Pier 1 Imports
vases and eclectic wall décor. Items are imported, created in conjunction with foreign designers, or produced by Pier 1's Trend and Product Development team.
# Partnerships.
Pier 1 has been a corporate partner of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF since 1985—its longest-running corporate partnership—generating m... | 53,935 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
Colorado Desert
California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It encompasses approximately , including the heavily irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. It is home to many unique flora and fauna.
# Geography and geology.
The Colorado Desert is a subdivision of the larger So... | 53,936 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
of nearly , most of the region's mountains do not exceed .
In this region, the geology is dominated by the transition of the tectonic plate boundary from rift to fault. The southernmost strands of the San Andreas Fault connect to the northernmost extensions of the East Pacific Rise. Consequently, the r... | 53,937 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
year (in the winter and late summer), especially toward the southern portion of the region; the more northerly Mojave Desert usually has only winter rains.
The west coast Peninsular Ranges, or other west ranges, of Southern California–northern Baja California, block most eastern Pacific coastal air and... | 53,938 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
mixed scrub, including yucca and cholla cactus; desert saltbush; sandy soil grasslands; and desert dunes. Higher elevations are dominated by pinyon pine and California juniper, with areas of manzanita and Coulter pine. In addition to hardy perennials, more than half of the desert's plant species are her... | 53,939 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
Gambel's quail, and red-diamond rattlesnake. Among sensitive species are flat-tailed horned lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard, desert tortoise, prairie falcon, Andrews' dune scarab beetle, peninsular bighorn sheep, and California leaf-nosed bat. The best place to spot wildlife is at the wetlan... | 53,940 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
and perennial streams, and desert riparian vegetation communities dominated by cottonwood, willow, and non-native tamarisk. Two of the region's most significant aquatic systems are the Salton Sea and the Colorado River. While most desert wildlife depend on aquatic habitats as water sources, a number of ... | 53,941 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
such as at springs or along fault lines, where groundwater is forced to the surface by the movement of hard impermeable rock, and can be found in the San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, and Little San Bernardino mountains, in the canyons of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and along the San Andreas Fault in the Coa... | 53,942 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
(Bigelow's nolina), and "Peucephyllum schottii" (desert fir).
# National and State Parks.
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Imperial NWR
- Sonny Bono Salton Sea NWR
- Indio Hills Palms
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
- Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Picacho State Recreation Area
... | 53,943 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
arid desert terrain. Even limited human disturbances can have markedly deleterious effects on the endemic and sensitive species supported by these unique regional systems.
Some of the greatest human-caused effects on the region have resulted from the water diversions and flood control measures along th... | 53,944 |
751147 | Colorado Desert | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert
ly to large expanses of irrigated agriculture and metropolitan coastal areas such as Los Angeles and San Diego. The once-dynamic Salton Sea and Colorado River ecosystems are now controlled by human water management. Because of the scarcity of water resources in the desert environment, these alterations ... | 53,945 |
751241 | The House Without a Key | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20House%20Without%20a%20Key | The House Without a Key
The House Without a Key
The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries written by Biggers.
The novel, which takes place in 1920s Hawaii, spends time acquainting the reader with the look and feel of the islands of ... | 53,946 |
751241 | The House Without a Key | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20House%20Without%20a%20Key | The House Without a Key
islands to try to convince his aunt Minerva, whose vacation has extended many months, to return to Boston. The nephew, John Quincy Winterslip, soon falls under the spell of the islands himself, meets an attractive young woman, breaks his engagement to his straitlaced Bostonian fiancee Agatha, an... | 53,947 |
751241 | The House Without a Key | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20House%20Without%20a%20Key | The House Without a Key
novel is remarkable in two respects. First, although Chan is ostensibly the detective, his role in the book is fairly small. He does figure out the solution to the case, but it is at the same time as Winterslip, and it is the Bostonian who has the honor of collaring the murderer.
Second, the no... | 53,948 |
751241 | The House Without a Key | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20House%20Without%20a%20Key | The House Without a Key
ile some of the descriptions evince some of the stereotypes of the day, Chan is portrayed sympathetically, as an equal to the whites that surround him. (Indeed, Charlie Chan's superior, a white Captain of Detectives, puts him on the case and trusts him completely.)
# Adaptations.
It was adapte... | 53,949 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
Hawai'i Department of Education
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is the only statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in so... | 53,950 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
The department is headquartered in the Queen Liliuokalani Building in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
# History.
Kamehameha III established Hawaii's first public education system on October 15, 1840. This makes the Hawaii State Department of Education t... | 53,951 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
positions in its Board of Education.
Positions:
- Board First Vice Chairperson
- Board Second Vice Chairperson
At-large positions:
- Oahu-at-Large: 5 positions
District positions
- Central District (Oahu)
- Hawaii District
- Honolulu District (Oahu)
- Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt... | 53,952 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
the chief executive officer of the system. The Superintendent reports to and can be terminated by the Board.
The State Department of Education currently carries suggested benchmarks for each educational grade and subject which are available on its website. However, a law creating a stan... | 53,953 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
current centralized model is equity in distribution of resources: all schools are theoretically funded from the same pool of money on an equitable basis. (Most schools on the U.S. Mainland are organized into school districts funded from local property taxes; thus more affluent school dis... | 53,954 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
Linda Lingle ran on a campaign to reorganize the Hawaii State Department of Education into smaller school districts that were localed modeled after a system found in Canada. The Democrat-controlled Hawaii State Legislature, however, voted not to enact this plan in 2003 and 2004.
In Octo... | 53,955 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
one Complex; and each Complex comprises high schools and the middle and elementary schools that feed into them. These are:
- Honolulu District: Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani and Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Areas.
- Central District: Aiea-Moanalua-Radford and Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua... | 53,956 |
751217 | Hawai'i Department of Education | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawai'i%20Department%20of%20Education | Hawai'i Department of Education
alua-Radford and Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Areas.
- Leeward District: Campbell-Kapolei, Pearl City-Waipahu, and Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Areas.
- Windward District: Castle-Kahuku and Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Areas.
- Hawaii District: Hilo-Waiakea, Kau-Keaau-Pahoa, and Honokaa-Ke... | 53,957 |
751256 | Birmingham Sunlights | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birmingham%20Sunlights | Birmingham Sunlights
Birmingham Sunlights
The Birmingham Sunlights is an African-American a cappella gospel singing group from the Birmingham, Alabama area.
This group developed their style within the Church of Christ, a Christian denominational group in which no instruments are used for performing church music. Jame... | 53,958 |
751256 | Birmingham Sunlights | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Birmingham%20Sunlights | Birmingham Sunlights
spel singing group from the Birmingham, Alabama area.
This group developed their style within the Church of Christ, a Christian denominational group in which no instruments are used for performing church music. James, Barry and Steve Taylor, brothers, founded the group, originally made up of them ... | 53,959 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
Peak bagging
Peak bagging or hill bagging is an activity in which hikers, climbers, and mountaineers attempt to reach a collection of summits, published in the form of a list. The activity was popularized in Scotland in the 1890s with the creation of the Munro list by Sir Hugh Munro. Peak bagging was brou... | 53,960 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
set of peaks confined to a geographical area, with the peaks having some sort of subjective popularity or objective significance, such as being among the highest or most prominent of the area. In the UK, the Marilyns have become popular.
# Aspects.
A central part of peak bagging is the "list", which deta... | 53,961 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
Some clubs are specialized; these include the Sierra Peaks Section, the Hundred Peaks Section, and the Adirondack Forty-Sixers. Alpine clubs may include peak bagging as one of the activities in which its members may participate; notable alpine clubs that maintain peak bagging lists include the Scottish Mou... | 53,962 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
interaction, such as through outings and club events.
## Reaching a summit.
A topic of discussion within peak bagging circles is under what circumstances someone may consider a peak summited. Generally, the summit block has to be reached and the climber must touch or be within a few horizontal meters of ... | 53,963 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
to exposure. Furthermore, many summits have flat tops that make discerning where the highest point is very difficult. Many clubs have special rules that attempt to address these considerations.
Some peak baggers increase the challenge of summiting a list of peaks in various ways, such as by requiring a mi... | 53,964 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
vehicles may be used, etc.
Peak bagging is distinguished from highpointing. In peak bagging, the targets are the peaks of mountains or hills, and the popular lists usually require that the target pass some threshold of elevation or prominence. In highpointing, the goal is only to reach the highest point i... | 53,965 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
baggers are also logging their summits online by signing virtual summit logs.
# Arguments for and against.
Traditional climbers or adventurers may argue that peak bagging devalues the experience of climbing in favour of the achievement of reaching an arbitrary point on a map; that bagging reduces climbin... | 53,966 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
in trudging endlessly over heaps of stones, building cairns, and inserting their business cards into specifically designed canisters especially carried for this purpose. But perhaps I am being too harsh. They’re having their fun.
Some baggers say peak bagging is a motivation to keep reaching new summits. ... | 53,967 |
751245 | Peak bagging | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peak%20bagging | Peak bagging
where mountains have no trails, created trails. Proponents note that many peak baggers become active in maintaining trails and more aware about mitigating damage than casual hikers.
# See also.
- Eight-thousanders, summits above 8,000 metres
- Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent
- Sev... | 53,968 |
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on each continent
- Volcanic Seven Summits, the highest volcanos on each continent
- List of mountain lists, list of all peak bagging classifications
- Munro, first peak bagging list
# External links.
- peakbagger.com Information and statistics about the mountain peaks and mountain ranges of the world... | 53,969 |
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List of deities in Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics includes many characters based on deities from several mythological pantheons. The most significant one is Thor, a character based on the deity of the same name from Norse mythology. Other deities from Norse myths were adapted for Thor's s... | 53,970 |
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Masked God of Thieves and Pirates.
- Belathauzer – a Dark God or demon, he was exiled from Earth, but was summoned back by the Agents of Fortune through some sacrificial flames. He was later defeated by the Defenders.
- Black Shadow – a god formed out of magical construction.
- Black... | 53,971 |
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Rose of Peace, embodiment of the four elements of the cosmos' creation. N'Gabthoth was a Primal God, while the ancient Egyptians, considered the Four Primal Gods to be Nu of the Primordial Waters, Amun, Hautet and Keku.
- Cyttorak — a deity, who was banished from the Earth and took up ... | 53,972 |
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he resurrected Mordred and attempted to overthrow Otherworld, before being defeated by Black Knight, Captain Britain, Merlyn and a resurrected King Arthur. –
- Pantheon — a group mostly consisted of descendants of Agamemnon, a Human and Asgardian hybrid.
- Phorcys — the Primeval sea g... | 53,973 |
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of Bombs and Fireballs. He was spared by Gorr and unwillingly build the Godbomb for Gorr. He later became a servant of the Shi'ar Gods.
- Hawk God — the being responsible for killing the Watchers of his reality and giving the powers to Starhawk and Aleta Ogord.
- Korvac — a human, he ... | 53,974 |
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Uprising Storm – this group claimed to be the new age of gods and tried to replace the old gods. They were all killed during "Civil War II".
- Lord Librarian — the caretaker of the divine archive known as Halls of All-Knowing in Omnipotence City.
- Time Gods — a race of pacifist Gods ... | 53,975 |
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a valley where the skies rained milk and the trees oozed honey. They were killed by Gorr.
- Janaro — God of Friendship and friend of Shadrak. Killed by Gorr.
- Ja-Quari – the Tiger-God bestowed upon Irania and her army of women the power to transform into powerful tigers.
- Scythian ... | 53,976 |
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Godpack – former criminals transcended into gods by the High Evolutionary as part of a phase which was after the creation of the New Men and the New Immortals.
- Wolf Gods — the spawn of Chthon, Vârcolac, was a Wolf God/Demon who mated with Set's spawn, Echidna and concieved a shapeshi... | 53,977 |
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as deity to worship in Kenya with his worshippers becoming violent as they killed everyone who opposed him. He was destroyed by Storm using a replica of Mjolnir called Stormcaster.
- Uluath — an Undergod slumbering in his City Below the Seas in the Pacific Ocean.
- Great Weaver — a en... | 53,978 |
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Who Sit Above in Shadows – being who fed off the energy of the Ragnarok, which caused the rebirth and destruction of Asgard. They are the alleged creators of the Asgardians and were considered to be the Beyonders or Primal Gods.
- Falligar – the Patron god of the Galactic Frontier and ... | 53,979 |
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They waged war on Otherworld and Asgardia, but then sacrificed themselves in order to save the universe from Surtur.
- Nameless Ones – these gods were mentioned in the second volume of "Journey into Mystery" and were based on H.P. Lovecraft's Nameless Ones.
- Sky Lords of Indigarr – t... | 53,980 |
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(when Thanos conquered the Chitauri Throneworld, they mistakenly took Cosmic Ghost Rider as Thanos' God)
- Demons (many were originally Elder Gods, and were worshipped as gods even in their demonic forms)
- Eternals (Many members were mistaken for various gods)
- Horusians
- The Pho... | 53,981 |
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Mayapan (a Maya tribe transformed by the Terrigenis Water and posed as Gods)
- Nate Grey (he called himself the Shaman and the Second Coming of the Mutant race)
- Llan the Sorcerer (he was worshipped as a god by the Dark Elves)
# Sources.
- "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe ... | 53,982 |
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e Sorcerer (he was worshipped as a god by the Dark Elves)
# Sources.
- "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" (Gods entry); 2006 edition (Council of Godheads entry); individual character entries
- "Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica" #1 (September 2009); Ma... | 53,983 |
751272 | Speak & Spell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speak%20&%20Spell | Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell may refer to:
- Speak & Spell (toy), an educational toy made by Texas Instruments
- "Speak & Spell" (album), a 1981 album by Depeche Mode
# See also.
- Speak n Spell Music, a company in the music industry in Australia and New Zealand | 53,984 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
Salah Khalaf
Salah Mesbah Khalaf (), also known as Abu Iyad () (born 1933 – January 14, 1991) was deputy chief and head of intelligence for the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the second most senior official of Fatah after Yasser Arafat. He was believed by the United States and Israel to have been ... | 53,985 |
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organization in 1991. Palestinians, and many onlookers, generally believe Abu Nidal was responsible for his death. Some believe the order came from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
# Early life.
Khalaf was born in northern Jaffa in 1933, close to Tel Aviv. His father, who came from Gaza, ran a grocery in ... | 53,986 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
home, he learnt that Jewish friends had falsely reported that he had knifed Jews in Jaffa, at a time corresponding to the bicycle incident. He was arrested, aged 11, by British police, beaten up and sentenced to a year of house arrest. On expiry of the sentence, he joined the 'lion cubs' of the Najjada mil... | 53,987 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
as an expected tide in the fortunes of war changed, enabling the Arab armies to drive back to Zionists. He moved to Cairo in the early 1950s, enrolling in the Dar al-Ulum teacher's college. There, in 1951, he became a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
# Encounter with Arafat, entry into the PLO and Munich... | 53,988 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
in order to make him a pariah in the city. The posting lasted six months, after which he was transferred to teach in a makeshift school for poor refugee boys in the Gaza desert. Responding to a call from Arafat, he left for Kuwait and, together with Arafat, Farouk al-Qaddum, Khaled al-Hassan, Abd al-Muhsin... | 53,989 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
appealed to his comrades to stop fighting and to lay down their arms. According to Said Abu Rish's biography of Yasser Arafat, Arafat had used the fact that Khalaf had negotiated with King Hussein of Jordan to deflect criticism from himself over the conduct of the fighting between Palestinian guerrillas an... | 53,990 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
and others during the early 1970s. Christopher Dobson, who met Khalaf in Cairo at this time, described him as someone who would pass unnoticed in a crowd, while topping Israel's most wanted list.
In Khalaf's memoir he explained how he handpicked the two gunmen who led the attack on the Olympic Village as ... | 53,991 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
contact that had been authorized by James Baker. He was a man "who had been instrumental in bringing about the shift of PLO policy toward greater pragmatism." Khalaf opposed Arafat's alliance with Saddam Hussein, in so far as, he argued, one could not side with an occupying power when one was fighting in o... | 53,992 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
January 1991, Khalaf was assassinated in the Tunisian home of Abul Hol (the security head of Fatah), by a Palestinian guard, Hamza Abu Zaid who was a plant from Abu Nidal's group. Zaid shot Khalef in the head, along with Abu Hof and another PLO operative.
Palestinians generally reacted by blaming Abu Nida... | 53,993 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
of Nazism in order to create a persecution complex among Jews.
# School naming.
On September 24, 2016, the Palestinian Authority named a school in Tulkarem after Khalaf. Tulkarem governor Issam Abu Bakr said that the school was named after "martyr Salah Khalaf in order to commemorate the memory of this g... | 53,994 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
the break-up of the so-called "lodo Moro ", a secret agreement with which Aldo Moro would have guaranteed the free transit of the Palestinians guerrillas and terrorists to Italy. After the arrest of Abu Anzeh Saleh with some missiles destined for Palestinians in 1979, Ayad decided to retaliate, with Czecho... | 53,995 |
751232 | Salah Khalaf | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salah%20Khalaf | Salah Khalaf
alestinians in 1979, Ayad decided to retaliate, with Czechoslovak explosive provided by Gaddafi's Libya; alternatively, the explosive would be blown away during transport, and was destined to the reinforced walls of Trani's jail, in an action aimed to evade prison Saleh. However, Abu Anzeh Saleh was libera... | 53,996 |
751252 | Lajos Batthyány | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lajos%20Batthyány | Lajos Batthyány
Lajos Batthyány
Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (pronunciation: ['lɒjɔʃ 'bɒc:a:ɲi dɛ ne:mɛtu:jva:r]; 10 February 1807 – 6 October 1849) was the first Prime Minister of Hungary. He was born in Pozsony (modern-day Bratislava) on 10 February 1807, and was executed by firing squad in Pest on 6 October ... | 53,997 |
751252 | Lajos Batthyány | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lajos%20Batthyány | Lajos Batthyány
age of 16 Batthyány finished his studies at boarding school and attended the Academy in Zágráb (now University of Zagreb, Croatia). In 1826 he took a tour of duty in Italy for four years, where he was promoted to lieutenant and got his law degree.
In 1830 he became a hereditary peer in the Upper House ... | 53,998 |
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in politics.
## Batthyány, the Reform politician.
Batthyány became more involved after the 1839–1840 diet in Pozsony and was the Leader of the Opposition. He drew up a reform plan for them. Batthyány advised employing stenographers to record verbatim the proceedings of the Upper House starting in 1840... | 53,999 |
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