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Genus cumulonimbus: Towering vertical List of cloud types

cumulonimbus calvus (v-57) single-cell cumulonimbus capillatus (v-58) incus abbreviation: cb clouds of genus cumulonimbus have dark gray black flat bases , high tops can penetrate tropopause. develop cumulus when airmass convectively highly unstable. produce thunderstorms, rain or showers, , hail, strong outflow winds, and/or tornadoes @ ground level. species cumulonimbus calvus (v-57) cumulonimbus high domed top. cumulonimbus capillatus (v-58) towering vertical cloud high cirriform top. varieties no varieties (always opaque , not form in patterns visible surface level). precipitation-based supplementary features associated calvus , capillatus species. virga precipitation evaporates before reaching ground. praecipitatio precipitation reaches ground. cloud-based supplementary features incus (species capillatus only) cumulonimbus flat anvil-like cirriform top caused wind shear rising air currents hit inversion layer @ tropopause. mamma also called mammatus, consisting of bubble-like prot...

Industry Indiana, Pennsylvania

for decades major industry of town coal mining, mines closed throughout latter half of 20th-century area has had ongoing economic difficulty. natural gas surveying , production have picked of slack, , indiana serves home of largest privately owned drilling company in united states, s.w. jack drilling company. counts number of other production , service firms members of community, 3 publicly traded companies: s&t bancorp, inc., first commonwealth financial corporation, , superior services inc. well, holds 1 of nation s largest independent insurance agencies: reschini group, founded nation s first female insurance agent, rose reschini, in 1938. a large section of southern part of town, , bordering university occupied kovalchick salvage co. land purchased university , plans rejuvenate part of considered largest eyesore in community. kovalchick holds large amounts of railroad salvage , aluminum. of december 2008, fifty percent of salvage materials held kovalchick corporation have been ...

Projects[1] GMA Kapuso Foundation

1 projects 1.1 health 1.2 education 1.3 disaster relief 1.4 values formation projects health bisig bayan medical assistance (bb) kalusugan karavan (kk) education kapuso school development (ksd) project unang hakbang sa kinabukasan (uhsk) disaster relief operation bayanihan (opsbay) values formation kapuso ng kalikasan (knk) project sagip dugtong buhay give-a-gift: alay sa batang pinoy ^ gma kapuso foundation (gmakf) programs , projects

Club history C.D. Cobresal

1 club history 1.1 first seasons 1.2 complicated 1990s 1.3 successful seasons in primera división club history first seasons on 5 may 1979, cobresal officially founded amateur club, luis sugarret first president.the club began play friendly matches in preparation first game of club against professional team. on 14 june, club played first match of history against incabus of diego de almagro, debuting 3–2 win, playing in august of year against professional team of coquimbo unido, cobresal drew 3–3, playing of form. on 14 december 1979, cobresal postulated national association of professional football play in second division. necessary club deportivo hospital, club of el salvador, mining camp of atacama region, offered affiliation anfa. finally, on 26 february 1980, incorporation of cobresal confirmed second division professional team. in 1980, cobresal kicked off inaugural season in second division @ luis valenzuela hermosilla stadium 2–1 away defeat regional atacama on 20 april, goals o...

Collected editions List of Iron Man titles

1 collected editions 1.1 marvel masterworks: iron man 1.2 essential iron man 1.3 iron man epic collection 1.4 iron man omnibus 1.5 iron man 1.6 heroes reborn/return era 1.7 iron man (vol. 4, vol. 5) 1.8 marvel now! (era) 1.9 mini-series collected editions marvel masterworks: iron man essential iron man iron man epic collection iron man omnibus iron man heroes reborn/return era iron man (vol. 4, vol. 5) marvel now! (era) mini-series

In other media Shinji Ikari

shinji appears in manga adaptations of neon genesis evangelion, including yoshiyuki sadamoto s manga adaptation. manga follows plot of anime occasional alterations in events. in manga, shinji s role similar anime counterpart, although changes in characterization apparent. due fact manga written sadamoto s point of view involving shinji. sadamoto inspired write manga after learning of shinji s role in first episode of television series. shinji primary protagonist in shinji ikari raising project , neon genesis evangelion: campus apocalypse portrayed in different light anime counterpart. shinji, alongside other evangelion characters, makes frequent appearances in video games, such neon genesis evangelion nintendo 64. shinji playable character in popular cross-over video game franchise super robot wars , other evangelion characters work characters various other mecha series.

Genesis of modern politics, 1931–54 British Honduras

1 genesis of modern politics, 1931–54 1.1 labour disturbances 1.2 independence movement 1.3 rise of pup genesis of modern politics, 1931–54 destruction 1931 belize hurricane the great depression shattered colony s economy, , unemployment increased rapidly. colonial report 1931 stated contracts purchase of mahogany , chicle, form mainstay of colony, practically ceased altogether, thereby throwing large number of woodcutters , chicle-gatherers out of work . on top of economic disaster, worst hurricane in country s recent history demolished belize town on 10 september 1931, killing more 1,000 people , destroying @ least three-quarters of housing. british relief response tardy , inadequate. british government seized opportunity impose tighter control on colony , endowed governor reserve powers, or power enact laws in emergency situations without consent of legislative council. legislative council resisted passed resolution agreeing give governor reserve powers obtain disaster aid. meanwhi...

Detroit John Dearden

1 detroit 1.1 vatican ii 1.2 project equality 1.3 school closings 1.4 nccb/uscc president 1.4.1 call action 1.5 third synod of bishops 1.6 office of cardinal detroit following death of cardinal edward mooney, dearden appointed second archbishop of detroit, michigan, on december 18, 1958. active in community causes such supporting equal employment opportunities , encouraging diocese work better racial relations in detroit. vatican ii dearden attended 4 sessions of second vatican council between 1962 , 1965. played influential role @ council, helping develop key documents lumen gentium , gaudium et spes. during council, became more progressive in views, becoming known favorite of liberals in church. dedicated himself implementing reforms of council, promoting greater participation of laity in diocesan affairs, encouraging formation of priests senate, , ordaining married deacons. when pope paul vi agreed idea raised participants in vatican ii , restored lay deaconate in 1967, dearden f...

Characters Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage

1 characters 1.1 crew of arcadia 1.2 harlock s allies 1.3 earth 1.4 mazon characters the crew of arcadia captain harlock: captain of arcadia , former officer of gaia fleet. owns 1 of legendary cosmo dragoon pistols. tadashi daiba: dr. daiba s son joins arcadia s crew fight mazon. yattaran: arcadia s second-in-command. dr. zero: arcadia s chief medical officer. has cat named mii, whom has trained steal sake masu s kitchen. masu: arcadia s kitchen steward. wields big knife , has 0 tolerance mii s raids on kitchen. maji: arcadia s chief engineer. yuki: young woman s bridge officer on arcadia. mime: alien woman describes herself woman has given harlock harlock s allies emeraldas: captain of queen emeraldas. wanted outlaw harlock, possess 1 of cosmo dragoon pistols. toshirô ooyama: harlock s friend , genius engineer reconverted yukikaze-kai type ship powerful arcadia , gave harlock protect earth while took care of own enemy, machine empire. build deathshadow island, hollowed out asteroid s...

Mechanical properties Polymer

a polyethylene sample has necked under tension. the bulk properties of polymer of end-use interest. these properties dictate how polymer behaves on macroscopic scale. tensile strength the tensile strength of material quantifies how elongating stress material endure before failure. important in applications rely upon polymer s physical strength or durability. example, rubber band higher tensile strength hold greater weight before snapping. in general, tensile strength increases polymer chain length , crosslinking of polymer chains. young s modulus of elasticity young s modulus quantifies elasticity of polymer. defined, small strains, ratio of rate of change of stress strain. tensile strength, highly relevant in polymer applications involving physical properties of polymers, such rubber bands. modulus dependent on temperature. viscoelasticity describes complex time-dependent elastic response, exhibit hysteresis in stress-strain curve when load removed. dynamic mechanical analysis or dma ...

Operational history 227th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

in late 1941 division transferred army group north on eastern front. there division engaged in heavy fighting in , around leningrad. in january 1942, division part of herbert loch s 28th army corps (xxviii ak), in 18th army. division defended against red army s main offensive @ sinyavino heights, chernaya , south shore of lake ladoga. division suffered heavy casualties in called battle of lake ladoga august through september 1942. in january 1943 soviets launched operation iskra (the second battle of lake ladoga) , division became encircled in schlüsselburg, along 2 battalions of 96th infantry division. after fierce fighting division able rally , break out of pocket. reached german lines south, 3 of grenadier battalions badly mauled disbanded, survivors being transferred other grenadier battalions in division. in january 1944 pressure soviet army such 227th infantry division , rest of xliii army corps had withdraw positions behind narva. during withdrawal division suffered heavy losses...

Examples Self religion

^ heelas, paul (1991-10-01), western europe: self-religions , in clarke, peter, world s religions: study of religion, traditional , new religion, london: routledge (published 1991), pp. 167–173 [168], isbn 978-0-203-41397-5, retrieved 2010-05-22, [...] such neo-gurdjieffian movements arica [...]  ^ heelas, paul (1991-10-01), western europe: self-religions , in clarke, peter, world s religions: study of religion, traditional , new religion, london: routledge (published 1991), pp. 167–173 [168], isbn 978-0-203-41397-5, retrieved 2010-05-22, [...] such neo-gurdjieffian movements [...] emin foundation [...]  ^ est features prominently in heelas s western europe: self-religions article: heelas, paul (1991-10-01), western europe: self-religions , in clarke, peter, world s religions: study of religion, traditional , new religion, london: routledge (published 1991), pp. 167–173, isbn 978-0-203-41397-5, retrieved 2010-05-22  influential movement....

Types of metamorphism Metamorphic rock

a contact metamorphic rock made of interlayered calcite , serpentine precambrian of canada. once thought pseudofossil called eozoön canadense. scale in mm. contact metamorphism name given changes take place when magma injected surrounding solid rock (country rock). changes occur greatest wherever magma comes contact rock because temperatures highest @ boundary , decrease distance it. around igneous rock forms cooling magma metamorphosed zone called contact metamorphism aureole. aureoles may show degrees of metamorphism contact area unmetamorphosed (unchanged) country rock distance away. formation of important ore minerals may occur process of metasomatism @ or near contact zone. when rock contact altered igneous intrusion becomes more indurated, , more coarsely crystalline. many altered rocks of type formerly called hornstones, , term hornfels used geologists signify fine grained, compact, non-foliated products of contact metamorphism. shale may become dark argillaceous hornfels, full ...

Births 1560

maximilien de bethune, duke of sully january 1 – hugh myddelton, welsh businessman (d. 1631) january 3 – john bois, english scholar (d. 1643) january 17 – gaspard bauhin, swiss botanist (d. 1624) january 29 – scipione dentice, neapolitan keyboard composer (d. 1633) march 13 – william louis, count of nassau-dillenburg, dutch count (d. 1620) march 29 – erekle i, prince of mukhrani, georgian noble (d. 1605) april 19 – count jobst of limburg (d. 1621) may 6 – guido pepoli, italian catholic cardinal (d. 1599) june 25 – wilhelm fabry, german surgeon (d. 1634) june 28 – giovanni paolo lascaris, italian grand master of knights hospitaller (d. 1657) july 1 – charles iii de croÿ, belgian noble (d. 1612) july 7 – margaret clifford, countess of cumberland, english noblewoman , maid of honor elizabeth (d. 1616) august 6 – antoine arnauld, french lawyer (d. 1619) august 7 – elizabeth báthory, hungarian serial killer (d. 1614) august 10 – hieronymus praetorius, german composer (d. 1629) august 19 – j...

Terminology Aikatsu!

aikatsu cards (アイカツ!カード, aikatsu kādo) aikatsu cards cards contain digitised clothes worn idols during performances , auditions. divided 4 categories: tops, bottoms, shoes , accessories, cards, such 1 piece dresses, eliminating need others. clothes come various types of brands , have varying degrees of rarity. although clothes come in specific coordinations, players able mix , match different cards find combination. student cards (学生証, gakuseishō) a student id represents student of starlight academy, dream academy, himezakura private girls academy or Étoile academy , required access aikatsu system. in arcade game, these ic cards used store player s history , create original characters. in actual arcade game, student cards represented data carddass (dcd) system s ic cards starlight academy pattern. players may use dcd ic cards save gameplay , create avatar character. aikatsu system (アイカツシステム, aikatsu shisutemu) the system in aikatsu cards utilised. when performing in audition or perfor...

References Martin J. S. Rudwick

cambridge university (2004-12-07). hps: martin rudwick . retrieved 2007-12-29.  university of california, san diego. people . archived original on 2011-07-20. retrieved 2007-12-29.  history of science society. history of science society - society . retrieved 2007-11-19. 

Opposing forces First Battle of Fort Fisher

1 opposing forces 1.1 union 1.1.1 army 1.1.2 navy 1.2 confederate opposing forces union army expeditionary corps (army of james) - mg. benjamin f. butler, mg godfrey weitzel (second-in-command) 2nd division (xxiv corps) - bg. adelbert ames 1st brigade - brevet bg. newton m. curtis 3rd new york - cpt. george w. warren 112th new york - ltc. john w. smith 117th new york - col. rufus daggett 142nd new york - ltc. albert m. barney 2nd brigade - col. galusha pennypacker 47th new york - cpt. joseph p. mcdonald 48th new york - ltc. william b. coan 76th pennsylvania - col. john s. littell 97th pennsylvania - lt. john wainwright 203rd pennsylvania - col. john w. moore 3rd brigade - col. louis bell 13th indiana - cpt. samuel m. zent 4th new hampshire - cpt. john h. roberts 115th new york - maj ezra l. walrath 169th new york - col. alonzo alden artillery 16th independent battery new york light artillery - cpt. richard h. lee naval brigade - bg charles k. graham 3rd division (xxv corps) - bg. charl...

Notable people with the surname Butler Butler (surname)

1 notable people surname butler 1.1 disambiguation of common given names surname 1.2 arts , letters 1.3 politics, law, government 1.4 sciences 1.5 sports 1.6 other notable people surname butler disambiguation of common given names surname andrew butler (disambiguation), various people arthur butler (disambiguation), various people benjamin butler (disambiguation), various people bill butler (disambiguation), various people brett butler (disambiguation), various people charles butler (disambiguation), various people chris butler (disambiguation), various people david butler (disambiguation), various people daniel butler (disambiguation), various people edward butler (disambiguation), various people eleanor butler (disambiguation), various people frank butler (disambiguation), various people george butler (disambiguation), various people guy butler (disambiguation), various people jack butler (disambiguation), various people james butler (disambiguation), includes jim butler , jimmy butl...

Origin Three Wolf Moon

brian govern, review author antonia neshev, creator of 3 wolf moon design michael mcgloin, art director of mountain corporation the 3 wolf moon t-shirt, created mountain corporation, gained popularity after attracting sarcastic reviews on amazon.com attributing great power it, such making wearer irresistible women, striking fear other males, , having magical healing abilities. these reviews made members of bodybuilding.com misc section. brian govern, law student @ rutgers university, searching school book on amazon , led 3 wolf moon t-shirt amazon recommendation had been targeted @ students purchasing college semester books. decided write review of shirt on whim did not own shirt. faux-serious review bee-dot-govern in november 2008 concluded: pros: fits girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women cons: 3 wolves (could use few more on guns ), cannot see wolves when sitting arms crossed, wolves have been better if glowed in dark. since original review posted, more 2300 similar revi...

Births 1540

john sigismund zápolya princess cecilia of sweden january 18 – catherine, duchess of braganza, claimant portuguese throne in 1580 (d. 1614) january 24 – edmund campion, english jesuit , roman catholic martyr (d. 1581) january 28 – ludolph van ceulen, german mathematician (d. 1610) february 12 – won gyun, korean general , admiral during joseon dynasty (d. 1597) february 23 – hedwig of brandenburg, duchess of brunswick-wolfenbüttel (d. 1602) february 25 – henry howard, 1st earl of northampton, english aristocrat , courtier (d. 1614) march 1 – enrique de guzmán, 2nd count of olivares, spanish noble (d. 1607) march 17 – bernhard vii, prince of anhalt-zerbst, german prince of house of ascania (d. 1570) april 3 – maria de medici, italian noble (d. 1557) april 8 – toyotomi hidenaga, japanese warlord (d. 1591) may 9 – maharana pratap, indian warrior king, 1500s (d. 1597) may 14 paolo paruta, italian historian (d. 1598) bartholomäus scultetus, german mayor of görlitz, astronomer (d. 1614) may ...

Conception Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd

1 conception 1.1 general principle 1.2 campus model 1.3 admissions 1.4 teaching 1.4.1 addita 1.5 fees conception the boarding school started in school year 2004/05 1 class, never comprises more 24 students, in both years 7 , 10. expanded during following years school year 2012/13 there 2 classes per year. school has 250 students of around 200 boarders. general principle the landesgymnasium für hochbegabte dedicated facilitate positive development of highly gifted students talents , aptitudes. guided motto of william stern, psychologist coined term intelligence quotient: intelligenz sich ist ein rüstzeug: wertvoll wird sie erst durch die positiven ziele, in deren dienst sie verwandt wird. intelligence armamentarium: becomes valuable through positive aims used for. with maxim, landesgymnasiums students shall pledge talents , associated demand contribute formation of responsibility elite (germ. verantwortungselite ). not intellecutal capacity supported; school puts high emphasis on h...

Polish cities with German names List of German exonyms

in addition there several modern polish cities settled german names most cities in east prussia allenstein (german: stone castle @ alle river , polish name: olsztyn) christburg (german: christ s castle ), renamed dzierzgoń kolberg (polish name: kołobrzeg) marienburg in westpreußen (german: mary s castle (both castle , town of marienburg named patron saint), polish name: malbork) waldenburg (german: forest castle , polish name: wałbrzych) thorn (polish name: toruń) kulm (polish name: chełmno) landsberg in ostpreußen (renamed górowo iławeckie) landsberg der warthe (renamed: gorzów wielkopolski) neidenburg (polish name: nidzica) guttstadt (german: city , polish name dobre miasto) heilsberg im ermland (polish name lidzbark warmiński) bartenstein (german: stone castle of bartians / bartia, polish name: bartoszyce) schippenbeil (polish name: sępopol) riesenberg (german: giant s mountain , polish name: prabuty)

Body Ford Model T

1910 model t, photographed in salt lake city t speedster 1925 ford new model t tudor sedan although ford classified model t single letter designation throughout entire life , made no distinction model years, enough significant changes body made on production life car may classified several style categories. among visible , identifiable changes in hood , cowl areas, although many other modifications made vehicle. 1909–1914 – characterized straight, five-sided hood, flat top containing center hinge , 2 side sloping sections containing folding hinges. firewall flat windshield down no distinct cowl. 1915–1916 – hood design same five-sided design obvious change being addition of louvers vertical sides. significant change cowl area occurred windshield relocated behind firewall , joined compound-contoured cowl panel. 1917–1923 – hood design changed tapered design curved top. folding hinges located @ joint between flat sides , curved top. sometime referred low hood distinguish if later hoo...

Archaeology Amphipolis

fresco house (hellenistic period). silver ossuary , gold crown of brasidas the site discovered , described many travellers , archaeologists during 19th century, including e. cousinéry (1831) (engraver), leon heuzey (1861), , p. perdrizet (1894–1899). however, excavations did not begin until after second world war. greek archaeological society under d. lazaridis excavated in 1972 , 1985, uncovering necropolis, city wall (see photograph), basilicas, , acropolis. further excavations have since uncovered river bridge, gymnasium, greek , roman villas , numerous tombs etc. parts of lion monument , tombs discovered during world war bulgarian , british troops whilst digging trenches in area. in 1934, m. feyel, of École française d athènes (efa), led epigraphical mission site , uncovered further remains of lion monument (a reconstruction given in bulletin de correspondance hellénique, publication of efa available on line). the silver ossuary containing cremated remains of brasidas , gold crown...

2005 History of the Philadelphia Eagles

the defending nfc champions did not fare next year. 2005 season began in strange , erratic fashion 14-10 road loss atlanta falcons on monday night football, game in donovan mcnabb suffered chest bruise. in addition, eagles linebacker jeremiah trotter ejected prior kick-off getting involved in altercation falcons cornerback kevin mathis. in week 2 home opener in philadelphia, eagles defeated san francisco 49ers in rout 42-3; however, mcnabb diagnosed sports hernia following game. weeks 3 , 4 saw eagles struggle still manage defeat oakland raiders (23-20) , mount stunning comeback 18-point deficit defeat kansas city chiefs @ arrowhead stadium (37-31). in week 5, eagles manhandled dallas cowboys in texas stadium, losing 23 points (33-10). following bye week, eagles pulled off miraculous 20-17 win against san diego chargers when cornerback matt ware returned blocked field goal touchdown in fourth quarter. fans hoped play “wake up” eagles , save season similar brian westbrook s fourth quart...

Field hockey New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics

new zealand qualified men s , women s team. each team had 16 athletes 2 reserves. men s tournament roster the following new zealand roster in men s field hockey tournament of 2004 summer olympics. view · talk head coach: kevin towns group play      advanced semifinals 5th–8th place semifinal 5th place final women s tournament roster the following new zealand roster in women s field hockey tournament of 2004 summer olympics. view · talk head coach: ian rutledge group play      advanced semifinals 5th–8th place semifinal 5th place final

Geography Antichan-de-Frontignes

entry antichan-de-frontignes antichan-de-frontignes located @ foot of pyrenees in comminges region 40 km east south-east of bagnères-de-bigorre , 19 km south south-west of saint-gaudens. access commune d618 road branches d331 east of ore , goes village continues north-east roundabout route juzet-d izaut. there local road going d618 north of village saint-pé-d ardet. of commune heavily forested there farmland near village. neighbouring communes , villages

History Lambda Sigma

university of pittsburgh dean thyrsa amos, founder of society of cwens. society of cwens in 1920s, university of pittsburgh dean thyrsa amos saw need society outstanding sophomore women. on 7 november 1922, twelve sophomore women responded invitations , met @ heinz house, electing found society sponsor activities freshmen , sophomore women , select membership in spring freshman women displayed finest pitt spirit, showed scholarship , expressed interest in activities through fine participation in them . society named cwens, word cwēn, meaning lady or queen in anglo-saxon. emblem selected golden crown resting upon sceptre. soon afterwards, beta , gamma chapters founded @ miami university , university of missouri, first society of cwens conference held in may 1925 on miami campus. charter obtained certify cwens national organization; petition submitted, , on 16 june 1926, certificate of incorporation approved , charter of national society of cwens recorded in common pleas court of al...