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Wildfire The word "wildfire" originated as a synonym for Greek fire, a napalm-like substance used in medieval Europe as a naval weapon; the word attained its present meaning by a common misunderstanding of the expression "spread like wildfire". Wildfires tend to be most common and severe during years of drought and occur on days of strong winds. In the case of the fires in southeastern France, the speed of the fire is estimated to be 3% to 8% of the speed of the wind, depending on the conditions (density and type of vegetation, slope). www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wildfire.html   (2625 words)

Wildfire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The word "wildfire" originated as a synonym for Greek fire, a napalm-like substance used in medieval Europe as a naval weapon; the word attained its present meaning by a common misunderstanding of the expression "spread like wildfire". Wildfires tend to be most common and severe during years of drought and occur on days of strong winds. In the case of the fires in southeastern France, the speed of the fire is estimated to be 3% to 8% of the speed of the wind, depending on the conditions (density and type of vegetation, slope). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wildfire   (2768 words)

Wildfire - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. In the case of the fires in South-Eastern France, the speed of the fire is estimated to be 3 to 8% of the speed of the wind, depending on the conditions (density and type of vegetation, slope). Most of the Earth's weather and air pollution reside in the troposhere, the part of the atmosphere that extends from the surface of the planet to a height of between 8 and 13 kilometers. www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Wildfire   (3130 words)

Taiga - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography Periodic stand-replacing wildfires (with return times of between 20-200 years) clear out the tree canopies, allowing sunlight to invigorate new growth on the forest floor. For some species, wildfires are a necessary part of the life cycle in the taiga; some, e.g. Wildfires in the western Canadian boreal forest: Landscape patterns and ecosystem management. www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Taiga   (3315 words)

Wildfire (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wildfire (comics), a DC Comics superhero and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes Wildfire (computer system), a voice-activated computer system that can fit inside the dashboard of a car and answer phone calls like a secretary This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wildfire_(disambiguation)   (213 words)

Wildfire information - Search.com A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, bushfire (in Australasia), or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. Wildfires burn areas of Portuguese forest every year, obscuring the Sun in smoke. Wildfire regime in the boreal forest and the idea of suppression and fuel buildup. www.search.com /reference/Brush_fire   (3223 words)

CalendarHome.com - Season - Calendar Encyclopedia For other senses of this word, see season (disambiguation). A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather. In some parts of the world, special "seasons" are loosely defined based upon natural events such as a hurricane season, tornado season, or wildfire season. encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Season.htm   (1213 words)

Wildfire The risk of major wildfires can be achieved partly by a reduction of the amount of fuel present. Wildfire season is upon us and in the sun-scorched Santa Clarita Valley plants wither, turn brown and die - perfect fuel for the misplaced match or downed power line. A wildfire that broke out in the Anthony Chabot Regional Park Friday evening forced some people to evacuate before firefighters fully contained the blaze two hours later. www.paleorama.com /Disney-W/Wildfire.php   (3504 words)

Ask Us A Question   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Fire is a phenomenon of combustion manifested in intense heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. The word fire when used with an indefinite article is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (such as a campfire or a fire in a fireplace or kitchen stove) or an instance of violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (such as a wildfire and fires in buildings and vehicles. Fire is not a state of matter: rather, it is an exothermic chemical reaction accompanied by intense heat released during a rapid oxidation of combustible material. www.avoo.com /wiki/Fire   (2471 words)

Solidarity Two factors contributed to the initial success of the unions: it was backed by a group of intellectual dissidents (KOR) and it was based on the rules of non-violence. The ideas of the Solidarity movement spread like wildfire throughout Poland; more and more new unions were formed and joined the federation. The program, although concerned with trade union matters, was universally regarded as the first step towards dismantling the Party monopoly. www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/so/solidarity.html   (407 words)

Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Fire is a phenomenon of combustion manifested in intense heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. The word fire when used with an indefinite article is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (such as a campfire or a fire in a fireplace or kitchen stove) or an instance of violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (such as a wildfire and fires in buildings and vehicles). This has been demonstrated in the laboratory and also in large wildfires that occur in the vicinity of power lines. www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Fire   (2624 words)

fire authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Fire is a self-sustaining oxidation process accompanied by heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. It is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion (e.g., a campfire, or a lit fireplace or stove) or a violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning (e.g., in buildings and automobiles, or a wildfire). The discovery of making fire is considered one of the most important elements in the progression of humankind for it let the cave peoples ward off wild animals, kill insects, cook food and provide warmth. 24826-authority.125.upinhistory.com   (741 words)

Sameer Chavan's Portfolio of Web UI Design, Usability & Industrial Design... This "Did you mean..." disambiguation prompt encourages users to answer with just a name or with something like "I meant..." or "I mean..." It is certainly possible for the user to say something outside the grammar, but the aforementioned prompt makes it much less likely that the user would say something like: For example, novice users of Wildfire's telephone assistant are provided with prompts that involve an implicit, conversational question, followed by an explicit hint. The Wildfire system keeps track, across sessions, of how many times a user has successfully responded to each individual prompt in the system. www.sameerchavan.com /web_speech.htm   (3379 words)

Wildfire - GigaDictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) In wildland, this can be accomplished by either conducting controlled burns, deliberately setting areas ablaze under less dangerous weather when conditions are less volatile or physical fuel removal by removing some trees as is conducted in many American forests. People living in fire-prone areas typically take a variety of precautions, including building their homes out of flame-resistant materials, reducing the amount of fuel near the home or property (including firebreaks, their own miniature control lines, in effect), and investing in their own firefighting equipment. These communities are at high risk of destruction in bushfires, and should take extra precautions. www.gigadictionary.com /Forest_fire   (3192 words)

Solidarity Two factors contributed to the initial success of the unions: it was backed by a group of intellectual dissidents (KOR) and it was based on the rules of non-violence. The ideas of the Solidarity movement spread like wildfire throughout Poland; more and more new unions were formed and joined the federation. The program, although concerned with trade union matters, was universally regarded as the first step towards dismantling the Party monopoly. knowledgefun.com /book/s/so/solidarity.html   (444 words)

Australian Information from Wikipedia Monsoons play a vital role in managing wildfire threat by providing moisture at higher elevations and feeding desert streams. Heavy monsoon rain can lead to excess winter plant growth, in turn a summer wildfire risk. A lack of monsoon rain can hamper summer seeding, reducing excess winter plant growth but worsening drought. www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Monsoon   (2410 words)

Ventricle : search word This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. This glad tidings spread like wildfire; so fast, indeed, that almost which it was received by the terrified mob gathered in the great mad in their delight; they lit bonfires, they drank, they feasted, the mighty nation of the Fung to flee away for ever. Meanwhile, our advance had begun, nor in the midst of the general middle of the square of Mur and within half a mile of the palace, when thousand of them, were drawn up in front of us, apparently to bar our addressing the commander of the regiment of Mountaineers, demanded. www.searchword.org /ve/ventricle.html   (248 words)

Disaster Relief Blog: Wildfires Archives The creation of the Southern California Wildfire Relief Fund was announced on October 27, 2003, by Jack Shakely, the President of the California Community... Wildfire insurance costs hinge on a number of factors, including the number of primary homes in the area (as compared to vacation homes and cabins),... Wildfire: Insurance Tips As seen on 9News At Noon, this is the link to insurance tips for homeowners who may be threatened by wildfires in the days ahead in... www.newyorkdisasterrelief.org /wildfires   (2657 words)

Wikitravel:Votes for deletion/January 2007 - Wikitravel This article was original created without any location information by 74.69.245.148, speedy deleted, and then re-created as a disambiguation page that links to two non-existent articles. If we're going to create an article or a redirect for every dot on the map then this disambiguation page will eventually be needed and should be kept, but if we're going to continue to use the criteria that not every map dot necessarily gets its own article then this disambiguation page is unnecessary. The other town is smaller with 80 people Woodworth_North_Dakota and was established in 1911 and is in a state where small towns and places are the rule. wikitravel.org /en/Wikitravel:Votes_for_deletion/January_2007   (7918 words)

Linguistic knowledge and word sense disambiguation The main research question I try to answer in the my thesis is which linguistic knowledge sources are most useful for word sense disambiguation (WSD), more specifically word sense disambiguation of Dutch. The goal of the project was to develop a tool which is able to automatically determine the meaning of a particular ambiguous word in context, a so called word sense disambiguation system. Our system achieves significantly higher disambiguation accuracy than any results for Dutch that have been reported in the literature up to now and is thus state-of-the-art for Dutch WSD. dissertations.ub.rug.nl /faculties/arts/2004/t.gaustad/?FullItemRecord=ON   (725 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) A Red Cross or Red Crescent signify medical personnel, facilities, or equipment, or the Geneva conventions. Red indicates extreme danger on Western color-coded scales, such as wildfire hazard signs or the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory System. In auto racing, a red flag signals all cars to immediately stop. www.infoslurp.com /information/Red   (1328 words)

★ ... Like Family In Face Of Wildfire ★ - Information on ... Like Family In Face Of Wildfire - Askaroo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Like Family In Face Of Wildfire ★ - Information on... Like Family In Face Of Wildfire In The News Last Updated: Sunday 09th of July 2006 12:47:16 PM Access the sitemap. askaroo.com /info/.../Like_Family/In_Face/Of_Wildfire.html   (91 words)

Fire Fighting Equipment :: Fire : Gourt Barricade International - Manufacturer of water soluble gel to protect buildings at risk from wildfire. (Wildfire manufactures and distributes internationally a wide range of portable fire control equipment. Crown Fire Equipment - Suppliers of fire extinguishers, fire blankets, fire hose reels, fire ladders, fire buckets, and fire alarms. business.gourt.com /Business-Services/Fire-and-Security/Fire/Fire-Fighting-Equipment.html   (3071 words)

Smurf Those who believed the theory claimed seeing Smurfs below plants in their houses, next to their beds, dressed as the devil, etc. As Telemundo Puerto Rico had just begun to telecast Smurfs programs that year, a possibility exists that a rival television channel started the rumors. The rumors spread like wildfire through the religiously conservative Latin America, where people went so far as to claim that small, demon-like Smurfs propagated through their recorded albums and attacked those who would play their music. This was very much in tune with the prevalent belief of the 1980s of satanic propagation through recorded music, as many rock bands made open references to satanism in their work. www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Smurf.php   (3293 words)

Matures glossary, news, and popular videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Sexual maturity Maturity, a geological term describing hydrocarbon generation Maturity, a financial term indicating the end of payments of principal or interest Look up Maturity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Supervisors to plan for upcoming wildfire season at meeting Before the snow has even melted, Carson City Board of Supervisors will be focusing attention on the upcoming fire season. www.funadvice.com /gloss/matures   (266 words)

World, Big The endless dividing resulted in the spectacularly articulated, beautifuly fractal, exuberant flourishing of material and metaphysical variation. There is a continuous process of distinction, disambiguation, and defining/re-defining of identity. Here are a couple of links and a feed specific to the portland area. ncyoung.com /cat/16   (1957 words)

Hyundai sonata service bulletin quantz sonata in c minor Low prices and the sonata a type of trio sonata a type of $50 or more. Professional hyundai sonata service bulletin custom framing available.Virtual-Hideout - Reviews Antec Sonata (disambiguation). quantz sonata in c minor Bjorn3d.com -Antec Sonata (disambiguation). sonata-wildfire.dobranno.com /hyundai-sonata-service-bulletin.html   (478 words)

Backfire Bass Tabs A backfire is the deliberate use of fire in wildfire suppression. This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. www.bassmasta.net /b/backfire   (117 words)

Dave Matthews Band - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article The conflict came full circle when, in March of 2001, the 2000 studio sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite were leaked on the internet. Over established internet channels such as the Dave Matthews Band Mailing List, the tracks spread like wildfire. Better known as The Lillywhite Sessions, this rough album was universally lauded by both the fanbase and the popular press. www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/a/v/Dave_Matthews_Band_b2ac.html   (2266 words)

Wild Fire Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) Complete information source on wildfire - facts in the cycle of forest and fire, wildfire science and economics, current wildfire conditions, experts and resources. You are asked to prevent wildfires, yet park personnel set prescribed fires. Fire Wars Fire Wars Although wildfire can be quite destructive, some plants and animals become adapted to and even require this disturbance for their survival. www.totalfires.info /wild-fire   (1816 words)

Andrew Pyper on LibraryThing | Catalog your books online Q: What if this author is really two authors? A: We're working on a solution, but if you want you can post a brief disambiguation notice. The Wildfire Season: Wildfire Season 15 copies, 1 reviews www.librarything.com /author/pyperandrew   (262 words)

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