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User:PhilipB

2009-02-24T03:50:26Z

PhilipB:

If you have any questions or comments please enter them [[User_talk:PhilipB|here]].

Thanks! Philip

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T16:24:00Z

PhilipB: total

My total points have been posted

==Team Galaxy==

===Day 2===

Created [[New Federalism]] -- 10 Points

===Day 5===

Created [[Password]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Privacy Act of 1974]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Safeguard]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Virtual Private Network]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Encryption]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Acquit]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ad damnum]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Bifurcated trial]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Consanguinity]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Conservator]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Corroborate]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Zulu time]] -- 4 Points

===Day 7===

The following were created accidentally on my other account, [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]]

2 -- Ref for Disclaim

4 -- Aberration

4 -- Achromats

4 -- Active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD)

4 -- Active noise reduction (ANR)

4 -- Aspect ratio

4 -- Astigmatic aberration

4 -- Chromatic aberration

4 -- Chromaticity

**** End of entries by CPWebmaster ****

4 -- Contrast

4 -- Field of view (FOV)

4 -- Flashblindness

4 -- Forward looking infrared (FLIR)

4 -- Frame rate

4 -- Illuminance

4 -- Liquid crystal display (LCD)

4 -- Plasma display

4 -- Simulator sickness

4 -- Spatial disorientation

4 -- Light emitting diode (LED) display

4 -- Interlace ratio

Created [[Decision altitude]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Obligated Airport]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Federal Aviation Administration]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Facility]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Flight planning]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Fluid dynamics]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Fog]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Forecast]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Forward sweep wing]] -- 4 Points

Created [[City Charter]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Cubic Feet per Second (c.f.s.)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Land Slope]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ridge]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Watercourse]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Biennial]] -- 4 Points

Redirect [[Capitol]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Adjournment]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Per Diem]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Active Solar Energy]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Alcohol Fuels]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Animal Waste Conversion]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Barrels Per Day Equivalent (BPD-Equivalent)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Battery (electrical)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Blackout]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Boiler]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Brownout]] -- 4 Points

Added reference to [[Stress]] -- 2 Points

Un-dead-end [[Paintings]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Junk]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Junkers]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Hobby]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Land Slope]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Guerrilla]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Intelligence]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Debate]] -- 1 Point

===Total Points===

---257

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T15:58:46Z

PhilipB: Point total

==Team Galaxy==

===Day 2===

Created [[New Federalism]] -- 10 Points

===Day 5===

Created [[Password]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Privacy Act of 1974]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Safeguard]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Virtual Private Network]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Encryption]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Acquit]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ad damnum]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Bifurcated trial]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Consanguinity]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Conservator]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Corroborate]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Zulu time]] -- 4 Points

===Day 7===

The following were created accidentally on my other account, [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]]

2 -- Ref for Disclaim

4 -- Aberration

4 -- Achromats

4 -- Active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD)

4 -- Active noise reduction (ANR)

4 -- Aspect ratio

4 -- Astigmatic aberration

4 -- Chromatic aberration

4 -- Chromaticity

**** End of entries by CPWebmaster ****

4 -- Contrast

4 -- Field of view (FOV)

4 -- Flashblindness

4 -- Forward looking infrared (FLIR)

4 -- Frame rate

4 -- Illuminance

4 -- Liquid crystal display (LCD)

4 -- Plasma display

4 -- Simulator sickness

4 -- Spatial disorientation

4 -- Light emitting diode (LED) display

4 -- Interlace ratio

Created [[Decision altitude]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Obligated Airport]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Federal Aviation Administration]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Facility]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Flight planning]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Fluid dynamics]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Fog]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Forecast]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Forward sweep wing]] -- 4 Points

Created [[City Charter]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Cubic Feet per Second (c.f.s.)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Land Slope]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ridge]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Watercourse]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Biennial]] -- 4 Points

Redirect [[Capitol]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Adjournment]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Per Diem]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Active Solar Energy]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Alcohol Fuels]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Animal Waste Conversion]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Barrels Per Day Equivalent (BPD-Equivalent)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Battery (electrical)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Blackout]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Boiler]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Brownout]] -- 4 Points

Added reference to [[Stress]] -- 2 Points

Un-dead-end [[Paintings]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Junk]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Junkers]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Hobby]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Land Slope]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Guerrilla]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Intelligence]] -- 1 Point

Un-dead-end [[Debate]] -- 1 Point

===Total Points===

257

Debate

2007-10-05T15:58:03Z

PhilipB:

An [[argument]] (friendly or unfriendly) between two opposite points of view. Debate has become a form of competition where the sides are affirmative or negative on a resolution.

Intelligence (psychology)

2007-10-05T15:57:22Z

PhilipB:

Intelligance is the ability to [[understand]] from [[experience]], acquire and retain knowledge and respond quickly and effectively to new situation. Intelligance can also refer to knowledge of an enemy in the military.

Guerrilla

2007-10-05T15:56:44Z

PhilipB:

Guerillas are [[fighter]]s that do not use normal normal soldier [[tactics]]. Guerillas will not use a standard military uniform, rather they dress and disguise themselves as civilians. Guerillas can also hide in wilderness areas. [[Terrorism]] is a form of Guerilla warfare.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

2007-10-05T15:55:59Z

PhilipB:

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published several influential reports on [[global warming]] and climate change. It is widely cited as reporting a consensus among the world's scientists that global warming is happening and that human activity is probably the main driver. [http://www.naturecanada.ca/climate_change.asp]

[[category: politics]]

Talk:IPCC

2007-10-05T15:55:32Z

PhilipB: Talk:IPCC moved to Talk:The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

#REDIRECT [[Talk:The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)]]

Talk:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

2007-10-05T15:55:32Z

PhilipB: Talk:IPCC moved to Talk:The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Wow! This is about the most biased article I've read on here. I'd try to change it, but I'd just get blocked. [[User:Czolgolz|Czolgolz]] 09:20, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

This is not an article about the IPCC but a diatribe against it. I'll make a copy and see if I can separate the arguments and facts into separate sections. [[User:Ian St John|Ian St John]] 09:39, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

Go ahead and fix it. You shouldn't get blocked. The article was junk. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 12:52, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

IPCC

2007-10-05T15:55:32Z

PhilipB: IPCC moved to The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

#REDIRECT [[The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)]]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

2007-10-05T15:55:32Z

PhilipB: IPCC moved to The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published several influential reports on global warming and climate change. It is widely cited as reporting a consensus among the world's scientists that global warming is happening and that human activity is probably the main driver. [http://www.naturecanada.ca/climate_change.asp]

[[category: politics]]

Land Slope

2007-10-05T15:55:05Z

PhilipB:

The [[ratio]] of the [[vertical]] rise in the land elevation over the [[horizontal]] dimension of the rise.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Hobby

2007-10-05T15:54:28Z

PhilipB:

A '''Hobby''' is a favorite pastime or [[activity]] of of a particular [[person]] that has nothing to do with [[occupation]] or other responsibilities.

[[Category:Definitions]]

Junkers

2007-10-05T15:53:39Z

PhilipB:

"Junkers" is the name given to the landed aristocracy of [[Prussia]]. The descendants of knights that settled in Prussia in the [[Middle Ages]] were the very first Junkers.

[[category:history]]

Junk

2007-10-05T15:53:00Z

PhilipB:

A pejorative term for items or material one does not wish to have, or clouds judgment. Also a type of [[boat]].

[[category:transportation]]
[[category:slang]]

Paintings

2007-10-05T15:52:19Z

PhilipB:

An object typically created using [[paint]], [[canvas]] and [[brushes]] to apply the paint.

[[category:art]]

Blind Thrust Fault

2007-10-05T15:51:06Z

PhilipB:

[[Image:Blind_thrust_fault.gif|thumb|300px]]A thrust [[fault]] that does not rupture all the way up to the surface so there is no evidence of it on the ground. It is "buried" under the uppermost layers of rock in the crust.<ref>USGS</ref>

==References==

<references/>

[[Category:Seismology]]

Stress

2007-10-05T15:45:02Z

PhilipB: reference

'''Stress''' is the emotional and physical tension brought on a person’s reaction to the demands of life. Stress frequently causes anxiety, irritability, and inability to concentrate. Stress can also lead to headaches, and a rapid heartbeat.<ref>http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/glossary/stress</ref>

==References==
<references/>

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T15:42:23Z

PhilipB:

Animal waste conversion

2007-10-05T15:41:33Z

PhilipB:

Process of obtaining energy from animal [[waste]]s. This is a type of [[biomass energy]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Animal waste conversion

2007-10-05T15:40:51Z

PhilipB:

Process of obtaining energy from animal [[waste]]s. This is a type of [[biomass energy]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Barrels Per Day Equivalent

2007-10-05T15:40:36Z

PhilipB:

A unit of measure that tells how much [[oil]] would have to be burned to produce the same amount of [[energy]]. For example, California's hydroelectric generation in 1983 was 58,000 barrels per day equivalent.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Battery (electrical)

2007-10-05T15:40:21Z

PhilipB:

A device that stores [[energy]] and produces [[electric current]] by [[chemical]] action.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Blackout

2007-10-05T15:40:06Z

PhilipB:

A power loss affecting many [[electricity]] consumers over a large geographical area for a significant period of time.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Boiler

2007-10-05T15:39:46Z

PhilipB:

A closed [[vessel]] in which [[water]] is converted to pressurized [[steam]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Brownout

2007-10-05T15:39:16Z

PhilipB:

A controlled power reduction in which the utility decreases the [[voltage]] on the power lines, so customers receive weaker [[electric current]]. Brownouts can be used if total power demand exceeds the maximum available supply. The typical household does not notice the difference.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Brownout

2007-10-05T15:38:51Z

PhilipB: New page: A controlled power reduction in which the utility decreases the voltage on the power lines, so customers receive weaker electric current. Brownouts can be used if total power deman...

Boiler

2007-10-05T15:37:44Z

PhilipB: New page: A closed vessel in which water is converted to pressurized steam.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref> ==References== <references/>

A closed [[vessel]] in which [[water]] is converted to pressurized [[steam]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Blackout

2007-10-05T15:37:06Z

PhilipB: New page: A power loss affecting many electricity consumers over a large geographical area for a significant period of time.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref> ==Refe...

A power loss affecting many [[electricity]] consumers over a large geographical area for a significant period of time.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Battery (electrical)

2007-10-05T15:34:31Z

PhilipB: New page: A device that stores energy and produces electric current by chemical action.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref> ==References== <references/>

A device that stores [[energy]] and produces [[electric current]] by [[chemical]] action.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Barrels Per Day Equivalent

2007-10-05T15:33:11Z

PhilipB: New page: A unit of measure that tells how much oil would have to be burned to produce the same amount of energy. For example, California's hydroelectric generation in 1983 was 58,000 barrel...

Animal waste conversion

2007-10-05T15:29:24Z

PhilipB: New page: Process of obtaining energy from animal wastes. This is a type of biomass energy.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref> ==References== <references/>

Process of obtaining energy from animal [[waste]]s. This is a type of [[biomass energy]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)

2007-10-05T15:28:11Z

PhilipB: New page: Motor vehicles that run on fuels other than petroleum-based fuels. As defined by the National Energy Policy Act (EPAct), this excludes reformulated gasoline as an alternative f...

Motor vehicles that run on [[fuel]]s other than [[petroleum]]-based fuels. As defined by the [[National Energy Policy Act (EPAct)]], this excludes reformulated gasoline as an alternative fuel.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Alcohol Fuels

2007-10-05T15:26:42Z

PhilipB: New page: A class of liquid chemicals that have certain combinations of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, and that are capable of being used as fuel.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/...

A class of [[liquid]] [[chemicals]] that have certain combinations of [[hydrogen]], [[carbon]] and [[oxygen]], and that are capable of being used as [[fuel]].<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-a.html#a</ref>

==References==
<references/>

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T15:22:40Z

PhilipB:

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T15:22:15Z

PhilipB:

==Team Galaxy==

===Day 2===

Created [[New Federalism]] -- 10 Points

===Day 5===

Created [[Password]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Privacy Act of 1974]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Safeguard]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Virtual Private Network]] -- 5 Points

Created [[Encryption]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Acquit]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ad damnum]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Bifurcated trial]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Consanguinity]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Conservator]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Corroborate]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Zulu time]] -- 4 Points

===Day 7===

The following were created accidentally on my other account, [[User:CPWebmaster|CPWebmaster]]

2 -- Ref for Disclaim

4 -- Aberration

4 -- Achromats

4 -- Active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD)

4 -- Active noise reduction (ANR)

4 -- Aspect ratio

4 -- Astigmatic aberration

4 -- Chromatic aberration

4 -- Chromaticity

**** End of entries by CPWebmaster ****

4 -- Contrast

4 -- Field of view (FOV)

4 -- Flashblindness

4 -- Forward looking infrared (FLIR)

4 -- Frame rate

4 -- Illuminance

4 -- Liquid crystal display (LCD)

4 -- Plasma display

4 -- Simulator sickness

4 -- Spatial disorientation

4 -- Light emitting diode (LED) display

4 -- Interlace ratio

Created [[Decision altitude]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Obligated Airport]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Federal Aviation Administration]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Facility]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Flight planning]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Fluid dynamics]] -- 4 Points

Improved [[Fog]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Forecast]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Forward sweep wing]] -- 4 Points

Created [[City Charter]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Cubic Feet per Second (c.f.s.)]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Editing Land Slope]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Ridge]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Watercourse]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Biennial]] -- 4 Points

Redirect [[Capitol]] -- 2 Points

Created [[Speaker Pro Tempore]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Adjournment]] -- 4 Points

Created [[Per Diem]] -- 4 Points

===Total Points===

210

Per Diem

2007-10-05T15:20:54Z

PhilipB: New page: Literally, per day.<ref>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/glossary.asp</ref> ==References== <references/>

Literally, per day.<ref>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Adjournment

2007-10-05T15:19:14Z

PhilipB: New page: Termination of a legislative day upon the completion of business, with the hour and day of the next meeting being set prior to adjournment.<ref>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/glossary...

Termination of a [[legislative]] day upon the completion of business, with the hour and day of the next meeting being set prior to adjournment.<ref>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Speaker Pro Tempore

2007-10-05T15:17:39Z

PhilipB: New page: Speaker "for a time": a representative elected to serve as the temporary Speaker in the absence of the Speaker of the House.<ref>http://www.leg.state.or.us/glossary.html</ref> ==Refer...

Speaker "for a time": a representative elected to serve as the temporary Speaker in the absence of the [[Speaker of the House]].<ref>http://www.leg.state.or.us/glossary.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Capitol

2007-10-05T15:15:29Z

PhilipB: Redirecting to United States Capitol Building

#REDIRECT [[United States Capitol Building]]

Biennial

2007-10-05T15:14:01Z

PhilipB: New page: Occurring every two years.<ref>http://www.leg.state.or.us/glossary.html</ref> ==References== <references/>

Occurring every two [[year]]s.<ref>http://www.leg.state.or.us/glossary.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Watercourse

2007-10-05T15:11:36Z

PhilipB: New page: A lake, river, creek, stream, wash, arroyo, or other channel over which water flows at least periodically. "Watercourse" includes specifically designated ar...

A [[lake]], [[river]], [[creek]], [[stream]], [[wash]], [[arroyo]], or other [[channel]] over which [[water]] flows at least periodically. "Watercourse" includes specifically designated areas in which substantial [[flood]] damage may occur.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Ridge

2007-10-05T15:10:35Z

PhilipB: New page: A relatively narrow elevation which is prominent because of the steep angle at which it rises; an elongated crest, or series of crests, with or without individual peaks, significan...

A relatively narrow [[elevation]] which is prominent because of the steep angle at which it rises; an elongated crest, or series of crests, with or without individual [[peak]]s, significantly higher than the adjoining ground.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Land Slope

2007-10-05T15:08:21Z

PhilipB: New page: The ratio of the vertical rise in the land elevation over the horizontal dimension of the rise.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref> ==R...

The ratio of the vertical rise in the land elevation over the horizontal dimension of the rise.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Cubic Feet per Second (c.f.s.)

2007-10-05T15:07:23Z

PhilipB: New page: Measure of flowing water in a watercourse (A lake, river, creek, stream, wash, arroyo, or other channel over which water flows at least periodically).<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.g...

Measure of flowing [[water]] in a [[watercourse]] (A lake, river, creek, stream, wash, arroyo, or other channel over which water flows at least periodically).<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

City Charter

2007-10-05T15:06:19Z

PhilipB: New page: A document which outlines the structure and processes of a city’s government and identifies the powers and limitations.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/Dynamit...

A [[document]] which outlines the structure and processes of a city’s [[government]] and identifies the powers and limitations.<ref>http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/planning/areaplans/DynamiteFoothills/glossary.asp</ref>

==References==
<references/>

User:PhilipB/Contest

2007-10-05T13:01:37Z

PhilipB:

Forward sweep wing

2007-10-05T12:59:56Z

PhilipB: New page: A wing that is swept toward the front of the airplane, unlike most fast airplanes which have wings that are swept toward the back of the airplane. The X-29 aircraft is an examp...

A [[wing]] that is swept toward the front of the [[airplane]], unlike most fast airplanes which have wings that are swept toward the back of the airplane. The [[X-29]] aircraft is an example of a supersonic jet that has forward sweep wings.<ref>http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/glossary/F.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Forecast

2007-10-05T12:58:58Z

PhilipB: New page: A statement of expected future occurrences. Weather forecasting includes the use of objective models based on certain atmospheric parameters, along with the skill and experience of a [...

A statement of expected future occurrences. [[Weather forecasting]] includes the use of objective models based on certain atmospheric parameters, along with the skill and experience of a [[meteorologist]].<ref>http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/glossary/F.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Fog

2007-10-05T12:58:09Z

PhilipB:

'''Fog''' is a kind of [[mist]] or [[cloud]] that is at ground level. (Or sometimes, at [[sea level]], this is why [[ship]]s are sometimes equipped with [[foghorn]]s to warn other ships which can't see them because of the fog.) The word ''fog'' or ''foggy'' is also used [[metaphor]]ically to describe theories which are vague and unclear, as if in a real-world fog or mist.<ref>http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/glossary/F.html</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Meteorology]]