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    Anchor ice is defined by the World Meteorological Organization as "submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its...
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    the axe as a belay anchor. The ice axe of today has its roots in the long-handled alpenstock that came before it. Not only is an ice axe used as a climbing...
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    crystal lattice. Ice that is found at sea may be in the form of drift ice floating in the water, fast ice fixed to a shoreline or anchor ice if attached to...
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  • Anchor is a brand of dairy products that was founded in New Zealand in 1886, and is one of the key brands owned by the New Zealand based international...
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  • ice may either grow in place from the sea water or by freezing pieces of drifting ice to the shore or other anchor sites. Unlike drift (or pack) ice,...
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    The first practical earth anchor was invented in 1912 by Albert Bishop Chance in Centralia, Missouri, in response to an ice storm that knocked down his...
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    body of ice suspended in water. It may be formed from grease ice or from anchor ice rising to the surface and typically comprises lumps of ice, a few centimeters...
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    portal Anchor ice – Submerged ice anchored to a river bottom or seafloor Congelation ice – Ice that forms on the bottom of an established ice cover Drift...
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    wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD A term used to describe a progress...
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  • rock climbing, an anchor can be any device or method for attaching a climber, rope, or load to a climbing surface—typically rock, ice, steep dirt, or a...
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    An ice screw is a threaded tubular screw used as a running belay or anchor by climbers on steep ice surface such as steep waterfall ice or alpine ice during...
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    accumulation of anchor ice on the bottom of the river. On rivers the obstruction may be a change of width, structure, bend or decrease in gradient. Ice jam floods...
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    In horology, the anchor escapement is a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks. The escapement is a mechanism in a mechanical clock that maintains...
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  • bacterium of the genus Psychrobacter, which was isolated from the anchor ice of Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It is strictly oxidative and coccus-shaped;...
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    climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor at the top of the climbing route, and back down to the belayer (or "second")...
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    operations, at one point anchored at Naval Base Ulithi. These ships were intended to raise the morale of U.S. troops overseas by producing ice cream at a fast...
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  • Anchor" or simply the "Death Triangle", is a dangerous type of rock and ice climbing anchor infamous for both magnifying load forces on fixed anchors...
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    Britain. It is one of the rivers in Britain in which the phenomenon of anchor ice has been observed. The Avon is thought to contain more species of fish...
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    include: Anchor Red Crown 4.4% (similar in taste and branding to Anchor Smooth), Anchor Lite 4.0%, Anchor ‘Classic’ 4.0%, Anchor Ice 4.0% and Anchor 97 4...
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    Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well as a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, tennis...
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    anchor (also called a snow pro) is a type of natural or artificial protection used in mountaineering, alpine climbing and ice climbing as an anchor....
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    Drift ice, also called brash ice, is sea ice that is not attached to the shoreline or any other fixed object (shoals, grounded icebergs, etc.). Unlike...
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    [citation needed] The eastern edge abutted the Laurentide ice sheet. The sheet was anchored in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, south...
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  • of radium. In the 1920s, he became a world-class expert on anchor ice, frazil ice, and ice engineering. Most noteworthy are his determination of the mechanical...
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  • and Summer's father, Beth's husband, and Rick's son-in-law. Tom, a news anchor who criticizes the President with his co-host Shonda. Spencer Grammer as...
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  • broadcast has been anchored by Lester Holt on weeknights, José Díaz-Balart on Saturday and Hallie Jackson on Sunday. Previous anchors have included John...
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    ice screws and ice picks help climbers build anchors and move up the ice, as well as traditional rock climbing equipment for anchoring in mixed terrain...
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  • – Part 2". Anchor Brewing Blog. February 11, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2017. "Zymaster™ Series No. 1: California Lager - Part I". Anchor Brewing Blog...
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  • Lead Sails Paper Anchor is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Atreyu. It is the band's first release with Hollywood Records, and the album...
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    Maria Shriver (category American television news anchors)
    returned in 2013 as a special anchor. For her reporting at NBC, Shriver received a Peabody Award in 1998 and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage...
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