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1Charles Leroux — This article is about the American balloonist and parachutist. For the French painter, see Charles Le Roux …
2Paragliding — is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free flying, foot launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing …
3ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
4Parachuting — Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric parachute and land safely.The history of parachuting appears to start with Andre Jacques Garnerin who made successful parachute jumps… …
5Malfunction (parachuting) — A malfunction is a partial or total failure of a parachuting device to operate as intended. Malfunctions may require a skydiver to cut away his or her main parachute and deploy the reserve parachute. 1: At about 100 m. reserve canopy suddenly… …
6Sage Grouse — Male in USA Conservation status …
7paragliding — par·a·glid·ing (părʹə glī dĭng) n. The sport or activity of flying by means of a paraglider. [parafoil + gliding, gerund of glide.] * * * ▪ sport sport of flying parachutes (parachute) with design modifications that enhance their gliding… …
8Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …
9Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… …
10Tree — For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). Trees on a mountain in northern Utah during early autumn …
