The term High Priest may refer to particular individuals who hold the office of ruler-priest in local regional or ethnic contexts. In secular contexts it may refer to the head of a religious caste. In Hawaii, the high priest is called Kahuna Nui and presides over the temple or heiau. Below the Kahuna Nui are various types and ranks of priests. In Ásatrú, the high priest is called a Gothi (or Gythia) and is the leader of a small group of practitioners collectively referred to as a Kindred. The Gothi are collecti

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American High is a documentary television show about the lives of fourteen students at Highland Park High School, located in the city of Highland Park, Illinois. The series originally aired on FOX and received rave reviews, but was canceled after several episodes. It was later picked up by PBS and aired in its entirety. The series was created by R.J. Cutler. It received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program. An earlier FOX Network documentary series from 1991, Yearbook also covered ...

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Bell High School can refer to: Bell High School, in Ottawa, Canada Bell High School, in Bell, California Bell High School, in Bell, Florida Bell High School, in Washington, DC Bell High School, in Hurst, Texas Similar names: Alexander Graham Bell High School, in Halifax, Nova Scotia Edward Bell High School, in Camp Hill, Alabama Liberty Bell High School, in Winthrop, Washington Other related archiv

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High Tide was a band that was formed in 1969 by Tony Hill (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Simon House (violin and keyboards), Pete Pavli (bass) and Roger Hadden (drums). The trademark of their first album "Sea Shanties" was the constant battling between the electric guitar of Tony Hill and the electric violin of Simon House. There is hardly a quiet moment on "Sea Shanties", the heaviest tracks being "Futilist's Lament" and the instrumental "Death Warmed Up". Stylistically it is a mix of har ...

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The high score's prominence in video game culture, and even mainstream society has led to various pieces of art and entertainment. There is a cartoon titled High Score. There is also a book entitled High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games. In an episode of the TV series Seinfeld, George is astonished to find that the Frogger machine he played as a teen still retains his high score. With the owners wanting to get rid of it, George decides to keep the machine for posterity, the catch being th ...

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Starting at least 10 centuries ago, the word high gradually evolved to also mean something excellent or of superior rank, as evidenced in high sheriff and high society. It was applied to roads as they improved, and the word highway has been recorded from the early ninth century. "High Street" began to be used to describe the thoroughfares containing the main retail areas in villages and towns. In recent years, although the term "High Street" is still used to refer to commerce, shopping has tended to shift to purpose-built out-o ...

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The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established on July 2, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The court is headquartered in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), capital of West Bengal. It also has a circuit bench in Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 63. Despite the name of the city having officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001, the ...

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Amity High School is a regional high school system located in Woodbridge, Connecticut and organized to provide high school education (grades 9-12) for the children of the residents of the three towns of Woodbridge, Orange and Bethany. The technical name for this regional arrangement within the state of Connecticut is Regional District #5 -- the name Amity is derived from both the colonial history of Woodbridge as well as the "friendship" demonstrated among the three founding towns in arranging for a communal educational ...

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Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). Frequencies immediately below VHF is HF, and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency (UHF). Common uses for VHF are FM radio broadcast at 88–108 MHz and television broadcast (together with UHF). VHF is also commonly used for terrestrial navigatio ...

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Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz (Wavelength 1 meter) and 3.0 GHz (Wavelength 10 centimetres) . Waves whose frequency is above the UHF band fall into the microwave or higher bands, while lower frequency signals fall into the VHF or lower bands. See electromagnetic spectrum for a full listing of frequency bands. Ultra high frequency - Uses. UHF and VHF are the most common frequency bands for television. Modern mobile phones also ...

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The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on August 14, 1862. The work on the present building of the High Court was commenced in April 1871 and completed in November 1878. It was designed by British engineer Col. J.A. Fuller. The first sitting in this building was on January 10, 1879. Architecture: early English Gothic. It is 562 feet long and 189 feet wide. To the west of the central tower are two octagonal towers. ...

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Zadok (Hebrew: Tzadok meaning "Righteous") was the Israelite High Priest of the tenth century BCE. Zadok High Priest - Zadok in the Bible. A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam. 20:25) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:4). He is first mentioned as coming to take part with David at Hebron (1 Chr. 12:27, 28). He was probably on this account made ruler over the Aaronites (27:17). During the rebellion of Absalom, Zadok gained still ...

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Columbine High School is a secondary school located at 6201 South Pierce Street (39°36′13.74″N, 105°04′27.04″W) in Columbine CDP, an unincorporated neighborhood in southeast Jefferson County, Colorado. The school is located one mile west of the Littleton city limits and half a mile south of Denver. "Littleton" is indicated in the school's address because it is located within the zip code 80123, which is associated with that city. It is part of th ...

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High school is the name used for the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand (in New Zealand 'college' is more commonly used as a generic term for secondary school) Philippines, Scotland, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China) and the United States. It provides a secondary education for boys and girls. The idea was first instituted in France by Napoleon as a way to train future officers for his military. Including:

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Starting at least 10 centuries ago, the word high gradually evolved to also mean something excellent or of superior rank, as evidenced in high sheriff and high society. It was applied to roads as they improved, and the word highway has been recorded from the early ninth century. "High Street" began to be used to describe the thoroughfares containing the main retail areas in villages and towns. In recent years, although the term "High Street" is still used to refer to commerce, shopping has begun to shift to purpose-built out-of ...

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The High Holidays refers to the ten-day period in Judaism which begins with Rosh Hashanah followed by the ten days of repentance, ending with Yom Kippur, the day of repentance. The English term "High Holidays" is not an accurate translation; the actual name for this period is the Yamim Noraim. (Hebrew, "Days of Awe"). Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה ro’sh hash-shānāh, beginning of the year) is the Jewish spiritual New Year. The Mishnah, the core work of the Jewish oral law, sets this day aside as the new year for calculat ...

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Ultra high vacuum is that regime of vacuum characterised by pressures lower than about 10-9 torr (0.1 micropascal or 100 nanopascals). Ultra high vacuum - Concepts Involved. Kinetic theory of gases Gas transport and pumping Vacuum pumps and systems Vacuum, Vacuum pump, Pressure, Vacuum gauge Ultra high vacuum - Degrees of vacuum. Rough (low) vacuum = 1 to 10-3 Torr (100 to 0.1 Pa)< ...

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The plot is centered around two underachieving pot smokers, Silas and Jamal. When Silas' friend Ivory dies, Silas uses his ashes as fertilizer for a new batch of marijuana. When taking their entrance exams for college, Jamal decides that they should take the test while high. They discover that smoking Silas' new batch of weed summons the ghost of the recently deceased Ivory, who tells them the test answers and t ...

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Main articles: List of schools in Australia, Queensland state high schools High school is the most common name for secondary schools in Australia. In Victoria the name was officially changed to secondary college in the early 1990s, but to the majority of the adult population they are still high schools. In the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania high school is 7-10, and studen ...

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