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Imperial Fists - Rogal Dorn. Little is known about the home and early life of Rogal Dorn. However, it is believed that he was one of the first Primarchs to rejoin the Emperor, and unlike many of the others, Rogal Dorn was the one to discover the Emperor of Mankind. Dorn presented the mobile space fortress Phalanx to the Emperor, to assist in the Great Crusade. Welcoming Dorn, and quickly recognising the man as one of his twenty genetically engineered sons, the Emperor repaid Dorn by granting him command of the Seventh Space Marine Legion. ...

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Imperial Fists, Imperial Fists - History, Imperial Fists - Rogal Dorn, Imperial Fists - The Great Crusade, Imperial Fists - The Horus Heresy, Imperial Fists - The New Imperium, Imperial Fists - Organisation, Imperial Fists - Homeworld, Imperial Fists - Recruitment, Imperial Fists - Combat Doctrine, Imperial Fists - Appearance, Imperial Fists - Notable Members

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The duo's first appearance was as a pair of Vector soldiers accompanying Terra in the attack on Narshe to claim a frozen Esper. They're playable for a short period of time, riding in Magitek armor, but are eventually eliminated by the Esper Tritoch. In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System release of the game as Final Fantasy III, Biggs' name was Vicks. This is attributable to Ted Woolsey's often "creative" translation, which rendered "Ultima" as "Atma" and "Phoenix" as "Fenix" due to old name size restrictions. In the re-rel ...

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Biggs and Wedge, Biggs and Wedge - Final Fantasy VI, Biggs and Wedge - Final Fantasy VII, Biggs and Wedge - Final Fantasy VIII, Biggs and Wedge - Final Fantasy X

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The Titans were again revived with a new series. Previewed in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980), The New Teen Titans #1 (November 1980) introduced a team of new Titans, anchored by previous members Robin I, Wonder Girl I, and Kid Flash I. It re-introduced the Changeling (formerly Beast Boy), and introduced for the first time the man-machine Cyborg, the alien Starfire, and the dark empath Raven. Raven, an expert manipulator, formed the group to fight her demonic father T ...

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Titans comics, Titans comics - Silver Age, Titans comics - Notable Silver Age appearances, Titans comics - Silver Age members, Titans comics - 1970s revival, Titans comics - Notable 1970s appearances, Titans comics - New 1970s members, Titans comics - The New Teen Titans/The New Titans era 1980-1996, Titans comics - Notable New Teen Titans appearances, Titans comics - The New Teen Titans graphic novels, Titans comics - New members in the New Teen Titans, Titans comics - New members in the New Titans, Titans comics - Teen Titans 1996-1998, Titans comics - New members in the Teen Titans vol.2 1996 series, Titans comics - Notable appearances, Titans comics - The Titans 1999-2002, Titans comics - New members in The Titans 1999 series, Titans comics - 'Titans L.A.' members, Titans comics - Notable appearances, Titans comics - Teen Titans 2003, Titans comics - Notable appearances, Titans comics - Trade paperbacks, Titans comics - New members in the Teen Titans 2003 new series, Titans comics - In other media, Titans comics - Awards

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Water - Aquaculture - Aqueduct - Aquifer - Hydrology - Brackish water - Lake - Reservoir - Dam - River - Estuary - watershed Land - soil - Soil life - Soil salination - Soil science Energy - Biogas - Biomass Air - Climate - Climate change - Global climate change - Climate model - Microclimate - Arctic climate - Subarctic clim ...

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List of sustainable agriculture topics, List of sustainable agriculture topics - General terminology, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Farming and Natural Resources, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Biosphere, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Agricultural practices, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Rural development, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Conservation and environmental issues, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Food and food transformation, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Economic Social & Political Context, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Individuals, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Conventions Protocols Panels and Summits, List of sustainable agriculture topics - Related lists

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The game shares two major surface similarities with Secret of Mana: It uses a freshly-coded interpretation of that game's ring-based menu system, and it requires the player to control multiple characters one-at-a-time. The player guides both the boy and his shapeshifting dog through Evermore, free to switch between characters and sometimes forced to do so to solve various puzzles. A very unique element to Secret of Evermore is its system of magic. Rather than using a traditional system of collecting magic points and usin ...

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Secret of Evermore, Secret of Evermore - Gameplay, Secret of Evermore - Story, Secret of Evermore - Soundtrack, Secret of Evermore - Tracks, Secret of Evermore - Controversy and Seiken Densetsu 3, Secret of Evermore - Trivia

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As a child, Garfield Logan contracted with a rare illness called Sakutia and was cured by a serum from a green monkey. This serum had the unintended effect of turning his skin and hair green and gave him the ability to change into any animal (the colors and appearance of these animals changed depending on which artist was using the character at the time). Originally and currently known as Beast Boy, he was adopted by Elasti-Girl and Mento, members of the Doom Patrol. He later joined the West Coast team of the Teen Titans (known ...

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Beast Boy, Beast Boy - History, Beast Boy - In the Teen Titans animated series, Beast Boy - External sources

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It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.091 seconds (1 sidereal day) to rotate around the axis connecting the north pole and the south pole. From Earth the main apparent motion of celestial bodies in the sky (except meteors which are within the atmosphere and low-orbiting satellites) is the movement to the west at a rate of 15 °/h = 15'/min, i.e., a Sun or Moon diameter every two minutes. Earth orbits the Sun every 365.2564 mean solar days (1 sidereal year). From Earth, this gives an apparent movement of the Sun with respect to the stars at a rate of about 1 °/day, i.e ...

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Earth, Earth - Physical characteristics, Earth - Earth in the solar system, Earth - The Moon, Earth - Geography, Earth - Environment and Ecosystem, Earth - Climate, Earth - Terrain, Earth - Natural resources, Earth - Land use, Earth - Natural and environmental hazards, Earth - Human geography, Earth - Descriptions of Earth

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According to their location, the objects in the solar system are divided into three zones: Zone I or the inner solar system, including terrestrial planets and the Main belt of asteroids; Zone II, including the giant planets, their satellites and the centaurs, and Zone III, or the outer solar system, comprising the area of the Trans-Neptunian objects including the Kuiper Belt, the Oort cloud, and the vast region in between.

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Solar system, Solar system - Structure and layout of the solar system, Solar system - Origin and age of the solar system, Solar system - Regions of the solar system, Solar system - Interplanetary medium, Solar system - The inner planets, Solar system - The asteroid belt, Solar system - The outer planets, Solar system - The trans-Neptunian region, Solar system - And beyond, Solar system - Galactic orbit of the solar system, Solar system - Planetary system formation, Solar system - Discovery of the solar system, Solar system - Exploration of the solar system, Solar system - Attributes of major planets, Solar system - Attributes of the largest minor planets, Solar system - Other facts

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The first war fought for the planet is perhaps the least known, and probably for good reason. In the 499th year of the 41st millennium, a force assembled by Angron, daemon-Primarch of the World Eaters, used a space hulk to launch an invasion of Armageddon. The hulk emerged from the Immaterium on the outer edge of the Armageddon system, and began to drift towards the Hive World. Actions by the Imperial Navy were able to stall the advance of the space hulk, but a month after emerging from the warp, Angron was in a position to begin his attack. ...

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Armageddon Warhammer 40000, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - The World of Armageddon, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Landmasses, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - First War for Armageddon, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Chaos Ascendant, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - The Imperium Strikes Back, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Victory and Aftermath, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - In Game Terms, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Second War for Armageddon, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - The Aftermath, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - In Game Terms, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Third War for Armageddon, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Opening Moves, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Return of Ghazghkull, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Invasion, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - The Aftermath, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - In Game Terms, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Related Links, Armageddon Warhammer 40000 - Sources

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SEAT Ibiza - Mk. 1 1985-1993. The Mk. 1 was based on the Fiat 127/Ritmo/Regata, and used a powertrain which had been developed in collaboration with Porsche. This was the first SEAT which did not share any external body panels with any Fiat model, having been designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. This version, while it established the now classic Ibiza shape, suffered from poor build quality and unreliability. It also suffered from heavy steering and noisy engines. See also:

SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Ibiza - History, SEAT Ibiza - Mk. 1 1985-1993, SEAT Ibiza - Mk. 2 1993-2002, SEAT Ibiza - Mk. 3 2002-, SEAT Ibiza - Similar Models

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Though ship is undoubtedly a derivative of the word relationship (or perhaps worship) in some way, where and when it was first used to indicate involvement with fictional romance is unclear. A common belief is that the term originated in the fandom for the anime series Pokémon, with two American fans who, in discussing their belief in a romance between series villains, Musashi/Jessie and Kojirou/James (Known together as Team Rocket), hit upon the pun RocketShipp ...

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Shipping fandom, Shipping fandom - Etymology and usage of terminology, Shipping fandom - Influence in online society, Shipping fandom - Popularity, Shipping fandom - Non-conventional ships, Shipping fandom - Discussion and debate, Shipping fandom - Fan works, Shipping fandom - Shipping-Conflicted Fandoms

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White Scars - Jaghatai Khan. Scattered across the galaxy along with the nineteen other Primarchs, the child known as Jaghatai Khan was deposited on the fertile world of Chogoris. The inhabitants of Chogoris had achieved a blackpowder level of technology as of the Great Crusade, and most of the planet was under the rule of an organized aristocracy, led by a ruler known as the Palatine. Jaghatai was discovered by Ong Khan, the leader of a small tribe known as the Talskars, who adopted the infant into his fam ...

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White Scars, White Scars - History, White Scars - Jaghatai Khan, White Scars - The Coming of the Emperor, White Scars - Crusade and Heresy, White Scars - Organization, White Scars - Homeworld, White Scars - Combat Doctrine, White Scars - Battlecry, White Scars - Appearance, White Scars - Background

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The Third Imperium is in the distant future—over three thousand years removed from our own time. Interstellar travel is facilitated, and limited, by the use of a technology known as the jump drive. Jump drives are capable of propelling a starcraft between one to six parsecs, depending on the individual drive's specifications. Regardless of the distance of a jump, the duration required for the trip is approximately one week. Communications are limited to the speed of travel; there is no "sub-space" or other form of FTL information transfer. ...

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Traveller role-playing game, Traveller role-playing game - Setting, Traveller role-playing game - Features of the original Traveller universe, Traveller role-playing game - Intelligent species, Traveller role-playing game - Publishing history, Traveller role-playing game - Overview, Traveller role-playing game - Editions, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller in other media

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Traveller role-playing game - Traveller. (1977-1986) Published by GDW. The original game system, generic in setting but later supplements described the Third Imperium at its height. This system and its associated supplements are often referred to as Classic Traveller or "CT". Most of the game's rulebooks and supplements were printed in the distinctive "Little Black Book" format of 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" booklets. Rather than cover art each rule book, supplement, and adventure had a black cover with the title "Book x", "Supplement y" or "Adventure z" each in a distinct c ...

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Traveller role-playing game, Traveller role-playing game - Publishing overview, Traveller role-playing game - Original setting, Traveller role-playing game - Features of the original Traveller universe, Traveller role-playing game - Intelligent species, Traveller role-playing game - Major races, Traveller role-playing game - Minor races, Traveller role-playing game - Editions, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller, Traveller role-playing game - MegaTraveller, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller: The New Era, Traveller role-playing game - Marc Miller's Traveller, Traveller role-playing game - GURPS Traveller, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller 20, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller: Interstellar Wars, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller⁵, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller: 2300, Traveller role-playing game - Traveller in other media

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According to the IAU, apart from a limited number of bright stars with historic names, stars do not have proper names. Where historic names exist, these names are, with a few exceptions, taken from the Arabic language: this reflects the leading role of Arab culture in astronomy while Europe was experiencing the Middle Ages. See List of traditional star names for a list of some of these names. There are no more than a few thousand stars that appear sufficiently bright in the Earth's sky to be visible to the naked eye, so this represent ...

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Astronomical naming conventions, Astronomical naming conventions - Names of stars, Astronomical naming conventions - Managing the initialisms of star catalogues, Astronomical naming conventions - Names and boundaries of constellations, Astronomical naming conventions - Names of galaxies, Astronomical naming conventions - Names of planets, Astronomical naming conventions - Natural satellites of planets, Astronomical naming conventions - Geological and geographical features on planets and satellites, Astronomical naming conventions - Minor planets, Astronomical naming conventions - Comets, Astronomical naming conventions - Designations for extra-solar planets

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Roberts is on record as saying that Wing Commander was designed as "World War II in Space"; anyone who plays the game, however, can see that the premise has changed somewhat. Starlancer returns to this original formula. It is the year 2160. Mankind has colonized the solar system and two political entities have emerged: an "Alliance" consisting of American, French, Italian, Japanese, British and German forces, and a "Coalition" of Russian, Chinese and Middle-Eastern interests. The game begins with a surprise attack on Fort Kenne ...

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Starlancer, Starlancer - Overview, Starlancer - Other Systems

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Jon Stewart did a segment about the War on Terra as a means by which Bush supposedly intended to destroy Mother Nature. Beginning with a report about melting ice caps in the Arctic Circle, Stewart claimed, "There is near-universal consensus that the melting is due to global warming, though the Bush administration counters that the ice caps are not melting; rather, the water has been liberated." Later, he transitioned to the issue of endangered species: "Of course, wrecking the planet is an abstract and long-term proposition. There's a more c ...

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War on Terra, War on Terra - Origin and meanings, War on Terra - Popular usage

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World Eaters - Angron. The infant Primarch Angron, one of the twenty gene-children of the Emperor of Mankind, was discovered on an unnamed planet by a slaver. Finding the child, surrounded by the bodies of many defeated aliens, the slaver tended to his wounds, before having Angron implanted with the bio-neural circuitry used to increase a warrior's aggression and strength and made a gladiator. After only a few months in the largest arena of the planet's capital, Angron came to be known as a proud wa ...

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World Eaters, World Eaters - History, World Eaters - Angron, World Eaters - The Emperor, World Eaters - The Great Crusade, World Eaters - Betrayal, World Eaters - Organisation, World Eaters - Combat Doctrine, World Eaters - Battlecry, World Eaters - Appearance, World Eaters - Background and Character

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The U.S. government does not explicitly acknowledge the existence of the Groom Lake facility, nor does it deny it. Unlike much of the Nellis range, the area surrounding the lake is permanently off-limits both to civilian and normal military air traffic. The area is protected by radar stations, and uninvited guests are met by helicopters and armed guards. Should they accidentally stray into the exclusionary "box" surrounding Groom's airspace, even military pilots training in the NAFR are ...

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Area 51, Area 51 - Geography, Area 51 - Operations at Groom Lake, Area 51 - Senior Trend / U-2 program, Area 51 - Blackbird OXCART / A-10 / A-11 / A-12 / SR-71 program, Area 51 - Have Blue / F-117 program, Area 51 - Later operations, Area 51 - Area 51 commuters, Area 51 - The Government's position on Area 51, Area 51 - Environmental lawsuit, Area 51 - UFO and conspiracy theories concerning Area 51, Area 51 - Area 51 in popular culture

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Night Lords - Konrad Curze. The child that would come to be known as Konrad Curze was first recorded as crashing to the surface of the night-shrouded world of Nostramo. The crust of Nostramo bore high quantities of the mineral adamantinum, which provided the basis of the planet's vast mining and purifying industries. The vast majority of the planet's population lived in abject poverty, toiling in the mines while the rich grew in affluence, exploiting the already downtrodden workers. Crime ran mostly unchecked, depression was inescapable, and overpopulation was kept in check mor ...

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Night Lords, Night Lords - History, Night Lords - Konrad Curze, Night Lords - Night Haunter, Night Lords - The Coming of the Emperor, Night Lords - The Great Crusade, Night Lords - The Horus Heresy, Night Lords - Combat Doctrine, Night Lords - Battlecry, Night Lords - Appearance, Night Lords - Inspiration, Night Lords - Quotes

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BattleTech's universe is comprised of numerous interstellar human governments; these remnants of the effectively defunct Star League are fighting a war over control of the Inner Sphere and the five Successor States. BattleTech - Inner Sphere. Primarily dominated by the five Successor States and the Great Houses that rule them, the Inner Sphere has always been the heart of the BattleTech Universe. Federated Suns (see also Federated Commonwealth) Rulers: House Davion ...

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BattleTech, BattleTech - Political entities of BattleTech, BattleTech - Inner Sphere, BattleTech - Main protagonists of BattleTech, BattleTech - Technology of BattleTech, BattleTech - Notable Battletech artists designers and writers, BattleTech - BattleTech trivia and in-jokes

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Deadpool was formerly a government special operative who had contracted terminal cancer. He volunteered for the clandestine Weapon X program where he was mutagenically altered. This process granted him a superhuman regenerative healing factor allegedly based on the DNA of the mutant Wolverine. This process stopped the progression of his cancer and greatly enhanced his physique. However, the cancer interacted with the mutagenic process in unanticipated ways; disfigurin ...

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Deadpool, Deadpool - Publication history, Deadpool - Character biography, Deadpool - Powers and equipment, Deadpool - Breaking the Fourth Wall, Deadpool - Inspiration, Deadpool - Other media

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