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  2. I heard a Fly buzz—when I died - Wikipedia

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    I heard a fly buzz when I died; The stillness round my form. Was like the stillness in the air. Between the heaves of storm. The eyes beside had wrung them dry, And breaths were gathering sure. For that last onset, when the king. Be witnessed in his power. I willed my keepsakes, signed away.

  3. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Severe thunderstorm warning (SVR) – A severe thunderstorm is indicated by Doppler weather radar or sighted by Skywarn spotters or other persons, such as local law enforcement. A severe thunderstorm contains large damaging hail of 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter or larger, and/or damaging winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater.

  4. Philokalia - Wikipedia

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    The Philokalia (Ancient Greek: φιλοκαλία, lit. 'love of the beautiful', from φιλία philia "love" and κάλλος kallos "beauty") is "a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters" [1] of the mystical hesychast tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. They were originally written for the ...

  5. Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology, a cyclone (/ ˈsaɪ.kloʊn /) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone). [1][2] Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate about a ...

  6. Equanimity - Wikipedia

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    Equanimity. Equanimity is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by the experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may cause others to lose the balance of their mind. The virtue and value of equanimity is extolled and advocated by a number of major religions and ancient philosophies.

  7. Glossary of tornado terms - Wikipedia

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    Barotropity ' or barotropicity – barotropic. Bear's cage – (tornado chaser slang) The precipitation that wraps around a mesocyclone, possibly hiding a tornado on the ground. Beaufort scale. Bernoulli's principle. Blob – Informal term coined by Erik N. Rasmussen for a descending reflectivity core (DRC). Boundary.

  8. Qingjing Jing - Wikipedia

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    The Qingjing Jing (simplified Chinese: 清静经; traditional Chinese: 清靜經; pinyin: Qīngjìng Jīng; Wade–Giles: Ch'ing Ching Ching; lit. 'Classic of Clarity/Purity and Stillness/Tranquility') is an anonymous Tang dynasty Taoist classic that combines philosophical themes from the Tao Te Ching with the logical presentation of Buddhist texts and a literary form reminiscent of the Heart ...

  9. Thunderstorm - Wikipedia

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    See media help. A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm or a lightning storm, is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning [1] and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere, known as thunder. [2] Relatively weak thunderstorms are sometimes called thundershowers. [3]