at sea A polestar is a visible star, especially a prominent one, that is approximately aligned ... Star usually refers to Polaris , which is the current northern polestar, also known as the North Star . The south celestial pole currently lacks a bright star like Polaris to mark its position. At present ... is another cause of the apparent drift of pole stars. Northern polestar North Star File Polaris.ogg ... 45 min , taken in Ehrenb rg Walberla in 2001. At the present time, the northern polestar, or North ... stella polaris polestar . It also retains its older name, Cynosura , from a time before it was the pole ... will become the polestar some time around AD 5200. First magnitude Deneb will be within 5 of the North Pole in AD 10000. When Polaris becomes the North Star again around 27800 AD, due to its proper motion ... as bright as Polaris, and today it is invisible in light polluted urban skies. Southern polestar ... star closest to the south Celestial pole, but at apparent magnitude 5.45 it is too faint to serve as a useful polestar. Its angular separation from the pole is about 1 As of 2000 lc on . The Crux Southern ... a southern polestar would be. At the equator it is possible to see both Polaris and the Southern ... the south Celestial pole currently lacks a bright star like Polaris to mark its position, slow changes ... . There have been many pole stars throughout the millennia. Around 2000 BC, the star Eta Hydrus Hydri was the nearest bright star to the Celestial south pole. Around 2800 BC, Achernar was only 8 ... bodies . Alpha Pictoris is the south polestar of Mercury planet Mercury , while Omicron ... is the south polestar of the Moon . Kappa Velorum is only a couple of degrees from the south Celestial ... Delta Octantis is the south polestar of Saturn . Eta Ophiuchi is the north polestar of Uranus and 15 Orionis is its south polestar. The north pole of Neptune points to a spot midway between Gamma and Delta Cygni. Its south polestar is Gamma Velorum . Some asteroids have more than one axis of rotation ... more details
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applies to the axis of rotation of other planets Polestar , a visible star that is approximately ...wiktionary pole TOC right Pole may refer to People Pole surname Poles , people originating from, or inhabiting, the country of Poland Pole musician , an electronic music artist named Stefan Betke Fictional characters Jill Pole , a fictional character from C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia series Pole ..., for example Barber s pole , advertising the barber shop Fireman s pole , wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations Flagpole structure , metal pole from which a flag is hung Lamppost , a raised source of light on the edge of a road Totem pole , monumental sculptures carved from great trees Utility pole , also called a telephone pole, telegraph pole or power pole, a pole that carries utility wires Poles used in sporting and other activities Dance pole , a pole used for pole dancing Danish pole , a circus prop Festivus pole, a pole used in the celebration of Festivus that is traditionally made of aluminium Fishing pole , tool used to catch fish Foul pole ... , a tall wooden pole with ornaments, like ribbons, that is danced around Pole bending , a rodeo event that involves riding a horse around six poles arranged in a line Pole position , in motorsport, the position at the front of the grid originally marked with a polePole sitting pole, a pole used for pole sitting, which is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of time Pole vault ing pole, a pole used for pole vaulting Pole weapon , combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood Ski pole , a pole used by skiers to improve balance, speed and acceleration Spinnaker pole , a spar used in sailboats to help support and control a variety of headsails, particularly the spinnaker Trekking pole , also called hiking sticks or hiking poles, a pole used for hiking Geography and places Geographical pole , either ... more details
Infobox television bgcolour D6B97A show name Pole to Pole image Image PoleToPoleDvdCover.jpg 200px caption DVD cover format Travel camera picture format audio format runtime 50 minutes creator developer executive producer starring Michael Palin narrated opentheme endtheme theme music composer country ... website Pole to Pole is an eight part television Documentary film documentary travel series made ... s major journeys for the BBC. The trip from the North Pole to the South Pole went via Scandinavia , the Soviet .... It was also released on video tape and later on DVD. Following the trip Michael Palin wrote Pole to Pole book Pole to Pole describing the trip. This book contains much more detail than could be presented .... The journey Image World palin rbout pole.svg thumb left Countries visited during Pole to Pole . Cold Start Palin begins at the North Pole, flying there on a small aeroplane fitted with skis. The North Pole scene had to be filmed earlier than the rest of the journey due to weather issues. From there, he ... Pole. He also meets some avid Norwegian football fans. In the town of Karasjok , he meets up ... the South Pole. Bitter End Despite being unable to reach Antarctica via the Agulhas , all is not lost for Palin. A travel adventure company is able to take Palin to the South Pole from their base ... Hills. While there, he again has to wait for the OK to go to the South Pole. Finally, after a day, he makes a final flight to the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station and then, at 2 00 am New Zealand time on 4 December 1991, Palin sets foot on the South Pole. He joined a select group of people who have ... the North Pole , Greenland , Norway , Finland , the Soviet Union now Estonia , Russia , Belarus , and Ukraine ... , South Africa , Chile , Antarctica , and the South Pole . Palin made this journey during a period ... id 0103514 title Pole to Pole Michael Palin s Trips Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Pole To Pole Category 1992 in British television Category 1992 television series debuts Category 1992 ... more details
celestial pole See also Polestar . The north celestial pole currently is within a degree of the bright star Polaris named from the Latin stella polaris , meaning polestar . This makes Polaris useful ... of which is the south celestial pole. See also Celestial sphere Celestial equator Lode Star Orbital pole Circumpolar star References http library.thinkquest.org C005462 astronomy.html Nice visual representation ... to Rotation axis of rotation , Orbital plane astronomy plane of orbit and axial tilt . File North pole path.png thumb 300px Diagram of the path of the celestial north pole around the ecliptic north pole ... celestial poles appear directly overhead to an observer at the Earth s North Pole and South Pole ... pole for only a small fraction of the 25,700 year precession cycle. It will remain a good approximation for about 1,000 years, by which time the pole will have moved to be closer to Alrai Gamma Cephei . In about 5,500 years, the pole will have moved near the position of the star Alderamin Alpha Cephei , and in 12,000 years, Vega Alpha Lyrae will become our north star, but it will be about six degrees from the true north celestial pole. To find Polaris, face north and locate the Big Dipper ... directly at the star at the tip of the Little Dipper s handle. That star is Polaris, the North Star. Finding the south celestial pole See also Polestar Image Pole01 eng.jpg thumb right 400px Locating the south celestial pole The south celestial pole is visible only from the southern hemisphere. It lies in the dim constellation Octans , the Octant. Sigma Octantis is identified as the south polestar, over a degree away from the pole, but with a magnitude of 5.5 it is barely visible on a clear night. Method one The Southern Cross The south celestial pole can be located from the Southern Cross ... from the south celestial pole. Very few bright stars of importance lie between Crux and the pole ... two Canopus and Achernar The second method uses Canopus the second brightest star in the sky and Achernar ... more details
Prose date September 2009 Citations missing date June 2007 Rupert Pole February 18, 1919 July 15, 2006 was a husband of Ana s Nin , and her literary executor . Pole was born in Los Angeles . His father ... mother married Lloyd Wright , a son of noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright . Pole played both the guitar ... of Malfi , in which Pole had a supporting role, had just ended in 1947 when he met Nin .... Pole, who was under the impression that Nin had divorced her first husband Hugh Parker Guiler ... a friend on a drive to Las Vegas. Pole received a degree in forestry from the University of California ... Nin introduced herself as Mrs. Ana s Pole even though she was still married to Guiler. Nin and Pole ... to Guiler secret from Pole for 11 years, but concern about the legal consequences of having two ... with Pole. Nin remained married to Guiler, citing his decades of financial support, but spent her final years with Pole. She and Pole lived in a small house in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Silver Lake neighborhood that Pole had built with money saved from his job as forest ... was designed by Pole s half brother and Frank Lloyd Wright s grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright . When Nin died in 1977, her obituary in the Los Angeles Times listed Pole as her husband, while the New York Times named Guiler as her spouse. Pole described his experience for the UK s London Telegraph ... marriage. As Nin s literary executor, Pole was responsible for supervising the preparation of new ... been made less explicit in the versions published while she lived. Pole suffered a stroke in 2006 ... handsome. Incredibly shy. And just very incredibly self effacing. Nin was his star everything ... wp dyn content article 2006 07 30 AR2006073000742.html 2006, July 31 . Rupert Pole Married Erotic Diarist .... 2006, July 30 . Rupert Pole, 87, Diarist s Duplicate Spouse, Dies , The New York Times Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pole, Rupert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE ... more details
Infobox Film name Conquest of the Pole image Conquest of the Pole.jpg caption director Georges M li s producer Georges M li s and Charles Path production company Star Film writer Original Novel br Jules Verne starring Georges M li s as Le professeur Mabouloff ou Maboul and Fernande Albany music Eric Le Guen DVD Lobster Film 2009 cinematography Georges M li s editing distributor Path Fr res released 1912 runtime 18 min. 30min. 21 sec. full version country France language Silent budget preceded by followed by completed in February 1912 filming location Studio de Montreuil release date April 1912 Conquest of the Pole lang fr Conqu te du p le is a science fantasy film by Georges M li s based on the novel The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne . It was released in 1912 and deals with an extraordinary race to the north pole by rival parties of balloonists. Its most elaborate scene is one featuring a man eating J tunn frost giant that attempts to eat the crew. External links File Conquestdupole.png thumb left Movie poster imdb title 0002113 Conquest of the Pole Amg movie 142558 Conquest of the Pole Category Pre 1950 science fiction films Category 1912 films Category French films Category French silent short films Category French language films Category Films directed by Georges M li s Category Films based on works by Jules Verne Category Aviation films Category Films set in the Arctic Category films produced by Georges M li s adventure film stub es la conqu te du P le fr La Conqu te du p le ru simple Conquest of the Pole tr Kuzey Kutbunun Ke fi film, 1912 ... more details
Pole Poppensp ler could refer to Pole Poppensp ler novel Pole Poppensp ler novel , 1874 novel by Theodor Storm Pole Poppensp ler 1954 film Pole Poppensp ler 1954 film , 1954 East German film based on novel. Pole Poppensp ler 1968 film Pole Poppensp ler 1968 film , 1968 television film http www.imdb.com title tt0415206 See also http www.imdb.com find?q Pole Poppensp C3 A4ler &s all other uses disambig ... more details
Richard Pole is the name of Sir Richard Pole 1462 1505 , Welsh supporter of King Henry VII and husband of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Richard de la Pole died 1525 in Milan , pretender to the English crown Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet born 1938 , present holder of the baronetcy granted to his ancestor by King Charles I in 1628 hndis Pole, Richard DEFAULTSORT Pole, Richard ... more details
Polare PoleStar from Norway in 1899. On March 11, 1900 Cagni led a party over the ice and reached ... Pole. File Noaa3 2006 0602 1206.jpg thumb North Pole scenery The North Pole , also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole , is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point ... surface. It should not be confused with the North Magnetic Pole . The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, lying diametrically opposite the South Pole . It defines geodetic latitude 90 North, as well as the direction of true north . At the North Pole all directions point south all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value. While the South Pole lies on a continental Antarctica land mass , the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic ... it impractical to construct a permanent station at the North Pole unlike the South Pole . However, the Soviet ... stations on a generally annual basis since 1937, some of which have passed over or very close to the Pole. In recent years, a number of studies have predicted that the North Pole may become seasonally .... The sea depth at the North Pole has been measured at convert 4261 m abbr on by the Russian MIR ... Russian sub plants flag at North Pole , Reuters, Aug 2, 2007 ref and at 4,087 m 13,410 ..., Canada, which is located convert 817 km abbr on from the Pole. Precise definition See also Polar motion ... from the observation of stars. Part of this variation could be attributed to a wandering of the Pole ..., is called the instantaneous pole , but because of the wobble this cannot be used as a definition of a fixed North Pole or South Pole when metre scale precision is required. It is desirable to tie the system ... North Pole Pre 1900 File Mer ator north pole 1595.jpg thumb 300px Gerardus Mercator s map of the North Pole from 1595 As early as the 16th century, many eminent people correctly believed that the North Pole was in a sea, which in the 19th century was called the Polynya or Open Polar Sea ... more details
Infobox Anatomy Name Urinary pole Latin GraySubject GrayPage Image Gray1130.svg Caption Glomerulus. Urinary pole not labeled, but visible at top. Image2 Corpuscule malpighi.JPG Caption2 Pole urinaire labeled at right. Precursor System Artery Vein Nerve Lymph MeshName MeshNumber DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf The urinary pole is a location on the renal corpuscle opposite to the vascular pole . At the urinary pole, the proximal convoluted tubules arises. External links UIUCHistologySubject 955 LoyolaMedEd Histo practical kidney hp16 53.html genitourinary stub Category Urinary system ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2008 A pole jam is a skateboarding trick maneuver that skateboarder s do over a bent pole. A pole jam is an action that skateboarders do when they approach a bent pole and they then continue to ride up and over the top of the pole. The ollie skateboarding trick ollie is not generally used to get into the pole jam. Typically the pole used is bent down into an acute angle , so that grind sport grinding or slides skateboarding sliding it is easier. Pole jams can be combined with other Skateboarding trick skateboard tricks performed when coming out of the grind. Tricks that can be used in a pole jam include Grinds and Slides on the pole jam Flips and Grabs into or out of the Grind or Slide no comply grinds boneless grinds and slides pre grab grinds and slides Pole Jams are also used by snowboarders for similar purposes. References reflist Skateboarding Wikiversity Pole jam Category Skateboarding tricks sport stub ... more details
unreferenced date June 2011 Northern Pole in Simplified Chinese , b i j in Pinyin is a traditional Chinese asterism found in the Purple Forbidden enclosure in Simplified Chinese , z w i yu n in Pinyin . It consists of five stars found in the modern constellations of Ursa Minor and Camelopardalis and represents the five stars of the North Pole. During the Qing dynasty , a total of four stars from the constellation Ursa Minor was added to the asterism. class wikitable Order English name Chinese name Corresponding star 1 The Crown Prince Gamma Ursae Minoris Pherkad 2 The Emperor Beta Ursae Minoris Kochab 3 The Son of Concubine 5 Ursae Minoris 3 1 The Son of Concubine unclear, in Ursa Minor 3 2 The Son of Concubine 3 Ursae Minoris 3 3 The Son of Concubine 10 Ursae Minoris 4 The Concubine 4 Ursae Minoris 4 1 The Concubine unclear, in Ursa Minor 5 The Celestial Pivot Struve 1694 in Camelopardalis Category Chinese astronomy ... more details
This surname, Pole or de la Pole , has many origins. The one of Sir William de la Pole of Hull is obscure ... used the surname de la Pole i.e. of the Pool , referring to their case to Welshpool It was during this exile that Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn probably adopted the surname de la Pole referring to the old ... This surname was no doubt not exceptional. Expand list date December 2010 Alice de la Pole , n e Chaucer 1404 1475 , wife of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk Arthur Pole disambiguation , the name of some prominent English noblemen Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet 1757 1830 , English naval officer and colonial governor Dick Pole born 1950 , former Major League Baseball player and current coach Edward Tudor Pole born 1955 , a British singer and actor Edmund de la Pole disambiguation , the name of some prominent English noblemen Felix Pole Sir Felix Pole 1877 1956 , British railway manager and industrialist George Pole , Conservative Party UK member and activist, Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club 1970 1972 Sir Geoffrey Pole 1502 1558 , Knight Griffith de la Pole d. c. 1286 , the English name of Welsh Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu c. 1492 1539 Joan Oldcastle, 4th Baroness Cobham , n e de la Pole d. 1433 1434 John de la Pole disambiguation , the name of some prominent English noblemen Margaret de la Pole 1426 1485 , Countess of Kendal by marriage Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury , n e of Clarence 1473 1541 , daughter of George Plantagenet brother of Edward IV and Richard III of England Michael de la Pole disambiguation , the name of some prominent English noblemen Owen de la Pole c. 1257 c. 1293 , 1st Lord of Powys, son of Griffith de la PolePole Baronets Reginald Pole 1500 1558 , Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury Richard Pole disambiguation , the name of some prominent English noblemen Sandra de la pole , born1956 , Baker Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford c. 1504 1570 , wife of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford Wellesley Tudor Pole 1884 ... more details
Image Okres rimavska.png thumb right 300px Rimavsk Sobota District in the Bansk Bystrica region panie Pole is a village and municipality in the Rimavsk Sobota District of the Bansk Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia . Image Slovakiakrajenumbers.png left thumb 300px 6 Bansk Bystrica Region br br br br br br br br br br br External links http www.statistics.sk mosmis eng run.html Rimavska Sobota District Rimavsk Sobota geo stub coord 48 31 N 20 08 E region SK type city display title Category Villages and municipalities in Rimavsk Sobota District Spanie Pole eo panie Pole fr panie Pole it panie Pole hu G m risp nmez nl panie Pole sk panie Pole war panie Pole ... more details
Image Okres michalovce.png thumb right 300px Michalovce District in the Kosice Region ierne Pole is a small village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In history historical records the village was first mentioned in 1422 . Geography The village lies at an altitude of 108 metres and covers an area of 4.232 km . The municipality has a population of about 310 people. External links http www.statistics.sk mosmis eng run.html Michalovce District coord 48 34 N 22 05 E region SK type city display title Category Villages and municipalities in Michalovce District Cierne Pole Michalovce geo stub eo ierne Pole fr ierne Pole hu Feketemez it ierne Pole nl ierne Pole sk ierne Pole uk war ierne Pole ... more details
Image Okres zilina.png thumb right 300px Location of ilina District in the Zilina Region Dlh Pole is a village and municipality in ilina District in the ilina Region of northern Slovakia . History In history historical records the village was first mentioned in 1320 . Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 392 metres and covers an area of 41.025km . It has a population of about 2039 people. External links http www.statistics.sk mosmis eng run.html Zilina District coord 49 18 N 18 38 E region SK type city display title Category Villages and municipalities in ilina District ilina geo stub eo Dlh Pole fr Dlh Pole it Dlh Pole hu Trencs nhossz mez nl Dlh Pole pl Dlh Pole sk Dlh Pole war Dlh Pole ... more details
Arthur Pole is the name of Arthur Pole 1502 1535 , English knight Arthur Pole 1531 1570 , nephew of the above hndis Pole, Arthur DEFAULTSORT Pole, Arthur Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 See also Psie Pole, Greater Poland Voivodeship Image WroclawPsiePole.svg 150px thumb center Psie Pole district on map of Wroc aw center Psie Pole Lang de Hundsfeld is one of the five administrative districts of Wroc aw , Poland . It lies in the city s northern and northeastern parts, north of the Oder River . A part of Psie Pole is one of Wroc aw s greenest neighborhoods, though its suburban location makes it an important transport hub toward Warsaw , d and other locations in central Poland. Psie Pole is considered to be a place of battle between the Poles and the Germans in 1109 Battle of Hundsfeld . coord missing Lower Silesian Voivodeship Category Districts of Wroc aw LowerSilesian geo stub de Psie Pole fr Psie Pole it Psie Pole nl Psie Pole Wroc aw pl Psie Pole dzielnica Wroc awia ... more details
For the television documentary also called Pole to Pole, see Pole to Pole . Pole to Pole is a book written by Michael Palin to accompany his BBC television series Pole to Pole . Book contents The book follows each of his seven trips made for the BBC, consisting of both his text and of many photographs to illustrate the trip. Most of the pictures in this book were taken by Basil Pao , the stills photographer who was part of the expedition team ref http palinstravels.co.uk book 634 ref . The book chronicles the journey in five chapters The North Pole to Tallinn The Arctic , Greenland , Norway , Finland , USSR Tallinn to Port Said USSR, Turkey , Rhodes , Cyprus , Egypt Port Said to Nairobi Egypt, Sudan , Ethiopia , Kenya Nairobi to Cape Town Kenya, Tanzania , Zambia , Zimbabwe , South Africa Cape Town to the South Pole South Africa, Chile , Antarctica The demonstration of the Coriolis effect in Kenya was, apparently, a clever hoax. ref http www.ems.psu.edu fraser Bad BadCoriolis.html Bad Coriolis ref Audio edition This book was made available as an audio book, read by Michael Palin. The audio book is available in abridged and unabridged versions. ref http www.bbcshop.com Travel Michael Palin Pole To Pole invt 9780563494676 ref . Photograph book Basil Pao produced an accompaniment called Pole to Pole The Photographs ref http catalogue.bl.uk F ?func full set set&set number 069288&set entry 000001&format 999 ref . References Reflist External links http www.palinstravels.co.uk static 12 Full text of the book on Michael Palin s official website . Michael Palin s Trips Category Travel books Category 1992 books Category Books by Michael Palin ... more details
unreferenced date December 2007 A jin pole or gin pole is a rigid Utility polepole with a pulley on the end used for the purpose of lifting. The lower portion of the jin pole is attached to the upper exterior of an existing tower or structure . The jin pole s free end extends above the existing tower or structure. When used to create a segmented tower or Antenna radio antenna , the jin pole can be detached, raised and re attached to the just completed segment for the purpose of lifting the next segment. The process is repeated until the top most portion of the tower is completed. File Weather vane install boat.jpg thumb left 450 px A jin pole being used to install a weather vane atop the 200 foot steeple of a church in Kingston, New York . External links http www.k7nv.com notebook id7.htm notes & drawings http www.tower technologies.com GinPole.htm tower contractor s description with diagram http www.pentwateryachtclub.com jin pole instructions jin lole 20instructions.pdf instructions with illustrations for erecting a jin pole as part of a mast http www.dir.ca.gov title8 6563.html jin pole regulations in Ca. http openjurist.org 210 f2d 384 international derrick equipment co v buxbaum jin pole failure leads to lawsuit april 15, 1948 in philadelphia DEFAULTSORT Jin Pole Category Tools Category Cranes machines Category Building materials Category Lifting devices architecture stub ... more details
Image Barberspole.jpg 225px thumb upright Barber pole, ca. 1938, North Carolina Museum of History Image Sweeney Todds.jpg thumb Barber shop in Torquay, Devon, with red and white pole A barber s pole is a type ... their craft. The trade sign is, by a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages , a staff or pole with a helix ... countries . The pole may be stationary or may revolve, often with the aid of an electric motor . ref name dictionary cite web url http www.yourdictionary.com barber pole title Barber Pole work ... 14 November 2010 ref A barber s pole with a helical stripe is a familiar sight, and is used ... as having been painted in barber s pole colors. Origin in barbering and surgery Image BarberPole.jpg thumb Antique red and blue striped pole in Pottstown, Pennsylvania The origin of the red and white barber pole is associated with the service of bloodletting and was historically a representation of bloody bandages wrapped around a pole. ref name Smith During medieval times, barbers performed surgery on customers, as well as tooth extraction s. The original pole had a brass wash basin at the top ... the blood . The pole itself represents the staff that the patient gripped during the procedure ..., a statute required the barber to use a blue and white pole and the surgeon to use a red pole. In France, surgeons used a red pole with a basin attached to identify their offices. Blue often appears ... more fanciful interpretation of these barber pole colours is that red represents arterial blood, blue ... of St. Paul, Minnesota , started manufacturing barber poles. Marvy made his 50,000th barber pole in 1967 ... x699270623 Vandals literally rip off barber pole in Braintree last1 Aicardi first1 Robert date 19 July 2010 title Vandals Literally Rip Off Barber Pole in Braintree location Braintree, Massachusetts ... 2010 ref In Forest Grove, Oregon , the World s Tallest Barber Shop Pole measures convert 70 ft ... World s Tallest Barber Shop Pole location Novato, California publisher Roadside America accessdate ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A setting pole is a oar pole , handled by a single individual, made to move watercraft by pushing the craft in the desired direction. Because it is a pushing tool, it is generally used from the stern back of the craft. A setting pole is usually made of Fraxinus ash , or a similar resilient wood , and is capped on one or both ends with metal to withstand the repeated pushing against the bottom and rocks, and to help the end of the pole sink to the bottom more quickly. It can range in length from eight feet 2.5 metres , to over fifteen feet 4.5 metres . The best known form of setting pole is the single ended punt boat punt pole used in Oxford and Cambridge . A setting pole may also be used in river canoeing for navigating portions of river where the water is too shallow for a paddle to create thrust , or where the desired direction of travel is opposite a current stream current moving fast enough to make paddling inefficient and the water is shallow enough to make poling possible. See also Quant pole DEFAULTSORT Setting Pole Category Water transport ... more details
A Danish pole is a circus prop, consisting of a wood en pole about 4 metres long and with a 5 cm diameter. It is fastened to a turnable base on the bottom and to a rope on top. The rope can be slackened, causing the pole to hang at an angle and permitting the artist s to swing the pole around the base and do acrobatic s on it while it turns. The rope can also be tightened, causing the pole to stand directly up in the air and allowing the artists to do more traditional pole acrobatics. History The Danish pole is a relatively new circus prop, invented by the Danish artist Anders Jensen Astrup . ref http www.cirkus dk.dk htm news2005.htm About the Roundabout show ref It has been used in at least two contemporary circus shows 99 Unknown ref http www.cirkor.se 99 eng medverkande.html Cast of 99 Unknown ref by Cirkus Cirk r and Roundabout show Roundabout ref http www.kanonhallen.dk english roundabout.asp Roundabout at Kanonhallen s website ref by Nova Exit . See also German wheel Chinese pole Footnotes references Category Circus skills da Danish pole ... more details
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