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  2. King Canute and the tide - Wikipedia

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    Then the king leapt backwards, saying: 'Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws. '" He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again "to the honour of God the almighty King". [2]

  3. King tide - Wikipedia

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    King tides are the highest tides. They are naturally occurring, predictable events. Tides are the movement of water across Earth's surface caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and the rotation of Earth which manifest in the local rise and fall of sea levels.

  4. The King Tide - Wikipedia

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    The King Tide is a 2023 Canadian drama thriller film, directed by Christian Sparkes. [1]The film is set in a small island fishing village where a child turns up who has special, mystical powers, leading social order in the town to the brink of civil war as the residents disagree about whether the child was sent for a larger spiritual purpose.

  5. Close call: video of woman nearly swept away highlights king ...

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    Along with the final supermoon of 2024, the high tides were visible in Oregon this past weekend, according to KGW8, with an incident at Cannon Beach highlighting the dangers associated with king ...

  6. José Rizal (film) - Wikipedia

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    José Rizal is a 1998 Philippine historical drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and starring Cesar Montano as José Rizal. The film was based on the true story of Filipino patriot José Rizal , who was imprisoned under the Spanish colonization and tells Rizal's story until the final day of his execution.

  7. When? Where? Why? A primer on those extra high high tides ...

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    According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s king tides fact sheet “Sea level rise will make today’s king tides become the future everyday tides.”. Put another way, Monday’s high ...

  8. José Rizal - Wikipedia

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    The poem is more aptly titled "Adiós, Patria Adorada" (literally "Farewell, Beloved Fatherland"), by virtue of logic and literary tradition, the words coming from the first line of the poem itself. It first appeared in print not in Manila but in Hong Kong in 1897, when a copy of the poem and an accompanying photograph came to J. P. Braga who ...

  9. Salt-Water Poems and Ballads - Wikipedia

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    "Sea-Fever" is quoted by Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The poem is quoted in part by Captain James T. Kirk in both the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Ultimate Computer" and the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It is also quoted in the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.