Fifth level About the pyramid § When construction of the pyramid was nearly complete, the architects of Amenemhat III became aware of structural problems. The pyramid was being crushed under its own weight walls and ceilings were being pushed down and doorframes began to buckle. § The substructure of the pyramid contained a large complex array of chambers and corridors which weakened the pyramid core. About the pyramid § Amenemhat III chose the site of Hawara, south of Cairo in the Fayum region, as the location of his new pyramid and the Black Pyramid was abandoned. § Today, the Black Pyramid is in a restricted military zone and has been closed to tourists due to its collapsed condition. Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level
girl. A white girl Antoinette is the daughter of the ex-slave owners, but it is the time when the passage of the Emancipation Act takes places. This means that black slaves are freed and led to the demise of many white slave owners. Because of this act, black men and women start to feel more powerful and superior towards the ex-slave owners. Throughtout Antoinette´s childhood, hostility is present between the weakened white aristocracy and the black servants they employ. On account of this situation, black women feel themselves more independent and strong. First of all, when the slaves are free and there is no need to work for others anymore, many servants leave their employers and turn their back on them. For example, there is a young black girl named Tia who is the daughter of an attendant and she is Antoinette´s only companion. One day Tia unexpectedly turns against Antoinette
• A novel milking tube illustrated in the Scientific American in 1875, used a slide valve at the bottom of each catheter to close off the opening. • Several U.S. patents were granted for milking tubes joined by flexible rubber tubing to direct the milk to pail. • The extensive tubing increased the problem of contamination already present with the use of catheters. • . • Catheter milking was blamed for various problems, such as spread of disease, weakened sphincter muscles causing continuous dribbling, and injury to the teats. • At this point, The American Agriculturist began to accept advertisements for milkers, although, very few were printed. Their expressed opinion was that the milkers were of little value, but, did no apparent harm to the cows. Variety • The great variety and number of early milking machines can be categorized into two groups, those that tried to emulate hand milking
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1939, after the Nazis had invaded Poland and Czechoslovakia • In 1940, Winston Churchill became prime minister and head of a coalition government • UK forces played an important role in the Normandy landings of 1944, achieved with its ally the US After the war • The UK became one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council • However, the war left the UK severely weakened and depending financially on the Marshall Plan • Despite rising living standards in the late 1950s and 1960s, the UK's economic performance was not as successful as many of its competitors, such as West Germany and Japan • In 1973 UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC) • When the EEC became the European Union (EU) in 1992, the UK was one of the 12 founding members Politics
monuments, and tombstones), and cars. Famous buildings like the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Taj Mahal in India and St. Paul's Cathedral in London have all been damaged by this sort of air pollution. Acid rain can also damage stained glass windows in churches, railway lines and steel bridges. The acid rain slowly eats away them all. Building materials crumble away, metals are corroded, the colour of paint is spoiled, leather is weakened and crusts form on the surface of glass. Economic effects Acid rain causes more acidic water, which might kill the fishes. This would effect the fisherman, who would not get enough money, therefore less money would be spend and economy would be affected. Acid rain= damaged buildings=claims on insurance = less money for insurance company and there for effecting the economy. Political effects Acid rain can cause political tension between countries, good example is Canada and Usa.
It was a land of monasteries and flourishing Celtic culture. Just like in Wales, people were known by their family groupings. Outside the tribe they had no name or protection. The Kings were chosen by election. The country was divided into 5 kingdoms Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Connaught and Tara. Christianity came to Ireland in 430AD. Christianity brought writing skill and since that time the history of Ireland has been written down and the druids' position weakened. A British slave Patrick spread Christianity. Patrick became the 'patron saint' of Ireland. The five kingdoms were often at war. When Vikings started raiding, the Irish were forced to unite. The one king who managed to rule the whole Ireland effectively was Brian Boru. Scotland Scotland has two different societies because the mountainous regions separated the country into lowland and highland. Lowland society was easily influenced by the changes taking place in England
between chronic marijuana use and increased rates of anxiety, depression and schizophrenia. You may hear people ask, "If it's dangerous, why do so many people have medical marijuana cards?" It's true that scientists have determined that the cannabis plant has the potential for addressing a range of medical conditions. But using marijuana at a young age can result in structural and functional deficits of the brain. This could cause you to develop weakened verbal and communication skills, lowered learning capabilities and a shortened attention span. In addition to the possible effects on your brain, smoking marijuana may also be hazardous to your developing lungs. Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke. You may have heard people argue that marijuana is a "gateway drug" to harder drug use. Some say this is a myth, others insist it is a fact. The truth is that there is a link
Chemical resistance m/s Chemical Resistance ABS offers high chemical resistance Chemical resistance charts are a guide only Contaminated fluids can be highly corrosive Stress test recommended Preferred material for sewage treatment processes Ultra Violet Resistance ABS is suitable for outdoor installation Surface discolouration occurs only to a depth of 25m Structure of pipe wall is not weakened Glossy appearance changes to light grey Maintenance is reduced as there is no need to paint Questions? Thermoplastic Piping Design Comparison to Steel Thermal: Comparison with Expansion/Contraction GRP Cold Cut & Pull Codes & Standards Unsustained Loads Hydraulic Analysis Wind Selection of Pipe Earthquake Class Ship Pitch & Roll Fittings Class Vibration
(Scotland) and west (Wales). They came from the North and Baltic Seas. Along with them came their dialects, which constitute the basis for Old English. Around 4500 words are still used today. They also had their own religion and Germanic gods. Their names are still used today: Freya Friday, Thor Thursday, Angle-land England. The Anglo-Saxons divided the cuntry into small warring kingdoms Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Sussex, Essex, Kent, East Anglia. Due to constant conflict weakened the kingdoms. The political power was in Wessex, which was the most powerful of the kingdoms. The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and fishermen and lived in small communities. They deployed a crop rotation over three fields; used heavy ploughs. In 787 AD came the Vikings from Scandinavia, who set up their own state Danelaw. Had their own religion, however their rituals did not demand sacrifices. Introduced new words (1800). Placenames withe suffixes -by and -dale
A variety of staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about three in every 10 people at any given time. If you have staph on your skin or in your nose but aren't sick, you are considered to be "colonized" but not infected. Staph bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they often cause only minor skin infections in healthy people. But sometimes, usually in older adults and people who are ill or have weakened immune systems, ordinary staph infections can cause serious illness. Although 30 percent of the population may be colonized with ordinary staph at any given time, just a small percentage of those people are colonized with MRSA. Healthy people can be colonized with MRSA and have no ill effects. However, they can pass the germ to others by sharing items such as towels, clothing and athletic equipment. Several antibiotics continue to be effective against MRSA in the community, but this type of
indigenous Australians. The Europeans spread epidemic diseases such as chickenpox, smallpox, influenza and measles. The British settlement then appropriated land and water resources from the Australian Aborigine, and were ignorant in their assumption that the semi-nomadic Aborigines could be driven off and made to live somewhere else. In fact, the loss of 'traditional lands,' food sources and water resources was a fatal blow to the Aboriginal communities, who already weakened by disease, were then forced to relinquish their deep spiritual and cultural connection to their land. As a direct consequence of the 'invasion,' the enforced move away from traditional areas adversely impacted upon Aboriginal cultural and the spiritual practices which had been necessary for maintaining the cohesion and well-being of the tribal group. Settlers also brought venereal disease (which reduced indigenous
His works evoke a meditative mood. Subsidiary artists: Clyfford Still, Sam Francis, Barnett Newmann, Adolph Gottlieb, Ad Reinhardt. 6 Realist Trends. Realism declined due to political climate (isolationism produced Regionalism, Depression produced social realism). Cultural agencies promoted Abstract Expressionism as a symbol of America's leadership in fine arts. The impression of Soviet Union's Socialist Realism weakened realist art even more. Contemporary realism was no longer the academic realism of C19. Abstraction increased the role of formal structure, Expressionism stimulated free and emotional manner and Surrealism widened the sources of inspiration. "Magic Realists" opposed abstract art by a realism of style, not of content. Exemplary artist. Andrew Wyeth (mid-C20). He worked in dry-brush watercolor and tempera. His themes included loneliness in nature and the outdoors, and nostalgia
His works evoke a meditative mood. Subsidiary artists: Clyfford Still, Sam Francis, Barnett Newmann, Adolph Gottlieb, Ad Reinhardt. 6 Realist Trends. Realism declined due to political climate (isolationism produced Regionalism, Depression produced social realism). Cultural agencies promoted Abstract Expressionism as a symbol of America's leadership in fine arts. The impression of Soviet Union's Socialist Realism weakened realist art even more. Contemporary realism was no longer the academic realism of C19. Abstraction increased the role of formal structure, Expressionism stimulated free and emotional manner and Surrealism widened the sources of inspiration. "Magic Realists" opposed abstract art by a realism of style, not of content. Exemplary artist. Andrew Wyeth (mid-C20). He worked in dry-brush watercolor and tempera. His themes included loneliness in nature and the outdoors, and nostalgia
treaty. The foundation for Estonian independence lay in the people's strong desire for self- determination and their own state, the more so that the necessary domestic policy preconditions were already there. An additional plus was the exceptionally favourable international situation that did not enable either of the historical great powers in the Baltic Sea region to retain their hold in the Baltic countries -- Russia and Germany, both weakened by the war and revolution. The Entente countries, which emerged victorious from the Great War, were keen to reduce Germany's power in the global strategic sense -- for them, the Republic of Estonia was also a link in the anti-bolshevik struggle. For the first time since the 13th century, the Estonians achieved complete independence and for the first time in history they now had their own statehood. In the course of half a century,
Legislators (a member of a group of people who together have the power to make laws) codified legal systems because case law had often produced corrupt and biased judgments. Lawmakers wanted to show that legal rights of their citizens originated in the state. Because of that it was necessary to separate legislature and judiciary so that state could make laws not courts. The clear distinction between legislature and judiciary has weakened in many counties as the courts are able to challenge the legality of a law made by parliament. Lawmakers were often influenced by the canon law. Canon law had a stronger influence in countries with less secular ideology. 5. Civil law Civil law – the part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime Public law – the area of law that deals with the relationship between the government and other
He engaged in such pastimes as shipbuilding and sailing, as well as mock battles with his toy army. Peter's mother sought to force him to adopt a more conventional approach and arranged his marriage to Eudoxia Lopukhina in 1689. The marriage was a failure, and ten years later Peter forced his wife to become a nun and thus freed himself from the union. By the summer of 1689, Peter, then age 17, planned to take power from his half-sister Sophia, whose position had been weakened by two unsuccessful Crimean campaigns. When she learned of his designs, Sophia conspired with the leaders of the Streltsy, who continually aroused disorder and dissent. Peter, warned by the Streltsy, escaped in the middle of the night to the impenetrable monastery of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra; there he slowly gathered adherents who perceived he would win the power struggle. Sophia was eventually overthrown, with Peter I and Ivan V continuing to act as co-tsars
Kollektiivne hing! · Grupipaanika ja selle juhtimine: luua uus tähelepanufookus. Raadio, gripiviirus, teater ... · Mood kui grupipaanika !? Moe utilitaarne käsitlus (tootjate huvisid esindav instrument), moe psühholoogiline käsitlus (mood kui enesepresenteerimine) Deindividuatsioon Deindividuatsioon Mina "kaotamine". Fraser and Burchell ( 2001) define deindividuation as ` a process whereby normal constraints on behaviour are weakened as persons lose their sense of individuality'. The psychological state of Deindividuation is aroused when individuals join crowds or large groups. Other factors that contribute to Deindividuation include anonymity, wearing a uniform and altered consciousness due to drugs or alcohol. [Zimbardo, 1969]. Deindividuated people are likely to behave aggressively because the loss of a sense of individuality leads to reduced self-restraint, leading to deviant and impulsive
fleet in the Black Sea. *Pax Britannica was the period of relative peace in Europe when the British Empire controlled most naval trade routes and enjoyed unchallenged sea power. Britain dominated overseas markets. The Empire's strength was guaranteed by Europes lack in strong nation states, and the presence of the Royal Navy on all of the world's oceans and seas. This led to the spread of the English language and the British Imperial system of measures. The Pax Britannica was weakened by the breakdown of the continental order established by the Congress of Vienna. The industrialization of Germany, the Empire of Japan, and the United States of America further contributed to the decline of British industrial supremacy. *The British expansion in the Pacific area In the early 19th century the London Missionary Society sent missionaries to Tahiti and Tonga, years later the Church Missionary Society undertook the conversion of Melanesia
Kollektiivne hing! • Grupipaanika ja selle juhtimine: luua uus tähelepanufookus. Raadio, gripiviirus, teater … • Mood kui grupipaanika !? Moe utilitaarne käsitlus (tootjate huvisid esindav instrument), moe psühholoogiline käsitlus (mood kui enesepresenteerimine) Deindividuatsioon Deindividuatsioon – Mina “kaotamine”. Fraser and Burchell ( 2001) define deindividuation as ‘ a process whereby normal constraints on behaviour are weakened as persons lose their sense of individuality’. The psychological state of Deindividuation is aroused when individuals join crowds or large groups. Other factors that contribute to Deindividuation include anonymity, wearing a uniform and altered consciousness due to drugs or alcohol. [Zimbardo, 1969]. Deindividuated people are likely to behave aggressively because the loss of a sense of individuality leads to reduced self-restraint,
he from a noble family from aristocratic family has almost nothing , has lost almost everything. Just three months and we see how in these months he changes, how he is tempted and falls into corruption, his transition from a honest man is symptomatic of entire American society. In fact when Steinberg was writing the novel, it was the time of public scandals of America. There were quiz shows were people tried to cheat money. He believed that materialism of American society had weakened the moral fibre of even basically good men such as Ethan Hawley. This corruption around him he is tempted and falls into it. He understands that he cant succeed in life through honesty, he comes to a sad conclusion and sees how other poeple are honest men and he commits several things he is not proud. He causes the death of his best friend, he buys him a box of hard liquer, his friend dies, leaving him his property. Hawley outlaws a banker, and he calls the immigration officials and he gets
"Always a pleasure running into you, Eva." I flushed with embarrassment and desire, unable to find the will to push away despite the two other people in the room with him. It didn't help that his attention was solely on me, his hard body radiating that arresting impression of powerful demand. "Mr. Cross," Mark said behind me. "Sorry about the entrance." "Don't be. It was a memorable one." I wobbled on my stilettos when Cross set me down, my knees weakened from the full body contact. He was dressed in black again, with both his shirt and tie in a soft gray. As always, he looked too good. What would it be like to be that amazing looking? There was no way he could go anywhere without causing a disturbance. Reaching out, Mark steadied me and eased me back gently. Cross's gaze stayed focused on Mark's hand at my elbow until I was released. "Right. Okay then." Mark pulled himself together. "This is my assistant, Eva Tramell
In this way you are becoming free of the ego, free of the unobserved mind. The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly speaking no longer the ego, but just an old, conditioned mind-pattern. Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist. The old mind-pattern or mental habit may still survive and reoccur for a while because it has the momentum of thousands of years of collective human unconsciousness behind it, but every time it is recognized, it is weakened. REACTIVITY AND GRIEVANCES Whereas resentment is often the emotion that goes with complaining, it may also be accompanied by a stronger emotion such as anger or some other form of upset. In this way, it becomes more highly charged energetically. Complaining then turns into reactivity, another of the ego's ways of strengthening itself. There are many people who are always waiting for the next thing to react against, to feel annoyed or disturbed about – and it never
made it especially difficult for the country to weather the financial storm. Gross reserves have grown from less than a month's imports to around five months' worth from 2005 to 2010, still a modest level. Public and private foreign debt has recently risen fast from more than $10 billion in 19972002 to over $100 billion in 20082009. The 2008 level was 56.4 percent of GDP and 118.7 percent of exports. In 2009, as GDP declined and the UAH weakened, external debt stock was 91.5 percent of GDP and 191.6 percent of annual exports--clearly an unsustainable level for Ukraine. In late 2011, Ukraine's official reserves were some $30 billion. Paying back its debt--barring a further accelerated depletion of foreign exchange reserves--would be close to impossible without fresh foreign finance, preferably in the form of disbursements from the IMF. A two-year IMF stand-by arrangement, put in place in 2008, provided exceptional access to
Christopher Vogler Seducers and thieves of innocence teach heroes lessons the hard way. There may be a shadow side to Mentors who lead a hero down a dangerous road of obsessive love or loveless, manipulative sex. There are many ways to learn. T Y P E S OF M E N T O R Like heroes, Mentors may be willing or unwilling. Sometimes they teach in spite of themselves. In other cases they teach by their bad example. T h e downfall of a weakened, tragically flawed M e n t o r can show the hero pitfalls to avoid. As with heroes, dark or negative sides may be expressed through this archetype. DARK MENTORS In certain stories the power of the M e n t o r archetype can be used to mislead the audience. In thrillers the mask of a M e n t o r is sometimes a decoy used to lure the hero into danger. Or in an anti-heroic gangster picture such as The Public Enemy or
having no flaw or mistake, excellent adv. ideally Syn. perfect n. ideal The beach is an ideal place to relax. Candidates for the job should ideally have five years experience in similar positions. persistent adj. continuous, refusing to give up, firm in action or decision v. persist n. persistence adv. persistently Syn. constant The attorney's persistent questioning weakened the witness. Her persistence earned her a spot on the team. wide adj. extending over a large area adv. widely Syn. broad n. wideness Pine forests are found over a wide area of the Pacific Northwest. The senator has traveled wide1y. autonomous adj. by itself, with no association adv. autonomously Syn. independent Mexico became an autonomous state in 1817.
opposed to just "the winner of the 1968 election"; the former description is rigid, because "the actual winner" means the winner in this (our) world, and refers to that same person at any other world regardless of whether he won there. On this view, names are rigid though they are not Millian. (See also Jackson 1998.) Michael Devitt (1989, 1996) has offered a radical revision of Frege's notion of sense. I myself (Lycan 1994) have offered a much subtler, more beautiful and more effective weakened version of DR, but it would be immodest of me to tout it here.6 We must now make a crucial distinction. So far in this chapter we have been talking about the semantics of proper names, that is, about theories of what names contribute to the meanings of sentences in which they occur. DR in particular takes for granted the idea of a name's referent or bearer. But then a separate question is. In virtue of what is a thing the referent or bearer of a particular name
The first concerns the sheer power of the phenomenon. The veteran's desire to have his hometown team succeed was so strong that it alone produced a deviation from his solidly entrenched way of life. The second lesson reveals much about the nature of the union of sports and sports fans, something crucial to its basic character: It is a personal thing. Whatever fragment of an identity that ravaged, mute man still pos- sessed was engaged by soccer play. No matter how weakened his ego may have be- come after 30 years of wordless stagnation in a hospital ward, it was involved in the outcome of the match. Why? Because he, personally, would be diminished by a hometown defeat, and he, personally, would be enhanced by a hometown victory. How? Through the principle of association. The mere connection of birthplace hooked him, wrapped him, tied him to the approaching triumph or failure. As distinguished author Isaac Asimov (1975) put it in describing our reactions
joy in this world, of nature and nation. First of all one feels that the sublime breath of a powerful creative spirit is living in this work, of an artist who is creating by inner compulsion. 4 In the autumn of 1944, Tubin and nearly 70,000 Estonians left their homeland and fled to the West, most of them compelled by the desire to be free from Soviet tyranny. This was the greatest emigration in the nation’s history. It not only weakened the vital forces of the nation, it undermined the foundations of intellectual society. Here is but a short list of émigrés. Among the academics and scientists: Karl Schlossmann (1885-1969), microbiologist and President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences; Julius Mark (1890-1959), philologist and Vice-President of the Academy of 1 The Third Symphony was first performed at the Estonia Concert Hall, 26 Feb. 1943, Olav Roots conducting the Broadcasting Symphony orchestra
The French general Napoleon dominated the continent of Europe for almost 20 years. He led his armies to victory in dozens of bat- tles, and lost only three battles in his entire career. He lost almost 600,000 men when he invaded Russia, failing to anticipate the ccc_tracy_11_201-221.qxd 6/23/03 3:38 PM Page 209 Create Your Own Future ➤ 209 cold of the Russian winter. Greatly weakened from the Russian campaign, he subsequently lost the battle of Leipzig, which led to his being exiled to the island of Elba. And finally, he lost at the battle of Waterloo due to a series of miscommunications with his field generals. It is often forgotten that he won many other battles, small and large, and is considered to be one of the three greatest military ge- niuses of history
little beyond the walks to Meryton, sometimes dirty and sometimes cold, did January and February pass away. March was to take Elizabeth to Hunsford. She had not at first thought very seriously of going thither; but Charlotte, she soon found, was depending on the plan and she gradually learned to consider it herself with greater pleasure as well as greater certainty. Absence had increased her desire of seeing Charlotte again, and weakened her disgust of Mr. Collins. There was novelty in the scheme, and as, with such a mother and such uncompanionable sisters, home could not be faultless, a little change was not unwelcome for its own sake. The journey would moreover give her a peep at Jane; and, in short, as the time drew near, she would have been very sorry for any delay. Everything, however, went on smoothly, and was finally settled according to Charlotte's first sketch. She was to accompany Sir William and his second daughter
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