Because of the great strength of this circulation system , the ocean area from about 40 degrees to near the Antarctic circle at 66 degrees S has the strongest sustained winds found anywhere on the earth. In the coastal areas of the continent , high velocity winds turn into severe blizzards which are frequent throughout the year especially during winter months. ... Blizzards with the wind velocity as high as 300km/hr have been recorded in the coastal region of Antarctica . They present formidable obstacles to the movement of tracked and wheeled vehicles due to high wind velocity, zero visib...

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No one will see him flying, but as far as he is concerned he will be flying in virtual reality. ... It was a quite big impact for viewers viewing of the colour stereo film with binaural sound, scents, wind; vibration. ... Virtual reality distributes, in the course of their training and depending on the training stage astronauts, to study the on-board systems' location and their design principles, ISS RS structure and configuration, acquire skills of onboard systems control with the help of consoles and control panels in regular and off-nominal modes (http://old.atlasaerospace.net/eng/tren...

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Introduction In this comparative study I will examine the representation of the magical creatures in two adaptations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: the eponymous video registration of Benjamin Britten's opera performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1981, conducted by Bernard Haitink, produced by Peter Hall and designed by John Bury, and Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play of 1999. ... Slights points out an inconsistency in this explanation: "Extending the indeterminacy of Titania's account of the grief caused by the struggle for...

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Virgil took the disconnected tales of Aeneas' wanderings, his vague association with the foundation of Rome and a personage of no fixed characteristics other than a scrupulous piety, and fashioned this into a compelling founding myth or national epic that at once tied Rome to the legends of Troy, explained the Punic wars, glorified traditional Roman virtues and legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty as descendants of the founders, heroes and gods of Rome and Troy. ... Their paths would be guided not by normal order, and not by the consequences of their actions, but by the directi...

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I usually opt to walk the rock path that winds down and around to the back entrance leading directly into the yoga studio. ... The breezes blow the sweet sound of wind chimes that hang just outside from the branch of a tree. ... She guides us to focus on our breath in preparation for the first asana. ... In its 2012 "Yoga in America" study, the Yoga Journal reports "practitioners spend $10.3 billion a year on yoga classes and products" (Yoga Journal 2012). ...

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It is comprised of the teachings of the Written Torah, the Oral Torah, and the teachings of the Rabbis that have guided Judaism through the ages and customs that have arisen through their long and storied history. ... These are varied, and can consist of particular details that are specific to a certain sect and group, and are retained by the Jew no matter the contrast with local minhags. A study of the Jewish faith reveals that it is one of many rituals and traditions. ... Instead of focusing on this life, as is the practice in Judaism, Islam centers its faith on the promise of the hereaf...

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The central interior plateau area of the province from Quesnel north to Prince George still contains depressed numbers of bears, while the Southern Interior and South Coast/Lower Mainland no longer has grizzly bear populations (British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks ,1995). ... This option is available only to residents of British Columbia, while non residents must hire a licensed guide outfitter who has also been issued a permit. ... This study area is an ecosystem in near pristine condition, but in areas where impacts have been greater, bears will avoid developed areas an...

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FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT Frances Eliza Hodgson was born on November 24, 1849, in Manchester, England, the third of Edwin Hodgson's and Eliza Boond's five children. Her father ran a prosperous firm, which specialized in the trade of decorative arts for the interiors of houses. At the t...

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In the period of time that followed after they were allowed back into their own lands, the Israelites began to publicly study the Torah, or Pentateuch (the first five books of! ... Study of the Torah was still emphasized as well as the need for national restoration of the nation of Israel in the Promised Land, and the idea that this world is only a step on our journey to the world to come. ... Hinduism is not only a religion, but also a guide on how to live life. There is supposedly no founder of Hinduism, but it is believed to have evolved over time from Brahmanism. ... Hindus believe t...

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It was, in its way, a comforting thought, but there was no assurance that this learned discussion on the Internet was being followed in Arab centers where the bombers were found and recruited. In the days after Sept. 11, it also became clear that there was no Arab leadership with the inclination or stature to call a jihad against suicide bombings and the latter-day cult of martyrdom that may date from the Iran-Iraq war, in which Iranian teenagers, sent out by the thousands to be human minefield sweepers, were given keys to wear around their necks. Those keys, they were promised, would open the...

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The government had committed itself to the promise that development depends upon adequate communication processes and a two way flow of information. ... The study attempts to give a general overview of the mass media and communication through a literature review. ... The development of other media – television and newspapers, has only been referred to in passing and could be the subject of another study. ... Communication scholars were being attracted to study development problems in education, agriculture, politics and family planning. ... He sees the necessity for planned and guided ...

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He observed that all incarnations of Enlightenment utopia failed to live up to their promised perfection. ... Together, these Frenchmen helped guide the institution of attempted utopias like Sweden. ... However, democracies must have friendship "for without friends no one would choose to live."" ...

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is based on the scientific study of taking two therapies, cognitive therapy and behavioural therapy, and combining the two. ... However, Rogers also believed that in order for a client to get the most out of person-centred counselling that they needed to meet six "necessary and sufficient conditions of therapeutic personality changes" and that if these conditions continued over a period of time then no other conditions are necessary. ...

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At one point we find him having a conversation, more or less a game, with himself it appears that this "game" is played because he has no one else to talk to. ... "The wind rose kicking puffs of dust from the football field" " peeling paint like leprosy." ... It is obvious that he is very much so respected by the students, Archie now steps out of those boundaries for he is no longer a student but a valuable resource. ... He was told when and how to do this task; also being assured that there is no conceivable way for him to be caught. ...

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