A Wisdom Archive on Captures

Captures Astronomical bodies not belonging by origin to a particular system. The planet Neptune is spoken of as a capture not belonging to our solar system, meaning that it is a body which has been attracted into an orbit on our plane around the sun. The word is used similarly for the extra moons of those planets having more satellites than one true moon, which is the parent of the visible globe. These captured moons are satellites from the astronomical standpoint, but are not true parental moons.

 
(See also: Captures, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary )

For more dictionary entries, see » captures dictionary

In telecommunication, the capture effect, or FM capture effect, is a phenomenon, associated with FM reception, in which only the stronger of two signals at or near the same frequency will be demodulated. The capture effect is defined as the complete suppression of the weaker signal occurs at the receiver limiter, if it has one, where it is not amplified, but attenuated. When both signals are nearly equal in strength, or are fading independ ...

Read more here: » Capture effect: Encyclopedia - Capture effect

Capture-bonding is descriptive term for Stockholm syndrome in Evolutionary psychology terms. About 1980 John Tooby, then in graduate school, discussed the concept of capture-bonding with various other students--reportedly reaching the same conclusion Keith Henson did 15 years later about its evolutionary origin and widespread effects on humans and human societies. (Information from Leda Cosmides.) ...

Read more here: » Capture-bonding: Encyclopedia - Capture-bonding

Capture the flag is a traditional outdoor game often played by children where two teams have a flag each and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base", and bring it back to their own base. It is also a popular paintball game. Capture the flag - Software/games. In 1995, Richard Carr released a MS-DOS based game called Capture the Flag. It is a turn based strategy game with real time network / modem play (or play-by-mail) based around the traditional outdoo ... Including:

• Capture the flag - Software/games
• Capture the flag - Computer security
• Capture the flag - Urban Gaming

Read more here: » Capture the flag: Encyclopedia - Capture the flag

In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull was either the bull that carried away Europa or the bull Pasiphae fell in love with. Cretan Bull - Capture by Herakles. Herakles was compelled to capture the bull as his seventh task. He sailed to Crete, whereupon the King of Crete, Minos, gave Herakles permission to take the bull away, as it had been wreaking havoc on Crete. Herakles used a lasso and rode it back to his cousin, Eurystheus. Eurystheus wanted to sacrifice the bull to Hera, who hated Herakles. She refused t ... Including:

• Cretan Bull - Capture by Herakles
• Cretan Bull - Origin
• Cretan Bull - Capture by Theseus

Read more here: » Cretan Bull: Encyclopedia - Cretan Bull

Some World records in the game of chess (as played in serious tournaments): World records in chess - Longest game. The longest tournament chess game ever to be played under modern time rules was Nikolić - Arsović, Belgrade, 1989, which lasted for 20 hours and 15 minutes with a 269 move draw. World records in chess - Shortest tournament game. The shortest decisive game ever played in a tournament is often considered to be Đorđević - Kovačević, Bela Crkva 1984. It lasted fo ... Including:

• World records in chess - Longest game
• World records in chess - Shortest tournament game
• World records in chess - Latest first capture
• World records in chess - Longest decisive game without a capture
• World records in chess - External link

Read more here: » World records in chess: Encyclopedia - World records in chess

The Battle of Amphipolis was fought in 422 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. It was the culmination of events that began in 424 BC with the capture of Amphipolis by the Spartans. Battle of Amphipolis - Capture of Amphipolis 424/3 BC. In the winter of 424/3, around the same time as the Battle of Delium, the Spartan general Brasidas besieged Amphipolis, an Athenian colony in Thrace on the Strymon river.1 The city was defended by the Athenian general Eucles, w ... Including:

• Battle of Amphipolis - Capture of Amphipolis 424/3 BC
• Battle of Amphipolis - Armistice of 423 BC
• Battle of Amphipolis - Battle of Amphipolis 422 BC
• Battle of Amphipolis - Results
• Battle of Amphipolis - Notes

Read more here: » Battle of Amphipolis: Encyclopedia - Battle of Amphipolis

Alvin Karpis (August 10, 1907-August 26, 1979, born Alvin Karpowicz), nickname "Creepy" , was a noted criminal in the United States known for his alliance with the Barker gang in the 1930s. He was the last "Public Enemy Number 1" to be taken, a capture which elevated J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI to national prominence. His stay at Alcatraz, a little over 25 years, was longer than any other inmate interned there. Alvin Karpis - Early Life. Karpis was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was rai ... Including:

• Alvin Karpis - Early Life
• Alvin Karpis - Alliance with Barkers
• Alvin Karpis - Pursuit and Capture by FBI
• Alvin Karpis - Stay at Alcatraz
• Alvin Karpis - Later Years

Read more here: » Alvin Karpis: Encyclopedia - Alvin Karpis

Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso (born 3 December 1934), a former professor of philosophy, was the leader of the Maoist insurgency Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso in Spanish) which has been active in Peru from the late 1970s. Wanted on charges of terrorism, Guzmán was captured by the Peruvian government in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment, but a retrial began in September 2005. Abimael Guzmán - Early life. Guzmán was born in Mollendo, a port town in the province of Islay, in the Peruvia ... Including:

• Abimael Guzmán - Early life
• Abimael Guzmán - Guerrilla campaign
• Abimael Guzmán - Capture
• Abimael Guzmán - Trial and imprisonment

Read more here: » Abimael Guzmán: Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán

Chinese checkers is a board game that can be played by two to six people. The object of the game is to place one's pieces in the corner opposite their starting position by moving them through jumps over other pieces. The game does not actually originate from China (nor is it a variation on checkers or Chinese chess), but was given that name in the United States to make it sound more exotic. When it was first released in Germany, it was called Stern-Halma, as it is similar to the older game of Halma except that the board is star (st ... Including:

• Chinese checkers - Hop across
• Chinese checkers - Capture

Read more here: » Chinese checkers: Encyclopedia - Chinese checkers