creative visualization: Subject of the bestseller of the same name, written by Shakti Gawain in 1978.

In creative visualization, one clearly imagines whatever one wants to manifest (see manifesting); then one gives the idea, image, or feeling positive energy, by focusing on it regularly, until it becomes reality. Creative visualization's theory posits a spiritual source: a supply of infinite energy, love, and wisdom discoverable in the inner beings of humans.

Expressions for methods identical or similar to creative visualization include: active imagination, creative imaging, directed day-dream, directed waking dream, dynamic imaging, guided fantasy, guided imagery, guided visualization, imagery, imaginal medicine, imaging, initiated symbol projection, inner guide meditation, led meditation, magickal visualization, mental imagery, pathworking, Positive Imaging, positive thinking, positive visualization, visualization, visualization therapy, waking dream therapy, and willed imagination.

For example, willed imagination, also called creative visualization, is the magickal art of imagining the result one desires of one's magick (the word for Wiccan magic) in order to achieve that result.

(See also: Creative visualization, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Global Positioning System - Military. The primary military purposes are to allow improved command and control of forces through improved locational awareness, and to facilitate accurate targeting of smart bombs, cruise missiles, or other munitions. The satellites also carry nuclear detonation detectors, which form a major portion of the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System. Commercial civilian GPS receivers are required to have limits on the velocities and altitudes at which they will report coordinates; this is to prevent them from bei ...

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A large part of modern munitions, the so-called "smart bombs" or precision-guided munitions, use GPS. GPS jammers are available, from Russia, and are about the size of a cigarette box. The U.S. government believes that such jammers were used occasionally during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Some officials believe that jammers could be used to attract the precision-guided munitions towards noncombatant infrastructure, other officials believe that the jammers are completely ineffective. In either case, the ja ...

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The inspiration for the GPS system came when the Soviets launched the first Sputnik in 1957. A team of U.S. scientists led by Dr. Richard B. Kershner were monitoring Sputnik's radio transmissions. They discovered that, due to the Doppler effect, the frequency of the signal being transmitted by Sputnik was higher as the satellite approached, and lower as it continued away from them. They realized that since they knew their exact location on the globe, they could pinpoint where the satellite was along its orbit by measuring the Doppler distort ...

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The GPS system is made up of a satellite constellation of at least 24 satellites in an intermediate circular orbit (ICO), in 6 orbital planes. Each satellite circles the Earth twice every day at an altitude of 20,200 kilometres (12,600 miles). The satellites carry atomic clocks and constantly broadcast the precise time according to their own clock, along with administrative information including the orbital elements of their own motion, as determined by a set of ground-based observatories. The ground stations around the world monitor ...

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For a list of other systems, see satellite navigation system. ...

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Global Positioning System - Military. The primary military purposes are to allow improved command and control of forces through improved locational awareness, and to facilitate accurate targeting of smart bombs, cruise missiles, or other munitions. The satellites also carry nuclear detonation detectors, which form a major portion of the United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System. < ...

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Ideally, GPS receivers would easily be able to convert the C/A and P(Y)-code measurements into accurate positions. However, a system with such complexity leaves many openings for errors to affect the measurements. The following are several causes of error in GPS measurements. Global Positioning System - Clocks. Both GPS satellites and receivers are prone to timing errors. Ground stations throughout the world monitor the satellites to ensure that their atomic clocks are kept synchronized. Receiver clock err ...

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The system consists of a constellation of at least 24 satellites in 6 orbital planes. The GPS satellites were initially manufactured by Rockwell and now manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The first was launched in February 1978, and the most recent was launched September 25, 2005. Each satellite circles the Earth twice every day at an altitude of 20,200 kilometres (12,600 miles). The satellites carry atomic clocks and constantly broadcast the precise time according to their own clock, along with administrative information including the orbital elements of thei ...

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Two GPS developers have received the National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper prize year 2003: Ivan Getting, emeritus president of The Aerospace Corporation and engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology established the basis for GPS, improving on the World War II land-based radio system called LORAN (Long-range Radio Aid to Navigation). Bradford Parkinson, teacher of aeronautics and astronautics ...

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While the general principle of a bondage strappado remains the same - with the arms bound upwards behind the subject - there are various different methods and styles used to achieve this. The different styles can be summarised as follows and several can be combined: legs apart - spreader bar or attachment points legs together elbows bound / not bound (see elbow bondage) rope around neck/collar to force increased bend hair bondag ...

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Glossary of partner dance terms - Shadow position. Both partners face the same general direction, one of them squarely behind of slightly shifted sideways ("in the shadow"). Handholds vary. Variants: [#Sweetheart position]], #Cuddle position. Glossary of partner dance terms - Side lead. A body position or action during a step, sometimes also called Same side lead. Side leading is taking the same side of the body in the same direction of the movement of the moving ...

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visualization

The process of forming positive thoughts or images, as a means of creating wellness. Click here to read the SpiritNetwork article, Creative Visualization

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Glossary of partner dance terms - American Smooth. A category of dances in American Style ballroom competitions. It includes Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot and Viennese Waltz. Previously Peabody was also included. This category loosely corresponds to the Standard category of International Style ballroom. Glossary of partner dance terms - American Rhythm. A category of dances in American Style ballroom competitions. It includes Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero, Ma ...

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The GPS signal is more fragile than might be supposed. A network of at least 24 satellites is required for full coverage. Satellites cannot be repaired and have a limited life. As of 2005: there are 28 satellites in orbit, of which 16 are already beyond their design life—the oldest have nearly reached twice their design life. The failure rate is about two satellites per year.