Spanish legislation supported the cabildos as means of entertainment for the slave population, and as social control alleviating the tensions between the masters and the slaves. Slaves were allowed to gather on holidays so that they could dance according to the customs of their African nations. For the slaves, the cabildo had many uses. The were able to collect money or pool resources to assist members in times of illness or death. Cabildos also had a religious purpose, they were the place where slaves could consult their deities and ...

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Cabildo Cuba, Cabildo Cuba - Benefits brought by the cabildos, Cabildo Cuba - Tensions caused by the cabildos, Cabildo Cuba - The decadence of the cabildos

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John Courtney Murray - Postwar reconstruction. While his background and training suggest a heavily theoretical bent, Murray became a leading public figure, and his work dealt primarily with the tensions between religion and public life. His best-known book We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition (Sheed & Ward, 1960) collects a number of his essays on such topics. In his capacity as both representative of the US Catholic Bishops and consultant to the religious affairs sect ...

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John Courtney Murray, John Courtney Murray - Life and education, John Courtney Murray - Work, John Courtney Murray - Postwar reconstruction, John Courtney Murray - Tensions with the Vatican, John Courtney Murray - The Second Vatican Council, John Courtney Murray - Legacy and honours

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Soap bubble - Surface tension and shape. A bubble can exist because the surface layer of a liquid (usually water) has a certain surface tension, which causes the layer to behave somewhat like an elastic sheet. However, a bubble made with a pure liquid alone is not stable and a dissolved surfactant such as soap is needed to stabilise a bubble. A common misconception is that soap increases the water's surface tension. Actually soap does the exact opposite, decreasing it to approximately one third the surface tensio ...

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Soap bubble, Soap bubble - Physics, Soap bubble - Surface tension and shape, Soap bubble - Freezing, Soap bubble - Merging, Soap bubble - Interference and reflection, Soap bubble - Mathematical properties, Soap bubble - How to make soap bubbles, Soap bubble - Additives, Soap bubble - Procedure, Soap bubble - History of bubbles as playthings, Soap bubble - Bubble blowers, Soap bubble - Sample formulae, Soap bubble - Performance art

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The Young's modulus allows the behavior of a material under load to be calculated. For instance, it can be used to predict the amount a wire will extend under tension, or to predict the load at which a thin column will buckle under compression. Some calculations also require the use of other material properties, such as the shear modulus, density, or Poisson's ratio. Young's modulus - Linear vs non-linear. For many materials, Young's modulus is a constant over a range of strains. Such materials are called ...

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Young's modulus, Young's modulus - Units, Young's modulus - Usage, Young's modulus - Linear vs non-linear, Young's modulus - Directional materials, Young's modulus - Calculation, Young's modulus - Tension, Young's modulus - Elastic potential energy, Young's modulus - Approximate values

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Pneumothorax - Chest wound. Penetrating wounds require immediate coverage with pressure bandages made air-tight with petroleum jelly or clean plastic sheeting. The sterile inside of plastic bandage packaging is good for this purpose; however any airtight material, even the cellophane of a cigarette pack, can be used. A small opening, known as a flutter valve, needs to be left open, so the air can escape while the lung reinflates. Any patient with a penetrating chest wound must be closely watched at all times and may develop a tension pneumothorax or other immediately life-threatening respiratory emergency ...

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Pneumothorax, Pneumothorax - Signs and symptoms, Pneumothorax - Diagnosis, Pneumothorax - Pathophysiology, Pneumothorax - First Aid, Pneumothorax - Chest wound, Pneumothorax - Blast injury or spontaneous, Pneumothorax - Emergency services, Pneumothorax - Clinical treatment, Pneumothorax - History

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To allow maintenance to sections of the overhead line without having to turn off the entire system, the overhead line system is broken into electrically separated portions known as sections. Sections often correspond with tension lengths as described above. The transition from section to section is known as a section break and is set up so that the locomotive's pantograph is in continuous contact with the wire. For bow-collectors and pantographs, this is done by having two contact wires run next to each other over a leng ...

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Overhead lines, Overhead lines - Construction, Overhead lines - Tensioning, Overhead lines - Breaks, Overhead lines - Crossings, Overhead lines - Australia, Overhead lines - Germany, Overhead lines - Multiple overhead lines

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Having become close to Augusto Pinochet, he left Spain in 1974 to resettle in Chile, where he worked not only for the government, but also in training both government and rightist rebel troops in Argentina and El Salvador, participating in the "Dirty War" and Operation Condor assassination campaign. With Klaus Barbie, he took part in the 'Cocaine Coup' of Luis García Meza Tejada, when a notoriously corrupt military regime forced its way to power in Boli ...

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Stefano Delle Chiaie, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Founder of Avanguardia Nazionale in 1960, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Gladio and the strategy of tension, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Involvement in Operation Condor, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Reference

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Delle Chiaie began as member of the Italian Social Movement (MSI, the successor of the Fascist party) and a follower of the works of Julius Evola. However he rejected the participation of the MSI in elections, prefering to take the battle to the streets, and so he left the party in 1960 to form the National Vanguard ("Avanguardia Nazionale") as a street-fighting battalion. Around this time, he also became a member of the secret P2 Masonic Lodge. Seen by the Italian government as a dangerous renegade, Delle Chiaie soon became a ...

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Stefano Delle Chiaie, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Founder of Avanguardia Nazionale in 1960, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Gladio and the strategy of tension, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Involvement in Operation Condor, Stefano Delle Chiaie - Reference

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The modulus of elasticity, λ, can be calculated by dividing the stress by the strain, i.e. where (in SI units) λ is the modulus of elasticity, measured in pascals F is the force, measured in newtons A is the cross-sectional area through which the force is applied, measured in square metres x is the extension, measured in metres l is the natural length, measured in metres < ...

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Young's modulus, Young's modulus - Units, Young's modulus - Usage, Young's modulus - Linear vs non-linear, Young's modulus - Directional materials, Young's modulus - Calculation, Young's modulus - Tension, Young's modulus - Elastic potential energy, Young's modulus - Approximate values

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German Emergency Acts - Right to resist. To appease critics, a fourth paragraph was introduced in Article 20 of the Grundgesetz, giving the people of Germany the right, if no other remedy was possible, to resist anyone trying to go against the constitutional laws. German Emergency Acts - States of defence states of tension internal states of emergency disasters. The law contains legislation on what happens in case of a state of defence, a state of tension, or an internal state of emergency or disaster comes abou ...

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German Emergency Acts, German Emergency Acts - Development, German Emergency Acts - Contents of the law, German Emergency Acts - Right to resist, German Emergency Acts - States of defence states of tension internal states of emergency disasters, German Emergency Acts - Emergency legislation, German Emergency Acts - Limitations of basic constitutional rights, German Emergency Acts - Compulsory military service, German Emergency Acts - Natural disasters

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After the Second World War, Gelli purportedly joined the CIA, on the recommendation of the Italian secret service, a hypothesis yet to be verified. However, he was closely connected by Edward Herman to Michael Ledeen, who is thought by many to be a close collaborator or agent of the CIA. In any cases, he has been a collaborator of English intelligence agencies and Americans. He joined the neofas ...

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Licio Gelli, Licio Gelli - A Fascist volunteer, Licio Gelli - After World War II, Licio Gelli - The 1981 raid & the P2 list, Licio Gelli - Involvement in Gladio's strategy of tension & P2 scandal, Licio Gelli - A meeting with Alexander Haig and Henry Kissinger, Licio Gelli - Connections to Argentina's military junta, Licio Gelli - 1982 Banco Ambrosiano krach and Roberto Calvi's murder, Licio Gelli - Secession of Sicilia?, Licio Gelli - Endnotes

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There are three ways to change the pitch of a vibrating string. String instruments are tuned by varying the strings' tension because adjusting length or mass per unit length is impractical. Pitch music - Length. Pitch can be adjusted by varying the length of the string. A longer string will result in a lower pitch and vice versa. The change in frequency is inversely proportional to the change in length: A string twice as long will produce a t ...

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Pitch music, Pitch music - Perception of pitch, Pitch music - Examples, Pitch music - Concert pitch, Pitch music - Varying pitch, Pitch music - Scales, Pitch music - Other musical meanings of pitch, Pitch music - Historical pitch standards, Pitch music - Need to standardize pitch, Pitch music - Changing the pitch of a vibrating string, Pitch music - Length, Pitch music - Tension, Pitch music - Density, Pitch music - Sources

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Jordan was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher as an exceptional piano player, and was immediately given professional tuition to enhance his prodigious talents. By the age of nine he entered the prestigious Juilliard School of Music for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the advice and wishes of his parents and tutors, he decided to turn away from classical piano and tr ...

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Jordan Rudess, Jordan Rudess - Biography, Jordan Rudess - Use of technology, Jordan Rudess - Discography, Jordan Rudess - Solo albums, Jordan Rudess - With Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess - Project Albums, Jordan Rudess - With Liquid Tension Experiment, Jordan Rudess - Guest Appearance, Jordan Rudess - Other

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Due to an inability to resist deformation, fluids exert pressure normal to any contacting surface. In addition, when the fluid is at rest (static) that pressure is isotropic, i.e. it acts with equal magnitude in all directions. This characteristic allows fluids to transmit force through the length of pipes or tubes, i.e., a force applied to a fluid in a pipe is transmitted, via the fluid, to the other end of the pipe. If the force is unequal, t ...

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Fluid statics, Fluid statics - Static pressure in fluids, Fluid statics - Hydrostatic pressure, Fluid statics - Atmospheric pressure, Fluid statics - Buoyancy, Fluid statics - Stability, Fluid statics - Liquids-fluids with free surfaces, Fluid statics - Surface tension effects

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A solid body immersed in a fluid will have an upward buoyant force acting on it equal to the weight of displaced fluid. This is due to the hydrostatic pressure in the fluid. In the case of a container ship, for instance, its weight force is balanced by a buoyant force from the displaced water, allowing it to float. If more cargo is loaded onto the ship, it would sit lower in the water - displacing more water and thus receive a higher buoyant force to balance the increased weight force. Discovery of the principle of buoyancy is attributed to Archimedes. < ...

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Fluid statics, Fluid statics - Static pressure in fluids, Fluid statics - Hydrostatic pressure, Fluid statics - Atmospheric pressure, Fluid statics - Buoyancy, Fluid statics - Stability, Fluid statics - Liquids-fluids with free surfaces, Fluid statics - Surface tension effects

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While most keyboard players in rock bands tend towards bringing numerous keyboards on stage, Rudess took full advantage of the possibilities offered by the Kurzweil K2xxx series during his usage from the 1990's to 2004. Often sampling sounds from other keyboards, Rudess creates a series of setups, each of which maps different sounds to different layers and key ranges of the keyboard controller; these setups are then arranged in the order they will be required for a gig, and ...

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Jordan Rudess, Jordan Rudess - Biography, Jordan Rudess - Use of technology, Jordan Rudess - Discography, Jordan Rudess - Solo albums, Jordan Rudess - With Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess - Project Albums, Jordan Rudess - With Liquid Tension Experiment, Jordan Rudess - Guest Appearance, Jordan Rudess - Other

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The easiest ways are to use commercially produced soap bubble fluid (marketed as a toy) or to simply put some dish washing soap in water. However, this latter might not work as well as expected, and there are several tricks to improve the soap sud formula: Soap bubble - Additives. Something to reduce the water's surface tension, such as liquid soap or baby shampoo. These may work better the more pure (devoid of perfume or other additives) the soap is, or perhaps with more expensive soaps. So ...

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Soap bubble, Soap bubble - Physics, Soap bubble - Surface tension and shape, Soap bubble - Freezing, Soap bubble - Merging, Soap bubble - Interference and reflection, Soap bubble - Mathematical properties, Soap bubble - How to make soap bubbles, Soap bubble - Additives, Soap bubble - Procedure, Soap bubble - History of bubbles as playthings, Soap bubble - Bubble blowers, Soap bubble - Sample formulae, Soap bubble - Performance art

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Propaganda Due - Parliamentary commission directed by Tina Anselmi. The lodge was then examined by a special commission of the Italian Parliament, directed by Tina Anselmi of the Democrazia Cristiana. The conclusion of the commission was that it was a secret criminal organization, even if no proof was found of specific crimes committed. Allegations of surreptitious international relationships, mainly with Argentina (Gelli repeatedly suggested he was a close friend of Juan Perón) and with some people suspected of ...

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Propaganda Due, Propaganda Due - Foundation, Propaganda Due - Discovery, Propaganda Due - Criminal organization?, Propaganda Due - Parliamentary commission directed by Tina Anselmi, Propaganda Due - New Italian law prohibiting secret lodges, Propaganda Due - Banco Ambrosiano scandal, Propaganda Due - Aldo Moro and the strategy of tension, Propaganda Due - Iran-Contra & assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, Propaganda Due - Licio Gelli's list of P2 members found in 1981, Propaganda Due - External link

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Gladio has effectively been accused of trying to influence policies through the means of "false flags" operations: a 2000 Parliament Commission report from the Olive Tree (left-wing) coalition concluded that the strategy of tension followed by Gladio had been supported by the United States to "stop the PCI, and to a certain degree also the PSI [Italian Socialist Party], from reaching executive power in the country". P2, whose existence was discovered in 1981, was closely linked to Gladio. According to a November 18, 1990 article by See also:

Operation Gladio, Operation Gladio - Introduction, Operation Gladio - A NATO clandestine structure overseen by the SHAPE, Operation Gladio - The November 22 1990 European Parliament resolution concerning Gladio, Operation Gladio - Gladio’s strategy of tension and internal subversion operations, Operation Gladio - Richard Brenneke’s disclosures, Operation Gladio - Gladio operations in NATO Countries, Operation Gladio - First discovered in Italy, Operation Gladio - Austria, Operation Gladio - Belgium, Operation Gladio - France, Operation Gladio - Germany, Operation Gladio - Greece, Operation Gladio - The Netherlands, Operation Gladio - Norway, Operation Gladio - Portugal, Operation Gladio - Turkey, Operation Gladio - The United Kingdom, Operation Gladio - Parallel stay-behind operations in non-NATO countries, Operation Gladio - Finland, Operation Gladio - Spain, Operation Gladio - Sweden, Operation Gladio - Switzerland, Operation Gladio - The Order of the Solar Temple mystery, Operation Gladio - FOIA requests, Operation Gladio - Politicians about Gladio, Operation Gladio - Notes, Operation Gladio - Literature, Operation Gladio - Films

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"Banker of God" Roberto Calvi's connections with the Worshipful Master Licio Gelli became a particular focus of press and police attention, and caused the lodge (then secret) to be discovered. A list of adherents was found by the police in Gelli's house in Arezzo in March 1981, containing over 900 names, among which were very important state officers, a few politicians (4 ministers or former ministers, and 44 deputies), and a number of military officers, many of them enrolled in the Italian secret services. Notably, the current Italian prime ...

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Propaganda Due, Propaganda Due - Foundation, Propaganda Due - Discovery, Propaganda Due - Criminal organization?, Propaganda Due - Parliamentary commission directed by Tina Anselmi, Propaganda Due - New Italian law prohibiting secret lodges, Propaganda Due - Banco Ambrosiano scandal, Propaganda Due - Aldo Moro and the strategy of tension, Propaganda Due - Iran-Contra & assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, Propaganda Due - Licio Gelli's list of P2 members found in 1981, Propaganda Due - External link

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In 1964, Life magazine published a famous photograph of Malcolm X holding an M1 Carbine and pulling back the curtains to peer out of a window. This photograph is a popular image on T-shirts and often appears with the slogan "By any means necessary." The photo was taken in connection with Malcolm's declaration that he would defend himself from the daily death threats which he and his family were receiving. The undercover FBI informants warned officials that Malcolm X had been marked for assassination. One officer undercover with the Nation of Islam is said to have reported that he had been ord ...

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Malcolm X, Malcolm X - Name, Malcolm X - Birth and early years, Malcolm X - Prison, Malcolm X - Nation of Islam, Malcolm X - Marriage, Malcolm X - Tensions, Malcolm X - Hajj, Malcolm X - A Changed Man, Malcolm X - Africa, Malcolm X - Assassination, Malcolm X - Funeral, Malcolm X - Biographies and speeches, Malcolm X - Media files, Malcolm X - Notes

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Divine grace - Ideas of grace in the Hebrew Bible. While a single word rendered into English as grace is not strictly speaking present in the Hebrew Bible, a number of concepts used to describe God in Biblical-era Judaism are forerunners to the Christian concept of grace. One such concept is named by the Hebrew word chesed, which in one of William Tyndale's happier coinages was translated as loving-kindness. The core concept here centers around the faithfulness and forbearance needed t ...

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Divine grace, Divine grace - Shared concepts of grace, Divine grace - Biblical concepts of grace, Divine grace - Ideas of grace in the Hebrew Bible, Divine grace - New Testament ideas of grace, Divine grace - Tension between grace and works in the New Testament, Divine grace - Efforts to resolve the tension, Divine grace - Concepts of grace in the history of Christianity, Divine grace - Grace in Western Christianity, Divine grace - Pelagius vs. St Augustine, Divine grace - Grace and merit, Divine grace - Grace in Eastern Christianity, Divine grace - Grace in the Protestant Reformation:, Divine grace - Calvinism and Arminianism, Divine grace - Jansenism versus the Jesuits, Divine grace - The Protestant Reformation and ecclesiology, Divine grace - Latter-day Saint Perspective, Divine grace - For further reading, Divine grace - Orthodox, Divine grace - Roman Catholic, Divine grace - Protestant

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