Noting the trend in reality shows that take the paranormal at face value, The New York Times culture editor Mike Hale characterized ghost hunting shows as " pure theater " and compared the genre to professional wrestling or soft core pornography for its formulaic, teasing approach.

Noting the uncertainties surrounding events so far back in time, Herman te Velde argues that the historical roots of the conflict are too obscure to be very useful in understanding the myth and are not as significant as its religious meaning.

Noting the success of land auctions in nearby Cardiff and Harriman, Roane Iron held its own land auction for Rockwood in May 1890, selling several hundred lots and raising $ 600, 000.

Noting that the work developed on a classical theme of miscegenation, which recalled the prose of François-René de Chateaubriand and Pierre Loti, the critic proposed that its main merit was in introducing the exotic novel to local literature.

Noting that the two film sensations of 1952 had been Cinerama, which required three projectors to fill a giant curved screen, and " Natural Vision " 3D, which got its effects of depth by requiring the use of polarized glasses, Fox mortgaged its studio to buy rights to a French anamorphic projection system which gave a slight illusion of depth without glasses.

Noting its failure to represent on camera any debate with representatives of the proprietary software camp, Wells gave the film 4 of 5 stars.

Noting that " Rand implies that a sinister conspiracy of purveyors of brotherhood has prevented its American publication until now ," they ironically concluded " One can only regret that the conspiracy finally broke down.

Noting the growth of the organization among intellectuals in urban centers, the conference determined to send its largely petty bourgeois membership into the countryside and to urban factories in an attempt to bring communist ideas to the poor peasantry and the numerically tiny working class.

Noting the rise of discount stores such as Wal-Mart, in the 1990s Unilever ( which acquired the brand in 1996 ) instituted a broad strategy, called " The Power of Value " to use its Suave brand to sell a line of discount personal care products in contrast to its high-profile brands such as Helene Curtis, Calvin Klein and Salon Selectives lines.

" Noting that the effect on the viewer is subtle but very real, Hinson concluded, " The film takes us completely into its world, and in doing so, it leaves us with the impression that our own world, once we return to it, is far richer and portentous than we had imagined.

Noting that while it is difficult to estimate the absolute volume of the brain, the proportions of its various regions should be the same in the endocast as it was in the large brain Larsson's study compared the ratio of the cerebrum, which is highly demarcated, to the rest of the endocast's volume.

Noting its lack of funding and of implementing powers, Diana Vindling called it " no more than a space for dialogue.

Noting that the film has " hints of heartfelt drama, flashes of compelling characters, echoes of true connection ," he felt some of the film's best moments came in its smaller scenes.

" Noting with regret and concern that the Security Council failed to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security when draft resolutions proposing comprehensive mandatory sanctions against South Africa under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations were vetoed by the three Western permanent members of the Council on 30 April 1981 ," ...

Noting that English spelling is able to express all its many vowel sounds using only five vowel symbols, Cross adopted a five-position system for expressing vowels in his system ( Pitman uses three ).

Noting that “ the realism of her works allows no one like Jane Austen to appear in them ,” Miller argued that Austen ’ s omniscient, disembodied, and widely celebrated ( successful ) narrator emerges to compensate, if only partially, for the unmarried ( and thus “ failed ”) author ’ s oppression by “ the conjugal imperative ”: “ Behind the glory of style ’ s willed evacuation of substance lies the ignominy of a subject ’ s hopelessly insufficient social realization, just as behind style ’ s ahistorical impersonality lies the historical impasse of someone whose social representation doubles for social humiliation .” “ For all along ,” Miller wrote later in Jane Austen, “ shame has been style ’ s encrypted alter ego — its alternate form as ego — and style, the unremitting labor of managing and masking this encryption .”

Noting the various pre-capitalist features of mercantilism, Karl Polanyi argued that " mercantilism, with all its tendency toward commercialization, never attacked the safeguards which protected two basic elements of production-labor and land-from becoming the elements of commerce "; thus with mercantilism regulation was more akin to feudalism than capitalism.

Noting similarities between George's novel Children of the Morning ( 1926 ) and William Golding's celebrated Lord of the Flies ( 1954 ), Auberon Waugh suggested that George's work may have subliminally influenced Golding, although the latter denied having read it.

Noting all the difficulties that stand in the way of reunion, he has said that they ought not to discourage anyone.

Noting that President Kennedy has handed the Defense Department the major responsibility for the nation's civil defense program, Mr. Hawksley said the federal government would pay half the salary of a full-time local director.

Noting that Plainfield last year had lost the Mack Truck Co. plant, he said industry will not come into this state until there is tax reform.

Noting that the Act recognised the Parliamentary sovereignty of the UK Parliament, he said that the UK Government " would expect a convention to be established that Westminster would not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters in Scotland without the consent of the Scottish Parliament ".

Noting that he found himself missing public service, Hahn said he'd also spoken personally to the governor about his interest in becoming a judge.

He understands that our national security and future growth depend upon the transportation system .” Noting Rogers was first elected to Congress in 1980, Gabbard said, “ Kentucky ’ s Senior Congressman has earned a reputation for getting things done.

Noting that the song was used by both a Republican and Democrat candidate, Brooks ( who wrote the song with Don Cook and Ronnie Rogers ) said that it was " very flattering to know our song crossed parties and potentially inspires all Americans.

Noting ways that his life had suddenly changed, he said: " I'm staying in the best hotel I've ever stayed in, and my paycheck has quadrupled.

Noting the Bandits ' potential, a Los Angeles Times review of the album said " Now comes a young, talented ska band, the Pharmaceutical Bandits.

Noting that Ford, an African-American, did much better than Cohen in majority black precincts despite Ford's inexperience, Cohen said, " It is impossible for a person who is not African American to get a large vote in the African American community.

Noting that the only thing to change will be the company name on their business cards, the spokesperson said all Flagship staffers are expected to continue working at the publisher in the same capacities ".

Noting that it would be hard for the party to a win a seat in the three-seat constituency, he said " We had hoped that the most recent electoral boundary changes would result in a fourth seat for Kildare South but this did not happen ".

Noting the historic import of the agreement, David Ben-Gurion said in a 1952 Dr. Goldmann, “ For the first time in the history of the Jewish people, oppressed and plundered for hundreds of years … the oppressor and plunderer has had to hand back some of the spoil and pay collective compensation for part of the material losses .” In 1954 a similar treaty was signed between Austria and Israel.

" Noting that it's a rare day when all three Oakland teams are represented in one room, Davis said, " To think it was Bill King who brought us together.

Noting the lack of central organization or explicit spokesmen, Matthew Continetti of The Weekly Standard has said: " There is no single Tea Party.

Noting Gainax's catalog of games, he said that Alisia Dragoon was very different from the rest ; instead of targeting hardcore fans of anime and focusing on exploitive themes, the game's appeal was for everyone.

Noting the mixed reception he got, Halleck said, " I got more brickbats and more bouquets over that speech than any other I've ever made.

Noting such evidence is the first step ; ;

Noting another proof that self-replicating machines are possible is the simple fact that all living organisms are self replicating by definition.

Noting that not all frames can be compressed at the same level because quality is more severely impacted for scenes of high complexity some algorithms try to constantly adjust the BPP.

Noting Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church, Erasmus described him as " a mighty trumpet of gospel truth " while agreeing, " It is clear that many of the reforms for which Luther calls are urgently needed .” He had great respect for Luther, and Luther spoke with admiration of Erasmus's superior learning.

Noting that c / n = v < sub > p </ sub >, this shows that group speed is equal to phase speed only when the refractive index is a constant: dn / dk = 0.

Noting that " the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long ", Tyrell explains that the reason Nexus-6 replicants do not live longer is not due to some sort of kill switch, but because they physically cannot — the result of the superhuman capabilities engineered into them.

Noting the inconsistencies in the episode as proof that it is a fabrication, namely, the pirates ' warp 2 ship that is somehow able catch up with Enterprise, and the complete lack of MACOs and security teams when the pirates board the ship.

Noting that an advance in phase by is equivalent to a time delay by, can be simply computed as

Noting that the invaders have allowed the free practice of religion ( the better to pacify their slaves ), the Americans set up a church of their own and begin acting as " Priests of Mota " ( Mota is atom spelled backwards ) in order to build a resistance movement — which Major Ardmore, the protagonist of the book, refers to as the Sixth Column ( as opposed to a traitorous fifth column ).

Noting that modern famines are sometimes aggravated by misguided economic policies, political design to impoverish or marginalize certain populations, or acts of war, political economists have investigated the political conditions under which famine is prevented.

Noting that the two books " may be flawed ", he also accepted that " they are arguably Garner's most popular books ; certainly it is on them that his reputation as a purely children's author rests.

Noting this important conceptual shift, major contemporary theorists such as Matei Calinescu in Five Faces of Modernity: Modernism, Avant-garde, Decadence, Kitsch, Postmodernism ( 1987 ), and Hans Bertens in The Idea of the Postmodern: A History ( 1995 ), have suggested that this is a sign our culture has entered a new post-modern age, when the former modernist ways of thinking and behaving have been rendered redundant.

Noting this overreaction, Siletsky quickly figures out that he has been duped, pulls a gun on Tura and tries to escape, but is shot and killed by Sobinski on the stage of the theater.

Noting that the knolls were more than a scenic highpoint in a flatland region, “ but what is of more consequence than serving as a relief, in an aesthetic sense, they constitute the great reservoirs from which the material has been supplied to construct so many fine pikes, intersecting the county everywhere, and of which the people are so proud ; and which furnished almost at the very spots where most desired for building and other purposes, quantities of the most excellent sand .”.

Noting that the building has been marked for demolition in 2012, architectural historian ( and former attendee ) Michael Lewis commented in The Times Leader: " As far as architecture is concerned, the high school is neither original nor innovative.

Separately, the General Accounting Office ( GAO ) submitted to a House subcommittee a report reviewing the benefits and risks of “ Glass-Steagall repeal .” The report recommended a “ phased approach ” using a “ holding company organizational structure ” if Congress chose “ repeal .” Noting Glass-Steagall had “ already been eroded and the erosion is likely to continue in the future ,” the GAO explained “ coming to grips with the Glass-Steagall repeal question represents an opportunity to systematically and rationally address changes in the regulatory and legal structure that are needed to better address the realities of the marketplace .” The GAO warned that Congress ’ s failure to act was “ potentially dangerous ” in permitting a “ continuation of the uneven integration of commercial and investment banking activities .”

Noting that nothing is truly 100 % safe, not even crossing the street, Switch compared BDSM to the sport of mountain climbing.

" Noting that " the nagging, scolding Mama Bear is a pillar of pettiness and conventionality " who " seems to care more about how the Bears ' tree house looks than whether anyone is happy inside ", she wrote, " some viewers may find it a genuine relief when the cubs demolish Mama's favorite lamp.

Noting that the clumsy " created " nature of the young Hemingway in A Moveable Feast is well-established as fraudulent ( e. g., Hemingway had access to large sums of money during the time he was in Paris, yet portrayed himself as " starving "), Kennedy points out that Hemingway writes as if he were the only person in his literary circle in Paris who was sexually stable and healthy, in contrast to F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein.