A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC in later centuries on the rest of the then known European continent.

Since then, the impact of the border war with Ethiopia, and continued army mobilisation, has contributed to the lack of a skilled workforce.

* The vertical motion of the jack is then stopped by the jackrail, which is covered with soft felt to muffle the impact. Figure 3.

James Francis Cagney, Jr. ( July 17, 1899March 30, 1986 ) was an American actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his greatest impact.

For example, z900, z990, System z9, and System z10 servers effectively execute result-oriented instructions twice, compare results, arbitrate between any differences ( through instruction retry and failure isolation ), then shift workloads " in flight " to functioning processors, including spares, without any impact to operating systems, applications, or users.

Listening to her album Horses when he was 15 made a huge impact on him ; he said later, " I decided then that I was going to start a band.

The unprecedented impact of Gutenberg-style printing on the long-term development of modern European and then world history is difficult to capture in its entirety.

Once risks have been identified, they must then be assessed as to their potential severity of impact ( generally a negative impact, such as damage or loss ) and to the probability of occurrence.

The trade catapulted the Braves -- then 10. 5 games behind the San Francisco Giants -- into the playoffs, while none of the players whom the Padres received made a major impact in San Diego.

The discovery and use of the " useful " metals — copper and bronze at first, then iron a few millennia later — had an enormous impact on human society.

For example, the Chicxulub Crater, which was caused by an impact that has been implicated in the extinction of the dinosaurs, was localized to Central America by analyzing ejecta in the Cretaceous – Paleogene boundary, and then physically proven to exist using seismic maps from oil exploration.

The projectiles experience acceleration force in excess of 100, 000 g. In order to be effective, the fired projectile must first survive the mechanical stress of firing, the thermal effects of a trip through the atmosphere at many times the speed of sound, and then the subsequent impact with the target.

At 09: 01, two minutes before impact as United Airlines Flight 175 continued its descent into Lower Manhattan, the New York Center alerted another nearby Air Traffic Facility responsible for low-flying aircraft, which was able to monitor the aircraft's path over New Jersey, and then over Staten Island and New York Harbor in its final moments.

He had very strong opinions on how this approach — which was most popularly implemented by the Bourbaki school in France — initially had a negative impact on French, and then later other countries ', mathematical education.

Normally, material from an impact goes up, then down.

In any type of collision there is a phase when for a moment colliding bodies have same velocity along line of impact then kinetic energy of bodies reduces to its minimum during this phase and may be called as maximum deformation phase for which momentarily coefficient of restitution become one.

Wadham was then under the guidance of John Wilkins, who had a profound impact on Hooke and those around him.

It was at Innsbruck at this time that Franz Joseph first met his cousin Elisabeth, his future bride, then a girl of ten, but apparently the meeting made little impact.

The Spanish fleet then sailed to Italy where it delivered a fresh army and supplies that had a decisive impact upon the war.

When dealing with the implications of a dirty bomb attack, there are two main areas to be addressed: ( i ) the civilian impact, not only dealing with immediate casualties and long term health issues, but also the psychological effect and then ( ii ) the economic impact.

Gilbert had assumed that if it were an impact crater then the volume of the crater, as well as meteoritic material, should be present on the rim.

Since then, numerous impact craters have been identified around the world, though Meteor Crater remains one of the most visually impressive owing to its size, young age, and lack of vegetative cover.

If a meteoroid reaches the ground and survives impact, then it is called a meteorite.

A measure passed by Congress just before adjourning softened the ruling's impact, on prior-year returns still under review, for clay-mining companies that make brick and tile products.

Strikes were forbidden, Owner / Managers were not permitted to make changes in decisions which would impact their productivity or profit.

They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk rock community, and were one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom.

Scientific understanding of the process of extinction is insufficient to accurately make predictions about the impact of deforestation on biodiversity.

The Dada movement in Italy, based in Mantova, was met with distaste and failed to make a significant impact in the art world.

He said: " Our role, and that of the BFI, should be to support the sector in becoming even more dynamic and entrepreneurial, helping UK producers to make commercially successful pictures that rival the quality and impact of the best international productions.

Understanding how to take advantage of the myriad tax breaks when planning one's personal finances can make a significant impact.

To minimize the visual impact, the building was covered in large reflective glass panels ; Cobb said this would make the building a " background and foil " to the older structures around it.

The later Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm remarked that " One cannot say Marx died a failure " because, although he had not achieved a large following of disciples in Britain, his writings had already begun to make an impact on the leftist movements in Germany and Russia.

Utilising his hopping technique and attempting to play unorthodox shots resembling overhead tennis smashes, Bradman failed to make an impact, and England were buoyed ahead of the Tests.

The only Australian batsman to make an impact was Stan McCabe, who resolutely stood his ground and impulsively hooked and pulled everything aimed at his upper body, undeterred by the prospect of taking a potentially lethal blow to the head.

With the Labour left still strong – in 1981 Benn decided to challenge Healey for the deputy leadership of the party, a contest Healey won narrowly – Foot struggled to make an impact and was widely criticised for it, though his performances in the Commons, most notably on the Falklands war of 1982, won him widespread respect from other parliamentarians, though he was criticised by some on the left who felt that he should not have supported the Thatcher government's immediate resort to military action.

In contrast, even relatively large stony or icy bodies like small comets or asteroids, up to millions of tons, are disrupted in the atmosphere, and do not make impact craters.

One of the earliest women to " make a serious impact upon the world of professional scholarship ," she was also an ardent feminist, being actively involved in the Suffragette movement.

Smith co-wrote and took the lead role in the space comedy Morons from Outer Space but the film failed to make much impact.

The textbook industry is one of the educational industries in which open content can make the biggest impact.

However, the " subsidized " Tren Urbano has received far less ridership than was originally projected and has failed to make a significant impact on reducing the island's metropolitan area traffic.

; Insignificance: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern often feel as if they are unable to make any choices that will actually have an impact on their lives.

Accumulated snow is removed to make travel easier and safer, and to decrease the long-term impact of a heavy snowfall.

EA Square, on the other hand, was somewhat less successful, and struggled to make an impact on the Asian videogame market, which has been traditionally difficult for American game developers to break into.

It can make an impact on the distribution of bits of a message within a container, as well as an impact on the procedure of forming a sequence of embedded bits of a message.

Doll Revolution was a solid comeback success in Germany after the Bangles had performed in Germany's biggest television show Wetten dass, but failed to make any impact in other important markets such as the UK, the U. S. and Australia.

" The Undertones did, however, release two studio singles, " Beautiful Friend " and " The Love Parade ", in February and October, however both of the singles the band released failed to make an impact upon the UK charts.

Both failed to make any major impact on the UK chart.