The abrupt disappearance of a major part of the European infrastructure gave rise to speculation and legends, which have kept the " Templar " name alive into the modern day.

The Biqa Valley is watered by two rivers that rise in the watershed near Baalbek: the Orontes flowing north ( in Arabic it is called Nahr al Asi, " the Rebel River ", because this direction is unusual ), and the Litani flowing south into the hill region of the southern Biqa Valley, where it makes an abrupt turn to the west in southern Lebanon and is thereafter called the Al Qasmiyah River.

The transition from the plain to the Central Highlands is abrupt in the southeast, and the mountains appear to rise up like a wall.

Whitcomb realized that, for analytical purposes, an airplane could be reduced to a streamlined body of revolution, elongated as much as possible to mitigate abrupt discontinuities and, hence, equally abrupt drag rise.

Injuries that occur despite safety measures generally relate to the abrupt rise in upper body intravascular pressure during bungee cord recoil.

The projectile reaction time, on the other hand, makes the projectile reluctant to respond to abrupt B changes ; the flux will not rise as fast as desired while current is applied and a B tail will occur after the coil field has disappeared.

When liquid at high velocity discharges into a zone of lower velocity, a rather abrupt rise occurs in the liquid surface.

When this occurs, the water slows in a rather abrupt rise ( a step or standing wave ) on the liquid surface.

Conscious of his abrupt rise from low level soldier to ' de-facto ' underboss, Bobby actually worked hard to keep Tony's trust and respect, rather than simply coasting on his goodwill as Moltisanti had, and his loyalty and work ethic did not go unnoticed or unappreciated by Tony.

Due to the abrupt nature of Dashan's rise to fame, he has been called an " accidental celebrity.

The international athletics career of Alonzo Babers consisted of a spectacular rise to fame, followed by a decisive and abrupt end.

In at least some birds, there is an abrupt rise in pitch ( like a break to a falsetto voice ) in the middle and an equally abrupt drop back down.

The Sylva River flows leisurely over a flat plateau, across Preduraliye Nature Preserve, and past abrupt cliffs, fossilized remnants of coral reefs left by the long-disappeared Great Permian Sea, which at some places rise up to 100 metres above the level of the river, covered with pine and fir groves.

The rivers extend for a short length with a small fluctuation in the volume of water thanks to the stable rainfall all year round, besides showing an abrupt drop between rise and mouth if the length of the river is considered.

This abrupt fluctuation, also found in related species, has given rise to the myth of lemming mass suicide.

She also knew that the Rajputs would never tolerate this abrupt rise of Jat rule and would always resist the latter's efforts to gain power.

Many observers from both within and outside of China have argued that the CPC has taken gradual steps towards democracy and transparency, hence arguing that it is best to give it time and room to evolve into a better government that is more responsive to its people rather than forcing an abrupt change with all the deleterious effects such a loss of stability might entail.

Through periodic intervention in the market, the central bank also has prevented any abrupt drop in the exchange rate.

The suggestion that Mullis was solely responsible for the idea of using Taq polymerase in the PCR process has been contested by his co-workers at the time, who were embittered by his abrupt departure from Cetus.

The character's abrupt hair loss has been made reference to several times over the course of his history.

It is likely that global warming has contributed to this, but it is not possible to attribute the recent abrupt decrease in thickness entirely to the observed warming in the Arctic.

Recent work in developmental biology has identified dynamical and physical mechanisms of tissue morphogenesis that may underlie abrupt morphological transitions during evolution.

The abrupt change of tone from being previously harmonious to bitterly reproachful in 2 Corinthians 10-13 has led many to speculate that chapters 10-13 form part of the " letter of tears " which were in some way tagged on to Paul's main letter.

The abrupt end to Thucydides ' narrative, which breaks off in the middle of the year 411 BC, has traditionally been interpreted as indicating that he died while writing the book, although other explanations have been put forward.

Since neo-liberalism in the 1970 / 1980s and the emergence of the climate change crises, there has been abrupt evidence that the State is failing to effectively manage our environmental resources.

Earth has gone through periods of abrupt and catastrophic change, some due to the impact of large asteroids and comets on the planet.

The efficiency of a quantum well laser is greater than that of a bulk laser because the density of states function of electrons in the quantum well system has an abrupt edge that concentrates electrons in energy states that contribute to laser action.

He relates abrupt climate change to human evolution and more recently has been working on global climate change issues ( his 2008 book Global Fever ).

In some parts, the chain has the shape of " Chapadões ", plateaus with abrupt edges, the most visited of such chapadões are in the National Park of Chapada Diamantina, in the middle of the State.

It seems most natural to preface the discussion of the law with the biography of the legislator, while the transition from Joseph to the legislation, from the statesman who has nothing to do with the divine laws to the discussion of these laws themselves, is forced and abrupt.

Beginners tend to point with the rod to where they want to throw, but the movement of the hand has to be a controlled speed-up and then come to an abrupt stop.

Although he has never again approached the radical experimentation of The Tennis Court Oath poems or " The Skaters " and " Into the Dusk-Charged Air " from his collection Rivers and Mountains, syntactic and semantic experimentation, linguistic expressiveness, deft, often abrupt shifts of register, and insistent wit remain consistent elements of his work.

An idealized electronic filter, one that has full transmission in the pass band, and complete attenuation in the stop band, with abrupt transitions, is known colloquially as a " brick-wall filter ", in reference to the shape of the transfer function.

Within the last 100 years or so, however, the increasing dominance of nation-states and their standard languages has been steadily eliminating the non-standard dialects of which these language continua were formed, making the boundaries ever more abrupt and well-defined.

John Bell's elevation to bishop, was accompanied with a difficult managerial legacy, that followed in the wake of Latimer's ambitious reform agenda, and Bell did what he could to restore order and balance while rebuilding the diocese ; this has been fairly appraised and noted in that he ' laboured to reverse ' Latimer's abrupt restructuring.

He has an abrupt change of heart at the end of the episode, and walks out on the Festivus dinner without performing the " Feats of Strength " as instructed by Frank.

While symptoms of abrupt gabapentin withdrawal are many-fold, a study has combined gabapentin and flumazenil, a benzodiazepine antagonist, in order to measure cognitive performance on individuals in the beginning stages of alcohol withdrawal.

CSF pressure has been shown to be influenced by abrupt changes in intrathoracic pressure during coughing ( intraabdominal pressure ), valsalva ( Queckenstedt's maneuver ), and communication with the vasculature ( venous and arterial systems ).

The exact reason for the shows abrupt disappearance is unknown, but apparently it involved a royalty dispute with one of the actors interviewed on the show, which has also caused several episodes to be removed from the DVD release.

But there have been abrupt changes as well: the sit-ins, the picket lines, the bus strikes -- all of these were unheard-of even ten years ago.

Alcott's philosophical teachings have been criticized as inconsistent, hazy or abrupt.

Improper discontinuation or abrupt restarting of neuroleptics have been shown to cause dysfunction in regions of the brainstem as well as dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.

This was in contrast to catastrophism, a geologic idea of abrupt changes, which had been adapted in England to support belief in Noah's flood.

In 1949, while working on the new version of Land of Black Gold ( the first version had been left unfinished by the outbreak of World War II ), Hergé suffered a nervous breakdown and was forced to take an abrupt four month-long break.

Inscriptions on the Fasti Triumphales come to a seemingly abrupt full-stop in 19 BCE, by which time the triumph had been absorbed into the Augustan Imperial cult system in which only the emperor-the supreme Imperator ( or very occasionally, a close relative who had glorified the Imperial gens )-would be accorded such a supreme honour.

She rejoined her co-stars for Dynasty: The Reunion, a 1991 miniseries that concluded the series which had been left with a cliffhanger ending after its abrupt cancellation.

Thaddeus Stevens vehemently opposed President Johnson's plans for an abrupt end to Reconstruction, insisting that Reconstruction must " revolutionize Southern institutions, habits, and manners … The foundations of their institutions … must be broken up and relaid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain.

Because of the town's abrupt decline and silting of the river, many archeological sites have been preserved, making it one of the richest areas for studying the mixed history of Native and colonial cultures, including that of enslaved Africans.

He had proposed after an almost momentary acquaintance, allegedly in very abrupt and peculiar terms ; it seems to have been a successful marriage.

The abrupt and unexpected nature of his death led to some speculation that foul play might have been involved, the most popular conspiracy theory involving a supposed KGB plot to ensure that Wilson ( alleged by the supporters of these theories to be a KGB agent himself ) became prime minister.

On abrupt or overly rapid discontinuation of lorazepam, anxiety and signs of physical withdrawal have been observed, similar to those seen on withdrawal from alcohol and barbiturates.

Despite the abrupt shutdown of their production, many have been refurbished and still serve with fire departments throughout the world.

Symptoms of mild opiate withdrawal have been observed following abrupt discontinuation of long-term therapy with loperamide.

However, Paley's personal favorite was Gunsmoke ; in fact, he was such a fan of Gunsmoke that, upon its threatened cancellation in 1967, he demanded that it be reinstated, a dictum that led to the abrupt demise of Gilligan's Island, which had already been renewed for a fourth season.

It was noted that on 11 September 2001 Jackson's committee was the only one that did not adjourn when the news of the attacks on New York came through: Jackson argued that abrupt abandonment of the Committee's work would have been another small victory for the terrorists.

That traffic came to an abrupt end in 1838 when the London to Birmingham Railway ( now the West Coast Main Line ) was opened at Wolverton – ironically, just three years after the bridge over the Ouse had been rebuilt.