but mainly because he was heavily in debt and needed money. Ames was a walk-in -- he came up with a plan to sell the names of Soviets who were working for the CIA, and went to the Soviet embassy in New York City to do it. He reportedly demanded $50,000, and continued...
She was a child prodigy whose brilliance was clear from the start. But the struggles she endured helped make her the Queen of Soul.
Given Firm X was among the top performers prior to the succession, a mean reversion effect would put a downward pressure on the performance after the succession. On the other hand, given Firm Y was among the bottom performers, mean reversion should have a positive influence. Imagine that ...
the Star Wars universe. Let’s delve into the world of the BD-3000 luxury droids, exploring their design, functionality, and role in both the Galactic Republic and beyond. Design: The Epitome of Elegance The BD-3000 was designed to mimic an idealized female humanoid form, boasting a ...
Pazuzu’s body was derived from the West wind, one of the four winds that were personified as supernatural beings in Mesopotamian art and literature. The other three winds were the North wind, the South wind, and the East wind. Each wind had a distinct appearance, character, and association...
The basic idea behind self-regulation, undertaking trials and adjusting to feedback, is captured by the “law of effect.” Daniel Dennett has argued that the “law of effect will not go away”. After updating Dennett’s “Tower of Generate-and-Test” through a broad survey of the ...
The film was a beautiful explosion of blood and thunder, sound and fury. But for me, this couldn’t overcome the fact that, aside from being a disappointing historical experience, it was also just a boring story. It fell into one of the main pitfalls ofhistorical fiction, which is offerin...
captured by its security-camera footage. As would later be alleged in court proceedings, the rope was intended to tie up the family. The knife was to torture them until the oldest son told them what they wanted to know. The gun was for show: A fake gun can evoke the same amount o...
This dataset was enriched with bathymetry produced using 3D seismic surveys from TGS. Where possible, regional bathymetry was supplanted with multibeam echosounder data from Geoscience Australia and industry partners. High-resolution 2D seismic datasets contain both regional and site-specific surveys. ...
However, he was known to resort to extensive makeup, masking and even plastic surgery to alter his appearance. Blofeld was directly responsible for the murder of James Bond's only wife, Teresa di Vicenzo. He is presumed dead after a fall resulting from a struggle on a helicopter with Bond...