Loan modification in the United States — Loan modification, the systematic alteration of contactual mortgage loan agreements, has been practiced in the United States since the 1930s. During the Great Depression loan modification programs took place at the state level in an effort to… … Wikipedia
Audio timescale-pitch modification — Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch.Pitch scaling or pitch shifting is the reverse: the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed. There are also more… … Wikipedia
Behavior modification — is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behavior, such as altering an individual s behaviors and reactions to stimuli through positive and negative reinforcement of adaptive behavior and/or the reduction of… … Wikipedia
weather modification — Deliberate or inadvertent alteration of atmospheric conditions by human activity, sufficient to modify the weather on a local or regional scale. Deliberate alterations include covering plants to keep them warm at night, seeding clouds to induce… … Universalium
Fichte and Schilling: the Jena period — Daniel Breazeale FROM KANT TO FICHTE An observer of the German philosophical landscape of the 1790s would have surveyed a complex and confusing scene, in which individuals tended to align themselves with particular factions or “schools,”… … History of philosophy
Migration Period spear — The spear together with the sword, the longsax and the shield was the main equipment of the Germanic warriors during the Migration period and the Early Middle Ages. Contents 1 Terminology 2 Ger 3 Framea … Wikipedia
Suspension (body modification) — A suspension is the act of suspending a human body from hooks that have been put through body piercings. These piercings are temporary and are performed just prior to the actual suspension. Introduction The process is very delicate and is… … Wikipedia
USS Blakely (FF-1072) — The third USS Blakely (DE 1072/FF 1072) was a Knox class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was reclassified as a frigate in 1975 along with her entire class. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. She was named for Captain… … Wikipedia
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STS-113 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 113 insignia = Sts 113 patch.png|165px shuttle = Endeavour launch pad = 39 A launch = November 24, 2002 00:49:47 UTC landing = December 7, 2002 19:38:25 UTC KSC Runway 33 duration = 13 days, 18:48:38… … Wikipedia