wiktionary descent Not to be confused with Dissent Descent may refer to Genealogy and inheritance Common descent , concept in evolutionary biology Kinship and descent , one of the major concepts of cultural ... Tree diagram disambiguation Inheritance law and property Mathematics Infinite descent Infinite descent number theory , a method going back to Fermat to solve Diophantine equations Descent category theory , an idea extending the notion of gluing in topology Hadamard s method of descent , a technique for solving partial differential equations Gradient descent , a first order optimization algorithm going back to Newton Other Descent aircraft , the decrease of an aircraft in altitude during flight Descent font , the distance that a typeface descends below the baseline in typography As a proper name In film The Descent , a 2005 horror film The Descent Part 2 , the 2009 sequel to the 2005 film Descent 2005 film Descent 2005 film , a television film on the Sci Fi Channel Descent 2007 film Descent 2007 film , a thriller starring Rosario Dawson In gaming Descent video game Descent video game , first in a series from Interplay Entertainment and Parallax Software Descent II , sequel to DescentDescent 3 , sequel to Descent II Descent FreeSpace The Great War , a computer game by Volition Inc Descent Journeys in the Dark , a 2005 board game by Fantasy Flight Games In literature The Descent novel The Descent novel , by Jeff Long Descent , caving magazine from Wild Places Publishing first published in 1969 In television Descent The Outer Limits Descent The Outer Limits , an episode of the science fiction television series The Outer Limits Descent Stargate SG 1 Descent Stargate SG 1 , an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1 Descent Star Trek The Next Generation Descent Star Trek The Next Generation , a two part episode of Star Trek The Next Generation See also Dissent homophone disambig de Descent fr Descent hu Descent egy rtelm s t lap ru Descent ... more details
dablink For the book by Jeff Long, see The Descent novel . For other uses, see Descent . Infobox Film name The Descent image Descentposter.jpg caption Theatrical release poster director Neil Marshall producer ... movies ?id descent.htm ref The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil ... to shoot in an actual cave, and the cave featured in the film was built at the studio. The Descent ... is oblivious. ref http www.fangoria.com reviews 2 film 4369 fall frights the descent film review.html Fall Frights THE DESCENT Film Review ref Production When Neil Marshall s 2002 film Dog Soldiers ... eventually agreed to make The Descent , emphasizing, They are very different films. ref cite news first .... ref Listed in the film s credits. ref Filming While The Descent was set in North America, the film ... tension in The Descent . The director elaborated, We really wanted to ramp up the tension slowly, unlike ... the maze of caves for The Descent . Reviews credited Bowles cave sets by production designer ... . ref Production of The Descent was in competition with an American film of a similar premise, The Cave film The Cave . The Descent was originally scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom ... of The Descent decided to release the film before The Cave , so they fast tracked production to be completed by the end of February 2005. ref name blues Editing The Descent was released in North ... s spectre appearing beside her in the SUV. As exhibited on Syfy Latin America , the Descent retains ... Crawlers, as portrayed in The Descent left and The Descent 2 right classification Cave dwelling hominid first The Descent last The Descent Part 2 created by Neil Marshall director br Paul Hyett ... first chose to have a dark cave as the setting for his horror film The Descent then decided to add the element ... because humans are the scariest things. ref cite news first Nick last Morrison title Descent into hell ... http www.fangoria.com fearful feature.php?id 6750 title The Darker Depths of The Descent 2 work Fangoria ... more details
Descent into Chaos may refer to Descent into Chaos album Descent into Chaos album Descent into Chaos The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia Descent into Chaos book Disambig ... more details
In aviation , the top of descent , also referred to as the TOD or T D , is the computed transition from the cruise phase of a flight to the descent phase, the point at which the planned descent to final approach altitude is initiated. The top of descent is usually calculated by an on board flight management system , and is designed to provide the most economical descent to approach altitude, or to meet some other objective fastest descent, greatest range, etc. . The top of descent may be calculated manually as long as the distance, air speed, and current altitude are known. See also Flight management system Autopilot Top of climb Category Aviation terminology de Top of Descent pt TOD avia o ... more details
update date November 2010 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Descent Into Madness Type Album Artist Faith Assembly Cover Faith Assembly Descent into Madness.jpg Background orange Released January 22, 2008 Recorded 2003 2007 Genre synthpop Length Label A Different Drum Producer Mark Stacy Descent into Madness is the fourth album by Faith Assembly . Track listing Descent into Madness Amnesia Charlatan Dark Horse Fade to Black Carry Me Flight Ever After Mercenary Straight Jacket DEFAULTSORT Descent Into Madness Category Faith Assembly albums Category 2008 albums ... more details
Descent Glacier coor dm 77 51 S 162 52 E is a short, steep glacier between Briggs Hill and Condit Glacier , flowing northwest from Descent Pass into Ferrar Glacier , in Victoria Land . So named because of the adventurous descent made here by the party led by Armitage of the Discovery expedition, 1901 04. The name seems to have been first used on maps of the British Antarctic Expedition , 1910 13. usgs gazetteer Category Glaciers of Antarctica EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
Descent Pass coor dm 77 52 S 163 5 E is a pass leading from Blue Glacier to Ferrar Glacier , in Victoria Land , Antarctica . It was so named by the party led by Albert Armitage Armitage of the Discovery Expedition Discovery expedition 1901 04 because of the adventurous descent to Ferrar Glacier made here via Descent Glacier in 1902. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
About the video game the British 2009 horror movie The Descent 2 the episode of Star Trek The Next Generation Descent Star Trek The Next Generation Part II Original research date July 2010 Infobox VG title Descent II image Image DescentII DOS.jpg 256px developer Parallax Software publisher Interplay ... , mouse computing Mouse , Joystick , game controller Controller Descent II is a 3D computer graphics ... 6DOF to move and to look around. Originally planned as an expansion and not a sequel to Descent video game Descent , Descent II added more weapon types, vastly improved robot types and AI. It was followed by Descent 3 . The trademark for Descent was allowed to lapse by Interplay in 2002, ref cite web title USPTO entry for the Descent game trademark url http tarr.uspto.gov servlet tarr?regser serial&entry ... for the Descent game trademark 2008 url http tarr.uspto.gov tarr?regser serial&entry 77358976 ref Storyline After the player has destroyed all of the mines in the solar system in the original Descent .... Gameplay Originally planned as an expansion and not a sequel to Descent , Descent II added more weapon ... areas. In response to complaints that Descent s levels were mostly dull and lacked creativity, Descent ... s energy. Multiplayer Like Doom video game Doom , Descent offers excellent competitive multiplayer game play over a local area network LAN . Descent is also touted as being one of the first games that allowed ... client, more and more people began to play Descent and Descent II over the Internet. Descent II ... which were crucial for smooth Internet play. Robots Many new enemies were presented in Descent II, but the most ... behind. Visuals Both Descent and Descent II use a software renderer. Descent II however was also able .... The original Descent uses indexed 8 bit color in DOS s display mode 13h , using 320 200 resolution .... Descent II allows the resolution maximum to be stretched to 800 600, or 1280 1024 with the superhires option. Like Descent , Descent II operates on the premise of interconnected cubes. Sides of cubes ... more details
Infobox VG title Descent 3 image Image D3 Box Art.jpg 256px developer Outrage Entertainment publisher ... computing Mouse , Joystick , Gamepad Descent 3 is the third game in the line of Descent video game Descent computer games, well known for the use of six degrees of freedom and true 3D rendering technology. Descent 3 constituted a major technical upgrade over its two predecessors, introducing ... lighting. Although previous attempts to create fan made sequels to Descent 3 were scrapped due to issues ... faq.asp title Descent IV Invasion FAQ accessdate 2007 01 07 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20061021175308 ...?act ST&f 1&t 118 title Descent IV Canceled accessdate 2007 01 07 ref Interplay has plans to create a descent 4 sequel if it secures funding for the game s development. ref name Resurgence cite news ... restarting dev studio Company says it will make new installments of Earthworm Jim, Descent, MDK ... 17 ref An official expansion pack was released, entitled Descent 3 Descent 3 Mercenary Descent 3 Mercenary , and fans of the game have also made other modifications. Story see also Descent II Storyline The storyline of Descent 3 is shown through several cutscenes throughout the game, as well as in in game mission briefings and debriefings. Previously in Descent II , Material Defender 1032 had narrowly ... that orbit earth, while the Material Defender flies back to Earth. Changes from Descent and Descent II Image Descent3 L4.png thumb 300px right The player engages a Squid in the sewer tunnels of Seoul. Engine Descent 3 utilizes an indoor and outdoor engine in tandem, collectively called the Fusion ... video game Quake , Descent 3 does not rely on Brush video game brushes three dimensional bodies forming ... , missions in the main Descent 3 campaign now take place on or in various stellar bodies scattered throughout ... moon Charon , or on Earth itself. Robots Many robots in Descent 3 are completely new or redesigned ... intelligence over the robots in Descent and Descent II , capable of dodging weapon fire, Deflection ... more details
Descent to produce their second album to be released in 2011. ref http www.metalexpressradio.com menu.php?main news&id 6082 Metal Express ref ESP Guitars became affiliated with Eternal Descent ... and visual media. As such, Eternal Descent feature ESP Electric guitar s exclusively, and many ESP endorsed musicians have collaborated with Eternal Descent, such as God Forbid , Firewind , Atreyu , and Static X Static X . ref http www.espguitars.com eternaldescent.html ESP USA Eternal Descent Portal ref Other Eternal Descent Llexi Leon equipment endorsements include Kahler Tremolo System , Coffin ... with Eternal Descent to publish the comic book series. The first issue of the Eternal Descent comic ... of the Opera EP 2008 References reflist External links http www.eternaldescent.com Eternal Descent website http www.myspace.com eternaldescent Eternal Descent myspace profile Category Animated musical ... more details
Bigfinishbox title Angelique s Descent series Dark Shadows number 1&2 cover writer Lara Parker abridged Stuart Manning writer Stuart Manning director Darren Gross producer Stuart Manning br Jason Haigh Ellery length 140 minutes Dark Shadows Angelique s Descent is a Big Finish Productions abridged reading of Lara Parker s own novel, based on the long running American horror fiction horror soap opera series Dark Shadows . Plot Angelique Bouchard grew up on the island of Martinique but it was a meeting with Barnabas Collins that was to change her life... Cast Angelique the Witch Angelique Lara Parker Barnabas Collins Andrew Collins actor Andrew Collins Trivia Empty section date July 2010 External links http bigfinish.com 1 Dark Shadows Angeliques Descent Part 1 Audiobook Angelique s Descent Part 1 Innocence http bigfinish.com 2 Dark Shadows Angeliques Descent Part 2 Audiobook Angelique s Descent Part 2 Betrayal Dark Shadows Category Dark Shadows audio plays Category 2007 audio plays ... more details
Infobox Film name Dark Descent image image size caption director Daniel Knauf producer Jeffery Beach br Melanie J. Elin br Phillip J. Roth br Executive Producer br James Hollensteiner writer Daniel Knauf narrator starring Dean Cain br Scott Wiper music Richard McHugh cinematography editing Ken Peters distributor Dark Descent Productions LLC released August 6, 2002 US runtime 96 min country Image Flag of the United States.svg 22px language English Language English budget preceded by followed by Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf . External links imdb title id 0271451 title Dark Descent Category 2000s drama films Category 2002 films Category American films Category English language films 2000s drama film stub ... more details
Single infobox Name Descent Cover FearFactoryDescentsingle.jpg Artist Fear Factory from Album Obsolete album Obsolete Released 1999 Format Compact Disc CD Genre Industrial metal Length 4 36 Label Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Chart position Last single Cars Fear Factory song Cars br 1999 This single Descent br 1999 Next single Resurrection Fear Factory EP Resurrection br 1999 Descent is a single by US heavy metal music metal band Fear Factory from their album Obsolete album Obsolete . It was the third single released and the fifth track on the album. The music was composed by guitar ist Dino Cazares and drum mer Raymond Herrera , with lyrics by Burton C. Bell . In the storyline of Obsolete s concept, Descent expresses the despair felt by the album s protagonist , the dissident Edgecrusher, as he rests briefly on his flight from the pursuing forces of Securitron. He questions the worth of his personal mission in the end, he decides to continue his fight against his oppressors. Descent peaked at number 38 on the Billboard magazine Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Track listing Descent 4 36 Descent Falling Deeper Mix 4 36 Descent Falling Deeper Mix also appears on the album Hatefiles . Radio promo Descent edit 4 04 Charts class wikitable Chart 1999 Peak position U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p23420 pure url yes title Fear Factory Billboard singles publisher Allmusic accessdate February 4, 2010 ref align center 38 References reflist Fear Factory Category 1999 singles Category Heavy metal songs metal song stub ... more details
Infobox VG title Descent 4 working title image caption developer Do Not Add anything, until a developer has been named publisher Interplay Entertainment distributor designer series Descent video game Descent engine version released genre First person shooter modes Single player , Multiplayer video game Multiplayer ratings platforms Microsoft Windows media DVD requirements input Keyboard computing Keyboard and Mouse computing mouse Descent 4 is a planned fourth installment in the Descent video game Descent series published by the re emerging publisher, Interplay Entertainment . ref cite web url http www.foxbusiness.com markets industries technology article interplay releases 2007 earnings new web site launch imminent 553895 12.html title Interplay Releases 2007 Earnings New Web Site Launch Imminent ... Interplay Entertainment ref Development Development of Descent 4 was officially cancelled in 2000 as revealed ... Faction , a new project at Volition, was Descent 4 , since Red Faction s main character was named Parker and some of the plot points for Red Faction were very similar to Descent as was mentioned ... Faction was Descent 4 , although he admitted that technologies that were in development for Descent 4 were being used in Red Faction. PlanetDescent also asked if there was to be a Descent 4 developed ... unlikely that they would work on a Descent sequel. This could possibly be because in 2000, Volition ... President Mike Kulas ref Failed verification date July 2010 Descent 4 announcements On November ... studio and has plans to develop a Descent sequel likely to be Descent 4 amongst other classic ... dev studio Company says it will make new installments of Earthworm Jim, Descent, MDK, Dark Alliance ... Jim, Dark Alliance, Descent and MDK. The Company has reinitiated its in house game development studio ... Interplay Entertainment site Descent DEFAULTSORT Descent 4 Category Descent video game Category First ... Descent 4 ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Descent Cliff coor dm 77 43 S 166 53 E is a cliff on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula , between Hutton Cliffs and Erebus Glacier Tongue , on Ross Island . Charted and so named by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott, 1910 13, because it was here that a descent to the sea ice was made. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
A royal descent is a lineal Kinship and descentdescent from a monarch . Royal descent is sometimes claimed ... hoping to improve their social status have often claimed royal descent and, as a result, fabricated ... Genealogy and Family History ref The importance of royal descent to some genealogists has been ... of records, the number of people who have a provable royal descent is much smaller ... have attempted to estimate the percentage of various populations that have a royal descent. Royal descent ... always been closely related to one another , and the descent from one monarch will be found in many ... marriages between crown and commoner became rarer and rarer. This is one reason why descent from more ... chronologically distant monarchs is that likelihood of descent from a monarch increases in direct ... name lines United States Royal descent is now recognized as common among residents of the United States ... Browning, CH 1891 Americans of Royal descent via http books.google.com books?id dIUaAAAAYAAJ&pg PA267 ... and US Presidents of royal descent that emphasize the discriminating notion. ref Roberts, GB 1988 ... articles 7236.asp NEHGS website ref That is, those of royal descent excel to wit, Roberts article ... descent. ref http www.ancestry.com learn library article.aspx?article 3349 Comments on Royal Descent ref According to American genealogist Gary Boyd Roberts , an expert on royal descent, most Americans ... descent from German royalty. ref Wollmersha ser, Friedrich R. http www.progenealogists.com germany articles gnobility.htm German Noble Descent in American Family Tradition . ref Due to primogeniture ... claim royal descent through a female line or illegitimacy illegitimate descent . Many Americans descend ... had royal descent. There were at least 650 colonists with traceable royal ancestry, ref name roberts2 ... as one million . ref name roberts2 These colonists with royal descent settled in every state, but a large ... have affected the percentage of Americans who have provable royal descent. The passage of the generations ... more details
coord 50.458814 N 30.523319 E type landmark region UA display title Image Borychiv Descent Podil eng.PNG thumb 350px A scheme of the area surrounding the Borychiv Descent in the historic and merchant quarter of Kiev , Podil . Borychiv Descent lang uk , Romanization of Ukrainian translit. Borychiv uzviz is a historic Cultural heritage descent in the historical and merchant quarter of Kiev , the Podil Podil Podol neighbourhood. It is located near the Poshtova Square . Its legendary name, Borichev Descent , is derived from either the neme of a wealthy Kievan who lived there at the turn of the 19th century, or from the word borych biruch lang uk , which means a herald and customs officer serving the Rulers of Kievan Rus Kiev Prince in the Middle Ages . Some scholars believe that today s Borychiv Descent corresponds to the legendary one mentioned in the 12th century poem, The Tale of Igor s Campaign The Tale of Igor s Campaign Slovo o polku Ihorevim others state that the ancient Borychev Descent is actually today s Andriyivskyy Descent Andriyivskyi Descent . Several houses from the first part of the 19th century have been preserved on the nearby Borychiv Tik lang uk , Romanization of Ukrainian translit. Borychiv Tik , which starts from the Borychiv Descent. This street is popularized by its usage as a set in many historical movies. References div class references small cite book title Touring Kyiv author Malikenaite, Ruta publisher Baltia Druk year 2003 isbn 966 96041 3 3 page 50 div External links div class references small uk icon http wek.kiev.ua wiki index.php D0 91 D0 BE D1 80 D0 B8 D1 87 D1 96 D0 B2 D1 83 D0 B7 D0 B2 D1 96 D0 B7 in http wek.kiev.ua Wiki Encyclopedia Kyiv uk icon http wek.kiev.ua wiki index.php D0 91 D0 BE D1 80 D0 B8 D1 87 D1 96 D0 B2 D0 A2 D1 96 D0 BA D0 B2 D1 83 D0 BB D0 B8 D1 86 D1 8F in http wek.kiev.ua Wiki Encyclopedia Kyiv div Category Streets in Kiev Ukraine hist stub uk ... more details
Infobox Single Name A Slow Descent Artist The Butterfly Effect band The Butterfly Effect from Album Imago album Imago Cover Tbe slow descent cover.PNG Released June 10, 2006 small Australia small Format CD single , music download digital download Recorded Genre Hard rock Length Label Modern Music , Village Roadshow Music Writer Producer 9 small Australia small Misc Last single A Beautiful Mine br 2005 This single A Slow Descent br 2006 Next single Gone br 2006 A Slow Descent is the first official single from The Butterfly Effect band The Butterfly Effect s second full length studio album , Imago album Imago . The single debuted at 18 in the ARIA Charts ARIA Singles Chart , reaching 9 in the following week, giving them their first top 10 single, before suddenly dropping to 32. ref http www.australian charts.com showitem.asp?interpret The Butterfly Effect&titel A Slow Descent&cat s A Slow Descent chart run ref The track Phoenix was originally released only as a downloadable single, and does not appear on the album. Track listing A Slow Descent Radio Edit Phoenix Charts class wikitable align left Chart 2006 align center Peak br position align left Australian ARIA Charts ARIA Singles Chart align center 9 References references The Butterfly Effect DEFAULTSORT Slow Descent, A Category Australian rock songs Category The Butterfly Effect songs Category 2006 singles 2000s rock single stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Nuctemeron Descent Type studio Artist Abominator Cover Nuctemeron Descent.jpg Released December 1, 2003 Recorded Genre Blackened death metal Length 45 39 Label Osmose Productions Producer Reviews Last album Subversives for Lucifer br 2001 This album Nuctemeron Descent br 2003 Next album The Eternal Conflagration br 2006 Nuctemeron Descent is the third full length studio album by the blackened death metal band Abominator . It was released on Osmose Productions in 2003. Track listing Dimensions of Mammon Enshroud 5 01 Cascading Carnage 5 47 Necrosexual Thrust 5 17 Intoxicated with Satanic Hate 6 06 Black Flames of Expulsion 3 58 Scourge Immortalised 5 39 Nuctemeron Descent 4 43 Hymn to Baphomet 2 23 The Ultimate Ordinance of Obliteration 6 45 External links http www.abominator.net Homepage Metal Archives 1900 Abominator Allmusic class album id r651392 pure url yes Release at Allmusic Abominator 2000s black metal album stub Category 2003 albums ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In optimization mathematics optimization , a descent direction is a vector math mathbf p in mathbb R n math that, in the sense below, moves us closer towards a local minimum math mathbf x math of our objective function math f mathbb R n to mathbb R math . Suppose we are computing math mathbf x math by an iterative method, such as linesearch . We define a descent direction math mathbf p k in mathbb R n math at the math k math th iterate to be any math mathbf p k math such that math langle mathbf p k, nabla f mathbf x k rangle 0 math , where math langle , rangle math denotes the inner product . The motivation for such an approach is that small steps along math mathbf p k math guarantee that math displaystyle f math is reduced, by Taylor s theorem . Using this definition, the negative of a non zero gradient is always a descent direction, as math langle nabla f mathbf x k , nabla f mathbf x k rangle langle nabla f mathbf x k , nabla f mathbf x k rangle 0 math . Numerous methods exist to compute descent directions, all with differing merits. For example, one could use gradient descent or the conjugate gradient method . DEFAULTSORT Descent Direction Category Mathematical optimization fr Direction de descente sl Smer padanja ... more details
Refimprove date May 2009 Infobox video game title Descent to Undermountain image File dtum box.jpg 255px Descent to Undermountain box cover developer Interplay Entertainment Interplay publisher Interplay Entertainment Interplay designer Chris Avellone , Scott Bennie , John Deiley , Robert Holloway , Steve Perrin engine Descent video game Descent engine released 1997 genre Computer role playing game Role playing game modes Single player ratings Vgratings ESRB M platforms Personal computer PC DOS media CD ROM requirements input Computer keyboard Keyboard Descent to Undermountain is a computer role playing game created and distributed by Interplay Entertainment Interplay in 1997. It was developed by Chris Avellone , Scott Bennie , John Deiley , Robert Holloway , and Steve Perrin . The game is based on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game , which was published at the time by TSR, Inc. . Programmers were Andrew Pal , James Gardner programmer James Gardner , Robert Holloway and Chris Farenetta . The game partially derives its title from the use of the Descent video game Descent 3D graphical engine . Undermountain allowed the player to interact with NPCs, monsters, and the general environment from a first person perspective . The quest took place within the environs of the infamous ... such as that behind Descent video game Descent to create a 3D world based on the Advanced Dungeons ... development teams. Citation needed date November 2010 The decision to use the Descent video game Descent 1 engine was also cited as a design issue, as it required heavy rewrites to the code in order ... to Descent s rendering engine proved to be extremely challenging which exceeded the technical understanding ... video game References Reflist 2 External links moby game id descent to undermountain http www.gamespot.com pc rpg descenttoundermountain review.html Gamespot Review DEFAULTSORT Descent To Undermountain ... Realms video games Category Steve Perrin games fr Descent to Undermountain ... more details
Energy descent is the post peak oil transitional phase, when humankind goes from the ascending use of energy that has occurred since the industrial revolution to a descending use of energy. The term was coined by ecologist Howard T. Odum in The Prosperous Way Down 2001 , and was then adopted by David Holmgren in Permaculture Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability 2002 . ref David Room, http energypreparedness.net resources whitepaper 1 Energy Preparedness A Municipal Perspective , 2006 ref Energy descent refers to retraction of oil use after the peak oil availability. Planning and preparing for this peak oil energy descent period has been recently promoted by Holmgren, Rob Hopkins of the Transition Towns movement, and Richard Heinberg in the book Powerdown . That oil reserves are dwindling is now becoming acknowledged more widely, especially after the International Energy Agency released the 2008 World Energy Outlook report. ref 2008 World Energy Outlook http www.eia.doe.gov oiaf ieo ref Between 2007 and 2008 the IEA changed its figures for projected rate of decline in world energy supply from 3.7 a year 2007 to a projected rate of decline of 6.7 a year 2008 . ref George Monbiot. When will the oil run out? The Guardian, Monday 15 December 2008 http www.guardian.co.uk business 2008 dec 15 oil peak energy iea ref In 2008 several major companies including Arup, Yahoo and Virgin created the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security ITPOES and released a report, The Oil Crunch, ref The Oil Crunch http peakoiltaskforce.net ref which calls for collaborative contingency ... http peakoiltaskforce.net ref An Energy Descent Action Plan EDAP is a local plan for planning and preparing for energy descent. It goes well beyond issues of energy supply, to look at across the board creative adaptations in the realms of health, education, economy and much more. Energy Descent Planning ... DEFAULTSORT Energy Descent Category Economic theories Category Futurology Category Peak oil Category ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Silent Descent Img Sdpic.jpg Img capt Silent Descent Img size 220px Background group or band Alias Origin Dartford , Kent , United Kingdom Genre Melodic death metal br Trance music Trance Years active 2004 present Label Associated acts URL http www.silentdescent.com Current members Tom Watling Vocals , br Tom Callahan Guitar, Backing Vocals , br Paul Hurrell Keyboard, Backing Vocals , br Kipster DJ, Samples , br Jaco Guitar, Backing Vocals , br Jimmy Huang Bass , br Jerry Sadowski Drums Past members Silent Descent are a seven piece Trance music trance Heavy metal music metal band from Dartford , England . Combining Heavy metal music metal with Trance music trance and Synthesiser synth , they are viewed by many as an innovative band. Their sound can be described as a mixture of melodic death metal and trance music . In 2007 the band entered the http www.totalrock.com TotalRock Radio global unsigned band awards, winning the Symphonic rock or Heavy metal music Metal category, and selected by Judges to receive the Supreme Silver award 4th overall in the contest . ref cite web url http www.totalrock.com awards winners.php title ... ref In August 2008, Silent Descent were featured in metal and alternative music magazine Metal Hammer ... 2009 Silent Descent sold out the Camden Underworld along with Alestorm . The band performed at the Bloodstock ... ref and 2010. Silent Descent have released two examples of new music due to be released officially ... descent title Deaf Havana & Silent Descent Red Bull Bedroom Jam publisher Red Bull accessdate ... 2010 06 28 ref . Band members Image SilentDescentLive.jpg thumb right Silent Descent at Download Festival ... Silent Descent EP 2005 Duplicity album Duplicity 2008 Duplicity Remix EP 2010 References Reflist External links http www.silentdescent.com Silent Descent Official Website http www.facebook.com silentdescent Silent Descent Official Facebook Page http www.myspace.com silentdescent1 Silent Descent ... more details
The Avon Descent is an annual, two day, white water event involving both paddle craft kayak s, surf skis and small motor boats. It runs from Northam, Western Australia Northam to Perth, Western Australia along the Avon River Western Australia Avon and Swan River Western Australia Swan River s, and is held in August of every year. Sponsors and commercial support regularly changes, sometimes annually. It is the only event in the world where power craft race paddle craft. The course has Grade 2 4 white water rapids and its 133 gruelling kilometres tests the endurance of the fittest athlete. The first Avon Descent was held in 1973. There has been an increase in the prize pool from 2007 of 10,000 providing an extra 6,000 for 1st, 3,000 for 2nd and 1,000 for 3rd fastest single paddle craft. In 2006 757 competitors started the event in 459 craft. The top class in the powerboats is the 10hp super class. these boats have hydraulic jacks which enable the motor to be jacked up. The motors are unmodified and run a surface piercing propeller. these powerboats can reach speeds of approximately 70km h External links http www.avondescent.com.au Official Homepage Further reading 1993 Avon descent Colin Arcus talks about winning the first race in 1957 Subiaco post, 20 July 1993 1991 Souvenir edition of the paper giving details of the Avon Descent race Avon Valley advocate, 31 July 1991, entire issue, Longley, Griffin. 2005 Take me to the river . Family groups talk about why they compete in the Avon Descent together. West Australian, 6 Aug. 2005, p. 14 16, West Magazine Category Whitewater sports Category Sport in Western Australia Category Darling Range Australia sport stub ... more details
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