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Originally published in 1985, this book is the result of an
exploration of the state papers of the United Kingdom undertaken
with the aim of discovering information about the past use of
chemical warfare. This information may serve as a point of
historical reference in speculation upon the possible nature and
consequences of large-scale chemical warfare recurring in Europe.
Part I of the monograph concentrates primarily on material
documenting the use of chemical weapons in the First and Second
World Wars, the impact of this use on the civilian populations of
France and Belgium, casualties incurred in the production,
research, development, training and deployment of chemical warfare
agents, and the attempts made to incorporate chemical weapons into
military doctrine and war-preparedness. Part II supplements the
citation of documents in Part I. It comprises an ordered
bibliography listing not only the location of the records found to
be of primary concern to this study, but also the location of other
records not cited in Part I which appear to form much of the
remainder of the official record of the British CW effort. A list
of some of the papers which have not been released comprises the
concluding section.
Originally published in 1985, this book is the result of an
exploration of the state papers of the United Kingdom undertaken
with the aim of discovering information about the past use of
chemical warfare. This information may serve as a point of
historical reference in speculation upon the possible nature and
consequences of large-scale chemical warfare recurring in Europe.
Part I of the monograph concentrates primarily on material
documenting the use of chemical weapons in the First and Second
World Wars, the impact of this use on the civilian populations of
France and Belgium, casualties incurred in the production,
research, development, training and deployment of chemical warfare
agents, and the attempts made to incorporate chemical weapons into
military doctrine and war-preparedness. Part II supplements the
citation of documents in Part I. It comprises an ordered
bibliography listing not only the location of the records found to
be of primary concern to this study, but also the location of other
records not cited in Part I which appear to form much of the
remainder of the official record of the British CW effort. A list
of some of the papers which have not been released comprises the
concluding section.
The second of two volumes covering the railways of the South East,
this book focuses on Kent. It details a wide range of different
trains including heavy aggregate, inter-regional passenger, test
trains, the Orient Express, newspaper and mail trains, railtour
excursions, engineers' trains, weed killers and intermodal, steel,
coal and nuclear flask traffic. An extensive range of locomotive
classes in different liveries, many now consigned to history, are
shown at work on main lines and branch lines in the 'Garden of
England'. Over 180 colour photographs, the vast majority of which
have never been published before, serve to illustrate the variety
found in a corner of the country often regarded as a mainly
multiple unit commuter carrying environment. The pictures are
complemented by informative captions detailing each particular
train and its working along with some of the infrastructure found
along the routes covered. 180 colour photographs
The first of two volumes covering the railways of the South East,
this book focuses mainly on Sussex but also includes small sections
of Surrey and Kent. It concentrates on locomotive-hauled traffic
and details a wide range of trains including inter-regional
passenger, parcels and mail, fuel, heavy freight, test trains,
engineers traffic, Rail Head Treatment Trains, Snow and Ice
Treatment Trains, railtour excursions and the luxurious Orient
Express. An extensive range of different liveries, many now
consigned to history on the main line, are shown. There is also a
small selection of DEMUs in some of the areas they once operated.
Over 180 colour photographs, the vast majority of which have never
been published before, serve to illustrate some of the wonderful
countryside to be found in this corner of England as well as the
trains that run through it. They are complemented by informative
captions detailing not only the trains themselves but also some of
the infrastructure and features found along the routes covered. 180
illustrations
Through their part in some huge controversies, conspiracy theorists
are being branded the Number One Enemies of our times - the new
heretics. They are seen to threaten the very fabric of modern
society, spreading doubts and fears that result in Washington
Capitol invasions, transmission mast burnings or the spread of
anti-vaxx material. Yet the theorists prefer to call themselves
"truth seekers" and see the mainstream establishment as the real
disruptor, treating its increasingly harsh censorship as direct
validation of their views. In truth, the new heretics, whose
numbers are swelling, are symptoms of a wider polarization
splitting apart much of the world in ideological divisions. Many
have lost trust in politicians and the media, while nuanced debate
is crushed and information overload and manipulation breeds
uncertainty, civil unrest and mental health issues. How does the
age old strategy of divide-and-rule play out in such an
environment? Using his extensive experience of negotiating disputes
between cynics and truth seekers, Andy Thomas explores the
proliferation of conspiracy thinking, peeling back unhelpful layers
of biased thinking on all sides to find more insightful ways to
bridge the polarised divides and create a better way forward. The
New Heretics scrutinises the future of freedom of expression in a
censorious world which unwisely seeks to close down discussion of
everything alternative, expanding into a truly thought-provoking
and expansive treatise on our relationship to truth, technology,
politics and the paranormal - and the future of humanity itself.
Fascination with conspiracies is massive right now, especially
since the rise of Donald Trump, who is both the subject of many
conspiracy theories and also the purveyor of them. New theories
appear on social media on a near-daily basis, and with continual
claims and counter-claims about fake news, it's hard to know what
to believe. To help clear up the confusion, here is a new edition
of the most balanced and informed book on the topic, now updated
with all the latest events, including pro- and anti-Trump theories,
Edward Snowden's mass-surveillance claims, post-truth issues, and
much more. In this outstanding guide to conspiracies, researcher
Andy Thomas looks at all the major theories, from the Roman Empire
to the present day, exploring the social and psychological factors
that have prompted them to spread. The accounts are stripped of
unfounded opinion and presented factually, dramatically
highlighting the core issues. Are we really under everyday
mass-surveillance, as Edward Snowden claims? Is the rise of Donald
Trump and global populism a genuine movement of the people or a
manipulated social control experiment? Is there a secret governing
elite ruling from the shadows, using fear and economic manipulation
to create a network of global superstates? Could the attacks of
9/11 have been engineered by agencies within the USA itself? Andy
Thomas invites you to read accounts and analyses of these and many
other issues, to consider the facts and decide for yourself.
Hell is in New Jersey is inspired by the Etgar Keret short story A
Souvenir of Hell. It follows a disillusioned 29-year-old named
Dylan who has worked at Outer Shell gift shop for eleven years. The
Outer Shell is located at the exit from Hell, where Inhabitants
march in a straight line out of the exit, by the gift shop and back
through the entrance. This was once a cultural phenomenon, now
nobody cares. Fed up with his station in life and, infatuated with
one of the dead women in the line, Dylan goes on a quest to leave
his former life behind and, with the help of his two friends, sneak
into Hell. Battling a throng of incompetent guards, a Devil with a
speech impediment and a villain with a fake English accent Dylan
eventually completes his quest and later realizes it was a horrible
mistake. Hell is in New Jersey takes Keret's vision and adds a
modern theme to it touching on the short attention span of the
human race and the disenchantment in most of us.
On the edge of the city lies the neglected Scheme, a City Fund zone
bounded by the Lake and the Pyramid. Jack Malik, entrepreneur and
nightclub operator, carries a letter from murdered dancer Alina
home to Russian enclave Kaliningrad, and agrees to collect a secret
parcel from Shanghai. What he brings will attract the City Leader's
attention, and echo through the Cosmos. Dedicated to the
visionaries of Cubesats and personal spacecraft.
Set on the Mars of two generations in the future, and in modern
Russia and Ukraine, this blend of cosmology, space technology and
Russian literature - the second novel in the "Dmitri" series -
explores the first Russian colony on Mars, and the lies and
tensions the first Cosmonaut colonists bring from Earth. From
Vauxhall in South London to a Ukrainian nuclear bunker, Nil, a
lonely, damaged young British spy, gradually unveils layers of
treachery and deceit surrounding the Martian Lines project, the
"Dima Foundation" and the Russian spy Astra.
Based on Thomas' copyrighted strategy for career counseling, and
with the help of writer Denise K James, "The Job I Need, Needs Me"
aims to instill the hope, inspiration, and motivation job seekers
need to achieve personal and professional fulfillment.
Thomas honed his message during his seminar tour over the last
two years, reaching out to help unemployed Americans with his
60-minute motivational seminar on career searching. During his
talk, Thomas presents a marketing strategy for individuals who are
searching and applying for jobs. "The Job I Need, Needs Me" takes
his unique training process and combines his formula for career
success with stories from his 2010 counseling and seminar road trip
across the Southeast.
"The Job I Need, Needs Me" covers the essentials readers need to
know in order to land the job that is actually "right" for them.
Andy teaches that people can reinvent themselves at any age and
provides instruction on how to best market oneself in today's
economy. "The Job I Need, Needs Me" provides inspiration and hope,
as well as a distinctive blueprint.
Enquiry. Deep questioning. Throughout my life I have seen very
little evidence of this taking place. In my early life as an
engineering apprentice at Rolls Royce I had so many questions. In
my subsequent management jobs in industry I had so many questions.
In the engineering businesses that I started the questions begun to
be answered. A few life traumas and then retraining in osteopathy
and yoga and shortly after, tai chi, matched enquiry with answers.
Over 25 years of yoga teaching, answers have come thick and fast.
Treating over 6000 patients using my own patented therapy, full
movement method, has produced a host of other questions and again
lots of answers. What has been a source of astonishment and
continues to provide a source of continuing amazement is how much
factual information there is out there but how little understanding
of how things work. Why do people assume that age brings infirmity
when in many cultures it does not? Why do so few find any interest
in protecting their health with the worlds most advanced
system--yoga Why are so many people inappropriately labelled when
they have pain? How is it that so many medical people are so
astonishingly ignorant of the most simple solutions to ordinary bad
backs? How can so many "medical professionals" be so utterly
inadequate with normal people who are in pain? How can one spend 10
years learning and not know of the need to stretch a muscle when it
is tight? How can yoga have found so few adherents? Where are the
thinkers in the culture? Where are the wise people today? My
fervent wish is that this book ends up in the hands of someone who
is a thinker and has just not been able to find sufficient power in
their own belief, to counter the force of opinion of someone who
does not know that he does not know or, worse, is sure that he does
know and is unaware of his own supreme ignorance.
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