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The Joint Arctic Weather Stations were five meteorological and
scientific monitoring stations constructed at Resolute, Eureka,
Mould Bay, Isachsen, and Alert with the cooperation of the Canadian
Department of Transport's meteorological branch and the United
States Weather Bureau. From 1947 to the early 1970s as few as four
Canadians and four Americans worked and lived at each of the four
satellite stations, observing and collecting scientific data.This
is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather
Stations, a project that profoundly shaped state activates and
scientific inquiry in the Arctic Archipelago. Drawing on extensive
archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews
with former employees, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations analyzes
the diplomatic, scientific, social, military, and environmental
dimensions of the program alongside each station as a nexus of
state planning and personal agency. Contrary to previous
scholarship, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations reveals that
Canadian officials sought-and achieved-a firm policy that afforded
effective control of Canada's Arctic while enjoying the advantages
of American contribution to the joint meteorological program. It
explores the changing ways science was conducted over time and how
the details of everyday life at remote stations, from the climate
to leisure activities to debates over alcohol, hunting, and
leadership, shaped the program's effectiveness. An exploration of
the full duration of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations from
high-level planning and diplomacy to personal interactions in the
stations makes this book an essential exploration of collaborative
polar science in the North American Arctic.
Accompanied by a podcast called "The Cannabis Criminology Podcast."
As a limited series podcast, the authors will review key aspects of
the book and interview scholars and activists working in this area.
Very timely as the (potential) legalisation of cannabis has
received much attention across the globe in recent decades/years,
and this interest is set to continue for many years to come. Most
research tends to focus on drugs as a whole, whereas this book
focus solely on cannabis, and as such offers the depth needed to
grasp the topic more effectively. Fits into several topics/modules
within criminology, sociology, law, drug policy and public health.
Comprehensive in its coverage, exploring history, frameworks of
analysis, evidence to date, key initiatives, and providing examples
from relevant jurisdictions.
Near-infrared astronomy has become one of the most rapidly
developing branches in modern astrophysics. Innovative observing
techniques, near-infrared detectors with quantum efficiencies in
excess of 90%, highly specialised instruments as well as advanced
data reduction techniques have allowed major breakthroughs in
various areas like exoplanets, star-forming regions, the
supermassive black hole in the Galactic center, and the
high-redshift Universe. In this book, the reader will be introduced
to the basic concepts of how to prepare near-infrared observations
with maximized scientific return. Equal weight is given to all
aspects of the data reduction for both - imaging and spectroscopy.
Information is also provided on the state of the art
instrumentation available and planned, on detector technology or
the physics of the atmosphere, all of which influence the
preparation and execution of observations and data reduction
techniques. The beginner but also the expert will find a lot of
information in compact form which is otherwise widely dispersed
across the internet or other sources.
Science during the Cold War has become a matter of lively interest
within the historical research community, attracting the attention
of scholars concerned with the history of science, the Cold War,
and environmental history. The Arctic-recognized as a frontier of
confrontation between the superpowers, and consequently central to
the Cold War-has also attracted much attention. This edited
collection speaks to this dual interest by providing innovative and
authoritative analyses of the history of Arctic science during the
Cold War.
Science during the Cold War has become a matter of lively interest
within the historical research community, attracting the attention
of scholars concerned with the history of science, the Cold War,
and environmental history. The Arctic-recognized as a frontier of
confrontation between the superpowers, and consequently central to
the Cold War-has also attracted much attention. This edited
collection speaks to this dual interest by providing innovative and
authoritative analyses of the history of Arctic science during the
Cold War.
Accompanied by a podcast called "The Cannabis Criminology Podcast."
As a limited series podcast, the authors will review key aspects of
the book and interview scholars and activists working in this area.
Very timely as the (potential) legalisation of cannabis has
received much attention across the globe in recent decades/years,
and this interest is set to continue for many years to come. Most
research tends to focus on drugs as a whole, whereas this book
focus solely on cannabis, and as such offers the depth needed to
grasp the topic more effectively. Fits into several topics/modules
within criminology, sociology, law, drug policy and public health.
Comprehensive in its coverage, exploring history, frameworks of
analysis, evidence to date, key initiatives, and providing examples
from relevant jurisdictions.
Near-infrared astronomy has become one of the most rapidly
developing branches in modern astrophysics. Innovative observing
techniques, near-infrared detectors with quantum efficiencies in
excess of 90%, highly specialised instruments as well as advanced
data reduction techniques have allowed major breakthroughs in
various areas like exoplanets, star-forming regions, the
supermassive black hole in the Galactic center, and the
high-redshift Universe. In this book, the reader will be introduced
to the basic concepts of how to prepare near-infrared observations
with maximized scientific return. Equal weight is given to all
aspects of the data reduction for both - imaging and spectroscopy.
Information is also provided on the state of the art
instrumentation available and planned, on detector technology or
the physics of the atmosphere, all of which influence the
preparation and execution of observations and data reduction
techniques. The beginner but also the expert will find a lot of
information in compact form which is otherwise widely dispersed
across the internet or other sources.
Sport-based crime prevention programmes are becoming increasingly
popular worldwide but until now there has been very little research
on the effectiveness of such approaches. Bringing together
authoritative evidence from existing programmes, the authors
identify and analyse emerging successful practices. Covering
mentoring and coaching, particularly as they relate to Positive
Youth Development (PYD) programmes, the authors explore how the
development of core life skills can improve individual resilience
and decrease the risk of criminal involvement. The book
conceptualizes the links between criminological theory and PYD and
gives recommendations for future policy and practice.
This edited collection explores ways to better understand the
rhetorical workings of political executives, especially the United
States president. Scholars of the presidency, rhetorical theorists
and critics, and various authors examine the ways in which
presidents use the institution, the media, and popular culture to
instantiate, expand, and wield executive power.
This edited collection explores ways to better understand the
rhetorical workings of political executives, especially the United
States president. Scholars of the presidency, rhetorical theorists
and critics, and various authors examine the ways in which
presidents use the institution, the media, and popular culture to
instantiate, expand, and wield executive power.
Visions of Cannabis Control argues that cannabis prohibition is the
result of moral panic that has been instigated, perpetuated, and
sustained in ways that are difficult to dislodge. The book
documents the history of these cannabis policies and explores the
impact of issues such as racism, labelling, and stigmatization.
Stan Cohen argued that reforms designed to replace carceral
tendencies within correctional institutions can instead extend such
approaches into our communities. The idea that criminal justice
reforms often reproduce what they were intended to disrupt can be
applied to the cannabis revolution currently underway around the
world. Racial disparities in arrests persist, exacerbated by laws
that make it legal to possess cannabis but illegal to consume it
anywhere but in your home. In this book, the authors argue that too
often, cannabis liberalization comes at the cost of expanding
paternalistic public health models and abstention-based diversion
programs. The goal of dismantling and disrupting illicit markets
has undermined onerous regulations, anaemic marketing efforts, and
failure to promote consumer-centred approaches. Emphasizing public
health goals ahead of market conditions complicates legal cannabis
as an industry. To understand the future of cannabis policy,
Visions of Cannabis Control examines the experience of six
countries and several US states through the lens of criminological
theory, recent research, and practice. The book presents several
solutions for responsible regulation concluding that sustaining
reform will require a more inclusive approach ensuring those
affected by cannabis policies are consulted, respected, and
involved.
The Joint Arctic Weather Stations were five meteorological and
scientific monitoring stations constructed at Resolute, Eureka,
Mould Bay, Isachsen, and Alert with the cooperation of the Canadian
Department of Transport's meteorological branch and the United
States Weather Bureau. From 1947 to the early 1970s as few as four
Canadians and four Americans worked and lived at each of the four
satellite stations, observing and collecting scientific data.This
is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather
Stations, a project that profoundly shaped state activates and
scientific inquiry in the Arctic Archipelago. Drawing on extensive
archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews
with former employees, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations analyzes
the diplomatic, scientific, social, military, and environmental
dimensions of the program alongside each station as a nexus of
state planning and personal agency. Contrary to previous
scholarship, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations reveals that
Canadian officials sought-and achieved-a firm policy that afforded
effective control of Canada's Arctic while enjoying the advantages
of American contribution to the joint meteorological program. It
explores the changing ways science was conducted over time and how
the details of everyday life at remote stations, from the climate
to leisure activities to debates over alcohol, hunting, and
leadership, shaped the program's effectiveness. An exploration of
the full duration of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations from
high-level planning and diplomacy to personal interactions in the
stations makes this book an essential exploration of collaborative
polar science in the North American Arctic.
In the United States, egg donation for reproduction and egg
donation for research involve the same procedures, the same risks,
and the same population of donors-disadvantaged women at the
intersections of race and class. Yet cultural attitudes and
state-level policies regarding egg donation are dramatically
different depending on whether the donation is for reproduction or
for research. Erin Heidt-Forsythe explores the ways that framing
egg donation itself creates diverse politics in the United States,
which, unlike other Western democracies, has no centralized method
of regulating donations, relying instead on market forces and state
legislatures to regulate egg donation and reproductive
technologies. Beginning with a history of scientific research
around the human egg, the book connects historical debates about
the "natural" (reproduction) and "unnatural" (research) uses of
women's eggs to contemporary political regulation of egg donation.
Examining egg donation in California, New York, Arizona, and
Louisiana and coupled with original data on how egg donation has
been regulated over the last twenty years, this book is the first
comprehensive overview and analysis of the politics of egg donation
across the United States.
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