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During the last half century there has been revolutionary progress
in logic and in logic-related areas such as linguistics. HistoricaI
knowledge of the origins of these subjects has also increased
significantly. Thus, it would seem that the problem of determining
the extent to which ancient logical and linguistic theories admit
of accurate interpretation in modern terms is now ripe for
investigation. The purpose of the symposium was to gather
logicians, philosophers, linguists, mathematicians and philologists
to present research results bearing on the above problem with
emphasis on logic. Presentations and discussions at the symposium
focused themselves into five areas: ancient semantics, modern
research in ancient logic, Aristotle's logic, Stoic logic, and
directions for future research in ancient logic and logic-related
areas. Seven of the papers which appear below were originally
presented at the symposium. In every case, discussion at the
symposium led to revisions, in some cases to extensive revisions.
The editor suggested still further revisions, but in every case the
author was the finaljudge of the work that appears under his name.
Ten years after the end of the American involvement in the Vietnam
War, a career Foreign Service officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, set down
in writing his thoughts on the history of U.S. State Department
policy during America's involvement with South Vietnam. Like many
Americans of his generation, he was perplexed by the failure of
America to achieve its goals in South Vietnam. As an ambassador and
with over 30 years of diplomatic experience – beginning in 1948
when he was assigned to Hanoi and involving other postings in
Southeast Asia – he brought to his analysis a long and rich
personal experience with events in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The
result is a thoughtful, objective and well-researched study that
chronicles the key policy decisions made by the US State Department
throughout the entire period from 1945 to 1975; decisions that
ultimately led to the first war lost by the United States. In his
extensive study, Corcoran does an excellent job of exposing many of
the myths and falsehoods found in orthodox histories of U.S.
involvement in Vietnam.
During the last half century there has been revolutionary progress
in logic and in logic-related areas such as linguistics. HistoricaI
knowledge of the origins of these subjects has also increased
significantly. Thus, it would seem that the problem of determining
the extent to which ancient logical and linguistic theories admit
of accurate interpretation in modern terms is now ripe for
investigation. The purpose of the symposium was to gather
logicians, philosophers, linguists, mathematicians and philologists
to present research results bearing on the above problem with
emphasis on logic. Presentations and discussions at the symposium
focused themselves into five areas: ancient semantics, modern
research in ancient logic, Aristotle's logic, Stoic logic, and
directions for future research in ancient logic and logic-related
areas. Seven of the papers which appear below were originally
presented at the symposium. In every case, discussion at the
symposium led to revisions, in some cases to extensive revisions.
The editor suggested still further revisions, but in every case the
author was the finaljudge of the work that appears under his name.
A granddaughter explores the stark contrasts in her grandmother's
life before and after the Great Depression. The author blends
family lore, memoir and research to investigate the mystery of the
banished father her grandmother never met. The Mother Lode region
of California is featured in one section set in Calaveras County
from 1948-1959. Other prominent settings are 19th and early 20th
century Galesburg, Illinois, northwestern Nebraska, Drayton North
Dakota, Wellington County Ontario and Saskatchewan.
One of the major social issues facing the United States is the flow
of illegal narcotics into our country. The costs of this illegal
activity are significant. Costs can be measured in the lost health
and productivity of individual users, as well as the costs required
to fight the criminal activity perpetrated both by individual users
and the large criminal organizations attracted by the profitability
of the drug trade. These costs caused the U.S. Government to
declare a "War on Drugs" in 1989 and to greatly increase the budget
allocated to the interdiction of the drug supply. Since the DOD
possessed numerous assets that were perfectly suited to
interdiction operations, the DOD became heavily involved in the War
on Drugs. This involvement was extensive from 1989 to 1993 and was
instrumental in the successful capture of tons of illegal drugs. In
1993, the Clinton administration decided to shift the emphasis away
from interdiction to other areas, and decreased the interdiction
portion of the budget for FY94. This decrease has continued to the
present and, according to some observers, has reduced the success
of the DOD interdiction effort. This paper briefly examines the
extent of the overall drug problem in the United States, describes
the DOD's contribution to America's drug control strategy and its
challenges to success, and finally addresses why that effort,
though useful, does not need to be increased to previous levels.
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Natural Golf (Hardcover)
Sam Snead; Edited by Tom Shehan; Introduction by Fred J. Corcoran
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R1,051
Discovery Miles 10 510
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Natural Golf (Paperback)
Sam Snead; Edited by Tom Shehan; Introduction by Fred J. Corcoran
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R757
Discovery Miles 7 570
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