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This book provides an analysis of the development and deployment of
chemical weapons from 700 BC to the present day. The First World
War is examined in detail since it remains the most significant
experience of the chemical threat, but the Second World War and
post-war conflicts are also evaluated. Additionally, protocols
attempting to control the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
are assessed. Finally, the book examines the threat (real and
imagined) from a chemical warfare attack today by rationally
assessing to what extent terrorist groups around the world are
capable of making and using such weapons.
This book provides an analysis of the development and deployment of
chemical weapons from 700 BC to the present day. The First World
War is examined in detail since it remains the most significant
experience of the chemical threat, but the Second World War and
post-war conflicts are also evaluated. Additionally, protocols
attempting to control the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
are assessed. Finally, the book examines the threat (real and
imagined) from a chemical warfare attack today by rationally
assessing to what extent terrorist groups around the world are
capable of making and using such weapons.
In Renaissance Italy there existed a rich interplay between two
cultural practices frequently regarded as entirely separate and
mutually antagonistic: the humanistic study of the ancient world
and ancient literature, and the oral and improvisational
performance of poetry, which constituted one of the most popular
forms of entertainment. A Sudden Frenzy explores the development
and impact of these Renaissance practices of improvisation and oral
poetry. James K. Coleman shows how the confluence of humanist
culture and the art of oral poetry resulted in an extraordinary
turn toward improvisation and spontaneity that profoundly
influenced poetry, music, and politics. By examining the culture of
improvisation, this book reveals the ways in which Renaissance
thinkers transcended cultural dichotomies, both in theory and in
practice. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including letters,
poetry, visual art, and philosophical texts, A Sudden Frenzy
reveals the far-reaching and sometimes surprising ways that these
phenomena shaped cultural developments in the Italian Renaissance
and beyond.
humorous and touching accounts of chapel, outdoor and waterfall
wedding ceremonies
This thesis uses statistical analysis to forecast the probability
of meeting or exceeding the maximum allowable wind speeds for each
of the launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape
Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). Wind data were collected from the
Weather Information Network Display System (WINDS), a collection of
47 meteorological towers located throughout KSC and CCAS, over a
period of five winters. A Fortran program was written to calculate
conditional probabilities of meeting or exceeding a given threshold
speed during eight consecutive one-hour periods, using the current
wind direction and peak wind speed as inputs. Forecast
probabilities were displayed in a table according to time period
and wind direction. Accuracy was measured by constructing
contingency tables and calculating various measures of accuracy.
Results were tested for significance by calculating p-values for
the chi-square test. This method was found to have very little
skill in forecasting maximum wind speeds. It is not recommended for
operational use.
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