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International Law and Politics of the Arctic Ocean: Essays in Honor of Donat Pharand
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USA-Russia Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: The Continued Importance of Verification
No full textStates consider nuclear weapons the ultimate weapon because they are capable of immense destruction. This destructive power worried the USA and Soviet Union, which led them to negotiate arms control treaties that first limited nuclear weapons and then began a process of gradual reduction. Verification of these reductions was a key issue during treaty negotiations during the Cold War to guard against cheating, but why continue to include verification protocols in nuclear arms control treaties between the two countries? This thesis traces the inclusion and exclusion of verification protocols in the START I, II, SORT, and New START. The thesis argues that even after the end of the Cold War verification protocols are both necessary and preferable for the USA and Russia because they provide insight into nuclear force operations, supplement national technical means (NTM) collection, and provide official and unofficial interaction between Russia and the USA. This interaction allows both countries to discuss a variety of subjects, beyond nuclear related issues, which strengthens the bilateral relationship.ProQuest Traditional Publishing Optio
RoMEO Studies 6: Rights metadata for open-archiving
Get PDFThis is the final study in a series of six emanating from the UK JISC-funded RoMEO Project (Rights Metadata for Open-archiving) which investigated the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues relating to academic author self-archiving of research papers. It reports the results of a survey of 542 academic authors showing the level of protection required for their open-access research papers. It then describes the selection of an appropriate means of expressing those rights through metadata and the resulting choice of Creative Commons licences. Finally it outlines proposals for communicating rights metadata via the Open Archives Initiative’s Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
Early Recollections of Elizabeth Byrtus (nee Sikora)
Get PDFNotes - One of Elizabeth Byrtus (Sikora)'s children recalls some of her family's history. The family was originally from Poland. Elizabeth was born, raised and schooled in Poland. Although she yearned to join a convent, she was unable to because of financial constraints. At 21, she was convinced to travel to America with her sister. Mrs. Byrtus went on to marry, have nine children, and run a prosperous farm. The farm employed many other immigrants as hired hands. The family was always willing to assist their fellow neighbours and immigrants (2 pages
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Get PDFArctic Focus: The Royal Canadian Navy in Arctic Waters, 1946-1949
Get PDFClimate change is transforming the Arctic. Questions abound about what this will mean for the Canadian Forces, for Canada’s sover­eignty position, for northern peoples, and for stability and security in the circumpolar world. Fortunately, Canadians have encountered and debated similar issues in the past. This volume, featuring chapters by established and emerging scholars, offers essential historical analysis on Canadian Arctic security and sovereignty policies and practices since the Second World War. The “lessons learned” lay a solid foundation for future research and historiographical debate in this dynamic field, and should inform Canadian thinking on what is necessary to protect national interests in the twenty-first-century Arctic
An article on how the author, an amateur runner, ran Cape Elizabeth\u27s Beach to B
No full textAn article on how the author, an amateur runner, ran Cape Elizabeth\u27s Beach to Beacon 10K race last August, with comments on the scenery, the encouraging crowds, and the other runners
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