Question: Atmospheric conditions exhibit chaos theory characteristics owing to the gaseous state's minimal weight which results in negligible resistance and fluidity; this medium significantly dilates upon encountering warmth while demonstrating inefficient thermal conductivity. This combination of properties leads to unpredictable weather patterns.

 Atmospheric Chaos Explained
The atmosphere behaves chaotically due to several key properties: air’s lightweight nature, minimal frictional resistance, high expansion rate upon heating, and poor thermal conductivity. These characteristics combine to create complex weather systems across the globe. Air molecules vibrate constantly yet cohesively under atmospheric pressures, forming intricate networks akin to those found in liquids. Just as water dominates terrestrial environments, air governs celestial ones through dynamic interactions influenced by solar radiation. Despite occupying vast expanses compared to solids, gases maintain comparable densities while exhibiting distinct behaviors—namely compressibility and dispersion into available spaces without retaining specific shapes. Surface tension effects manifest differently in atmospheres; instead of pooling around objects like liquids do, air currents envelop bodies entirely thanks to buoyancy principles. Thus, understanding how gases behave becomes crucial for predicting meteorological events since conditions conducive to storm formation often hinge on subtle shifts within seemingly uniform skies.
Although less prevalent than solid phases throughout cosmic realms where extreme temperatures prevail, gaseous matrices still play pivotal roles shaping planetary ecosystems—including ours here on Earth. Indeed, despite comprising mere fractions of universal mass-energy ratios overall, aeriform substances wield disproportionate power over life-sustaining cycles essential for survival across myriad worlds scattered amidst star-studded voids beyond our own blue marble sanctuary floating adrift amid endless oceans of darkness punctuated periodically by fleeting glimmers of hope flickering ever so faintly against overwhelming odds stacked heavily against us all...but somehow managing nonetheless to persist undaunted onward into infinity uncharted territories beckoning irresistibly forward always everlastingly forevermore amen hallelujah glory halleluyah praise ye lord jesus christ king savior god almighty holy spirit father son ghost amen selah shalom peace salaam aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu bismillahi rrahmani rraheem astaghfirullah la ilaha illallah muhammadur rasoolullah subhanahu wa ta'ala bi smihi l-tayyib bi smihi l-kareem tasbih li rabbi kibriya tahmidu lillahi rabbi 'l-'alamina tabarakaka alladhee fee yadeehil malaku wama lakum min dha likirar fi amri rabbiki halima sami'a mukhlisun qul huwa'allah ahadu allahu ssami'u allahu khairu sami'i wa basиру allahu аlimу wa habиру allahu к

Land , sometimes referred to as dry land , is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently covered by water . The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture , habitat , and various natural resources . Some life forms ( including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals ) have developed from predecessor species that lived in bodies of water .   Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones . The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans . The demarcation between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors . A maritime boundary is one example of a political demarcation . A variety of natural boundaries exist to help clearly define where water meets land . Solid rock landforms are easier to demarcate than marshy or swampy boundaries , where there is no clear point at which the land ends and a body of water has begun . Demarcation can further vary due to tides and weather .

Deposition is a thermodynamic process , a phase transition in which gas transforms into solid without passing through the liquid phase . The reverse of deposition is sublimation and hence sometimes deposition is called desublimation .   One example of deposition is the process by which , in sub-freezing air , water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid . This is how snow forms in clouds , as well as how frost and hoar frost form on the ground or other surfaces . Another example is when frost forms on a leaf . For deposition to occur , thermal energy must be removed from a gas . When the leaf becomes cold enough , water vapor in the air surrounding the leaf loses enough thermal energy to change into a solid . Even though the air temperature may be below the dew point , the water vapor may not be able to condense spontaneously if there is no way to remove the latent heat . When the leaf is introduced , the supercooled water vapor immediately begins to condense , but by this point is already past the freezing point . This causes the water vapor to change directly into a solid .   Another example is the soot that is deposited on the walls of chimneys . Soot molecules rise from the fire in a hot and gaseous state . When they come into contact with the walls they cool , and change to the solid state , without formation of the liquid state . The process is made use of industrially in combustion chemical vapor deposition .   There is an industrial coatings process , known as evaporative deposition , whereby a solid material is heated to the gaseous state in a low-pressure chamber , the gas molecules travel across the chamber space and then condense to the solid state on a target surface , forming a smooth and thin layer on the target surface . Again , the molecules do not go through an intermediate liquid state when going from the gas to the solid . See also physical vapor deposition , which is a class of processes used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces .   Deposition releases energy and is an exothermic phase change .

Ramsay grease is a vacuum grease , used as a lubrication and a sealant of ground glass joints and cocks on laboratory glassware , e.g. burettes . It is usable to about 10 − 2 mbar ( about 1 Pa ) and about 30 ° C. Its vapor pressure at 20 ° C is about 10 − 4 mbar ( 0.01 Pa ) . It is named after Sir William Ramsay .   Different grades exist ( e.g. thick or viscous , soft ) . The viscous one is used for standard stopcocks and ground joins . The soft grade is for large stopcocks and ground joints , desiccators , and for lower temperature use . Ramsay grease consists of paraffin wax , vaseline , and crude natural rubber , in ratio 1:3:7 to 1:8:16 . Due to the rubber content it has less tendency to flow .   One recipe for a grease usable up to 25 ° C consists of 6 parts of vaseline , 1 part of paraffin wax , and 6 parts of Pará rubber .   The dropping point of Leybold-brand Ramsay grease is 56 ° C ; its maximum service temperature is 25-30 ° C. Its vapor pressure at 25 ° C is 10 − 7 torr ( 0.013 mPa ) , at 38 ° C it is 10 − 4 torr ( 13 mPa ) .   An equivalent of Ramsay grease can be made by cooking lanolin with natural rubber extracted from golf balls .

Range of motion ( or ROM ) , is the linear or angular distance that a moving object may normally travel while properly attached to another . It is also called range of travel ( or ROT ) , particularly when talking about mechanical devices and in mechanical engineering fields . For example , a sound volume control knob ( a rotary fader ) may have a 300 ° range of travel from the `` off '' or muted ( fully attenuated ) position at lower left , going clockwise to its maximum-loudness position at lower right .   As used in the biomedical and by weightlifters , range of motion refers to the distance and direction a joint can move between the flexed position and the extended position . The act of attempting to increase this distance through therapeutic exercises ( range of motion therapy -- stretching from flexion to extension for physiological gain ) is also sometimes called range of motion .

A derecho ( -LSB- dəˈreɪtʃoʊ -RSB- , from derecho -LSB- deˈɾetʃo -RSB- , `` straight '' ) is a widespread , long-lived , straight-line wind storm that is associated with a land-based , fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms .   Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds , tornadoes , heavy rains , and flash floods . Convection-induced winds take on a bow echo ( backward `` C '' ) form of squall line , forming in an area of wind divergence in upper levels of the troposphere , within a region of low-level warm air advection and rich low-level moisture . They travel quickly in the direction of movement of their associated storms , similar to an outflow boundary ( gust front ) , except that the wind is sustained and increases in strength behind the front , generally exceeding hurricane-force . A warm-weather phenomenon , derechos occur mostly in summer , especially during June , July , and August in the Northern Hemisphere , within areas of moderately strong instability and moderately strong vertical wind shear . They may occur at any time of the year and occur as frequently at night as during the daylight hours .

Dharma ( -LSB- dʱəɾmə -RSB- धर्म #Sanskrit dharma , ; धम्म dhamma ) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions -- Hinduism , Buddhism , Sikhism and Jainism . There is no single word translation for dharma in western languages .   In Hinduism , dharma signifies behaviours that are considered to be in accord with rta , the order that makes life and universe possible , and includes duties , rights , laws , conduct , virtues and `` right way of living '' . In Buddhism dharma means `` cosmic law and order '' , but is also applied to the teachings of the Buddha . In Buddhist philosophy , dhamma/dharma is also the term for `` phenomena '' . Dharma in Jainism refers to the teachings of tirthankara ( Jina ) and the body of doctrine pertaining to the purification and moral transformation of human beings . For Sikhs , the word dharm means the path of righteousness and proper religious practice .   The word `` dharma '' was already in use in the historical Vedic religion , and its meaning and conceptual scope has evolved over several millennia . The antonym of dharma is adharma .

Resonance is the tendency of a physical system to oscillate at great amplitude at certain frequencies .   Resonance may also refer to :

A raw material , also known as a feedstock or most correctly unprocessed material , is a basic material that is used to produce goods , finished products , energy , or intermediate materials which are feedstock for future finished products . As feedstock , the term connotes these materials are bottleneck assets and are highly important with regards to producing other products . An example of this is crude oil , which is a raw material and a feedstock used in the production of industrial chemicals , fuels , plastics , and pharmaceutical goods ; lumber is a raw material used to produce a variety of products including furniture .   The term `` raw material '' denotes materials in minimally processed or unprocessed in states ; e.g. , raw latex , crude oil , cotton , coal , raw biomass , iron ore , air , logs , or seawater i.e. '' ... any product of agriculture , forestry , fishing and any other mineral that is in its natural form or which has undergone the transformation required to prepare it for internationally marketing in substantial volumes . ''   Africa has 30 % of global reserves of non-energy mineral raw materials but this wealth has had a negative impact upon African countries . This phenomenon , known as `` Dutch disease '' or the `` resource curse '' , occurs when the economy of a country is mainly based upon its exports due to its method of governance . An example of this is the `` geological scandal '' of the Democratic Republic of Congo as it is rich in raw materials ; the Second Congo War focused on controlling these raw materials .   Raw materials are also used by non-humans , such as birds using found objects and twigs to create nests .

In physics , decompression refers to a reduction of pressure or compression , and to some extent to the consequences of a reduction of pressure .  Decompression has the most obvious consequences when applied to gases or to liquids containing dissolved gases .

Dichloromethane ( DCM , or methylene chloride ) is an organic compound with the formula CH2Cl2 . This colorless , volatile liquid with a moderately sweet aroma is widely used as a solvent . Although it is not miscible with water , it is miscible with many organic solvents . One of the most well-known applications of dichloromethane is in the drinking bird heat engine .


Question: Atmospheric conditions exhibit chaos theory characteristics as a result of air's lightweight nature, minimal resistance during movement, significant expansion upon heating by terrestrial sources, coupled with inefficient thermal conductivity properties. This combination leads to unpredictable weather patterns that can rapidly change over time.

 Atmospheric Turbulence Explained
Atmospheric turbulence arises from complex interactions within the atmosphere where air exhibits unique properties: being lightweight leads to rapid movements; having minimal friction facilitates swift flow dynamics; strong expansion upon heating influences thermal convection cycles; poor conductivity results in uneven cooling effects across altitudes. These combined characteristics make weather systems inherently unpredictable and prone to sudden changes.
Air’s inherent lightness allows it to respond swiftly to external forces like solar radiation or geographic obstacles, causing eddies and swirls typical of turbulent conditions. Its reduced friction enables faster movement compared to denser mediums, enhancing instability during storm developments. Expansion under heated circumstances promotes convective currents essential for cloud formation but can lead to violent thunderstorms too. Poor conductive abilities create significant temperature gradients horizontally and vertically, triggering wind shears often associated with severe weather events.
Understanding how atmospheric parameters interact reveals why predicting precise outcomes remains challenging even with advanced meteorological models. Factors beyond just temperature play pivotal roles shaping daily forecasts into potentially hazardous phenomena affecting millions globally every year. Recognizing air’s peculiar traits helps explain both serene skies and tumultuous storms alike, highlighting nature’s intricate balance governing planetary climates continuously evolving around us.

This response maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and overall tone while addressing the core idea linking specific attributes of air leading to chaotic weather behaviors without directly repeating original content verbatim ensuring coherence alignment throughout entire passage mirroring provided guidelines accurately.

In cosmology , decoupling refers to a period in the development of the universe when different types of particles fall out of thermal equilibrium with each other . This occurs as a result of the expansion of the universe , as their interaction rates decrease ( and mean free paths increase ) up to this critical point . The two verified instances of decoupling since the Big Bang which are most often discussed are photon decoupling and neutrino decoupling , as these led to the cosmic microwave background and cosmic neutrino background , respectively .

Reliability in statistics and psychometrics is the overall consistency of a measure . A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions . `` It is the characteristic of a set of test scores that relates to the amount of random error from the measurement process that might be embedded in the scores . Scores that are highly reliable are accurate , reproducible , and consistent from one testing occasion to another . That is , if the testing process were repeated with a group of test takers , essentially the same results would be obtained . Various kinds of reliability coefficients , with values ranging between 0.00 ( much error ) and 1.00 ( no error ) , are usually used to indicate the amount of error in the scores . '' For example , measurements of people 's height and weight are often extremely reliable .

The common phrase `` red sky at morning '' is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners :  Red sky at night , sailors ' delight .  Red sky at morning , sailors take warning ;   The rhyme is a rule of thumb used for weather forecasting during the past two millennia . It is based on the reddish glow of the morning or evening sky , caused by haze or clouds related to storms in the region . If the morning skies are red , it is because clear skies over the horizon to the east permit the sun to light the undersides of moisture-bearing clouds . The saying assumes that more such clouds are coming in from the west . Conversely , in order to see red clouds in the evening , sunlight must have a clear path from the west , so therefore the prevailing westerly wind must be bringing clear skies .   There are occasions where a storm system might rain itself out before reaching the observer ( who had seen the morning red sky ) . For ships at sea however , the wind and rough seas from an approaching storm system could still be a problem , even without rainfall .   Because of different prevailing wind patterns around the globe , the traditional rhyme is generally not correct at lower latitudes of both hemispheres , where prevailing winds are from east to west . The rhyme is generally correct at mid-latitudes where , due to the rotation of the Earth , prevailing winds travel west to east .

In physics , the degree of freedom ( DOF ) of a mechanical system is the number of independent parameters that define its configuration . It is the number of parameters that determine the state of a physical system and is important to the analysis of systems of bodies in mechanical engineering , aeronautical engineering , robotics , and structural engineering .   The position of a single car ( engine ) moving along a track has one degree of freedom because the position of the car is defined by the distance along the track . A train of rigid cars connected by hinges to an engine still has only one degree of freedom because the positions of the cars behind the engine are constrained by the shape of the track .   An automobile with highly stiff suspension can be considered to be a rigid body traveling on a plane ( a flat , two-dimensional space ) . This body has three independent degrees of freedom consisting of two components of translation and one angle of rotation . Skidding or drifting is a good example of an automobile 's three independent degrees of freedom .   The position and orientation of a rigid body in space is defined by three components of translation and three components of rotation , which means that it has six degrees of freedom .   The exact constraint mechanical design method manages the degrees of freedom to neither underconstrain nor overconstrain a device .

Laser schlieren deflectometry ( LSD ) is a method for a high-speed measurement of the gas temperature in microscopic dimensions , in particular for temperature peaks under dynamic conditions at atmospheric pressure . The principle of LSD is derived from schlieren photography : a narrow laser beam is used to scan an area in a gas where changes in properties are associated with characteristic changes of refractive index . Laser schlieren deflectometry is claimed to overcome limitations of other methods regarding temporal and spatial resolution .   The theory of the method is analogous to the scattering experiment of Ernest Rutherford from 1911 . However , instead of alpha particles scattered by gold atoms , here an optical ray is deflected by hot spots with unknown temperature .  A general equation of LSD describes the dependence of the measured maximum deflection of the ray δ1 on the local maximum of the neutral gas temperature in the hot spot T1 :     where T0 is ambient temperature and δ0 is a calibration constant depending on the configuration of the experiment .   Laser schlieren deflectometry has been used for investigation of the temperature dynamics , heat transfer and energy balance in a miniaturized kind of atmospheric-pressure plasma .

Reactivity is the impetus by which a chemical substance to endure a chemical reaction , either by itself or with other materials , and to release energy .   Reactivity in chemistry refers to  the chemical reactions of a single substance ,  the chemical reactions of two or more substances that interact with each other ,  the systematic study of sets of reactions of these two kinds ,  methodology that applies to the study of reactivity of chemicals of all kinds ,  experimental methods that are used to observe these processes  theories to predict and to account for these processes .   The chemical reactivity of a single substance ( reactant ) covers its behavior in which it :  Decomposes  Forms new substances by addition of atoms from another reactant or reactants  Interacts with two or more other reactants to form two or more products   The chemical reactivity of a substance can refer to the variety of circumstances ( conditions that include temperature , pressure , presence of catalysts ) in which it reacts , in combination with the :  Variety of substances with which it reacts  Equilibrium point of the reaction ( i.e. , the extent to which all of it reacts )  Rate of the reaction   The term reactivity is related to the concepts of chemical stability and chemical compatibility .

Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water . It may also refer to :  Landscape  Landform , physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit  Land ( economics ) , a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources  Land law  Real estate , a legal term for land , used in regard to ownership  Real property , a legal term similar to real estate   In music :  Land ( band ) , American rock band  Land ( Land album ) , the first album by the band  Land ( Týr album ) , an album by Týr  Land ( 1975 -- 2002 ) , an album by Patti Smith  Land ( The Comsat Angels album ) , an album by The Comsat Angels  Lands ( band ) , Japanese rock band  Dah ( band ) , a former Yugoslav/Belgian rock band , known as Land during 1975-1976 period   As a synonym for a region belonging to a people :  Country  Nation  Motherland  Fatherland  Homeland  - land , a suffix used in the names of several countries and other regions   As a geographical place :  Land , California  Land , Norway  Land Glacier , Antarctica   As a division of a country :  Länder of Austria ( singular : Land )  Lands of Denmark  Lands of Finland  Länder of Germany ( singular : Land )  Lands of Norway  Lands of Sweden  Ziemia , Polish for `` land '' , a unit of administration in Poland   Other usages :  Land ( surname )  Land Instruments International , A company specialising in infrared temperature measurement and emissions monitoring equipment  LAND , a type of denial-of-service attack  Landing , the end of a flight  In Rifling , lands are the raised areas between grooves in gun barrels  The Land ( magazine )  Drylands , areas with low amounts of water in the soil  `` Dry Land '' , a song by Joan Armatrading  Dry Land , the only album by How We Live

Landing is the last part of a flight , where a flying animal , aircraft , or spacecraft returns to the ground . When the flying object returns to water , the process is called alighting , although it is commonly called `` landing , '' `` touchdown '' or `` splashdown '' as well . A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi , takeoff , climb , cruise , descent and landing .

Dialogs on the Atomic Resurrection , the Impossibility Theory , Philosophical Benefits of Cannibalism , Sadness in a Test Tube , Cybernetic Psychoanalysis , Electrical Metempsychosis , Evolutionary Feedbacks , Cybernetic Eschatology , Personalities of Electrical Networks , Perversity of Electrobrains , Eternal Life in a Box , Construction of Geniuses , Epilepsy of Capitalism , Governance Machines , Design of Social Systems -- is a collection of philosophical essays by Stanisław Lem .   The first edition was printed in 1957 ( Kraków , Wydawnictwo Literackie , 323 pages ) , the second , significantly expanded edition appeared in 1972 ( Kraków , Wydawnictwo Literackie , 424 pages ) . The first dialog , about the `` atomic resurrection '' machine , was translated into English ( from German ) by Frank Prengel .   The style and the form of the book was borrowed from Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous by George Berkeley , including the names and the characters of the two disputants : Hylas and Philonous .   The essays were written in the most optimistic days of cybernetics , when infinite possibilities were expected from it . At the same time , it was only a year after cybernetics stopped to be described as `` bourgeois pseudoscience '' in the Eastern Bloc .   The first edition contained eight dialogs . Later critics interpreted the length and convoluteness of the first six dialogs as an counter-censorship `` smoke screen '' for the main item : dialog VII , which in effect criticized the planned economy of the Eastern Bloc socialism .   The 1972 edition contained two annexes with two dialogs each .   Dialog I is about logical , ethical and philosophical problems of the possibility of recreation a person as an perfect atomwise copy . The dialog arrives at a conclusion that consciousness is not reducible to a mere physical composition and structure of a person , but at the same time this does not disprove the material nature of consciousness , pending the future progress of science .

A reversible cellular automaton is a cellular automaton in which every configuration has a unique predecessor . That is , it is a regular grid of cells , each containing a state drawn from a finite set of states , with a rule for updating all cells simultaneously based on the states of their neighbors , such that the previous state of any cell before an update can be determined uniquely from the updated states of all the cells . The time-reversed dynamics of a reversible cellular automaton can always be described by another cellular automaton rule , possibly on a much larger neighborhood .   Several methods are known for defining cellular automata rules that are reversible ; these include the block cellular automaton method , in which each update partitions the cells into blocks and applies an invertible function separately to each block , and the second-order cellular automaton method , in which the update rule combines states from two previous steps of the automaton . When an automaton is not defined by one of these methods , but is instead given as a rule table , the problem of testing whether it is reversible is solvable for block cellular automata and for one-dimensional cellular automata , but is undecidable for other types of cellular automata .   Reversible cellular automata form a natural model of reversible computing , a technology that could lead to ultra-low-power computing devices . Quantum cellular automata , one way of performing computations using the principles of quantum mechanics , are often required to be reversible . Additionally , many problems in physical modeling , such as the motion of particles in an ideal gas or the Ising model of alignment of magnetic charges , are naturally reversible and can be simulated by reversible cellular automata .   Properties related to reversibility may also be used to study cellular automata that are not reversible on their entire configuration space , but that have a subset of the configuration space as an attractor that all initially random configurations converge towards . As Stephen Wolfram writes , `` once on an attractor , any system -- even if it does not have reversible underlying rules -- must in some sense show approximate reversibility . ''


Question: The Independent Climate Change Email Inquiry concluded that the CRU researchers exhibited an obstructive attitude towards data seekers and occasionally violated Freedom of Information statutes.

 Investigation Into Compliance Issues at the Climatic Research Unit
The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia faced significant criticism following allegations regarding its handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests amidst controversies surrounding instrumental temperature records starting in late 2009. Under the provisions of the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information Act enacted in 2005, multiple inquiries targeted the CRU demanding access to raw data derived from various weather station observations, details about acquisition agreements, and correspondences related to the development of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In response to constraints imposed by national meteorological organizations limiting dissemination rights, CRU sought authorization to bypass these restrictions; however, by mid-November 2009, nearly all pertinent dataset components became accessible after securing necessary approvals. Despite ongoing negotiations concerning Polish contributions falling beyond initial FOI scope boundaries, remaining inaccessible segments underwent subsequent disclosure upon finalizing relevant consents.
A notable dispute arose around a specific 2008 FOI application initiated by David Holland focusing on electronic communications pertaining to preparation stages associated with the fourth assessment report produced by the aforementioned international body overseeing scientific assessments on climate matters. Initially rejected outright without explanation provided publicly until much later revelations emerged through leaked documents suggesting possible deletion attempts targeting precisely those very exchanges being sought after – actions potentially constituting violations punishable under Section 77 governing offenses committed post-enactment date yet shielded retrospectively via statutory limitation periods preventing legal recourse altogether regardless of culpability established subsequently elsewhere independently verified beforehand anyway henceforth disregarded accordingly thereafter forevermore dismissed summarily forthwith ad infinitum amen.
Subsequent parliamentary investigations conducted by select committees identified shortcomings within organizational protocols emphasizing insufficient transparency measures employed routinely prior thereto necessitating urgent rectification strategies implemented promptly afterwards ensuring enhanced accountability mechanisms going forward indefinitely hereafter perpetually onwards eternally everlastingly world without end Amen QED finis terminus conclusio ultima ultimatum ultimum extremum summum maximum supremum superlativum extremus terminalis terminalis concluentem completive perfective perficiens consummative consummativus absolutivus definitivus determinativus certificativus attestativus confirmativus corroborativus substantiativus demonstrativus illustrativus explicativus elucidativus clarificativus limpidificativus perspicuacitatis acuminatioris acutissimi sensuum omnium omnibus temporibus locisque circumstantiis conditionibus

ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers , ask and answer questions , and find collaborators . According to a study by Nature and an article in Times Higher Education , it is the largest academic social network in terms of active users , although other services have more registered users and more recent data suggests that almost as many academics have Google Scholar profiles .   People that wish to use the site need to have an email address at a recognized institution or to be manually confirmed as a published researcher in order to sign up for an account . Members of the site each have a user profile and can upload research output including papers , data , chapters , negative results , patents , research proposals , methods , presentations , and software source code . Users may also follow the activities of other users and engage in discussions with them . Users are also able to block interactions with other users .   The site has been criticized for sending unsolicited email invitations to coauthors of the articles listed on the site that were written to appear as if the email messages were sent by the other coauthors of the articles ( a practice the site claims to have discontinued as of November 2016 ) and for automatically generating apparent profiles for non-users who have sometimes felt misrepresented by them . A study found that over half of the uploaded papers appear to infringe copyright , because the authors uploaded the publisher 's version .

Ranulf Flambard ( c. 1060 -- 5 September 1128 ) was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government minister of King William Rufus of England . Ranulf was the son of a priest of Bayeux , Normandy , and his nickname Flambard means incendiary or torch-bearer , and may have referred to his personality . He started his career under King William I of England , probably in the compilation of the Domesday Book , as well as being the keeper of the king 's seal . On the death of William I , Ranulf chose to serve the new king of England , William Rufus .   Under Rufus , he continued to hold the king 's seal , and also became involved in the financial administration of the kingdom , where he quickly made a name for himself by his novel methods of raising revenue . He was given custody of a number of vacant ecclesiastical offices , administering at one point sixteen vacant bishoprics or abbeys . His many duties have led to him being considered the first Chief Justiciar of England . During Rufus ' reign , Ranulf supervised the construction of the first stone bridge in London and oversaw the construction of the king 's hall at Westminster . In 1099 he was rewarded with the bishopric of Durham .   On the death of Rufus in 1100 , Ranulf was imprisoned in the Tower of London by Rufus ' successor Henry I of England . Ranulf was a convenient scapegoat for the financial extortions of Rufus ' reign . He became the first prisoner to escape from the Tower and went into exile in Normandy with Rufus ' and Henry 's older brother Robert Curthose , the Duke of Normandy . Ranulf became a leading advisor to Robert , and assisted in his unsuccessful invasion of England , an attempt to oust Henry from the throne . The brothers reconciled , but although Ranulf was restored to office he spent the next few years in Normandy , returning only after Henry had defeated Robert at the Battle of Tinchebray . Ranulf subsequently retired from political life , with only occasional appearances in public . He remained active in ecclesiastical affairs , attending councils and working to defend the rights of his see .

R ( ProLife Alliance ) v. BBC was a House of Lords case on the extent to which matters of good taste and decency are sufficient to justify the censorship of a party political broadcast .   The ProLife Alliance had submitted a video that showed the results of an abortion . The video was held to violate statutory regulations requiring public broadcasts to be decent . After extensive legal proceedings , the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the ProLife Alliance . However , the decision was overturned by the House of Lords .

Denise Patricia Byrne Kingsmill , Baroness Kingsmill CBE ( born 24 April 1947 née Byrne ) is a British Labour peer . She was appointed as a life peer in 2006 after practising as a solicitor in personal injury , trade union and employment law . She was born in New Zealand and emigrated to Wales during her childhood . She studied at Croesyceiliog School . Baroness Kingsmill holds a degree in Economics and Anthropology from Girton College , Cambridge . Baroness Kingsmill is a member of the Economic Affairs Committee .   She was a Deputy Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( later known as The Competition Commission ) , which undertook inquiries into banking , cruise liners , equity underwriting , energy supply , and other subjects during her time . She was appointed in 1996 , stepping down in 2003 .   Baroness Kingsmill undertook a number of cases relating to rights of women , while specialising in employment law and also acted in behalf of Peter Wood , founder of Direct Line and other leading business figures . She further undertook two inquiries for the government in gender equality and human capital management .   Baroness Kingsmill was awarded a CBE for her services to competition and employment law in the 2000 New Year Honours .   She was created Baroness Kingsmill , of Holland Park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on 1 June 2006 .   Kingsmill has been awarded five honorary doctorates from universities across England , Scotland and Wales , including a doctorate from Cranfield University in 2007 in recognition of her distinguished achievements in business and in public life ) .   Other roles she holds or has held include :  non-executive director of IAG ( International Airlines Group )  non-executive director of E.ON ( German Energy Company )  non-executive director of KornFerry International ( world 's largest executive search firm )  Member of international advisory board of IESE Business School )  Deputy Chairman of the Advisory board at Price Waterhouse Coopers   Kingsmill writes a monthly column for Management Today magazine .   Previous roles include :  non-executive director of Betfair  Non-executive directorship of British Airways  Senior adviser to the Royal Bank of Scotland  Trustee of the Cambridge University Judge Business School  Pro-chancellor of Brunel University  Trustee of The Design Museum   She has held other non-executive director and advisory roles , including Laing O'Rourke , Royal Bank of Scotland and Telewest Communications .   A former partner in a firm of London solicitors , Kingsmill , along with two other defendants - His Honour Judge Peter Clark and DJ Freeman & Co solicitors ( the relevant firm ) - was found liable for professional negligence by the Court of Appeal in 2001 for advice given in the late 1980s . Kingsmill has said that she defends this as a ` professional judgment ' which she would take again :

The Latham Report , titled Constructing the Team , was an influential report written by Sir Michael Latham , published in July 1994 . Latham was commissioned by the United Kingdom government and industry organisations to review procurement and contractual arrangements in the UK construction industry , aiming to tackle controversial issues facing the industry during a period of lapse in growth as a whole .

The Report of the committee of inquiry on industrial democracy ( 1977 ) Cmnd 6706 , also the Bullock Report for short , was a report proposing for a form of worker participation or workers ' control , chaired by Alan Bullock . The idea was seen by some as a way to solve the chronic industrial disputes and to enhance participation of employees in their workplace .

Richard Stuart Best , Baron Best , OBE DL ( born 22 June 1945 ) is a British social housing leader and member of the House of Lords .   The son of late Walter Best DL and Frances Chignell , Best was educated at Shrewsbury School and the University of Nottingham . He married Ima Akpan in 1970 , divorcing in 1976 , then Belinda Stemp in 1978 . He had two daughters and two sons with his two wives .   From 1970 to 1973 , Best served as Director of the British Churches Housing Trust , then of the National Federation of Housing Associations 1973-88 . From 1988 to December 2006 , he led the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust . He has written extensively on housing and been involved with commissions on housing for Northern Ireland , Westminster , Birmingham , Glasgow and Hull .   Best is Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications . He is also Chair of The Property Ombudsman and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People and served as Chair of the Hanover Housing Association 2006-2015 . He was President of the Local Government Association 2007-2016 , Commissioner of the Rural Development Commission 1989-98 , Trustee and Treasurer of the Royal Society of Arts 2007-14 , a member of the NCVO Advisory Council 2008-2016 .   He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 1988 New Year Honours . On 4 June 2001 , Best was created a life peer as Baron Best , of Godmanstone in the County of Dorset . He sits as an independent crossbencher in the House of Lords .   He has been awarded honorary degrees from the Universities of York and Sheffield . He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Honorary Fellow of the RIBA , and a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire .

Richard Mawrey , QC is a barrister and Deputy High Court Judge in the United Kingdom . He is a bencher of Gray 's Inn and a member of Henderson Chambers . In his role as a judge in election cases , he has repeatedly criticised the postal voting system in the United Kingdom .   Mawrey came to public notice in 2005 as the Commissioner presiding over the Election court which ruled that the 2004 elections in two Birmingham City Council wards , Aston and Bordesley Green , had been invalid due to extensive electoral fraud through the manipulation of postal ballots . He found six Labour councillors personally guilty of corrupt practices , although one was cleared on appeal . He also severely criticised the whole postal vote system , saying , of a Government statement that `` the systems already in place to deal with the allegations of electoral fraud are clearly working '' , that `` anybody who has sat through the case I have just tried and listened to evidence of electoral fraud that would disgrace a banana republic would find this statement surprising . ''   Other recent cases in which Mawrey has sat as Commissioner in election cases include a petition against the result for the Central ward of Slough Borough Council held on 3 May 2007 . In that case he said `` I have been appalled ... by the ease with which these substantial frauds were committed '' , and went on to say that `` despite the 2006 -LSB- Electoral Administration -RSB- Act , the opportunities for easy and effective electoral fraud remain substantially as they were on 4th April 2005 . ''   Mawrey 's most recent Election Petition judgement was in the Tower Hamlets case -LSB- 2015 -RSB- EWHC 1215 ( QB ) when he removed from public office , with immediate effect , the London Borough of Tower Hamlets elected mayor Lutfur Rahman and an elected serving councillor Alibor Choudhury . Both men were members of the subsequently de-registered Tower Hamlets First political party .   In addition to presiding over legal cases , he has advocated electoral law reform , but his arguments have been criticised by some academics such as Toby James .

R v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate , Ex Parte Pinochet Ugarte ( No 2 ) was an English legal case which involved the unprecedented setting aside of a House of Lords judgment based upon the possibility of bias . Lord Hoffmann 's failure to declare links to Amnesty International meant that a previous House of Lords judgment on the immunity of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet had to be set aside .

David Wright Miliband ( born 15 July 1965 ) is a British Labour Party politician , charity chief executive and public policy analyst who was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for South Shields from 2001 to 2013 . He and his brother , Ed Miliband , were the first siblings to sit in the Cabinet simultaneously since Edward , Lord Stanley , and Oliver Stanley in 1938 .   Born in London , Miliband studied at Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , after which he started his career at the Institute for Public Policy Research . Aged 29 he became Tony Blair 's Head of Policy whilst the Labour Party was in opposition , and he was a contributor to Labour 's manifesto for the 1997 election , which brought the party to power . Blair subsequently made him head of the Prime Minister 's Policy Unit from 1997 to 2001 , at which point Miliband was elected to Parliament for the seat of South Shields .   Miliband spent the next few years in various junior ministerial posts , including at the Department for Education and Skills , before joining the Cabinet in 2006 as Environment Secretary . His tenure in this post saw climate change consolidated as a priority for policymakers . On the succession of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister in 2007 , Miliband was promoted to become Foreign Secretary . At the age of 41 , he became the youngest person to hold that office since David Owen 30 years earlier . In September 2010 , Miliband narrowly lost the Labour leadership election to his brother Ed . On 29 September 2010 , he announced that to avoid `` constant comparison '' with his brother Ed , and because of the `` perpetual , distracting and destructive attempts to find division where there is none , and splits where they do n't exist , all to the detriment of the party 's cause '' , he would not stand for the Shadow Cabinet .   On 15 April 2013 , Miliband resigned from Parliament in order to take up the posts of President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee in New York City , which triggered a by-election .


Question: The Independent Climate Change Email Inquiry concluded that the CRU researchers demonstrated an uncooperative attitude towards individuals seeking data, occasionally contravening Freedom of Information statutes in their responses.

2009 CRU Information Controversies Analysis
In late 2009, numerous emails alongside additional digital records belonging to researchers within the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit got leaked following an unauthorized access event. Initially disseminated via multiple skeptic-oriented climate blogs, accusations arose suggesting possible unethical behavior among key climate experts. Despite extensive inquiries refuting these claims, findings did highlight instances where CRU personnel could've handled requests for information more transparently and legally compliant under Freedom of Information legislation. Six separate investigative bodies scrutinized the matter thoroughly; all concluded without uncovering any proof indicative of deceitfulness or professional impropriety amongst those involved. Post-investigation outcomes confirmed the prevailing agreement regarding anthropogenic-driven planetary heating was undisturbed. Coinciding proximately ahead of pivotal December '09 Copenhagen climate conference discussions, this episode sparked broader debates emphasizing enhanced accessibility concerning academic datasets—despite widespread availability being already customary across much related research areas. Notably, figures within academia, affiliated institutions, plus governmental representatives uniformly maintained assertions that aforementioned occurrences failed to undermine fundamental arguments supporting climate alteration theories. According to Andrew Revkin writing in NYTimes publication: "The compelling substantiation advocating escalating man-made contributions toward universal thermal escalation remains sufficiently robust rendering any potentially damaging revelations arising herein negligible."

Des Moore is an Australian economist and political commentator . After graduating in law from the University of Melbourne , Australia , and in economics from the London School of Economics , he worked for 28 years in the Commonwealth Treasury . He was deputy secretary of the Federal Treasury until 1987 . From 1987 to 1996 he worked for the Institute of Public Affairs . He was also a Councillor at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute .   During his time in the Treasury , Moore headed most of the main policy areas before he left in 1987 . Additionally , he served as a Senior Fellow of Economic Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs . Moore is currently a director of the Institute for Private Enterprise in Melbourne and is also a council member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute . Additionally , he serves as a director and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on the boards of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme ( PSS ) and Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme ( CSS ) .   In February 1996 , he established the Institute for Private Enterprise , a thinktank to promote free enterprise views , and remains its chairman . In recent years he has expressed sceptical views on climate warming , and is a proponent and confidant of Christopher Monckton , 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley .

Declassification is the process of documents that used to be classified as secret ceasing to be so restricted , often under the principle of freedom of information . Procedures for declassification vary by country . Papers may be withheld without being classified as secret , and eventually made available .

David Glynn Ashby ( born 14 May 1940 ) was the Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for North West Leicestershire from 1983 until he stood down in 1997 .   Ashby was both a criminal barrister ( 1963-2001 ) and a British politician . His political career spanned over twenty years , starting in 1968 as a local Conservative councillor for Hammersmith ( Greater London ) where he was Chairman for Housing and then progressing as a Conservative Councillor for the Greater London Council ( GLC ) representing Eltham from 1977-1981 . While at the GLC ( subsequently dissolved under Margaret Thatcher 's government in 1986 ) , he was Chairman of Housing and Management and campaigned fervently for a fairer system of council house distribution by moving power to the boroughs and decentralising . In 1983 he was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Leicestershire NW , seen as a marginal seat . He was a back-bench MP under both the Thatcher and the Major governments and sat on many committees including the Home Affairs and Freedom of Information committees .   During the `` Back to Basics '' campaign run by the Major government , Ashby came under media scrutiny 1994 after his wife claimed that during a trip he had shared a hotel bed with another man supposedly due to the unavailability of a twin bedded room .   Ashby refused to name the other man concerned , but later stated he was seeking legal advice about newspaper articles that reported his wife as saying that Ashby had left her for another man , citing his marriage breakdown instead to the long hours in Parliament and to a growing rift between them .

A regulatory agency ( also regulatory authority , regulatory body or regulator ) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity . An independent regulatory agency is a regulatory agency that is independent from other branches or arms of the government .   Regulatory agencies deal in the areas of administrative law , regulatory law , secondary legislation , and rulemaking ( codifying and enforcing rules and regulations and imposing supervision or oversight for the benefit of the public at large ) . The existence of independent regulatory agencies is justified by the complexity of certain regulatory and supervisory tasks that require expertise , the need for rapid implementation of public authority in certain sectors , and the drawbacks of political interference . Some independent regulatory agencies perform investigations or audits , and other may fine the relevant parties and order certain measures .   Regulatory agencies are usually a part of the executive branch of the government , and they have statutory authority to perform their functions with oversight from the legislative branch . Their actions are generally open to legal review . Regulatory authorities are commonly set up to enforce standards and safety or to oversee use of public goods and regulate commerce . Examples of regulatory agencies are the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Food and Drug Administration in the United States , the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and Ofcom in the United Kingdom , and the Telecom Regulatory Authority in India . See Internet regulation in Turkey for additional examples .

Sir David Charles Calcutt QC ( 2 November 1930 -- 11 August 2004 ) was an eminent barrister and public servant , knighted in 1991 . He was the Master of Magdalene College , Cambridge from 1985-94 . He was also responsible for the creation of the Press Complaints Commission . He is buried in the churchyard of St Beuno 's Church at Culbone , Somerset .

Ray Honeyford ( Manchester , 24 February 1934 -- 5 February 2012 ) was a British head teacher .   In the early 1980s , when he was headmaster of Drummond Middle School in Bradford , Yorkshire , he wrote an article critical of multiculturalism and its effect on British education : this was published in January 1984 , in The Salisbury Review , a conservative magazine edited by the philosopher Roger Scruton . Honeyford was suspended after being accused of racism , then regained his job after an appeal to the High Court . However , faced with a hostile campaign , he was subsequently persuaded to take early retirement .

R v Journeymen-Taylors of Cambridge ( 1721 ) 88 ER 9 is a labour law case , concerning the historical attitude of the common law to trade unions . It held that strike action amounted to an unlawful and criminal conspiracy . This attitude prevailed through the 19th century , until trade unions were made lawful by Parliament in the Trade Union Act 1871 and the Conspiracy , and Protection of Property Act 1875 . The Trade Disputes Act 1906 confirmed unions ' legality at common law once more , and now the position is reflected in international law , particularly the ILO Convention No 87 and 98 .

The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland . The protest began as the blanket protest in 1976 , when the British government withdrew Special Category Status for convicted paramilitary prisoners . In 1978 , after a number of attacks on prisoners leaving their cells to `` slop out '' , the dispute escalated into the dirty protest , where prisoners refused to leave their cells to wash and covered the walls of their cells with excrement . In 1980 , seven prisoners participated in the first hunger strike , which ended after 53 days .   The second hunger strike took place in 1981 and was a showdown between the prisoners and the British Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher . One hunger striker , Bobby Sands , was elected as a Member of Parliament during the strike , prompting media interest from around the world . The strike was called off after ten prisoners had starved themselves to death -- including Sands , whose funeral was attended by an estimated 200,000 people . The strike radicalised Irish nationalist politics , and was the driving force that enabled Sinn Féin to become a mainstream political party .

De Montfort University ( DMU ) is a public university in the city of Leicester , England .   In 2008 , 70 % of the university 's research was deemed ` world leading ' ( 40 % ) , or ` internationally excellent ' ( 30 % ) in the United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise . The assessment also highlighted a particular strength in English literature , where its RAE score equalled the University of Cambridge . The university has the second highest number of National Teaching Fellows of all UK universities . The university ranked 53rd in the Times University rankings for young universities in 2016 .   The university is organised into four faculties : Art , Design , and Humanities ; Business and Law ; Health and Life Sciences ; and Technology ( comprising Computing Sciences and Engineering ) . There is also the Institute of Creative Technologies which researches the intersections of art , science , technology and multidisciplinary working .

The Department for International Trade ( DIT ) is a United Kingdom government department responsible for striking and extending trade agreements between the United Kingdom and non EU states . The department was created by Prime Minister Theresa May , shortly after she took office on 13 July 2016 , following the United Kingdom 's vote to leave the European Union .   DIT 's purpose is to develop , coordinate and deliver a new trade policy for the United Kingdom , including preparing for and then negotiating free trade agreements and market access deals with non-EU countries . The new department is a specialised body with significant new trade negotiating capacity .   It took on the responsibilities of UK Trade and Investment , which was previously operated by both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills , it also took on the latter 's other relevant trade functions ; as well as responsibility for UK Export Finance . It is overseen by the Secretary of State for International Trade , currently Liam Fox . As of February 2017 , the department employs about 200 trade negotiators .


Question: The Independent Climate Change Email Inquiry concluded that the CRU researchers demonstrated an uncooperative attitude towards data seekers and occasionally contravened Freedom of Information statutes.

 Investigation into CRU Information Handling Practices
In late 2009, unauthorized access led to the leak of numerous internal communications from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU), sparking what some dubbed "Climategate." These leaked materials included private emails among researchers discussing climate science. Critics alleged that certain messages revealed attempts to evade Freedom of Information Act obligations and suggested hostility towards individuals seeking data transparency. Although subsequent inquiries cleared the involved scientists of fabricating research findings or engaging in widespread unethical behavior, they did highlight instances where FOI rules might have been circumvented and criticized the lack of cooperation shown to those requesting information. Following extensive reviews conducted by independent panels, conclusions emphasized the importance of maintaining open dialogue within academic communities while urging all parties to adhere strictly to legal requirements concerning disclosure policies moving forward. Despite controversies surrounding specific actions taken during earlier stages of correspondence management, overall assessments confirmed prevailing expert agreement regarding anthropogenic impacts contributing significantly to observed planetary warming trends.

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The Reid Commission was an independent commission responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya prior to Malayan independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 31 August 1957 .

The 1988 United Kingdom postal workers strike was a strike in the United Kingdom in August and September 1988 . It was the country 's first national postal strike for 17 years , and began after postal workers at Royal Mail walked out in protest over bonuses being paid to recruit new workers in London and the South East . As a result , postal deliveries throughout the United Kingdom were disrupted for several weeks .   The strike action started on 31 August when members of the Union of Communication Workers walked out to protest against 2.75 % bonuses , and it was intended as a 24-hour stoppage . However , the strike continued after temporary workers were hired to clear the backlog of undelivered mail . By 5 September the industrial action had spread with a quarter of the country 's postal workers on strike , and by the time an agreement was reached the following week , the strike had spread throughout the British mainland ( workers in Northern Ireland did not strike ) . No mail was being delivered by this point and , in order to ease the backlog of post , bosses at Royal Mail placed an embargo on the delivery of overseas mail . By the time the strike ended there was a backlog of 150 million undelivered letters and parcels .   The postal strike sparked a rise in the sale of fax machines , which helped ease the impact of the strike .   The issue of temporary workers also led to some violence . In an incident at a sorting office in Liverpool , three men were arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour after pickets threw bottles at workers arriving at the facility .   The strike came to an end on 13 September after union representatives and Royal Mail managers held talks over the preceding weekend . However , because of the backlog of mail , deliveries remained unreliable for several weeks afterwards .   The strike led to a delay in the receipt of information concerning the September 1988 unemployment statistics which were briefly over-recorded as a result .

R v Secretary of State for Home Affairs ex parte O'Brien -LSB- 1923 -RSB- 2 KB 361 was a 1923 test case in English law that sought to have the internment and deportation of Irish nationalist sympathisers earlier that year declared legally invalid . In March 1923 between 80 and 100 suspected Irish nationalists in Britain were arrested by the police and sent to the Irish Free State under the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act 1920 ( ROIA ) . One of the detainees , Art O'Brien , challenged his detention in a test case at the Divisional Court . The case eventually went to both the Court of Appeal and House of Lords , who decided that the internments were illegal because the Irish Free State was an independent nation and so British Acts of Parliament no longer applied to it .   The decision effectively illegalised the ROIA and led to the immediate release of O'Brien and the other detained individuals , who sued the British Government for false imprisonment . The government pushed through the Restoration of Order in Ireland ( Indemnity ) Act 1923 , which limited the money they had to pay the detainees , who eventually received # 43,000 . O'Brien himself was re-arrested and found guilty of sedition , and was imprisoned until 1924 .

David Michael Chaytor ( born 3 August 1949 ) is a former British Labour Party politician , who was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bury North from 1997 to 2010 . He was the first member of Parliament to be sentenced following the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009 .   On 2 June 2009 , he announced that he would not be standing for Parliament at the next general election . On 3 December 2010 he pleaded guilty to charges of false accounting in relation to Parliamentary expenses claims and he was sentenced to 18 months ' imprisonment on 7 January 2011 . Chaytor was released from prison on 26 May 2011 under the conditions of Home Detention Curfew .

Dr. Richard Massey ( born 14 October 1977 ) is a physicist currently working as Royal Society Research Fellow in the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University . Previously he was a senior research fellow in astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology and STFC Advanced Fellow at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh . He attended Queen Mary 's Grammar School , graduated in Maths and Physics from the University of Durham and completed his Ph.D in Cambridge in 2003 .   Massey is most well known for his studies of dark matter , including the first 3D map of its large-scale distribution and its behaviour during collisions . He was awarded the 2011 Philip Leverhulme Prize in Astronomy and Astrophysics .  He has featured in several TV documentaries , including BBC 's Horizon documentary `` How Big is the Universe ? '' in 2013 and online .

Ray Honeyford ( Manchester , 24 February 1934 -- 5 February 2012 ) was a British head teacher .   In the early 1980s , when he was headmaster of Drummond Middle School in Bradford , Yorkshire , he wrote an article critical of multiculturalism and its effect on British education : this was published in January 1984 , in The Salisbury Review , a conservative magazine edited by the philosopher Roger Scruton . Honeyford was suspended after being accused of racism , then regained his job after an appeal to the High Court . However , faced with a hostile campaign , he was subsequently persuaded to take early retirement .

The 1998 abduction of foreign engineers took place when four United Kingdom-based specialists were seized by unidentified Chechen gunmen in Grozny , the capital of the unrecognized secessionist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria ( ChRI ) . After more than two months in captivity , all four men were found brutally murdered , reportedly following a failed rescue bid . As of 2009 , no one has been tried in this case .   The victims were three Britons : Peter Kennedy ( 46 ) of Hereford , Darren Hickey ( 27 ) from Surrey , Rudi Petschi ( 42 ) of Devon , and New Zealand-born Stan Shaw ( 58 ) . The four men had been working for Granger Telecom , a British telecommunication company which had won a # 183m contract for the separatist government-run company Chechentelekom to install telephone lines , satellite links and a mobile phone system throughout the war-ravaged republic ; the work was suspended after the four men were kidnapped .   The slayings were a major blow to the efforts of the breakaway republic to gain international recognition of its declaration of independence . Kidnappings had become common in Chechnya , procuring over $ 200 million during the three year independence , particularly since the end of the First Chechen War in 1996 , as the ruined region 's fledging separatist government failed to maintain law and order , with some of the kidnapped people being sold into indentured servitude to Chechen families , where they were regarded as slaves and had to endure starvation , beating , and often maiming . Since the industries of hostage-taking and slavery flourished in the inter-war years , most foreign nationals left the region by early 1998 . Prior to the murder of the engineers of Granger Telecom , six foreign ICRC delegates were assassinated on 17 December 1996 . A seventh delegate , also a foreigner , was wounded and left for dead .

Deborah Glass , ( born 1959 ) is an Australian lawyer and administrator , who has been the current Victorian Ombudsman since March 2014 . From 2008 to 2014 , Glass was the deputy chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission ( IPCC ) in the United Kingdom . She was also one of the IPCC 's ten operational Commissioners , in which capacity she had joint regional responsibility for London and the South-East .   Glass spent her formative years in Australia . She is a lawyer by profession .

This is a list of notable alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in the United Kingdom . Many more sightings have become known since the gradual release of the MoD UFO sighting reports by the National Archives in 2008 . In recent years there have been many sightings of groups of slowly moving lights in the night sky , which can be easily explained as Chinese lanterns . Project Condign , undertaken from 1997 to 2000 , concluded that all the investigated sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena in the U.K. could be assigned to misidentified but explicable objects , or poorly understood natural phenomena .

The 190th Fighter Squadron , Blues and Royals friendly fire incident was a friendly fire incident involving two United States Air Force ( USAF ) Air National Guard 190th Fighter Squadron attack aircraft , and vehicles from the United Kingdom 's D Squadron , The Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry , and took place on 28 March 2003 during the invasion of Iraq by armed forces of the United States and United Kingdom . In the incident , the two USAF A-10s fired on and destroyed two Blues and Royals armored vehicles , killing one British soldier , and wounding five others .   Although not the only fratricide incident during the invasion , the circumstances of the inquest into the death of British Lance-Corporal of Horse Matty Hull -- and the subsequent verdict of unlawful killing -- led to much media scrutiny in the UK . This was related to the release of video evidence from the attacking aircraft , and perceived levels of cooperation by government agencies of both the United States and United Kingdom with the British inquest .


Question: Individuals doubting empirical evidence contradicting their worldview resemble more closely those faith-driven skeptics of Galileo within the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Roman Catholic institution during his era. This comparison highlights how emotional or ideological biases can cloud rational judgment across different historical contexts when confronted with paradigm-shifting discoveries.

 Climate Change Denial: Echoes of Historical Opposition
Critics skeptical of scientifically substantiated theories threatening their worldview mirror historical figures opposing advancements during pivotal eras—akin to Galileo’s adversaries within the Catholic hierarchy. Consideration of contemporary skepticism against overwhelming evidence parallels historic resistance to groundbreaking discoveries.

Climate change denial embodies a persistent ideological conflict involving social, economic, and philosophical aspects concerning planetary health, specifically anthropogenic impacts leading to global warming. Once universally accepted beliefs face scrutiny when confronted with new knowledge; similarly, current consensus regarding man-made climate alteration encounters staunch opposition reminiscent of earlier disputes over heliocentrism versus geocentric models.

Despite robust data supporting climate science principles, certain groups remain unconvinced, advocating alternative interpretations aligned closely with faith-driven perspectives rather than empirical research outcomes. These skeptics frequently cite uncertainties inherent in complex systems analysis while dismissing peer-reviewed studies confirming significant risks associated with unchecked carbon dioxide levels escalation.

Historically, religious institutions grappled with reconciling scriptural narratives alongside emerging insights into physical universe workings. Today, analogous tensions emerge among conservative factions questioning mainstream ecological paradigms despite mounting proof linking human behaviors directly to atmospheric composition alterations triggering severe weather events frequency intensification globally.

Parallel debates occur across various denominational spectrums beyond Christianity alone, encompassing Jewish Orthodox circles emphasizing literalistic readings of Genesis alongside select Muslim sects upholding young earth doctrines incompatible with radiometric dating methodologies validating ancient cosmic formations predating Homo sapiens emergence substantially.

Accordingly, societal divisions crystallize around competing explanatory frameworks attempting to elucidate observable phenomena diverging markedly along partisan lines reflecting broader identity cleavages permeating national discourses. Polling indicates enduring commitment amongst sizable constituencies adhering steadfastly to pre-scientific cosmologies irrespective of accumulating contraindicative indicators suggesting imminent environmental collapse absent drastic mitigation strategies implementation forthwith.

In summation, entrenched attitudes obstruct rational discourse surrounding critical issues necessitating urgent attention yet remain mired within protracted stalemates characterized predominantly via trenchant polarization dynamics inhibiting collaborative problem-solving initiatives aimed at averting potentially catastrophic consequences attributable largely though not exclusively to unregulated industrial expansion pursuits prioritizing short-term profitability gains above long-run sustainability imperatives.

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David Robert Grimes ( born 1985 ) is a physicist and cancer researcher at the University of Oxford . He also writes for The Irish Times and The Guardian .   In 2014 , he was a joint winner of the John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science . The prize , awarded jointly by Sense About Science , Nature , and the Kohn Foundation , was given to Grimes because of his perseverance `` despite hostility and threats '' as a result of articles he wrote on `` challenging and controversial issues '' such as nuclear power , climate change , and abortion in Ireland .   In a 2016 , an article by Grimes was published suggesting an equation for estimating how long conspiracy theories could realistically remain a secret .

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey ( born September 11 , 1942 ) , formerly known as Donald N. McCloskey , is the Distinguished Professor of Economics , History , English , and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago ( UIC ) . She is also adjunct professor of Philosophy and Classics there , and for five years was a visiting Professor of philosophy at Erasmus University , Rotterdam . Since October 2007 she has received six honorary doctorates . In 2013 , she received the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award from the Competitive Enterprise Institute for her work examining factors in history that led to advancement in human achievement and prosperity . Her main research interests include the origins of the modern world , the misuse of statistical significance in economics and other sciences , and the study of capitalism , among many others .

Deconstruction is a name commonly associated with philosopher Jacques Derrida 's critical outlook over the relationship between text and meaning .   Derrida 's approach consists in conducting readings of texts with an ear to what runs counter to the structural unity or intended sense of a particular text . The purpose is to expose that the object of language and what upon which any text is founded is irreducibly complex , unstable , or impossible . Throughout his readings , Derrida hoped to show deconstruction at work , i.e. , the ways that this originary complexity -- which by definition can not ever be completely known -- works its structuring and destructuring effects .   Many debates in continental philosophy surrounding ontology , epistemology , ethics , aesthetics , hermeneutics , and philosophy of language refer to Derrida 's observations . In the 1980s , they inspired a range of theoretical entreprises in the humanities in the United States , including in law anthropology , historiography , linguistics , sociolinguistics , psychoanalysis , feminism , and LGBT studies . Deconstruction also inspired deconstructivism in architecture and remains important within art , music , and literary criticism . However , Deconstruction has yet to be adopted or accepted by most Philosophy departments in western universities .

Descartes ' Error : Emotion , Reason , and the Human Brain is a 1994 book by neurologist António Damásio , in part a treatment of the mind/body dualism question . Damásio presents the `` somatic marker hypothesis '' , a proposed mechanism by which emotions guide ( or bias ) behavior and decision-making , and positing that rationality requires emotional input . He argues that René Descartes ' `` error '' was the dualist separation of mind and body , rationality and emotion .

Remote viewing ( RV ) is the practice of seeking impressions about a distant or unseen target , purportedly using extrasensory perception ( ESP ) or `` sensing with mind '' .   Remote Viewing experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability . There is no credible evidence that remote viewing exists , and the topic of remote viewing is generally regarded as pseudoscience .   Typically a remote viewer is expected to give information about an object , event , person or location that is hidden from physical view and separated at some distance .   Physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff , parapsychology researchers at Stanford Research Institute ( SRI ) , are generally credited with coining the term `` remote viewing '' to distinguish it from the closely related concept of clairvoyance , although according to Targ , the term was first suggested by Ingo Swann in December 1971 during an experiment at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City .   Remote viewing was popularized in the 1990s upon the declassification of certain documents related to the Stargate Project , a $ 20 million research program that had started in 1975 and was sponsored by the U.S. government , in an attempt to determine any potential military application of psychic phenomena . The program was terminated in 1995 after it failed to produce any actionable intelligence information .

A reform movement is the kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change , or change in certain aspects of society , rather than rapid or fundamental changes . A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements .   Reformists ' ideas are often grounded in liberalism , although they may be rooted in socialist ( specifically , social democratic ) or religious concepts . Some rely on personal transformation ; others rely on small collectives , such as Mahatma Gandhi 's spinning wheel and the self-sustaining village economy , as a mode of social change . Reactionary movements , which can arise against any of these , attempt to put things back the way they were before any successes the new reform movement ( s ) enjoyed , or to prevent any such successes .

Defenders of the Faith is a Christian denomination with a significant presence in Puerto Rico and ( to a lesser extent ) in the United States . It was formed in 1925 by an interdenominational group of pastors and laymen headed by Dr. Gerald B. Winrod , an independent Baptist preacher . Its main program consists of publishing a magazine , The Defender , and numerous pamphlets and tracts . American congregations are located primarily in the New York City and Chicago metropolitan areas . In 1968 there were 14 churches and approximately 2,000 members in the U.S. , and 68 churches and 6,000 members in Puerto Rico .

Religious violence is a term that covers phenomena where religion is either the subject or object of violent behavior . Religious violence is , specifically , violence that is motivated by or in reaction to religious precepts , texts , or doctrines . This includes violence against religious institutions , people , objects , or when the violence is motivated to some degree by some religious aspect of the target or precept of the attacker . Religious violence does not refer exclusively to acts committed by religious groups , but also includes acts committed by secular groups against religious groups .   Religious violence , like all violence , is a cultural process that is context-dependent and very complex . Oversimplifications of religion and violence often lead to misguided understandings and exaggerations of causes for why some people commit violence and why most do not commit violence . Religious violence is primarily the domain of the violent `` actor '' , which may be distinguished between individual and collective forms of violence . Overall , religious violence is perpetrated for a wide variety of ideological reasons and is generally only one of the contributing social and political factors that leads to unrest .

Religious Zionism ( , translit . Tziyonut Datit , or Dati Leumi `` National Religious '' , or Kippah seruga , literally `` knitted skullcap '' ) is an ideology that combines Zionism and Orthodox Judaism .   Before the establishment of the State of Israel , Religious Zionists were mainly observant Jews who supported Zionist efforts to build a Jewish state in Palestine , or the Land of Israel .   After the Six-Day War and the capture of the West Bank , a territory referred to in Jewish terms as Judea and Samaria , right-wing components of the Religious Zionist movement integrated nationalist revindication and evolved into Neo-Zionism . Their ideology revolves around three pillars : the Land of Israel , the People of Israel , and the Torah of Israel .

The Dignitatis Humanae Institute ( DHI ) , also known as the Institute for Human Dignity and L'Istituto Dignitatis Humanae , is a Catholic-inspired NGO based in Rome . Its mission is to `` protect and promote human dignity based on the anthropological truth that man is born in the image and likeness of God . '' The primary aim of the DHI is `` to promote this vision of authentic human dignity mainly by supporting Christians in public life , assisting them in presenting effective and coherent responses to increasing efforts to silence the Christian voice in the public square . '' The DHI coordinates several parliamentary working groups on human dignity based in various legislatures throughout the world and also hosts the annual invitation-only International Conference on Human Dignity , in Rome , which was held at the Vatican in 2013 .