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The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is the only professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992, the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. In November 2010, a five-person team went to India in search of the mandeburung or Indian yeti. With a forward by Dr. Karl Shuker

Contains cases in Chancery by Freeman covering Pas. 1676 to April 1706. These cases were printed in 1742 as Vol. II of Freeman''s Chancery Reports.

Abstract: The unionized share of the work force changed markedly in the United Kingdom between the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1970s density rose steadily, making the United Kingdom the most heavily organized large OECD country. In the 1980s, by contrast, density fell by 1.4 percentage points per annum -- a faster drop than in the rapidly de-unionizing U.S. or in Japan. What explains this turnaround - the severe recession of the 1980s? Shifts in the composition of employment from unionized manufacturing to services? The Thatcher government''s industrial relations legislation? In this paper we investigate these questions with a quantitative analysis of 1945-1986 changes in British union density. In contrast to studies that concentrate on cyclical determinants of unionism (Bain and Elshiekh, Carruth and Disney, Booth (1983)) we focus on industrial relations legislation. We develop an index of the favorableness of labor laws to unionism and relate it to changes in density in time series regressions that control for inflation, unemployment, and the manufacturing share of employment, among other variables. As a further test, we develop an analogous labor law index for Ireland, whose industrial relations system is similar to the U.K.''s and which experienced a similar severe 1980s recession but which did not pass new laws to weaken unions, and contrast changes in density between the countries with differences in industrial relations law. Our major finding is that the Thatcher government''s labor laws caused much of the 1980s fall in British union density. We present the evidence for this claim in three stages. Section 1 lays out the facts of changing union density in the U.K. and Ireland and examines structural explanations of the U.K. changes. Section 2 discusses the 1980s U.K. labor laws and develops an index of their likely impact on unionism. Section 3 presents our econometric analysis of the U.K. time series data.

This report discusses the various types of fatigue tests, grouped by the type of specimen (beam, plate, Marshall, etc.) used. The discussion under each type of specimen covers the test, and the analytical methods used in evaluating the data. The test method showing the greatest overall capability was the electrohydraulic control system using a 3 in x 3 in x 15 in beam specimen.

Although there exists a vast body of work on St. Michael the Archangel, there has never been a detailed analysis of the cult of the Archangel in Anglo-Saxon England. The dissertation explores the origins of the legends of St. Michael in the literature of the biblical era, studies the development of the legends and cult of the Archangel, and examines the ways in which the legends were conditioned to accommodate the Anglo-Saxon world in which they functioned.

No man ever made his mark on the Navy the way that Lord Fisher did. He was unquestionably the greatest reforming admiral of all time and many of his changes were long-lasting. Some of his critics accused him of ill-thought out reforms carried out on the spur of the moment. Nothing could be further from the truth. Battle fleets of long-range and high-speed ships, sound training schemes to forge the best officers, the withdrawal of obsolete ships and the rearrangement of the foreign fleets to best cope with external threats, the revolutionary use of mines and torpedoes are just a few of the reforms that Fisher pushed through. His controversial and much misunderstood Dreadnought was a work of genius. Almost all naval opinion and all public opinion considered him out of his mind to build a ship that would at a stroke eliminate the Fleet''s superiority over that of Germany. But he had the vision to see the technological inevitability of dreadnoughts and the advantage to be gained by being the first to develop them. Fisher made mistakes (the idea of the marines joining the Selborne Scheme proved impracticable) and he had his oversights (as in his neglect of dockyards on the east coast and his refusal to set up a war staff) but they are trivial in comparison with his achievements. He and Churchill were particularly derided for their command of naval part of the Dardanelles expedition. All this could not have been be done without upsetting others. He challenged the old-school who simply opposed any change at all and he upset others who favoured changes, but not his changes. His drive, energy and determination led him to give short shrift to those who blocked his path. But, despite the claims to the contrary, there is abundant evidence that he sought the opinions of others and listened to argument. His mind, far from being closed, ferociously picked the brains of others. When Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot watched the Fleet review in July 1914, he commented ''All that is best and most modern here is the creation of Lord Fisher.'' Richard Freeman''s thoroughly researched ''Tempestuous Genius'' provides a fascinating overview of the turbulent life and times of Admiral Lord Fisher. Richard Freeman graduated in mathematics before following a career in distance education. He now writes on naval history. His other books include ''First Command'', ''Midway'', ''Pearl Harbor'' and ''Coral Sea 1942''.

November 1941. After the dramatic sinking of his first command - HMS Defiant - Lieutenant Commander George Steadfast needs a break. But less than a week later he is called to the Admiralty. He is being sent straight off on another mission. And the orders for this one come straight from Sir Winston Churchill. Steadfast is being sent to the Mediterranean to rescue an Albanian scientist called Janos Dobransky. Dobransky has invented a compound that is vital to the war effort. Unaware of his importance, the Italians have captured him and are keeping him and other prisoners in a fortress off the Albanian coast. It is of vital importance that he is rescued before the Germans realise who he is. The mission is top secret, and Steadfast''s orders are clear: Get Dobransky back. No high jinks. No bravado. Just straight in and straight out. With the fortress manned from all sides, how will Steadfast manage to infiltrate the island? Can he complete his mission without the Nazi''s catching wind of what Churchill is up to? Or will his latest - and most daring - mission be his last...? ''Action This Day'' is a gripping naval thriller that combines convincing period detail with full-throttle story-telling, with almost every incident based on a true event in one of the thousands of convoys during the Second World War. It is the follow up to ''First Command''. ''You can taste the salt and feel the danger. A fantastic read.'' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of ''Trade Off''. Richard Freeman graduated in mathematics before following a career in distance education. He now writes on naval history. His other books include ''First Command'', ''Midway'', ''Pearl Harbor'' and ''Coral Sea 1942''. Endeavour Press is the UK''s leading publisher of digital books.