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Smoke and mirrors
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Smoke and mirrors is a metaphor for a deceptive, fraudulent or insubstantial explanation or description. The source of the name is based on magicians…
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2017
2017
A civil society briefing on Geoengineering
2017
Corpus ID: 41452820
The notion of geoengineering the climate has been around for well over a century. Until recently, it was mostly discussed as a…
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2015
2015
Religious symbols on rearview mirrors: displays of faith or hopes for safe travel?
Anders Vassenden
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M. Andersson
2015
Corpus ID: 158911651
2014
2014
Pseudoscience and deception : the smoke and mirrors of paranormal claims
Bryan Farha
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M. Shermer
2014
Corpus ID: 142010636
Foreword, by Michael Shermer Preface Acknowledgements CRITICAL THOUGHT ABOUT STRANGE THINGS 1. Why Smart People Believe Weird…
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2014
2014
Firewalls, smoke and mirrors
R. Brustein
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A. Medved
2014
Corpus ID: 117012711
The radiation emitted by a black hole (BH) during its evaporation has to have some degree of quantum coherence to accommodate a…
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2011
2011
Jesús Benito, Ana Ma Manzanas, and Begoña Simal: Uncertain Mirrors: Magical Realisms in US Ethnic Literatures.
Heinz Ickstadt
European Journal of American Studies
2011
Corpus ID: 159048788
In their united assault on the concept and practice of realism in the 1970s and after, postmodern writers and poststructuralist…
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2009
2009
The Political Economy of the Rule of Law in China
G. Swan
2009
Corpus ID: 158874306
2004
2004
All smoke and mirrors
Nicolas Pittarello
2004
Corpus ID: 113440350
Nicolas Pittarello argues that while LNG Would increase security of supply in the UK by reducing the risk of disruption, long…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Fine particulate air pollution: Smoke and mirrors of the 90s or hazard of the new millennium?
D. Dockery
2001
Corpus ID: 113535177
In proposing a new ambient air quality standard for fine particulate air pollution in 1997, the US Environmental Protection…
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1993
1993
Beyond the Blue Smoke and Mirrors: Eight Definitions of Quality in Healthcare
Lawrence Holpp
1993
Corpus ID: 167057384
The concept of quality can be elusive, particularly when working with hospitals that are trying to streamline systems, structures…
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1989
1989
What's the Matter with Being a Strategist?
John Galvin
Parameters
1989
Corpus ID: 152935501
We need strategists. In the Army and throughout the services. At all levels. We need senior generals and admirals who can provide…
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