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Rethinking Religious Conversion
Bodies, People and Processes
AvJack Williams,J. Aaron Simmonsm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
414 kr
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Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the phenomenon as a long-term process, shaped by the convert’s embodiment and immersion in a linguistic, social, and ritual community.Williams’ analysis of the conversion process is rooted in a view of cognition as both embodied and affective, and is informed by the latest research in phenomenology, affect theory, neuroscience, and enactivist cognitive science. In conversation with diverse conversion narratives, he advances a theory of conversion that is not restricted to a modern, Western context but that can be applied to experiences of conversion across global history and culture.Rethinking Religious Conversion displays an original approach to the philosophical study of diverse religious practices. By bringing together a diverse array of contemporary and historical scholarship, it revitalizes the study of conversion for both philosophy and religious studies.
Blackstone's Guide to the UK Internal Market Act 2020
AvJack Williams,Brendan McGurkm. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2021
520 kr
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The Internal Market Act 2020 provides the foundation for freedom of trade within the UK following Brexit. The Act is a central element of the UK''s constitutional infrastructure. By enabling goods and services that are lawfully made or sold in one of the UK''s four constituent parts to be marketed and sold across the rest of the UK, the Act exerts a practical brake on regulatory divergence, because higher regulatory standards imposed by legislation in one part of the UK may have little practical effect unless these standards are also adopted in the UK''s other three constituent parts. The Act will therefore be a strong force compelling cooperation between the four legislatures'' regulatory standards and will be a powerful tool for lawyers challenging regulatory rules. As well as impacting almost every area of business and trade, the Act also touches the lives of individuals and provides the UK Government with powers to fund economic and cultural activities on a UK wide basis despite the devolution settlement.This Blackstone''s Guide explores the Act''s provisions in a succinct and practical manner, supported by worked examples and comparative insights from EU internal market and competition law.
Blackstone's Guide to the UK Internal Market Act 2020
AvGeorge Peretz,Alan Batesm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
843 kr
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The Internal Market Act 2020 provides the foundation for freedom of trade within the UK following Brexit. The Act is a central element of the UK's constitutional infrastructure. By enabling goods and services that are lawfully made or sold in one of the UK's four constituent parts to be marketed and sold across the rest of the UK, the Act exerts a practical brake on regulatory divergence, because higher regulatory standards imposed by legislation in one part of the UK may have little practical effect unless these standards are also adopted in the UK's other three constituent parts. The Act will therefore be a strong force compelling cooperation between the four legislatures' regulatory standards and will be a powerful tool for lawyers challenging regulatory rules. As well as impacting almost every area of business and trade, the Act also touches the lives of individuals and provides the UK Government with powers to fund economic and cultural activities on a UK wide basis despite the devolution settlement.This Blackstone's Guide explores the Act's provisions in a succinct and practical manner, supported by worked examples and comparative insights from EU internal market and competition law.
Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth
AvJack Williams,Bob Sheets
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
285 kr
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Hurricane Watch
Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth
AvBob Sheets,Jack Williams
E-bok
Engelska, 2002
78 kr
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The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world''s foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves, the causes of the variable wind speeds in different parts of the storm, and the origins of the super-cooled shafts of water that vent at high altitudes. Hurricane Watch is a compelling history of man''s relationship with the deadliest storms on earth.Includes:- The story of the nineteenth-century Cuban Jesuit whose success at predicting the great cyclones was considered almost mystical.- A new look at Isaac Cline, whose infamous failure to predict the Galveston Hurricane left him obsessed with the devastating effects of storm surge.- The story of the Hurricane Hunters, including the first man ever to deliberately fly into a hurricane.- A complete account of how computer modeling has changed hurricane tracking.- A history of Project Stormfury: the only significant, organized effort to reduce the damaging strength of severe hurricanes.- A unique firsthand account of Hurricane Andrew by both authors, who were at the National Hurricane Center when Andrew struck.- A listing of the deadliest storms in history.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Sport and the English, 1918-1939
Between the Wars
AvMike Huggins,Jack Williams
Inbunden, Engelska, 2005
2 730 kr
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A thorough, innovative yet entertaining and readable analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Covering the years between the two World Wars, the central place of sport in English life is brought into sharp focus, providing insight into issues of gender, class, religion and locality, ideas of morality, continuity and change, and what it meant to be English during this pivotal time. Themes include: the nature of sport and its place in national life how sport was portrayed in the media and through the sports stars of the age tradition and change in sport and in society gaining meaning from sport: the pursuit of pleasure, a moral code, and ideas of Englishness class, social conflict and social cohesion.This original and lucid study is ideal for students of sport and social history, and anyone with an interest in the social role of sport.
Taiwan's Environmental Struggle
Toward a Green Silicon Island
AvJack Williams,Ch’ang-yi David Chang
Inbunden, Engelska, 2008
2 496 kr
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Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asia’s genuine ‘miracles’ of modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the island’s fragile air, water, and land, and produced some of the worst environmental pollution to be found anywhere in AsiaThis book examines the causes of Taiwan's environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances. In addition, Jack Williams and Ch'ang-yi David Chang assess the efforts of the government, NGOs and private citizens to create a "green" environmentally sustainable island, with a high tech economy based on the silicon chip, the backbone of Taiwan’s highly successful IT industry. Finally the authors discuss what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future.As the first commercially available book in English on Taiwan’s environmental problems this is an invaluable read for students and scholars interested in environmental studies, sustainable development and the island of Taiwan.
Taiwan's Environmental Struggle
Toward a Green Silicon Island
AvJack Williams,Ch’ang-yi David Chang
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
745 kr
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Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asia’s genuine ‘miracles’ of modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the island’s fragile air, water, and land, and produced some of the worst environmental pollution to be found anywhere in AsiaThis book examines the causes of Taiwan's environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan's unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances. In addition, Jack Williams and Ch'ang-yi David Chang assess the efforts of the government, NGOs and private citizens to create a "green" environmentally sustainable island, with a high tech economy based on the silicon chip, the backbone of Taiwan’s highly successful IT industry. Finally the authors discuss what can be done to improve Taiwan's environmental future.As the first commercially available book in English on Taiwan’s environmental problems this is an invaluable read for students and scholars interested in environmental studies, sustainable development and the island of Taiwan.
Black Pandora Box
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
291 kr
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Cricket and England
A Cultural and Social History of Cricket in England between the Wars
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
695 kr
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Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values.
Cricket and England
A Cultural and Social History of Cricket in England between the Wars
AvJack Williams
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
1 872 kr
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Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values.
Cricket and Broadcasting
AvJack Williams
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
1 188 kr
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Cricket and broadcasting explores how the significance of radio and television to cricket in England has grown since the beginnings of broadcasting. Since the Second World War cricket has been increasingly shaped by its relationship with broadcasting which has been a force for conservatism and change. Representations of cricket on radio and television have done much to determine levels of interest and participation in the sport. Major changes such as the growth of the limited-overs game, the expansion of international cricket, reforms to County Championship and the rise of sponsorship were dependent on support from television, and income from television has enabled county cricket to survive as the highest form of domestic cricket in England.This accessibly written book will be essential reading for scholars and students of sports history, social and cultural history, and media studies.
East 40 Degrees
An Interpretive Atlas
AvJack Williams
Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
745 kr
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The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the highest and most dramatic mountains on earth. Worn down over time, these mountains still hold some of the most diverse climactic zones and singular geological formations in existence. In ""East 40 Degrees: An Interpretive Atlas"", Jack Williams examines a succession of beautiful but little-known towns along this cordillera (a term descended from the Latin chorda, meaning ""braided rope""), revealing in their layers of history and geography how both their diverse cultural and social circumstances and their geological history were instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character. Referring to the spatial orientation of the Appalachian mountain chain, the ""east 40 degrees"" of the title runs from Alabama through fifteen states to the coast of Maine. Each town, Williams examines, sits within the folds of these mountains or beside a river nourished in their moist uplands. Beginning his record with the continental collisions that shaped each town's history more than 300 million years ago, Williams allows us to ""see the tenuous web of connections between ourselves and the natural processes that shape this earth."" Featuring a wealth of beautiful and significant illustrations and maps, this unique work brings into focus the critical issues of environmental and cultural sustainability confronting us today. Elegant, poetic, and erudite, ""East 40 Degrees"" will appeal to architects and landscape architects, planners, environmental historians, ecologists, geographers, and anyone interested in the history and origins of our modern landscapes and towns. Publication of this volume was assisted by a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Easy on, Easy Off
The Urban Pathology of America's Small Towns
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
443 kr
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Life outside our nation’s big cities comprises a remarkably rich aspect of America—culturally, historically, and physically. Because of the way we move through the country, however—on roads built for maximum expediency—most of us are rarely if ever exposed to these small communities, a trend that is moving these towns dangerously far off the maps of commerce and public consciousness.In Easy On, Easy Off, Jack Williams takes to the roads of the interstate highway system to explore America’s small towns, bringing back diverse examples of both beautiful and neglected places that illustrate how shifts in modern transportation have influenced urban form. Most of these communities are little known beyond their discrete regions, yet their struggles to prosper are universal. Mill towns, county-seat court squares, villages of the Great Plains, mining towns, and California's forgotten Chinese settlements all share similar fates—overshadowed by interstate off-ramp towns and bypassed by high-speed traffic.Employing more than 150 historic maps and images, unique drawings, and contemporary photographs, Williams convincingly argues that irreversible changes have overtaken the landscapes of small-town America, with each community’s economic and social vitality slowly shifting away to other commercial places that attach to our highway interchanges and extrude into strip malls. A tale of success perhaps for the highway system, the more urgent story relayed in Easy On, Easy Off is of the loss of the complex fabric of thousands of small towns that once defined this nation.
Robert Recorde
Tudor Polymath, Expositor and Practitioner of Computation
AvJack Williams
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
1 111 kr
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The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly yet accessible work examines the latest evidence on all aspects of Recorde’s life, throwing new light on a character deserving of greater recognition. Topics and features: presents a concise chronology of Recorde’s life; examines his published works; describes Recorde’s professional activities in the minting of money and the mining of silver, as well as his dispute with William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; investigates Recorde’s work as a physician, his linguistic and antiquarian interests, and his religious beliefs; discusses the influence of Recorde’s publisher, Reyner Wolfe, in his life; reviews his legacy to 17th-Century science, and to modern computer science and mathematics.
Robert Recorde
Tudor Polymath, Expositor and Practitioner of Computation
AvJack Williams
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2011
1 470 kr
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The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the man, his achievements and his historical importance. This scholarly yet accessible work examines the latest evidence on all aspects of Recorde’s life, throwing new light on a character deserving of greater recognition. Topics and features: presents a concise chronology of Recorde’s life; examines his published works; describes Recorde’s professional activities in the minting of money and the mining of silver, as well as his dispute with William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; investigates Recorde’s work as a physician, his linguistic and antiquarian interests, and his religious beliefs; discusses the influence of Recorde’s publisher, Reyner Wolfe, in his life; reviews his legacy to 17th-Century science, and to modern computer science and mathematics.
The Piano Love Affair
AvJack Williams,Charles Brakebill
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
235 kr
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Taiwan's Environmental Struggle
Toward a Green Silicon Island
AvCh'ang-yi David Chang,Jack Williams
E-bok
Engelska, 2008
883 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asiaâ€™s genuine â€˜miraclesâ€™ of modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the islandâ€™s fragile air, water, and land, and produced some of the worst environmental pollution to be found anywhere in Asia
This book examines the causes of Taiwan''s environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan''s unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances. In addition, Jack Williams and Ch''ang-yi David Chang assess the efforts of the government, NGOs and private citizens to create a "green" environmentally sustainable island, with a high tech economy based on the silicon chip, the backbone of Taiwanâ€™s highly successful IT industry. Finally the authors discuss what can be done to improve Taiwan''s environmental future.
As the first commercially available book in English on Taiwanâ€™s environmental problems this is an invaluable read for students and scholars interested in environmental studies, sustainable development and the island of Taiwan.
Taiwan's Environmental Struggle
Toward a Green Silicon Island
AvCh'ang-yi David Chang,Jack Williams
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2008
864 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Taiwan experienced a highly successful economic transformation in the last 50 years that produced one of Asiaâ€™s genuine â€˜miraclesâ€™ of modern development, in terms of improvement in per capita income and overall quality of material well being for its citizens. The process, though, involved rapid industrialization and urbanization, and breakneck mass consumption, that inevitably resulted in rapid escalation in degradation of the islandâ€™s fragile air, water, and land, and produced some of the worst environmental pollution to be found anywhere in Asia
This book examines the causes of Taiwan''s environmental predicament, engaging in Taiwan''s unique geological, geographical, demographical, political, industrial, historical and economic circumstances. In addition, Jack Williams and Ch''ang-yi David Chang assess the efforts of the government, NGOs and private citizens to create a "green" environmentally sustainable island, with a high tech economy based on the silicon chip, the backbone of Taiwanâ€™s highly successful IT industry. Finally the authors discuss what can be done to improve Taiwan''s environmental future.
As the first commercially available book in English on Taiwanâ€™s environmental problems this is an invaluable read for students and scholars interested in environmental studies, sustainable development and the island of Taiwan.
Sport and the English, 1918-1939
Between the Wars
AvJack Williams,Mike Huggins
E-bok
Engelska, 2006
3 088 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
A thorough, innovative yet entertaining and readable analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Covering the years between the two World Wars, the central place of sport in English life is brought into sharp focus, providing insight into issues of gender, class, religion and locality, ideas of morality, continuity and change, and what it meant to be English during this pivotal time.
Themes include:
the nature of sport and its place in national life how sport was portrayed in the media and through the sports stars of the age tradition and change in sport and in society gaining meaning from sport: the pursuit of pleasure, a moral code, and ideas of Englishness class, social conflict and social cohesion.
This original and lucid study is ideal for students of sport and social history, and anyone with an interest in the social role of sport.
Sport and the English, 1918-1939
Between the Wars
AvJack Williams,Mike Huggins
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2006
3 064 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
A thorough, innovative yet entertaining and readable analysis of sport as an expression of the values and social relations of a nation. Covering the years between the two World Wars, the central place of sport in English life is brought into sharp focus, providing insight into issues of gender, class, religion and locality, ideas of morality, continuity and change, and what it meant to be English during this pivotal time.
Themes include:
the nature of sport and its place in national life how sport was portrayed in the media and through the sports stars of the age tradition and change in sport and in society gaining meaning from sport: the pursuit of pleasure, a moral code, and ideas of Englishness class, social conflict and social cohesion.
This original and lucid study is ideal for students of sport and social history, and anyone with an interest in the social role of sport.
Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 277, Well A-3 BP, Ocs-G 10744, 9 February 2004, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast
Ocs
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
232 kr
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Investigation of Fatal Accident, V-Door Guide Post Failure, Chandeleur Block 31, Well No. 1, Ocs-G 27214, July 18, 2006, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisi
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
215 kr
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Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Eugene Island Block 107, Well B-1, Ocs-G 15201, 8 March 2003, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast
Ocs Repor
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
217 kr
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Investigation of Loss of Well Control, Grand Isle Block 90, Well C-7ST, OCS-G 4003, November 14, 2002, Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana Coast
OCS Report MMS 2003-068
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
266 kr
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Investigation of Loss of Well Control, South Timbalier Block 188, Well CA-3, Ocs-G 1899, April 22, 2003, Gulf of Mexico Off the Louisiana Coast
Ocs R
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
206 kr
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Rethinking Religious Conversion
Bodies, People and Processes
AvJack Williams,J. Aaron Simmons
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
1 202 kr
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Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the phenomenon as a long-term process, shaped by the convert’s embodiment and immersion in a linguistic, social, and ritual community.Williams’ analysis of the conversion process is rooted in a view of cognition as both embodied and affective, and is informed by the latest research in phenomenology, affect theory, neuroscience, and enactivist cognitive science. In conversation with diverse conversion narratives, he advances a theory of conversion that is not restricted to a modern, Western context but that can be applied to experiences of conversion across global history and culture.Rethinking Religious Conversion displays an original approach to the philosophical study of diverse religious practices. By bringing together a diverse array of contemporary and historical scholarship, it revitalizes the study of conversion for both philosophy and religious studies.
Rethinking Religious Conversion
Bodies, People and Processes
AvJack Williams
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2024
452 kr
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Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the phenomenon as a long-term process, shaped by the convert''s embodiment and immersion in a linguistic, social, and ritual community. Williams'' analysis of the conversion process is rooted in a view of cognition as both embodied and affective, and is informed by the latest research in phenomenology, affect theory, neuroscience, and enactivist cognitive science. In conversation with diverse conversion narratives, he advances a theory of conversion that is not restricted to a modern, Western context but that can be applied to experiences of conversion across global history and culture. Rethinking Religious Conversion displays an original approach to the philosophical study of diverse religious practices. By bringing together a diverse array of contemporary and historical scholarship, it revitalizes the study of conversion for both philosophy and religious studies.
Rethinking Religious Conversion
Bodies, People and Processes
AvJack Williams
E-bok
Engelska, 2024
442 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Drawing on methods from religious studies, philosophy, and cognitive science, Jack Williams develops a unique and interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious conversion. This is the first major philosophical study of conversion to treat the phenomenon as a long-term process, shaped by the convert''s embodiment and immersion in a linguistic, social, and ritual community. Williams'' analysis of the conversion process is rooted in a view of cognition as both embodied and affective, and is informed by the latest research in phenomenology, affect theory, neuroscience, and enactivist cognitive science. In conversation with diverse conversion narratives, he advances a theory of conversion that is not restricted to a modern, Western context but that can be applied to experiences of conversion across global history and culture. Rethinking Religious Conversion displays an original approach to the philosophical study of diverse religious practices. By bringing together a diverse array of contemporary and historical scholarship, it revitalizes the study of conversion for both philosophy and religious studies.
NG Pocket Guide to the Weather of North America
AvJack Williams
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
208 kr
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Everybody talks about the weather but how many really understand it? This little book is a basic reference on storms, sky phenomena, global patterns of wind and pressure, weather forecasting techniques, interpreting cloud formations, and extreme weather safety. Each one of 140 featured topics includes a photograph paired with an explanatory illustration or graphic. Interesting facts and tips offer a quick guide to observing the weather, from rainbows and auroras to supercells and hurricanes.