The team had to determine several variables to make the project feasible, including what kind of incendiaries could be attached to the bats, as well as the temperatures at which to store and transport them. They also had to decide what species of bat to use for the bombs. After testing several species, the Mexican free-tailed bat was selected. Adams had to ask for permission from the National Park Service to harvest large numbers of Mexican free-tailed bats from caves on government property. While the original plan was to arm the bats with white phosphorus, American chemist Louis Fieser joined the team and white phosphorus was replaced with his invention, napalm.[2]
Following this setback, the project was relegated to the Navy in August 1943, who renamed it Project X-Ray, and then passed it to the Marine Corps that December. The Marine Corps moved operations to the Marine Corps Air Station at El Centro, California. After several experiments and operational adjustments, the definitive test was carried out on the "Japanese Village", a mockup of a Japanese city built by the Chemical Warfare Service at their Dugway Proving Ground test site in Utah.[citation needed]
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More tests were scheduled for mid-1944, but the program was canceled by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King when he heard that it would likely not be combat ready until mid-1945. By that time, it was estimated that $2 million (equivalent to $30.1 million today[when?]) had been spent on the project. It is thought that development of the bat bomb was moving too slowly, and was overtaken in the race for a quick end to the war by the atomic bomb project. Adams maintained that the bat bombs would have been effective without the devastating effects of the atomic bomb: "Think of thousands of fires breaking out simultaneously over a circle of forty miles [64 km] in diameter for every bomb dropped. Japan could have been devastated, yet with small loss of life."[6]
The infamous "Invasion by Bats" project was afterwards referred to by Stanley P. Lovell, director of research and development for Office of Strategic Services, whom General Donovan ordered to review the idea, as "Die Fledermaus Farce".[9] Lovell also mentioned that bats during testing were dropping to the ground like stones.[10]
A Project Kick-off meeting is where you form your project team and where you set the tone of all future interactions. The purpose of the meeting is to have the group meet, set expectations, learn about the project background, and get on the same page with the client.
Even though every project is different, some fundamentals have to be covered in the agenda. Here is a sample Kickoff Meeting Agenda from one of my clients (Modified a bit to hide sensitive information):
I have a client from a big biotech company who starts the introductions by having people go around and share 6 things: Name, Role, Number of years at the company, and other projects they are currently working on.
In the final piece of the business section, you cover the project charter. A project charter is one page that answers the why, what, and who of the project. The why is the reason for the project, the what is the background, the scope, and outcomes, the who covers the stakeholders. It is a one-page slide that summarizes the most important details.
All the students in the South Asian Language Program work in groups of 3 or 4 to produce video projects at the end of the Fall and Winter terms. An event is held for the students and faculty to watch these videos together on the first Friday of December. To view students' projects from previous years, please visit the following sites: Fall 2016, Winter 2016, Fall 2015, Winter 2015, and Fall 2014.
Since the beginning of this year, many companies in the game industry have laid off employees or shut down projects. Facing tightening policies and economic downturn, belt-tightening may become a common phenomenon in the industry.
In an environment where mainstream categories such as MOBA, MMO and card are seriously solidified, game manufacturers can only invest more resources in emerging categories. The great success of Genshin Impact has greatly accelerated this process. In addition, with the declining success rate of products, the unclear policies and the shortage of game approvals in China, game developers are more cautious and conservative when establishing projects.
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