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From Murder to Miscegenation: Mark Twain’s Nevada Newspaper Hoaxes
No full textMark Twain’s 21 months as a reporter for the Virginia City, Nevada Territorial-Enterprise (1862-64) were marked by a series of hoaxes that tested even Nevada frontier journalism’s loose standards for accuracy. Close study of these hoaxes in their progression reveals Twain at work on multiple narrative frames, twinned voices, and meta-plots — the stuff of his later fiction
Justly Forgotten or Unjustly Overlooked? Reconsidering Howard Jacobson’s Coming from Behind
No full textHoward Jacobson is a British Jewish writer, journalist and former professor of English literature who has authored sixteen novels, starting with his 1983 comic campus novel Coming from Behind, as well as six works of non-fiction. In all his works, Jacobson communicates insights into a variety of cultural as well as social topics, often motivated by his own experience. While Jacobson received more credit as a writer after being awarded the Booker Prize for his eleventh novel The Finkler Question in 2010, this recognition does not seem to have initiated a significant interest in his early writing. This paper thus aims to re-evaluate Jacobson’s first novel by contextualizing it within the author’s oeuvre as well as in the tradition of the British campus novel. Devoting close attention to the portrayal of British Jewish identity, intertextuality, and the use of comic and satirical elements, this article seeks to answer the question to what degree Jacobson’s debut novel laid foundations for his later fiction
“Self-Wrought Homemaking”: Revisiting the Concept of the “Home” in the Poetry of Naomi Shihab Nye and Lisa Suhair Majaj
No full textThe study aims to investigate the changing perception of what constitutes the home in a number of selected poems by the Palestinian-American poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Lisa Suhair Majaj. As the home is constructed as a literary space rather than a physical place in their poetry, the traditionally established notion of the home as a “‘safe place’ that can exist unchanged by shifts of time or space” is refuted and is constructed as a “fertile site of contradictions demanding constant renegotiation and reconstruction.” The fixed perception of the home as a lost object in some of their poems, as well as the more realistic perception of the home as a substitute for the lost object in other poems are eventually replaced with a self-motivated realization of the need to free their perception from the essentialist categories of old and new, lost and retrieved through language. This realization on the part of the two poets is clarified by tracing, comparing and contrasting the change in the two poets’ perception of the home in a selection of their poems
Towards a Definition of the Victorian Ghost
No full textThe aim of this paper is to contribute to the definition of the Victorian ghost story by defining the specific kind of ghost that is typical for the genre. It is not enough to define a ghost story through the mere presence of a ghost or a supernatural event, since that would also include other genres such as fairy tales, legends, folklore and mystery stories. Furthermore, the entities that appear in stories up to the eighteenth century are significantly different from the new kind of ghost that emerges only in the nineteenth century. In order to define the Victorian ghost, I turn to Jacques Derrida’s theory of the spectre as articulated in Spectres of Marx. I argue that the specific characteristics he considers to be key to the spectre, most importantly its ability to destabilize both ontology and semantics, may be used to set apart the Victorian ghost from other kinds of ghosts. Furthermore, such a definition also means that events or entities which are not supernatural in nature but fulfil the same role as the Derridean spectre may be included within the definition of the Victorian ghost story, which would significantly redraw the boundaries of the genre
FORMAL METHODS IN DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE
No full textČlánek se zaměřuje na využití formálních metod při vývoji softwaru pro bezpečnostně kritické systémy v dopravě. Takové systémy mají narůstající složitost a musejí vyhovovat určitým požadavkům na kvalitu. Formální metody jsou zařazeny do procesu vývoje softwaru. Použití vybrané formální metody Event-B je demonstrováno na specifikaci chování železničního přejezdového zabezpečovacího zařízení.This article focuses on using formal methods in development of safety critical system software in transport. Such system has an increasing complexity and has to meetcertain quality requirements. Formal methods are set in the software development process. The use of formal method Event-B is demonstrated on a railway level crossing protection equipment specification
ROLE OF TRANSPORT IN REALISING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
No full textDoprava je klíčovým prvkem, který umožňuje plnění několika cílů udržitelného rozvoje. Výrazně přispívá k cílům udržitelného rozvoje v oblasti hospodářského rozvoje, průmyslu a malých a středních podniků a také obchodu a investic. Proto také pomáhá plnit cíle udržitelného rozvoje, které se zaměřují na podporu zaměstnanosti a životních podmínek a zmírňování nerovností a vyloučení. Doprava však přináší v oblasti cílů udržitelného rozvoje také řadu výzev, jako je potřeba snížit dopady na klima a životní prostředí, zlepšit dopravní systémy a bezpečnost silničního provozu a řešit obavy týkající se pracovních míst a důstojné práce. Cílem příspěvku je poskytnout obsahovou analýzu aspektů trvale udržitelného rozvoje ve vztahu k dopravě a to v souvislosti s naplňováním vybraných cílů Agendy 2030. Prezentovaný příspěvek je součástí řešení projektu VEGA č.1/0302/18 “Inteligentní města jako možnost implementace konceptu udržitelného rozvoje měst ve Slovenské republice”Transport is a vital enabler of several SDGs. It contributes strongly to the SDGs regarding economic development, industry and SMEs, as well as trade and investment. Consequently, it also helps achieve the SDGs that aim to promote employment and well-being, and to reduce inequalities and exclusion. Meanwhile, transport presents many challenges with respect to the SDGs, such as the need to reduce climate and environmental impacts, to improve transport systems and traffic safety, and to manage concerns related to jobs and decent work. The goal of this paperis to provide analysis of aspects of sustainable development in relation to transport in terms of fulfillment of selected goals of Agenda 2030. Presented contribution is part of solution of Project Vega č. 1/030218 „Smart cities as a possibility for implementation of the concept of sustainable urban development in the SlovakRepublic“
POSSIBILITIES OF ROAD CARRIAGE OF FIREWORKS IN SLOVAK REPUBLIC
No full textThis manuscript discusses the possibilities of road carriage of pyrotechnic articles and fireworks, which are labeled as dangerous goods, which means that they are covered by the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). In the manuscript fireworks are identified in the first chapter, while the second chapter describes the conditions for the consignor before the transport. The third part of the article points out the possibilities of influencing such transport
MEASURING POSSIBLE IMPACT OF GNSS INTERFERENCE ON INSTRUMENT APPROACH ON RWY 06 LZZI
No full textČlánok sa venuje problematike rušenia signálu GNNS, pričom autori vykonali experimentálne meranie na letisku Žilina, kde boli umiestené dva zdroje rušenia signálu GPS L1. Experiment mal potvrdiť resp. vyvrátiť obavy z neustále narastajúceho nežiaduceho rušenia signálov GNSS, predovšetkým v blízkosti diaľnic a rýchlostných ciest, respektíve ostatnej dopravnej infraštruktúry. Rušenie signálu GNSS má veľký vplyv na bezpečnosť leteckej dopravy a predovšetkým v súvislosti s masívnym zavádzaním postupov priblíženia GNSS pre letiská.The article deals with the issue of GNNS signal interference. Authors performed experimental measurements at the Žilina airport, where two sources of GPS L1 signal interference were placed. The goal of the experiment was to confirm or to dispel fears of the increasingly undesirable interference of GNSS signals, particularly near highways and expressways, or other transport infrastructure. GNSS signal interference has a major impact on aviation safety and, in particular, in the context. of the massive introduction of GNSS approach procedures for airports
AUTOMATIC CREATION OF PRINT OUTPUT OF SERVICE ROUTES
No full textV příspěvku je popsán postup vytváření itinerářů na závěr procesu optimalizace obslužných tras. Jsou zde podrobně rozebrány použité metody a programové prostředky pro automatizovanou tvorbu kvalitních tiskových výstupů.The paper describes the process of creation itineraries as an endpoint of the process of optimization of service routes. There are described methods and software tools used for an automated creating high-quality print outputs
THE SPEED BEHAVIOR OF CZECH PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ACCORDING TO ORDINARY VS. VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS: AN ON-ROAD AND DRIVING SIMULATION-BASED COMPARISON
No full textUsing the speed of professional truck drivers, the effectiveness of speed limit signs was compared for 1) a temporary variable-message sign that uses LED technology and displays the current speed limit (hereinafter “VSL sign”) and 2) a normal vertical road sign with retroreflective sheeting (hereinafter “ordinary sign”). Measurements were made at two locations in the Czech Republic. Each location provided a different scenario with a different displayed speed limit on both types of signs (60 kph or 80kph). Similar measurements were made in a driving simulation. Drivers were more likely to slow down in the presence of a VSL sign than in the presence of an ordinary sign on a real road, however, no differences were found in the driving simulation. The overall results indicate that VSL signs seem to be respected more than ordinary signs in reducing professional truck drivers’ speed. Therefore, VSL signs may be beneficial as a part of a telematic system and in places with high accident risk
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