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Droll
No full textdroll aOdd, unusual. The idea of humour is not attached to the word. A sick person describing his feelings will say, "I seems terrible droll." When trying to show a servant some proper method of doing work, she will tell you she is "not used to them droll ways."PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story July 1964Used IUsed IUsed
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No full textdroll aa. Queer feeling. "A _droll_ head" (when ill).queer feelingPRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story July 1959Used IUsed IUsed
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No full textdroll aUnusual; odd. A sick person may say "I feel _droll_ to-day."unusual ; odd.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story July 1956Used IUsed IUsed
The quest to improve stability and efficiency in securities post-trading through technology – recent trends
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Questo articolo fornisce una panoramica degli sviluppi, delle tendenze e delle prospettive delle infrastrutture del mercato finanziario. In particolare, mira a esaminare le soluzioni di post trading abilitate dalle nuove tecnologieThis article provides an overview of the developments, trends and
perspectives of financial market infrastructures. In particular, it aims to examinethe application of technologies for securities custody and settlement.
It offers the legal background understanding in respect of securities which
are held through banks and other intermediaries necessary to access the highly complex area of cross-border securities law. In doing so, it displays and discusses
the relevant legal developments concerning the main initiatives at international
and European level that are projected at enhancing the efficiency of post-trade
processes related to traditional securities, e.g. by using distributed ledger
technology (DLT). This article mainly focuses on international standards, EU
legislation and recent legislative proposals as well as on German law as an example of a national legal framewor
Hare or Hedgehog? The Role of Law in Shaping Current Technological Trends in the Securities Post-trading System
No full textQuesto articolo esamina le attuali tendenze tecnologiche nel sistema di post-trading dei titoli e il ruolo della legge nel dare forma a questi sviluppi. In questo contesto, analizziamo (i) le recenti iniziative che mirano a migliorare tecnologicamente il tradizionale sistema di post-trading, (ii) i progetti che mirano a migliorare l'efficienza dei processi di post-trading relativi ai titoli tradizionali utilizzando la tecnologia di contabilità distribuita e (iii) le problematiche post-trading relative all'ascesa delle cripto-attività e della finanza decentralizzata. Sosteniamo che l'attuale ruolo della legge nel dare forma a queste tendenze tecnologiche è diverso in questi tre contesti. Per quanto riguarda le cripto-attività, la legge può essere paragonata alla lepre nella nota fiaba dei fratelli Grimm: lotta invano per tenere il passo con gli sviluppatori nel sistema delle cripto-attività (che rappresentano il riccio nella fiaba). Per quanto riguarda i progetti che mirano a portare la tecnologia del registro distribuito al post-trading dei titoli tradizionali, i ruoli sono, a nostro avviso, invertiti: la legge interpreta il ruolo del riccio che, forse ingiustamente, impedisce agli innovatori (la lepre) di avere successo. Infine, per quanto riguarda due importanti tendenze tecnologiche nel tradizionale sistema di post-trading che analizziamo in questo articolo, emergono relazioni diverse: in un caso, la legge (come riccio) "allena" l'industria (come lepre) nella sua ricerca per implementare miglioramenti tecnologici. Nell'altro caso, la legge (come riccio) deve spingere l'industria (la lepre) ad agire in modo pertinente.This article examines current technological trends in the securities post-trading system and the role of law in shaping these developments. Against this backdrop, we analyse (i) recent initiatives that aim at technologically improving the traditional post-trade system, (ii) projects that aim at enhancing the efficiency of post-trade processes related to traditional securities by using distributed ledger technology and (iii) post-trade issues related to the rise of crypto-assets and decentralised finance. We argue that the current role of law in shaping these technological trends is different in these three contexts. Regarding crypto-assets, the law can be likened to the hare in the Brother Grimms' well-known fairy tale: It struggles in vain to keep up with developers in the crypto-asset system (who represent the hedgehog in the fairy tale). With regard to projects that aim at bringing distributed ledger technology to the post-trading of traditional securities, the roles are, in our view, reversed - the law plays the role of the hedgehog that, maybe unfairly, prevents the innovators (the hare) from succeeding. Finally, as regards two important technological trends in the traditional post-trading system that we analyse in this article different relationships emerge: In one case, the law (as hedgehog) "coaches" the industry (as hare) in its quest to implement technological improvements. In the other case, the law (as hedgehog) needs to prod the industry (the hare) into relevant action
A House Concurrent Resolution introduced to recognizing Monsignor Larry J. Droll on his 60th birthday
No full textConcurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to recognizing Monsignor Larry J. Droll on his 60th birthday
Introduction of a new intrument for easy frameless stereotactic placement of shunt catheters
No full textHow Droll : A Screenplay Based on a Feminist Perspective of Film
No full textMy Honour\u27s project includes a full-length feature film screenplay titled How Droll and an accompanying exegetical essay. I began my study with the intention of writing a screenplay with strong female characters in leading roles without succumbing to stereotypes. I read feminist critiques of films and applied these concepts to my screenplay and the accompanying essay. In my essay I referred to successful films and television shows with females in comical or leading roles. I also contrasted three recently released films, Meet Dave, Rambo IV and Juno, with my screenplay and discussed the differences between the representation of women and men in each of these films. I then commented on what I was trying to achieve in my screenplay compared to what is out there in cinemas today. My final screenplay met my expectations because it shows that I can write a screenplay with interesting female characters who are not defined by stereotypes such as the caring mother, the dutiful wife or the attractive sexual siren. My female characters play active roles and have interesting lives and unique personalities
The Fable of the Disputed Oyster: How Two Men Went to Law Over a Poor Fish
No full textThis lovely pamphlet of eight pages is first of all a treasure because I found it offered on AbeBooks as I continued to consider whether I would purchase AbeBooks' version reduced to 120! That copy has a laid in card from Howard & Marie Coggeshall. I am willing to sacrifice the card for 110! The telling also makes this pamphlet special. It has the droll Tom Smith first asking the two if they really want to go to court with him as judge. Then, once he has consumed the oyster, he explains to them that that is the way court works, and learning that working is worth an oyster. The two laugh heartily. This version includes the original Columbian Spelling-Book image of the three men in their hats and formal coats. 4½" x 6".No Autho
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