905 research outputs found
Development of a MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Technique for Rapid Assaying of Peptide Libraries
No full textFaculty Advisor: Mark DistefanoThis research was supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).Buttery, Peter Howard; Schey, Garrett L.; Distefano, Mark D.. (2019). Development of a MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Technique for Rapid Assaying of Peptide Libraries. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/203012
Why Britain should join the euro
No full textBritain turned down the initial opportunity to participate in the euro project and has continued to reject the euro despite it being embraced by nearly all other members of the European Union. Peter Howard argues that this stance is damaging to the country, economically and socially - particularly because it is contributing heavily to the decline of British manufacturing. Copyright (c) 2010 The Author. Public Policy Research (c) 2010 ippr.
Tea time: not a crime to be poor
No full textWeekly Tea Time program featuring Peter Edelman, author of "Not a crime to be poor", moderated by Khiara M. Bridges (BU School of Law).Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Groun
Michael Howard and Clausewitz
No full textThe English translation of Carl von Clausewitz’s On War by Michael Howard and Peter Paret has had a major impact on how Clausewitz is read today, especially in the United States and Britain. Howard in particular was determined to make Clausewitz doubly relevant – as one soldier speaking to other soldiers and as an author whose views on war had continuing purchase. However, the result is a text which, in reflecting the issues of its day, is not fully reflective of what Clausewitz himself said and has itself become dated.Peer reviewe
In the deep valley with mountains to climb: Exploring identity and multiple reacculturation
No full textIt is rare to find studies that focus on the multiple reacculturation of travelers who regularly alternate residences between their homeland and a host foreign country. These travelers are best described as intercultural transients. It is difficult to exactly say how many transients exist today because of the lack of accurate data. What is clear, however, is that the number is increasing because of improved global transportation and the large economic gaps between nations (World Telecommunications Development Report, Author, 1994). In an effort to extend general knowledge as well as consequences of intercultural adjustment, this conceptual-theoretic study facilitates understanding of the complex experience of these individuals who live on cultural borders negotiating both frequent cultural transitions and their cultural identities (Cultural Studies, Routledge, New York, 1992, pp. 96–116; Communication and Identity Across Cultures, Sage, Newbury Park, CA, 1998, pp. 34–55)
Deconstructing Howard through the Lens of Hall: Lessons from the Garden City Reformer
No full textIn this provocative essay, William Riggs discusses the lasting legacy of Ebenezer Howard\u27s and Sir Peter Hall\u27s work and who it challenges us to think our solutions and deal with familiar issues like protecting green belts, equitable jobs and housing. The author notes that the resurgence of a stronger focus on physical design and the sustainability and eco-towns movements will help us move towards a Howard-inspired Peaceful Path to Real Reform
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textLaughter was Born|The letter to the Hebrews is of particular importance as it introduces the 'new covenant' to the Hebrew community and us. |The original covenant was between Yahweh and a very old man Abram and his elderly barren wife Sarai. In small asides scripture illustrates how much Abram cared for Sarai. We are told in their travels, Abram put up Sarai's tent before putting up his own. The most telling incident of his care and respect for Sari was that though allowed by law and custom to take another wife to ensure offspring, he did not. It was only when Sarai encouraged him take her slave Hagar did he do so. Their son Ishmael was Abram's first born. Scripture illustrates that God favored Sarai. One indication is that she is one of the few women named in the bible. Although barren, God blessed her and Abram with a child, Isaac, even after they both laughed at the proposition. "Isaac" means laughter. God speaks to Abram and tells him to no longer call his wife "Sarai," but to call her "Sarah". When God gives someone a new name as Jesus did to Peter, it indicates a new beginning. Sarah and Abraham were chosen as the recipients of Yahweh's covenant. |Yahweh's original covenant with Abraham and Sarah included the Promised Land, countless descendants and that his chosen people would bring blessings to all the nations. In return Abraham and his family, his tribe, were to be faithful to Yahweh. Yahweh was to be their God. This covenant did not work out as Yahweh had desired. Yahweh desired a faithful, loving, personal relationship with his chosen people. This sort of relationship was foreign to these people. Respect, fear, admiration, ownership and the law were the basis of most relationships. Love was not a consideration, especially the concept of a loving God.|Jesus was the incarnation of this New Covenant. The author of the letter to the Hebrews tells us "Christ is the mediator of a new covenant…". Through Jesus, God promised "eternal inheritance". "…so also Christ, offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him".|Jesus was the incarnation of Love. Jesus was to mediate, to be the conduit of God's love, faithfulness, mercy, justice and healing. Jesus showed us how to live out this new covenant, not just through the law, but also through personal and intimate relationships – with God primarily and with neighbor and family. By living this covenant of Love we would be given "eternal inheritance…salvation…"|Although Mark does not speak directly of the new covenant, he does say, "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand." The implication is that a united kingdom can and will stand. I think we can safely say that if the covenant is firm, if we as individuals and as community are committed to this 'new covenant', we can count on God's faithfulness, love, support, protection and salvation. Through Jesus we will be joyfully and enthusiastically welcomed into God's eternal kingdom. Imagine God's thrill and delight that we respond to his covenant of Love! Joan B Howard Howard >|So Laughter was born
Music for classical guitar by South African composers : a historical survey, notes on selected works and a general catalogue
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 296-309).This is the first comprehensive investigation of music for, or including, the classical guitar by South African composers. The focus of this research has been, firstly, to uncover as much of the repertoire as possible, and, secondly, to collate, study, catalogue and report on the information. A brief historical survey of the guitar in South Africa provides the context within which this study was conducted. The primary sources of quantitative data collection were through the archival catalogues of the South African Music Rights Organisation and through personal contact with guitarists, composers and guitar teachers. Other sources consulted were publishers, broadcasting corporations, recording companies, libraries and the internet. The body of the dissertation comprises biographical sketches, background notes, analyses and technical notes on 17 selected solo and chamber works dating from 1947 to 2007 by some of South Africa's most prominent composers and guitaristcomposers. The repertoire ranges in style from the traditional and ethnically inspired to the experimental and abstract. As this is an empirical survey, each selected entry includes details on instrumentation, duration, level of difficulty, number of pages, scordatura, commissions or requests, sources or publishers, premières and recordings. A biography of each composer is provided as well as background notes which offer an overview of the selected work. The notes discuss historical, cultural, musical and extra-musical influences, and frequently include references to interview material. The commentaries on the selected works, with musical examples, include an analytical component describing structure, form, stylistic and compositional elements, while the technical observations include performance suggestions and a grading for each work
The Scientific romances of Charles Howard Hinton : the fourth dimension as hyperspace, hyperrealism and protomodernism
No full textThis thesis examines the epistemological, socio-cultural and aesthetic impact of the hyperspace philosophy of Charles Howard Hinton, as expressed within his two-volume
collection of Scientific Romances (1884-1896). Hinton's hyperspace philosophy is founded on the belief that the fourth dimension exists as a transcendental yet material
space that is accessible to both the mind and the physical senses. Inspired by Immanuel Kant's discussion of space as an a priori intuition, Hinton's project is one of
consciousness expansion: he argues that 'a new era of thought' can be attained through the recognition of the fourth dimension. The thesis demonstrates that, in the Scientific Romances, Hinton seeks to engender the 'reality' of the fourth dimension within the reader's imagination through the collaboration of reader and author. Hinton's hyperspace philosophy is thus concerned with mediation, the ways in which the consciousness thinks and creates with and through the aesthetics of space. In addition to providing the most developed analysis of Hinton's writing to date, this thesis examines the work of Hinton's contemporaries
exploring the ways in which the discourse of the fourth dimension can offer new readings of familiar literary texts. A recurring explanatory device throughout
hyperspace philosophy is the dimensional analogy, and the thesis illustrates how this trope resonates across the work of contemporary writers including Lewis Carroll, H. G. Wells, HenryJames, Friedrich Nietzsche and William James
Experiencing the armed struggle : the Soweto generation and after
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369).This study explores the experiences of the rank-and-file soldiers of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Anny. Extensive interviews by the author and other researchers reveal the voices of the soldiers themselves. The African National Congress and Pan African Congress archives at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare supplement and verify these oral testimonies, as do some published sources. Most previously published materials about the armed struggle against apartheid have already focused on diplomacy, strategy and tactics, operations, leadership, and human rights abuses to the neglect of the soldiers' actual experiences. This study complements these with significant new oral history materials from the Soweto generation of soldiers and their successors. When dealing with MK, many authors have documented issues of the camp structure in Angola, and operations inside South Africa, so much of this detail is only addressed briefly, leaving space to explore the soldiers' experiences. In the case of APLA, very little has been written on its history, and more detail is provided on these subjects. This study therefore deals with the soldiers' politicisation and motivation for joining the armed struggle, their experiences in leaving South Africa and training in exile, the crises in exile which limited their effectiveness for a time, their return to fight in South Africa, and their difficulties in the "new" South Africa. These materials reveal that vast problems remain facing these veterans of the struggle against apartheid, and that they have the potential, if properly supported and employed, to contribute substantially to the development of present day South Africa. Conversely, if their neglect continues, they also have the potential to bring vast harm to the country. Further use of the investigative tools of oral history, especially if extended to the former soldiers' vernacular languages, is necessary to augment the history of South Africa, and these soldiers' contributions
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