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Letter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal, 18 January, 1960
No full textLetter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal. Darlington requests information on criminal castes, which he ultimately used for a section of his controversial trilogy of books, Genetics and Man (1953), The Evolution of Man and Society (1969) and the Little Universe of Man (1978). These books have subsequently received criticism for biological determinism, because of the unsubstantiated emphasis that they placed on biological causes of social behaviour.
Author: C.D. Darlington
Date: 18 January, 1960
Source: Bodleian Library Archives, Folder: MS DARLINGTON/J114
(C) Reproduced with Permission of C.D. Darlington's family</p
A suitable girl : Daṇḍin and a meal on the banks of the Kāverī
No full textIn the sixth ucchvāsa of the Daśakumāracarita, Daṇḍin narrates a short story in which a young man coming from Kāñcī is in search for a bride. He finds the suitable girl in a town on the banks of the Kāverī; her beauty is a sign of auspiciousness, and she proves to be able to cook a full meal only with the aid of a limited amount of rice. As for the meal, the passage is extremely interesting from a documentary point of view, because it describes its preparation in full detail. As well known, Daṇḍin is a Pallava poet, who writes around 700 CE; Kāñcī was the Pallava capital at that time, and the full story appears to take place in Pallava territory. The author must know the recipes he is describing quite well. But, besides providing a pleasant short novel, he almost surely had other aims as well. Daṇḍin is always very precise in locating the adventures of his characters, who quite often are of dubious morality. It is most probable that this perfect wife, and the ‘pure’ meal proposed, are also to be read as a way to extol the virtuous women and the Brahmanic customs of the Pallava country, and thus of the Dravidian South
Change is in the Cards: Competition in the Canadian Debit Card Market
No full textAs new entrants arrive in Canada’s debit card market, rule changes are needed to ensure a level playing field, and to enhance the potential benefits of competition for consumers and merchants. In a study released today, the author assesses the implications of the rapidly changing debit payment landscape. Bergevin makes recommendations for action to ensure that consumers and merchants are protected and that the system can evolve to serve them even better.financial services, debit card market, VISA, MasterCard, Interac
The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
No full textBackground: falls can lead to severe health loss including death. Past research has shown that falls are an important cause of death and disability worldwide. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017) provides a comprehensive assessment of morbidity and mortality from falls.Methods: estimates for mortality, years of life lost (YLLs), incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were produced for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 for all ages using the GBD 2017 framework. Distributions of the bodily injury (eg, hip fracture) were estimated using hospital records.Results: globally, the age-standardised incidence of falls was 2238 (1990–2532) per 100 000 in 2017, representing a decline of 3.7% (7.4 to 0.3) from 1990 to 2017. Age-standardised prevalence was 5186 (4622–5849) per 100 000 in 2017, representing a decline of 6.5% (7.6 to 5.4) from 1990 to 2017. Age-standardised mortality rate was 9.2 (8.5–9.8) per 100 000 which equated to 695 771 (644 927–741 720) deaths in 2017. Globally, falls resulted in 16 688 088 (15 101 897–17 636 830) YLLs, 19 252 699 (13 725 429–26 140 433) YLDs and 35 940 787 (30 185 695–42 903 289) DALYs across all ages. The most common injury sustained by fall victims is fracture of patella, tibia or fibula, or ankle. Globally, age-specific YLD rates increased with age.Conclusions: this study shows that the burden of falls is substantial. Investing in further research, fall prevention strategies and access to care is critical
Le prime coordinate giurisprudenziali sulla c.d. "opposizione alla perquisizione negativa"
No full textLa Corte di cassazione fornisce le prime coordinate interpretative sulla c.d. “opposizione alla perquisizione negativa”. La disamina della sentenza pone all’interprete questioni piuttosto serie, che l’autore si propone di esaminare, riflettendo sull’oggetto del sindacato giurisdizionale condotto dal g.i.p., sulla base documentale di quel giudizio, sulla esperibilità del ricorso per cassazione avverso l’ordinanza così adottata, nonché sull’applicabilità del rimedio alle c.d. “perquisizioni speciali”.The Italian Court of Cassation provides the first interpretative coordinates about the remedy so-called ‘Opposition to the negative search’. The judgement leads the jurist to reflect on serious issues, which the author proposes to explain, by examining the object of the judicial review conducted by the judge, the documentary basis of that judgement, the admissibility of the appeal to the Court of Cassation against the judge’s decision, as well as the applicability of the remedy to the so-called ‘special searches’
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No full textCertification of C.D. Blaney, Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, indicating that there was one mortgage in the name of William Chandler, and also the Certification of C.D. Blaney, Clerk of the Orphans' Court in and for New Castle County, and stating that there were no records of recognizances against William Chandler in that Court. (Related Document is 1111-000-000_16718d
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No full textCertification of C.D. Blaney, Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, indicating that there was one mortgage in the name of William Chandler, and also the Certification of C.D. Blaney, Clerk of the Orphans' Court in and for New Castle County, and stating that there were no records of recognizances against William Chandler in that Court. (Related Document is 1111-000-000_16718d
July 9, 1905 Page one Russian battleship surrenders to Roumania Escaped convicts from McNeill Island at Brinnon Japanese peace envoys sail on Minnesota
No full textMacomber, Julius; McCarthy, W.D.; Castle, C.D.; Wade, George;steamer Perdita
Lagging Behind: Productivity and the Good Fortune of Canadian Provinces
No full textThe good fortune of bountiful natural resources is not enough to ensure rising incomes for Canadians in the long term. Growing labour productivity is the most important determinant of future economic welfare and on that measure, Canada is falling behind its major trading partners. Increasing labour productivity does not mean workers working harder for less money, a common canard. It means more investment in one of three factors: 1) human capital (education or other learning); 2) physical capital (plants or other infrastructure); or 3) technology. Just as an individual’s income is in the long-run dependent on how productive he or she is, so too is that of the nation as a whole. If Canada fails to improve its productivity, the incomes of both individual Canadians and the nation as a whole will fall behind those of other developed countries.Economic Growth and innovation, Canadian provinces, labour productivity
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No full textCertification of C.D. Blaney, Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County, providing an extract from the records of the mortgages held by David C. Wilson, and also a Certification by C.D. Blaney, Clerk of the Orphans' Court in and for New Castle County, providing an extract from the record of the only recognizance against David C. Wilson remaining unsatisfied. (Related Document is 1111-000-000_16718d
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