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Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Tamar (Gen 38)
No full textThis small volume contains an edition (from Vatican ms. 117) of Jacob of Sarug’s homily on Tamar (420 lines long). The full title is “On Tamar and on the Mystery of the Church.” The biblical narrative on which the poem is based (Gen 38) gives Jacob the opportunity to discuss various women in the early part of biblical history and in Jesus’ lineage, as well as the fact that a woman who is called a prostitute is in that lineage. Jacob explains how Scripture’s language is used in this regard
Jacob of Serugh's Homilies on the Spectacles of the Theatre
No full textThis fascinating volume contains excerpts from four otherwise unedited (and untranslated) homilies from Jacob of Sarug on the theatre. These homilies, extant only in a single manuscript (BM Add. 17158), which is unfortunately poorly preserved, are unique for the light they cast on the Greek theatre in the Byzantine period. In this article, originally published in Le Muséon 48 (1935), Moss gives a substantive introduction to the selections presented from these homilies, and then presents the texts in Syriac and in English translation. Scholars and readers interested in Syriac literature, and in Jacob of Sarug in particular, as well as students of the history of the theatre, will find this work of great interest.Translated into English from the Syriac text
Jacob Viner’s Reminiscences from the New Deal (February 11, 1953)
No full textThis paper presents and reproduces an unpublished oral history interview given by Jacob Viner in 1953. The interview released by Viner for the Columbia Oral History Project gives us a valuable opportunity to throw light on his advisory activity during the New Deal Era. In our introduction we attempt to make a critical appraisal of Viner's reminiscences and to state the contribution they can provide to our general knowledge of the period. In addition, we also attempt to find out some biographical and interpretative elements useful to understand Viner’s own vision and his contribution to important economic policy processes during the New Deal.
Jacob of Serugh on the Eucharist: Homilies 22 and 95
No full textIn the two articles reprinted here, Dom Hugh Connolly offers an English translation of two homilies from Jacob of Serugh dealing with the Eucharist. Connolly used the Syriac text of Bedjan’s edition of Jacob’s homilies (also available from Gorgias Press), homilies 22 and 95 in that edition. A short selection from homily 53 is also translated because of its related subject matter. Connolly gives an introduction to each homily and includes some explanatory notes to the texts. These translations originally appeared in The Downside Review, nos. 27 (1908) and 29 (1910).Translated into English from the Syriac text of Bedjan’s edition of Jacob’s homilies.These translations originally appeared in The Downside Review, nos. 27 (1908) and 29 (1910)
Cook Jenkins photograph
No full textThis photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of James "Cook" Jenkins, age 24. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Jenkins, along with James Brown, was convicted of robbing and murdering Jacob Reinstatler, a Cincinnati jeweler; both men were executed. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 242, Cook Jenkins of Hamilton County, Legally Electrocuted April 6th, 1945, for the Murder of Jacob Reinstatler.”
In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row.
A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963
Correspondence from Jacob C. Kellem to Daniel R. Porter, 1973
No full textThe sender, Jacob C. Kellem, disagrees with the opinion expressed and provides reasoning based on Condition 2 of the loan agreement between the Ohio Historical Society and Ms. Pauline A. Young. Condition 2 stipulates that Ms. Young retains all literary rights to the papers. The letter asserts that the society failed in its duty to prevent the public, including those ordering single copies, from violating these rights. Jacob C. Kellem seeks prompt advice on compensation and prevention of future violations. The letter also mentions the potential modification of the existing agreement and Ms. Young's intent to stand firm on her rights while considering a reasonable compromise. The sender requests clarity on whether further legal action will be necessary to uphold Ms. Young's rights
Jacob Elry Metzger papers
No full textJacob E. Metzger came to the Maryland Agricultural College in 1914. He was a professor of agronomy and head of the Department of Agronomy, supervisor of the Agricultural Department of the Maryland High Schools for the State Department of Public Instruction, Agronomist of the Maryland Experiment Station, and acting director and director of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station from 1937 to 1939. Metzger also established and directed the university's first summer school in 1914. Metzger took part in research and experiments which led to development of "beardless" barley, conducted research on a special type of turf grass for golf courses, and was a noted author of bulletins and articles on soil research and other related fields. His papers consist of speeches, research papers, and recollections on subjects related to his career. Topics include agriculture in Maryland, agricultural education in college and secondary schools, alfalfa, soils, and corn production in Maryland
Scholia on Passages of the Old Testament by Mar Jacob, Bishop of Edessa
No full textThis volume contains a collection of scholia, or short notes on select biblical passages, to the Old Testament by one of the most celebrated authors of the Syriac tradition, Jacob of Edessa. The editor offers an annotated English translation together with the Syriac text based on two manuscripts from the famous horde of texts from the Nitrian desert. Passages treated come from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, 1 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings. The book is a significant source for readers interested in Syriac literature and the history of biblical interpretation generally.The editor offers an annotated English translation together with the Syriac text based on two manuscripts from the famous horde of texts from the Nitrian desert.
Experimental and comparative analyses of maternal age and senescence
No full textSenescence is often described as an age-related physiological deterioration accompanied
with declining fertility and increasing mortality, and it is believed to be the result of
declining forces of natural selection. A manifestation of senescence that has attracted
much recent interest is the detrimental effect of increasing maternal age acting on
offspring traits. However, uncertainty arises when attempting to describe the prevalence
and ubiquity of this third form of ageing and the evolutionary causes for diversity in
ageing trajectories. Here I address the following questions: (1) How are maternal age
effects distributed across taxa? And (2) Can an evolutionary perspective help us to
understand the observed diversity in maternal age effects and demographic senescence?
I addressed these through (i) a cross-fostering ageing experiment using a laboratory
population of burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides to decouple the separate effects
of increasing pre- and postnatal maternal age, whilst accounting for the potential bias
of selective disappearance. I found no evidence for maternal age effects or effects deriving
from selective disappearance. These results suggest that current theory may be
insufficient to account for the true diversity in ageing patterns. (ii) A meta-analytical
review of maternal effect senescence to investigate the prevalence and diversity of
maternal effect ageing patterns and the performance of an evolutionary model to predict
observed patterns. We found taxa-wide evidence for maternal age effects on offspring
survival. However the direction of these effects was based on phylogenetic constraints
with laboratory and natural-mammal species showing a decline, but natural-bird species
showing an ambiguous effect of maternal age. The evolutionary model was shown to
improve in performance compared to evolution-agnostic demographic models when
describing maternal effect ageing in natural populations. This result suggests an
evolutionary cause to maternal effect senescence. (iii) Lastly, I performed a comparative
analysis of vital rate selection across the tree of life. Using extensive existing databases
of life history data coupled with predictions from two evolutionary theories, I derived
correlations between predicted and observed vital rates across multiple animal species.
I found that whilst natural selection had weak predictive power when describing
patterns of mortality, age-specific fertility patterns showed extensive departures from
evolutionary predictions. Additionally, I found that several biological processes were
readily contributing to non-conformance of Hamilton-like ageing. Taken together, we
provide convincing evidence to suggest that both natural selection and biological
processes have helped shape the vast diversity of observed ageing rates that exist across
the tree of life
Writing while Reading : Part 1 : First-Pass Thoughts , Early Arg-Line Consideration , Refutations , Commentary , Textual Excursions , Mostly From-Memory Argument Construction : Jacob R. Parr Reads Averroes’s _De Substantia Orbis_
No full textPart 1 in a two-part work , Jacob Parr , the author , has written his first thoughts while he reads a book by Averroes for the first time . Part 2 will be written while reading a book by Nicholas de Autrecourt that specifically mentions Averroes .
In Writing while Reading : Part 1 , you dear reader will find a short refutation against Speculative Philosophy , various contexts addressed among the commentary , wondrously tidy analysis-scopes , some attempts at humor , scholarly references , but most importantly , you will find not any reference to Bernardus Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano nor to anything Bolzano said while lecturing at the Prague University , especially not during 1818 .
The reader will also find the author Jacob Roman Parr elucidating a certain maneuver in Neo-Aristotlean proof-theory , though not without the author addressing contradictions . The author provides various apologies along . The author does not wish to apologize about being exact in keeping the definition for contrary distinct from opposite for Aristotelians .
Writing while Reading : Part 1 : First-Pass Thoughts , Early Arg-Line Consideration , Refutations , Commentary , Textual Excursions , Mostly From-Memory Argument Construction : Jacob R. Parr Reads Averroes’s De Substantia Orbis is 38 pages in length
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