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Fenomenologia del riutilizzo: Dante in M. Pearl e S. Meredith
No full textPartendo da alcune riflessioni di Ceserani, il saggio propone l’analisi di due recenti rielaborazioni americane del capolavoro dantesco: il romanzo The Dante club di M. Pearl e il film indipendente Dante’s inferno, di S. Meredith. In entrambe le opere si mettono in luce l’efficacia del dispositivo del contrappasso in termini diegetici e il discorso politico implicito nelle due narrazioni. Starting with some brief remarks by Cesarani, the essay focuses on two recent American re-adaptations of Dante’s masterpiece, i.e. M. Pearl’s novel The Dante club and Dante’s inferno, an independent movie by S. Meredith. In each work, the author traces the effectiveness of the pattern of contrappasso in diegetic terms, along with their implicit political narratives. </div
Cult: A Composite Novel
No full textCult (redacted)
The first component of the thesis is a composite novel called Cult which falls into two parts with seven narratives in each. Part 1 tracks the protagonist, Ellen, from her first involvement with the cult through to her eventually leaving it. Although fiction, the first half of the book answers the kinds of questions the author is asked when people discover that she was once a sannyasin (a follower of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). While the experiences of meditation, group therapy and communal living are all faithfully rendered within the stories, the need for strong characters, narrative drive and a lightness of touch takes precedence.
Part 2 picks up Ellen’s story some twenty or so years later and explores what becomes of her in middle age. It also looks at other groups in society, such as academia, the law and the internet dating community which each have their own jargon, hierarchies, rituals and rules but are not considered to be cults.
The book examines the question raised in the Epigraph, ‘how do we be together when we feel so alone’ with a focus on relationships other than the familial and the romantic.
Collisions, Chasms and Connections: a Performative Exploration of the Composite Novel Form
The second part of the thesis is both a critical and creative response to three contemporary American books: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout; A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan; and Legend of a Suicide by David Vann. The critical element comprises a close reading of the three books; a chronological reconstruction of their overarching storylines; and a consideration of what their authors have said about writing the books. It concludes that, in the composite novel, the simultaneous presentation of multiple views and storylines operate much like a 3D image to give the impression of depth to the characters and situations rendered. The creative element of the essay is a playful and personal response to the texts
Oral history interview with David F Moses, 2007 June 29
No full textBorn in Kendallville, Indiana, David Moses grew up near extended family. Participated in theater, sports, boy scouts; also worked at local dime store. Graduated from high school and left immediately for Purdue; worked as lifeguard that first summer. Lived one year in Cary Hall and three years in Hall "X" (Meredith). Majored in Trade and Industrial Education. During college years, involved in photography (for The Exponent), residence hall politics (Excalibur Club), Pershing Rifles with ROTC, etc. Graduated Purdue in 1955; got job on campus in Film Library through interest in photography. Discussion on the Film Library's movement to Stewart Center and involvement on campus. Moses became Film Librarian after about thirteen years as Assistant Film Librarian; in 1981 he became the Director of Undergraduate Library Services. Mention of MPATI (Midwest Program for Airborne Television Instruction) used before cable was available. Retired since June 1996. Discussed children and grandchildren; celebrated 50th anniversary July 7th, 2007
Roam Though I May
No full textProgram from the Little Theatre of Dallas' 1932 production of 'Roam Though I May,' written by John William Rogers and directed by Charles Meredith. Set design by David R. Williams. Cover art by David R. Williams. Exhibition by Frank Reaugh and his students Eleanor Adams, June Mascho, John Douglass, Addie B. Beddo, Mrs. E. R. Donnell, Josephine Oliver, Harry Carnohan, Charles Gharis, Reveau Bassett, Mrs. Dwight Horton and Lucretia Donnell
The Prototypes of Some Characters in Certain Novels of George Meredith
No full textIt has been the aim of the author in the course of this treatise on some of the characters in the novels of George Meredith to bring out more clearly the relationship between some of those characters and the friends and contemporaries of the author\u27s. The method used was an analysis of the novels written by the author and a study of the comments and criticism which fellow writers and modern commentaries have added. Besides this, it was necessary to trace the history of the author, that is; his life, and his friendships. In the manner the task has fallen to the writer to gather the facts relating to the subject in this treatise
Towards a scalable, open-standards service for brokering cross-protocol data transfers across multiple sources and sinks
No full textData Transfer Service (DTS) is an open-source project that is developing a document-centric message model for describing a bulk data transfer activity, with an accompanying set of loosely coupled and platform-independent components for brokering the transfer of data between a wide range of (potentially incompatible) storage resources as scheduled, fault-tolerant batch jobs. The architecture scales from small embedded deployments on a single computer to large distributed deployments through an expandable ‘worker-node pool’ controlled through message-orientated middleware. Data access and transfer efficiency are maximized through the strategic placement of worker nodes at or between particular data sources/sinks. The design is inherently asynchronous, and, when third-party transfer is not available, it side-steps the bandwidth, concurrency and scalability limitations associated with buffering bytes directly through intermediary client applications. It aims to address geographical–topological deployment concerns by allowing service hosting to be either centralized (as part of a shared service) or confined to a single institution or domain. Established design patterns and open-source components are coupled with a proposal for a document-centric and open-standards-based messaging protocol. As part of the development of the message protocol, a bulk data copy activity document is proposed for the first time
Evidence for the role of adenosine 5'-triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC)-A1 in the externalization of annexin 1 from pituitary folliculostellate cells and ABCA1-transfected cell models.
No full textAnnexin 1 (ANXA1), a 37-kDa protein, is a member of the superfamily of Ca(2+)- and phospholipid-binding annexin proteins. In the anterior pituitary, ANXA1 is expressed mainly by folliculostellate (FS) cells and mediates the early delayed feedback inhibition exerted by glucocorticoids on the release of ACTH and other pituitary hormones. It has been previously demonstrated that TtT/GF cells (a FS cell line) express and externalize ANXA1 in response to glucocorticoid treatment. However, ANXA1 lacks a cleavable signal sequence and externalization is not affected by inhibitors of the secretory pathway. We have previously shown that glyburide, an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter inhibitor, inhibits the externalization of ANXA1 from TtT/GF cells and pituitary tissue. Here we investigated whether ABCA1 is involved in ANXA1 externalization. The use of the ABCA1-transporter inhibitors geranyl-geranyl pyrophosphate and sulfobromophthalein significantly inhibited ANXA1 externalization. Partial silencing of ABCA1 expression in TtT/GF cells by siRNA also significantly decreased the amount of cell surface ANXA1. However, anterior pituitary tissue from ABCA1-null mice was found to externalize ANXA1 normally. Because compensation by other ABC family members may occur in vivo, ANXA1 externalization was studied in two transfection models: Xenopus oocytes injected with ABCA1 mRNA and AtT20 D1 corticoctroph cells cotransfected with ABCA1-green fluorescent protein and ANXA1. ABCA1-expressing oocytes, but not water-injected controls, were found to externalize ANXA1. Expression of ABCA1 in AtT20 D1 cells significantly increased the amount of cell surface ANXA1, compared with mock-transfected and ANXA1-only transfected controls. Together these data provide evidence for a role of ABCA1 in ANXA1 export
Purdue Board of Trustees with President Elliott, 1928
No full textBoard of Trustees; Board of Trustees, January 4, 1928. (upper row) James W. Noel, Palmer R. Edgerton, R. A. Simpson, President E. C. Elliott, J. E. Hall (lower row) Miss Mary M. Williams, Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, David E. Ross, John A. Hillenbrand, and J. K. Lilly. (Mr. J. L. Kimbrough absent
Board of Trustees meeting, 1936
No full textBoard of Trustees; Meeting of the Board of Trustees, April 15, 1936. (left to right) E.C. Elliott, President; R.B. Stewart, Controller; P.R. Edgerton; R.A. Simpson; Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith; J.L. Kimbrough; David E. Ross; Joseph E. Hall; J.K. Lilly; J.A. Hillenbrand; J.W. Noel (At table) F.C. Hockema, Secretary of Board; Jean Harve
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Research Reports from the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project, Volume Four
No full textTable of Contents : Introduction and Overview of Contributions to PfBAP Volume 4 / by Fred Valdez Jr. and David M. Hyde (p.1-6) -- Floors, Phosphates, and Points: Analyzing Food Production – Results of the 2009 Field Season / by Jon B. Hageman, Robin C. Goldstein, and David J. Goldstein (p.7-18) -- Phase 2 Research at Wari Camp (RB-56): Report from the 200 Field Season / by Laura J. Levi (p.19-26) -- The Dos Hombres Archaeological Project (DHAP): Summary of Field Research from Summer 2009 / by Rissa Trachman (p.27-32) -- Aguada Lagunita Elusiva (RB Lagunita) and La Milpa East (RB LME): Summary of the 2009 Season / by Estella Weiss-Krejci and Michael Brandl (p.33-40) -- Research Results of Investigations at Group A of the Medicinal Trail Site: The 2009 Field Season / by David M. Hyde, Kirby Farah, and Alexandra Smith (p.41-18) -- Summary Report on Group B, Operation 12 of the Medicinal Trail Site: The 2009 Season / by Lauri McInnis Martin (p.49-56) -- Report on the 2009 Field Season at Hun Tun / by Robyn Dodge and Iasha Doumanoff (p.57-60) -- Excavations at Group B, Say Kah, Belize 2009 / by Sarah E. Jackson, Lindsey Argo, and Meredith Coats (p.61-84) -- Investigations at a Residential Group at the Site of La Milpa: Operation LM4: Suboperations A-N / by Deanna Riddick (p.85-96) -- Power, Memory, and Community: Defining the Development and Function of a Quadrangle Group, La Milpa, Belize / by Maria Martinez (p.97-132) -- Architectural Morphology and Activity: Structure 3 at La Milpa, Belize / by Debora Trein (p.133-150) -- Introduction to the 2009 Season of the La Milpa Core Project and Report on the 2009 Investigations of Structure 21 / by Brett Houk (p.151-172) -- The 2009 Investigations at Structure 24 / by Gregory Zaro (p.173-186) -- Continuing Investigations of Structure 27 at La Milpa: The 2009 Season / by Brett Houk and Shannon Smith (p.187-202) -- 2009 Archaeological Excavations at Courtyard 100 in Plaza B at La Milpa, Belize / by Melanie Mann (p.203)Texas Archeological Research Laborator
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