112 research outputs found
Conversations with Jon Leibowitz and Joaquin Almunia
No full textCompetition authority leaders are assuming increasing responsibilities and wearing many hatsâ€â€not only as regulators but also as advocates of markets.
René Leibowitz
No full textRené Leibowitz (*17.02.1913, Warschau – 28.08.1972, Paris) war in seinen Tätigkeiten als Komponist, Dirigent, Musiktheoretiker, Pädagoge maßgeblich an der Verbreitung der Dodekaphonie nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in Europa beteiligt und übte dadurch entscheidenden Einfluss auf die dortige Entwicklung der Musikgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts aus. Seit 1925/26 in Paris ansässig, war Leibowitz aufgrund seiner jüdischen Herkunft gezwungen, zwischen den Jahren 1940 bis 1944 in Frankreich versteckt zu leben. Bestärkt durch dieses Schicksal engagierte er sich für die Komponisten der Zweiten Wiener Schule als Interpret und Verfasser musikwissenschaftlicher Schriften - im speziellen für Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern und Alban Berg, aber auch für Komponisten aus deren Umkreis wie Edward Spinner, Erich Itor Kahn, Edward Steuermann, Artur Schnabel und viele mehr. Als Dirigent unternahm Leibowitz zahlreiche Aufnahmen, wie etwa die Gesamteinspielung der neun Beethoven-Symphonien. Leibowitz’ Intention war es, die in den Partituren niedergeschriebenen Angaben der Komponisten in höchstem Maße zu verwirklichen. Diesem Ziel blieb er bis zu seinem Lebensende treu. Das kompositorische Schaffen René Leibowitz’, das bislang nahezu unbekannt ist, umfasst 92 Werke aller musikalischen Gattungen - darunter 5 Opern.As composer, conductor, musicologist and pedagogue, René Leibowitz (*17.02.1913 Warsaw – 28.08.1972 Paris) has made immense contribution to the diffusion of the twelve-tone-technique (dodecaphony) throughout Europe after World War II; in that capacity, his influence over the development of 20th century music history is notable.
He lived in Paris since the age of thirteen (1925/26). However, his Jewish origins forced him to go underground between the periods 1940-1944. This bitter destiny, far from discouraging him, inspired him to devote a great part of his life to composers of the Second Viennese School. As an interpreter and author of musicological writings his particular focus was on the works of Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Alban Berg. Other musicians of interest were Edward Spinner, Erich Itor Kahn, Edward Steuermann, Artur Schnabel and many more. As conductor he has undertaken numerous recordings, prominent among which is the entire nine symphonies of Beethoven.
Leibowitz's most important goal in life is to faithfully interpret music as indicated in the composer's scores. Towards this goal, he remained true to the end of his life. His compositional oeuvres, unfortunately hardly known, include 92 works of various musical genres and 5 operas
A will to write
No full textThis article is based on an interview conducted by Brenda Leibowitz with Ron Barnett, noted author of over 20 academic books and 100 articles, at the 2012 annual Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA). The interview deals with topics including: the challenge of formulating and articulating a definite thesis, the importance of polishing and crafting drafts, keeping multiple audiences in mind, the different demands of writing articles and books, the value of poetry and fiction, how to keep going as a writer, issues of identity, and maintaining a will to write. The article continues with a set of joint critical reflections on the nature of academic writing and concludes with the suggestion that writing can enhance academics’ understanding of themselves
Inertia in infrastructure development : some analytical aspects, and reasons for inefficient infrastructure choices
No full textThis paper uses some simple conceptual models to draw out various implications of infrastructure investments with long lifetimes for the ability of societies to reduce their future greenhouse gas emissions. A broad range of such investments, related both to energy supply and demand systems, may commit societies to high and persistent levels of greenhouse gas emissions over time, that are difficult and costly to change once the investments have been sunk. There are, the author argues, several strong reasons to expect the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in such investments to be excessive. One is that infrastructure investment decisions tend to be made on the basis of (current and expected future) emissions prices that do not fully reflect the social costs of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the investments. A second, related, set of reasons are excessive discounting of future project costs and benefits including future climate damages, and a too-short planning horizon for infrastructure investors. These issues are illustrated for two alternative cases of climate damages, namely with the possibility of a"climate catastrophe,"and with a sustained increase in the marginal global damage cost of greenhouse gas emissions.Climate Change Economics,Energy Production and Transportation,Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases,Transport Economics Policy&Planning,Environment and Energy Efficiency
Molecular regulation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 and its role in ribotoxic stress-induced apoptosis
No full textInsulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is one of six high affinity binding proteins for IGF-I. However, new and exciting IGF-independent functions have begun to emerge for IGFBP-3 in the regulation of cell growth. Specifically, the biological role of IGFBP-3 in apoptosis has been found to be extremely complex, with a number of possible functions suggested, but few well-characterized mechanisms determined. The overall goal of this work was to elucidate the role of IGFBP-3 within the context of ribotoxic stress-induced apoptosis, with specific aims to determine how ribotoxic stressors regulate IGFBP-3 expression and how IGFBP-3 influences the apoptotic pathway. Studies involving both chemical inhibitors and siRNA determined that the ribotoxic stressors anisomycin (ANS) and ricin A chain (RTA) both induced IGFBP-3 expression through the p38 signaling pathway, and that both stressors enhanced IGFBP-3 mRNA stability through a 3'untranslated region-mediated, p38 dependent mechanism. Additional studies demonstrated that RTA also activated the IGFBP-3 promoter in a p38-dependent manner. Subsequent work allowed for the conclusion that IGFBP-3 is specifically required for ANS and RTA-induced apoptosis. Knockdown of IGFBP-3 with siRNA prevented ANS-induced cytochrome c release, caspase activation and PARP cleavage. Knockdown of JNK-2 also inhibited caspase activation and PARP cleavage, suggesting that it and IGFBP-3 were involved in the same apoptotic mechanism. These findings led to the discovery that the orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 translocated to the cytosol following ANS treatment, where it is known to induce apoptosis. Additionally, knockdown of either IGFBP-3 or JNK-2, pre-treatment with the nuclear export inhibitor leptomycin B (LMB) or treatment with IGF-I could both prevent this translocation and prevent ANS-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, this work describes the novel regulation of IGFBP-3 by the p38 pathway, and helps to shed light on the complex role that IGFBP-3 plays in apoptosis. These findings suggest that IGFBP-3 may be an integral part of the inherent apoptotic machinery in normal cells and may play a crucial role in the response of normal cells to toxic stressors.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-165)
'The Invisible' / 'The Inaudible' : Aspects of Performativity in Celan and Leibowitz
No full textAs a written poem is read aloud or performed in a musical setting, how might the transition from a visible to an audible materiality alter its meaning and its way of generating meaning? What impact does this change have on the relation between semantics and sound structure? How might the particular vocalization of the speaking or singing individual affect the interpretations of the text? The present paper approaches such questions through two late poems by Paul Celan. The poems are followed from their written existence on the page through a recorded reading by the author and, finally, into a musical setting by René Leibowitz. Not only do these texts explicitly thematize their own suspension between writtenness and orality, but they also enact the sensory disappearance and threatening collapse of their own language. Spoken and sung, moreover, the poems are subjected to the risks of misrepresentation and misinterpretation inherent in any performance, with concrete and crucial effects on their meaning as a result. </p
Book Review: Higher Education for the Public Good: Views from the South
No full textAuthor: Leibowitz, BrendaTitle: Higher Education for the Public Good: Views from the South (2012)Oakhill, USA: Trentham Books. Stellenbosch, South Africa: Sun Medi
’L’invisible et l’inaudible’ : aspects de la performativité chez Celan et Leibowitz
No full textAs a written poem is read aloud or performed in a musical setting, how might the transition from a visible to an audible materiality alter its meaning and its way of generating meaning? What impact does this change have on the relation between semantics and sound structure? How might the particular vocalization of the speaking or singing individual affect the interpretations of the text? The present paper approaches such questions through two late poems by Paul Celan. The po- ems are followed from their written existence on the page through a recorded reading by the author and, finally, into a musical setting by René Leibowitz. Not only do these texts explicitly thematize their own suspension between writtenness and orality, but they also enact the sensory disappearance and threatening collapse of their own language. Spoken and sung, moreover, the poems are subjected to the risks of misrepresentation and misinterpretation inherent in any performance, with concrete and crucial effects on their meaning as a result.</p
Financial services and products ::the role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting consumers : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, February 4, 2010.
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Consumer online privacy ::hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 27, 2010.
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