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William Arrol and Peter Lind: demolition, construction and workmanship on London’s Waterloo Bridges 1934 -1946
No full textBy 1924, when William Arrol and Co. constructed a temporary crossing, Rennie’s Waterloo Bridge was ‘marred by a broken back … and had passed from utility to obstruction.’ Arrol was tasked with demolition of the old bridge in 1934, the process revealing perfectly cut and tapered arch-stones and faultless construction of the piers. The new bridge, engineered by Rendel, Palmer and Tritton, designed in collaboration with Giles Gilbert Scott and in association with London County Council engineers was built by contractor Peter Lind. The result was a modern, functional addition to London’s river crossings. However it was a complicated structure and required a large amount of temporary works including gantries, steel bridges, timber piles and platforms. The design also required innovative welding techniques leading to labour disputes with the steel-fixers. The construction process was delayed by four strikes in 1938 and 1939. Labour shortages because of war resulted in a diminished workforce while working conditions were very harsh with severe winters in 1938 and ‘39 and bomb raids throughout 1940 and ‘41.
This paper, using documentary and photographic evidence from both public and family archives, considers the changing labour force, including demolition of the old bridge and construction of the new bridge, employed by the two contracting firms. It examines the different approaches to labour, and labour disputes, demonstrated by the contractors. William Arrol and Co., a Scottish civil engineering firm established in the nineteenth century and specialising in bridge building, and Peter Lind and Co. a smaller civil engineering firm based in London and set up by the Danish engineer in 1917. Questions of skill and labour, conditions of work, and construction employment are examined in the context of pre-war, wartime and post-war circumstances.
Although Rennie’s first Waterloo Bridge was built initially as a purely commercial enterprise the site soon became a significant landmark in London’s social, political and urban history. While acknowledging the shifting, symbolic meanings of Waterloo Bridge this paper addresses the demolition and construction process arguing that this, although usually overlooked by historians, is integrally related to the wider landscape of social and urban change apparent in mid-twentieth century London
An other tongue: language and identity in translingual writing
No full textPhDAbandoning one‟s mother tongue for another language is one of the most profound aspects of exile experience, often fraught with feelings of loss and alienation. Yet the linguistic switch can also be viewed as an advantage: the adopted language becomes a refuge, affording the writer creative distance and perspective. This thesis examines the effects of this switch as reflected in the works of two translingual Jewish authors, Stefan Heym (1913-2001) and Jakov Lind (1927-2007). Both were forced into exile after their lives in Germany and Austria were shattered by the rise of Nazism, and both chose English as a medium of artistic expression at certain periods of their lives.
Reading these authors‟ works within their post-war historical context, the thesis argues that translingualism is associated with a psychic split as the self is divided between its languages. This schism manifests itself differently in the writing of each of these authors, according to their distinct perceptions of their identity and place in the world: in Lind‟s work, it is experienced as a schizophrenic existence, and in Heym‟s – as an advantageous doubling of perspective.
The first chapter focuses on autobiographical writing in a foreign language, exploring how self and language are bound together in Lind‟s English-language autobiographies. The second chapter draws on Bakhtin‟s notion of dialogism as it considers the relationship between narration, ideology and propaganda in Heym‟s war novel The Crusaders. The third chapter examines Lind‟s and Heym‟s representations of the writer in their fiction, and how their translingualism defines their perception of their own identity and role as writers. The final chapter shows how the two authors reinterpret the figure of the Wandering Jew to construct different visions of a humanistic Jewish identity that correspond to their own diasporic existence
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Lloyd Lind
No full textLloyd Lind is pictured his freshman year at Uintah High School. He was born to Lewis Peter and Eliza Gray Lind in 1911. He married Merla Robinson. He served in World War II. He died February 24, 1993
Karl Lind
No full textKarl Lind is pictured his senior year at Uintah High School. He was born to Lewis Peter and Eliza Gray Lind on July 30, 1906. He served in World War II. He married Zelella Price in 1945. He died August 3, 1992
Karl Lind
No full textKarl Lind is pictured his sophomore year at Uintah High School. He was born to Lewis Peter and Eliza Gray Lind on July 30, 1906. He served in World War II. He married Zelella Price in 1945. He died August 3, 1992
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel
No full textFor close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
Reforming the Joint Chiefs of Staff
No full textThe Joint Chiefs of Staff symbolize the collective might and strategic acumen of the United States military. For many years, however, the Joint Chiefs also represented what many saw as the greatest weakness of the U.S. armed forces: inter-service rivalries. Until the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act of 1986, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was essentially a first among equals -- each of the Joint Chiefs were independently responsible for advising the President and Secretary of Defense, in addition to their role as head of their respective service. The result of this system was at times inter-service competition, as the individual branches of the military vied for resources and authority. These counterproductive rivalries manifested themselves during the blundered 1980 mission to rescue Americans held hostage in Iran, and again during the 1983 invasion of Grenada. Recognizing the shortcomings of the current system, legislators on Capitol Hill pushed for an overhaul of the JCS. Proponents of reform called for strengthening the powers of the Chairman in order to create a unified command, streamline the military bureaucracy and ensure a more coherent defense strategy. Calls for reform were met with criticism from some defense experts, who worried that such changes would suppress the diversity of views inherent in the current JCS system. Does the current structure of the JCS merit reform, and what are the dangers of the proposed changes? In this episode, host Peter Krogh sits down with Admiral James Holloway, former Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the JCS, and William Lind, a Washington-based defense consultant, to examine the functioning of the JCS and proposed reforms.Examines the structure of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and proposed organizational reforms
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