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All officers look out for and arrest the following described negro: He calls himself Prof. Howard.
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All officers look out for and arrest the following described negro: He calls himself Prof. Howard. Will be apt to have a good deal of money on him. He stole $600 on the night of the 21st inst.; four 1OO dollar bills marked First National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa. Description of negro: 28 years old, 6 feet high, weighs 160 or 170 pounds, A
very light brown or yellow negro, clean shaved, with mustache; has scar in forehead; a small black spot in white of eyes. He claims to be working for the government, also a faith doctor. When he left here he had on black hat, light coat, pants with large stripes, pair of boots.
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T. C. NUNN. Sheriff
The contested and contingent outcomes of Thatcherism in the UK
No full textThe death of Margaret Thatcher in April 2013 sparked a range of discussions and debates about the significance of her period in office and the political project to which she gave her name: Thatcherism. This article argues that Thatcherism is best understood as a symbolically important part of the emergence of first-phase neoliberalism. It engages with contemporary debates about Thatcherism among Marxist commentators and suggests that several apparently divergent positions can help us now reach a more useful analysis of Thatcherism’s short- and long-term outcomes for British political economy. The outcomes identified include: an initial crisis in the neoliberal project in the UK; the transformation of the party political system to be reflective of the politics of neoliberalism, rather than its contestation; long-term attempts at the inculcation of the neoliberal individual; de-industrialisation and financial sector dependence; and a fractured and partially unconscious working class. In all long-term outcomes, the contribution of Thatcherism is best understood as partial and largely negative, in that it cleared the way for a longer-term and more constructive attempt to embed neoliberal political economy. The paper concludes by suggesting that this analysis can inform current debates on the left of British politics about how to oppose and challenge the imposition of neoliberal discipline today
Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012, gen. nov.
No full textPsednocnemis gen. nov. (Figs 1 –27, 39, 40, 53) Type species: Psednocnemis davidgohi sp. nov. Etymology: A compound noun whose first element is the Greek noun Psedno, meaning ‘scanty’ or ‘spare’, and whose second element is the Greek feminine noun knemis, meaning ‘shin guard’, which describes the hirsute character of leg IV. The gender is feminine. Diagnosis: Psednocnemis gen. nov. differs from Coremiocnemis in Leg Relation Factor: RF ~ 89.03–94.81 (Coremiocnemis leg RF ~ 78.26–83.04), lack of bottlebrush setae formation on leg IV, lack of recurved setal brush on retrolateral surface of met. IV (Fig. 18), met. IV scopula on retrolateral side of division only extending 1 / 3 distally (Fig. 20), male embolus with distal spiral form (Fig. 39) and female spermathecae with lobes lacking apical swelling (Fig. 6). It differs from Selenocosmia east of the Wallace Line (Wallace 1860) by possessing female bilobed spermathecae (Figs 6, 40) and male embolus that emerges distally from the tegulum (Fig. 39), hair type # 4 (West & Nunn 2010 a, 2010 b, Fig. 6) present on proximoventral abdomen, as well as possessing a small cluster of spines on retrolateral proximomedial cheliceral surfaces (Fig. 15). It differs from Selenocosmia west of the Wallace Line (Java, Sumatra, Borneo, West Malaysia and Singapore) in low cephalothoracic profile, fovea smaller in width than the ocular tubercle (except P. gnathospina), cheliceral strikers lanceolate (Fig. 12), male embolus with distal “spiral curl” and no distal flaring (Fig. 39), and female bilobed spermathecae with lateral bilobes that lack distal swelling (Figs 6, 40). Psednocnemis gen. nov. differs from Lyrognathus in thin build of tib. IV (incrassate in Lyrognathus) (Fig. 17) and lack of penicillate setal fringe along the retrolateral surface of tib. IV (Fig. 17). It also differs from Coremiocnemis, Selenocosmia and Lyrognathus in possessing hair type 4 in a reduced and sparse patch on the proximoventral surface of abdomen and lack of swollen retrolateral scopulation on tar. IV (Fig. 20). It differs from Phlogiellus and Orphnaecus in possessing female spermathecae with basally dividing paired bilobes (Figs 6, 40), lanceolate and terete male embolus that lacks a well defined single keel (Fig. 39), undivided scopula on tar. III, no third claw on leg III, small cluster of spines on retrolateral proximomedial surface of chelicerae (Fig. 15), and hair type 4 on proximoventral surface of abdomen (more distinct in females, Viz. West & Nunn 2010 b, fig. 6). It differs from Haplocosmia in terete morphology of intercheliceral pegs (Fig. 16), unordered arrangement of intercheliceral peg setae (Fig. 14), female bilobed spermathecae (Figs 6, 40), male embolus lanceolate and terete (Fig. 39) and lack of long setae forming fringe above maxillary lyra (but below maxillary suture). It differs from Chilobrachys in possessing longest cheliceral strikers with very long filiform ends (Fig. 12), long needle-like form of cheliceral strikers (Fig. 12), intercheliceral peg setae (Figs 14, 16), female spermathecae bilobed (Figs 6, 40), and male embolus with distal “spiral curl” (Fig. 39). It differs from Selenotypus and Selenotholus in possessing intercheliceral peg setae (Figs 14, 16), retrolateral proximomedial spine cluster on chelicerae (Fig. 15), and female spermathecae bilobed (figs 6, 40). Psednocnemis gen. nov. differs from Poecilotheria in lacking variegated body pattern, no tubercles on maxillary lyra (Figs 8, 9), female spermathecae with bilobes (Figs 6, 40) and male embolus terete with distal “spiral curl” (Fig. 39). Description: Leg formula (length) IV, I, II, III; leg RF ~ 89.03–94.81; eyes: AME, ALE, PLE, PME; 10–90 medium length intercheliceral peg setae; maxillary lyra oval in form consisting of medium to long shafted bacillae, butterknife (P. brachyramosa, P. jeremyhuffi) or paddleform (P. davidgohi sp. nov., P. gnathospina), with or without distal blades, opposing needleform strikers on retrolateral cheliceral surface; foveal groove of less width than OT (except P. gnathospina); tar. IV with transverse weakening medially; paired claws (unarmed) on legs I–IV, third claw on leg IV; low cephalothoracic profile; retrolateral proximomedial spine cluster (1–7 spines) on chelicerae; female with bilobed spermathecae that lack apical swelling, bilobes divide basally, with (P. brachyramosa) or without (all other species) apical branching ends; male with palpal bulb with proximally swollen embolus, terete, emerges distally from tegulum, with distal “spiral curl” (no distal flaring); hair type # 4 (West & Nunn 2010 a, 2010 b) present on ventral abdominal surface in sparse patch; long setae on legs that form scopula on legs I and II sparse (P. jeremyhuffi) or thick (all other species); metatarsi scopula I–III undivided, IV divided by several rows of spiniform setae; scopula on metatarsi IV on distal 1 / 3 or less, retrolateral surfaces of coxa I–III with median narrow brush, IV with distodorsal brush of elongate spiniform setae; metatarsi III and/or IV with 1 DD, 1 DPD, 2 DV, 1 DPV, 1 DRV spine arrangement; no dorsal carapace thorns; no basifemoral thorns. Remarks: Coremiocnemis gnathospina and Coremiocnemis jeremyhuffi (Fig. 40) females possess bilobed spermathecae with lobes lacking apical swelling and slight distinction of sclerotization between apical ends and lobe shafts, Leg RF ~ 89.03–94.81, no recurved retrolateral setal brush on met. IV, and met. IV scopula only extending 1 / 3 or less distally (both sides of scopula division), differing from Coremiocnemis cunicularia and its closest relatives. Coremiocnemis brachyramosa also shares these traits, although possesses female bilobed spermathecae with apical branching and heavy sclerotization of spermathecae entirely (West & Nunn 2010 b, Fig. 37). These three spider species differ from all Coremiocnemis in the above traits, which are found (in combination) in the type species of Psednocnemis, P. davidgohi sp. nov., and only within this new selenocosmiine genus. Thus, we transfer C. brachyramosa, C. gnathospina and C. jeremyhuffi to Psednocnemis, making the new combinations Psednocnemis brachyramosa comb. nov., Psednocnemis gnathospina comb. nov. and Psednocnemis jeremyhuff comb. nov. Selenocosmia imbellis is known from a single holotype male that possesses male embolus with distal spiral curl, intercheliceral pegs, lyra with pointed distal end, proximally truncate with long shafted bacillae, as well as strikers which are needleform, differing from Selenocosmia javanensis and its closest relatives. We, therefore, transfer S. imbellis to Psednocnemis, making the new combination Psednocnemis imbellis comb. nov. Species included: Psednocnemis davidgohi sp. nov.; P. brachyramosa (West & Nunn 2010) new combination; P. gnathospina (West & Nunn 2010) new combination; P. imbellis (Simon 1891) new combination and P. jeremyhuffi (West & Nunn 2010) new combination. Distribution: West Malaysia and Borneo (Fig. 27).Published as part of West, Rick C., Nunn, Steven C. & Hogg, Stephen, 2012, A new tarantula genus, Psednocnemis, from West Malaysia (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with cladistic analyses and biogeography of Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 3299 on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.28091
The numerical simulation of the performance of a robustised broadband frequency LMS adaptive beamformer
No full textThe paper is concerned with the optimal processing of data from an array of sensors/antennas. Such sensors may be sonar, radar, VHF/HF radio or 'acoustics in air'. The processing aims might be any of the following: (a) detection and identification of weak wanted signals. (b) Bearing estimation of weak wanted signals. (c) Presentation of the time series of wanted signals at maximum S/N ratio for further processing/display. (d) Accurate bearing estimation and discrimination of strong signal sources. All array beamformer techniques suffer difficulties when applied in the field. Highly optimised algorithms are quickly degraded by multipathing, array deformation and by sensor errors. Time varying noise fields and finite integration time exact a further toll. Eigenvector methods such as MUSIC are rather expensive when applied to broadband environments. The authors consider a broad band robustised LMS frequency domain adaptive algorithm as described in Nunn (1989). Its performance is analysed in numerical simulations incorporating multipathing, array distortion, sensor errors and finite integration time
20.00 Reward for Ed Connie, black negro
No full text25.00 Reward for the arrest of Frank Todd, a brown skin negro, weighs about 150 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches high, has knife scar on left arm below elbow, on right side under arm, and on right hip; is about 25 years old; escaped from jail January 7, 1895.
20.00 Reward for Ed Connie, black negro. weighs 150 pounds, 5 feet 4 inches high, chunky built, walks with head thrown back with a swing. Wears No. 8 shoe. Escaped jail Jan. 7, 1895.
T. C. Nunn
Sheriff Brazos Count., Bryan, Texas
Nunn Power Plant P.2
No full textNunn\u27s Power Plant in Provo Canyon. Nunn\u27s Station? Savage--Photog
Sexual selection and exaggerated sexual swellings of female primates
No full textFemales of several species of Old World monkeys and apes exhibit enlarged perineal swellings that include the skin of the anogenital region and rump (see Fig. 5.1). Swellings are normally produced by adult females undergoing ovarian activity and they have stimulated evolutionary biologists since Darwin (1876) to think about their adaptive value and the evolutionary mechanisms responsible for their origin and maintenance. Given the association between sexual swellings and mating activity, it seems likely that some aspect of sexual selection is responsible for the evolution of this exaggerated trait. However, even today the functional significance of exaggerated swellings, as well as the processes responsible for their evolution, remain controversial (Dixson, 1983, 1998; Pagel, 1994, 1995; Radwan, 1995; Wiley & Poston, 1996; Nunn, 1999a; Stallmann & Froehlich, 2000; Domb & Pagel, 2001; Nunn et al., 2001; Domb & Pagel, 2002; Zinner et al., 2002; Snowdon, this volume).In this chapter, we explore the role of sexual selection in the evolution of exaggerated sexual swellings. Because sexual swellings are associated with mating behaviour and competition among males for access to females, sexual selection has figured prominently among hypotheses for this exaggerated trait. Hypotheses have incorporated the two primary components of sexual selection, sometimes within the same explanation. For example, the best-male hypothesis (Clutton-Brock & Harvey, 1976) states that swellings stimulate male–male competition, improving the ability of females to identify and mate with the highest-quality males.In recent years, our understanding of the theoretical basis for sexual selection has increased
VLF emission triggering by a highly anisotropic electron plasma
No full textA recent paper by Bell et al (Bell et al,2000) reports observations from the POLAR spacecraft of highly anisotropic hot electron distribution functions in the equatorial region of the magnetosphere at L=3.4. The particle instrument HYDRA measures electron fluxes from 1-20 keV. VLF emissions triggered by pulses from Omega (Norway) are found to coincide with 'pancake' type electron distributions with average pitch angles >70 degrees, such distributions being effectively confined to the equatorial zone. We examine the linear and non linear wave particle interaction process between pancake distributions and CW ducted VLF signals. It is concluded that the pitch angle range 67-76 degrees dominates the interaction process, and that with in duct wave saturation amplitudes of 6pT strong non linear trapping occurs for these particles. It is difficult to avoid the impression that highly anisotropic pitch angle distributions don’t have a great effect on resonant particle dynamics. High anisotropy has raised the pitch angle of maximum non linear contribution from 61->72 degrees, and reduced particle non linearity somewhat, in that the onset of trapping occurs at 2pT rather than 1.6pT. Using this data a 1D Vlasov Hybrid Simulation (VHS) VLF code was run to numerically simulate risers triggered by a 1 s Omega pulse. The VHS algorithm defines a time varying phase space simulation box covering the trans-equatorial nonlinear trapping region and a segment of parallel velocity space centred on the local resonance velocity. The simulation particles have F defined as a constant on their trajectories by Liouville's theorem. At each time step F is interpolated from the particles onto the fixed phase space grid, allowing resonant particle current to be calculated. The VHS method is extremely efficient since at each step particles leaving the phase box are discarded, and fresh particles are embedded into the phase fluid where the latter flows into the phase box. Successful numerical triggering of emissions by Omega is shown, and examples of risers, fallers and hooks are shown. The integrated linear trans-equatorial amplification of ~10dB agreed well with figures calculated by Bell from HYDRA data. These successful simulations of Omega emissions with highly anisotropic distribution functions confirm that non linear trapping of cyclotron resonant electrons in the geomagnetic field is the root plasma physical mechanism behind the triggering of VLF emissions
Do exaggerated sexual swellings function in female mating competition in primates? A comparative test of the reliable indicator hypothesis
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