1,344 research outputs found
Peter Kean to Susan Niemcewicz, July 25, 1809
No full textPeter Kean wrote from Albany, New York to Susan Niemcewicz in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Peter arrived in Albany after a passage of 39 hours. Wished it were in his power to give Susan news that would cheer her lonely hours but, the news around Peter was dull and his spirits were not the kind that enabled writers to share a cheerful flow of ideas. Peter saw Miss J. and was able to shake hands with her without betraying any violent emotions. Peter went to Pearl St. and enquired after Mrs. B. Southerland forced Peter to accompany him to Sedgwick’s that evening. William Jay was to come to him every day at twelve so Peter could read to him as William suffered from poor eyesight. Peter left a pair of boots, his tinder box flint and steel, and a pair of ribbed cotton stockings at home and asked Susan to send them to him with the flannels as soon as possible.
People mentioned: Sarah Louisa Jay (1792-1818), William Jay (1789 – 1858), Mrs. B., Mr. Southerland, and Mr. Sedgwick.https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1800s/1490/thumbnail.jp
American Naval History, 1607-1865
No full textFor its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War of Independence and was mostly trapped in port by the end of the War of 1812. How this meager presence became the major naval power it remains to this day is the subject of American Naval History, 1607–1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War, the book draws on American, British, and French history to reveal how navies reflect diplomatic, political, economic, and social developments and to show how the foundation of America’s future naval greatness was laid during the Civil War.
Award-winning author Jonathan R. Dull documents the remarkable transformation of the U.S. Navy between 1861 and 1865, thanks largely to brilliant naval officers like David Farragut, David D. Porter, and Andrew Foote; visionary politicians like Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles; and progressive industrialists like James Eads and John Ericsson. But only by understanding the failings of the antebellum navy can the accomplishments of Lincoln’s navy be fully appreciated. Exploring such topics as delays in American naval development, differences between the U.S. and European fleets, and the effect that the country’s colonial past had on its naval policies, Dull offers a new perspective on both American naval history and the history of the developing republic
The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815
No full textFor nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called “ships of the line” dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers a uniquely impartial and comprehensive picture of the two forces —their shipbuilding programs, naval campaigns, and battles, and their wartime strategies and diplomacy. Jonathan R. Dull is the author of two award-winning histories of the French navy. Bringing to bear years of study of war and diplomacy, his book conveys the fine details and the high drama of the age of grand and decisive naval conflict. Dull delves into the seven wars that Great Britain and France, often in alliance with lesser naval powers such as Spain and the Netherlands, fought between 1688 and 1815. Viewing war as most statesmen of the time saw it—as a contest of endurance—he also treats the tragic side of the Franco-British wars, which shattered the greater security and prosperity the two powers enjoyed during their brief period as allies
The nature of optically dull active galactic nuclei in COSMOS
No full textWe present infrared, optical, and X-ray data of 48 X-ray bright, optically dull active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the COSMOS field. These objects exhibit the X-ray luminosity of an AGN but lack broad and narrow emission lines in their optical spectrum. We show that despite the lack of optical emission lines, most of these optically dull AGNs are not well described by a typical passive red galaxy spectrum: instead they exhibit weak but significant blue emission like an unobscured AGN. Photometric observations over several years additionally show significant variability in the blue emission of four optically dull AGNs. The nature of the blue and infrared emission suggest that the optically inactive appearance of these AGNs cannot be caused by obscuration intrinsic to the AGNs. Instead, up to ~70% of optically dull AGNs are diluted by their hosts, with bright or simply edge-on hosts lying preferentially within the spectroscopic aperture. The remaining ~30% of optically dull AGNs have anomalously high fX /fO ratios and are intrinsically weak, not obscured, in the optical. These optically dull AGNs are best described as a weakly accreting AGN with a truncated accretion disk from a radiatively inefficient accretion flow. Based on observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by AURA Inc, under NASA contract NAS 5-26555; the Magellan Telescope, which is operated by the Carnegie Observatories; and the Subaru Telescope, which is operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Jonathan R. Dull. American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy.
No full textJonathan R. Dull's American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2012. The author concedes that although many books have been published on the subject of American Naval History, 'a new survey' is necessary, 'particularly one with a broad perspective' (Dull vii). As a result, the central focus of Dull's study as the title indicates is a survey of the United States Navy, spanning from the early colonial era, right through ..
Experimentações Artísticas na Animação Ocidental: Begone Dull Care
No full textResumoO presente artigo tem como tema a animação experimental e suas características, campo repleto de inovações técnicas e artísticas que é mantido à margem dos estudos sobre o cinema animado. Portanto, tem como objetivos definir certas características de uma animação experimental e identificar e descrever traços e características do que se considera uma animação experimental no curta animado “Begone Dull Care” (1949) de Norman McLaren (1914-1987) e Evelyn Lambart (1914-1999) através de uma pesquisa teórica, bibliográfica e descritiva do tipo qualitativa, de natureza básica/pura a partir da coleta de dados e análise documental que compreende a identificação, verificação e apreciação de documentos (bibliográficos e obras audiovisuais) com determinados fins, como análise de conteúdo por meio da descrição do filme de animação “Begone Dull Care” (1949). Diferente da animação comercial que tem como objetivo comercial agradar o público sem a preocupação da satisfação artística ou pessoal dos animadores dos estúdios, e buscar soluções formais que facilitem a produção em larga escala dos filmes animados, a animação experimental vai se distinguir por experimentações técnicas e estéticas que desafiam os limites da linguagem e ampliam seu potencial expressivo. Com caráter de vanguarda, voltada à criação artística e à experimentação, a animação experimental terá desenvolvimento na Europa do início do séc. XX. Artistas como McLaren e Oskar Fischinger exploraram técnicas que ampliam o potencial plástico das animações. O termo incorporou diversas nomenclaturas ao longo dos anos como animação independente ou de autor. “Begone Dull Care” é produto desse espírito que desafia o tradicional através de experimentações. Nele, McLaren utiliza o método de animação direto sobre a película e sincroniza cores e formas gráficas animadas pelo som de jazz. McLaren e Lambart adotam formas simplificadas e abstratas para maior liberdade de criação e, durante tal processo empírico, incorporam imprevistos, acidentes e materiais não convencionais como potencializadores da expressividade através de suas experimentações com a materialidade do filme.AbstractThe present article has as its theme the experimental animation and its characteristics, a field full of technical and artistic innovations that is kept aside from the studies on animated cinema. Therefore, it aims to define certain characteristics of an experimental animation and to identify and describe traits and characteristics of what is considered an experimental animation in the animated short film Begone Dull Care in Norman McLaren’s (1914-1987) and Evelyn Lambart (1914). Bibliographical and audio-visual works with a specific purpose, such as the identification, verification and evaluation of documents (bibliographical and audiovisual works), of a basic / pure nature, based on data collection and documentary analysis, as content analysis through the description of the animated film “Begone Dull Care” (1949). Unlike commercial animation that aims to please the public without the concern of the artistic or personal satisfaction of studio animators, and seek formal solutions that facilitate the large-scale production of animated films, the experimental animation will be distinguished by technical experimentation and aesthetics that challenge the limits of language and amplify its expressive potential. With avant-garde character, focused on artistic creation and experimentation, the experimental animation will be developed in Europe at the beginning of the century. XX. Artists like McLaren and Oskar Fischinger explored techniques that amplify the plastic potential of animations. The term has incorporated several nomenclatures over the years as independent or author animation. “Begone Dull Care” is a product of this spirit that challenges the traditional through experimentation. In it, McLaren uses the direct animation method on the film and synchronizes colors and graphic shapes animated by the sound of jazz. McLaren and Lambart adopt simplified and abstract forms for greater freedom of creation and, during such an empirical process, incorporate contingencies, accidents and unconventional materials as enhancers of expressiveness through their experimentation with the materiality of the film
Review of \u3ci\u3eThe Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey\u3c/i\u3e By Joe Starita
No full textJoe Starita\u27s book centers on five generations of the Dull Knife family from the 1870s until the present. The original Dull Knife was a Northern Cheyenne who, with Little Wolf, led his people north from Indian Territory in 1878. The flight became one of the more famous episodes of the Indian wars. His son, George Dull Knife, born in 1875, probably came north to the Pine Ridge reservation several years later and identified with the Lakota rather than the Northern Cheyenne. George worked in Buffalo Bill\u27s Wild West Show and later served as a tribal policeman. His son, Guy, Sr., attended Haskell Institute, fought in World War I, and represented his people on the tribal council at Pine Ridge for many years. Guy, Jr., born in 1947, grew up in a traditional environment, spent a tour in Vietnam, and eventually became an artist-sculptor. The children of Guy, Jr. constitute the fifth generation.
The author\u27s approach combines passages in which he discusses stories from the Dull Knife family history with passages that attempt to provide a general background and context. Although Starita\u27s efforts to weave the specifics with the broader events has some merit, he has problems fulfilling the full potential of his approach. He does not, for example, always show how larger trends affected the family members. Similarly, he does not always ask the questions that would have fully illuminated the Dull Knifes\u27 actions. Finally, Starita, a former journalist, tends to oversimplify matters by depicting Lakota history as a series of dark conspiracies perpetrated by the army, farmers, ranchers, and energy companies.
Far more detailed research on family members in agency records, council minutes, newspapers, and other local sources would have relieved many of the book\u27s weaknesses. Starita shows the benefits of such research in his discussion of the three years Guy, Sr. spent at Haskell. By combining interviews with student records, Starita is able to disclose George\u27s motives in sending his son to boarding school and to humanize the intense difficulties Guy, Sr. experienced there.
Despite several problems, Starita\u27s book will likely appeal to general readers. His account of the Dull Knifes is readable and interesting, showing how one family made the difficult transitions from the beginnings of reservation life to more recent times. He is also effective in laying out how Lakota women adapted to changes and managed to influence events even though not allowed to take a direct role
AMI Conference 2022 - Dr Peter Brown Keynote (EN/CY Flyer)
No full textFrom Healthcare Workers to Healthcare Performers: Re-Imagining the Future of the NHS
Biography
Dr Peter Brown focuses on helping individuals, teams and organisations create sustainable change through learning. He has worked in British Olympic and Paralympic Sport for the past decade where he was responsible for defining and implementing the strategic direction of the organisational learning approach in support of GB Olympic and Paralympic Sports and athletes. Peter is currently the Director of Organisational Development for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board where he leads the Organisation by facilitating the time, space and expertise for growth amongst the 15,000 staff. Peter has worked with some of the biggest sports in the British High Performance System and consults for organisations including the International Olympic Committee through his core values of care, empathy and creativity with a necessary dose of humour. Peter is passionate about working collaboratively to build positive sustainable change in order for us all to problem solve quicker and out-learn our competitors. Peter is a kind family man living on a farm in South Wales with his wife and three children. He loves the great outdoors, animals, playing the acoustic guitar and self-build projects of any description!
O Weithwtr Gofal Iechyd I Berfformwyr Gofal Iechyd: Ail-Ddychmygu Dyfodol y Gig
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Mae Dr Peter Brown yn canolbwyntio ar helpu unigolion, timau a sefydliadau i greu newid cynaliadwy trwy ddysgu. Mae wedi gweithio i Chwaraeon Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd Prydain am y degawd diwethaf lle bu’n gyfrifol am ddiffinio a gweithredu cyfeiriad strategol y dull dysgu sefydliadol i gefnogi Chwaraeon Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd Prydain Fawr ac athletwyr. Ar hyn o bryd Peter yw Cyfarwyddwr Datblygiad Sefydliadol Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan lle mae’n arwain y Sefydliad drwy hwyluso’r amser, y gofod a’r arbenigedd ar gyfer twf ymhlith y 15,000 o staff. Mae Peter wedi gweithio gyda rhai o’r chwaraeon mwyaf yn System Perfformiad Uchel Prydain ac mae’n ymgynghori â sefydliadau gan gynnwys y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol trwy ei werthoedd craidd o ofal, empathi a chreadigedd gyda dos angenrheidiol o hiwmor. Mae Peter yn angerddol am weithio ar y cyd i adeiladu newid cynaliadwy cadarnhaol er mwyn i ni i gyd allu datrys problemau yn gyflymach a dysgu mwy i'n cystadleuwyr. Mae Peter yn ddyn teulu caredig sy’n byw ar fferm yn Ne Cymru gyda’i wraig a’i dri o blant. Mae wrth ei fodd gyda'r awyr agored, anifeiliaid, chwarae'r gitâr acwstig a phrosiectau hunan-adeiladu o unrhyw ddisgrifiad!
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Platygaster dictys Walker 1835
No full textPlatygaster dictys Walker, 1835 Recorded from near London by Walker (1835). Addition to the short description by Vlug (1985): scutellum dull; T2 with fine microsculpture in posterior half; T3–T6 almost smooth, with setae inserted in shallow punctures.Published as part of Buhl, Peter N. & Notton, David G., 2009, A revised catalogue of the Platygastridae of the British Isles (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea), pp. 1651-1703 in Journal of Natural History 43 (27 - 28) on page 1673, DOI: 10.1080/00222930902993732, http://zenodo.org/record/521661
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