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Just published, the second edition, with additions, of a new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult words, and technical terms made use of in anatomy, architecture, arithmetick, algebra, astronomy, botany, chymistry, divinity, gardening, grammar, hawking, heraldry, history, horsemanship, hunting, husbandry, law, logick, mathematicks, mechanicks, milit. affairs, musick, navigation, painting, poetry, rhetorick, sculpture, surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper syllables, to prevent a vicious pronunciation; and mark'd with initial letters, to denote the part of speech, to which each word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, a compendious English grammar, with general rules for the ready formation of one part of speech from another; by the due application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with a supplement, of the proper names of the most noted kingdoms, provinces, cities, towns, rivers, &c. throughout the known world. As also, of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. Whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the old or New Testament. The whole alphabetically digested, and accented in the same manner, and for the same purpose, as the proceding part; being collected for the use of such, as have but an imperfect idea, of the English orthography. Originally begun by the Late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, school-master at Stratford le Bow, author of The Guide to the English Tongue, The spelling dictionary, &c. And now finish'd by William Pardon, Gent [electronic resource].
No full textBefore the "Just" are three asterisks in a reversed pyramid.In fact a bookseller's catalogue; on p. [2]: 'Books printed for Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun in Amen-Corner'; first line of text on that page is "1. Dyche's Guide to the English tongue. In two".Price in square brackets: (Price 6s.)Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland
Development of a sensitive and specific homologous radioimmunoassay for determination of chicken IgG secretion in vitro
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Building Stories and the experimental poetic: a semiotic look upon the comics of Chris Ware
No full textEsta dissertação tem por objetivo analisar a poética do quadrinho experimental, tendo como corpus principal a obra Building Stories, do quadrinista norte-americano Chris Ware. Building Stories é composto por quatorze impressos, de diferentes formatos e tamanhos. Não é apresentada uma ordem de leitura, permitindo ao leitor escolher seu caminho livremente (dentro das 87 bilhões de combinações possíveis). A primeira parte da pesquisa ocupa-se de fazer um recorte diacrônico que contextualize a obra de Ware, mostrando movimentos de ruptura do quadrinho norte-americano, a partir dos underground comix de 1960-70. Dentre as diversas vertentes surgidas do underground, destaca-se o alternativo ao qual pertencem nomes como Art Spiegelman, Richard McGuire e Chris Ware. A consideração das características do quadrinho alternativo permitem mostrar algumas das singularidades da narrativa gráfica experimental e como Ware se coloca em relação a essa produção. Se faz necessário também apresentar o trabalho de Ware, seu percurso como quadrinista e as características de sua criação, exploradas também nas histórias analisadas nesta dissertação. A segunda parte da pesquisa faz um recorte de duas das quatorze histórias contidas em Building Stories, para análise. A seleção visa apresentar a obra de Ware, mostrando narrativas gráficas que apresentam algumas de suas principais características e a poética dessas narrativas. As análises se utilizam (i) da teoria greimasiana sobre o texto, observando o percurso gerativo do sentido; (ii) a teoria dos sistemas semissimbólicos, a partir dos estudos de Jean-Marie Floch e Antonio Vicente Pietroforte sobre o texto sincrético dos quadrinhos e (iii) a teoria zilberbergiana, naquilo que concerne a missividade e o ritmo. Por meio da aplicação desses três modelos teóricos, busca-se fazer uma análise abrangente dos quadrinhos de Ware, mostrando a complexidade de suas narrativas, nas quais a estrutura formal do quadrinho faz uma proposta de leitura alternativa. A terceira parte, por fim, se debruça sobre a estrutura de Building Stories, estabelecendo um paralelo entre as múltiplas combinações possíveis de histórias e o conceito saussuriano de relação sintagmática. A subversão da leitura linear (presente nas narrativas gráficas convencionais) permite que se percorra o quadrinho por diversos caminhos, a partir de diferentes pontos de partida: a identidade dos personagens é construída a cada texto escolhido.This dissertation aims to analyze the poetics of the experimental comic, presents as main corpus the oeuvre Building Stories, by North American comic author Chris Ware. Building Stories consists of fourteen prints, of different shapes and sizes. A reading order is not suggested, allowing the readers to freely choose their own path (within its 87 billion possible combinations). The first part of this research makes a diachronic clipping that contextualizes Wares work, presenting the rupture movements of American comics, starting from the underground comix of the 1960s and 70s. Among the varieties of non-mainstream comics that came after the underground, alternative comics are highlighted, featuring names such as Art Spiegelman, Richard McGuire and Chris Ware. A consideration of the characteristics of alternative comics shows some of the singularities of the experimental graphic narrative and how Wares comics stand in relation to this form of production. It is also necessary to present Wares work, his course as a comics author and the characteristics of his creations, explored also in the stories analyzed in this dissertation. The second part of the research selects two of the fourteen prints in Building Stories, for further analysis. The selection aims to present Wares oeuvre, showing graphic narratives that feature some of its characteristics and their poetic qualities. The analysis makes use of (i) the Greimasian theory of text, following the generative course of meaning; (ii) the theory of semi-symbolic systems, based on the studies of Jean-Marie Floch and Antonio Vicente Pietroforte on the syncretic text of comics and (iii) the Zilberbergian theory, in regards to missivity and rhythm. Through the application of these theoretical models, it is sought to make a comprehensive analysis of Wares comics, showing the formal complexity of his narratives, in which the formal structure of the comic proposes an alternative form of reading. The third part, lastly, focuses on the structure of Building Stories, establishing a parallel between its multiple possible combinations and the Saussurian concept of syntagmatic relation. The subversion of the linear reading (featured in conventional graphic narratives) allows the reader to follow different paths in the comic, from different starting points: the identity of its characters is constructed with each chosen text
The Future of Commercial Arbitration
No full textThis is the Third Annual Robert Weil Lecture that has been hosted by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services (DRS). Bob Weil was a distinguished judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. He was a legal editor and co-author of the Weil & Brown Civil Procedure Practice Guide, which is the leading guide in California. At the end of his career, he was a popular and effective private judge. Our panel tonight is an extraordinary group of arbitration experts. Professor Tom Stipanowich is Co-Director of the Straus Institute at Pepperdine. He is a former President of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute). He is a founding fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and was an academic advisor on the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act. Professor Stephen Ware, from the University of Kansas School of Law, is the author of several really exceptional alternative dispute resolution (ADR) casebooks and treatises, and he is a true scholar of arbitration. And finally, Justice William Rylaarsdam is a member of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Orange County. He\u27s been a judge for twenty-one years. Most importantly, he is now a co-editor of the Weil & Brown Practice Guide, and he is a frequent lecturer for the Rutter Group and others on civil procedure and arbitration topics. He is also the author of several important arbitration cases
Chronicles of Oklahoma
No full textArticle provides an overview of the political career of Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney, who served the people of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives and US Senate from 1939 until 1966. The author characterizes Monroney as a level-headed moderate attempting to continue his tenure in office amidst a shift to the conservative right in Oklahoma politics
Space Spread over Time: the Case of Here by Richard McGuire
No full textThe article concerns the experimental graphic novel Here by Richard McGuire, which is a specific attempt to read time in space. The novel consists of a set of boards depicting the same place in New Jersey at different historical moments. In my work, I reflect on the category of chronotope in the comics medium and try to consider to what extent (and if) Here complements or expands understanding of chronotope in this [email protected]ł Filologiczny, Uniwersytet ŁódzkiAlexander Lily (2007), Storytelling in Time and Space: Studies in the Chronotope and Narrative Logic on Screen, „Journal of Narrative Theory”, nr 37/1, s. 27–64.Bachtin Michaił (1974), Czas i przestrzeń w powieści, przeł. J. Faryno, „Pamiętnik Literacki”, nr 4, s. 273–311.Bachtin Michaił (1982), Formy czasu i czasoprzestrzeni w powieści, w: M. Bachtin, Problemy literatury i estetyki, przeł. W. Grajewski, Warszawa: Czytelnik, s. 278–488.Balestrino Alice (2018), Placing time, timing space. Memory as Border and Line of (Hi)Stories in Richard McGuire’s Graphic Narrative Here, „Review of International American Studies”, nr 11/2, s. 67–79.Being ‘Here’ with Richard McGuire (2016), http://transbook.org/en/magazine/here-richard-mcguire/ [dostęp 28.08.2023].Bernardelli Andrea (2018), I cronotopi grafici di Gipi. Il significato dello spazio-tempo nel graphic novel, „Between”, nr 8/15, s. 1–20. DOI: 10.13125/2039-6597/3193Brach-Czaina Jolanta (2018), Szczeliny istnienia, Warszawa: Dowody na Istnienie.Earle Harriet (2013), Comics and the Chronotope: Time-Space Relationships in Traumatic Sequential Art, „HARTS & Minds: The Journal of Humanities and Arts”, nr 1/3, s. 2–13.Groensteen Tierry (2007), The Spatio-Topical System, w: T. Groensteen, The System of Comics, trans. B. Beaty, N. Nguyen, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, s. 24–103.Haynes Deborah J. (2002), Bakhtin and the Visual Arts, w: A Companion to Art Theory, eds. P. Smith, C. Wilde, New Jersey: Blackwell Publishing, s. 292–302.Krupa Aleksandra (2011), „To, co było” (?). O doświadczeniu czasoprzestrzeni sfotografowanej, „Interlinie”, nr 1, s. 42–48.Marszalkowski Tamara (2016), Was war und einmal sein wird, „Journal Frankfurt” 28.01.2016, https://www.journal-frankfurt.de/journal news/Kultur-9/Richard-McGuire-im-Museum-Angewandte-Kunst-Was-war-und-einmal-sein-wird-26291.html [dostęp 28.08.2023].McCloud Scott (2021), Zrozumieć komiks, przeł. M. Błażejczyk, Warszawa: Kultura Gniewu.McGuire Richard (1989), Here, „Raw”, nr 2/1.McGuire Richard (2014), Here, New York: Pantheon Books.McGuire Richard (2014), Tu, przeł. J. Zarudzka, „Ha!Art”, nr 46/2, s. 101–107.McGuire Richard (2016), Tutaj, przeł. K. Uliszewski, Słupsk: Wydawnictwo Komiksowe.Mendes de Souza Marcelo (2017), Comic-chronotope in Julio’s Day: Gilbert Hernandez’s explorations of the form-shaping ideologies of the medium, „Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics”, nr 8/4, s. 359–375. DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2017.1299021Onishi Moe (2021), An Interview with Richard McGuire, the author of Here: Everything is Transitory 26.01.2021, https://madoken.jp/en/article/8002/ [dostęp 28.08.2023].Rybicka Elżbieta (2011), Pamięć i miasto. Palimpsest vs. pole walki, „Teksty Drugie”, nr 5, s. 201–211.Schlögel Karl (2009), W przestrzeni czas czytamy. O historii cywilizacji i geopolityce, przeł. I. Drozdowska, Ł. Musiał, Poznań: Alfa.Shapton Leanne (2015), Split Screens: An Interview with Richard McGuire, „The Paris Review”, 12.06.2015, https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/12/split-screens-an-interview-with-richard-mcguire/ [dostęp 28.08.2023].Szyłak Jerzy (2016), Coś więcej, czegoś mniej. Poszukiwania formuły powieści graficznej w komiksie 1832–2015, Poznań: Instytut Kultury Popularnej.The Morgan Premieres Richard McGuire’s Groundbreaking Graphic Novel, Here, and Explores the Process Behind Its Creation (b.r.), https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/press/HEREPressRelease.pdf [dostęp 28.09.2023].TimeSpace: After Here by Richard McGuire (b.r.), http://www.museumangewandtekunst.de/media/timespace_museumangewandtekunst.pdf [dostęp: 28.09.2023].Ulicka Danuta (2018), Kariera chronotopu, „Teksty Drugie”, nr 1, s. 259–271. DOI: 10.18318/td.2018.1.15Vice Sue (1997), Introducing Bakhtin, Manchester: Manchester University Press.Ware Chris (2014), Chris Ware on Here by Richard McGuire – A Game-changing Graphic Novel, „The Guardian” 17.12.2014, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/17/chris-ware-here-richard-mcguire-review-graphic-novel [dostęp 28.08.2023].Wróblewski Michał (2016), Powieść graficzna. Studium gatunku w perspektywie kognitywistycznej, Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.Zatyka Franciszek (2023), Robert Zemeckis cyfrowo odmłodzi Toma Hanksa w nowym filmie 1.02.2023, https://www.filmweb.pl/news/Robert+Zemeckis+wykorzysta+nowe+narz%C4%99dzia+odm%C5%82adzania+aktor%C3%B3w+w+projekcie+%22Here%22.+Tom+Hanks+gwiazd%C4%85+filmu-149392 [dostęp 6.10.2023].2320521
The River Lea 1571-1767: a river navigation prior to canalisation
No full textPhDIn pre-industrial England river navigations were subject
to improvement by canalisation, the introduction of
artificial navigation cuts and pound locks. Along the Lea
this did not happen until 1767. Before that the navigation,
except for one short period, relied upon a less efficient
technology, the provision of flashes from fishing weirs,
turnpikes and mills. Yet the river was still an important
transport route, particularly for the supply of grain, meal
and malt to London. It had been this during the mediaeval
period, but not by the middle of the sixteenth century. Then
in 1571 the City of London sponsored legislation to construct
a canal from the Lea to London. Parliamentary opposition
thwarted the original ambitious scheme, so two cheaper,
shorter canals were considered, but never built. Instead
an ambitious and unique river improvement scheme was
successfully implemented. This experimental navigation
(reducing reliance on flashes to a minimum) survived 20
years, before persistent and violent opposition from land
carriers closed it. A Star Chamber case upheld the rights
of the bargemen, but the experimental navigation was not
restored. Instead the traditional flash-lock navigation
re-appeared, and was to last, with only minor improvementg
until 1767. In the intervening years the navigation
continued to expand and prosper., This despite the admitted
problems of relying on flashes and tides, and despite a
series of major disputes with the New River Companyq the
millers, fishermen and riparian land-owners. Conflict there
certainly was, but also compromise. Ultimately all parties
were prepared to accept the conflicting rights of other
users, provided they could defend their own. commissions
of Sewers provided an effective administrative forum to
effect and authorise such compromise, even after the
appointment of a body of Trustees in 1739. That the Lea
was an adequate navigation before canalisation, despite
a 'second-best' technology and an unpaid part-time administrative
structure means' that a valid comparison with the
concept of Appropiate Technology, discussed in modern-day
development theory, is possible
'Operation Enduring Nightmare'? : a strategic critique of the military intervention in Afghanistan from October 2001-October 2008
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.In October 2011, the war in Afghanistan reached its ignominious ten year anniversary. As the conflict rolls on relentlessly, observers from across all disciplines, and indeed the general public themselves, have attempted to identify why the intervention, which began as Operation Enduring Freedom, has instead become an ‘Enduring Nightmare’. This dissertation attempts to provide empirical reasoning to this question by means of a literature review of the established strategic critiques of the intervention between the years of October 2001 and October 2008
European Union Foreign Direct Investment in China: Evidence from a Panel Study of EU Manufacturing Firms, 1998-2007
No full textThe paper examines determinants of the EU‘s FDI into the China by using a newly available Manufacturing firm-level data set for the period 1998-2007 from the State Statistical Bureau of China. The theoretical framework of the paper builds on Dunning's ownership–location–internalization (OLI) paradigm, incorporating the institutional determinants to test international production by EU firms in emerging market. The paper analyses recent trends and patterns of EU FDI and its firms‘ characteristics in China. This study applies both static and dynamic panel data approaches (fixed effects and GMM system estimators) to test the presence of agglomeration effect of past FDI. It finds that EU FDI in China is positively associated with export intensity and labour cost. However, technology and profitability of the firm show unexpected results, not lining with theory in the study. The results further suggest that locational factors with regard to macroeconomic and legal environment are also considered by EU firms when deciding on FDI in China. The findings have important implications for practitioners and policymaking
The Gothic threshold of Sabine Baring-Gould : a study of the Gothic fiction of a Victorian squarson
No full textThis thesis is a study of the Gothic fiction of Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-
1924), with particular attention given to Baring-Gould’s roles as squire and parson. I
have chosen to analyze two of Baring-Gould’s Gothic works, the novel Mehalah
(1880) and the novella Margery of Quether (1884), both which allow a particularly
profitable examination of the influence of Baring-Gould’s roles on his fiction.
In studying these texts I apply my theory of Gothic fiction as a particularly
modern genre built upon a "Gothic threshold," a meeting point of extreme opposites
which ambivalently contrasts and merges the categories of the modern and the
medieval.
In the first chapter I describe how Baring-Gould’s unique Hegelian-influenced
Tractarian philosophy influenced his creation of the dialectical setting of Mehalah. I
argue that because of this influence Mehalah should be recognized as a significant
contribution to the literature of the Oxford Movement.
In the second chapter I argue that Mehalah’s historical setting in the time of
the French Revolution and the influence of Wuthering Heights reinforce Mehalah’s
use of the “Gothic threshold” structure and contribute to its theme of ambivalent
progress.
In the third chapter I discuss the influence of Baring-Gould’s sermon-writing
on Mehalah and consider connections between Baring-Gould’s role as parson and the
novel’s botched marriage theme.
In the final chapter I discuss Margery of Quether as an innovation in the
Gothic and vampire tradition as perhaps the only Gothic work that directly dramatizes
the Land Law debate and presents that debate as a "Gothic" contest. I argue that
Margery channels Baring-Gould’s tensions as a landowner.
In the conclusion I argue that Mehalah and Margery display Baring-Gould’s
technique of constructing miniature Gothic battles that relate to larger confrontations,
and that the ultimate terror presented in these works is the conclusion of the battle
between ancient and modern forces
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