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James M. Jones Agreement with James F. Reed
No full textTwo page document titled 'James M. Jones Agreement with James F. Reed.' Document includes statements from J.M. Jones, witness by R.A. Redman, and a statement by R.A. Redman, Notary Public. Included with Mission Orchard Trial documents
The use of reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) as a short fibre raw material for the pulp and paper industry
Get PDFThis thesis describes the use of delayed harvested reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) as a short fibre raw material for the pulp and paper industry. This study examines the following aspects of reed canary-grass: quality, transportation, storage, refining of the raw material by dry fractionation, chemical pulping, bleaching and paper production. The delayed harvesting method of reed canary-grass produces an economically and environmentally sustainable short fibre raw material for the pulp and paper industry. The ash content and fibre properties of reed canary-grass depend on soil type and growing location. The yearly variation in fibre yield and fibre properties is also considerable. There is, however, a potential for minimising quality variations by choosing reed canary-grass varieties suitable to a specific growing location. The leaf and leaf sheath content of reed canary-grass also affects the quality of the pulp. These quality variations can be eliminated by dry fractionation, a method that removes the unwanted parts of the grass. These unwanted parts can be used as a valuable bio-fuel raw material. Transport of reed canary grass after fractionation can be improved by briquetting, a method that doubles the transport capacity of reed canary-grass compared to that of birch logs on a fibre basis. High quality short fibre chemical pulp can be produced from reed canary-grass. The whole process from grass production to pulp production has been demonstrated successfully in full scale. Bleached reed canary-grass pulp can be used in products such as fine paper and white-top liner paper
Austin Papers: Series III, 1837-1889 (1 of 2)
No full textCopy of transcript for a letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry regarding letters and drafts received on the matter concerning James Hamilton and the payment for a land deal between Barnard Bee and Stephen F. Austin
Orchard Statement of Ownership
No full textStatement signed by James F. Reed and John M. Murphy regarding the ownership of orchard land
Lengthy Language Generation: Using Neural Networks to Write a Reed Thesis
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/05a0683b-532b-4f16-aa15-b3d6f12d9ec8/thumb/128.jpgLanguage generation is emerging as an increasingly important area of natural language processing as the desire to automate communication becomes more prevalent. Due to their proficiency at learning patterns, researchers have applied different neural models to a variety of language generation tasks. Some models, such as SeqGAN and GPT-2, claim successful results on short to medium length generation tasks. In this thesis, I motivate the use of neural networks for language generation tasks and I discuss the pros and cons of using certain networks over others. Then, I investigate SeqGAN and GPT-2’s performance on short generation tasks, finding that GPT-2 outperforms SeqGAN. Finally, I conclude by applying two generation frameworks that make use of GPT-2 as the model to the lengthy generation task of automatically writing a Reed senior thesis. The current advantages and limitations of using neural networks for long text generation tasks becomes apparent through this exploration. I discuss these aspects of long text generation in the final chapter
Noisy Quantum Oracles: A Study of Algorithmic Robustness
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/af847ed2-0c1c-4f55-9cdc-7351f8c56159/thumb/128.jpgThis thesis is an analysis of the query complexity of quantum decoding algorithms for geometric error-correcting codes. Many quantum decoding algorithms for error- correcting codes have already been devised, and we study the robustness of such algorithms to noisy or unreliable oracles, given a fixed query complexity. In chapter 4, we define one type of noisy quantum oracle and proceed with an original analysis of the quantum decoding algorithm for the binary simplex code. The remainder of the thesis is dedicated to exploring and reinterpreting a class of generalized simplex codes, called Reed-Muller codes, in two ways: as finite geometries and as polynomials. Chapter 7, the main result, presents the transformation of Reed-Muller de- coding into multivariate polynomial interpolation and the successful simplification of a generalized quantum multivariate polynomial interpolation algorithm for decoding Reed-Muller codes
Austin Papers: Series III, 1837-1889 (2 of 2)
No full textCopy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed concerning timber Reed illegally took from [Perry's] land
Polyphony and the anxiety of influence in the fiction of Henry James
Get PDFJames's fiction, especially in the Middle Phase, centres
on the figure of the artist and is characterized by, the two
interrelated aspects which previous criticism has largely
overlooked: the Bakhtinian 'polyphonic' -creation of
'author-thinkers'; and the conflict between ephebes and
precursors, for which Harold-Bloom's concept of 'the-anxiety of
influence' is the most illuminating model. Polyphony is the
narrative mode, and influence is the intra-artistic, theme.
These, as the Introduction to the thesis makes clear, are
rehearsed in James's inaugural novel, Roderick Hudson. Rowland
Mallet is an author-thinker, and his failure is caused by
authorial limitations. His monologism -is impaired by his
mistaking empathy for the authorial sympathy. Likewise,
Hudson's failure does not arise from a mercurial temperament,
but from a polyphonic shortcoming: not possessing the power of
fiction to contain the fiction of power in, his mentor. And the
relationships among the three artists - Gloriani, Hudson and
Singleton - perfectly exemplify the Bloomian-theme. It is these
two concepts, polyphony and influence, which are the major
preoccupation in the Middle Phase; as, the works chosen
demonstrate. These are a novella, a novel, and a number of
short stories all of which have been unjustifiably neglected.
Chapter One, on The Aspern Papers, argues that Tina Bordereau,
far from being, the artless victim seen by many critics,
actually challenges and defeats the narrator by the very form
of her narrative. Her 'realist' discourse undermines his
language of 'romance', and shows up its internal unstability.
Chapter Two is an extensive study of the critical reception of
The Tragic Muse. The most common areas of critical attention
have been its contemporary topicality, its relation to previous
novels on similar themes, and the possible genealogy of Gabriel
Nash. Those have all missed the core of the work. - Chapter Three
demonstrates how polyphony and the anxiety of influence make
the novel what it really is. Influence arises from the
juxtaposition of, and the wrestling between, artistic ephebes
and their precursors (Nick and Nash,, Miriam and Madame Carre).
The dialogic quality defined by Bakhtin is crucial to the
proper, and even-handed, characterization of all, the conflicts
in the novel. And since most of James's tales in the eighties
and nineties -are about 'masters - and acolytes, the anxiety of
influence remains central. Chapter Four is a study of 'The
Author of Beltraffiol' and 'The Lesson of the Master'. Again the
characters' manipulations are a crucial focus in a way that
G6rard Genette's terminology helps to illuminate. The fact that
the ephebe is the author-thinker emphasizes the inextricability
of the Bakhtinian and the Bloomian in James. Just as
polyphony offers a different focus for explicating the poetics
of James's fiction; so the ephebal conflict provides the basis
for a fresh perception of James's own artistic struggle
Nativity pheatre poster, 2000
No full texthttps://rdc.reed.edu/v1/resources/093378f6-bed0-4eb1-8ed7-d5fc10038c38/thumb/128.jpgPoster for the Reed Theatre presentation Nativity, a thesis production written by James Ashby and directed by Michael F. Weinberg in March of 2000
Award-winning historian of the American Southwest James F. Brooks discusses public history.
No full textJames F. Brooks is an award-winning historian of the American Southwest and former president of the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Listen to Dr. Brooks discuss his long and distinguished career as an author, professor, and head of a world-class research institute that bridges the gap between the public and the academy every day.
Interviewers Eric Zimmer and Katherine Massot
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