506 research outputs found
Handwritten Dedication to Jeremiah Farrell from Marc Romano, author of Crossworld
No full textA handwritten note of appreciation sent to Jeremiah Farrell by Marc Romano, the author of Crossworld: One Man\u27s Journey into America\u27s Crossword Obsession . Farrell was the renown creator of the 1996 Election Day Puzzle that predicted the election by allowing for Clinton or Bobdole to be valid responses. Romano mentions the puzzle several times in his own work and corresponded with Farrell regarding his book and the best puzzle in the world .https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/faculty_images/1001/thumbnail.jp
Restitutio ad integrum : an 'Augustinian' reading of Jeremiah 31:31-34 in dialogue with the Christian tradition
No full textThe struggle to read Jer 31:31-34 as Christian Scripture has a long and divided history. Yet remarkably little has been done to grapple with the depth of this struggle in the Christian tradition from the post-Nicene period to the modern era. This thesis attempts to show the value of the tradition as an interlocutor for contemporary exegetical concerns in Christian readings and use of Jer 31:31-34. The study begins with Augustineâ s interpretation of the text as an absolute contrast between unbelief and faith, rather than the standard reading (found in Jerome) of a contrast between two successive religio-historical eras - one that governed Israel (the â old covenantâ ) and a new era and its covenant inaugurated in the coming of Christ. Augustineâ s absolute contrast loosened the strict temporal concern, so that the faithful of any era were members of the â new covenantâ . The study traces this reading of an absolute contrast in a few key moments of Christian interpretation: Thomas Aquinas and high medieval theology, then the 16th and 17th century Reformed tradition.
The thesis aims at a constructive reading of Jer 31:31-34, and so the struggle identified in these moments in the Christian tradition is brought into dialogue with modern critical discussions from Bernhard Duhm to the present. Finally I turn to an exegetical argument for an â Augustinianâ reading of the contrast of the covenants. The study finds that Jer 31:31-34, read in its role in Jeremiah, contrasts Israelâ s infidelity with a future idyllic faithfulness to Yhwh: in the new covenant all will be as it always ought to have been. The contrast is thus between two mutually exclusive standings before Yhwh. Thus the study aims to contribute to modern exegetical, theological and ecclesial discussions of â oldâ and â newâ covenants by examining one of the central texts of the discussion in dialogue with parts of the history of interpretation
Does the primary deposit affect the biogeochemical transformation of placer gold and associated biofilms?
No full textAbstract not availableMaria Angelica Rea, Jeremiah Shuster, Veit E. Hoffmann, Markus Schade, Andrew Bissett, Frank Reit
Effect of physical and biogeochemical factors on placer gold transformation in mountainous landscapes of Switzerland
No full textAbstract not availableMaria Angelica D. Rea, Pierre-Alain Wulser, Joël Brugger, Barbara Etschmann, Andrew Bissett, Jeremiah Shuster, Frank Reit
Merging and diverging : the Chronicler's integration of material from Kings, Isaiah, and Jeremiah in the narratives of Hezekiah and the Fall of Judah
No full textThe phenomenon of inner-biblical interpretation and inter-textual replication of scriptural material within the Old Testament is receiving significant attention in current scholarship. Two narratives which are repeated three times in the Hebrew Bible provide a particularly fruitful case study for this type of research: the Hezekiah narrative (2 Kgs 18-20; Isa 36-39; 2 Chr 29-32) and the account of the fall of Judah (2 Kgs 24-25; Jer 52; 2 Chr 36). This study extends the contributions of redaction-critical, literary-critical, and text-critical studies examining the narratives of 2 Kings 18-20//Isaiah 36-39 and 2 Kings 24:18-25:30//Jeremiah 52 and emphasizes their subsequent reception in Chronicles. In addition, this investigation advances the discussion of the Chronicler's reliance upon and method of incorporating material from the Latter Prophets. It is the conclusion of this thesis that the Chronicler was familiar with the versions of the Hezekiah narrative and the account of the fall of Judah in both 2 Kings and the Latter Prophets. His method of handling these alternative accounts reflects both direct quotation (particularly in the case of 2 Kings) and indirect allusion to themes and idioms (with regard to the Latter Prophets). The result is a re-telling of Judah's history which is infused with hope for restoration as articulated by the Latter Prophets. By portraying an idealized account of Israel's past history which corresponds to prophetic descriptions of the nation's restoration, Chronicles illustrates the accessible, utopic potential held out to every generation of faithful Israel
Jeremiah Farrell with Dennis Sasha, author of Puzzling Adventures: Tales of Strategy, Logic and Mathematical Skill
No full textJeremiah Farrell is awarded the title of Omniheurist, First-Class for solving the eloborate embedded puzzle in Dennis Sasha\u27s book, Puzzling Adventures . The cryptic puzzle required Dr. Farrell to travel to New York City on a certain day to meet two persons in yellow with one wearing a red wig. The event was featured in articles in Indy Star and the New York Sun.https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/faculty_images/1003/thumbnail.jp
Entrepreneurship: a case study of foreigners in Kajaani
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Author: Jeremiah Oludayo Ogundipe
Degree Title: Bachelor of Business Administration
Keywords: entrepreneurship, foreign entrepreneurship, foreigners, Kajaani, Finland
As the foreign population of Finland continues to grow, so does entrepreneurship among foreigners. Several factors contribute to growing foreign entrepreneurship in Finland, such as economic, political, as well as social-cultural issues. Finland is deemed to be on the upper side of entrepreneurial activities, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Finland report (2011). Finland is an innovative country that ranks fourth in the world in terms of global competitiveness.
This thesis investigates foreign entrepreneurship in Finland with a focus on Kajaani, the largest town in the region of Kainuu and the 31st largest in Finland with over 30,000 residents.
For foreign entrepreneurship in Finland, there are opportunities, as there are challenges, rules, regulations, and procedures. This thesis aims to research the intricacies of entrepreneurship in Finland and Kajaani by foreigners, focusing on issues such as challenges, opportunities, market considerations, government policies, rules and regulations, and other aspects of entrepreneurship in Finland that foreigners must be aware of. The objective is to describe the factors that foreigners must take into account when considering entrepreneurship in Kajaani.
The research was conducted using five different viewpoints on entrepreneurship which include motivation/drive to startup a business, challenges, support from the government for foreign entrepreneurs, overcoming the challenges and difficulties faced in a startup such as rules and regulations, market information, and trends, economic factors and others, and advice to encourage other foreign entrepreneurs hoping to start companies in Kajaani. The semi-structured approach was used to collect qualitative data from foreign entrepreneurs/business owners in the food business in Kajaani
Progressive biogeochemical transformation of placer gold particles drives compositional changes in associated biofilm communities
No full textBiofilms on placer gold (Au)-particle surfaces drive Au solubilization and re-concentration thereby progressively transforming the particles. Gold solubilization induces Au-toxicity; however, Au-detoxifying community members ameliorates Au-toxicity by precipitating soluble Au to metallic Au. We hypothesize that Au-dissolution and re-concentration (precipitation) places selective pressures on associated microbial communities, leading to compositional changes and subsequent Au-particle transformation. We analyzed Au-particles from eight United Kingdom sites using next generation sequencing, electron microscopy and micro-analyses. Gold particles contained biofilms composed of prokaryotic cells and extracellular polymeric substances intermixed with (bio)minerals. Across all sites communities were dominated by Proteobacteria (689, 97% Operational Taxonomic Units, 59.3% of total reads), with β-Proteobacteria being the most abundant. A wide range of Au-morphotypes including nanoparticles, micro-crystals, sheet-like Au and secondary rims, indicated that dissolution and re-precipitation occurred, and from this transformation indices were calculated. Multivariate statistical analyses showed a significant relationship between the extent of Au-particle transformation and biofilm community composition, with putative metal-resistant Au-cycling taxa linked to progressive Au transformation. These included the genera Pseudomonas, Leptothrix and Acinetobacter. Additionally, putative exoelectrogenic genera Rhodoferax and Geobacter were highly abundant. In conclusion, biogeochemical Au-cycling and Au-particle transformation occurred at all sites and exerted a strong influence on biofilm community composition
THE AUTHOR OF JEREMIAH 34:8-22 (LXX 41:8-22):
No full textThis article addresses the question as to whether the author of Jeremiah 34:8-22 was a voice for the manumitted Judean debt slaves, who were forced back into slavery during a temporary lifting of the siege of Jerusalem during 589-588 B.C.E. Jeremiah 34:8-22 sets the re-enslavement of these slaves as a precedent that explained the fall of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. The allusion in Jeremiah 34:14 to Deuteronomy 15:1, 12 does, however, signify that Jeremiah 34:8-22 echoes the “brother ethics” present in Deuteronomy 15:1-18. The author of Jeremiah 34:8-22 shared the “humanitarian” concerns of the debt release and the slave release laws in Deuteronomy 15:1-18. The debt slaves should have been treated as brothers and not as mere objects. He thus became a voice for these marginalised Judeans
Hydrothermal sulfidation of biogenic magnetite produces framboid-like pyrite
No full text<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Biogenic magnetite is a potential biosignature for microbial iron cycling in hydrothermal sulfide systems, critical environments for unraveling the emergence and early evolution of life. However, the preservation potential of biogenic magnetite under hydrothermal conditions is poorly understood. Here, we show that the hydrothermal sulfidation of abiogenic and biogenic magnetite (sulfide/iron = 4, 80 °C) yields pyrite with various distinct morphologies, including framboid-like spheroids. We demonstrate that the variability in pyrite morphologies resulted from the modulation of pyritization rates by interrelated effects between organic matter and elemental sulfur (crystalline or colloidal). Notably, framboid-like pyrite, commonly considered a potential fingerprint of microbial sulfur cycling, was exclusively produced from the hydrothermal sulfidation of biogenic (i.e., organic matter-associated) magnetite produced by iron-cycling microorganisms. Thus, framboid-like pyrite can additionally be a taphonomic fingerprint of microbial iron cycling, enabling a better understanding of the evolution of Earth’s biosphere in deep time.</jats:p>
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