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Letter from Thomas Heffernan to Hagan
No full textHolograph letter from Thomas Heffernan, Firies, Killarney, County Kerry, to Hagan, and handwritten draft letter from Hagan to the Holy Father. Heffernan is asking for help in obtaining a dispensation from simple vows, taken in 1912 at an Institute of Presentation Brothers. Explaining his case at length; naming the Bishops of Cork and Kerry as referees. He intends to become a priest in the foreign missions, but that fact ought better not be stated for fear a dispensation will be refused. - Hagan stating the case to the Pope, pointing to past efforts to be dispensed, and the personal reasons that render Heffernan unfit for the religious life
Letter from Thomas Heffernan to Hagan
No full textHolograph letter from Thomas Heffernan (Brother Linus), Firies, Farranfore (County Kerry), to Hagan, stating his anxiety in awaiting the dispensation from his vows from Rome. Enclosing copy letters from Brother Aloysius Rahilly, superior of Mount St. Joseph, Cork, and from R. Aylward, President of St. Kieran’s College, Cork, to strengthen his case. Restating the support he has on his side, and that everything else is set for his studies for the priesthood and a foreign mission in Australia. Also enclosing holograph letter from Canon John Breen, St. Brendan's Seminary, Killarney, to Heffernan, encouraging him in his efforts and advising him to send the copy letters to Hagan. [8-15 March
The Cognitive Deficits Associated with Second-Hand Smoking
No full textExposure to second-hand smoke (SHS), also known as “passive smoking,” refers to a situation where a non-smoker inhales another person’s smoke either by sidestream or by mainstream exposure to tobacco smoke. Previous research has suggested that not only is prolonged exposure to SHS associated with a range of health-related problems similar to those found in smokers (1, 2) but is also linked to detrimental effects upon cognitive performance in children, adolescents, and adults. For example, children exposed to SHS show reduced vocabulary and reasoning skills when compared with non-exposed children (3) as well as more general cognitive and intellectual deficits (4). More recently, research using serum cotinine as a biomarker of exposure to SHS found that higher levels of serum cotinine were associated with significant reductions in performance in reading, mathematics, and visual and spatial abilities in children and adolescents (5) indicating that higher levels of SHS exposure is associated with poorer cognitive performance. In adults, exposure to SHS in those who had no history of smoking showed significantly reduced performance in processing speed (how quickly one can process information and perform tasks) and executive function (which includes the ability to organize memory, cognitive flexibility, and problem-solving ability) when compared with non-exposed, never smokers (6, 7). In addition, never smokers who lived with smokers for several decades showed a 30% increase in their risk of dementia (8). Recent work has also revealed everyday memory impairments in never smokers with a history of living with smokers for several years; for example, deficits in everyday prospective memory (memory for future actions), such as remembering to carry out everyday activities, keeping appointments with others, or remembering to post a letter on time (7, 9). What is less clear is the mechanism by which SHS might compromise cognitive performance
Author Deborah Heffernan of Bridgton describes how secret plans to have a Queen
No full textAuthor Deborah Heffernan of Bridgton describes how secret plans to have a Queen Anne bonnet-top high boy built for her husband Jack Heffernan turned into a community affair, while yet remaining a secret. The actual design and construction of the high boy fell on Bob Dunning, with the help cabinetmaker Greg Marston. Others involved on the project included Mary and Don Johnson and their sons Tom and Eric. With descriptive details of elements included in the highboy
Thomas J. Heffernan, The passion of Perpetua and Felicity
No full textItem does not contain fulltextThomas J. Heffernan Thomas J. Heffernan, The passion of Perpetua and Felicity New York/Oxford:Oxford University Press ,2012 978-0-19-977757-
Review Essay: Heffernan, Thomas. \u3ci\u3eArt and Emblem: Early Seventeenth-Century English Poetry of Devotion\u3c/i\u3e
No full textHeffernan, Thomas. Art and Emblem: Early Seventeenth-Century English Poetry of Devotion, Renaissance Monographs no 17. Renaissance Institute, Sophia University, Tokyo 1991. 123 pp. $38.00 by subscription
The Rediscovery of the Bute Manuscript of the Northern Homily Cycle
No full textHeffernan Thomas-J. The Rediscovery of the Bute Manuscript of the Northern Homily Cycle. In: Scriptorium, Tome 36 n°1, 1982. pp. 118-129
Mary E. Heffernan Riggs
No full textPhotograph shows Mary Heffernan (Mrs. Hiram) Riggs (1821-1903), resident of Corpus Christi, Texas, and author of the only narrative account of the 1835 Heffernan massacre (Bee County, Texas).Inscription on back of original reads:""To Josie from Grandma.
A fundamental surface study of phosphorus based antiwear films on iron
No full textThe interaction of PH3 with Fe(lOO) at different temperatures has been studied with LEED, TPD and ellipsometry. At 160 K, PH3 dissociates and phosphorus uptake saturates at 0.5 monolayers in a chemisorbed c(2x2) overlayer. From 300 to 445 K, phosphorus saturates in very-thin (20 A or less), structurally disordered, optically absorbing films with optical constants (n - ik) of about (3.5 -12.8). This is interpreted as the dissolution of phosphorus, by place exchange, into the subsurface region. From 495 to 640 K, films do not reach limiting thickness but grow with a temperature-dependent, near linear rate over several hundred Angstroms. These films are also structurally disordered and have optical constants that typically vary from (3.32 - i2.85) to (3.37 - i2.66) depending on pressure, temperature and film thickness. These results are interpreted as showing the initiation and growth of iron phosphide where small differences in optical constants reflect compositional inhomogeneity.The kinetics of the oxidation of Fe(lOO) and the affect of preadsorbed phosphorus has also been studied. Oxygen uptake on the clean surface has been followed with ellipsometry and LEED, and results are in broad agreement with previous studies. The range of uptake curves has been extended, and for first time the uptake kinetics have been correlated with LEED. Disagreement between the uptake kinetics and previous work may be explained by small compositional variations in the oxide. A saturated c(2x2)P overlayer is found to promote oxide growth.Adsorption of PH3 on Fe(llO) has been investigated with LEED and TPD. At 160 K, PH3 dissociates and phosphorus uptake saturates, at 0.25 monolayers, in a poorly ordered structure which on annealing forms a p(lx4) structure which can be interpreted as a surface reconstruction. At 540 K, a p(2x2) overlayer or a complex, unidentified structure precedes formation of a well-ordered p(lx4) structure. The appearance of disorder at high PH3 may be associated with uptake beyond 0.25 monolayers. Several reconstructions are detected at high temperatures (800 to 990 K).Then structural environment of elements in the antiwear films of ZDDP and similar oil additives has been characterised with EXAFS. Phosphorus is located in a phosphate glass structure and is insensitive to the type of additive. Zinc is intimately mixed into the glass matrix as a modifier cation. Structure about sulphur depends on the type of additive. Two sulphur environments can be distinguished, in some cases together in the same film: as an iron sulphide and as a glass forming sulphate
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