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Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Transatlantic Scotophobia: nation, empire and anti-Scottish sentiment in England and America, 1760-1783
No full textThis thesis examines anti-Scottish sentiment or ‘Scotophobia’ in England and America from the accession of George III in 1760 to the end of the War of American Independence in 1783. It charts the development of popular Scotophobia from the radical political protest movement associated with John Wilkes in London to Sons of Liberty in America. I argue that anti-Scottish sentiment during these years was intrinsically connected to the imperial crisis which was to culminate in the American Revolution. American Patriots and their radical supporters in England blamed the increasingly coercive American policies of the British government on the secret influence of Scottish ministers such as the Earl of Bute and Lord Mansfield. They simultaneously attacked the Scottish people in general as the internal enemies of the British Empire, denouncing them as Jacobite rebels and the enemies of ‘Freeborn Englishmen’ in England and America. This imperial Scotophobia reached its peak at the outbreak of war in 1775, with both Americans and English radicals attacking the conflict as a ‘Scotch war’.I argue that Scotophobia during the war was truly transatlantic, providing both a scapegoat for British policy and a common enemy against whom American Patriots and English radicals could unite. Through this transatlantic Scotophobia, therefore, we can gain important insights into both English and American visions of empire and national identity on the eve of the Revolution. The appeals to ‘English liberty’ and attacks on a Scottish enemy show that some contemporaries believed the British Empire to be defined by Englishness rather than Britishness, an idea strongly associated with notions of liberty. We also see strong evidence of an Anglo-American identity which many in both England and America sought to hold onto even in the midst of war
in any place in the United States of TIMOTHY J. HOGAN. alias TIMOTHY MURPHY. the Letter Box Thief and Forger
No full textThe American Bankers' Association offers 250 is offered by the United States Government
Members of the American Bankers' Association are especially warned against the operations of this man. His method of operating is to steal letters from street letter boxes, abstract such checks as are found in the letters, erase the name of the payee, and substitute the word "Cash Bearer" and then to present these altered checks at the banks drawn on, usually receiving the money on same. Sometimes Hogan sends an accomplice to the bank.
Hogan, and the letter box thieves and forgers who have been associated with him, have victimized many banks in the United States, not con fining their operations to any particular section.
Following is a description of Hogan and specimens of his handwriting:
NAME ...... .. ............................... . .. .................................... ..... .... ........ ... Timothy J. Hogan
A LIAS .. ..... .. .. .. ..... .. . ... .. .. ..... ... ...... ... .. ... : ... .. ...................... .. .. .... ......... .. ... Timothy Murphy
RESIDENCE .................. . ................. .. ..... , .... . .. .. ...... .. .. ............. . ... .. ....... .... ... New York City
NATIVITY . ........ . ................ ...... United States ... Color .... .. ......... . ........ . ..... .. ... ...... .......... White
OCCUPATION ..... ..... .... ...... .. ...... ... . Bartender ... CRIMINAL Occupation ... .. Letter box thief and forger
.AGE ..... .... ............ ... ..... .. ....... . 31 (in 1899) ... HEIGHT . .. ... . ..... . ... . ..... .............. 5 feet 6,½ inches
WE1GHT .... . .. . ............ ... ... . ........ 187 pounds ... Build ............... .. .. . ...... .. .... .. ..... ........ .. ... Stout
COMPLEXION.. . ..... ....... ... .. ..... .. ....... . .. . Light ... COLOR OF HA1R .............................. Light Brown
Eyes ..... .... .... .. .. ..... .. ........ ........... .... Blue .. . Nose .... . .... ... .. ..... ... ............ .... Slightly elevated
STYLE OF BEARD .. ... .. ... .. .. .... Smooth shaven ... DATE OF ARREST .. .. ..... .. .... .. ... ... February 14. 1898
WHERE ARRESTED .. ... ......... Westerville, Ohio ... CRIME CHARGED ... Robbing letter boxes and forgery
FEATURES. SCARS. MARKS. BALDNESS, ect.: - Broad face. Cross inside and outside right forearm,
bracelet right forearm, on wrist; two hearts and dagger, diamond cross and bracelet. anchor.
star. arrow., and hatchet left forearm.
The photograph appearing on this bulletin is a good one of Hogan. Banks should have their paying tellers and other employee who cash checks carefully examine this bulletin, and should promptly notify Pinkerton's National Detective Agency at its nearest office, if any of these altered checks are presented,
It is to be earnestly desired that you show this circular to your police authorities and request them to cause
the arrest of Timothy J. Hogan if he should now be in your vicinity, or should in future make his
appearance. In the event of his arrest kindly advise the nearest of the above listed offices of
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Money piece by Timothy P. Agnew, chief executive officer of the Finance Author
No full textMoney piece by Timothy P. Agnew, chief executive officer of the Finance Authority of Maine, about the increased availability of credit for Maine\u27s small businesses
Timothy Isaiah Courtright
No full textPortrait of Timothy Isaiah (Long Hair Jim) Courtright (1848-1887). Luke Short shot him in a duel in on Feb. 8, 1887 on the Northside of Fort Worth
"What's it worth? Property taxes and assessment practices"
No full textResidential property taxes are both a major source of local government financing and a significant cost of owning a home. Tax limitation measures and relatively moderate gains in house prices during most of the 1990s tended to keep property taxes from rising rapidly in those years. But from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, house prices once again rose sharply. Property taxes followed a similar path, bringing them to greater public attention once again. Now that house prices appear to have shifted to a level or downward trend in most parts of the country, there seems to be increasing concern that real estate valuations for property taxes are not promptly reflecting declining values. In “What’s It Worth? Property Taxes and Assessment Practices,” (256 KB, 10 pages) Tim Schiller focuses on how tax authorities measure value and calculate tax liabilities, the shortcomings of some of these processes, and the remedies that have been, or can be, implemented to make real estate assessment more accurate and equitable.Property tax ; Home ownership ; Revenue
[News Clip: Timothy Hutton]
No full textVideo footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story
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[News Clip: McVeigh]
No full textB-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Timothy McVeigh's death penalty
Timothy Meyer serves as a contributing author for UN report
No full textAssistant Professor Timothy Meyer served as a contributing author for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization\u27s report titled Networks for Prosperity: Connecting Development Knowledge Beyond 2015. The document, which was released during November, analyzes the nexus between the global connectedness of a country and its economic success, sustainability and government effectiveness. Meyer was one of only approximately 20 academic and practical experts from around the world selected to serve as a contributor after a global call for proposals.
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Selected Contributions of Sister Mary Berenice Beck, O.S.F. to Nursing in the United States, 1923-1956
No full textby Sister M. Timothy Costello.Typescript.Thesis (M.S.N.)--Catholic University of America.Bibliography: leaves 44-47.Also available in microfilm
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