J. Swift, H. Melville y un cuento de Ana Lidia Vega : prostituci??n y met??foras de la migraci??n

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Swift's razor

The razors, knives and “tools for cutting” that appear so often in Jonathan Swift’s writings represent linguistic instruments for the performance of speech acts. Swift often imagines them being deployed for some identifiable purpose, typically the discouragement of “fools” or “knaves” by anatomization. Their sharpness is associated with linguistic acuity, and specifically with the refinement, keenness and power of Swift’s own writing. The focus of this article, however, is on another set of associations that Swift attaches to his blades. They tend also to involve ideas of latency, divagation, bluntness, and misappropriation.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 January 28

Handwritten quitclaim by Jonathan Wadsworth, Benjamin Wadsworth, Benjamin Fenno, and Abigail Fenno as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

Quitclaim, 1745/6 February 20

Handwritten quitclaim by Jonathan Wadsworth, Jeremiah Tucker, and Mary Tucker as beneficiaries of the estate of Benjamin Wadsworth, acknowledging payment by Andrew Bordman.

"Men at play : masculinities in Australian theater since the 1950s" -- By Jonathan Bollen, Adrian Kiernander and Bruce Parr

Adopting a thematic rather than chronological arrangement, this co-authored book surveys representations of men and masculinity in post-war Australian theater. Its searching and sophisticated analyses draw upon playscripts, critical records and archival material, including screen versions of stage productions. The study is organized around two distinct periods of Australian theater history: the 1950s to 1970, during which time a national theatremovement flourished, and the mid-1980s onward.Whilst some attention is given to different genres, discussion centers primarily on realist works from the mainstream. Several plays usually omitted from orthodox theater histories, such as Barry Pree’s A Fox in the Night (1959), are given detailed treatments.

Intention, foresight and ending life : a response to "The Double Effect effect" by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, Karen Melham and Tony Hope, (CQ 20(1))

In this paper I examine the recent arguments by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring, Karen Melham and Tony Hope against the utility of the doctrine of double effect. One basis on which they reject the utility of the doctrine is their claim that it is notoriously difficult to apply what they identify as its 'core' component, namely, the distinction between intention and foresight. It is this contention that is the primarily focus of my article. I argue against this claim that the intention/foresight distinction remains a fundamental part of the law in those jurisdictions where intention remains an element of the offence of murder and that, accordingly, it is essential ro resolve the putative difficulties of applying the intention/foresight distinction so as to ensure the integrity of the law of murder. I argue that the main reasons advanced for the claim that the intention/foresight distinction is difficult to apply are ultimately unsustainable, and that the distinction is not as difficult to apply as the authors suggest.

Synthesis and study of conductivity behaviour of blended conducting polymer films irradiated with swift heavy ions of silicon

In recent times, blended polymers have shown a lot of promise in terms of easy processability in different shapes and forms. In the present work, polyaniline emeraldine base (PANi-EB) was doped with camphor sulfonic acid (CSA) and combined with the conducting polymer polyfluorene (PF) as well as the insulating polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to synthesize CSA doped PANi-PF and PANi-PVC blended polymers. It is well known that PANi when doped with CSA becomes highly conducting. However, its poor mechanical properties, such as low tensile, compressive, and flexural strength render PANi a non-ideal material to be processed for its various practical applications, such as electromagnetic shielding, anti-corrosion shielding, photolithography and microelectronic devices etc. Thus the search for polymers which are easily processable and are capable of showing high conductivity still continues. PANi-PVC blend was prepared, which showed low conductivity which is limiting factor for certain applications. Therefore, another processable polymer PF was chosen as conducting matrix. Conducting PF can be easily processed into various shapes and forms. Therefore, a blend mixture was prepared by using PANi and PF through the use of CSA as a counter ion which forms a "bridge" between the two polymeric components of the inter-polymer complex. Two blended polymers have been synthesized and investigated for their conductivity behaviour. It was observed that the blended film of CSA doped PANi-PVC showed a room temperature electrical conductivity of 2.8 × 10-7 S/cm where as the blended film made by CSA doped PANi with conducting polymer PF showed a room temperature conductivity of 1.3 × 10-5 S/cm. Blended films were irradiated with 100 MeV silicon ions with a view to increase their conductivity with a fluence ranging from 1011 ions to 1013 per cm2 from 15 UD Pelletron accelerator at NSC, New Delhi.

The scholarship of Jonathan Silin: a reading through the lens of sexuality

While Jonathan Silin's ideas have challenged early childhood educators to think seriously about the relationship between developmentalism and revisioning early education, they have done much more than this. They also challenge us to know who we are and how our identities might be enacted in our teacher-selves, whether in the classroom with young children, teacher education students or engaging professionally with teachers. In doing so he shows how to resist injustice and unmasks ways in which institutions function in society to marginalise and exclude.

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-analysis of body mass index (BMI), a measure commonly used to define obesity and assess adiposity, in up to 339,224 individuals. This analysis identifies 97 BMI-associated loci (P < 5 × 10−8), 56 of which are novel. Five loci demonstrate clear evidence of several independent association signals, and many loci have significant effects on other metabolic phenotypes. The 97 loci account for ~2.7% of BMI variation, and genome-wide estimates suggest that common variation accounts for >20% of BMI variation. Pathway analyses provide strong support for a role of the central nervous system in obesity susceptibility and implicate new genes and pathways, including those related to synaptic function, glutamate signalling, insulin secretion/action, energy metabolism, lipid biology and adipogenesis.

Franks family papers, 1711-1821, [1965-1968].

Contains business correspondence, accounts and documents relating to Jacob Franks of New York, his two sons, Moses and David, a nephew, Isaac, and a John Franks of Halifax, possibly a member of the family.

Ennaltamäärätty kääntymys: Predestinaatio ja vapaan tahdon ongelma Jonathan Edwardsin teologiassa

Tämän tutkielman tehtävänä on ollut selvittää onko ihmisellä vapaata tahtoa Jonathan Edwardsin mukaan. Lähteenäni minulla on ollut Edwardsin Freedom of the Will -teos sekä Miscellaneous- sarjasta Concerning the Divine Degrees -kirjoitus. Metodina minulla on ollut systemaattinen analyysi. Edwardsin taustana oli puritanismi. Esimerkiksi sakramenteilla ei ollut puritanismin piirissä samaa ratkaisevaa merkitystä uskon synnyttäjänä ja ylläpitäjänä kuin perinteisissä kristillisissä kirkoissa oli ollut. Puritanistien keskeinen armonväline oli saarna. Saarnalla pyrittiin vaikuttamaan ihmisen tahtoon antamalla rationaalisia perusteita Raamatun pelastustapahtumasta. Tämä on nähtävissä myös Jonathan Edwardsin teologiassa. Deismi ja valistus vaikuttivat myös Edwardsin aikaiseen ajatteluun voimakkaasti. Edwardsin Berkeleytä muistuttava idealismi kuitenkin takasi sen, että Jumala ei irronnut maailmasta vaan oli kaikessa koko ajan läsnä. Erityisesti Locke Newtonin luonnontieteiden filosofina vaikutti Edwardsin filosofiseen ajatteluun tahdon vapaus -kysymyksen osalta. Edwards pyrki Locken ja Newtonin avulla puolustamaan perinteistä kalvinistista kristillisyyttä. Tämän kilpailijaksi puritanismin piirissä oli tullut ajan henkeen sopiva järkiperäinen arminiolaisuus, joka edusti myös anti-revivalismia. Tähän arminiolaisuuteen liittyi perinteisistä kristillisistä opeista luopuminen. Tämä arminiolaisuus oli kehittynyt antropologisempaan suuntaan Remonstranssin ajoista korostaen ihmisen vapaita tahdon akteja. Näin ihminen pystyi päättämään uskoiko hän vai ei. Edwardsille usko ja pelastuminen perustuivat Jumalan valintaan, jossa kolmiyhteinen Jumala otti ihmisen yhteyteensä. Tämä kääntymys ilmeni kommuuniona ja uniona Kristuksen kanssa. Edwardsin ajattelua tahdon vapauden osalta avaa kompatibilismi. Kompatibilismin mukaan ennaltamäärääminen ei ole ristiriidassa vapaan tahdon kanssa, vaan päinvastoin sen lähtökohta ja perusta. Kääntymissä olemme eri näkökulmista täysin passivisia ja täysin aktiivisia. Kompatibilismin myötä Edwardsin kirjoitusten pohjalta pystytään johtamaan ennalta määrätty uskonratkaisu. Myöhemmin Edwardsin seuraajat New Lights harppasivat ironisesti arminiolaiseen suuntaan korostaen juuri uskonratkaisua. Vaikka Jumalalla on sanan varsinaisessa merkityksessä vapaa tahto, niin silti Hän toimii välttämättä pyhästi. Samoin Jeesus Kristus on linkkinä ihmisten välttämättömälle, mutta vastuulliselle toiminnalle. Jeesuksen valinta on kaikkien pyhien valinnan perusta. Ne, jotka Jumala hylkää helvettiin saavat oikeudenmukaisen rangaistuksen, koska Jumala rankaisee heissä itsessään olevaa pahaa. Se, miksi Jumala valitsee toiset ja hylkää toiset, kuuluu Jumalan salattuun tahtoon. Jumalan ilmoitetun tahdon mukaan Hän tahtoo kaikkien pelastuvan. Arminiolaiset hylkäävät ennaltamääräämisen, mutta hyväksyvät ennalta tietämisen. Edwardsille nämä ovat sama asia. Edwardsin mukaan välttämättömyys ei ole ristiriidassa vapauden kanssa. Luonnollisella ja moraalisella välttämättömyydellä on yhteys. Arkikielessä moraalista välttämättömyyttä ei oleteta. Koko tahdon vapaus -kysymys on pitkälti kielellinen. Arkikielessä ja filosofisessa kielessä on ero. Tahto ei ole agentti, joka voi valita itsenäisesti. Vapaus on ihmisen, ei tahdon ominaisuus. Siksi kysymys tahdon vapaudesta tulisi esittää onko ihminen vapaa. Edwards ja arminiolaiset ymmärtävät vapauden eri tavoin. Edwardsin mukaan tahdolla on oltava alku, eikä tahto voi koskaan arminiolaisten tavoin neutraali. Arminiolaiset hylkäävät perisyntiopin klassisessa merkityksessä, mistä seuraa erilainen lähtökohta. Sellaisena kuin arminiolaiset esittävät vapaan tahdon, meillä ei sitä Edwardsin mukaan ole. Vaikka kaikki tapahtuu Edwardsin mukaan välttämättä, niin silti olemme vastuullisia moraalisia agentteja.

Gray track formation in KTiOPO4 by swift ion irradiation

Potassium titanyl phosphate single crystals were irradiated with 48 MeV lithium ions at fluences varying from 5×1012 to 1016 ions/cm2. The defects created in the crystal have been characterized using x-ray rocking curve measurements, optical transmittance, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. From x-ray rocking curve studies, the full width at half maximum for the irradiated samples was observed to increase, indicating lattice strain caused by the energetic ions. Optical transparency of these samples was found to decrease upon irradiation. The irradiated samples exhibited a broadband luminescence in the 700–900 nm region, for fluences above 5×1013 ions/cm2. The results indicate that ion-beam-induced optical effects in KTiOPO4 single crystals are very similar to the ones obtained for crystals with “gray tracks,” which are attributed to the electronic transitions in the Ti3+ levels.

Swift heavy ion induced structural, iono and photoluminescence properties of beta-CaSiO3:Dy3+ nanophosphor

CaSiO3:Dy3+ (1-5 mol%) nanophosphors have been prepared by a low temperature solution combustion method. The structural and luminescence (ionoluminescence; IL and photoluminescence; PL) studies have been carried out for pristine and ion irradiated samples. The XRD patterns of pristine sample show a prominent peak at (320) for the monoclinic structure of beta-CaSiO3. Upon ion irradiation, the intensity of the prominent peak is decreased at the fluence of 7.81 x 10(12) ions cm(-2) and at higher fluence of 15.62 x 10(12) ions cm(-2), the prominent peak completely vanishes. The decrease in peak intensity might be due to the stress induced point defects. On-line IL and in situ PL studies have been carried out on pelletized samples bombarded with 100 MeV Si7+ ions with fluences in the range (7.81-15.62) x 10(12) ions cm(-2). The characteristic emission peaks at 481,574, 664 and 754 nm recorded in both IL and PL are attributed to the luminescence centers activated by Dy3+ ions. It is found that IL and PL emissions intensity decreases with increase in Si7+ ion fluence. The decrease in intensity can be due to the destruction of Si-O-Si and O-Si-O type species present on the surface of the sample. FTIR studies also confirm the Si-O-Si and O-Si-O type species observed to be sensitive for swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiated samples. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.