Dalton's unfortunate choice

2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Extended Family ◽  
Satisfactory Account ◽  
First Time

The private papers of John Dalton remained largely unconsidered by his chosen biographer, William Charles Henry FRS, who belatedly produced a hurried and less than satisfactory account of Dalton's life and work. The reasons for Dalton's choice and for its going awry and being redeemed by James Woolley, a member of Dalton's ‘extended family’, who came forward to facilitate a fitting memoir of Dalton, are described in the context of Dalton's life in Manchester. Most of Dalton's papers were lost during the bombing of Manchester in December 1940, and with them went the possibility of a revision of the image of Dalton. Thus the Woolley story and family papers, reproduced here fully for the first time, give new and interesting insights into Dalton's personality, habits and connections.

scholarly journals International Adoption Comparative Legal Research – Child Adoption in Georgia, Issues for Legislative Harmonization

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Nino Mindiashvili
Keyword(s):  
International Adoption ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Intercountry Adoption ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Child Adoption ◽  
First Time

International Adoption is a subsidiary measure for the protection of children – it only becomes an option if reintegrating a child into his/her extended family or adoption in the child’s country of origin is not possible. What are the rules that must be followed in intercountry adoption cases?What are each participant’s rights and duties? Who is allowed to adopt a child? What is the procedure? What are the opportunities and the risks if you become involved in providing a child with a proper home for the first time? This article aims to answer these questions and many others. It is intended as a source of ideas for professionals or authority involved in adoption.

scholarly journals Today is the Day by E. Walters

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Aitken
Keyword(s):  
Extended Family ◽  
Young Audiences ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Color Palette ◽  
Realistic Fiction ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
Selection Of

Walters, Eric.  Today is the Day.  Illus. Eugenie Fernandes.  Toronto: Tundra Books, a division of Random House of Canada, 2015.Eric Walters, who has written a wealth of realistic fiction for Canadian children, now takes young audiences into the realm of fictionalized reality.  The decision to fictionalize is warranted; the unvarnished truths with which he deals are stark enough for an adult’s comprehension, let alone that of a child. A former teacher and social worker, Walters established The Creation of Hope, a foundation which runs an orphanage in the Mbooni district in Kenya.  He works with hundreds of children who have lost parents to a wide variety of causes including HIV/AIDS.  Children arrive at his orphanage because any extended family members whom they might have are too impoverished or frail to provide for them.  Today is the Day is set in the orphanage.Walters’ gift as a writer is the ability to create a positive, hopeful and believable moment in a harsh reality.  His young protagonist, Mutanu, has awakened to a day of celebration, a day when all one hundred fifteen young residents of the orphanage would receive gifts and treats and visits from extended family.  Even more exciting than these events for Mutanu and each of fifteen others, this day, July 12, was to be declared their official birthday.  Such were the circumstances of their early lives that no record of their birth exists. Now, for the very first time, Mutanu’s “… coming into the world was not forgotten but was a cause for joyous celebration.”Eugenia Fernandes’ illustrations convey the expansiveness and beauty of the Kenyan landscape, the humbleness and simplicity of the orphanage.  Her line drawings are generally realistic in perspective, whimsical in content.  Her color palette is cheerful and sunlit.  In large part, her work creates the mood of hopefulness in this book.Extensive end notes explain the purpose and setting of the Creation of Hope foundation and, as well, provide photographs of the orphanage.  The background to this story is explained, and we are introduced to the real Mutanu and some of her friends. There is no direct appeal for funds in the book itself; however, the publisher’s notes indicate that “A contribution to The Creation of Hope will be made by the author and publisher based on sales of this book in Canada.”  It seems a worthy cause.Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Leslie AitkenLeslie Aitken’s long career in librarianship involved selection of literature for school, public, special and academic libraries.  She was a former Curriculum Librarian at the University of Alberta.

scholarly journals Atypical cyclins: the extended family portrait

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Quandt ◽  
Mariana P. C. Ribeiro ◽  
Josep Clotet
Keyword(s):  
Cell Division ◽  
Human Genome ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Cyclic Pattern ◽  
Phylogenetic Information ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinases ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

AbstractRegulation of cell division is orchestrated by cyclins, which bind and activate their catalytic workmates, the cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Cyclins have been traditionally defined by an oscillating (cyclic) pattern of expression and by the presence of a characteristic “cyclin box” that determines binding to the CDKs. Noteworthy, the Human Genome Sequence Project unveiled the existence of several other proteins containing the “cyclin box” domain. These potential “cyclins” have been named new, orphan or atypical, creating a conundrum in cyclins nomenclature. Moreover, although many years have passed after their discovery, the scarcity of information regarding these possible members of the family has hampered the establishment of criteria for systematization. Here, we discuss the criteria that define cyclins and we propose a classification and nomenclature update based on structural features, interactors, and phylogenetic information. The application of these criteria allows to systematically define, for the first time, the subfamily of atypical cyclins and enables the use of a common nomenclature for this extended family.

scholarly journals Natural evaporation from open water, bare soil and grass

1948 ◽  
Vol 193 (1032) ◽  
pp. 120-145 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Turbulent Transport ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Eddy Diffusion ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Satisfactory Account ◽  
First Time

Two theoretical approaches to evaporation from saturated surfaces are outlined, the first being on an aerodynamic basis in which evaporation is regarded as due to turbulent transport of vapour by a process of eddy diffusion, and the second being on an energy basis in which evaporation is regarded as one of the ways of degrading incoming radiation. Neither approach is new, but a combination is suggested that eliminates the parameter measured with most difficulty—surface temperature—and provides for the first time an opportunity to make theoretical estimates of evaporation rates from standard meteorological data, estimates that can be retrospective. Experimental work to test these theories shows that the aerodynamic approach is not adequate and an empirical expression, previously obtained in America, is a better description of evaporation from open water. The energy balance is found to be quite successful. Evaporation rates from wet bare soil and from turf with an adequate supply of water are obtained as fractions of that from open water, the fraction for turf showing a seasonal change attributed to the annual cycle of length of daylight. Finally, the experimental results are applied to data published elsewhere and it is shown that a satisfactory account can be given of open water evaporation at four widely spaced sites in America and Europe, the results for bare soil receive a reasonable check in India, and application of the results for turf shows good agreement with estimates of evaporation from catchment areas in the British Isles.

What's in a Family Legacy? Balancing Family Emotions and Business Growth at Luse Holdings

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
John L. Ward ◽  
Ashley E. Luse
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Family Risk ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Fifth Generation ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

After decades of continuity, Luse Holdings faced a new challenge in 2015. The company needed to pivot in a changing industry context—specifically, Luse had lost a bid to a non-union competitor for the first time—and CEO and fourth-generation member Steve Luse was considering three primary options: (1) continue as is, while also adding non-union services; (2) sell part of the business to reduce family risk; or (3) sell the entire business to fund other family interests. A fourth possible option was a maximization-of-growth alternative. This decision involved more than business considerations alone. The family's legacy as an industry champion and community philanthropist also required considering all relevant stakeholders, including immediate and extended family, employees, and community. Complicating the situation was the lack of an immediately identifiable successor in the next generation of the Luse family, though several fifth-generation members had completed internships with the business including Steve's daughter Ashley, a recent MBA graduate. Students will step into Steve's shoes as he considers what recommendations to make to the advisory board six months from now. Students can also take the perspective of Ashley, a rising next-generation member: should she join the family business?

Burns' Highland Mary

PMLA ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 829-834
Author(s):  
Robert T. Fitzhugh
Keyword(s):  
Clear Cut ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Satisfactory Account ◽  
First Time

The troubled spirit of Mary Campbell (Highland Mary) has plagued all the biographers of Robert Burns. Fascinated and yet baffled, they have produced a wide variety of hypotheses, but no one of them has been able to write a wholly satisfactory account of her romance with Burns. The lack of information about her has led some critics to question her existence. It is, therefore, of considerable interest that facts have recently come to light which demonstrate her living presence conclusively and which enable a biographer for the first time to present a clear-cut account of her relations with Burns.

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Ionita
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
The United States ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Color Film ◽  
Labor Camp ◽  
Soviet Occupation ◽  
First Time

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania is an experimental 82-minute color film directed by Jonas Mekas. It documents the director’s and his brother Adolfas’ return to their native village of Semeniškai, Lithuania, for the first time in twenty-five years. The Mekas brothers had fled their village in 1944 trying to escape the war; however, they ended up in a German labor camp. After the end of the war they immigrated to the United States but had great difficulty establishing contact with their extended family that was now living under Soviet occupation.

scholarly journals The New Generation of Thai Fathers: Breadwinners Involved in Parenting

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1368-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atcharawadee Sriyasak ◽  
Anna-Lena Almqvist ◽  
Chaweewan Sridawruang ◽  
Wanwadee Neamsakul ◽  
Elisabet Häggström-Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Father Role ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Teenage Fathers ◽  
First Time

Becoming a father for the first time might cause great changes in a man’s identity and lifestyle. Teenage fathers must strive to balance two competing roles: the teenage role and the father role. The current study design followed grounded theory methodology to gain a deeper understanding of how Thai teenage fathers reason about becoming and being a father from a gender equality perspective. Participants were selected from a heterogeneous group of fathers until saturation was reached ( n = 25). Most of the fathers were cohabiting with their partner in an extended family. An interview guide was developed, a pilot study was undertaken, and interviews were performed on two different occasions: once during the second trimester of pregnancy and again when the baby was 5 to 6 months old. The core category, “Male breadwinners involved in parenting,” encompassed persons making the transition from being solely a teenager to being a teenage father. Most of the fathers accepted the unintended pregnancy and took on the expected breadwinning responsibility of a father. They prepared for fatherhood and changed their lifestyle. Their families provided support. Nevertheless, the fathers sought to avoid further unplanned parenthood by learning about family planning. The teenage fathers emphasized breadwinning first, then involved himself in the child and the housework. These findings provide an increased understanding of Thai teenage fathers.

scholarly journals Knowing the Place for the First Time: A Cuban Exile’s Story

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Morena ◽  
Roberto Milanes
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
High Priest ◽  
Native Land ◽  
Sacred Site ◽  
Cuban Government ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
First Time

Playa Abierta is a modern beach-side resort, one hundred kilometres west of Havana. Developed as a private resort in the 1950s, it was seized by the new revolutionary Cuban government in 1959 after its owner fled precipitately to Miami. This autobiographically centred and personally narrated paper reviews the history of Playa Abierta 1956 – 2006 through the eyes of a Cuban New Zealander ‘Marta’ whose uncle first developed the estate. In 1956 her holidays spent at Playa Abierta as a little girl were her most treasured Cuban moments. ‘At this altar’, she says, ‘my uncle was the high priest.’ In 1996 - after a 36-year absence from her native land - she returned for a visit, the only member of her extended family to have done so. Boldly and unannounced she walked through her uncle’s house – by then converted into a military recreational camp. On a subsequent visit, she met with members of her uncle’s domestic staff whose relationship to that same loved beach was by then of many decades. Whose Playa Abierta was she re-visiting now? Who were the true claimants to that family sacred site? Today as she reflects on the private and public meaning of Playa Abierta, her exultation has given way to more complex feelings. The wonder at re-discovering the beach’s beauty was overladen with the guilt of returning to Cuba while still under Castro’s communist rule. Her sense of belonging was later undermined by a sad realisation that those who had stayed behind were also Playa Abierta’s claimants. Above all, she is torn between family loyalties and the promise of a Revolution betrayed.

Annulate lamellae in the Sertoli cells of guinea pig testis after unilateral torsion of the spermatic cord

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 196-197
Author(s):  
J. Chakraborty ◽  
A. P. Sinha Hikim ◽  
J. S. Jhunjhunwala
Keyword(s):  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Spermatic Cord ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Annulate Lamellae ◽  
Spermatogenic Cells ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Structural Details ◽  
First Time

Although the presence of annulate lamellae was noted in many cell types, including the rat spermatogenic cells, this structure was never reported in the Sertoli cells of any rodent species. The present report is based on a part of our project on the effect of torsion of the spermatic cord to the contralateral testis. This paper describes for the first time, the fine structural details of the annulate lamellae in the Sertoli cells of damaged testis from guinea pigs.One side of the spermatic cord of each of six Hartly strain adult guinea pigs was surgically twisted (540°) under pentobarbital anesthesia (1). Four months after induction of torsion, animals were sacrificed, testes were excised and processed for the light and electron microscopic investigations. In the damaged testis, the majority of seminiferous tubule contained a layer of Sertoli cells with occasional spermatogonia (Fig. 1). Nuclei of these Sertoli cells were highly pleomorphic and contained small chromatinic clumps adjacent to the inner aspect of the nuclear envelope (Fig. 2).

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