scholarly journals Ruby’s Baby Brother by K. White & M. Latimer

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liza Chan
Keyword(s):  
Outer Space ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Roller Coaster ◽  
Night Time ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
The Family ◽  
Young Family ◽  
Opening And Closing ◽  
Negative Impression ◽  
Additional Member

White, Kathryn and Miriam Latimer. Ruby’s Baby Brother. Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books, 2013. Print.Ruby’s Baby Brother is a delightful new entry in the “Ruby’s” series, in which Ruby experiences new activities and situations (Ruby’s School Walk, Ruby’s Sleepover). This third installment is particularly for young children who may relate to the roller coaster feelings of excitement, uncertainty, jealousy and joy when facing the prospect of an additional member to the family.  The book reads with remarkable rhyming and dancing texts on each page.  Latimer’s illustrations introduce readers to a loving young family, living in a colourful and cozy home. Inside this home is Ruby, with cute curly ponytails, waiting anxiously by the window as her parents walk to the house from their red car.  She has a strong negative impression of babies, and is honest in her thoughts: “Babies are smelly;…and Leon is bound to snatch all my toys”. To solve this paramount problem, Ruby imaginatively plans to use magic to let her brother fly away as a bat or be blasted up to the moon in a rocket that she makes. One wonders if better preparation would have helped this little girl’s “strange” and “scary” feelings.    Ruby also articulates her fears and vulnerability toward her new baby brother, Leon.  “What if he says to me, ‘This is My house./ So Ruby, I’m turning you into a mouse.”  However, when she gets a chance to hold and cuddle with Leon, she realizes her brother is actually harmless, “warm and small”.  And she embarks on a courageous quest to include her brother in all her adventures as “a queen and a knight” to the sea, the sky and outer space.  She would even protect him from night time witches and wizards. Accompanying this fanciful big-sister journey is the adorable depiction of a family’s new-baby reality: new crib and toys in nursery, mommy breast-feeding and daddy changing diapers.  The charming stick people drawings on opening and closing pages reassure readers that little baby brother is no longer a distant figure separated from the family at the other side of the house, and he is welcomed into the arms and affectionate gaze of a happy Ruby.Recommended:  3 stars out of 4Reviewer:  Liza ChanLiza Chan is a Research Librarian, cross-appointed at Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions and University of Alberta John W. Scott Health Sciences Libraries.  She is also a proud auntie to 2 nephews, with whom she often enjoys visiting local libraries.

scholarly journals Illogicality and Roman Law

1972 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Watson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Law ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Roman Law ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Age Of Reason ◽  
The Law

It is a commonplace that Rome's greatest contribution to the modern world is its law. Whether this is strictly true or not, Roman law is certainly the basis of the law of Western Europe (with the exception of England and Scandinavia), of much of Africa including South Africa, Ethiopia and in general the former colonies of countries in continental Europe, of Quebec and Louisiana, of Japan and Ceylon and so on. Perhaps even more important for the future is that International law is very largely modelled, by analogy, on Roman law. Just think of the perfectly serious arguments of a few years ago as to whether outer space (including the moon and planets) were res nullius or res communes and whether they were, or were not, susceptible of acquisition by occupatio. This persistence of Roman law has had undesirable consequences. First, Roman law as an academic subject has got into the hands of lawyers whose love of technicalities has frightened off classical scholars who tend not to use the legal sources. Secondly, scholars of antiquity, since Roman law is left well alone, have also been reluctant to look at other ancient legal systems. So have lawyers since these other systems have no ‘practical” value. Thirdly, following upon these but worse still, the usefulness of Roman law for later ages, coupled with its enforced isolation from other systems of antiquity, has often led to an exaggerated respect for it, and to its being regarded as well-nigh perfect, immutable, fit for all people. Many in “the Age of Reason” were ready to regard Roman law as “the Law of Reason”.

The International Space Station

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-95
Author(s):  
Chris Nie
Keyword(s):  
International Space Station ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Space Station ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Moon ◽  
New Era ◽  
International Space ◽  
Space Race ◽  
Future Space ◽  
Technical Details

A new era of spaceflight dawned following the conclusion of the United States and Russian space race. This new era has been marked by the design, assembly, and operation of one of the greatest engineering feats mankind has accomplished, the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is comprised of hundreds of thousands of kilograms of material built on the ground and transported to space for assembly. It houses an artificial atmosphere to sustain life in outer space and has been continually inhabited for over 15 years. This chapter describes the technical complexity of the ISS, the background of how it was assembled, its major systems, details of crew life onboard, commercial usage of the resource, and examples of mishaps that have occurred during the ISS's operation. The technical details of the ISS provide a glimpse into what future space stations that might orbit the Moon and Mars will resemble.

The Triple-Point Planet

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben McFarland
Keyword(s):  
Middle English ◽  
Family Resemblance ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Road ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Us ◽  
Let's Move ◽  
The Difference

Let’s move to a vantage point a little quieter: the surface of the moon. It is so still that Neil Armstrong’s footprints remain undisturbed. The only reason the US flag there appears to “fly” is that a wire holds it up. The moon and Mercury stayed still as Mars, Venus, and Earth moved on down the road of geological development. The moon is a “steady” environment, a word whose Middle English roots are appropriately tangled with the word for “sterile.” Nothing moves on the moon, but in its sky Mars, Venus, and Earth move in their orbits, just as they moved on in complexity 4 billion years ago. Out of the whole solar system, Mars and Venus are the most like Earth in size, position, and composition. Mars is smaller, but Venus could be Earth’s twin in size. If Earth and Venus were separated at birth, then something happened to obscure the family resemblance: liquid water brought life. To chemists, liquid is the third phase of matter, between solid and gas, and its presence made all the difference. Mars gleams a bright blood red even to the naked eye, while Venus is choked with thick yellow bands of clouds. Mars is cold enough to have carbon dioxide snow, while Venus is hot enough to melt tin and boil water. Earth’s blue oceans and green continents provide a bright, primary contrast. These three siblings have drastically different fortunes. At first, they looked the same, colored with black mafic basalt and glowing red magma. The original planets were all so hot that their atmospheres were driven off into space. The oceans and the air came from within. Steam condensed into oceans on each planet’s cool basalt surface. Oceans changed the planet. Water is a transformative chemical, small yet highly charged, seeping into the smallest cracks, dissolving what it can and carrying those things long distances. Venus, Earth, and Mars do not look like the moon because they have been washed in water. Mars is dry now, but the Curiosity rover left no doubt that the red planet was first blue with water.

The Global Commons and Common Interests: Is there Common Ground?

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-45
Author(s):  
Nilufer Oral
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Global Commons ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
And Control ◽  
High Seas

The global commons, or common areas, are those areas that lie beyond the national jurisdiction and control of any state. In general, these areas include the deep seabed, the high seas, the atmosphere, the Moon and outer space, and Antarctica. However, other than falling under a common nomenclature there is no common regime that applies to these common areas, or global commons. This chapter examines the different regimes of common heritage, common concern, and the freedom of the high seas, as they apply to the different global commons looking at the specific case of the new international legally binding instrument for conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction under negotiations at the United Nations. In conclusion the legal landscape that emerges for the global commons is one more of variation than commonality.

The Outer Space Treaties

1969 ◽  
Vol 73 (705) ◽  
pp. 751-758
Author(s):  
Francis Vallat
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
The United Nations

In this lecture I intend to talk about two treaties adopted under the auspices of the General Assembly of the United Nations. To give them their full titles, they are the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies and the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space. For convenience, I shall call them the Treaty on Outer Space and the Agreement on Rescue and Return.

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