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Cassiodorus—famed throughout history as one of the great Christian exegetes of antiquity—spent most of his life as a high-ranking public official under the Ostrogothic King Theoderic and his heirs. He produced the Variae, a unique letter collection that gave witness to the sixth-century Mediterranean, as late antiquity gave way to the early middle ages. The Variae represents thirty years of Cassiodorus’s work in civil, legal, and financial administration, revealing his interactions with emperors and kings, bishops and military commanders, private citizens, and even criminals. Thus, the Variae remains among the most important sources for the history of this pivotal period and is an indispensable resource for understanding political and diplomatic culture, economic and legal structure, intellectual heritage, urban landscapes, religious worldview, and the evolution of social relations at all levels of society during the twilight of the late-Roman state. This is the first full translation of this masterwork into English.
Philip K. Dick's 'The Variable Man' is a short science fiction story. This story was first published in the year 1952 in a magazine named the Planet Stories.
The Variable Man, The Skull & Meddler - 3 Time Travel SF Classics in One Edition by Philip K. Dick Pdf
This carefully edited time travel trilogy has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Skull – A time-travelling assassin is sent to the past to kill a popular leader and to cause a different end to the ongoing political struggle... The Variable Man – A man from the pre-WW1 past is brought to the future and is expected to fix a powerful bomb to annihilate the entire civilization... Meddler – What happens when you meddle with the fabric of time and implant the first seeds of destruction of your own civilization with your time travel...
Driving home in the night, Hubert is surprised to see a mysterious light hovering over his car. Scared, he pulls up in his driveway and sees the light beaming down on his garden, irradiating it. Through this light the Prime Matter People direct Hubert to eat a midnight meal of collards cooked with greasy ham hocks whereby he is given supernatural powers enabling him to become invisible or the man or monster of choice, a black or white skeleton. Borrowing from an armored truck so he can fight crime from a Harlem town house, he applies his powers for good, mischievously.
The Variable Mind? How Apparently Inconsistent Effects Might Inform Model Building by Simona Amenta,Davide Crepaldi Pdf
Model building is typically based on the identification of a set of established facts in any given field of research, insofar as the model is then evaluated on how well it accounts for these facts. Psychology – and specifically visual word identification and reading – is no exception in this sense (e.g., Amenta & Crepaldi, 2012; Coltheart et al., 2001; Grainger & Jacobs, 1996). What counts as an established fact, however, was never discussed in great detail. It was typically considered, for example, that experimental effects need to replicate across, e.g., individuals, experimental settings, and languages if they are to be believed. The emphasis was on consistency, perhaps under a tacit assumption that the universal principles lying behind our cognitive structures determine our behaviour for the most part (or at least for that part that is relevant for model building). There are signs that a different approach is growing up in reading research. On a theoretical ground, Dennis Norris’ Bayesian reader (2006, 2009) has advanced the idea that models can dispense of static forms of representation (i.e., fixed architectures), and process information in a way that is dynamically constrained by context-specific requirements. Ram Frost (2012) has focused on language-specific constraints in the development of general theories of reading. On an empirical ground, the most notable recent advance in visual word identification concern the demonstration that some previously established (in the classic sense) effects depend heavily on language (Velan and Frost, 2011), task (e.g., Duñabeitia et al., 2011; Marelli et al., 2013; Kinoshita and Norris, 2009), or even individual differences (Andrews & Lo, 2012, 2013). Variability has become an intrinsic and informative aspect of cognitive processing, rather than a sign of experimental weakness. This Research Topic aims at moving forward in this new direction by providing an outlet for experimental and theoretical papers that: (i) explore more in depth the theoretical basis for considering variability as an intrinsic property of the human cognitive system; (ii) highlight new context-dependent experimental effects, in a way that is informative on the dynamics of the underlying cognitive processing; (iii) shed new light on known context-dependent experimental effects, again in a way that enhances their theoretical informativeness.
Perspective on the Ecological Causes and Effects of the Variable Algal Composition of Southern Everglades Periphyton by Joan A. Browder Pdf
Periphyton, an algal assemblage which surrounds the submerged parts of higher plants and in some cases covers the bottom like a blanket, is one of the most conspicuous features of South Florida's shallow-water ecoystems--such as found within Everglades National Park. The authors conducted a study of the periphyton in Everglades National Park and the East Everglades 208 study area to: provide a quantitative description of the gross taxonomic composition of periphyton in various aquatic habitats; determine whether statistically significant differences in taxonomic composition between sites can be documented; relate variation in periphyton taxonomic composition to variation in environmental variables; and evaluate the relative potential value of various periphyton taxonomic compositions as a food source.
Tests in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel to Investigate the Effects of Scale and Turbulence on Airfoil Characteristics by John Stack Pdf
The effects of scale and turbulence on the lift and drag of five airfoils, the N.A.C.A. 0006 , the N.A.C.A. 0021, the Clark Y, The U.S.A 35-A, and the U.S.N. P.S.6, hve been investigated in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel. Tests were made over a wide scale for only two different conditions of turbulence.
The Variables of Moral Capacity by David C. Thomasma,David N. Weisstub Pdf
Moral capacity is an important feature of what it means to be human. In this volume, the contributors have taken on the daunting task of trying to distinguish between legal and moral capacity. This distinction is difficult at times for clinicians, philosophers and legal scholars alike. Part of the challenge of defining moral capacity lies in the difficulty of adequately categorizing it. For this reason, the editors have chosen to divide the book into three parts. The first looks at the concepts involved in the discussion of moral capacity; the second considers the role of moral capacity in the lives of professionals; and the final part reflects on case studies of moral capacity or incapacity illustrating the challenge that moral capacity presents - its definition lying between two seemingly incommensurable models, those of the threshold and continuum. This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject, and ties the disciplines of medicine, philosophy and law into the health context. It will be of interest to medical health professionals as well as researchers working in the areas of philosophy and law.
Fuselage-drag Tests in the Variable-density Wind Tunnel by Ira H. A. Abbott Pdf
Results are presented on drag tests of six bodies of revolution with systematically varying shapes and with a fineness ratio of 5. The formes were derived from source-sink distributions, and formulas are presented for the calculation of the pressure distributions of the forms. The tests were made in the N.A.C.A. variable-density tunnel over a range of values of Reynolds number from about 1,500,000 to 25,000,000. The results show that the bodies with the sharper noses and tails have the lowest drag coefficients are based on the two-thirds power of the volume. The data show the most important single characteristic of the body form to be the tail angle, which must be fine to obtain low drag.
The Characteristics of 78 Related Airfoil Section from Tests in the Variable-density Wind Tunnel by Eastman Nixon Jacobs,Kenneth Edwards Ward,United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,Robert McLean Pinkerton Pdf
Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Large Number of Airfoils Tested in the Variable-density Wind Tunnel by Isadore Edward Garrick,Robert McLean Pinkerton,United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,Harry Greenberg Pdf
A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars by Edward C. Pickering Pdf
"A Plan for Securing Observations of the Variable Stars" by Edward C. Pickering is a groundbreaking work in astronomy, presenting a comprehensive strategy to observe and study the intriguing phenomena of variable stars. Pickering, a pioneering astronomer, outlines systematic methods and technologies for collecting data on these stars' luminosity changes. His meticulous approach revolutionizes the field, leading to significant advancements in our understanding of stellar evolution and variability. Astronomers, both amateur and professional, will find this book an indispensable guide for conducting meaningful observations and contributing to the ever-expanding knowledge of the cosmos.
