Obituary: Alvin Wentworth Chapman, 1809-1899

The changing presentation of death in the obituary, 1899-1999.

Obituaries from the New York Times are examined at three points to illuminate changing conceptions of death. The findings are twofold. Changes in the obituary demonstrate how the locus of social control over death has shifted from nature and God, to medicine and most recently to the individual. Additionally, it is shown that descriptions of biophysical aspects of the dying process are marginali...

Alvin AuYoung : Research Statement

I am a systems researcher interested in designing, building, deploying and measuring large-scale systems. My primary research interests currently involve the application of economic theory to both fundamental and emerging problems in operating and distributed systems, including, but not limited to resource allocation and congestion pricing. The arrival of large-scale open platforms such as clou...

Crj20086 1801..1809

Grass degradability declines as cell wall and lignin concentrations increase during maturation. The role of tissue development and lignification in decline of stem degradability was examined in maize (Zea mays L.) internodes sampled at 10 stages of growth from early elongation through plant physiological maturity. The fourth elongated internode above ground level was collected from three maize ...

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Obituary Notice

Mrs. Meiklejohn, of St. Paul's, Upper Maze M, Ston January 29th. Her life was spent for the weitare ? many parents could testify to the devotion w i ^ defective children, and She was the first to realise the special _n country. For many years she she opened the first home for such children in defective children, and of was the Principal of this home, and of a home 10 wQmen> another home for dif...