Whether one is a 'Road Warrior,' telecommuter, or a primarily deskbound worker, the distinction between work and other contexts is becoming less distinct, and the need to access information from multiple spaces becomes increasingly important. Combining 'always-on', 'always-connected' home and work PCs, web, and wireless telecommunications enables individuals to remain one with their information...

For all the popular interest in “wolf warrior diplomacy,” scant attention has been paid to internal logics and mechanics of representative communications, notably intersection with grassroots cyber-nationalism. Centring connections between official unofficial actors, we situate Chinese diplomatic communications within domestic nationalist cyberspace cultures that demand nourish “dare fight” ori...

We present results of a study of very low mass halo stars. Using a sample of proper motion stars identified from plate material taken as part of the first and second Palomar Sky Surveys, we measure the space density, metallicity distribution, and kinematics of the Population II M subdwarfs. Our overall luminosity function is in good agreement with previous analyses of the space density of nearb...

In 1983, David B. Adams published "Why are there so few Women Warriors? " This important paper brought to light the traditional coriflict between marriage and war. Going against the classical "men are more aggressive" theory, Adams presented the conflict of interest a wife might experience in a patrilocal, exogamous society that would necessitate her removal from the warfare complex. However, e...

The concept of the barbarian has been an enduring presence in the antiquarian and archaeological study of European societies. Indeed the idea of the barbarian as an adjective and concept continues to influence both scholarly and popular perceptions of Prehistory, the Ancient World and Early Medieval societies. Moving beyond studies of the shifting attitudes to the barbarian within successive an...