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8b2bf531c36913c5b40a806073da39908f8a7c9a | ehud hrushovski is a mathematical logician. he is | ehud hrushovski is a mathematical logician. he is a merton professor of mathematical logic at the university of oxford and a fellow of merton college, oxford. he was also professor of mathematics at the hebrew university of jerusalem. | wikipedia |
ae4f651f52e72e2b47368a677bc02b35c1b8aa14 | he was an invited speaker at the 1990 | he was an invited speaker at the 1990 international congress of mathematicians and a plenary speaker at the 1998 icm. he is a recipient of the erdős prize of the israel mathematical union in 1994, the rothschild prize in 1998, the karp prize of the association for symbolic logic in 1993 (jointly with alex wilkie) and a... | wikipedia |
f52c7fb1fed001bd3fce0622450697e69d7a4135 | one of his most famous results is his | one of his most famous results is his proof of the geometric mordell–lang conjecture in all characteristics using model theory in 1996. this deep proof was a landmark in logic and geometry. he has had many other famous and notable results in model theory and its applications to geometry, algebra, and combinatorics. | wikipedia |
1f7933c68ba45b406f9af5ea99cea7c529473168 | hrushovski is well known for several fundamental contributions | hrushovski is well known for several fundamental contributions to model theory, in particular in the branch that has become known as geometric model theory, and its applications. his phd thesis revolutionized stable model theory (a part of model theory arising from the stability theory introduced by saharon shelah). sh... | wikipedia |
a454fed4be4f9cf7a1342c5330907e5bbdbdb92e | hrushovski's father, benjamin harshav (hebrew: בנימין הרשב, né | hrushovski's father, benjamin harshav (hebrew: בנימין הרשב, né hruszowski; 1928–2015), was a literary theorist, a yiddish and hebrew poet and a translator, professor at yale university and tel aviv university in comparative literature. ehud hrushovski earned his phd from the university of california, berkeley in 1986 u... | wikipedia |
875e990f38bb667c4c3a13c8fdd485cc71c2d8bd | ehud hrushovski frs (hebrew: אהוד הרושובסקי; born 30 | ehud hrushovski frs (hebrew: אהוד הרושובסקי; born 30 september 1959) is a mathematical logician. he is a merton professor of mathematical logic at the university of oxford and a fellow of merton college, oxford. he was also professor of mathematics at the hebrew university of jerusalem. | wikipedia |
346f5ee00bef24076d9c1e35551134758f484e53 | while working at the us epa, the agency | while working at the us epa, the agency recognized sunderland with the u.s. epa level ii scientific & technological achievement (staa) award (2010), u.s. epa level i (highest level) scientific & technological achievement (staa) award (2008), and u.s. epa national honor award, gold medal for exceptional service (2005). | wikipedia |
a7f306dacbf88a3e03f53b7e5f0616aeb0df7936 | that work led to a widely read scientific | that work led to a widely read scientific paper titled “detection of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (pfass) in u.s. drinking water linked to industrial sites, military fire training areas, and wastewater treatment plants” with several co-authors including arlene blum and philippe grandjean. | wikipedia |
3be2d671ebe0ae70df42a8ca4b83c415758b2e56 | expanding beyond mercury, sunderland’s group has sought to | expanding beyond mercury, sunderland’s group has sought to understand how people are exposed to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) and to develop quantitative tools tracing pfas exposures back to their sources. this thread of research includes work on cape cod, where a team of researchers including sunderland h... | wikipedia |
4034b5e00ef1911e8834d2a19d18ed13b9d40cfb | these models have enabled deeper understanding of how | these models have enabled deeper understanding of how climate change is affecting mercury levels in fish that people eat. while us environmental regulations caused coal fired power plants to reduce their emissions of mercury, the group’s models have found that in some cases the effects of climate change on mercury leve... | wikipedia |
e83e78d9001a392757bdfaf4e734afa67ef61672 | sunderland’s early work focused on methylmercury in passamaquoddy | sunderland’s early work focused on methylmercury in passamaquoddy bay on the edge of the north atlantic. over time, this interest expanded to the global processes that transport mercury through the world’s oceans, ecosystems, and human food supply. mercury is a naturally occurring element that is toxic to nerve cells a... | wikipedia |
04bab14f39b68f509da0d2482fde13377a4b5030 | sunderland's research seeks to trace the impact of | sunderland's research seeks to trace the impact of introducing novel exogenous compounds on natural ecosystems. these compounds are more and more prevalent in natural habitats, largely as a consequence of the fact that modern industry relies on a growing range of chemical compounds, including heavy metals such as lead ... | wikipedia |
85ac8087bd66d0efc13c5a5ebe252c4a43068e4c | sunderland and her research group at harvard seek | sunderland and her research group at harvard seek to model and quantify how human actions affect natural habitats and human food supplies, such as fish. the group develops mathematical models and conducts laboratory measurements of physical samples collected from ecosystems in order to develop mechanistic understanding... | wikipedia |
82b3074158e548cefca9418f9c6317375180b1ce | sunderland's research attempts to trace how the introduction | sunderland's research attempts to trace how the introduction of synthetic chemical compounds into the natural environment affects the global environment and food supplies of animals and people. sunderland refers to the accelerating use of anthropogenic chemicals as civilization’s "global chemical experiment” that is af... | wikipedia |
b231ef59b0ca28a8a276b5a3ec252b6a047875fb | cupalite is a rare mineral which is mostly | cupalite is a rare mineral which is mostly composed of copper and aluminium, but might contain up to several percent of zinc or iron; its chemical structure is therefore described by an approximate formula (cu,zn)al or (cu,fe)al. it was discovered in 1985 in placers derived from serpentine, in association with another ... | wikipedia |
5772716eee88dc6e0d35f652a2c578f19f0fe270 | cupalite and khatyrkite are accompanied by spinel, corundum, | cupalite and khatyrkite are accompanied by spinel, corundum, stishovite, augite, forsteritic olivine, diopsidic clinopyroxene and several al-cu-fe metal alloy minerals. they are remarkable by containing micrometre-sized grains of icosahedrite, a naturally occurring quasicrystal – aperiodic, yet ordered structure. the q... | wikipedia |
bd57e4df8297ce4da74faa09117b3d983a7f4dab | cupalite forms dendritic, rounded or irregular grains, typically | cupalite forms dendritic, rounded or irregular grains, typically below 0.1 millimeter in size, which are intergrown with khatyrkite. they have an orthorhombic crystal structure with a yet uncertain space group and the lattice constants a = 0.695(1) nm, b = 0.416(1) nm, c = 1.004(1) nm, and 10 formula units per unit cel... | wikipedia |
d21dacdd4afc0303ffeda7ac11432bfbe3cc23f1 | cupalite is a rare mineral which is mostly | cupalite is a rare mineral which is mostly composed of copper and aluminium, but might contain up to several percent of zinc or iron; its chemical structure is therefore described by an approximate formula (cu,zn)al or (cu,fe)al. it was discovered in 1985 in placers derived from serpentine, in association with another ... | wikipedia |
63547a7eaf000b44de8e6f6df9531f28737a4bd5 | the danziger bridge is a vertical lift bridge | the danziger bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries seven vehicular lanes of u.s. route 90 across the industrial canal in new orleans, louisiana. built to replace the old danziger bridge, a draw bridge constructed in 1931–1932, the current danziger bridge was constructed on the south side of the old bridge betwe... | wikipedia |
59739b4a1e2353491eba5847b8c73cc4315ce4f2 | in 2005, the bridge was the site of | in 2005, the bridge was the site of the danziger bridge shootings, in which two unarmed african american civilians were killed by members of the new orleans police department (nopd.) four (4) other civilians were also wounded. | wikipedia |
ca320e55b0adcf6941c456b41f51f77019a3f1c0 | attorney alfred danziger, a member of a prominent | attorney alfred danziger, a member of a prominent new orleans jewish family, served as personal attorney for governor huey long as well as assistant attorney general in 1934 and executive counsel for mayor robert maestri from 1936 to 1946. he was also a principal fundraiser for the historically black dillard university... | wikipedia |
49546daf67dd66baeb78cfb62368807cde0a3f75 | the danziger bridge is a vertical lift bridge | the danziger bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries seven vehicular lanes of u.s. route 90 (chef menteur highway) across the industrial canal in new orleans, louisiana. built to replace the old danziger bridge, a draw bridge constructed in 1931–1932, the current danziger bridge was constructed on the south side ... | wikipedia |
cb3ef839035ed1d29bf44e7146514e7fc8d5b59b | elmbank gardens is a multi-use commercial complex in | elmbank gardens is a multi-use commercial complex in the charing cross area of glasgow, scotland. best known for its signature 13-storey tower which overlooks the m8 motorway and stands directly opposite the mitchell library, it was designed by richard seifert and constructed between 1970 and 1972. it is one of the tal... | wikipedia |
1dbbd79927988b4c7f6427d448277bd485dcd992 | in august 2023, the owner of the complex, | in august 2023, the owner of the complex, london and scottish property investment (lspim) - announced the charing cross masterplan in conjunction with glasgow city council. the plans will entail the partial demolition of 300 bath street (tay house) and the two low rise blocks of elmbank gardens, to make way for new off... | wikipedia |
2e4bb97ff0126ea42292a7e5b13c3f929d91b4ca | although originally simply known as the "charing cross | although originally simply known as the "charing cross complex", the elmbank gardens name originates from a lane which once connected elmbank crescent to bath street, and served a former church which stood on the site before the mass demolition in the 1960s to construct the motorway. | wikipedia |
9c331f90abe10a3ad0c286384fc9af5889458d11 | a podium structure to the north west between | a podium structure to the north west between the west and north blocks was originally intended to carry a public house, but it was never used. eventually a prefabricated structure (which now contains a snack bar) was erected on it. the building was also constructed in tandem with a replacement railway station on the su... | wikipedia |
9e6bc59bb933a4e0f33aa24da4c4283701a4b199 | the development has a close conceptual similarity to | the development has a close conceptual similarity to seifert's famous centre point complex in london, being a series of low rise offices and retail units between two and five stories, anchored by a high rise office tower. the complex also incorporated an unused extension to the adjacent king's theatre. these elements f... | wikipedia |
27456a8591c0766a798132d2ec0ad160366f00e6 | a proposal to demolish the unused podium at | a proposal to demolish the unused podium at the north west corner of the structure and replace it with a 19-storey residential tower known as the venlaw tower (earlier styled as elmbank tower) was proposed in 2004, but did not progress. | wikipedia |
4dd442fc1e6c5fdd4d2eaeeb748f9c1c4226fc0a | the two low rise blocks along newton street | the two low rise blocks along newton street and bath street became legally separate entities from the hotel tower, and are owned by london & scottish property investment management (lspim), and assumed the "elmbank gardens" and "venlaw building" names in the 1990s after the original street address of the building. the ... | wikipedia |
8e647454044c5bce7dda9126351cdc3d00ba872c | in the early 1990s, the glasgow development agency | in the early 1990s, the glasgow development agency had undertaken market research which showed that there would be a need for 650 budget hotel bedrooms in the city by late 1995. with this in mind, in 1994 the a lease on the building was taken by a company called surveylink from its owner, westmoreland properties, to cr... | wikipedia |
fac98c4798826cbf484fe60f162f0eb6992eef23 | the original tenant of the building was yard | the original tenant of the building was yard (yarrow-admiralty research department) - part of the naval shipbuilder yarrow shipbuilders - and it was officially opened by prince philip, duke of edinburgh, in 1976. yard ltd. was acquired by cap group when it purchased yarrow plc in 1986, which in turn merged to form sema... | wikipedia |
061a87646c238e9e6b477abd602cbae11002227b | the 1960s saw great change in glasgow, following | the 1960s saw great change in glasgow, following on from the bruce report with initiatives well under way to depopulate the overcrowded centre, removing slum housing and the construction of a new system of high speed roads around the central area. the districts of charing cross and anderston lay in the path of the glas... | wikipedia |
87748d1b4825738efd23914f5f7b6223b4819324 | since 1995, the tower element has been used | since 1995, the tower element has been used as a hotel, whilst the remainder of the complex is home to offices and a number of other leisure and entertainment businesses. however, as of 2023 much of the complex is threatened with demolition and redevelopment as part of a wider regeneration plan for charing cross. | wikipedia |
be2d6a1cfe68950c4bf50aa7900120925b1a48cd | elmbank gardens is a multi-use commercial complex (and | elmbank gardens is a multi-use commercial complex (and the name given to a former street) in the charing cross area of glasgow, scotland. best known for its signature 13-storey tower (often nicknamed the charing cross tower or the elmbank tower) which overlooks the m8 motorway and stands directly opposite the mitchell ... | wikipedia |
f68af56d603d942d4b62b350e6aea995c2f1368c | felsite is a very fine-grained volcanic rock that | felsite is a very fine-grained volcanic rock that may or may not contain larger crystals. felsite is a field term for a light-colored rock that typically requires petrographic examination or chemical analysis for more precise definition. color is generally white through light gray, or red to tan and may include any col... | wikipedia |
0b48c2da0e5f93018fba8f7dbe3fbc804b48bac4 | felsite is a very fine-grained volcanic rock that | felsite is a very fine-grained volcanic rock that may or may not contain larger crystals. felsite is a field term for a light-colored rock that typically requires petrographic examination or chemical analysis for more precise definition. color is generally white through light gray, or red to tan and may include any col... | wikipedia |
50a1efa7c3ffa4e09302bd420a1d1a6fd40e29cf | compacted graphite iron (cgi), also known as vermicular | compacted graphite iron (cgi), also known as vermicular graphite iron especially in non-english speaking countries, is a metal which is gaining popularity in applications that require either greater strength, or lower weight than cast iron. r.d. schelleng obtained a patent for the production of compacted graphite iron ... | wikipedia |
ee69c60744778ef985bd152f985d366661d9a341 | more recently compacted graphite iron has been used | more recently compacted graphite iron has been used for diesel engine blocks. it has proven to be useful in the manufacture of v topology diesel engines where the loading on the block is very high between the cylinder banks, and for heavy goods vehicles which use diesel engines with high combustion pressures. | wikipedia |
54df69f58876c07afc9d81bbd0599adf3da56329 | compacted graphite iron (cgi), also known as vermicular | compacted graphite iron (cgi), also known as vermicular graphite iron (gjv, vg, jv or ggv from the german: "gusseisen mit vermiculargraphit") especially in non-english speaking countries, is a metal which is gaining popularity in applications that require either greater strength, or lower weight than cast iron. | wikipedia |
8d22e5ad27ceba8c73a6df842bd4973829569ac8 | in 2010, yi fan started his professional footballer | in 2010, yi fan started his professional footballer career with changchun yatai in the chinese super league. on 7 february 2013, yi was loaned to china league two side lijiang jiayunhao until 31 december 2014. on 21 august 2016, yi made his debut for changchun in the 2016 chinese super league against yanbian funde. | wikipedia |
b7bf773526d6eae409e7b7262ef0ccfe3dd07aaa | dong yifan (chinese: 董一凡; born 8 march 1992), | dong yifan (chinese: 董一凡; born 8 march 1992), former name yi fan (chinese: 祎凡), is a chinese football player who currently plays for china league one side guangxi pingguo haliao. | wikipedia |
9a91d0182baae478e842d62cf028a6a5271c039d | esther ndumi ngumbi is a kenyan entomologist and | esther ndumi ngumbi is a kenyan entomologist and academic who is currently assistant professor of entomology and african-american studies at the university of illinois at urbana–champaign. she was awarded the 2018 society for experimental biology presidential award. | wikipedia |
ccb8b9174fb5d5ab885cbc0d18a377fd7803d67d | ngumbi is an active science communicator and has | ngumbi is an active science communicator and has contributed to mail & guardian, the moth, scientific american and the world economic forum. she has appeared on wisconsin public radio. ngumbi was selected by barack obama to be part of the young african leadership initiative. she mentors young researchers through the cl... | wikipedia |
231a1410d6fc3e6d333a9bd540f86cef1e18cdea | ngumbi was appointed assistant professor of entomology and | ngumbi was appointed assistant professor of entomology and african-american studies and the university of illinois at urbana–champaign in 2018. she also teaches science communication. she studies the way that herbivores, plants, micro-organisms and insects make use of volatile and non-volatile chemical signals. these i... | wikipedia |
0b4184d0e5e20bae144865877a79b68f0f031413 | esther ngumbi grew up in kwale county, a | esther ngumbi grew up in kwale county, a rural farming community in kenya. she was introduced to farming at the age of seven, when her parents gave her a strip of land to cultivate cabbages. as a child she became aware of the challenges that farmers faced, including drought and bad soils. the first time she left her vi... | wikipedia |
9a91d0182baae478e842d62cf028a6a5271c039d | esther ndumi ngumbi is a kenyan entomologist and | esther ndumi ngumbi is a kenyan entomologist and academic who is currently assistant professor of entomology and african-american studies at the university of illinois at urbana–champaign. she was awarded the 2018 society for experimental biology presidential award. | wikipedia |
ebc05e4198546652866512437d926e7b0f7ae44f | on 31 august 2016, morrison joined gainsborough trinity | on 31 august 2016, morrison joined gainsborough trinity on a youth loan. on 30 september 2016 morrison joined matlock town on a youth loan. on 20 january 2017, he rejoined matlock town on another youth loan, which was extended to a season-long loan on 22 march 2017. he left guiseley in may 2019. | wikipedia |
80a57be2bd73a115b8012bbbe6c5b2a98d285b4a | the cremorne footbridge is a proposed foot and | the cremorne footbridge is a proposed foot and cycle bridge over the thames in london, england. it was originally promoted as the diamond jubilee footbridge, designed by one world design architects with structural engineers expedition engineering and maritime engineers beckett rankine. the longer name commemorates the ... | wikipedia |
657f293e5c69662c945440b8f02ccbac643864fb | the three‐span arrangement of the bridge, with larger | the three‐span arrangement of the bridge, with larger outer spans and a smaller central span, maintains unobstructed access to the pier at albion quay on the south of the river. it also minimises the need for foundations in the river while limiting the structural height so that the bridge does not extend into the airsp... | wikipedia |
0d655b27ed28155134c5f572efda0fbb1015a61a | the style of the bridge is a combination | the style of the bridge is a combination of bright and biomimetic adopting the tensile strength and overall flexibility of a repeating cross-matrix of thin tapering sections. the bridge design has three spans comprising a small central arch flanked by two larger outer arches, supported by four piers. the maximum height... | wikipedia |
bc88923b30bd4c9cfce6552b9c6afef6e072324d | the mayor still declining funding in august 2020, | the mayor still declining funding in august 2020, a mayor of london spokesperson said: “the cremorne bridge is a borough-led project. given that there are already a number of cross-river connections in this part of west london, the mayor has been clear that it is the responsibility of the bridge promoters to secure sup... | wikipedia |
a1eca1cc84cfacf881921919c84d5c40ecd27d28 | the developer applied for planning permission in 2012 | the developer applied for planning permission in 2012 in both boroughs. in december 2012 the latter borough notified the mayor of london of a planning application of potential strategic importance for the mayor to make a statement of compliance with the london plan and to respond. a report for these purposes was prepar... | wikipedia |
8a69c820e34ea27b1bf53b46c513e961a44e844a | consent has been granted by wandsworth; hammersmith & | consent has been granted by wandsworth; hammersmith & fulham; the gla; and tfl. wandsworth's riverside strategic planning (specifically a document called the spd) enables such area to receive community infrastructure levy inputs. some practical inputs are in a contemporary development's section 106 agreement with barra... | wikipedia |
3d15069bd9b69a6b29e054a8352f3dc0c6f0999b | through community infrastructure levy contributions on nearby housing | through community infrastructure levy contributions on nearby housing wandsworth council hold around 40% of the funding. foundations have been built on their battersea bank of the river, through a section 106 agreement with barratt. a one-third balance of the cost, which has risen to £32,000,000 is sought from the mayo... | wikipedia |
489bd99796886e7f968b1399bff5acdbca63dcd0 | the cremorne footbridge is a proposed foot and | the cremorne footbridge is a proposed foot and cycle bridge over the thames in london, england. it was originally promoted as the diamond jubilee footbridge, designed by one world design architects with structural engineers expedition engineering and maritime engineers beckett rankine. the longer name commemorates the ... | wikipedia |
74165f1a5c0932977217dceebde1c0551a9d2990 | cole was a lecturer in zoology at the | cole was a lecturer in zoology at the university of liverpool from 1897 until 1906, when he became professor of zoology at the university of reading, the first holder of the post. he then began setting up the cole museum of zoology, encouraging overseas visitors to the department to donate specimens. he remained at rea... | wikipedia |
f3e958f6684fa481118fd873a272ae2364e3b04c | ethylenediaminediacetic acid (edda) is the organic compound with | ethylenediaminediacetic acid (edda) is the organic compound with the formula c2h4(nhch2co2h)2. it is a derivative of two molecules of glycine, wherein the amines are linked. it is a white solid. the conjugate base is a tetradentate ligand. a representative complex is na[co(edda)(co3)]. | wikipedia |
f120eb1800943371b731e3f0dd1e09b86ea1c552 | ethylenediaminediacetic acid (edda) is the organic compound with | ethylenediaminediacetic acid (edda) is the organic compound with the formula c h (nhch co h). it is a derivative of two molecules of glycine, wherein the amines are linked. it is a white solid. | wikipedia |
4194a0147ce7e1e9e4bc4444865a8f25539056a5 | ethylenedinitramine is an explosive chemical compound of the | ethylenedinitramine is an explosive chemical compound of the nitroamine class, a derivative of the ethylenediamine. edna is a powerful explosive, with a detonation velocity of 7,570 m/s, slightly higher than that of other common explosive materials, such as tnt (6,900 m/s) or picric acid (7,350 m/s), but lower than rdx... | wikipedia |
4d29e63593e8f7cf44af1af303fa34cfc720a850 | ethylenedinitramine (edna, also haleite or explosive h) is | ethylenedinitramine (edna, also haleite or explosive h) is an explosive chemical compound of the nitroamine class, a derivative of the ethylenediamine. edna is a powerful explosive, with a detonation velocity of 7,570 m/s, slightly higher than that of other common explosive materials, such as tnt (6,900 m/s) or picric ... | wikipedia |
0a46a4159d2c651e6be530b8ca6c41297e8e375f | following his release from shrewsbury, jones joined national | following his release from shrewsbury, jones joined national league north side southport on 15 june 2017. later that year he left for a short stint at halesowen town, before joining welsh premier league side newtown in january 2018. | wikipedia |
4634acbf93e65fc00f9d9d332395516539316e7d | in september 2016, he moved to national league | in september 2016, he moved to national league side tranmere rovers on a youth loan running until january 2017. he was recalled following the sale of andy mangan to tranmere on 4 november, before being sent out on loan again to northern premier league premier division side stourbridge in february 2017 on an initial one... | wikipedia |
96bef1a96d186ea226924b84a2e251e353ec941b | on 30 january 2016, he had his first | on 30 january 2016, he had his first call-up to the senior squad, remaining unused in an fa cup fourth round 3–2 home win over sheffield wednesday. jones made his first team and football league debut on 8 may, the final day of the 2015–16 season, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for andy mangan in a 3–0 league one... | wikipedia |
df56db925c6db5f47c4d2567cd18414a60e384b2 | born in dudley and educated at high arcal | born in dudley and educated at high arcal school, jones was in the youth ranks at wolverhampton wanderers before being released and joining shrewsbury town. after four years in shrewsbury's youth system, he signed his first professional contract in october 2015, for two years with option for a third. | wikipedia |
c5f9e383f7b70e5a55b2cde68b3b735171094363 | crystallization is a concept, developed in 1822 by | crystallization is a concept, developed in 1822 by the french writer stendhal, which describes the process, or mental metamorphosis, in which the characteristics of a new love are transformed into perceptual diamonds of shimmering beauty. according to a quotation by stendhal: what i call 'crystallization' is the operat... | wikipedia |
6871ca36f61261cd640ad643118d978a359a4463 | psychologist dorothy tennov describes the process as a | psychologist dorothy tennov describes the process as a transformation in which the loved one's characteristics are crystallized via mental events and neurological reconfigurations such that attractive characteristics are exaggerated and unattractive characteristics are given little or no attention. she uses this basis ... | wikipedia |
5c7bb7103c62b1a09e221776440ee0ffa5760d3a | "when we are in bologna, we are entirely | "when we are in bologna, we are entirely indifferent; we are not concerned to admire in any particular way the person with whom we shall perhaps one day be madly in love with; even less is our imagination inclined to overrate their worth." in a word, in bologna “crystallization” has not yet begun. when the journey begi... | wikipedia |
157661c3a2bcb907563d6cebc2349c7201fc90c2 | thus, according to stendhal, the moment one begins | thus, according to stendhal, the moment one begins to take interest in a person, one no longer sees him or her as they really are, but as it suits one to see them. according to this metaphor, one sees flattering illusions created by a nascent interest; illusions analogous to pretty diamonds hiding a leafless branch of ... | wikipedia |
7dd0997597d30ead986b5e6f7fa4ce42ad2e683c | he told her, "the effect produced on this | he told her, "the effect produced on this young man by the nobility of your italian features and those eyes of which he has never seen the like is precisely similar to the effect of crystallization upon that little branch of hornbeam you hold in your hand and which you think so pretty. stripped of its leaves by the win... | wikipedia |
7df799efba94716a2040a41fc59c9a3b6c2666c0 | stendhal reasoned, "how shall i explain what i | stendhal reasoned, "how shall i explain what i see?" he wondered, "where shall i find a comparison to illustrate my thought?" just at that moment madame gherardi was toying with a pretty branch covered with salt crystals which the miners had given her. the sun was shining and the salt prisms glittered like the finest d... | wikipedia |
e7cc43ca6f8394c35f41ac0da9ee6cc52a6944b5 | along one particular trip into the 500-ft deep | along one particular trip into the 500-ft deep salzburg mines, stendhal and madame gherardi were introduced to an intelligent bavarian officer who thereafter joined their company. soon enough, the officer began to become quite taken by madame gherardi. the officer, according to stendhal, could be seen to be visually "f... | wikipedia |
9b617587fd35dfbca68c5ad0bea51bc0dc4498c5 | "in the salt mines, nearing the end of | "in the salt mines, nearing the end of the winter season, the miners will throw a leafless wintry bough into one of the abandoned workings. two or three months later, through the effects of the waters saturated with salt which soak the bough and then let it dry as they recede, the miners find it covered with a shining ... | wikipedia |
92921d38091b9681bbae0eac0726036c02b7620b | in the summer of 1818 stendhal took a | in the summer of 1818 stendhal took a trip to the salt mines of hallein near salzburg with his friend and associate madame gherardi. here they discovered the phenomenon of salt “ crystallization ” and used it as a metaphor for human relationships. | wikipedia |
c5f9e383f7b70e5a55b2cde68b3b735171094363 | crystallization is a concept, developed in 1822 by | crystallization is a concept, developed in 1822 by the french writer stendhal, which describes the process, or mental metamorphosis, in which the characteristics of a new love are transformed into perceptual diamonds of shimmering beauty. according to a quotation by stendhal: what i call 'crystallization' is the operat... | wikipedia |
687153c2ada120c47e6f0e82b276a3603bd2b456 | fulmer research institute was founded in 1945 as | fulmer research institute was founded in 1945 as a uk contract research and development organization specializing in materials technology and related areas of physics and chemistry. it was modelled on american contract research companies such as battelle memorial institute and the mellon institute of industrial researc... | wikipedia |
d1851b8cb44de00684000de7c2a9865dc9f4f6e9 | over the life of fulmer about 500 people | over the life of fulmer about 500 people were members of staff. among these, because of the wide range of projects that fulmer undertook, investigators and other technical staff had to be able to adapt their specialist skills and to innovate. they were also expected to play a part in attracting the necessary funding fr... | wikipedia |
cb38ebbd8a60f6dc54f29da8424ada65db954a89 | fulmer sponsored the further education of its technicians | fulmer sponsored the further education of its technicians and helped many young graduates in metallurgy, physics and other sciences on the road to successful careers. in the 1970s and 80s fulmer undertook curriculum development projects in berkshire and buckinghamshire primary and secondary schools. it thus introduced ... | wikipedia |
2fb25460973bc59bc763e50b5a8bcdefab19f12a | fulmer was a pioneer of contract r&d in | fulmer was a pioneer of contract r&d in the uk. during its forty five years it provided technical solutions and research results as well as testing and consultancy for hundreds of companies and national and international agencies across the whole field of materials technology and related areas of physics and chemistry.... | wikipedia |
bd9a0c76cf253606dd0f975f8b58422d79a06fbd | initially iop attempted to sell the company as | initially iop attempted to sell the company as a complete unit but when this was unsuccessful they decided to sell the fulmer companies at stoke poges and slough, and the yarsley operation at redhill as separate entities.in 1989 exploratory talks with an american testing and consultancy company were held regarding a me... | wikipedia |
b8a10238329bcf837840dc4ae9b4c42180eca243 | the balance of fulmer's activities had changed. academic | the balance of fulmer's activities had changed. academic research was now a minor part of its work. most of its income came from testing, consultancy and small scale manufacture. the iop were becoming concerned that their ownership of fulmer as a commercial organization might be judged incompatible with their charitabl... | wikipedia |
ec4e80b696e3f78172dc66be2d2b0ccae6fca575 | in accordance with the terms of iop purchase, | in accordance with the terms of iop purchase, fulmer's capital investment in new facilities was expected to be financed from profit and fulmer would make a modest annual contribution to iop funds.however, fulmer's recent expansion and its large investment in capital equipment required increasing bank borrowing. conside... | wikipedia |
4cd08ed3071d231eb4445ec01068b3ea7fa98343 | from their earliest days both fulmer and yarsley | from their earliest days both fulmer and yarsley testing laboratories had carried out a wide variety of tests for clients and had designed and constructed specialized test equipment. in 1982 both fulmer technical services and yarsley technical centre were awarded accreditation from the national testing laboratory accre... | wikipedia |
8dcc432104bf64c66cf77d47e2112db726875733 | in 1977 a new site was acquired at | in 1977 a new site was acquired at redhill, surrey to accommodate ypec and the yarsley research and testing facilities. this involved progressively transferring all the staff and equipment from newhaven and ashtead and the polymer facilities from stoke poges. a new company yarsley technical centre limited (ytec) was se... | wikipedia |
b471d3f6bc8dad62d666b81602fe27f6f67ebc8b | in 1975 fulmer strengthened yarsley's plastics processing capability | in 1975 fulmer strengthened yarsley's plastics processing capability by acquiring ipec (independent plastics engineering centre) of newhaven, sussex. the newhaven activities were combined with yarsley's own plastics processing operation to form a new company: yarsley polymer engineering centre (ypec). | wikipedia |
61b4aa7ebe476bd1e61f7a7e31416ec7c8a583a9 | the first and most important of the complementary | the first and most important of the complementary organizations to link with fulmer was yarsley, whose expertise was particularly strong in plastics and polymers and their applications. the yarsley organization was founded by dr victor yarsley a pioneer expert in plastics and an entrepreneur. before the second world wa... | wikipedia |
a400274342be83a921a26c39cb08f899265bf214 | there was also a change of management style. | there was also a change of management style. early in his career eric duckworth had spent ten years at the glacier metal company at the time when the glacier project - a pioneering new approach to management-staff relations - was being developed there by wilfred (later lord) brown, the managing director, and elliott ja... | wikipedia |
ec83f09b984e766b6a5303f7a30767e0376699a4 | in response to these market changes eric duckworth | in response to these market changes eric duckworth initiated changes of policy. fulmer sought to extend its services to include the full range from r&d and testing to small scale manufacture, to extend its area of expertise to cover a wider range of materials and to develop new markets. it sought to collaborate with or... | wikipedia |
4f15b5b28f3eefa0340a02f837c7c18d2d3c0363 | there were two major developments that intensified competition | there were two major developments that intensified competition in fulmer's market.firstly, organizations such as harwell, which had been fully government funded, were seeking contracts from industry to make good their declining government income.secondly by 1969, following the robbins report (1963) on higher education,... | wikipedia |
5d7cf549f665e8115029d56747faed78593c37b8 | despite rothschild's recommendations, government procurement was slow to | despite rothschild's recommendations, government procurement was slow to change. by 1975, leading independent research companies felt that they were not getting a fair share of government r&d contracts and needed a stronger voice. fulmer joined with six other companies in setting up the association of independent contr... | wikipedia |
1ca13616f43fb5af9c41f3e7ffa37759498245b8 | in 1971 lord rothschild published his report on | in 1971 lord rothschild published his report on government r&d in which a major recommendation was that "applied r&d... must be done on a customer-contractor basis. the customer says what he wants; the contractor does it (if he can); and the customer pays". | wikipedia |
a3fd474350ec484c643f3fabe1ed264b4e184188 | by the early 1970s the climate for r&d | by the early 1970s the climate for r&d was again changing.government r&d budgets continued to tighten.the earlier pattern of fulmer sponsorship, with a large proportion of contracts from uk ministries and government agencies, no longer applied. in 1955 this proportion had been 70% but by 1970 it had fallen to 45%. by 1... | wikipedia |
fef8ff4c77032fd1e373e03702996f6f5fabb7e6 | with its future thus assured, in 1966 additional | with its future thus assured, in 1966 additional laboratories in a new building were opened on the stoke poges site. also in that year fulmer strengthened its expertise, particularly in electron metallography, by recruiting several key staff who transferred from aeon laboratories of egham, surrey. | wikipedia |
fed1d1b0671a55f1472ee0f34fdfe427aa87e800 | at that time dr (later sir) james taylor, | at that time dr (later sir) james taylor, who was chairman of imperial metal industries (imi), was also the honorary treasurer of the institute of physics and the physical society (iop). he proposed that iop should acquire fulmer and thus become the first learned society to own a commercial research company. the counci... | wikipedia |
3f54998b4496213944674ea74ff91ee9a7031908 | as a background to this change of ownership, | as a background to this change of ownership, the general climate for science and technology was becoming less favourable. faith in scientific and technological solutions was diminished by some spectacular failures: the de havilland comet suffered catastrophic in-flight failures; thalidomide caused tragic birth defects.... | wikipedia |
efcbf737457f665b7f14c0133e436987d2418617 | in 1960 almin was bought by imperial aluminium | in 1960 almin was bought by imperial aluminium company (impalco), a company formed between the aluminium company of america (alcoa) and imperial chemical industries (ici) which incorporated the whole of ici's aluminium facilities. impalco's primary interest in buying almin was to acquire the facilities of international... | wikipedia |
2c31714c606ad66bb6274fd14b6fa8e66e5678ce | fulmer grew steadily so that by 1960 there | fulmer grew steadily so that by 1960 there were about 100 staff. individual research investigators were often recruited to work on specific projects as contracts were obtained. each recruit was also expected to develop proposals for work in his or her areas of expertise, whether or not these fitted into fulmer's existi... | wikipedia |
f00e0925a5ed0ce90ef15e8c64b501dacd59c3a8 | in the years up to 1960 the following | in the years up to 1960 the following approximate division of fulmer's income applied: about 25% of project work was for uk government defence agencies; 25% for the atomic energy authority and another 10% for other government agencies. about 10% was for us government agencies (the us air force and the office of aerospa... | wikipedia |
b1fc1b7b01bfa40430528221fff924dca23fee5f | fulmer benefited from the immediate post-war climate which | fulmer benefited from the immediate post-war climate which was favourable to research and development. the uk government and its agencies continued to spend heavily on r&d. this was despite the fact that britain was essentially bankrupt and hugely indebted to the united states and canada. the technological advances whi... | wikipedia |
62f5271027096f365732c487f372c36705660a48 | from the start fulmer was a commercial enterprise | from the start fulmer was a commercial enterprise aiming to make a surplus for investment in its own development. it received no grant or membership fees. its income was solely from projects, each with defined objectives and time and cost limits agreed with individual sponsors from government or industry. normally, the... | wikipedia |
ab9bb8c70d30ecec505357248e68b2d7b16feca0 | thus he founded fulmer research institute as one | thus he founded fulmer research institute as one of the first contract research companies in britain. initially it was in temporary accommodation but he soon found a permanent base by purchasing a large edwardian country house with ten acres of grounds, in the buckinghamshire village of stoke poges. the name 'fulmer' w... | wikipedia |
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