Just In Time: defining historical chronographics

The paper is historical in two respects, both concerned with visual representations of past time. Its first purpose is to enquire how visual representations of historical time can be used to bring out patterns in a museum collection. A case study is presented of the visualisation of data with sufficient subtlety to be useful to historians and curators. Such a visual analytics approach raises questions about the proper representation of time and of objects and events within it. It is argued that such chronographics can support both an externalised, objectivising point of view from ‘outside’ time and one which is immersive and gives a sense of the historic moment. These modes are set in their own historical context through original historical research, highlighting the shift to an Enlightenment view of time as a uniform container for events. This in turn prompts new ways of thinking about chronological visualisation, in particular the separation of the ‘ideal’ image of time from contingent, temporary rendered views

Child Separation in the Courts

Developments in the ongoing child separation crisis have come so quickly in the past week it is nearly impossible even for experts to keep track. Donald Trump’s executive order requiring an end to the child separation policy, his administration’s subsequent announcement that it would halt its “zero-tolerance” policy of prosecuting the misdemeanor offense of illegal entry, the California federal court’s Tuesday decision halting further separation and requiring currently separated families be reunified — all of these are positive developments for those concerned about the catastrophic effects of the policy on children and families. But the legal battle here is far from over

What Type of Research Is Done in the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry of the University of Geneva?

This article presents briefly the main research projects developed in the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry at the University of Geneva. This laboratory is particularly concerned about enantiomeric separation of drugs and phytochemical analysis. In this context, techniques such as gas, liquid and supercritical fluid chromatography as well as capillary electrophoresis are studied. Furthermore, the development of new sample preparation techniques is investigated

Mars Exploration Rover Heat Shield Recontact Analysis

The twin Mars Exploration Rover missions landed successfully on Mars surface in January of 2004. Both missions used a parachute system to slow the rover s descent rate from supersonic to subsonic speeds. Shortly after parachute deployment, the heat shield, which protected the rover during the hypersonic entry phase of the mission, was jettisoned using push-off springs. Mission designers were concerned about the heat shield recontacting the lander after separation, so a separation analysis was conducted to quantify risks. This analysis was used to choose a proper heat shield ballast mass to ensure successful separation with low probability of recontact. This paper presents the details of such an analysis, its assumptions, and the results. During both landings, the radar was able to lock on to the heat shield, measuring its distance, as it descended away from the lander. This data is presented and is used to validate the heat shield separation/recontact analysis

Umara and Ulama in Umar ibn Abdul Aziz as Well as His Responsibility in the Implementation of Islamic Law in the Time of the Government of the Dynamic Bani Umayyah.

This study focuses on the application of Islamic law during Umar ibn Abd Aziz as ulama and umara. At the beginning of the Umayyad dynasty’s reign, there is a separation between religion and state. Religious authority was led by ulama and authority of state was held by the caliph. This separation has an impact on injustice, the gap in the application of the law and the separation between the law (rules) issued by the government and the law (fatwa) issued by the ulama. The method used in this study is descriptive analytics by analyzing the historical data about Umar ibn Abd Aziz intensively, especially in legal policy. The finding is that Umar ibn Abd Aziz is a statesman who is supported by scholars. He is very concerned about the sources of Islamic law. Thus, each of his policies is oriented to Islamic law. Umar also raises qadi and emir from the chosen people so that the application of the law is evenly and indiscriminately and there is no more discrimination between the groups in the social, political and legal fields

Protecting Islam\u27s Garden From the Wilderness: Halal Fraud Statutes and the First Amendment

Like all religions, Islam needs protection from governmental encroachment. As early as 1644, Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, recognized that state involvement in religious matters defiles religion. When they have opened a gap in the hedge or wall of separation between the garden of [religion] and the wilderness of the world, wrote Williams, God hath ever broke down the wall itself, removed the candlestick, and made His garden a wilderness ... . Although Williams was mostly concerned about the government\u27s impact on Christianity, his oft-quoted metaphor applies equally to the government\u27s influence on Islam. This Article will discuss one facet of that influence-state regulation of the halal food industry

People in Nature: Relational Discourse for Outdoor Educators

Outdoor educators are concerned about a perceived human disconnection from nature. There is awareness of a lack of human affiliation, connection, or identity with nonhuman nature and its impact on attitudes and behaviors. This essay raises the possibility that despite our concern, we may contribute toward this disconnection via language that supports a separation of the natural and the cultural. Our ability to separate ourselves conceptually from the rest of nature may be partially to blame for environmental degradation, therefore challenging the nature-culture dichotomy is both useful and constructive. This essay will present examples of how outdoor educators can attempt to get past this problematic dichotomy and motivate more relational discourse within the practice of outdoor education