Menelik II: Another Look

Mankind has a penchant for adulation. This trait glows in the great man theory of history. Thomas Carlyle gave the classic rendition of this: We come now to the last form of Heroism; that which we call Kingship. The Commander over Men; he to whose will our wills are to be subordinated, and loyally surrender ourselves, and find their welfare in doing so, may be reckoned the most important of Great Men. Carlyle, being a racist, raised only Europeans to that supreme hall of the earthly Valhalla. Various writers, historians and other sundry, perhaps lesser, breeds, have entered the fray in order to trumpet the virtues of African leaders. One monarch whose private and public qualities have been rapturously lilted to the four quarters of the earth has been Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. Indeed, the treatment of this King of Kings is reminiscent of Dante\u27s words as applied to the sixth heaven of Paradise: How well is loved in heaven the righteous king;Which he betokens by his radiant seeming

Tagore and Gandhi: The Complementary Nature of Indian Genius

Erving E. Beauregard, dedicated teacher, Associate Professor of History, and perennial member of the Faculty Forum, presents a well-grounded study of two Indian leaders, which, in view of Nehru\u27s sudden death, assumes an unexpected timeliness

Gender equalities: what lies ahead. Work, Employment and Society, 35 (4) . pp. 615-620. ISSN 0950-0170

It is hard to over-estimate the importance of the social sciences in informing us of deepening inequalities at work and how they are likely to play out as the economic crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds. Understanding the long-term impact of the pandemic requires us to think across the intersection of work and society. This is challenging work as part of taking an intersectional position means accepting that transmission thrives on inequality where occupation and occupational risk are often mapped onto class, race, ethnicity, sex and geography (Middleton et al., 2020). [...

Factorizations of Elements in Noncommutative Rings: A Survey

We survey results on factorizations of non zero-divisors into atoms (irreducible elements) in noncommutative rings. The point of view in this survey is motivated by the commutative theory of non-unique factorizations. Topics covered include unique factorization up to order and similarity, 2-firs, and modular LCM domains, as well as UFRs and UFDs in the sense of Chatters and Jordan and generalizations thereof. We recall arithmetical invariants for the study of non-unique factorizations, and give transfer results for arithmetical invariants in matrix rings, rings of triangular matrices, and classical maximal orders as well as classical hereditary orders in central simple algebras over global fields.Comment: 50 pages, comments welcom

How organisations can help their LGBTQI+ employees as they face divided experiences

LGBTQI+ people face divided experiences. They’re increasingly represented in media, and have more accessible information and wider access to legal marriage. At the same time, unprecedented criminalisation is excluding trans people from specific spaces and vital services. Jordana Moser, Jonathan E Booth and T Alexandra Beauregard describe the current state of play for LGBTQI+ inclusion and outline further steps that organisations can take to support their LGBTQI+ employees

“The fur-lined rut”: telework and career ambition

In this chapter, we present a case study that explores the link between telework usage and career ambition within an organization where remote working is an embedded practice and used by a significant proportion of the workforce. First, this chapter will describe the organizational context for the case study as well as the qualitative and quantitative methods utilized. Next, qualitative and quantitative results detailing the impact of telework on career ambition will be presented. Last, a discussion of the findings, their implications for managers and suggestions as to how organizations might address the challenges associated with telework and career ambition will be presented

Influence of Machining Parameters on the Tensile Strength of Finger-Jointed High-Density Black Spruce Lumber

Finger-jointed softwood lumber is widely used in manufacturing of structural or nonstructural applications such as glued laminated lumber and prefabricated wood I-joists. Black spruce is the most frequently used species for finger-jointed engineered wood products in eastern Canada. However, some key machining parameters must be adjusted according to the properties of the wood to obtain a surface quality suitable for the finger-jointing process. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cutting speed and chip load on the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of finger-jointed high-density black spruce. The variables were four cutting speeds and three chip loads. A feather profile was selected with an isocyanate adhesive and an end-pressure of 3.45 MPa. A factorial analysis showed a statistically significant interaction between cutting speed and chip load on UTS and cutting speed was the most significant variable. The influence of chip load on UTS was lower, apparent only at 3260 m/min cutting speed. Suitable finger-jointing could be achieved at 1860-3960 m/min cutting speed with a chip-load of 0.51-1.27 mm. However, the best result was obtained at 3260 m/min cutting speed and 0.89 mm chip load. These results need to be validated in industrial mills to verify tool wear behavior

Influence of Machining Parameters on the Structural Performance of Finger-Joined Black Spruce

In Eastern Canada, black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) has recently been introduced in the finger-jointing industry. However, little information is available on some of the key manufacturing parameters that influence the finger-jointing process. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of wood machining parameters on the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of finger-joined black spruce in order to optimize the performance of the product. Parameters investigated in this study were the chip-load and the cutting speed. A feather profile was selected with an isocyanate-based adhesive and an end-pressure of 3.43 MPa. A factorial analysis showed a statistically significant interaction between cutting speed and chip-load on the UTS. Within the range of values studied, the cutting speed was the most significant variable affecting finger-joined black spruce. The influence of chip-load on the tensile strength of finger-joints was lower, being apparent only at lower cutting speeds. Results indicated that suitable finger-jointing could be achieved within a range of 1676 m/min and 2932 m/min of cutting speeds with a chip-load between 0.64 mm and 1.14 mm. However, within this range the best result was obtained at 2932 m/min cutting speed and 0.64 mm chip-load. Scanning microscope image analysis of the damaged cells confirmed the effect of cutting speed on the finger-jointing process. In general, the depth of damage was more severe as the cutting speed increased