Alcestis

John Carroll University\u27s Little Theatre Workshop presented Alcestis in Spring of 1980. Euripedes\u27 first play, it deals with the study of self sacrifice and its implications. It was reviewed on page 4 of The Carroll News, March 28,1980.https://collected.jcu.edu/plays/1089/thumbnail.jp

Hippolytus

Euripides wrote two plays called Hippolytus. In this, the second, he dramatized the tragic failure of perfection. This translation comes in two forms; the first presents a simulacrum of the text as it might have appeared in unprocessed form to a reader sometime shortly after Euripides’ death. The second processes the drama into the reduced but much more distinct form of modern print translations

Black Hole Search with Finite Automata Scattered in a Synchronous Torus

We consider the problem of locating a black hole in synchronous anonymous networks using finite state agents. A black hole is a harmful node in the network that destroys any agent visiting that node without leaving any trace. The objective is to locate the black hole without destroying too many agents. This is difficult to achieve when the agents are initially scattered in the network and are unaware of the location of each other. Previous studies for black hole search used more powerful models where the agents had non-constant memory, were labelled with distinct identifiers and could either write messages on the nodes of the network or mark the edges of the network. In contrast, we solve the problem using a small team of finite-state agents each carrying a constant number of identical tokens that could be placed on the nodes of the network. Thus, all resources used in our algorithms are independent of the network size. We restrict our attention to oriented torus networks and first show that no finite team of finite state agents can solve the problem in such networks, when the tokens are not movable. In case the agents are equipped with movable tokens, we determine lower bounds on the number of agents and tokens required for solving the problem in torus networks of arbitrary size. Further, we present a deterministic solution to the black hole search problem for oriented torus networks, using the minimum number of agents and tokens

The de-construction of image, text and sound in audio/visual communication: a semiotic analysis of specific cultural examples

[Abstract] The aim of this paper is to present how multiple layers of meaning are constructed, coexist and interrelate between image, text and sound using specific audio/visual communication examples. It will investigate this triangular relationship through a semiotic analysis of specific film stills from Alfred Hitchcock (1960) Psycho, Krzysztof Kieslowski (1993) Three colors-Blue and of selected work from a poster exhibition themed Walking-27 graphistes de Europe that took place at Paris airports in the summer of 2008 and was organized by CultureFrance. The paper will also explore how these three elements are structured to portray connotative meanings and investigate how this overlapping influences interpretation. The paradigms of film stills and posters are drawn as samples to suggest a platform for semiotic analysis. When meaning is decoded, it usually exposes various hidden intentions of the designer/producer. This revelation contributes towards a conceptual communication, which is often intertextual; it does not only intrigue the curiosity of viewers for other possible interpretations, but it also enhances, broadens perception and rises the level of creativity in audio/ visual communication. In Hitchcock’s film the text eroika/hero on vinyl is analysed in relationship with image and sound, and similarly in Kieslowski’s film, a background sign text au revoir a bientot/we meet again. In the case of posters, specific images (iconic or symbolic), will be analysed in relationship with the airport sounds, texts used or heard randomly in the specific environmen

Analytical models for onset of sand production under isotropic and anisotropic stresses in laboratory tests

Four failure criteria, a simplified Mohr–Coulomb, a Mohr–Coulomb, a von Mises and a Drucker–Prager model are considered for borehole failure and sand onset predictions. The von Mises is a special case of the Drucker–Prager. The resulting analytical expressions are suitable for implementation in the analytical software for sand onset and sand mass analyses. The models are calibrated and validated against experimental data for hollow cylinder and hollow prism tests on Red Wildmoor sandstone. The analysis shows that a Drucker–Prager model is necessary to capture the experimentally observed effect of axial stress on hole failure. The simplified Mohr–Coulomb model shows no such effect, while the Mohr–Coulomb model shows an effect only at high values of axial stress. The Drucker–Prager model can match satisfactorily the experimental results. It requires, however, the calibration of an additional material parameter which can be done on anisotropic loading hollow prism tests. The models include also a lateral stress anisotropy parameter and a field calibration factor to allow for better approximation of available field or laboratory data.publishedVersio

Hippolytus

Euripides wrote two plays called Hippolytus. In this, the second, he dramatized the tragic failure of perfection. This translation comes in two forms; the first presents a simulacrum of the text as it might have appeared in unprocessed form to a reader sometime shortly after Euripides’ death. The second processes the drama into the reduced but much more distinct form of modern print translations

High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus to the UK: “A Brexit would not be in the interests of the Commonwealth”

If Britain chose to leave the European Union, it would not only have an effect inside the UK, but also on the rest of Europe. In the final month of the referendum campaign, we will be featuring comments from some of Europe’s Ambassadors to the UK on how they view a potential Brexit. Euripides L. Evriviades, High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus to the United Kingdom, writes why Brexit would not be in the interests of the Commonwealth

Essays on the nonlinear and nonstochastic nature of stock market data

The nature and structure of stock-market price dynamics is an area of ongoing and rigourous scientific debate. For almost three decades, most emphasis has been given on upholding the concepts of Market Efficiency and rational investment behaviour. Such an approach has favoured the development of numerous linear and nonlinear models mainly of stochastic foundations. Advances in mathematics have shown that nonlinear deterministic processes i.e. "chaos" can produce sequences that appear random to linear statistical techniques. Till recently, investment finance has been a science based on linearity and stochasticity. Hence it is important that studies of Market Efficiency include investigations of chaotic determinism and power laws. As far as chaos is concerned, there are rather mixed or inconclusive research results, prone with controversy. This inconclusiveness is attributed to two things: the nature of stock market time series, which are highly volatile and contaminated with a substantial amount of noise of largely unknown structure, and the lack of appropriate robust statistical testing procedures. In order to overcome such difficulties, within this thesis it is shown empirically and for the first time how one can combine novel techniques from recent chaotic and signal analysis literature, under a univariate time series analysis framework. Three basic methodologies are investigated: Recurrence analysis, Surrogate Data and Wavelet transforms. Recurrence Analysis is used to reveal qualitative and quantitative evidence of nonlinearity and nonstochasticity for a number of stock markets. It is then demonstrated how Surrogate Data, under a statistical hypothesis testing framework, can be simulated to provide similar evidence. Finally, it is shown how wavelet transforms can be applied in order to reveal various salient features of the market data and provide a platform for nonparametric regression and denoising. The results indicate that without the invocation of any parametric model-based assumptions, one can easily deduce that there is more to linearity and stochastic randomness in the data. Moreover, substantial evidence of recurrent patterns and aperiodicities is discovered which can be attributed to chaotic dynamics. These results are therefore very consistent with existing research indicating some types of nonlinear dependence in financial data. Concluding, the value of this thesis lies in its contribution to the overall evidence on Market Efficiency and chaotic determinism in financial markets. The main implication here is that the theory of equilibrium pricing in financial markets may need reconsideration in order to accommodate for the structures revealed