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Unity in Identity, Disunity in Execution: Expressions of French National Identity at the 1937 Paris Worldâs Fair
The 1937 Paris Worldâs Fair was a celebration of âpeaceâ and âprogressâ at time when the continent was about to descend into total war. In this era of feuding ideologies and hyper-competitive nationalism, Franceâs attempt to project an idealized national identity fell scattered. A closer examination of three examples of French architectureâthe Palais de Chaillot, the Regional Pavilions, and the Pavilion de Temps Nouveauxâillustrate that this idealized portrayal of unity was undermined by the execution of the buildings themselves. The result was a much more accurate picture of the country during the inter-war period
Unity in Identity, Disunity in Execution: Expressions of French National Identity at the 1937 Paris World\u27s Fair
France, the world would eagerly await the latest rendition of the annual Worldâs Fair, a massive celebration which basked in the rapid advancements that signaled the transition into modernity. The event would tout the cultural, national, and technological advents of each participating country, but would importantly While each visiting country was commissioned a limited space to construct its own national pavilion, France, as the host country, was not limited to a single expression or parcel of real estate. Instead, French fair planners constructed multiple pavilions not only for every region, but also for âevery conceivable French trade and industry,â1 thereby raising an important question: how could France project a single, unified image of national identity amidst the seemingly infinite number of possibilities? By examining three examples of French architecture at the Fairâthe Palais de Chaillot, the Regional Pavilions, and the Pavilion de Temps Nouveauxâa consistent theme emerges: the idealized intentions of the architects and planners were significantly undermined by the execution of each building. As a result, France projected an image of itself that was far more authentic: a scattered, diverse country still unsure of its identity during the inter-war period
The Bull's-Eye Effect as a Probe of
We compare the statistical properties of structures normal and transverse to
the line of sight which appear in theoretical N-body simulations of structure
formation, and seem also to be present in observational data from redshift
surveys. We present a statistic which can quantify this effect in a
conceptually different way from standard analyses of distortions of the
power-spectrum or correlation function. From tests with --body experiments,
we argue that this statistic represents a new and potentially powerful
diagnostic of the cosmological density parameter, .Comment: Minor revisions; final version accepted for publication in ApJ
Letters. Latex, 16 pages, including 3 figures. Higher resolution versions of
figures, including supplementary figures not included in the manuscript, are
available at: ftp://kusmos.phsx.ukans.edu/preprints/melott/omeg
Self-directed community aged care for people with complex needs: a literature review
This report critically reviews the literature on older care recipientâdirected care arrangements in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia and highlights the importance to distinguish between CashâforâCare and SelfâDirected Care schemes. Cashâforâ Care schemes typically involve the handing out of cash payments or vouchers to enable care recipients to purchase their own care instead of receiving inâkind help at home. Ideally, SelfâDirected Care programs, on the other hand, are more holistic, care outcome focused and allow participants to choose among a continuum of care ranging from traditional case management approaches to cash options.
Most of the reviewed literature focuses on CashâforâCare schemes. However, as the more recent research suggests, CashâforâCare programs may not provide the kind of choice that resonates with the preferences of many older people. Indeed, with the exception of CashâforâCare schemes in California and Washington, programs were primarily aimed at and designed for people with disabilities.
Most research indicates that CashâforâCare programs generate either similar or better outcomes, especially in the domains of service satisfaction and selfâdetermination, with marginal detectable increase in risk, when compared with traditional agencyâdirected services. Yet, the research also indicates that positive outcomes are directly linked to appropriate user supports. Care recipients who hire family members as carers derive extra benefit in terms of safety and service satisfaction
Barcelona Plays: A Collection of New Works by Catalan Playwrights
Barcelonaâs theater has experienced a remarkable renaissance in the years since the end of the Franco dictatorship. Soon the Catalan language, suppressed for more than three decades, became a vehicle of expression for new playwrights who challenged performance groups. This collection represents outstanding Catalan playwrights from three generations.https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1163/thumbnail.jp
A Unified Picture of the FIP and Inverse FIP Effects
We discuss models for coronal abundance anomalies observed in the coronae of
the sun and other late-type stars following a scenario first introduced by
Schwadron, Fisk & Zurbuchen of the interaction of waves at loop footpoints with
the partially neutral gas. Instead of considering wave heating of ions in this
location, we explore the effects on the upper chromospheric plasma of the wave
ponderomotive forces. These can arise as upward propagating waves from the
chromosphere transmit or reflect upon reaching the chromosphere-corona
boundary, and are in large part determined by the properties of the coronal
loop above. Our scenario has the advantage that for realistic wave energy
densities, both positive and negative changes in the abundance of ionized
species compared to neutrals can result, allowing both FIP and Inverse FIP
effects to come out of the model. We discuss how variations in model parameters
can account for essentially all of the abundance anomalies observed in solar
spectra. Expected variations with stellar spectral type are also qualitatively
consistent with observations of the FIP effect in stellar coronae.Comment: 25 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Ap
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