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Unusual light spectra from a two-level atom in squeezed vacuum
We investigate the interaction of an atom with a multi-channel squeezed
vacuum. It turns out that the light coming out in a particular channel can have
anomalous spectral properties, among them asymmetry of the spectrum, absence of
the central peak as well as central hole burning for particular parameters. As
an example plane-wave squeezing is considered. In this case the above phenomena
can occur for the light spectra in certain directions. In the total spectrum
these phenomena are washed out.Comment: 16 pages, LaTeX, 3 figures (included via epsf
Effects of pH on Growth of Salvinia molesta Mitchell
Growth of giant salvinia (
Salvinia molesta
Mitchell) under
different pH regimes was examined at the Lewisville Aquatic
Ecosystem Research Facility (LAERF) in Lewisville, Texas.(PDF has 5 pages.
Of Cabbages and Kings
This paper attempts to relate a small number of Mughal furnishing fabrics to their 17th C prices and to the purchasing power of Mughal money. There is no intent to give a comprehensive overview, but rather to see a few 17th C textiles, which today are rare and fabulously expensive, in terms of their original comparative cost. Information about the fabrics comes from the goods themselves and from contemporary Mughal paintings. Although inscriptions on the textiles contain some information about prices, several tables of textiles and prices are found in the Ain-i Akbari, a compendium on the mode of governing Akbar\u27s empire.1 Written by Abu\u271 Fazl in 1595, the A\u27in-i Akbari also informs about revenues, salaries and food prices, making it possible to relate the Mughal economy to ours. The text precedes by 50 years the earliest textile included in this paper. Therefore the cost of living may have increased by the time the fabrics under discussion were traded. However, the comparisons below would be of interest even if salaries and food prices had increased four-fold in that time.
Chintz
Two large, complete, 17th century chintz floorspreads have recently come to light.2 The Cincinnati chintz is 6.8 by 4.6 meters, and the other a little more than 5 by somewhat less than 5 meters. Both floorspreads have inventory inscriptions giving their original prices (Rs 45 and Rs 30), original sizes (The Cincinnati chintz was and is 10 gaz 7 girah by 6 gaz 14 girah. A gaz, or yard, was divided into 16 girahs; a girah was about 4 centimeters. The Heeramaneck piece was and is 7 gaz 8 girah by 7 gaz 4 girah). Both are inscribed with various dates, including when the summer carpets were first acquired (June 1645).
What is immediately obvious about both floorcoverings is their carpet-like design: cartouches and arabesques in the border, guard stripes, and either a colored ground with repeating floral scrolls, or a floral field with a central ojival medallion and finials extending on the longitudinal axis. From the reproductions one may not immediately recognize that these are not carpets. But where, comes the question, are these chintz floorspreads in Mughal paintings? Why do we see so many carpets in the pictures
Letter from M. S. Smart
Letter concerning a copy of the catalogue for Utah Agricultural College
Habenaria blephariglottis (Willd.) Hook.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/herbarium_specimens_byname/21427/thumbnail.jp
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Drivers\u27 Licenses: Provide for Suspension, Revocation, or Delay in Issuance for Conviction of Controlled Substance Related Offenses; Formation of Intervention Program
The Acts provide for a delay in the issuance of the driver\u27s license of any person under age 16 who is adjudicated guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol of a controlled substance or marijuana, and for the revocation and suspension of the driver\u27s license of any person convicted of possession of a controlled substance or marijuana. The Act also provides for the issuance or reinstatement of drivers\u27 licenses following the completion of the intervention program established by the Acts\u27 enabling legislation
Carpals and tarsals of mule deer, black bear and human: an osteology guide for the archaeologist
Existing osteological literature often lacks descriptions and illustrations of the smaller elements, such as hand and foot bones, of animals commonly found in the archaeological record. Black bear (Ursus americanus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are both cosmopolitan species and important resources for indigenous peoples, resulting in their widespread presence in faunal assemblages. Additionally, the carpal and tarsal elements of these two mammalian taxa can be difficult to distinguish from human elements because of their similarities in size and shape. Proper identification of faunal and human remains is paramount to responsible cultural resource management (CRM). This thesis presents a textual and photographic osteological guide of black bear and mule deer carpals and tarsals and provides the means for distinguishing these elements from their human counterparts
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR Garnishment Proceedings: Provide for Exemptions
The Act exempts certain individual retirement accounts from garnishment except under some conditions. The Act changes or repeals other provisions relating to the exemption from garnishment of certain pension, retirement or benefit programs
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