Clay, water, fuel: an overview of pottery production in and around early Roman London

This chapter considers the supply of pottery to early Roman London and examines some of the key pottery industries which contributed significantly to the pottery vessels in use in Roman London in the 1st and 2nd centuries. The foundation stones for the study of early Roman pottery in London remain two publications that resulted from the prolific work of the Department for Urban Archaeology (DUA) and Department for Greater London Archaeology (DGLA) in the 1970s and 80s. The Roman Pottery from Southwark (Marsh and Tyers 1979) summarises key industries supplying pottery to Southwark, as well as outlining a form type-series that remains the core of the system still in use in London. A dated corpus of early Roman pottery from the City of London (Davies et al. 1994) presents fabrics and forms across all key ware groups found in London and the analysis of a series of Roman Ceramic Phases (RCP) which examine assemblages in chronological groups and considers the changing composition and sources over time. This paper does not attempt to duplicate the breadth and detail of these two publications but instead to bring together more recent findings and flag new research and publications. In particular, the evidence for production at the Highgate Wood and Brockley Hill/Verulamium industries will be considered including their location, resources, kiln technology, and the extent and nature of the archaeological evidence for each of these industries, as well as the products themselves (Fig. 16.1). The development of these industries will be considered against the backdrop of pre-Roman late Iron Age ceramic traditions. Evidence for pottery production within Roman London will also be explored and through these studies it is hoped we will review critically the evidence we have for the production of so many vessels – beyond the pots themselves

The healing ministry of the early church

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Community acquired bacteraemia : a prospective survey of 239 cases

The incidence and epidemiology of bacteraemia has been widely reported in the United States and Europe but little data is available from Southern Africa. In addition, most studies have concentrated on the overall incidence of bacteraemia, on individual organisms, or clinical situations, and it is difficult to interpret the data from these studies with regard to community acquired bacteraemia. From a retrospective survey of summaries from a single medical ward at Groote Schuur Hospital it was estimated that bacteraemia accounted for about 4% of the total admissions. It was therefore thought useful to provide clinicians particularly at Groote Schuur Hospital with information about community acquired bacteraemia to improve overall patient management. With this in mind it was decided to undertake a comprehensive prospective study of community acquired bacteraemia at Groote Schuur Hospital

Hypertension, chronic kidney disease, atrial fibrillation and the newer anticoagulants

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical condition that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality that mainly relates to an embolic stroke. Dominant risk factors for AF are advanced age and hypertension in the absence of mitral valve disease.1 In turn, hypertension and ageing are determinants of the congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischaemic attack or thromboembolism (CHADS2) criteria for assessing the indication for anticoagulation. In addition, they are important risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). In itself, CKD is an independent risk factor for AF and a higher risk of stroke.2 It is highly likely that a practitioner will encounter older patients with AF and concomitant hypertension and CKD that require anticoagulation therapy. Thus, it is essential for the practitioner to understand the risks and benefits of anticoagulation in older patients with AF, hypertension and CKD

Investigation of the ethnic differences and genetics of salt sensivity and salt-sensitive hypertension in South Africa

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The early church and the healing of the sick

The concern of the Early Church for the sick is considered in terms of scientific medicine, practical care and supernatural action. After a brief survey of Greek medicine, the early Christian views on its value and acceptability are evidenced by direct and analogous references to disease, the practice of Christian doctors, and the favourable ruling by St. Basil. The oft-repeated duty of Christians to visit and care for the sick is considered in the light of Graeco-Roman practical, care. The fulfilment of this obligation is revealed in the praiseworthy action by Christians in time of plague and the establishment of institutions for the sick. The unique healing ministry of Jesus is recalled together with New Testament evidence of the apostolic continuation of that ministry in the context of a general belief in demons and widespread practice of exorcism. Examination is made of the post-apostolic practice of exorcism and the accompanying use of credal formulae and the name of Christ, the office of exorcist and the later development of the priestly use of oil. Attention is directed to the possible significance of the close association of the formal actions of the baptismal rite - exorcism, imposition of hands, anointing, signing of the cross - with those of healing. The effect is noted of non-Christian healing cults, of pagan magicians, of the over-credulous writings of some fringe Christian groups in leading the Church to reconsider the apologetic value and the purpose of healing miracles and to stress the priority of spiritual wholeness and the place of suffering in Christian discipleship, whilst accommodating the growing interest in the healing power of relics and incubation. The period covered is that of the first five centuries of the Church's history and a brief comparison is made with contemporary developments in the Church's ministry of healing

Tests of Gaussianity

We review two powerful methods to test the Gaussianity of the cosmic microwave background (CMB): one based on the distribution of spherical wavelet coefficients and the other on smooth tests of goodness-of-fit. The spherical wavelet families proposed to analyse the CMB are the Haar and the Mexican Hat ones. The latter is preferred for detecting non-Gaussian homogeneous and isotropic primordial models containing some amount of skewness or kurtosis. Smooth tests of goodness-of-fit have recently been introduced in the field showing some interesting properties. We will discuss the smooth tests of goodness-of-fit developed by Rayner and Best for the univariate as well as for the multivariate analysis.Comment: Proceedings of "The Cosmic Microwave Background and its Polarization", New Astronomy Reviews, (eds. S. Hanany and K.A. Olive), in pres