![]() ![]() The conspicuously vigorous manner in which the different pros and cons were applied to the process of eugenic agenda-setting in the case of – voluntary as well as compulsory – sterilisations must be seen as a clear indication of the special interest in these operations. Undoubtedly, the sterilisation discourse that had been taking place, mainly in the Weimar Republic, provided the eugenic and racial policy of the Nazi state – willingly or not – with a, theoretically, quite well elaborated basis for practical measures. It culminated with the National Socialists coming to power and introducing compulsory sterilisations. In Germany, an interdisciplinary discussion about medical possibilities and socio-technological opportunities, as well as the ethical legitimacy and political legality of sterilisation operations, began at the end of the nineteenth century. ![]()
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![]() No one smiling at me has ever made me forget to breathe. Trouble is Kirby is also falling in love with Iris. Clancy has his heart set on winning over Iris. Iris is beautiful, wears crazy clothes, plays the mandolin, and seems perfect, really, thinks Kirby. She finds an article in the newspaper about her father, and Iris arrives in town. ![]() Shouldn't she stay to help her mother with the goat's-milk soap-making business, look after her grandfather who suffers from dementia, be an apprentice carpenter to old Mr Pool? And how could she leave her pet goat, Stanley, her dog Maude, and her cat Marianne?īut two things happen that change everything for Kirby. She hasn't heard from her father since he left when she was a baby. That's life for Kirby Arrow-named after the most dissenting judge in Australia's history-and her best friend Clancy Lee, would-be musical star.Ĭlancy wants nothing more than to leave town and head for the big smoke, but Kirby is worried: her family has a history of leaving. Imagine being the only two seventeen-year-olds in a small town. Night Swimming is a love story with a twist, and a whole lot of heart. ![]() ![]() Their soft undersides were preserved only very rarely so we initially had no idea what their legs looked like. Trilobites went through numerous moults as they grew, just as crustaceans and insects do today, and thus were “ veritable fossil factories” (p. ![]() The fossils we find are frequently only (fragments of) cast-off shells. Their segmented forms are instantly recognisable, but look closer and you will see a “ mixture of strangeness and familiarity The trilobites are lodged in this betwixt and between category, familiar as arthropods, yet strange in all their particularities” (p. Looking through their eyes (which is something you can literally do), there are numerous fascinating facets to their story, and Fortey expertly reveals some of these here. As a group, trilobites were tremendously successful, surviving for almost 270 million years from the early Cambrian (521 million years ago) to their extinction at the end of the Permian (252 million years ago), spanning nearly all of the Palaeozoic era. ![]() ![]() Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution, written by Richard Fortey, published by Flamingo (a HarperCollins imprint) in March 2001 (paperback, 269 pages)įortey’s first encounter with a trilobite fossil at the age of 14 led to a life-long career as a palaeontologist and trilobite specialist at the London Natural History Museum, from which he retired in 2006. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These dedicated professionals maintain the six-floor mansion’s 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, three elevators, and eight staircases, and prepare everything from hors d’oeuvres for intimate gatherings to meals served at elaborate state dinners. ![]() Full of stories and details by turns dramatic, humorous, and heartwarming, The Residence reveals daily life in the White House as it is really lived through the voices of the maids, butlers, cooks, florists, doormen, engineers, and others who tend to the needs of the President and First Family. No one has insight into their true character like the people who serve their meals and make their beds every day. A remarkable history with elements of both In the President’s Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas.Īmerica’s First Families are unknowable in many ways. ![]() ![]() ![]() This new audio edition is hilariously narrated by Stephen Mangan - star of Green Wing, Episodes, and the original Dirk Gently series on the BBC. The second Dirk Gently book by Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a witty detective story perfect for fans of his phenomenally successful The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 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( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( November 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() Burning Man performs collectivist attitudes at an annual week-long festival each August in the Black Rock Desert of rural Nevada, which convenes more that 70,000 participants, or “Burners,” today. Larry Harvey and Jerry James were the initiators of the bohemian celebration that has since expanded to become a space and experience for an intentional, utopian community and extreme creativity to emerge ( Rohrmeier and Starrs 2014). 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