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Dutch treat: Netherlands judiciary only goes halfway towards adopting Delaware trilogy in takeover context: ABSTRACT This Note examines Dutch takeover law in light of the current inter-EU competition to attract entities to individual Member States. The recent hostile takeover of the Dutch bank, ABN AMRO, provides an excellent example of the Netherlands' opportunity to use its judiciary to solidify its reputation as a...; Tags: A., ABN AMRO, Bank of America Corp., Barclays Plc., Business, Court, Delaware, Delaware Chancery Court, II, Justice, LaSalle Bank Corp., Note, Part III, RBS, Revlon Inc., Section, U.S. Supreme Court, Unitrin, Unocal Corp.; Research articles 2008-10-01
Freedom of the press and Catholic social thought: reflections on the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic church in the United States: FROM THE FIRST REPORTS in the 1980s in the National Catholic Reporter to the Pulitzer Prize-winning stories in 2002 in the Boston Globe, the free American press played a central role in uncovering the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in the United States. That role has been highly...; Tags: Allen, American, American Media Inc., Catholic, Church, David, Dialogue, God, Identity, II, John, Paul, Politics, Rome, Social, Sources, Taylor, Western; Research articles 2007-12-01
Books received: EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: d'Aubigne, Agrippa. Les Tragiques. Champion Classiques Serie "Litteratures" 4. Ed. Jean-Raymond Fanlo. Paris: Honore Champion Editeur, 2006. 1120 pp. index. append. illus. tbls. chron. bibl. [euro]25. ISBN: 2-7453-1475-0. Durning, Louise, ed. Queen Elizabeth's Book of Oxford. Trans. Sarah M. Knight. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2006. 128...; Tags: A., Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Chapel, Church, Court, David, De, E., Ed, Education, English, F., History, II, INTRODUCTION, J., John, La, Les, Maria, Medieval, Nature, Nicholas, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Politics, Rome, Science; Research articles 2007-06-22
Quercetin and Isorhamnetin Prevent Endothelial Dysfunction, Superoxide Production, and Overexpression of p47^sup phox^ Induced by Angiotensin II in Rat Aorta1: AbstractThe dietary flavonoid quercetin reduces blood pressure and improves endothelial function in several rat models of hypertension. We analyzed the effects of quercetin and its methylated metabolite isorhamnetin on the aortic endothelial dysfunction induced by incubation with angiotensin II AngII in vitro for 6 h. AngII diminished the relaxant responses...; Tags: Fig, II, O2 Plc.; Research articles 2007-04-01
The Byronic in Jane Austen's persuasion and "Pride and Prejudice": Although Austen and Byron are often considered to be irreconcilable opposites, in this article I argue that Austen engaged closely with Byron's poetry and drew inspiration from some of his most popular poems. The first part of the article focuses on Romantic, and specifically Byronic, undercurrents in Persuasion. I subsequently...; Tags: Conrad, David, English, II, Jane Austen, John, Lord, Love, Napoleon, Oxford University Press, Paul, Pp, Prejudice, Pride, Richardson; Research articles 2007-01-01

Shakespeare's Sonnet CXI and John Davies of Hereford's Microcosmos: Lines in Shakespeare's Sonnet CXI bear a strong resemblance to lines in John Davies of Hereford's Microcosmos (1603). In the sonnet Shakespeare's Poet persona blames Fortune for making him reliant on 'public means which public manners breeds'. It has been widely supposed that Shakespeare is alluding to his career as...; Tags: English, Francis, II, James, John, King, Literature, Oxford University Press, William; Research articles 2007-01-01
PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPALIANS, 1746-2005: A GUIDE TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES IN THE BISHOP PAYNE LIBRARY, VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: INTRODUCTIONThis bibliography was compiled primarily to provide assistance to researchers in locating information in The Bishop Payne Library collection about African Americans who have been ordained in the Episcopal Church. The sources cited herein complement the documents held in the African American Episcopal Historical Collection housed in the Bishop Payne...; Tags: A., African, Alexander, American, Blacks, Chapel, Church, David, E., Early, Education, F., G., God, Harris, History, II, J., James, John, Jones, Journal, Living, Marquis, Mission, MN, Oxford University Press, Paul, PROCEEDINGS, Routledge, S., T., Theology, Walter, Williams, Wilson, Witness; Research articles 2005-12-01
The lamentable loss of Alhama in 'Paseabase el Re Moro': ABSTRACT This article studies three versions of a medieval Spanish ballad which relates Muslim reaction to the Christians' capture of Alhama. It explores how various motifs of loss, such as the association of death and writing, and beard-plucking, as well as motifs of luxury and prophecy, are employed in...; Tags: Cambridge University Press, Christians, El, II, J., King, La, Wright; Research articles 2005-10-01
Pope and plagiarism: Pope is the poet of the English Augustan age whose peace of mind and posthumous reputation were most disturbed by allegations of plagiarism. This article discusses his general sensitivity to the ethics of literary borrowing and the numerous accusations of plagiarism that were made against him in his lifetime. It...; Tags: Alexander, Criticism, English, Harris, II, J., John, Joseph, Journal, Life, Oxford University Press, Philips Electronics N.V., Poetry, Pope; Research articles 2005-07-01
State attempts to define religion: the ramifications of applying mandatory prescription contraceptive coverage statutes to religious employers: I. INTRODUCTION There has been much attention given of late to the issue of whether the law should require private employers to cover prescription contraceptives under their health care plans. Although the exclusion of prescription contraceptive coverage by plans that offer coverage for other prescription medication was for many...; Tags: American, Catholic, Catholic Healthcare West Inc., Church, D., F., God, Holy, II, J., John, Jr., L., Paul, Rights, Roman, Smith; Research articles 2005-06-22
Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia: evidence from the Northern Rock Islands: Abstract We report on an assemblage of well preserved fish remains recovered from the site of Chelechol ra Orrak in the Rock Islands of Palau. This is only the second such study to date in Palau and one of the few for the region, indicating the need to better...; Tags: A., Allen, Asian, BP Plc, C., Clark, D., Easter, F., G., II, J., Journal, L., M., Northern Rock Plc., Oceania, Perspectives, S., T., W., Ward, Western; Research articles 2005-04-01
Vought To Develop Unmanned Seaplane With LCS In Mind: By Geoff Fein Vought Aircraft Industries is developing an unmanned seaplane to demonstrate whether it is possible to take off and land an unmanned aerial vehicle from the sea, according to a company official. Vought received $497,000 from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA...; Tags: Fisher, II, King, Vought Corp.; Research articles 2005-03-25
Books received: EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: Alberti, Leon Battista. Momus. (The I Tatti Renaissance Library, 8.) Ed. Virginia Brown. Trans. Sarah M. Knight. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2003. xxv + 407 pp. index. bibl. $29.95. ISBN: 0-67400754-9. Belleau, Remy. CEuvres poetiques. (Vol. 5, Odes d'Anacreon [1573-1574], Amours et...; Tags: A., Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Court, David, De, E., Ed, English, F., G., History, II, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, King, La, Leo, Les, Life, Ma, Marie, Medieval, Nicholas, Oxford University Press, Paul, Politics, Reformation, Susan, Vol; Research articles 2003-12-22
Il poema epico ad una svolta: Trissino tra modello omerico e modello virgiliano: Nel dare alle stampe il primo volume del suo poema L'Italia liberata dai Gotthi (Roma, 1547), (1) Giovan Giorgio Trissino indicava, nella lettera di dedica all'imperatore Carlo V, le linee essenziali che aveva inteso seguire nel proporre la riforma di questo genere di composizione: "mi sono sforzato servare le regole...; Tags: Aristotle, De, E, II, IV, La, La Quinta Corp., Les, Ma, Milano, Vol; Research articles 2003-09-22
The "complex fate" of the Canadian in Howard O'Hagan's Tay John: HOWARD O'HAGAN'S Tay John opens with a magisterially acerbic declaration, not that the Canadian Pacific Railway was built to make Canada a nation, but that "Canada was made a dominion" so that the railway "might be built and that men might gain money from its building" II. O'Hagan's novel begins,...; Tags: American, Americans, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Catholic, English, Father, Henry, II, McClelland; Research articles 2003-03-22
Books Received: EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: di Lasso, Orlando. The Complete Motets 2: Sacrae Cantiones (Nuremberg, 1562). Ed. James B. Erb. Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2002. xliii + 188 PP. + 4 b/w pls. tbls. $85. ISBN: 0-89579-511-6. Dante Alighieri. Purgatorio. Trans. Jean Hollander and Robert Hollander. London and New York:...; Tags: A., Alexander, Cambridge University Press, Church, Court, Culture, David, De, Early, Ed, English, History, House, II, INTRODUCTION, J., James, John, La, Les, Maria, Medieval, Nicholas, Oxford University Press, Paul, Philosophy, Politics, Pp, Reformation, Rome, Routledge, S., Theology, Thomas; Research articles 2003-03-22
Al-Mujadalah and Al-Mujadilah Then and Now:1 Kalam, Dialectical Argument, and Practical Reason in the Qur'an: We generally say that so far as the supreme deity and the universe are concerned, we ought not to bother our heads hunting up explanations, because that is an act of impiety. In fact, precisely the opposite seems to be true ... [and] it's quite impossible to keep quiet about...; Tags: A., American, Arab, C., E., Economic, Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., English, God, History, II, J., Journal, Justice, Logic, Lord, M., Martin, Philosophy, Press, SATAN, Socrates, VII, Vol, Western; Research articles 2003-01-01
Books received: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCE: Adams, Alison, Stephen Rawles, and Alison M. Saunders. A Bibliography of French Emblem Books. Vol. 2: L-Z. Geneva: Librairie Droz S. A., 2002. xxii + 760 pp. illus. bibi. n.p. ISBN: 2-600-00676-1. Ferriss, Suzanne, Shari Benstock, and Susanne Woods. A Handbook of Literary Feminisms. New...; Tags: A., Cambridge University Press, David, De, Ed, English, God, History, II, INTRODUCTION, J., John, Justice, King, La, Leo, Les, Letters, Nature, Nicholas, Nicolas, Oxford University Press, Paul, Politics, Power, Rome, Science, Susan; Research articles 2002-12-22
Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of Northwest Borneo, 1944-45: {1} In 1945 the task of retaking from the Japanese the former British Borneo territories of Sarawak, Brunei, and North Borneo Sabah was entrusted to the Australian Imperial Force AIF. The 20th and 24th Brigades of the 9th Division launched an amphibious offensive, codenamed OBOE 6, with landings in the...; Tags: American General, Americans, Appendix, Australian, CARTER, Death, II, North, Powell, Silver; Research articles 2002-10-01
IASIL Bibliography Bulletin for 2001: The Bibliography Subcommittee continues to produce the IASIL Bibliography with unflagging energy. Lis Christensen and Gerd Bjorhovde, who have provided the Danish and Norwegian material respectively for many years, retire from the committee this year, and IASIL would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their detailed...; Tags: A., American, Bowen, Culture, David, De, Early, English, Helen, History, II, J., James, John, Joseph, Journal, King, La, Life, Macmillan, Maria, Medieval, Memory, Novel, Oxford University Press, Paul, Philip, Poetry, Politics, Pp, REFLECTIONS, Rhetoric, Routledge, Salome, Susan, Thomas, Voice, West; Research articles 2002-09-22