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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"wrecking"”.
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"So barbarous a practice": Cornish wrecking, ca. 1700-1860, and its survival as popular myth
The popular myth of Cornish wrecking is well-known within British culture, but there has not been a comprehensive, systematic inquiry to separate out the layers of the myth from the actual practices. This study rectifies this omission by examining wrecking activity as reported in popular sources …
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Tail use in bioinspired quadrupedal locomotion
… disturbance was introduced by means of a clay "wrecking ball." Two cases were observed: one where the tail was actively stationary and another where the tail was swung in order to counteract the disturbance. The actively swung tail was seen to keep the body in the stable region longer than the …
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The use of patent pills as abortifacients : with a special reference to the basophilic granulations of the erythrocytes of the blood
… and peripheral nervous systems, not unfrequently wrecking the health temporarily but permanently and even leading to fatal results as evidenced by several writers. Added to this the desired result is not always secured as there is a wide margin of uncertainty in the action of the drug which always …
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Real Estate: How House Museums in Los Angeles Strive-And Sometimes Struggle-To Achieve Authenticity
… Additionally, the sites that have avoided the wrecking ball are primarily recognized for their artistic or architectural merits––emphasizing an advantage that artists’ homes have when it comes to preservation in the area. To fill this gap, I will examine the concept of authenticity in the …
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An Evolving Main Street: The Impact of Urban Renewal on Downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1966-1974
… planning and its all-too frequent partners, the wrecking ball and bulldozer. City leaders encouraged low-density development through annexations and approval of subdivision and commercial strip construction, to the detriment of an ailing downtown. Las Cruces officials embraced suburban trends and …
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The Rigging of HMS Invincible.
… the rig of the HMS Invincible at the time of its wrecking and compare and contrast findings with historical, iconographic and other archive records from the time in order to reconstruct the type of rigging it carried. The rigging is the most important part of the ship, allowing it to travel long …
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Artifacts of Exchange: A Multiscalar Approach to Maritime Archaeology at Elmina, Ghana
… event (nationality, date, vessel name, wrecking event). Once done, the particulars of the site in turn afford means of understanding large-scale social processes.</p>