Soon after my father died in 2006, we sat down to describe the kind of man he was so that the rabbi could prepare the service and eulogy. My dad was the kind of father who somehow was always there when needed despite working 6 days and several late evenings eachweek. Dad never seemed too tired to help with homework, hear about your day, and give you a hug. When we were adults with homes of our ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132014000500001 from various Brazilian states (all of whom were dear friends of Tarantino’s) and had the striking characteristic of being thorough and profound without ever abandoning a practical discourse. Tarantino used to say that he had to be able to communicate with physicians anywhere in Brazil, even in the most remote parts of the country. His book (whic...

before a president practically begins his four-year term of office in iran, a formal inaugural ceremony is held in the parliament. being attended by national dignitaries and representatives from other countries, the inauguration of iran's seventh president, hasan rouhani, was spectacular in several respects. the current study aimed at investigating the generic structure and rhetorical move...

eulogizing mohammad (pbuh), with the long history as we know it, has always been in the center of attention for poets since his birth. as we know, one of the most notable poems, categorized as religious poems, is that of bordeh bosiri which was written in 7th century and revitalized the eulogy of the prophet. since then, following bosiri’s style, many have portrayed their genuine affections on ...

The Distributed Computing Column covers the theory of systems that are composed of a number of interacting computing elements. These include problems of communication and networking, databases, distributed shared memory, multiprocessor architectures, operating systems, verification, Internet, and the Web. This issue contains two items: • An eulogy in memory of Larry Stockmeyer, who passed away ...

Murken attempts to explain to a wider audience how Beuys's imagery is taken from scientific and, in particular, medical themes. As if to emphasize this, the felt bookcover is designed to look like a first aid kit. Murken, despite his claim that the artist's life needs consideration, does not explain the significance felt has for Beuys (during the war Beuys was saved from certain death from expo...

‘‘Daddy, tell me a story. A good one.’’ An engineer pauses at the request. We know how to measure and build many things. But imagining, crafting, and telling a story? That is hard. If you are building or researching any aspect of multimedia, however, then you should be thinking about how your work helps both you and the user experience a story. Telling stories is an important part of how we com...