My dear Foster I am none the worse for the ice-cellar & shall be to the fore at the D Committee tomorrow. I will read the Report & sign it if need be – though there really must be some fresh arrangement. Of course I have entire confidence in your judgement about the examination, but I have a mortal horror of putting my name to things I do not know of my own knowledge. Did you read the three Bis...

The Boolean domain faces us with the exponential complexity of Boolean functions and the technological progress in microand nano-electronics allows increasing numbers of Boolean variables. This requires very powerful Boolean computations. The progress in the performance of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and the possibility to utilize the GPU to solve tasks of many application domains establis...

A second iteration of a draft covenant for the Anglican Communion (the St. Andrew’s Draft) is now circulating; and it is likely that some version thereof will be presented to the Bishops of the Communion when they meet in Canterbury this summer. At some point after this gathering, a covenant proposal will be circulated among the provinces of the Communion for ratification. There is no doubt tha...

Is economics a science or a theology? Nelson sensibly argues that economists are a priestly class; they issue authoritative (scientific) blessings upon the marketplace. The bishops of this class are the mathematicians, who convert ideology into “science”. This essay, in contrast, argues that mathematics has more to do with internal competition between economists than with politics or religion. ...

The liberation-theology movement was partly inspired by the Second Vatican Council and the 1967 papal encyclical Populorum progressio. Its leading exponents include Gutierrez, Leonardo Boff of Brazil, and Juan Luis Segundo of Uruguay. The liberationists have received encouragement from the Latin American bishops, especially in resolutions adopted at a 1968 conference in Medellin, Colombia; othe...

In the context of a continental research project about Second Vatican Council and its reception in Latin America Caribbean, which is included as part another larger international project, this paper (part two) presents an overview vota bishops religious life Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Central response to query sent out by John XXIII. This study delves into some aspects query, vota, life; gives des...

Blessed Jozafat Kocyłowski – the Greek Catholic bishop from Przemyśl The author remembers figure of one most distinctive bishops rite, and leader Ukrainians in first half 20th century. His attitude was perceived as controversial both among Poles (November 1918, Second World War) (the conflict about celibacy 1925-1926); still, he is regarded to be outstanding figures his time, owing organization...

BACKGROUND Induction of labour is the intentional initiation of cervical ripening and uterine contraction for the purpose of accomplishing delivery, prior to onset of spontaneous parturition. This study was conducted to compare maternal and neonatal outcome in women induced with Prostaglandin E2 gel, Prostaglandin E2 pessary and extra-amniotic saline infusion with oxytocin at Bishops score < 5....

Introduction: Numerous techniques have been used to ripen the unfavourable cervix to achieve the changes necessary for labour. Prostaglandins are the most commonly used pharmacological agents for ripening of cervix and PGE2 gel is the agent of choice for this purpose. Materials and methods: In present study 100 singleton pregnant women who were counselled & in whom cervical ripening and labour ...