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Efforts were made nonetheless to draw attention to the two anniversaries in August 2007, the New Zealand Political Studies Association -- with which this journal is associated -- held its annual conference, convened on this occasion at Victoria University of Wellington, with the customary streams of disciplinary papers being complemented by a special theme, beginning with a keynote session and running through the programme. The theme -- '60 years of New Zealand Independence' -- had two elements to it: first, to highlight the Statute of Westminster, and New Zealand's tardy but in the end definitive choice of ratification in September 1947 -- the 'independence' anniversary being marked by the conference theme. The second was to reflect upon the contributions made by prime ministers from that time onwards, consciously or otherwise, towards developing and enhancing New Zealand's independence. Adapted from the source document.

A retrospective is presented on the 50th anniversary of the trial of Nazi physicians at Nuremberg, Germany, called the Doctors' Trial. The ensuing Nuremberg Code's restrictions on human experimentation are reviewed. The platform of the World Medical Assoc, formed in 1946 with the goal of promoting the health of humanity, is presented. The British Medical Assoc's 1992 documentation of physician involvement in human rights abuses is discussed in the context of hunger strikes. A proposal is made for the creation of a permanent Nuremberg tribunal & international medical tribunal to judge ongoing human rights abuses, as well as the incorporation of humanitarian law provisions into the rules of national medical licensing boards. Adapted from the source document.

The article is devoted to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica under the guidance of 2nd rank captain F. Bellingshausen and lieutenant M. Lazarev. Analyzing the peculiarities of Antarctica, the author notes that this is one of а few regions of our planet, the resources and territory of which are used by various states jointly and exclusively for peaceful purposes for the benefit of science. The article analyzes in detail the celebration of this anniversary in Russia and foreign countries, while paying special attention to the thematic focus of socio-political and scientific events. Considerable attention is paid to the study of the region by Russia and the European States. Interstate cooperation between countries in Antarctica is aimed at finding effective solutions to global problems facing humanity, such as environmental pollution, climate change and its consequences, and the loss of components of biological diversity. It is concluded that despite the fact that Antarctica is traditionally one of the strategic regions for ensuring the national interests and security of our state, the Russian Federation in its state policy in comparison with the Arctic, does not always respond promptly to the existing challenges, does not pay enough attention to improving the research base and living conditions of polar explorers, which negatively affects Russia's positions in Antarctica.

Cover -- Cruising Utopia -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: Before and After -- CRUISING UTOPIA -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Feeling Utopia -- 1. Queerness as Horizon: Utopian Hermeneutics in the Face of Gay Pragmatism -- 2. Ghosts of Public Sex: Utopian Longings, Queer Memories -- 3. The Future Is in the Present: Sexual Avant-Gardes and the Performance of Utopia -- 4. Gesture, Ephemera, and Queer Feeling: Approaching Kevin Aviance -- 5. Cruising the Toilet: LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Radical Black Traditions, and Queer Futurity -- 6. Stages: Queers, Punks, and the Utopian Performative -- 7. Utopia's Seating Chart: Ray Johnson, Jill Johnston, and Queer Intermedia as System -- 8. Just Like Heaven: Queer Utopian Art and the Aesthetic Dimension -- 9. A Jeté Out the Window: Fred Herko's Incandescent Illumination -- 10. After Jack: Queer Failure, Queer Virtuosity -- Conclusion: "Take Ecstasy with Me" -- TWO ADDITIONAL ESSAYS -- Race, Sex, and the Incommensurate: Gary Fisher with Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick -- Hope in the Face of Heartbreak -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Color illustrations appear as an insert following page 130.

It is culture and society that make it possible for human consciousness to emerge and develop, yet it is human consciousness that gives an impulse to culture and society and sets their guidelines. This inevitable self-reference makes it impossi­ble to define straight cause-and-effect dependence between consciousness, cul­ture and society. Traditionally, the dialectics of individual and collective con­sciousness was supposed to solve the puzzle. In its stead, it is proposed to understand all the three as the unfolding of the same 'stem cell', i.e., the 'what-and-such' svyaznost' (connectivity and linkage) that displays itself at every level of consciousness: perception, speech and thought. The 'what-and-such' svyaznost' cannot be further reduced, because the 'what' looses its 'whatness' without its 'such', and its 'such' dissolves when not linked to its 'what', and at the same time the 'what' and 'such' stay always distinct and unmerged. The tech­nology of setting the 'what-and-such' linkage varies, accounting for the basic variability of human reason. There is a pressing need to scrutinize the archive of non-European big cultures in order to disclose new, hitherto unknown types of reason. This task had been carried out to a large extent in regard to the substance reason (European big culture) and process reason (Arab-Muslim big culture), where fundamental specificity of worldview, language usage and society are set by the specific type of rationality. The perspective of studying the South-Asian and Far-Eastern types of reason is outlined. The detailed definition of the 'what-and-such' as the principle of consciousness, culture and society is proposed.

The paper gives a brief overview of the main directions of research and educational activities of one of the founders of the Irkutsk school of optimal control Professor V. A. Srochko

P. 1: Economy, politics, regional relations. - 200 S. : zahlr. Lit.Hinw. - ISBN 977-424-513-X. - (Cairo Papers in Social Science ; 21/3); P. 2: Society, culture, education, law, women. - 192 S. : zahlr. Lit.Hinw. - ISBN 977-424-514-8. - (Cairo Papers in Social Science ; 21/4)

The purpose of the article is to obtain information about the history of «Kyiv Camerata» and Valerii Matiukhin ‒an outstanding Ukrainian pianist, musical and public figure, as well as a conductor, artistic director and general director of this band. The research methodology is based on historical-biographical and historical-cultural methods. The scientific novelty of the proposed article lies in the fact that most of the given information is provided directly «from the first mouth» and for the first time. This mainly concerns to certain episodes of V. Matiukhin's biography, related to his school and student years, teachers, views on the performance of modern music and the art of conducting. The article is written in a rather atypical format for a scientific presentation, which is based on the direct speech of the main character. His speech is prepared or supplemented by appropriate explanations of the author of the article, made post factum. This is explained by the fact that the author of the article has been working in this band for more than two decades (since April 2001) and knows it, as they say, «from the inside». But since music is, after all, a non-verbal art, that «speaks for itself», over the years quite a lot of questions have been accumulated regarding the history of the orchestra in general and the creative path of V. Matiukhin in particular ‒ questions that have not yet been clarified in musicology. Therefore, on the occasion of the specified anniversary date, we decided to talk with Valerii Oleksandrovych and bring this conversation to the general public Conclusions. The conducted research confirms that V. Matiukhin has a great deal of credit for the success of the «Kyiv Camerata». Most of the band's prospects appeared due to the magnetism of his personality, based again on deep knowledge and understanding of the essence of his profession, high internal culture and great modesty. That is why, in the process of communication with the Maestro, we once again became convinced that the study of the activities of an outstanding band must begin with the study of the creative figure of V. Matiukhin.
Key words: Ukrainian instrumental music, V. Matiukhin-conductor, «Kyiv Camerata», creative works of Y. Stankovych, dodecaphony.

"John Lilburne (1615-1657), or 'Freeborn John' as he was called by the London crowd, was an important political agitator during the English Revolution. He was one of the leading figures in The Levellers, the short-lived but highly influential radical sect that called for law reform, religious tolerance, extended suffrage, the rights of freeborn Englishmen, and a new form of government that was answerable to the people and underpinned by a written constitution. This edited book assesses the legacy of Lilburne and the Levellers 400 years after his birth, and features contributions by leading historians. They examine the life of Lilburne, who was often imprisoned and even tortured for his beliefs, and his role as an inspirational figure even in contemporary politics. They also assess the writings that fearlessly exposed the hypocrisy and self-serving corruption of those in power - whether King Charles I or Oliver Cromwell. They look at his contribution to political ideas, at his role as a revolutionary leader, his personal and political relations with his wife Elizabeth, his exile in the Netherlands, his late decision to become a Quaker, and his reputation after his death. This collection will be of enormous interest to academics, researchers, and readers with an interest in the English Civil War, 17th Century history, and the contemporary legacy of radical political tradition."--Provided by publisher

'Tis the season of anniversaries in Germany. 2009 unfolded like a hitparade of history. March ushered in the sixtieth anniversary of the foundingof the Federal Republic and May witnessed the sixtieth anniversary ofthe end of the Berlin Blockade. After a summer lull, the seventiethanniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland fell on 1 Septemberand in October, the twentieth anniversary of the first Monday demonstrationin Leipzig took place. Finally, the month of November offered up amajor date—the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—and alesser one, suited more for the political connoisseur: the fortieth anniversaryof the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) ratification of the GodesbergerProgram. 2010, of course, culminates in October with the twentiethanniversary of unification.