The Making of History – or the Synergy Effect Between Contract Archaeology, the Conservation Institute and Museums by Vivian Smits

“…As part of my research project in GRASCA I am addressing the issue of how the practice of conservation can and should contribute to the stake-holders common goal of communicating the past.…”
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Différent-e by Eau’Rageuses, Eli

“…I wrote this text to remind me that I was, that I am, that I will be, because it is not easy every day, when we swing between the lines, to be sure that we’re there.…”
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LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION by Ivett STUMPF-TAMÁS, Marianna MÓRÉ

“…I am also concerned about the reasons for the difficulty of succession.…”
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Musings of a Political Neophyte by Dennis Bowie

“…As I stand outside the political realm, trying to make changes, whether in our local hospital, or at the provincial or national level, I am truly aware that there is a need for dialogue with governments and administrators to alter the system.…”
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Book review: Why love matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain. Sue Gerhardt. London, Routledge, 2008. 256pp, ISBN 9781583918173 by Irene Stevens

“…I was, however, encouraged to return to it after hearing Professor David Howe speak about the biological basis of attachment at the SIRCC national conference in Crieff this year….. and I am so glad that I did.…”

NZMSA President report by Indira Fernando

“…Ko Indira Fernando toku ingoa. I am the outgoing %&%4 NewZealand Medical Students’ Association (NZMSA) President, and it has been my privilege to serve the NSMSA for the past four years. …”
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Editorial Vol1 no1 by Andrew Kendrick

“…On behalf of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) and the Advisory Board, I am delighted to be welcoming you to the first issue of the Scottish journal of Residential Child Care. …”

Epistemic Injustice in the Criminal Trial by Federico Picinali

“…And I provide the sketch of a theory of trial fairness, which I am currently developing elsewhere. …”
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Juhan Liiv’s Comprehension of Poetry by Tanar Kirs

“…So far, it has been underlined in Estonian culture that Liiv lacked any ties with world literature and thus world literature had no role to play in the birth of the innovation of Estonian poetry. In this article, I am showing that Liiv’s comprehension of poetry is closely tied to German poetic culture. …”
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Descartes as an Ethical Perfectionist by Frans Svensson

“…Descartes’s moral philosophy, as I understand it, thus constitutes a form of ethical perfectionism. While I am not the first to interpret Descartes as an ethical perfectionist, there is as of yet no detailed account in the literature of what his particular form of ethical perfectionism would then entail. …”
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Exclusion Spirometry: A Bad Idea by Andrew Mcivor

“…I, like my colleagues, visually conceptualize chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using objective lung function testing. I am well aware that spirometry has neither been accepted nor widely performed outside of specialist practice (1). …”
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PEDAGOGICAL OPTIMIST OR PEDAGOGICAL PESSIMIST: WHO AM I? by A. S. Robotova

“…Disregard of this question becomes a hindrance in the development of pedagogical knowledge, in understanding of the educational situation, in finding an answer to the question: who I am as an author of a pedagogical text.…”
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Guest Editorial Vol2 no2 by Kirstie Maclean

“…After just over 3 years as Director of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC), I am returning to work in the Social Work Services Inspectorate. …”

Étude des représentations sociales de la culture occitane chez les élèves de Calandretas by Grégoire Andreo-Raynaud

“…The goal is to understand social representations of Occitan culture which circulate in the students population, and their connections with cultural transmission mechanisms. In the first part, I am doing a small summary about the concepts of culture, language and heritage, and about the necessity to link these notions to analyse the sociolinguistic dynamic of Occitan language. …”
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Medieval Glosses as a Test Subject for the Building of Tools for Digital Critical Editions by Emmanuelle Kuhry

“…In this article, I document my approach to editing a digital corpus of philosophical glosses, and explain the tools I am using and customizing to make available to a larger public of digital scholarly editors, especially in the field of medieval studies.…”
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The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Education Committee Report by Ronald J Bridges

“…I am pleased to provide an update regarding the activities and future directions of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) Education Committee. …”
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Bilan de quarante ans de recherches ethnobotaniques en Nouvelle-Guinée, dans la vallée du fleuve Sepik by Christian Coiffier

“…After spending a decade working on the conservation of ethnographic objects, I am bitterly aware of the insufficient recognition of the importance of ethnobotany for a better understanding of these objects, within some major museum institutions.…”
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ANYTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN?! EXPLORING FURTHER AVENUES FOR WRITING ANOTHER COMMENTARY ON CHRONICLES by L C Jonker

“…Having been contracted to produce a commentary for the Old Testament Library series (as follow-up to Japhet’s majestic commentary), I am investigating some new avenues for this endeavour. …”
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The interrelation of students’ ideas about fatherhood with gender, age and structure of valuable orientations by S. V. Merzlyakova, M. G. Golubeva, N. V. Bibarsova

“…The interrelation of ideas about fatherhood (“ideal father”, “I am an expectant father”) with gender, age, and structure of valuable orientations of modern students is revealed. …”
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Écrire avec Flaubert by Anne Herschberg Pierrot

“…I am interested in the way in which many writers of the 20th and 21st centuries, from Kafka to Claude Simon, Roland Barthes, Pierre Michon, or Jean-Philippe Toussaint, have demonstrated in their writings, their correspondence, or their interviews, an interest in Flaubert’s manner of writing, based on their reading of Flaubert’s correspondence, or on direct or indirect knowledge of Flaubert’s manuscripts. …”
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