The King\u27s One Too Many Eyes: Language, Thought, and Comparative Law

Martin Heidegger\u27s meditating thinking can be hard to access-though by now a possible inroad into that thinking will have begun to emerge and, with it, some intimation of a possible, radically other way of thinking comparative law. On the other hand, there is also little doubt that parts of Heidegger\u27s thinking are best left to obscurity. Nevertheless, Heidegger\u27s work has been one generous if underplayed source of inspiration for many late twentieth century thinkers such as, for example, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Niklas Luhmann and the younger Jirgen Habermas. Thus, comparative lawyers, too, might find it fruitful to look into Heidegger\u27s work and go beyond comparative law as calculating thinking. That is, comparative lawyers (or some of them, at least) might use Heidegger\u27s work radically to re-think the question of comparative law. But can we use Heidegger without exposing ourselves to the sort of criticism that Heidegger was subject to? The question might well be an interesting one to tackle. Here, it suffices to note that, even if one accepted Umberto Eco\u27s distinction between interpretation and use, it would still be fair to say that Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Luhmann, Habermas, and many others used Heidegger\u27s work no less than they set out to interpret it (but-what is interpretation if not a self-perceived higher form of use?). Yet, does that mean that those thinkers considered themselves, or should be considered, as Heideggerian ? Obviously not. Nor does it necessarily mean that, even if they did regard themselves, or were regarded to be, Heideggerians-they must thereby be taken to have endorsed Heidegger\u27s specific, existential concerns and choices. Instead, Foucault, Derrida, Deleuze, Luhmann, Habermas, and many others in the second half of the twentieth century can be said to have used Heidegger in the very sense that they undertook to enter in conversation with Heidegger and his meditating thinking. In Heideggerian terms, they set out to listen to the language of his work. Perhaps comparative lawyers (or some of them, at least) may wish to do the same. This may take time, and no doubt may require a great deal of patience, dedication, and open-mindedness. But it may well be that, in doing so, comparative lawyers would be able meaningfully to address those profound changes that modernity, after World War II, the fall of the Berlin Wall and now 9/11, can no longer afford to ignore. In the social sciences, many are taking up the challenge. Comparatists may also have to do so. But of course here-and for the time being-the task could only be a very preliminary one-that of using Heidegger in order to ask, or to ask again, the question of comparative law: What, then, is comparative law?\u2

Wind generated rogue waves in an annular wave flume

We investigate experimentally the statistical properties of a wind-generated wave field and the spontaneous formation of rogue waves in an annular flume. Unlike many experiments on rogue waves, where waves are mechanically generated, here the wave field is forced naturally by wind as it is in the ocean. What is unique about the present experiment is that the annular geometry of the tank makes waves propagating circularly in an {\it unlimited-fetch} condition. Within this peculiar framework, we discuss the temporal evolution of the statistical properties of the surface elevation. We show that rogue waves and heavy-tail statistics may develop naturally during the growth of the waves just before the wave height reaches a stationary condition. Our results shed new light on the formation of rogue waves in a natural environment

Abuse of Rights in Europe : An Outline : With Some Observations on Modern Japanese Law

[EUS] Gaur egun eskolaratzea inoiz baino goiztiarragoa da, eta lehen haurtzaroak bizitza osoan zehar duen garrantzia kontutan hartuta, hezitzailearen jardunaren inguruko hausnarketa beharrezkoa da. Hezitzaileak zaintza uneetan esku hartze zuzena egiten du, eta zaintza une garrantzitsuenetako bat jateko ordua da, bai energia iturri duen janariarekin bai hezitzailearekin harreman sendoa eraikitzen duelako. Gradu Amaierako Lan honen helburua egoera erreal batean, bazkalorduak behatzea da, hain zuzen ere, hezitzaile batek bazkalorduetan ekintzari, keinuei eta hizkuntzari dagokionez dituen portaerak eta joerak behatzea eta aztertzea. Behaketa sistematikoaren ondorioz lortutako emaitzek erakutsi dute hainbat alderdi izan behar direla kontutan zaintza kalitatezkoa izan dadin, umeari bere buruaren kontzientzia hartzen laguntzeko eta jatorduetan bere parte hartzea bultzatzeko. (Euskara)[ES] En la actualidad la escolarización de los niños es más temprana que nunca, y teniendo en cuenta la importancia que la primera infancia tiene a lo largo de la vida, es necesario reflexionar sobre la actividad de la educadora. La educadora realiza intervenciones directas en los momentos de cuidado, siendo uno de los principales cuidados, la comida. En las comidas se crea una relación privilegiada, tanto con la comida, en tanto que fuente de energía, como con la educadora, en tanto que fuente de seguridad. El objetivo de este Trabajo de Fin de Grado es observar y analizar las comidas, y más concretamente, observar y analizar el trabajo de la educadora en lo referente a las acciones, gestos y lenguaje durante este momento de cuidado. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de esta observación sistemática muestran que hay que tener en cuenta distintos factores para que la comida sea un momento de cuidado de calidad, ayudando al/a la bebé a tomar conciencia de sí mismo/a y promoviendo su cooperación en las comidas.(Español)[EN] Nowadays, the early schooling rate is higher than ever before, and considering the importance and transcendence of the first years of life, we must reflect on the educator´s work. The educator performs direct interventions when taking care of children, one of the most important care moments is the meal, because children build safe and strong relationships with the food (which will be their energy source) and with their caregiver (which will be their security source). Thus, the aim of this work is to observe and to analyze the educator´s performance at mealtime, in particular the aspects related to actions, gesture and language. The outcomes of this systematic observation show that different aspects must be taken into consideration in order to become the meal into a moment of quality care. This way, we would help children to become aware of themselves and promote their participation in meals. (English

Gamma probes and their use in tumor detection in colorectal cancer

The purpose of this article is to summarize the role of gamma probes in intraoperative tumor detection in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as provide basic information about the physical and practical characteristics of the gamma probes, and the radiopharmaceuticals used in gamma probe tumor detection. In a significant portion of these studies, radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies (Mabs), particularly 125I labeled B72.3 Mab that binds to the TAG-72 antigen, have been used to target tumor. Studies have reported that intraoperative gamma probe radioimmunodetection helps surgeons to localize primary tumor, clearly delineate its resection margins and provide immediate intraoperative staging. Studies also have emphasized the value of intraoperative gamma probe radioimmunodetection in defining the extent of tumor recurrence and finding sub-clinical occult tumors which would assure the surgeons that they have completely removed the tumor burden. However, intraoperative gamma probe radioimmunodetection has not been widely adapted among surgeons because of some constraints associated with this technique. The main difficulty with this technique is the long period of waiting time between Mab injection and surgery. The technique is also laborious and costly. In recent years, Fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) use in gamma probe tumor detection surgery has renewed interest among surgeons. Preliminary studies during surgery have demonstrated that use of FDG in gamma probe tumor detection during surgery is feasible and useful

A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

The concept of radioguided surgery, which was first developed some 60 years ago, involves the use of a radiation detection probe system for the intraoperative detection of radionuclides. The use of gamma detection probe technology in radioguided surgery has tremendously expanded and has evolved into what is now considered an established discipline within the practice of surgery, revolutionizing the surgical management of many malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma, and colorectal cancer, as well as the surgical management of parathyroid disease. The impact of radioguided surgery on the surgical management of cancer patients includes providing vital and real-time information to the surgeon regarding the location and extent of disease, as well as regarding the assessment of surgical resection margins. Additionally, it has allowed the surgeon to minimize the surgical invasiveness of many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, while still maintaining maximum benefit to the cancer patient. In the current review, we have attempted to comprehensively evaluate the history, technical aspects, and clinical applications of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology

Seizing truths: art, politics, law

The work of French philosopher Alain Badiou has been described as the most powerful alternative yet conceived in France to the various forms of postmodernism that arose after the collapse of the Marxist project. Art interests Badiou in its own right but also as both that which, in the twentieth century, eclipsed philosophy and as that which today philosophy, increasingly de-sutured from art, must imitate in order to make clear that there are truths after all. Badiou conceives of law, on the other hand, as part and parcel of a specific political machine that must continuously perform certain problematic exclusions if it is to keep the fiction of parliamentary democracy together. So how is the relationship between art and law, between the poet and the city, in Badiou’s oeuvre

Book review: Anti-Nietzsche

Nietzsche, the philosopher seemingly opposed to everyone, has met with remarkably little opposition himself. Malcolm Bull argues in his latest book that merely to reject Nietzsche is not to escape his lure. Only by failing to live up to his ideals can we move beyond Nietzsche to a still more radical revaluation of all values. Igor Stramignoni finds in the current political and economic climate, where the cost of a spreading nihilism is becoming painfully clear to all, Bull’s book is both timely and bold. Anti-Nietzsche. Malcolm Bull. Verso. October 2011