While Swift ’ s proposal is obviously not a serious economic proposal, George Wittkowsky, author of " Swift ’ s Modest Proposal: The Biography of an Early Georgian Pamphlet ", argues that to understand the piece fully, it is important to understand the economics of Swift ’ s time.

George Wittkowsky argued that Swift ’ s main target in A Modest Proposal was not the conditions in Ireland, but rather the can-do spirit of the times that led people to devise a number of illogical schemes that would purportedly solve social and economic ills.

The original operating principle was discovered in 1908 and Geiger counters remain popular instruments for use in radiation dosimetry, health physics, experimental physics, the nuclear industry, geological exploration and other fields, due to their robust sensing element and their relatively low cost.

It included two ten-sided dice, a large set of cardboard counters, and a folding map with a futuristic city on one side and various wilderness areas on the other for use with the included adventure, SF-0: Crash on Volturnus.

Included were counters for starships, two-ten sided dice, a large folding map with open space on one side and on the other a space station and starship ( for use with the included adventure ), and the adventure SFKH-0: Warriors of White Light.

The most common use for modern electrometers is the measurement of radiation with ionization chambers, in instruments such as geiger counters.

When designing the microarchitecture of a processor, engineers use blocks of " hard-wired " electronic circuitry ( often designed separately ) such as adders, multiplexers, counters, registers, ALUs etc.

:"... When the weary Riders arrive in Jackson and attempt to use ' white only ' restrooms and lunch counters they are immediately arrested for Breach of Peace and Refusal to Obey an Officer.

A typical use of Gray code counters is building a FIFO ( first-in, first-out ) data buffer that has read and write ports that exist in different clock domains.

Jody Rosen counters Brooks ' argument, criticizing Brooks makes use of only a few, old samples of potential French gangsta rap that contain violent or misogynistic lyrics.

The published games use paper counters to represent vehicles in a simulated battle upon printed battlemaps.

Personal computers generate different sizes of type from a single font of type outlines using mathematical scaling, while printers working with metal type use fonts whose designs have been subtly adjusted to provide optical compensation for improved legibility at specific sizes — for example, opening up counters and expanding the character widths at small sizes.

To accurately measure reticulocyte counts, automated counters that use lasers mark cell samples with fluorescent dye that marks RNA and DNA ( such as thiazole orange or polymethine ).

With a new campaign, Louis XIV planned to conquer as many Spanish territories as possible, so as to use these as bargaining counters at any peace negotiations.

In the 1970s Clydesdale Bank became a pioneer in the use of automated banking, including the widespread introduction of " AutoBank " ATMs and keypads at branch counters.

The branch history register is used for choosing which of the four saturating counters to use.

* Terminal 3 has 23 gates ( 2 gates for the A380 ), 6 check-in islands consisting of 110 check-in counters ( plus 10 mobile counters & 10 CUSS kiosks ), 76 emigration and immigration counters ( plus 5 biometric gates ), 52 contact & remote aircraft parking stands ( 5 with multiple use ), 425 FIDS, 15 public information points, 7 baggage carousels, 63 elevators, 50 moving walkways and 51 escalators.

This autoradiographic approach contrasts to techniques such as PET and SPECT where the exact 3-dimensional localization of the radiation source is provided by careful use of coincidence counting, gamma counters and other devices.

A digital-to-analog converter ( DAC ) could be used to achieve sub-cycle resolution, but it is easier to either use vernier Johnson counters or traveling-wave Johnson counters.

The hypothesized use of yupana, an Inca counting system, placed up to five counters in connected trays for calculations.

Pathmark, in 1974, pioneered the use of computer scanners at checkout counters.

The dice are designed for use as level counters.

Many wargames use counters to represent units and determine line of sight.

The introduction of zero dead time counters removed the need, but the bias analysis tools have proved useful.

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Saint Augustine counters Pelagius, arguing that original sin means that the unbaptised go to hell, including infants, albeit with less suffering than is experienced by those guilty of actual sins.

It is quite conventional in principle in past and present computing machines of the most varied types, e. g. desk multipliers, standard IBM counters, more modern relay machines, the ENIAC " ( Goldstine and von Neumann, 1946 ; p. 98 in Bell and Newell 1971 ).

A board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or " board ", according to a set of rules.

Marvin Minsky expanded the model to two or more tapes and greatly simplified the tapes into " up-down counters ", which Melzak and Lambek further evolved into what is now known as the counter machine model.

' Our first obligation is to keep the foo counters turning.

This is the distinctive sound normally associated with hand held or portable Geiger counters.

Geiger counters can be used to detect gamma radiation, and for this the " windowless " tube is used.

This understanding counters the notion that human history is simply a series of accidents, either without any underlying cause or caused by supernatural beings or forces exerting their will on society.

" God's custom has wisdom but human custom does not, and yet both humans and God are childish ( inexperienced ): " human opinions are children's toys " and " Eternity is a child moving counters in a game ; the kingly power is a child's.

For large or complex patterns, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of which stitch should be knit in a particular way ; therefore, several tools have been developed to identify the number of a particular row or stitch, including circular stitch markers, hanging markers, extra yarn and row counters.

Sets often include counters ( to keep score ), dice ( to decide how to deal ) and a marker to show who is dealer and which round is being played.

They must also fulfill the requirement of Ministry of Housing and Local Government, where the pawn counter is not higher than 4 feet, bullet-proof and stainless steeled counters, stainless steeled doors, strong rooms with automatic locks, safes, equipped with fully computerized system, CCTV, Alarm and Pawnbroker Insurance.

An objection to the hope is good / the jar is a prison interpretation counters that, if the jar is full of evils, then what is expectant hope – a blessing – doing among them?

It is invisible and not directly detectable by human senses, so instruments such as Geiger counters are usually required to detect its presence.

In " Silence in the Library ", while trying to open a wooden door, the Doctor tells Donna that the sonic screwdriver won't work because the door is made of wood, a fact later restated in " The Hungry Earth "; when Rory complains about this, the Doctor counters to not " diss the sonic.

The other outstanding feature of Lusitania is the Descolada, a native virus which almost wipes out the colony, until husband-and-wife biologists Gusta and Cida succeed in developing counters.

It is perceived both as an embodiment of evil as well as a protective force which counters evil, such as a dervish's powers to combat evil.

With 4 maps and 1000 + counters, it is credited with being the first " monster " wargame ( by famed designer Richard Berg.

A mixture of hydrolytic enzymes is applied in a locally targeted manner that prevents excessive damage to the prey and counters diffusion.