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This book explores a complex relational assemblage, a collection of 1481 Pacific artefacts brought together by Captain Edward Henry Meggs Davis, during the three voyages of HMS Royalist between 1890-1893. The collection is indicative not just of a period of colonial collecting in the Pacific, but also the development of ethnographic collections in the UK and Europe. This period of history remains present in the social and cultural lives of many Pacific Islanders today.Using the collections as a starting point the book is divided into two parts. The first provides the historical background to the three voyages of HMS Royalist, discussing each voyage, its aims and outcomes, and the role that Davis played within this. Davis' motivations to collect and the various means of collecting that he employed are then explored within this historical context. Finally the first part considers what happened to the collection once it was sent from the Pacific to England, where and how it was sold, and how the collection was a part of and subject to the networks of museums, and private collectors in the UK and Europe during the end of the 19th century beginning of the 20th century. It offers a detailed view of the contents and development of the collection, and what the collection can tell us about British ethnographic collecting at the end of the nineteenth century.The second part of the book explores the traces left by the ship amongst the Pacific Islands communities it visited. Focusing on three Pacific Islands- Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati- the chapters in this section interrogate the contemporary relevance of this period of colonial history for Islanders today, exploring current social, political and environmental issues.

The anti‐human immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibody, omalizumab (Xolair®, Genentech, South San Fransisco, CA), is effective in the treatment of poorly controlled moderate to severe allergic asthma and chronic idiopathic urticaria. It acts by specifically binding to the constant domain (Cϵ3) of free human IgE in the blood and interstitial fluid. Although efficacious, use of omalizumab is limited due to restrictions on patient weight and pre‐existing IgE levels, and frequent dosing (q2–4 weeks). A vaccine inducing anti‐IgE antibodies has the potential for similar clinical benefits with less frequent dosing and relatively lower cost of goods. We developed a vaccine containing two IgE peptide‐conjugates targeting the Cϵ3 domain of human IgE. As part of preclinical evaluation of the vaccine to optimize formulation and dose prior to initiating clinical studies, we evaluated the vaccine in non‐human primates, and demonstrate the induction of anti‐peptide antibodies that can bind to conformationally intact human IgE and are capable, at least in some animals, of substantial lowering circulating IgE levels. We developed a vaccine containing two IgE peptide‐conjugates, one which targets the same region of the human IgE Cϵ3 as omalizumab while the other targets a different region on Cϵ3. As part of preclinical evaluation of the vaccine to optimize formulation and dose prior to initiating clinical studies, we evaluated the vaccine in non‐human primates, and demonstrate the induction of anti‐peptide antibodies that can bind to conformationally intact human IgE and are capable, at least in some animals, of substantial lowering circulating IgE levels.

Celebrating the occasion of his 70th birthday, observations are offered on the life and technical contributions of Stephen H. Davis, Editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

When Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederacy, his wife Varina reluctantly became the First Lady. Pro-slavery but also pro-Union, Varina Davis was inhibited by her role as Confederate First Lady and unable to reveal her true convictions. Cashin offers a portrait of a fascinating woman struggling with the constraints of time and place.

John H. Davis, the man who defined the concept of agribusiness, is profiled. Davis' careers as educator, administrator, professor, agricultural economist and innovative leader in American agriculture are discussed.

L - Gore 8-12 9-12 25, Mitchell 5-11 5-10 15, Cline 2-6 0-0 6, Collins 3-7 0-2 7, Kolovich 1-3 0-0 2, Herrera 0-0 1-2 1, Hines 1-7 0-0 2, Adkins 0-1 0-2 0, Spry 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 20-47 16-30 59 S - A. Dunham 5-11 3-3 15, Cashwell 3-12 0-2 6, Wade 0-3 1-2 1, Villanueva 4-10 3-3 11, S. Dunham 1-6 6-10 8, Mosley 0-2 1-4 1, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 4-4 2-2 10, Moore 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 22-56 17-28 63 3-point goals - Logan 3-11 (Cline 2-6, Collins 1-2, Hines 0-3). SC 2-18 (A. Dunham 2-5, Cashwell 0-3, Wade 0-1, Villanueva 0-6, S. Dunahm 0-3)

CC - Burkhamer 2-6 3-4 7, S.Cole 6-11 2-3 15, C.Cole 4-7 1-3 10, Carver 1-4 1-1 3, McGlothlin 2-4 0-0 4, Keener 0-0 0-0 0, Woodyard 1-4 2-4 4, Nichols 0-1 0-0 0, A.Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Shamblin 3-5 0-0 7, totals 19-42 9-15 51 P - Frampton 5-10 4-4 15, Cottrill 5-10 6-8 16, Payne 7-8 5-6 19, Chandler 5-8 0-3 12, [Brandy Morrison] 0-1 0-0 0, [Bailey] 0-2 3-6 3, Sigman 2-4 2-2 6, Arthur 1-1 0-0 3, Meeks 0-1 2-2 2, Hamrick 0-0 0-0 0, Buckley 1-1 0-2 2, Samples 0-0 0-0 0, [Smith] 0-1 0-0 0, totals 26-47 22-33 78 3-point goals - Clay 4-12 (Shamblin 1-1, C.Cole 1-1, S.Cole 1-3, Burkhamer 1-4, Woodyard 0-1, Carver 0-2), Poca 4-13 (Chandler 2-3, Arthur 1-1, Frampton 1-3, Bailey 0-1, Meeks 0-1, Morrison 0-1, Smith 0-1, Cottrill 0-2)

Thomas H. Davis, the founder of Piedmont Aviation, which grew to employ more than 20,000 people before it was acquired by USAir Group, died on Thursday at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 81 and lived in Winston-Salem. Mr. Davis was known for walking through his company's repair shops, asking the mechanics if all was fine. Until last year, he had gone to work at the same place he had for decades, in offices next to Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem -- only about three miles from where he was born. As a child, Mr. Davis was fascinated by flying. When Charles Lindbergh visited Winston-Salem after his trans-Atlantic flight in 1927, Mr. Davis built a model of Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.

196 C. Peter Ripley calls Samuel Davis, founder of this church. 197 Davis along with others, hewed logs to make a frame to build the First Baptist Church, Dresden, and donated 100 cords of wood as payment for the sawing of lumber.198 Rev. William P. Newman transferred part of the First Baptist Church of Dawn congregation to this partially built structure and the church at Dawn was kept up, until the church at Dresden was completely ready to accept the rest.199 Samuel Davis became the pastor of the First Regular Baptist Church, Dresden, in 1858, when Newman left to be a missionary in Haiti.200 Over a twenty-seven year span, He served this church, for a total of seventeen years, served at Sandwich Baptist Church for six years and Chatham Baptist for one year.201 He served the Amherstburg Baptist Association for sixty years, as its moderator, or clerk, as traveling home missionary, and in other capacities.202 He walked from church to church to do his Lord's bidding.203 FINAL DAYS AND AFTERTHOUGHT Samuel Henry Davis died 1 Oct. 1907 at 97 years of age.204 It is said that, in his lifetime of ninety-seven years, he was never ill enough to remain in bed for a day. On the day of his departure from this life, he fell while walking in his son John's yard, and was carried to the house by his son, where he drew a few deep breaths and entered the presence of the Heavenly Father, whom he had loved, served, and obeyed to the best of his ability.205 He is buried, along with his wife Catherine and daughter Emma Catherine in the British American Institute Cemetery, across the road from Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site, and the Henson Family Cemetery.206 No obituary has been found, but I am sure it would include: \"Davis possessed keen insight and a commendable strength of character.\"