10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POINTSMAN»
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pointsman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pointsman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Epic Voices: Inner and Global Impulse in the Contemporary ...
Yet the public Pointsman must deny this depth as we are told that "[Pointsman
never shows these excursions of his to anyone]" (226). They are excursions
because they are outside of Pointsman's assumed stance toward the outside
world, ...
2
Chronoschisms: Time, Narrative, and Postmodernism
As sympathetic a figure as Mexico may be, then, his methods do not offer any
solution to the problems raised by the narrative.13 Thirdly, although Pointsman
fails miserably in the end, his theory concerning Slothrop turns out to be much
closer ...
3
Pynchon and History: Metahistorical Rhetoric and Postmodern ...
Pointsman ought to be seeking the answer at the interface [ . . . ] oughtn't he [ . . . ]
on the cortex of Lieutenant Slothrop. (144) Pointsman's fear of Slothrop, as
Thomas Schaub notes, is really a displaced reaction to the terrifying new science,
...
4
Gravity's Rainbow, Domination, and Freedom
learn.2 To Pointsman, the American lieutenant's brain simply houses a singu- lar,
enigmatic psycho-physical process that seems to reverse cause and effect; once
he has experimentally unlocked its mysterious challenge to determin- ist logic, ...
Luc Herman, Steven C. Weisenburger, 2013
5
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
I know Uule 86, that all facing-points, not worked from a cabin, have to be held by
the pointsman when a train is passing over thein. I cannot say that this rule is
always adhered to at this station. The pointsman has sometimes other work to do
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1889
6
Techniques of Subversion in Modern Literature: ...
One of the most striking occurs in Gravity's Rainbow, with the opposition that he
sets up between the two colleagues, Ned Pointsman and Roger Mexico. Both
men are engaged in psychological research at the "White Visitation," but here the
...
7
The Bengal Regulations: The Acts of the Governor-general in ...
Unless these duties are, by special instructions, im- Point* to be kept clear. poged
onBome other railway 8errant, every Pointsman must keep the points under his
charge clean and clear, and whenever a train has passed, mutt remove anything
...
Punjab (India), Sir Henry Adolphus Byden Rattigan, Alweyne Turner, 1899
8
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Duncan Campbell, 2\ years in the service, at Rogart since June as porter and
pointsman, before that at Lentran as pointsman : " The station-master " and
myself were both on duty on the morning " of the collision. I arrived at the station
about ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1877
18. Sultan Hamoud — Signaller . . Pointsman . . Rupees. 70 12 82 14. Kiu—
Station-master Pointsman . . • « 70 12 82 15. Machakos Road — Station-master
Pointsmen . . 80 24 104 16. Kapiti Plains — Station-master Pointsman . . 70 12 82
17.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1901
194. Report when points damaged. Whenever points, crossings or guard rails are
damaged, the Pointsman must immediately report the. circumstance to the
Station Master. 195. Pointsman not to leave points. No Pointsman shall, while on
duty ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POINTSMAN»
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pointsman is used in the context of the following news items.
Tainted Louis Berger official was also involved in Rs 3000 crore …
... water and sewage management project, was also the pointsman for another project, the Rs. 3000 crore worth Mopa Greenfield airport in Goa ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Railway employees suspended from service on Gujranwala train crash
Faisalabad Loco Shed assistant driver Muhammad Fayaz and pointsman Shahid Mahmood Bhatti were found directly involved while Chief ... «PakTribune.com, Jul 15»
'Overspeeding caused Gujranwala train accident'
... assistant driver of S-318 Down of locoshed, Faisalabad, Shahid Mehmood, s/o Muhammad Sadiq, pointsman (Guard of S-318), Faisalabad. «The News International, Jul 15»
Keck Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for New Method to Cool Atoms …
He established The Pointsman Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the production and use of stable isotopes and ... «University of Texas at Austin News, Jul 15»
With Vyapam, Another Modi Rival Lands in Crisis
... the taint of the Vyapam case, the RSS top brass replaced Soni with Krishna Gopal as its new pointsman for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). «NDTV, Jul 15»
Man assaults station master, flees
During a random check, a pointsman at the station asked Keshava Poojary, a resident of Mangalpete, to produce his platform ticket. Keshava ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Inquiry into near head-on train collision
Apart from questioning the Station Master and the pointsman, the inquiry team also looked into the inspections carried out by higher officials at ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Euclid Tsakalotos, Greece' discreet new finance minister
Tsakalotos, a 55-year-old leftist economist who had been a pointsman in Greece's bailout talks, was named as Varoufakis' replacement hours ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
Woman, son fall off moving suburban train in Chennai
A pointsman, who noticed the woman falling, alerted the guard of the train and a member of the public called up the 108 ambulance service. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Pointsman Blamed for Near Train Collision
Pointsman Dilip Kumar was asked to clamp the tracks manually to align train movement. However, he clamped the track in the wrong direction. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
