This book provides an independent and comprehensive review of World Bank irrigation lending and policy between 1948 and 1993. The Bank's role in irrigation lending has been large--more than $30 billion (in current U.S. dollars) spread over some 600 projects. Only 200 projects have been in place long enough to be assessed. The overall performance record is good, but there is room for improvement. The report finds that there are still pervasive problems in maintenance and operation. Operating chaos prevails in most large canal systems in the humid tropics. In drier areas, drainage is the biggest environmental problem associated with irrigation. The author argues for upgrading existing systems, improving service, involving irrigators, and saving water where it is scarce.
In this book, one will enjoy the many aspects of the rich, famous, and the beauty, versus a prominent man of honor and righteousness, or the noble man that keeps his word defending his glory for the love of his rich and glamorous young dame. This book is based on a true story. This historic account dates back well over one hundred years ago. This story is highly inspired from my grandmothers grandma, and passed down through nine generations. My mother helps to clarify this family history. Some names have been changed to protect the innocent members of past accounts. A rich young lady and her two brothers are raised by their Nana (Nanny) as she attempts to protect her from her false accusations as she grows up, and falls in love. Later, she is inducted as a Nun to protect her from a noble man that goes out of his way to court her, in the case of a military man, wedding The Nurtured Rich Damsel. An emotional but true historic account that was talked about for many years of family discussion. The tale describes how a man is persecuted for his dishonest demeanor and greed for the love of money. Enjoy! This true and emotional story! "Carmina" The Nurtured Rich Damsel.
An exploration of the thirteenth-century law code known as Siete Partidas Conceived and promulgated by Alfonso X, King of Castile and León (r. 1252-1282), and created by a workshop of lawyers, legal scholars, and others, the set of books known as the Siete Partidas is both a work of legal theory and a legislative document designed to offer practical guidelines for the rendering of legal decisions and the management of good governance. Yet for all its practical reach, which extended over centuries and as far as the Spanish New World, it is an unusual text, argues Jesús R. Velasco, one that introduces canon and ecclesiastical law in the vernacular for explicitly secular purposes, that embraces intellectual disciplines and fictional techniques that normally lie outside legal science, and that cultivates rather than shuns perplexity. In Dead Voice, Velasco analyzes the process of the Siete Partidas's codification and the ways in which different cultural, religious, and legal traditions that existed on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages were combined in its innovative construction. In particular, he pays special attention to the concept of "dead voice," the art of writing the law in the vernacular of its clients as well as in the language of legal professionals. He offers an integrated reading of the Siete Partidas, exploring such matters as the production, transmission, and control of the material text; the collaboration between sovereignty and jurisdiction to define the environment where law applies; a rare legislation of friendship; and the use of legislation to characterize the people as "the soul of the kingdom," endowed with the responsibility of judging the stability of the political space. Presenting case studies beyond the Siete Partidas that demonstrate the incorporation of philosophical and fictional elements in the construction of law, Velasco reveals the legal processes that configured novel definitions of a subject and a people.
Urban logistics has been a subject of interest to researchers and practitioners for more than 20 years in France and Europe, and more than 40 in the United States. Nevertheless, the subject remains difficult to address by a lack of unification in the definitions and proposed methods but also by what makes its great richness: the diversity of actors and the pluridisciplinarity of the methods and techniques available. This book, which synthesizes more than 10 years of personal research on the subject, but also experience within different teams and projects, intends to bring a unified vision (and more and more followed at the international level) on logistics planning Urban development. It begins with an overview of research in urban logistics and then describes and defines the main components: flows, actors, infrastructures, management components, technologies, regulations and financing actions. A unified vision of these elements as well as the definition of sustainable urban logistics is proposed. Then, the book presents the basics of planning and managing sustainable urban logistics. First, the basics of the before-after analysis are introduced, not only for the experiments but also for the simulation of scenarios. To carry out this type of analysis, two main groups of methods are needed: methods for estimating flows and methods for calculating evaluation indicators. The book presents the main global standards and dominant models for the estimation of the urban freight transport demand, i.e. of freight transport needs in urban areas. Then it presents the methods for estimating and simulating transport and distribution schemes (i.e. transport supply) as well as a proposal for integrated supply-demand modeling. All these methods are presented for immediate application to practitioners, accompanied by summary tables and parameters necessary for their implementation. As far as evaluation is concerned, the book presents a framework for the choice of sustainable indicators and scorecards. Second, the main methods for economic, environmental, social and accessibility assessment are presented. They are accompanied by tables and figures necessary for their implementation. Finally, the main applications of the proposed methods are introduced. The book is meant to be a practical guide to applying the main methods from scientific research to a practical context, and presents examples of quantified and explained application. It is thus the first book that summarizes and presents the main unified methods to help the different decision-makers to implement them in their actions of planning and management of the urban logistics and the transport of goods in town.
Animación en hoteles", recrea al lector con la caracterización de una labor que cada día cobra nuevos adeptos en el plano profesional. Partiendo del concepto acerca de lo qué es animación, esta obra aborda la manera peculiar en que las técnicas recreativas contribuyen a satisfacer las necesidades de ocio de los turistas que visitan las instalaciones hoteleras, así como establece consideraciones, a veces poco conocidas, sobre tan apasionante oficio y las personas que hacen posible su ejecutoria. El libro enfatiza en la necesidad de preservar los valores que forman parte de la cultura autóctona de los diferentes pueblos, en contraposición con las formas convencionales que se manifiestan en la actualidad.
El Padre Eduardo Mojica, en mala hora es trasladado a un libertino pueblo donde las mujeres se habían abrogado para sí el tradicional derecho masculino de conquistar al sexo opuesto, enamorándose de una bella joven. Los hombres no le perdonan su doble moral: inquisitorial para los feligreses, laxa y libidinosa para èl; y una mañana que sale a dar un corto paseo por el pueblo, es agredido por una turba de no menos de treinta energúmenos, enviándolo al hospital con multiples fracturas y contusiones. El cura decide vengarse de sus agresores enamorando a doce de sus esposas, teniendo un hijo con once de ellas, esa, en síntesis, su venganza por partida doble: ponièndoles los “cuernos” y que le criaran un hijo suyo con todos los deberes y obligaciones que conlleva semejante responsabilidad. Pasados dos años, las mujeres descubren que fueron utilizadas por el sacerdote para llegar a sus esposos y concretar su venganza, decidiendo a su vez tomar represalias en su contra....y lo hacen.... Su hermano mayor, como irreverentemente llamaba a Jesucristo, lo abandona y se lo hace saber en la que sería la última misa ofi ciada por el sacrilego sacerdote. El padre Eduardo Mojica Castro en su postrero acto como clèrigo, lee ante el pueblo su TESTAMENTO, la última bellaquería cometida por èste cura quien al parecer estaba predestinado para alcanzar altas dignidades en El Escalafón Clerical.
In questo numero la parte monografica è dedicata al tema della rinuncia del Pontefice, con contributi sia di carattere storico che di diritto positivo di G. Boni, O. Condorelli, A. Errera, M. Ganarin, V. Gigliotti. La rivista presenta inoltre un intervento dal titolo Diritto e misericordia a firma di G. Dalla Torre; un approfondimento sul ruolo dell’economo diocesano di H. Pree, ed alcuni articoli di carattere storico di N. Alvarez de las Asturias, J. M. Cabezas Cañavate e S. A. Szuromi. Nota bibliografica sul diritto patrimoniale canonico di J. Miñambres.
After decades of opposition, the Latter-day Saints have dedicated the Salt Lake Temple, a mighty symbol of their industry and faith. Now, with a new century on the horizon, the Saints are optimistic about the future and ready to spread the Savior’s message of peace across the globe. But the world is rapidly changing. Advances in transportation and communication allow people and information to cross vast distances in record time. And young people are venturing far from home as never before, seeking educational and professional opportunities their parents and grandparents could hardly imagine. As the Church begins to take root in Europe, South America, and Asia, the Saints rejoice in the rise of the global Church. Yet many are wary of the challenges the changing world poses to the cause of Zion. While the promise of the new century is bright, it comes with dire economic hardships, brutal global wars, and other unprecedented trials. Boldly, Nobly, and Independent is the third book in Saints, a new, four-volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fast-paced, meticulously researched, and written under the direction of the First Presidency, Saints recounts true stories of Latter-day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord’s call to write a history “for the good of the Church, and for the rising generations” (Doctrine and Covenants 69:8).
Triangulations presents the first comprehensive treatment of the theory of secondary polytopes and related topics. The text discusses the geometric structure behind the algorithms and shows new emerging applications, including hundreds of illustrations, examples, and exercises.
El Arte De La Imaginación Sobre la Inteligencia. Es un valioso libro que nos ayudara a equilibrar nuestro entusiasmo, Para seguir adelante, nutrir nuestros sueños, ¡y terminar victoriosos! Estas palabras vivas, son una muy buena estrategia para mantener El vaso medio lleno, Así como nuestra mente en un estado de positivismo. Una buena motivación nos puede dar el resultado necesario para mejorar y fortalecer una buena Autoestima. Como puedes ver todos formamos parte de esa gran chipa divina, somos parte del gran proceso de la creación de dios. En este inspirado libro de poemas encontraras toda clase de inspiración que necesitas, para cada situación y cada momento, Ya sea para un cumpleaños, o una felicitación en especial. El propósito es claro de motivar sea como sea. Pero esperando siempre por supuesto lo mejor. Muchísimas gracia y por favor Recomiéndalo!!!
In his stimulating study, Jesus Cruz examines middle-class lifestyles -- generally known as bourgeois culture -- in nineteenth-century Spain. Cruz argues that the middle class ultimately contributed to Spain's democratic stability and economic prosperity in the last decades of the twentieth century. Interdisciplinary in scope, Cruz's work draws upon the methodology of various areas of study -- including material culture, consumer studies, and social history -- to investigate class. In recent years, scholars in the field of Spanish studies have analyzed disparate elements of modern middle-class milieu, such as leisure and sociability, but Cruz looks at these elements as part of the whole. He traces the contribution of nineteenth-century bourgeois cultures not only to Spanish modernity but to the history of Western modernity more broadly. The Rise of Middle-Class Culture in Nineteenth-Century Spain provides key insights for scholars in the fields of Spanish and European studies, including history, literary studies, art history, historical sociology, and political science.
Teresa of Jesus of the Andes (Juanita Fernández Solar) became the first Chilean saint when she was canonized in 1993 by Pope St. John Paul II. In 1919, she entered the Discalced Carmelites of Los Andes at age eighteen and died only eleven months later. An inspiration to young people, she lived a vibrant social life amid school, sports, music, and friends, all the while being completely devoted to her faith. This volume, first published in 1994, contains the 164 letters of the saint translated by Father Michael Griffin, O.C.D. Despite her unusually brief life, Saint Teresa's collected letters have become a source of great spiritual enrichment and inspiration to many. They capture the saint's personality and share her major concerns, namely, her desire for union with God no matter the cost. Also included are a full chronology of her life and a thematic and explanatory introduction to the letters written by the translator.
O impacto do planeamento do sector de energia eléctrica angolano no processo de integração regional da África Austral, é a estratégia que nós delineámos para que Angola, face à desestruturação da sua política macroeconómica, se insira no processo de integração na região. Na prossecução deste objectivo, após análise do sector em questão, delineámos como factor determinante deste processo a restruturação da política tarifária versus planeamento, na medida em que ela é o garante de toda a política do sector e, por conseguinte, sendo parte integrante da política macroeconómica influenciará sobre a mesma e vice-versa. Este trabalho pretende identificar como a política tarifária versus política macroeconómica joga em simultâneo para o equilíbrio interno e externo de Angola e, consequentemente, para o processo de integração regional. Palavras chaves: planeamento, sistema tarifário, financiamento e investimento, dívida pública, estabilização e integração regional.
From the Introduction “This story seeks to nuance moments in my history as the son of diasporic parents. As members of the many who migrated, my parents became an “us” to a “them” in a world where being different felt threatening. They experienced their own undeserved suffering, while holding on to the dream of American Exceptionalism. Puerto Rican-Americans arrived with prayers on their lips, bibles and rosaries in hand, and though it felt like an expulsion from paradise, our colonial faith sustained us. The God we knew over there was also here, in our new hiding place called Spanish Harlem, fondly called, el Barrio. The faith inherited from 5 centuries of colonialism has grown into our collective identity, and though its sacred stories speak to our realities, its legacy has also contributed to colonial aims.” “I draw from the life of one of colonial Christianity’s greatest saints, St. Francis of Assisi, who emulates the life of Jesus in the 13th century. Francis faced the falseness of religious clericalism, the plight of the poor in a shame / honor culture, and a dualistic consciousness that still prevails and which refuses to embrace otherness. How might his life speak to Puerto Ricans in diaspora? How might we re-imagine the colonial faith inherited?”
This important study affirms that Latinx children and young adults are uniquely positioned to change the world. Using Gloria Anzaldúa’s theories of conocimiento as a critical lens, the authors examine several literary works including Side by Side / Lado a lado; They Call Me Güero; Land of the Cranes; Efrén Divided; and Gabi, a Girl in Pieces. Using these texts and others, Montaño and Postma-Montaño demonstrate how Latinx literature for young readers reveals the oppressions that affect the everyday lives of Latinx youth in order to destabilize the racist notions that inform them. Whether it is injustices in the agricultural fields, weaponization of deportation and deportability, or forms of exclusion based on gender, ethnicity, and race, the books in this study counter by imagining and then participating in social-justice activism that seeks to transform the world. Ultimately the lessons shared in these books will allow Latinx young people to lead us into a future where equity and belonging are as endemic as they currently are rare.
Jack Burton ha muerto, y ha tenido una vida plena, maravillosa y excepcionalmente longeva. Ha tenido hijos, ha tenido una fantástica esposa, una casa, cientos de amigos y familiares, y ha sido un envidiable cristiano. Su vida, su alma y su corazón se han entregado a la vida cristiana, y como tal, ha vivido en paz y armonía.Ha sido un hombre bueno, maravilloso y jamás se ha desviado del camino de Díos, pero ahora, cuando ha llegado a las puertas del cielo, se ha encontrado con una extraña e inexplicable situación.Aquí comienza el camino de Jack, que le llevará a descubrir que no todo es lo que parece, y que puede estar terriblemente equivocado en todo lo que siempre había creído.
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