..". an exceptionally rich source for all those interested in symbolic, religious or social studies." -- Tribus ..". an excellent book... fascinating to read." -- Research in African Literatures ..". a volume that establishes the standards by which future works on the masked festivals of the Yoruba and other Sub-Saharan African peoples will be judged." -- African Arts ..". the most sophisticated art historical analysis of a single African aesthetic tradition." -- Tribal Arts Review
This paper discusses key findings of the Second Post-Program Monitoring Discussions with Portugal. Portugal’s economic recovery remains on track in 2015, boosted by rising exports and consumption, together with a recent upturn in investment. Real GDP expanded by 1.5 percent (year-over-year) in the first quarter, and is projected to increase 1.6 percent for the full year. A more forceful approach to corporate debt work-outs is needed to accelerate the structural transformation of the economy. The authorities should be proactive in putting in place a coordinated approach to debt work-outs to restructure the debts of viable firms, and move forward with liquidation of those that are no longer viable.
Since time immemorial, the response of the living to death has been to commemorate the life of the departed through ceremonies and rituals. For nearly two millennia, the Christian quest for eternal peace has been expressed in a poetic-musical structure known as the requiem. Traditional requiem texts, among them the anonymous medieval Latin poem Dies Irae ('Day of Wrath'), have inspired an untold number of composers in different ages and serving different religions, Western and Eastern. This book, the first comprehensive survey of requiem music for nearly half a century, provides a great deal of diverse and detailed information that will be of use to the professional musician, the musical scholar, the choral conductor, the theologian and liturgist, and the general reader. The main body of the guide is a description of some 250 requiems. Each entry includes a concise biography of the composer and a description of the composition. Details of voicing, orchestration, editions, and discography are given. An extensive bibliography includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, prayer books, monographs, and articles. An appendix lists more than 1700 requiems not discussed within the main text.
The course materials are designed to encompass 63 hours of study including 20 primary subject areas combined with end-of-chapter exams, practice exams and an official end-of course exam which is posted with the Florida Real Estate Commission. Each chapter begins with clearly identifiable learning objectives indicated in bullet format. Special attention should be governed towards accomplishing each objective to assure successful completion of the course.
Sacroeconomía analiza la historia del dinero desde las antiguas economías del obsequio hasta el capitalismo moderno, revelando hasta qué punto el sistema monetario ha contribuido a la alienación, la competencia y la escasez, ha destruido el sentimiento de comunidad y ha obligado al crecimiento ilimitado. Estas tendencias han llegado a su extremo hoy en día. Sin embargo, tras su derrumbe podríamos hallar una gran oportunidad para acometer la transición hacia un modo de ser más interconectado, ecológico y sostenible. Este libro trata de la transformación que deberá experimentar —y que ya experimenta— el sistema monetario para encarnar dicha transición. Sacroeconomía ofrece una síntesis amplia que integra teoría, políticas y prácticas, y examina conceptos vanguardistas de la Nueva Economía, entre ellos la moneda de interés negativo, la moneda local, la economía basada en los recursos, las economías del obsequio y la restauración del procomún. El autor, Charles Eisenstein, sopesa también las dimensiones personales de esta transición, dirigiéndose a quienes aspiran a un “modo de subsistencia correcto” y a vivir en consonancia con sus ideales en un mundo aparentemente gobernado por el dinero. Recurriendo a una larga tradición de pensamiento económico convencional y no convencional, Sacroeconomía presenta una visión original a la vez que sensata, radical a la vez que moderada; una visión de creciente relevancia ante la crisis, cada vez más profunda, de nuestra civilización.
Today Rolex Passion is the most updated edition on Rolex wristwatches: a book that illustrates and describes all vintage and modern models, including timepieces introduced at Baselworld 2017. Rolex Passion also represents the first “social book” by Mondani, tradition combined with the future: the code QR on the cover of the book takes you directly to our page on Facebook (“Rolex Passion by Mondani”), which has more than half a million followers and is updated with images and information about different watches every day. On this page you can also find watches that are on sale at the most reliable and known retailers worldwide. Another important new element of this book is the large section entirely dedicated to the Rolex watches of our Clients and Followers from all over the world, with unpublished pictures, which arrive directly from the network profiles of our Clients and Followers. A unique opportunity to see wonderful timepieces in constantly different and original contexts. Furthermore, “Rolex Passion” is also the first book of the dealers, since it includes a large chapter on dealers, retailers and vendors worldwide, who are recommended to you by Mondani. This book is perfect for those who are approaching the world of Rolex watches. “Rolex Passion” takes the reader on a journey through the entire production of watches and illustrates the history and the main technical features of all the references. This volume should be present in the bookcase of our Clients, who already own other editions by Mondani, since it is a real novelty, which allows one to follow the most active and updated page about Rolex on Facebook. The preface of this book was written by Roman Sharf, a dealer of new and second wrist luxury watches in Philadelphia. He is esteemed throughout the world and has great experience in the watch market. ROLEX PASSION TOPICS: Rolex Passion describes on more than 350 pages the whole production of the Genevan Maison from the first models up to the present day. This book also illustrates important details, small differences, special features of bezels, dials and hands and a lot more. Rolex Passion is divided in categories in alphabetic order and represents a general guideline, which describes all the references, but also satisfies the demands of those who require more detailed information, for example: the customized Serpico y Laino dials, the chronographs, which were produced only in very small numbers, the characteristics of the Paul Newman models, watches with tropical dials, the calibers, the timepiece, which was called “Padellone,” the evolution and the range of dials of the Datejust and Day-Date, the Texano, the complications of the Sky-Dweller, the evolution of the diver’s models from the James Bond up to the James Cameron, the Oysterflex, the ceramic bezel inserts (including those of the modern Daytona), etc. The last chapters describe all the models, which were presented at Baselworld, like for example the Sea-Dweller, ref. 126600 with red writing, the new Sky-Dweller in stainless steel with a blue dial, the Yacht-Master with a sapphire and diamond set bezel and a lot more. The chapter “Shots from the Web” is absolutely new. It illustrates photos of Rolex watches from all over the world: models, which are rare or common, modern or vintage, in good or less good condition, are presented on different and original backgrounds.
Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization, and dramaturgical conventions. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Este libro de cuentos nos lleva desde las aldeas más primitivas en las partes más profundas de las selvas de Colombia hasta Miami, donde se combaten las batallas entre el bién y el mál. El Fantasma Guerrero transporta al leyente por dentro de la mente de un asesinato de la CIA, cuya mission es matar a los villanos más malos del mundo. ¿Cómo puede éste asesinato vivir en un mundo de muerte y destrucción, y todavia entrar en un mundo de emoción y ternura, con comodidad, sin renunciar su profesion eligida? Quizás se encuentran algunas de las respuestas en su relación con su querida Angelita. ¿Cuando uno te rescata de la muerte, se transforma en tu angel guardian? Esta es una novella de la eternal lucha del bién en contra del mál, y como un hombre, quién nunca creyó que se permitiriá a querer a una mujer, descubrió que sí, fue possible.
Como consecuencia de la actual crisis en educación, la gente está empezando a darse cuenta de que las escuelas abarcan mucho más que la provisión de conocimientos y aptitudes a los niños. Las escuelas son comunidades y, como todas las comunidades, puede ser o no saludables. Renovación escolar aborda los problemas y desafíos de una comunidad escolar. Mediante el empleo de cuentos, mitos y la experiencia personal de la educación Waldorf, Torin Finser describe la forma en la que tanto maestros como padres afrontan problemas cotidianos como el agotamiento, los conflictos interpersonales y las trampas de la rutina. Lo más importante es que el autor hace hincapié en que una comunidad educativa debe llegar a un acuerdo con las numerosas dimensiones ocultas de cada individuo. Muestra cómo se pueden cultivar y alimentar estos aspectos poco entendidos de la mente con el fin de mantener viva la escuela y la educación. Renovación escolar no ofrece fórmulas ni soluciones chapuceras. En su lugar, anima a una nueva manera de pensar acerca de la educación y el crecimiento personal (para los niños y los adultos que se preocupan por ellos). «…si se me pudiese conceder un deseo en nombre de la renovación escolar, pediría una mejora significativa en la calidad del sueño de padres y maestros. Ningún otro cambio tiene un potencial más beneficioso que el de eliminar el estado de agotamiento crónico que se produce a final de semana en la mayoría de escuelas».
