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This is the credo and seminal text of the movement which was later
characterized as liberation theology. The book burst upon the scene
in the early seventies, and was swiftly acknowledged as a
pioneering and prophetic approach to theology which famously made
an option for the poor, placing the exploited, the alienated, and
the economically wretched at the centre of a programme where "the
oppressed and maimed and blind and lame" were prioritized at the
expense of those who either maintained the status quo or who abused
the structures of power for their own ends. This powerful,
compassionate and radical book attracted criticism for daring to
mix politics and religion in so explicit a manner, but was also
welcomed by those who had the capacity to see that its agenda was
nothing more nor less than to give "good news to the poor", and
redeem God's people from bondage.
A guide to disrupting harmful mindsets and practices in our schools
so that students can thrive where they are.In many schools and
districts, students of color living in low-income communities are
told in simple and covert ways every day that they must leave their
communities if they want to be successful. The message may be
well-intentioned, but the leave to succeed (L2S) mindset is a
dangerous narrative that affects students' sense of self. Students
start to wonder: Are low-income or marginalized communities
inherently "bad"? What happens to the people who don't "make it
out"? Who is worthy of success? Instead, Nancy GutiÉrrez and
Roberto Padilla turn the L2S mindset on its head to interrogate how
school and district leaders can nurture and support students to
find success in their own communities. They share real-world
vignettes, reflection questions, and clear and simple tips to build
an asset-based, uplifting approach that honors the backgrounds,
cultures, and strengths of Black and Brown communities. You will
learn how to * Recognize how the L2S mindset is pervasive in many
schools. Encourage students to develop their unique stories of self
that highlight their cultural backgrounds. Build schools that are
innovative, offer a community-rich curriculum, and are held
accountable to provide deep learning to all students. Rewrite the
dominant narrative in your school system to become a disruptive yet
positive force in education. Embrace the moral responsibility to be
an equitable, fair, and compassionate leader to all students, no
matter their socioeconomic backgrounds. No one is truly served by
deficit-based narratives, and for every student to feel valued and
affirmed, schools and districts must embrace the idea that any
student in any school can stay in their community and prevail.
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Cheap Thrills (DVD)
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EL Katz directs this dark comedy thriller starring Pat Healy, Ethan
Embry, David Koechner and Sara Paxton. When Craig (Healy) loses his
job and gets an eviction notice on his house he favours a drink at
a local bar with old friend Vince (Embry) over returning home to
his disapproving wife. When the cash-strapped duo are approached by
a mysterious couple who propose a series of dares in exchange for
money for their amusement Craig and Vince think their luck has
arrived. As the dares get more dangerous and the wagers increase
the pair start to wonder who these people really are. How far will
they go to achieve the ultimate payout?
Triple bill of horror films. In 'Devil Riders' (2009), lawyers
Robert (Bertie Higgins) and Allen (J.D. Rudometkin) go on a
five-stop motorcycle poker run, along with their wives Susan (Debra
Hopkins) and Cheri (Jasmine Waltz), but on the way they encounter
psychopaths Ray (Robert Thorne) and Billy (Jay Wisell). Before long
Susan and Cheri are kidnapped and Robert and Allen are put through
their paces in a number of horrific challenges as they attempt to
get their wives back. In 'The Maze' (2010), five teenagers decide
to explore a corn maze one night. Unbeknown to them, however, a
murderous lunatic lurks within the maze and is luring them to their
deaths. Will any of them make it out alive? In 'The Goatman
Murders' (2011), a group of friends on a road trip to Florida
experience some car trouble and end up in the Maryland countryside
where an axe-wielding murderer, who is half-man, half-goat, begins
to kill them one by one. Will there be any survivors?
The book's primary intention is to serve as a roadmap for
professionals working in developing countries interested in the
Nexus Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) approach. The book shows
a multi-disciplinary approach, showcasing the importance of the
proper use of Nexus WEFE when implementing certain development
programs in regions around the globe. It can be presented as a
manual for an individual that either wishes to implement
intervention projects following the NEXUS approach or students
interested in cooperation and development. The book begins with a
general explanation of the theoretical concepts and implementation
processes of Nexus WEFE and continues getting into case studies,
explaining the importance of proper implementation and potential
drawbacks and solutions to them. This book has a particular focus
on the European Union cooperation policies when implementing such
an approach in developing countries.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Phytochemical Nanodelivery Systems as Potential Biopharmaceuticals
comprehensively reviews current information on nanotechnology
applied to phytochemical nanoencapsulation to enhance their
bioavailability and bioactivity. The book is divided into two
sections, the first section critically reviews current information
on the field of nanotechnology and phytochemicals, and the second
section highlights the pre-clinical and clinical studies of
phytochemicals to comprehensively review the efficacy of these
molecules as drugs of human use. Phytochemical Nanodelivery Systems
as Potential Biopharmaceuticals provides a useful overview of this
rapidly evolving field for materials scientists and pharmaceutical
scientists, as well as for those with an interest in
biopharmaceuticals from plant sources, such as organic chemists and
food scientists.
Biofuels and Biorefining: Volume One: Current Technologies for
Biomass Conversion considers the conventional processes for
biofuels and biomass-derived products in single and biorefinery
schemes. Sections address the fundamentals of the transformation of
biomass into fuels and products, including a discussion of current
and future scenarios, potential raw materials that can be used, the
main processing technologies and their commercial potential, and a
description of the concept of biorefinery and the opportunities
offered by this approach. Each chapter is supported by industry
case studies covering the development of each product, fuel type,
and biorefinery. This book provides an integrated approach to
biofuels production and process intensification that will be useful
to researchers involved in all aspects of bioenergy, particularly
those interested in cost reduction, environmental impact and
enhanced production.
Biofuels and Biorefining: Volume Two: Intensified Processes and
Biorefineries considers intensification and optimization processes
for biofuels and biomass-derived products in single and biorefinery
schemes. Chapters cover production processes for liquid biofuels,
introducing all feasible intensification alternatives for each
process, process intensification methods for the production of
value-added products, the importance of detailed CFD-based studies,
controllability studies, strategies for risk analysis in
intensified processes, the concept of biorefinery for the
co-production of biofuels/biomass derived value-added products, and
the importance of process intensification in the biorefinery
scheme. Final chapters discuss how to ensure the sustainability of
the intensified process and minimize the societal impact of
biorefineries through various strategies, including supply chain
optimization and lifecycle analysis. Each chapter is supported by
industry case studies that address key aspects and impacts of
intensification and optimization processes.
Today's global markets demand that companies of all sizes look to
international markets for potential customers. The successive
crises that have taken place in the last decade make the
internationalization of companies essential. This situation is
further aggravated in the case of SMEs, as surviving only from
national markets is becoming increasingly difficult. Indeed, the
economic sphere is in constant flux, which demands that companies
have a great capacity for adaptation to face the new challenges of
an ever more globalized and difficult market. In this context, new
forms of business communication are emerging, especially through
the web and new technologies. Digital marketing and the
dissemination of corporate information have become key processes
for the success of companies. It is therefore crucial to research
different digital marketing processes and ways of breaking down
linguistic and cultural barriers between users from different
sociolinguistic contexts. Innovative Perspectives on Corporate
Communication in the Global World contains different contributions
focused on the description of methods, processes, and tools that
can be adopted to achieve corporate internationalization goals. The
chapters provide a comprehensive review of the why, what, and how
of disseminating corporate information and promoting corporate
digital communication into internationalization processes. These
strategies can be related to the development of digital tools, the
design of new corporate communication strategies, the proposal of
new ways of breaking social and linguistic barriers between
technology users, or the creation of new methodologies aimed at
evaluating the effectiveness of digital marketing strategies. This
book is ideal for marketers, managers, executives, entrepreneurs,
practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested
in new corporate communication strategies and their effectiveness.
Mexican independence was, in a sense, an economic event. It was so
on two counts. First, it was in the realm of the economic that
elites managed to create a common ground with non-elites in their
demands against foreign domination. Second, it was an economic
event in that, throughout the 19th century, independence was
imagined by the lettered men of Mexico as a feat that nationalized,
or that could have nationalized, a rich and productive economic
apparatus. Mexico, Interrupted investigates the fate of these
economic hopes during the difficult decades between the year of the
country's definite separation from Spain and the year of the defeat
of the French occupation and the restoration of the Republic, which
many took to be the second and final independence of the territory.
Drawing on the writings of politicians, journalists, intellectuals,
industrialists, and novelists, this book studies the Mexican
intelligentsia's obsessive engagement with the labor and idleness
of the citizenry in their attempts to create a wealthy, independent
nation. By focusing on work and its opposites in the period
between, Mexico, Interrupted reconstructs the period's "economic
imaginaries of independence": the repertoire of political and
cultural discourses that structured the understandings, beliefs,
and fantasies about the relationships between "the economy" and the
life of an independent polity. All told, by bringing together
intellectual history, critical theory, and cultural studies, this
project offers a new account of the Mexican nineteenth century and
complicates existing histories of the spread of the "spirit of
capitalism" through the Americas.
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