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How is it possible to live a spiritual life? What should the kernel
of this spirituality be, in this world of crises, challenges, and
change? From his immersion in the violent and struggle-filled
reality of Central America, Jon Sobrino articulates a way to imbue
the practice of liberation with spirituality - a dimension that
critics often charge is lacking in liberation theology. Without
spirit, practice degenerates. Without practice, spirit remains
vague, undifferentiated, even alienated. Sobrino argues that the
only authentic Christian practice is the following of Jesus in
one's own history, that that discipleship must be lived in the
spirit of Jesus, in heart and soul as well as world and deed.
The disciplines of computer science and operations research (OR)
have been linked since their origins, each contributing to the
dramatic advances of the other. This work explores the connections
between these key technologies: how high-performance computing
methods have led to advances in OR de ployment, and how OR has
contributed to the design and development of ad vanced systems. The
collected writings-from researchers and practitioners in Computer
Science, Operations Research, Management Science, and Artificial
Intelligence-were among those delivered at the Fifth INFORMS
Computer Science Technical Section Conference in Dallas, Texas,
January 8-10, 1996. The articles advance both theory and practice.
Presented are new approaches to complex problems based on:
metaheuristics (neural networks, genetic al gorithms, and Tabu
Search), optimization and mathematical programming, stochastic
methods, constraint programming, and logical analysis. These ad
vanced methodologies are applied to new applications in such areas
as: telecom munications network design, financial engineering,
manufacturing, project man agement, and forecasting, airline and
machine scheduling, vehicle routing, mod eling and decision support
systems. Featured is a remarkable paper by keynote speaker Fred
Glover, creator of the Tabu Search family of metaheuristics. In it
he develops the principles of memory-based heuristic methods,
contrasts them with the popular genetic algorithms and simulated
annealing, provides a sweeping survey of application vignettes, and
points to promising avenues for future research."
The disciplines of computer science and operations research (OR)
have been linked since their origins, each contributing to the
dramatic advances of the other. This work explores the connections
between these key technologies: how high-performance computing
methods have led to advances in OR de ployment, and how OR has
contributed to the design and development of ad vanced systems. The
collected writings-from researchers and practitioners in Computer
Science, Operations Research, Management Science, and Artificial
Intelligence-were among those delivered at the Fifth INFORMS
Computer Science Technical Section Conference in Dallas, Texas,
January 8-10, 1996. The articles advance both theory and practice.
Presented are new approaches to complex problems based on:
metaheuristics (neural networks, genetic al gorithms, and Tabu
Search), optimization and mathematical programming, stochastic
methods, constraint programming, and logical analysis. These ad
vanced methodologies are applied to new applications in such areas
as: telecom munications network design, financial engineering,
manufacturing, project man agement, and forecasting, airline and
machine scheduling, vehicle routing, mod eling and decision support
systems. Featured is a remarkable paper by keynote speaker Fred
Glover, creator of the Tabu Search family of metaheuristics. In it
he develops the principles of memory-based heuristic methods,
contrasts them with the popular genetic algorithms and simulated
annealing, provides a sweeping survey of application vignettes, and
points to promising avenues for future research."
This premier volume of Advances in Small Animal Care, a
twice-yearly, multi-specialty publication, publishes the most
current thinking and recent advances in small animal veterinary
practice from the voice of a truly distinguished editorial board,
including Editor-in-Chief Philip H. Kass, and a stellar invited
author list. Topics discussed in this first volume are within the
areas of behavior, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, infectious
disease, nutrition, rehabilitation, and urology. This volume will
appeal to all practicing veterinarians and will inform and enhance
clinical practice.
Latin America has recently experienced a powerful resurgence of
populism, a phenomenon that has had an outsized influence on the
region’s politics. What explains this resurgence? And what is
distinctive about this new populist era? Answering these questions,
Robert Barr offers a refined conceptualization of populism and an
intriguing explanation of its recent electoral successes across the
continent.
This volume looks at the recovery process in therapeutic
communication. Drawing on 12-step group experiences, the chapters
examine the meaning of the recovery experience, the spiritual
orientation of 12-step programmes and ways in which the group
facilitate change.
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