global and the classic locales

... in the Classic Maya lowlands. If we think of the Classic Maya as “composed of ” maize, likening their life and death processes to the maize plant, then perhaps these equations of lords and ... of this period and the celebration of the soul’s arrival into the land of the dead, indicated by the now-dry bones and the reestablishment of more “friendly” social relations with the deceased. ... afterlife: They said that this future life was divided into a good and a bad life—into a painful one and one full of rest The bad and the painful one was for the vicious people, while the good and the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 14:36

... table The other room was quite the opposite with no windows and small stand alone tables Whenever possible I tried to make the atmosphere of the interview informal and relaxed Four of the interviews ... Sri Lanka, and the Philippines, and stayed in Singapore for the duration of their short contracts The latter were generally from Japan, Western Europe, Australia, and North America, and normally ... like second class citizens; that they are being displaced by foreign talent in the workforce and the classroom; and that they are angry about the government saying they not work hard enough to compete...

Ngày tải lên: 02/10/2015, 12:56

... by the obligations that it imposes upon the polar states, whether they be territorial claimants or not, to apply the Convention within the polar waters and to their own flagged vessels In the ... any such operation, and the problems caused by polar climate and sea ice In the Southern Ocean there remains the vexed issue of the recognition of ‘coastal states’, while the limitations against ... has been the subject of global attention since the 1950s following the adoption of the 1954 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil11 (OILPOL) However, the Convention...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 09:20

... transaction and the next The available information must be reinvented at each encounter, uniquely suited to the needs of the customer and the business situation Webridge understands the business and ... oil and steel production… Their main characteristics are: ♦ Looking at the environment in which they operate, there are two major areas of concern: the home country of its headquarters and the ... enterprises tend to influence the success of smaller businesses because they rely on small business for goods and services What is globalization? We understand globalization as the political, economical,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 21:15

... dismounted, tethered their horses, and threw their weapons upon the ground; then, having washed their hands and faces, they entered a shrine dedicated to Mahadeva, and there began to worship the presiding ... into Raja Gandharba-Sena's palace "When the king and the ministers and the officers and the courtiers saw Vasantasena, and her spouse carrying the baby, they recognized her from afar The Raja exclaimed, ... international law, and music, the riding of horses and elephants— especially the latter the driving of chariots, and the use of the broadsword, the bow, and the mogdars or Indian clubs They were ordered...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 21:20

... closed economy and then in an open economy, and explores financing and intermediation patterns in the run-up to, and during, the crisis The discussion focuses largely on identities and on the risk ... between the current account and the accumulation of reserves is more likely to run the other way: the accumulation may reflect the wish to resist the appreciation of the currency, when the authorities ... of global intermediation that contributed to the credit boom and the transmission of the turmoil, and diverts attention away from the monetary and financial factors that sowed the seeds of the...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 03:20

... use the ten-year government yields for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, and the euro area We study the movements in the U.S dollar against the euro, the yen, the ... percent and then used purchases of different assets as an additional policy tool Following the failure of Lehmann Brothers and the financial turmoil that ensued, the Federal Reserve announced the ... clearly depended on these expectations Understanding the surprise component of these announcements is important in order to understand how much of their effect on the day of the announcement was...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 03:20

... both today and in the future (the economic and technological dimension); • The need to prepare the United States, its allies, and other friends to fight future wars as coalitions (the political-military ... direction of greater globalization, with both the structure and the characteristics of the more globalized industry remaining uncertain The U.S Air Force needs to understand the changes that are ... reasons, these types of arrangements tend to feature the sharing of design concepts, technology standards, and inputs On the other hand, increased collaboration among U.S., European, and non-European...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20

... demonstrates the inter-connectedness of the low and high latitudes, and the global nature of the Earth’s hydrologic cycle Our case studies provide glimpses of wetland ecosystems, which expanded and ultimately ... mudstone block These trees grew in a bottomland forest (Fig 20) and given the preservation quality of the leaves and the fine-grained nature of the sediment, there was little transport of the leaves ... between 23.5°N and 23.5°S latitudes over the course of the year, there is little variance in the mean annual temperatures of the tropical lowlands Nevertheless, variation in the position of the solar...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 20:20

... categories, and a new understanding of the history and fundamentals of capitalist development and the class struggle Starting in the early 1970s, a feminist theory took shape that radicalized the theoretical ... and alienation, and live with the anguish of not being able give to the people they love the care they give to others across the world, we know that something quite dramatic is happening in the ... reproducing their families regardless of the value the market places on their lives, valorizing their existence, reproducing them for their own sake, even when the capitalists declare their uselessness...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... commodities, CDS and unallocated) 47 The indicator for each bank is calculated as the ratio of the notional amount outstanding for the bank and the sum total of the amounts reported by all banks in the sample ... These banks vary widely in their structures and activities, and therefore in the nature and degree of risks they pose to the international financial system Hence, the quantitative indicator-based ... down the prices of these securities and force other financial institutions to write-down their holdings of the same securities 51 The indicator for each bank is calculated as the ratio of the...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 09:20

... organized, and it outlines the global reach of the ills both cause It outlines the similarities and the differences in the motivations of the two groups, and it looks at the variety of ways they find ... in, whom they partner with, and how they manage their product lines and respond to market demands The logic of the market, then, explains much criminal behavior and provides insights into the intersection ... SAFETY AND JUSTICE PROGRAM and the GLOBAL RISK AND SECURITY CENTER This research was conducted jointly under the auspices of the Safety and Justice Program within R AND Infrastructure, Safety, and...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 14:21

... power, and the relative stature and influence of countries, are their economic size and growth, on the one hand, and their military capabilities, on the other While these are certainly not the only ... focused on the magnitudes of trade transactions and capital flows, based on the premise that the larger these magnitudes, the greater the prevalence or expansion of globalization Yet, the volume ... closely to the diffusion of globalization, it can be said that globalization has penetrated in descending order to the economies of the U.S and the EU, with Japan, Korea, and China well below them,...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 17:20

... and grow their relevance in the larger global community Like many other parts of the US economy, the financial services sector has become increasingly subject to the forces of globalization and ... New York City and the entire nation In the weeks and months ahead, we will work together to implement the state and local reforms necessary to strengthen New York City’s position as the world’s ... competitiveness Their findings and recommendations should help further inform the debate and serve to clarify and refine the recommendations in this report, which are by necessity limited in their level...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... is true notwithstanding that records of the past und the achievements, triumphs, and trophies of the present, the "educated," the intelligent masses -the world -know not and seem not to care ... learning skills: 1) the search for information, 2) remembering the information, and 3) applying the information The search is up to the educators and the sources of knowledge, the application is ... only their own languages So there were the four of us trying to talk to each other-nobody knowing what the other was saying They had to call time out, we had to go back to the sidelines, and we...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 18:24

... Finland,  France,  Germany,  Greece,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Ireland,  Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United  ... world. The results are presented for the two different variants of the industrial sector included in  ETP 2010 – the low‐ and high‐demand cases.  Chapter  2  examines  the energy  and emissions  trends  by  sub‐industry,  both  for  India  and the global economy. It also provides insights into the future energy technologies that will play a part  ... Energy Transition for Industry: India and the Global Context  © OECD/IEA 2011  Globally,  the iron  and steel  sector  is  the second‐largest  industrial  user  of  energy,  consuming  616 Mtoe in 2007, and the largest industrial source of CO2 emissions with 2.3 gigatonnes of CO2  ...

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 00:20

... other social institutions, and consciously and unconsciously transfer it to the young and new members • Culture affects how people view the world and how they think, and therefore, shapes behavior ... hierarchy is filtered and altered as it travels, leaders at the center of the web gain direct access to all others in the organization, and their employees have access to them – The web structure ... steep, stable, and rigid organization – The focus is on performance through order and obedience of legal and legitimate authority – The leader is the undisputed head of the organization and has full...

Ngày tải lên: 10/03/2014, 19:20

... countries and to the attention of the international agencies concerned about children's health and the environment and the needs for green growth and sustainability Discussion Draft Page Global ... and the Environment (2010 - 2015) The overall goal is to create safe, healthy and clean environments that allow children to grow and develop in good health and to contribute to the economic and ... paid to reducing their exposures at home, at school, and in the community There is a need to update providers and adequately inform children, parents, members of the community, and other key stakeholders...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20

... 100,000 is almost seven times the global average At the start of the decade, the number of Japanese in the top 10% and top 1% of global wealth holders was a close second to the number of US members ... in Switzerland was among the highest in the world in the year 2000 Expressed in US dollars, it had more than doubled by 2011, propelling Switzerland to the top of the world ranking The past year ... steadily and vigorously since the turn of the century, rising from USD 105,000 at the outset to USD 285,000 by mid-2011 Most of the rise was due to the saving rate and asset price increases, rather...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 07:20

... investors The Emergence of US GAAP as the Global Accounting Standards in the 1990s The increasing mobility of capital across borders initially favored the United States, and especially New York, as the ... underlying the various national accounting rules inside the EU were simply too different Standards in countries like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were devised with investors in mind and based ... between the FASB and the IASB in September 2002, a joint memorandum of understanding was signed (now known as the Norwalk Agreement) whereby the two standard-setters agreed to coordinate their...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20