- From Zero to One (Peter Thiel )

Em rede. Os cabos de fibras óticas submarinas e a centralidade portuguesa crescente num mar de conectividades., 2017

The growing centrality of Portugal in the global network of submarine optical cables. A centralidade crescente de Portugal da rede global dos cabos submarinos de fibras óticas.

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Academic writing is a pivotal concern in the tertiary phase of education, yet with a great deal of drawbacks and challenges. The current study investigates academic writing-related challenges and possible mechanisms to overcome them. Therefore, the study delves into the avenue of academic writing hurdles faced by undergraduate students whose second language (L2) is English, specifically in the domain of sciences. This also examines the tactics formulated, from the standpoint of lecturers in tackling these impediments effectively. This research underscores both commonalities and disparities that resonate with the themes documented in prior scholarly works by harnessing qualitative data from a sample of undergraduate students and lecturers. The investigation identifies substantial contrasts between the viewpoints of students and lecturers concerning the challenges inherent in academic writing. While the preeminent concern for most L2 undergraduate students pertains to intricacies at the compartmentalised linguistic features, the focal point for most lecturers revolves around the holistic level, which encompasses a wider range of linguistic attributes. Moreover, the study unravels specific coping mechanisms students employ to navigate academic writing challenges. These discernments carry profound pedagogical implications, accentuating the imperative for providing pertinent writing models and interventions tailored to the individual requirements of L2 science undergraduates.

Zorin A. At the Source of Tibetan Poetry. Buddhist Hymns in Tibetan Literature: 8th-14th Century [У истоков тибетской поэзии. Буддийские гимны в тибетской литературе VIII—XIV вв.]. St Petersburg: Peterburgskoe Vostokovedenie, 2010. 384 pp., 2010

The monograph represents the genre study of Buddhist hymns translated from Sanskrit into Tibetan. The source base of the work consists of 582 hymns and hymn fragments from the Tibetan Buddhist canon, most of the surviving Sanskrit texts of the hymns, and selected examples of original hymns in Tibetan. The study includes the texts and translations of twelve hymns, as well as an annotated list of all the hymns from the Tibetan Buddhist canon used in the work.

Climate change is expected to contribute to the movement of people through a variety of means. There is also significant concern climate change may influence violent conflict. But our understanding of these dynamics is evolving quickly and sometimes producing surprising results. There are considerable misconceptions about why people move, how many move, and what effects they have. In a discussion paper for USAID’s Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, the Environmental Change and Security Program presents a guide to this controversial and consequential nexus of global trends. Building off a workshop held at the Wilson Center last year, we provide a background scan of relevant literature and an in-depth analysis of the high-profile cases of Darfur and Syria to discern policy-relevant lessons from the latest research.

This paper presents pricing methodology that is applicable to different processes as related to a specific project (management processes as well as processes related to a final product of a project). Authors present proposals for construction pricing that would serve as a foundation for quality project management (ISO 10006:1998) and for economy quality managing (ISO 10014:1998). Proposed pricing tends to be applicable to all kinds of products: software, hardware, services and processed products. Pricing methodology introduces risk analysis in construction projects as an exact category therefore eliminating to the greater extent the factoring of indirect project expenses and achieving complete cost transparency.

Vedanta for Beginners, 1941

Dedicated to all Seekers of Truth from Sri Svami Sivananda. Vedanta is the culmination of the Vedas. It is entering into the study of Brahman. It is the science which raises man above the plane of worldliness. It is the rational method of meditating on the Supreme Absolute, the Eternal, the Infinite. Vedanta is the culmination of human experience and is the end of the faculty of thinking. It is the greatest and the highest knowledge. This wisdom was revealed to the ancient sages. The Rishis and sages of yore have made experiments and researches in meditation and given to the world their spiritual experiences. These are all authoritative. You must not spend much time in making the preliminary experiments once more. Your whole life-time is not sufficient for making these experiments and researches. The experiences of sages are like ready-made compressed tablets. You will have to simply follow their instructions implicitly with perfect, unswerving faith and devotion. Then alone can you make any progress in the spiritual path and attain the goal of life. In order to practise Sadhana for the attainment of absolute freedom, you should know in the beginning itself its technique and method. You should know the nature of bondage, the cause of bondage and the way of getting rid of bondage. You have to make a searching study of life and know its mysteries. World Wide Web (WWW) Edition: 1999 WWW site: http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org

Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, edited by K. Haltinner. New York: Springer , 2014

Though popular belief and social science analyses often assert the racial tolerance and liberality of institutions of higher education and the white students who attend them, our research reveals young, educated white students’ everyday lives are anything but racially neutral. We pull back the curtain on these “post-racial” assumptions by presenting journal data collected from white students around the U.S. over many years now. Our data documents that racist performances are a normal, habituated part of most white students’ social worlds. Nonetheless, we also find that asking students to research and write about their own lives in the context of instruction that addresses the critical realities of systemic racism can be a powerful educational tool. We explore the limits of mainstream educational and multiculturalism approaches in probing the deep realities of systemic racism; address the challenges of confronting our white students’ deeply embedded racial framing; and characterize strategies progressive, antiracist educators should consider in developing a race critical pedagogy for white students.