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Boston Red Sox and All-Star David Ortiz, a.k.a. Big Papi, opens up on life and the Big Leagues in this dramatic and compelling rags-to-riches story of a baseball dream coming true.

The death of General Francisco Franco in November of 1975 ended thirty-six years of fascist-style dictatorship in Spain. The subsequent transition to liberal parliamentary government was remarkably smooth, particularly when compared to the recent difficulties experienced by other states, such as the former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe. Ortiz traces Spain's success back to the development of a liberal tradition and a public sphere in the last decades of the 19th century during the Restoration period. He uses this era as a test case to demonstrate that liberal practices can develop even within a political situation where state institutions and the social infrastructure do not necessarily support them. Paper Liberals dispels the notion that Western Europe ends at the Pyrenees and argues instead that, while on the periphery, Spain should not be excluded from the mainstream of European history. Clarifying a period in contemporary Spanish history that has been largely misunderstood, this study underscores the importance of the Spanish example as a comparative model to the countries customarily thought of as the European center (Britain, France, and Germany). Ortiz examines the formation and expansion of liberal political culture during the Regency of Maria Christina from 1885 to 1902, and he details the pivotal role of the Spanish press, which dominated the public sphere of Regency Spain, as the vehicle for this remarkable transformation.

The Spanish-language edition of the inspiring and dramatic story of Big Papi, from growing up poor to becoming one of the most popular and successful players in Major League Baseball. David Ortiz se crió en la República Dominicana, firmó su primer contrato de grandes ligass con los Marineros de Seattle y, más tarde, perdió su lugar con los Mellizos de Minnesota para pasar a esa ciudad donde el béisbol es locura, Boston. Considerado por muchos hasta ese punto como un talento de bajo rendimiento, Ortiz se convirtió en uno de los toleteros más temidos y adorados del béisbol, ya cambió el curso de la historia del juego al contribuir con la primera Victoria en 86 an?os de Boston en la Serie Mundial, lo que puso fin a la famosa "Maldición del Bambino". Entretanto, Ortiz se consagró en los anales de nuestro pasatiempo predilecto como una figura de la estatura de Babe Ruth: una figura imponente en la caja de bateo, pero alguien que es admirado y querido por la juventud, especialmente en la República Dominicana, su país natal, donde ha dirigido su labor caritativa al mejoramiento de la salud infantil. Ahora, en sus memorias, el hombre a quien se conoce de manera carin?osa como Big Papi narra su vida desde sus primeros an?os en una zona pobre de la República Dominicana (donde el béisbol es rey) hasta su consagración en Boston (donde obtuvo su corona). Ortiz habla en dealle acerca de los juegos en los que hizo historia y batió marcas, de su creciente popularidad, de los retos que impone el jugar en Boston, al igual que de la vida en el camerino de los Medias Rojas. Todo esto realza las memorias de Big Papi, un relato excepcional de un hombre carismático que atrae a chicos y grandes, tanto en el campo de juego como fuera de él.

El Forum Deusto desarrolló durante 1997 un ciclo cuyo objetivo fue reflexionar acerca de los retos y las incógnitas que nos presenta la educación en el mundo actual. Este volumen recoge las distintas conferencias que en torno a este tema ofrecieron protagonistas del mundo político, empresarial y social.

Durante los últimos años, Colombia ha estado inmersa en un alto grado de movilización social. Grandes repertorios de acción colectiva, caracterizados por una multiplicidad temática, y un continuo incremento en las aspiraciones, los inconformismos y malestares de la ciudadanía con el Gobierno y el sistema democrátco se tomaron el protagonismo de la agenda social del país. Las tensiones comunales o étnicas, los legados no resueltos de conflictos pasados, las disputas por la tierra, el abandono de las comunidades vulnerables,la corrupción, el desempeño del Estado en asuntos como brindar seguridad, administrar justicia y garantizar derechos han desencadenado importantes escenarios de agitación social. Este libro pone sobre la mesa las principales preocupaciones detrás de la movilización social de los últimos años y algunos estudios de caso en torno a ellas. Poresto, cerca de treinta docentes e investigadores se reunieron con el propósito de discutir las dinámicas de las demandas sociales, así como los avances y retrocesos en esta materia. El diagnóstico que aquí se presenta busca brindar elementos que sirvan para abordar de manera oportuna las demandas de la ciudadanía, y con ello construir acuerdos favorables para la sociedad colombiana.

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Si el lector se deja llevar por el título pensará que alguien ha cometido el delito de secuestro a un alcalde. No específicamente esto ha ocurrido de la forma que se comete este acto. Ha habido una combinación de actos ilegales que pudiera tener muchas consecuencias graves si se descubrieran. Digo, si se descubrieran y si tomara alguna acción al respecto. En el mundo en que vivimos a un dicho popular que dice "tú me rascas mi espalda y yo te rasco la tuya", en otras palabras tú me dejas hacer lo que yo quiera y me ayudas y yo haré lo mismo contigo y aquí no ha pasado nada. Los actos que aquí se relatan es pura imaginación, cualquier parecido con algún municipio en Puerto Rico o en cualquier parte del mundo es pura coincidencia y no necesariamente el escritor está contando una historia verídica si no que se ha dejado llevar de noticias que los periódicos cuentan todos los días de todas las partes del universo en que vivimos.

Para muchas personas la pobreza es equivalente a la tristeza, a la mala vida, mala vida en el sentido que no se pueden alimentar bien, que su vestimenta tiene que ser la peor, porque no tienen dinero o los recursos para poder adquirirlos. Podríamos decir que para ellos el ser pobre es como un cáncer, una maldición de la que no pueden salir.Sin embargo para otros, la pobreza significa que tienen que trabajar más para salir del atolladero en que se encuentran. No importa los sacrificios que tengan que hacer, lo hacen con mucha valentía, entusiasmo y hasta con alegría cada vez que dan un paso hacia adelante. Cada escalón es un logro que alcanzan hasta completar su meta. Es como una inspiración que los impulsa más y más en su vida. Saben que la lucha para para llegar a la cumbre es fuerte y por eso no cesan en su empeño en lograr mejor educación. Mientras que para los primeros la pobreza significa derrota, para los segundos significa reto. Tienen la esperanza, la fe que con su esfuerzo tendrán un mejor mañana

¿Estás constantemente estresado?¿No logras concentrarte debido a dolores de cabeza?¿Sientes taquicardias, palpitaciones en el corazón, aceleración de tu ritmo cardiaco o miedo de sufrir un ataque?Puede que padezcas de ansiedad, y en este libro te digo cómo hice yo para superarla.El trastorno de ansiedad es un problema psicológico que afecta a alrededor de 260 millones de personas en todo el mundo; es una enfermedad psicológica que se caracteriza por una extrema inseguridad, inquietud y un miedo alarmante sobre amenazas externas. Es causada por la acumulación y exceso de estrés, la falta de descanso, el consumo excesivo de café o alcohol, o por algún trauma, entre otros factores.Yo sufrí de ansiedad hace dos años. El exceso de estrés y distintos factores en mi vida me llevaron a caer en este problema psicológico tan fuerte. Me sentía en un hoyo y pensé que no había salida. Sentí que moriría pronto y que mi vida había terminado. Batallé durante meses peleando contra esta enfermedad, hasta que un psicólogo me diagnosticó y me mostró el camino para superarla.En la primera parte de este libro te cuento mi historia y te hablo sobre todos los cambios que hice en mi vida para superar la ansiedad. En la segunda parte, te explico cada uno de estos consejos y hábitos que adopté, y cómo fue que los fui incorporando poco a poco a mi vida diaria, hasta lograr que mi vida llegara, de nuevo, a ser plena y productiva.

"Infrasound waves generated during volcanic eruptions and recorded near the vent are used to study both changing atmospheric conditions and volcano eruption source characteristics. Infrasound data were recorded for a 32 month period at Volcán Tungurahua (Ecuador) by a five-station network located within 6.5 km from the vent. Infrasound detections made through cross-network correlation indicate cyclic eruptive behavior, which is corroborated by reports from the Ecuadorian monitoring agency. Cross-network correlation lag times are used to compute _10 m resolution infrasound source positions, which take into account NOAA models of local wind and temperature. Variable infrasound-derived source locations suggests source migration during the 32 months of analyzed data. Such source position variability is expected following energetic eruptions that destructively altered crater/vent morphology. Significant changes in crater/vent morphology are corroborated in imagery obtained during regular overflights. Variations in cross-network lag times over short time periods (minutes to days) are observed when vent location is stable, and these variations are attributed to short term changes in atmospheric structure. Assuming a fixed source location, calculated air temperatures and winds in Tungurahua's vicinity (

Our results show that the material was effective in establishing foundational CRM platform knowledge and programming best practices with students scoring an aver- age score of 98 percent and rating the course material favorably with 87 percent of students rating it 4 or 5 out of 5 points. Additionally, by choosing Salesforce as a model CRM, this further enables students to create free Salesforce instances of their own and apply material presented in this thesis to future work.

The incorporation of new technology into a spacecraft development project is one of the most significant risks that the project team faces. The spacecraft design and construction schedule must match the development and maturity schedule of any new technology. New technology is often born in a laboratory, with little thought to the requirements that might make it a useful project, regardless of the application. To a spacecraft development team, new technology is risky because it must meet performance requirements related to its particular application ? such as a computer processor ? and it must also meet requirements for operation in space ? which include radiation resistance, low power consumption and high reliability. Even the use of proven technology in a different application poses risk. Thus the laboratory perspective and the implementation perspective do not see eye-to-eye, and this document presents a solution that includes a quantitative metric of technological maturity and the role of a technology broker that shepherds a technology from the laboratory bench to the spacecraft.

The Sensory Order (1952) is a work on theoretical psychology, which can be understood as an attempt to explain the relationship between cosmos and mind. By addressing these matters, Hayek established solid basis for his own ideas about economic knowledge and the problem to be solved by economics. The purpose of this essay is to give a plausible account of why The Sensory Order takes a crucial place in the special manner in which Hayek approaches both individualism and economic knowledge. This exercise will help recognize the reasons that led to Hayek's interest in theoretical psychology, and how his ideas on this field permeate his understanding of the subject matter of the social sciences.

"Introduction: Clinical teachers perform multiple and overlapping tasks in clinical work and education. They are therefore expected to juggle many professional identities such as educator and clinician. While professional identity has attracted much attention from medical education scholars over the past two decades, little is still known about how clinical teachers manage and make sense of their multiple professional identities. The present research explores the lived experiences of clinical teachers as they negotiate their professional identities in the context of a faculty development program.Methodology and methods: The present study is an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), which is a methodological approach that enables a detailed explanation of how people conceptualize their personal and social worlds while adopting an insider’s perspective. Six teachers in family medicine attending an international faculty development program were purposively sampled. In-depth semi-structured individual interviews were conducted and were analyzed using the thematic analysis approach of IPA studies.Results: Although each participant had a unique lived experience and sense-making process, commonalities across the cases were identified. All participants made sense of their multiple professional identities by identifying a single identity embedding others. Participants developed and integrated their professional identities in agreement with their personal identities, values, and beliefs, striving thus for identity consonance. Participants understood their craft as a relational process by which they weave themselves into their context and intertwine their experience with that of others. For some, the faculty development program was an opportunity to understand a collective identity and recognize a community of practice. Participants, however, diverged when recognizing their peers; while some named a single group (family physicians), others had a more comprehensive view and included healthcare professionals, students, and even patients. Discussion: Clinical teachers in this research negotiated their multifaceted identities by recognizing an ‘embedding identity,’ which allowed them to have a certain unity or harmony in their daily practice. Participants also made sense of their professional identities by looking for common points between their demands. At the same time, the ways in which participants saw themselves influenced how they behaved and related to others accordingly. Understanding these endeavours enriches current perspectives of what it is like to be a teacher in family medicine. Faculty development leaders ought to consider these perspectives so that they can tailor these programs and thus contribute to better quality medical training and clinical practice"--

The principal investigators collected and computed surface water discharge data from 69 stream-gage stations that cover most of Los Alamos National Laboratory and one at Bandelier National Monument. Also included are discharge data from three springs-- two that flow into Cañon de Valle and one that flows into Water Canyon.