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A polyphonic dialogue looking toward a postcolonial model of global coexistence This volume accompanies the eponymous group exhibition at the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt and presents the participating artists in personal conversations on the topic of healing. Artists include: Marina Abramovic, La Vaughn Belle, Ayrson Heráclito, Feliciano Lana and Naziha Mestaoui.

Dive into the vibrant world of the Kankuamo people with this updated edition of Corpus Christi in Atánquez: The Sun Festival of the Kankuamo People. This visually stunning and richly detailed book captures the cultural essence of the Corpus Christi celebration in Atánquez, nestled in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Renowned photographer and storyteller Kike Calvo brings a fresh perspective with new research, never-before-seen photographs, and expanded insights into the symbolic, historical, and spiritual significance of this centuries-old tradition. Explore the interplay of Catholic symbolism and indigenous beliefs, witness the intricate dances, masks, and costumes, and uncover the profound rituals that connect the Kankuamo people to their ancestors and the natural world. Perfect for anthropology enthusiasts, cultural explorers, and lovers of visual storytelling, this updated edition is a tribute to the resilience and creativity of a community striving to preserve its heritage in a rapidly changing world. ]Masterfully photographed in black and white, this important book celebrates the ancient tradition of Corpus Christ in the small town of Atánquez. It needs to be read by anyone who has been or is going to Colombia and wants to expand their knowledge about this unique cultural gem, one of the many hidden preserved in the country of a thousand rhythms. An honest and generous tribute to the Kankuamo People by Kike Calvo, a worldly and seasoned photographer, and a fresh voice in the world of (visual) anthropology.] Wade Davis, Author of One River and Magdalena: River of Dreams.

The adventure begins when the little girl''s cat decides to follow her on the first day of school. Although the little girl carries the cat back home and tells him to stay, the cat won''t be denied and follows the little girl at a distance all the way to school. When the cat enters the little girl''s classroom, the teacher, students, and principal all sing what is allowed to be brought to school with number one school rule being "You Can''t Bring a Big Fat Cat to School." Read whether the cat might be allowed to come back to school.

6 juin 1924 : deux hommes quittent leur camp perché à 7 000 mètres d''altitude sur une vire de glace. Objectif : le sommet de l''Everest, encore jamais gravi. On ne les reverra jamais vivants. Avec George Mallory, âgé de 37 ans, le monde perd le meilleur alpiniste britannique de sa génération. Qui sont ces hommes partis quelques années après la Grande Guerre au coeur de l''Himalaya ? Anciens soldats pour la plupart, géographes, médecins, explorateurs, naturalistes et alpinistes, ils ont parcouru à pied, à dos de mule et de cheval des milliers de kilomètres dans cette terra incognita, affrontant les chaleurs de l''Inde et les rigueurs glacées du Tibet avec un équipement qui force l''admiration. Wade Davis nous emmène sur leurs traces, de l''Angleterre aux Indes, des tranchées de 1914-1918 aux confins du Tibet, des sables ensanglantés d''Irak et de Gallipoli aux sommets immaculés de l''Himalaya, et livre un passionnant récit de leur conquête - entre aventure héroïque et intrigues diplomatiques.

Every morning the little girl would wave good bye to her father as he sailed out on his fishing boat with the rest of the fleet and every evening she would wait on the dock for him to return. One day, however, he doesn''t come back. This begins a journey by the little girl as she goes in search for him. Along the way she meets a friendly dolphin and an old turtle, who together help her. How will they find her father? Where could he be?What did the Big Blue Whale do?

This manuscript consists of three papers which formulate novel wavelet-based methodologies. In Chapter 1, we present a procedure for estimating the time-varying scaling function H (t) for a series that exhibits locally self-similar behavior. The procedure utilizes the discrete wavelet transformation (DWT) of the series, exploiting an approximate log-linear relationship between the scale and the energy content. Based on this relationship, we propose methods for constructing both pointwise confidence intervals and overall confidence bands. The effectiveness of the procedures for estimating H (t) and assigning error bounds is examined via simulations. In Chapter 2, we propose and investigate a discriminant procedure for classifying a series of unknown origin that arises as a function corrupted by noise. No assumption is made regarding the form of the underlying function, but it is assumed that the noise process is a stationary Gaussian process with mean zero. The discriminant is developed using the distributional properties of the DWT coefficients of the series, and involves the coefficients as well as parameters representing the underlying populations. The denoising and decorrelating properties of the DWT make the procedure very robust, while the multiscale nature of the decomposition allows for a flexible formulation. We present simulation results that evaluate the performance of the discriminant in a variety of settings using split-sample validation. Our method appears to be effective even when the training set is very small and the noise levels are high. In Chapter 3, we propose and investigate two additional discriminant procedures developed using Kullback information measures and the DWT. The first is designed for classifying stationary processes and is a natural competitor to more traditional spectral-based methods. The second is developed for categorizing nonstationary processes. Extensive simulations evaluate the performance of both discriminants in a variety of settings.

This study focuses on selected Florida Southern Baptist churches that have successfully facilitated the transfer of primary church leadership from lay boards or committees to the church''s pastoral staff. Each of the eight churches selected fro this study was identified by the Florida Baptist Convention as a "Tier 8" church, averaging between 1001 and 3000 in weekly worship attendance. The minimum tenure for each church''s senior pastor was five years. The eight pastors were interviewed about the transfer process, and statistics were compiled for each congregation.

The Critical Incident stems from an extended exchange of comments over Twitter between film actor James Woods and an anonymous Twitter user under the pseudonym “Abe List.” Both users seemed to revel in the messy, rambunctious and often impolite milieu of Twitter. In the course of their Twitter war, Abe List tweeted, “cocaine addict James Woods still sniffing and spouting.” The comment made use of the popular internet meme of asking whether someone is “high” or “smoking crack” to challenge that person''s position as crazy or outrageous. Woods sued Abe List, characterizing his tweet as defamation alleging that Abe List jeopardized Woods'' good name and reputation. Had the 140-character free-for-all that the two engaged in left Abe List vulnerable to a claim of defamation? Could Abe List be liable for tweets that were very much like Woods'' own tweets?

En une suite photographique réalisée par l''artiste canadien Edward Burtynsky, ce livre explore la relation toujours plus difficile et tendue de l''humanité avec la ressource naturelle la plus vitale au monde. Au cours des cinq dernières années, Burtynsky a voyagé à travers la planète, du golfe du Mexique jusqu''aux berges du Gange, reconstituant dans un ambitieux panorama le cycle de plus en plus fragmenté de l''eau. Dans des images aériennes aux couleurs impressionnantes, dont beaucoup sont d''une quasi-abstraction, Burtynsky envisage l''eau sous une multitude d''aspects : pourvoyeuse d''énergie, indispensable à l''épanouissement d''écosystèmes harmonieux, élément clé de rituels religieux, mais aussi sous celui d''une ressource qui s''amenuise dangereusement. Beaucoup de ces images attirent notre attention moins sur l''eau elle-même que sur les systèmes imaginés par l''homme pour la canaliser, l''exploiter et la maîtriser. Les photographies de puits à degrés en Inde aux allures de labyrinthe, de gigantesques barrages et d''emprises aquacoles en Chine, de constructions en front de mer en Floride et de réseaux d''irrigation dans l''Ouest américain nous sont présentées à côté de paysages craquelés, de lits à sec ou encore de fermes salines et d''élevages de crevettes aux étranges et inquiétantes couleurs. Nombre de ces photographies comptent parmi les oeuvres les plus abstraites de Burtynsky à ce jour ; les pivots d''irrigations évoquent des alignements de totem et les champs agricoles de vertigineuses compositions biomorphiques. Tour à tour élégantes et obsédantes, ces images oscillent entre les mondes de la peinture et de la photographie pour offrir un tableau saisissant de l''eau, qui est comme une question posée à l''humanité passé, présente et future sur son rapport à la nature.

Récit d''une aventure mystique d''autant plus captivant qu''il est conté avec passion par l''homme qui l''a vécue.