Somos una congregación de mujeres consagradas a Dios de la Iglesia Católica, para la evangelización con los medios de comunicación social.Sobre las huellas de Pablo, y con su mismo espíritu dedicamos todas nuestras fuerzas para VIVIR y COMUNICAR a Jesucristo en el areópago de la comunicación.
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Colmena Editores is an independent Peruvian publishing house based in Lima and founded in 2012. Since its inception, it has prioritized the publication of classic authors.
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The subject of the novel Blossoms Beyond Reach is the fatal struggle of an urban working-class family to rise to the middle class in Sri Lanka. The author describes slum life in Colombo with great insight. This description captures not only the environment but also the thoughts of the people living there.
Won the Srilankan State Literary Award in 1982 Award-Winning Film Based on the Novel in Sri Lanka Under the Bridge (Palama Yata - පාලම යට), which became the best novel of 1982 and was also made into a movie, is a story about a woman named Dottie, who is lonely because her husband was imprisoned, but it remains in the hearts of the readers as a story that captures the tragedy of the lives of the entire slum dwellers. This story unfolds as the events and characters are pulled from link to link, controlling time and space well. There Kulasena Fonseka tells us the story of Dottie's family as well as the story of illegal slum dwellers in Sri Lanka. Real life in prison surrounded by a beautiful ecosystem. It is the story of the downtrodden who have to risk their independence in the way of their lives, pushed more by bureaucracy.
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Adventure of Three Friends by Kulasena Fonseka is an exhilarating young adult story set in the enchanting landscapes of the Kandy area in Sri Lanka. Follow the thrilling escapades of three inseparable friends as they embark on a daring adventure to capture a notorious gang of thieves. With their resourcefulness, bravery, and unwavering friendship, the trio dives headfirst into a world of mystery, danger, and hidden treasures. Join them as they unravel clues, navigate through lush jungles, and outsmart their cunning adversaries in a race against time. Packed with action, suspense, and a touch of local flavour, Adventure of Three Friends is a gripping tale that will captivate readers of all ages.
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The women and men who bound their fingers with gold ropes, poured hand-pans from golden jugs, and were brought together from then on, lived under the same roof, ate together, slept together, and struggled to understand their souls. They are striving to keep the family home alive by removing, mending, and treating the wreckage of their collapsing lives, just as a house built on the water is moved by the waves. But who will emerge victorious after a long struggle? The subject we discuss is addressed in Kulasena Fonsekaʼs novel Ways of the World, marriage and family corporation. There, the author thoroughly develops the characters of Sumanadasa and Renu, as well as the cost of winding them with a net. They are compassionate or hopeful in their observations.
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Three friends who are going to Polognaruwa to see the Somavathy Pagoda and its surrounding ruins, ʻbecome aware of the disappearance of a teacher who went east from the Mahaweli River on an archaeological expedition. The three friends who are desperate to find the teacher face a thrilling experience by challenging a gang of unarmed antiquities thieves in a ruined city in the middle of the forest.Is the belief about another Somavati true? Is the elephant tomb mentioned by the sailor Sinbad located around the prehistoric Somapura? This novel combined with true incidents and legends is like an environmental exploration.
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The Pearl Robbery of Kallanduwa by Kulasena Fonseka is an exhilarating young adult adventure that takes readers on a thrilling journey alongside three courageous friends. Set in the captivating island of Kallanduwa, the story follows these intrepid companions as they stumble upon a nefarious plan to steal priceless pearls. With time running out, they must outsmart cunning thieves, navigate treacherous obstacles, and rely on their wit and bravery to thwart the impending heist. Packed with suspense, friendship, and the spirit of discovery, this captivating tale will keep readers on the edge of their seats as they join the young heroes in their quest to protect the treasures of Kallanduwa.
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This is the first book to address the concept of resilience and its specific application and relevance to tourism, in particular tourism destinations. Resilience relates to the ability of organisms, communities, ecosystems and populations to withstand the impacts of external forces while retaining their integrity and ability to continue functioning. It is particularly applicable to tourism destinations and attractions which are exposed to the potentially harmful and sometimes severe effects of tourism development and visitation, but which also can experience increased resilience from the economic benefits of tourism. Phenomena such as destination communities, wildlife populations and ecosystems are discussed, as well as the ability of places and communities to use tourism and its infrastructure to recover from disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, unrest and disease. This book: · Compares the relevance of resilience to sustainability · Contains contributions from many of the leading international authors · Brings together varying viewpoints of both conceptual and applied issues · Includes example case studies from Whistler, western Canada; Sri Lanka; Purnululu National Park, Australia; and the remote Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Tourism and Resilience is relevant for researchers, students and practitioners in tourism and related fields such as development studies, geography, sociology, anthropology, economics and business/management. ; This book discusses the concept of resilience and its application to tourism. It compares the relevance of resilience to sustainability; the former focusing on the well-being and survival of the places affected and the latter focusing on the agent of impact, tourism itself. ; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION1: INTRODUCTION2: THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENCE THINKING3: COMMUNITY TOURISM RESILIENCE: SOME APPLICATIONS OF THE SCALE, CHANGE AND RESILIENE (SCR) MODELPART 2: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE4: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL BALANCE IN COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM EXPERIENCES: A RESARCH PROPOSAL5: RESILIENCE AND DESTINATION GOVERNANCE6: RESILIENCE AND DESTINATION GOVERNANCE: WHISTLER, B.C.PART 3: RESILIENCE AND RESPONSE TO DISASTERS7: SRI LANKAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RESILIENCE8: RESILIENCE, TOURISM AND DISASTERS9: RESILIENCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF PROBLEMS IN ALPINE REGIONSPART 4: RESILIENCE IN PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS AND INSULAR LOCATIONS10: Tourism Resilience in UK National Parks11: RESILIENCE AND PROTECTED AREA TOURISM IN PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK: UNDERSTANDING INTERACTIONS WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY BENEFITS12: RESILIENCE AND TOURISM IN ISLANDS: INSIGHTS FROM THE CARIBBEAN13: RESILIENCE AND TOURISM IN REMOTE LOCATIONS: PITCAIRN ISLANDSPART 5: RESILIENCE AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY14: ISSUES OF RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN TOURISM15: BETTING ON CASINO TOURISM RESILIENCE: A CASE STUDY OF CASINO EXPANSION IN MACAO AND THE ASIA REGION16: RESILIENCE AS NEW POLITICAL REALITYPART 6: CONCLUSIONS
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Sathyakama is perhaps the greatest novel of Kathleen Jayawardane, based on the quest of an individual for truth of love. It can be described as one of the most interesting and profound philosophical novels written in Sinhala. Sathyakama, a young man, son of a rich Brahmin, encounters emotional conflict with his own self, renounces the household life, and becomes a wanderer, following a tortuous and torturous path living in forest among animals and nature, meeting ascetics and intellectuals of the day, including Gauthama the Buddha, learning from them re-shaping his quest. Extraordinary moving novel, unfolded in a historical setting of the sixth century BC India, and elegantly written in a language of poetic prose.
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"TEURA. SOFIA YABLONSKA" is a project that presents an outstanding Ukrainian female photographer, writer, traveler, and film documentarian Sophia Yablonska. It combines a photo album and 3 books of traveling prose from the literary heritage of Sofia Yablonska (1907-1971) Sophia was called "Theura" - a red bird - and thus recognized as female native of the island of Bora Bora, where she was one of the first to appear with a photo and film camera. In Indochina, Egypt, Ceylon, Bali, Tahiti, New Zealand - everywhere in the world, she filmed a "live" picture of life, and not fashionable productions at that time. The photo album, which was printed in Ukrainian and French (separate versions) with the support of the UKRAINIAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION, includes her photos from a trip around the world in the 1930s. Foreword - Oksana Zabuzhko (Kyiv) Photos from the archive of Natalie Udin, Yablonska's granddaughter (Paris) Biography: Veronika Khomenyuk and Andrii Benytskyi (Lviv) Photo captions: Natalka Beshta (Bangkok) Selection of illustrations and design (almost curators): Maria Norazyan and Ilya Pavlov, Grafprom studio (Kharkiv) Project manager: Lidia Likhach"
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Dealing with climate change is generally considered to be one of the greatest challenges for the coming decades. Changes in precipitation are likely to have a major impact on the hydrological cycle and subsequently on the environment and food production. However, until now clear guidance on how to respond to this challenge, particularly at the river basin level, has been lacking.This book has been developed from the ADAPT project, focusing on the development of regional adaptation strategies for water, food and the environment in river basins across the world. A generic methodology is presented and applied to seven case studies in contrasting geographical areas of the world: Mekong (SE Asia), Rhine (Western Europe), Sacramento (USA), Syr Darya (Central Asia), Volta (Ghana), Walawe (Sri Lanka) and Zayandeh (Iran).
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Nachdem Erika Fatland »Sowjetistan« bereist, Russland umrundet und den Himalaya erklommen hat, ließ sie sich nun von der Abenteuerlust der portugiesischen Seefahrer anstecken und folgt ihnen über die Ozeane. Spannend und kenntnisreich erzählt sie darüber, wie ein kleines Land am Rande Europas einst über die halbe Welt geherrscht hat und welche – teils tragischen – Spuren das bis heute in den Leben der Menschen hinterlassen hat, denen Erika Fatland auf ihrer Reise begegnet. Auf Geheiß von Heinrich dem Seefahrer segelten im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama und andere über die Meere auf der Suche nach neuen Handelsrouten und Häfen. Europa wurde mit der Welt verbunden, die ersten Kolonien wurden gegründet, nach und nach entstand das erste Übersee-Imperium – Prototyp für andere Kolonialsysteme – und hinterließ ein zwiespältiges Erbe.In einigen Ländern und Gebieten, die Erika Fatland besucht, gehört die portugiesische Ära der fernen Vergangenheit an und nur schwache Spuren erinnern noch daran. An anderen Orten wird sich noch sehr intensiv und schmerzhaft an die portugiesische Epoche erinnert. Entlang der wichtigsten Seewege der Welt und individueller Lebensgeschichten schlägt Fatlands Reisebericht einen Bogen von der Zeit der Seefahrer zum heutigen politischen, kulturgeschichtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Erbe der Kolonialzeit. Die Reise führt nach Portugal - Madeira – auf die Azoren – nach Ceuta - Kap Verde - Guinea-Bissau - Ghana - São Tomé und Príncipe - Äquatorialguinea - Angola - Mosambik - Tansania - Kenia - Dubai - Bahrain - Oman - die Malediven - Indien - Sri Lanka - Malaysia - Japan - Indonesien - Osttimor - St. Helena – Brasilien
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Nachdem Erika Fatland »Sowjetistan« bereist, Russland umrundet und den Himalaya erklommen hat, ließ sie sich nun von der Abenteuerlust der portugiesischen Seefahrer anstecken und folgt ihnen über die Ozeane. Spannend und kenntnisreich erzählt sie darüber, wie ein kleines Land am Rande Europas einst über die halbe Welt geherrscht hat und welche – teils tragischen – Spuren das bis heute in den Leben der Menschen hinterlassen hat, denen Erika Fatland auf ihrer Reise begegnet. Auf Geheiß von Heinrich dem Seefahrer segelten im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama und andere über die Meere auf der Suche nach neuen Handelsrouten und Häfen. Europa wurde mit der Welt verbunden, die ersten Kolonien wurden gegründet, nach und nach entstand das erste Übersee-Imperium – Prototyp für andere Kolonialsysteme – und hinterließ ein zwiespältiges Erbe.In einigen Ländern und Gebieten, die Erika Fatland besucht, gehört die portugiesische Ära der fernen Vergangenheit an und nur schwache Spuren erinnern noch daran. An anderen Orten wird sich noch sehr intensiv und schmerzhaft an die portugiesische Epoche erinnert. Entlang der wichtigsten Seewege der Welt und individueller Lebensgeschichten schlägt Fatlands Reisebericht einen Bogen von der Zeit der Seefahrer zum heutigen politischen, kulturgeschichtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Erbe der Kolonialzeit. Die Reise führt nach Portugal - Madeira – auf die Azoren – nach Ceuta - Kap Verde - Guinea-Bissau - Ghana - São Tomé und Príncipe - Äquatorialguinea - Angola - Mosambik - Tansania - Kenia - Dubai - Bahrain - Oman - die Malediven - Indien - Sri Lanka - Malaysia - Japan - Indonesien - Osttimor - St. Helena – Brasilien
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As global warming and species migration become more prevalent issues, there is an urgent need for a text that provides comprehensive taxonomic details and geographic distributions of Dacinae fruit flies within south-east Asia. In particular, some of the major pest species of this region are being introduced on a regular basis to new geographical areas, causing widespread food security issues and economic hardship. Quarantine and horticultural organisations require detailed information on these fruit fly species in order to detect and eradicate any new incursions. This major new reference work details the taxonomic research into the subfamily Dacinae, which contains the tropical fruit flies of south-east Asia, as well as many other regions of the world. While focusing on south-east Asian fauna, all known species are included, through a study of the type material available in museums around the world. Specimens collected in major surveys conducted across Asia from 1983 to present have also been used to ensure a complete, in-depth review of this subfamily. Providing complete descriptions and artwork of all species of Dacinae recorded from the south-east Asian region for the first time, this book is written and illustrated by experts with over 80 years' combined research experience. Areas covered include: India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Palau, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is an essential reference for departments of agriculture, researchers and students of entomology and quarantine, horticultural and chemical industry personnel worldwide. Key features: - 120 recently discovered species - 500 detailed drawings - Revision of all known species - Updated geographical distributions and host records - Accurate list and detailed information of all known pest species This book will be followed by Keys to Fruit Flies of South-East Asia.
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Die Begegnung zwischen Orient und Okzident bedeutet nicht zwangsläufig einen »Kampf der Kulturen«, sondern war und ist auch oft eine friedliche Begegnung mit wechselseitiger Faszination. Anläßlich des 750jährigen Geburtstages von Marco Polo kann man sich davon erneut durch seinen Reisebericht Die Wunder der Welt überzeugen – einem der ältesten und einflußreichsten seiner Art. Auch die jüngsten wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen über das Ob und Wann von Marco Polos Chinareise haben dem Zauber des Textes nichts anhaben können, nichts seinem Geist von Offenheit, Neugier und Toleranz dem Fremden gegenüber. Kein Mensch des Mittelalters hatte wohl so viel von der Welt gesehen wie der Kaufmann Marco Polo. Seine Reisen führten ihn quer durch Asien, sei es gemeinsam mit seinem Vater oder im Auftrag des Großkhans Kublai, mit dem Polo eine kulturübergreifende Freundschaft verband und an dessen Hof in der Nähe des heutigen Peking Polo mehrere Jahre verbrachte. Er besuchte u. a. Persien, Pamir, die Turkvölker entlang der Seidenstraße, China, Südostasien, Ceylon, Indien und Kleinasien. Darüber hinaus sammelte Polo soviel Informationen wie möglich, auch über Länder, die er nicht bereisen konnte. So entstand kein reines Sachbuch, sondern eine Mischung aus Reisebericht, Reiseführer, Unterhaltungsroman und Abenteuergeschichte, in der Märchenhaftes und gewissenhafte Dokumentation sich durchdringen. Es waren jedoch nicht, wie man meinen könnte, die kolportierten Berichte über Fabelwesen, böse Geister und Monster, die Polos Zeitgenossen am unglaubwürdigsten erschienen, sondern diejenigen über Papiergeld, über Porzellan, Kohle, Nudeln und Eiscreme. Gleichwohl diente das Buch über Jahrhunderte hinweg vielen immer wieder als Inspiration, u. a. Christoph Kolumbus, der Die Wunder der Welt auf seiner »Indien«-Reise bei sich hatte.
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The book collects 180 legends about Buddhist scriptures, translated into English, and accompanied by relevant pictures. The content is rich and interesting, and the copyright has been exported to Malaysia ，Sri Lanka，Bengal and India.
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Vrindavan - Name einer heiligen Stätte des Hinduismus, wo der Legende nach Krishna die Kuhhirtinnen bezauberte - vereint zwei locker geknüpfte Gedichtzyklen, die thematisch und formal ganz Unterschiedliches enthalten, vom Dreizeiler bis zum Langgedicht. Es finden sich darin streng gestaltete Gedichte neben wunderbar beiläufigen und wie hingetuschten Gebilden. Octavio Paz schrieb diese Gedichte zwischen 1962 und 1968 in Indien, Afghanistan und Ceylon, und es ist möglich, sie als eine Art verdichtetes geistiges Tagebuch aus diesen nicht nur für Paz bewegten Jahren zu lesen.
