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Still Waiting for Justice
Three years after a historic peace agreement ended a decade-long armed conflict, specifically promising greater respect for human rights and accountability, impunity remains firmly entrenched in Nepal. No member of the security forces or the Maoists has been held to account in civilian courts for grave human rights abuses committed during the conflict; most cases that have been filed are stalled. Human rights violations committed since the end of the conflict also continue to go unpunished: cases against suspects are routinely withdrawn, with the victims offered token amounts of money. Ending impunity for past and continuing violations is essential if Nepal is to continue to move away from violence and more firmly establish the rule of law.
Sounding Cities
Berlin, Chicago, Kolkata - three modern cities, whose soundscapes are as different as they are similar. Historically and musically, all three cities bear witness to changing worlds, above all the diversity and multiculturalism that led to the rapid growth of urban centers from the Enlightenment to the present. It is this sound world of musical difference, which modernity subjected to auditory transformation, that is the subject of Sounding Cities. The chapters in this book draw the reader to the life of the city itself, to its streets and stages, transforming how we listen to the modern world. Philip V. Bohlman is Ludwig Rosenberger Distinguished Service Professor in Jewish History in the De...
Acoustical Analysis of the Tanpura
This book addresses the acoustic signal analysis and spectral dynamics of the tanpura, an Indian plucked string instrument. In addition, it strives to provide a logical and objective explanation of Indian classical musicians’ cognitive experience. Issues of relevance in this regard include the rich, mellifluous sound; the undulation of the loudness; the somewhat cyclical variation of the timbre, which is strongly related to these undulations; and the occasional perception of virtual notes to which no strings are tuned. The book analyses the materials used in the tanpura, the instrument’s simple structure, the intricacies of the lower bridge, and the theory of string vibration with variab...
Waiting for Justice
Waiting for Justice SynopsisDesirae Brown, 18 is a girl from Baltimore, Maryland who, after graduation, moves to Atlanta, Georgia and encounters back to back dreadful circumstances. She leaves behind her parents, has difficulty finding a job, she loses her best friend, Joshua Rodney, to stomach cancer and she deals with two heartbreaking marriages. Daniel Johnson, who is physically abusive to her due to the loss of his best friend and the other is Jonathan Seavers, who is an alcoholic and he is also a man who rapes Desirae's youngest daughter, Jasmine. Over time, Daniel kills himself in prison and Desirae moves to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is where he is introduced to Jonathan Seavers a...
Continuing Professional Education for the Information Society
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.
