This essay poses a twofold question regarding the Augustine who influenced Niebuhr’s work: to which of many versions was Niebuhr drawn? What has happened this across reception thought? As first matter, I argue that helped resolve long-standing questions not by pessimistic realist, but rather distinctively analogical Augustine, mediated through work Polish Jesuit Erich Przywara, understands ther...

When key processes are outsourced, vital intellectual capital often leaves the organization, never to return. As a result, organizations can quickly lose control of their destiny. Here, four information management experts report on a new model for outsourcing, which not only preserves, but creates new intellectual capital, and they explain how the model was applied at BAE Systems and Lloyd’s of...

80 IEEE Concurrency T simultaneous evolution of mobile communications and multimedia applications points toward a future where both technologies play a significant role in shaping mobile multimedia communication. However, the destiny of mobile communications and, to a great extent, of sophisticated mobile multimedia, heavily depends on the success of the emerging third generation of mobile comm...

The importance of a person's spirit and eternal destiny are eclipsed in American medi- cine. The most alarming effect of this eclipse is that the prevalence of burnout among physicians is high (about 46 percent) and growing.' It is alarming because trends that deplete the physician's spirit tragically impair the physician's capacity as a healer and as one who renews the spirit.

" O! immodest mortal! Your destiny is the joy of watching the evershifting battle! " Ludwig Boltzmann † Lecture given at the International Meeting " Boltzmann's Legacy-150 Years after his Birth " , organized by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 25-28 May 1994, in Rome, to be published in: " Atti dell " Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei " , 1997.

Rationalism has been occupying an important position in the interpretation of Confucian thoughts. However, it faces many limitations from view recent research. The theory moral luck comes reflection on rationalism, emphasizing that morality should return to living world and pay attention context human life practice. This brought new inspiration for modern Confucianism, especially concept destin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Decompressive surgery (hemicraniectomy) for life-threatening massive cerebral infarction represents a controversial issue in neurocritical care medicine. We report here the 30-day mortality and 6- and 12-month functional outcomes from the DESTINY trial. METHODS DESTINY (ISRCTN01258591) is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, clinical trial based on a sequ...

In this paper I examine a recent artistic attempt to publicly visualize a future at risk, Alexis Rockman’s mural painting Manifest Destiny. By turning to J. Robert Cox’s work on the “Locus of the Irreparable,” I contend that Manifest Destiny compels viewers to see the irreparable nature of global climate change in terms of the unique, precarious, and timely. Arguing that Rockman’s creation is a...