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This book discusses issues and challenges related to competition and integrity in the practice of implementing public procurement procedures. It helps the reader to solve the problems arising from a lack of information, knowledge, and experience in the fields of public procurement and competition. In addition, it provides a valuable contribution by highlighting the appropriate measures to prevent corruption and irregularities in public procurement as well as to strengthen competition.The aim of the book is to promote integrity and competition in the field of public procurement through various ...

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This book examines construction procurement, including project financing and BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer System), as well as bid rigging with its main characteristics and indicators. It gives an overview of bid rigging in construction procurement concerning some forms, objectives, and consequences, as well as various features of the construction industry that are significant for the analysis of collusion in public tenders.Furthermore, the importance of FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) was highlighted, and its role in this area was explained.The paper emphasizes the comp...

The book examines the issues and challenges raised by anticompetitive practices in public procurement and lack of integrity. This is the first book to highlight the role of integrity and competition in public procurement and its influence on the entire public procurement process.This book aims to promote integrity in public procurement as a precondition for fair competition and sustainable public procurement. It will help the reader to solve its problems concerning lack of knowledge, information, and experience in the area of competition and public procurement. Furthermore, it will help with a...

The second updated edition of the book is a response to the needs of all those interested in following the field of public-private partnerships and concessions in Serbia. In addition, it contains useful recommendations that you can apply in practice.With particular reference to the Law on Public-Private Partnership and Concessions in Serbia, this book is a practical introduction to the elements of public-private partnerships.The book gives a review of this Law`s relevant provisions concerning definitions, general principles, the Public-Private Partnership Commission, protection of rights, reso...

This completely updated Second Edition explains how you can win public procurement contracts in Serbia, with tips on how you can do it and practical, actionable advice that you can implement.The book analyses public procurement opportunities, rules, and procedures in Serbia, with particular reference to the new legislative framework. It highlights public procurement policy, including the choice of participants and award of contracts, as well as information about the bidding process. Furthermore, the book gives a review of some key explanations that bidders should also keep in mind, in order to...

El último día. 3ª edición. 2025. 184 páginas. ISBN 9798241180094. (Obra escrita en 1992)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.El último día, escrita en 1992, es una tragedia en un acto inspirada en el teatro del absurdo.Rodrigo, el hombre lógico, a pesar de que nunca sale de su apartamento, donde vive con su esposa Verónica y su hijo Marcelo, sabe cuáles son las tragedias que le esperan a la humanidad. Es un hombre orgulloso de sí mismo porque es el único que comprende el destino fatalista que le espera al ser humano. En este escenario, al que confluyen diversos personajes que ...

La antesala de la razón. 1ª edición. 2024. 196 páginas. ISBN 9798321827819. (Cuentos escritos entre 1990 y 2006)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.La antesala de la razón reúne cuentos en el que los monólogos mentales de los personajes forman una especie de burbuja que ellos crean para sobrevivir en las situaciones que se aproximan por la extrañeza y la dificultad de adaptación al entorno.Algunos de estos cuentos escritos en la década de 1990 se adelantaron a su tiempo al retratar la sociedad apática y egocéntrica de la tercera década del siglo veintiuno (El circo fatuo). O...

Heaven was perfect, until they came for his son.When angel engineer Zak's infant son is cast down for being born without wings, he faces Heaven's cruel mandate: forget, or fall. Clipped, Zak plummets to a broken Earth, where false prophets exploit the faithful, drug lords rule dead cities, and every truth comes with a price.Pursued by ruthless angel hunters through decaying urban wastelands and corrupted mega-churches, Zak uncovers a conspiracy that reaches from Earth's grimmest gutters to Heaven's highest chambers. What begins as a father's desperate search becomes a brutal quest for vengeanc...

Candidez. 2ª edición. 2026. 108 páginas. ISBN 979-8243296755. (Poemas escritos en 1984).Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.En estos poemas infantiles, la mayoría escritos hace un poco más de cuarenta años, el autor invita a los niños, a los más pequeños principalmente, a jugar con las palabras, las onomatopeyas, la musicalidad y la rima.Estos poemas rescatan la inocencia infantil, la fantasía, el mundo imaginario que seduce a los niños. Son poemas para divertirse, para repetirlos una y otra vez.“Arbolito, arbolito / que subes al cielo; / arbolito, arbolito, / ¡cómo has cr...

La otra muerte. Poemas. 1ª edición. 2023. 142 páginas. ISBN 9798856743240. (Poemas escritos en 2001)Independently published. Impreso en EE.UU.LA OTRA MUERTE. Poemas.La premisa “filosófica” que guía este poemario es: mientras una persona permanezca en las recordaciones de quien la conoció, esta continuará viva aunque ya haya fallecido.La otra muerte, a lo contrario de lo que puede sugerir el título a simple vista, es un libro que homenajea a la vida, al amor, a las amistades, a los recuerdos. Es una reflexión sobre la fugacidad de la vida, de la muerte y de la memoria.Estos poemas ...

From Orphanage to Ocean, Across Borders and Dreams This is the extraordinary journey of Curt A. Bergsten—came from a Swedish orphanage, raised by the sea, and driven by a restless spirit. As a sailor, immigrant, and entrepreneur, Curt carved out a life across more than 50 countries, collecting stories, lessons, and friendships along the way. From the icy docks of Scandinavia to the sun-drenched coast of Spain, this memoir is a testament to resilience, curiosity, and the pursuit of a life well-lived.

If Books Could Kill… They’d Start with Him. Doctor Pedro Sangre thought it would be simple: recover an old book, the Codex Luminari, from a half-sunken ruin, survive the swamp, then walk away.But it was never really that simple.When the Codex Luminari is stolen, Pedro finds himself at the center of an impossible plot with a horrific conclusion. Unless he can uncover who’s behind it all first.As necrotic magic spreads across Jamaica, Pedro and his companions find themselves hunted by murderers, pirates, and death golems. Worse still, a mysterious figure stalks them from the shadows, ...

Poems about sadness - causes and effects. Eclectic as what makes you sad mightn't me and vice versa.

Romantic Collection of Poetry by Susan O'Reilly, a female, Irish author.

The towers are falling. The truth is revealed. Now begins the final battle for love, identity, and survival.The war with Project L.O.V. has cracked the foundation of everything Kyle, Sarah, and Vicky fought to protect. Their once‑unbreakable triad is buckling under the weight of a terrifying revelation: the secrets they uncovered aren’t just technological; they are existential.The answers come with brutal cost. One partner faces a sudden, devastating physical crisis. Another’s spirit dims under the crushing threat to their identity. And Kyle, the former soldier who clawed his way back to...

Former soldier Kyle is gaining ground in the war against his PTSD, but the real battle has just begun. He and his soulmates, the emerald-eyed Sarah and the sapphire-eyed Vicky, have finally secured their unconventional love, making a defiant stand against a rigid world. But their triad may be merely entering the eye of a storm.The breadcrumbs of a technological conspiracy introduced in Book 1 have become a relentless, existential pursuit. A cryptic message shatters their domestic peace, plunging them down a rabbit hole of dark secrets and into a shadowy world of clones and whispers of life-sav...

Haunted by war and desperate for peace, former soldier Kyle finds sanctuary in the most unexpected place: a devoted triad with his two soulmates, Sarah and Vicky.Sarah is his emerald‑eyed angel. Vicky is his sapphire‑eyed inferno. Together, they are a bond that feels fated, a fierce, loving stand against a world growing colder and more high‑tech by the day.But the ghosts Kyle left on the battlefield have followed him home. As the trio prepares to formalize their three‑way union, their fragile happiness is shaken by PTSD flashbacks, explosive family conflict, and the first hints of a mu...

Before history sanitized World War I, a soldier wrote it down in his diaries.Inside an old steamer trunk, a scholar uncovered forgotten diaries, revealing the voice of Ned Steele, a young American forever reshaped by the first global war of the modern age.Beginning in Detroit and ending in the ravaged fields of Europe, Steele's diaries trace his transformation from a civilian volunteer in 1914 to a commissioned officer commanding machine-gun units on the Western Front. What unfolds is not a heroic myth, but an unfiltered chronicle of endurance: choking mud and gas, relentless artillery, shatte...

Poems and Flash Fiction on the subject of Christmas by an Irish, female author.

Before playlists, algorithms, and automated radio feeds, there was personality-driven Top 40 radio—fast, loud, improvisational, and alive.This memoir--accepted in the Rock & Roll HOF Library--takes you inside that era through the lens of San Francisco broadcasting, when stations like KFRC weren’t just playing hits—they were shaping culture in real time. It was a world where a DJ’s voice mattered as much as the records being spun, and where timing, instinct, and instinct alone could make—or break—a broadcast moment.At the center is a working radio life: the studios, the rivalrie...

Halloween Poetry that's not too scary, by a female Irish author.

An eclectic selection of micropoetry, by a female Irish author.

A collection of 5/7/5 from an Irish female poet.  She finds they can summon the muse.

A Collection of Poems written in response to Twitter prompts. Ecletic as it depended on what prompt summoned my muse. I hope you enjoy.

 

 

A wonderful collection of bawdy, irreverent, lusty and at the same time poignant and humorous poems.

Poems and Flash Fiction about nature in whatever shape she takes either in scenery or the animal world, from an Irish female author.

 

 

A poetry collection to do with sex some funny, some sad. Female author from Ireland.

A small collection of poems about the angels or things that I find angelic.

A collection of flash fiction written from horror prompts, so a bit on the darker side.

Big House, Bigger Secrets

• The house itself is almost a character, echoing hallways, hidden corners, and silence that speaks.
• Perfect for readers who love atmospheric, slightly eerie settings.
• Emotional Themes
• Devotion vs obsession
• Secrets and their cost
• Family love under pressure
• Innocence and protection
• Mood / Atmosphere Tags
• Gothic tension
• Emotional suspense
• Subtle haunting
• Warmth mixed with unease

...the worst monsters are the ones we loveThe grisly discovery of a trailer of dead women who were kidnapped in Central America to serve as prostitutes in California leads the CIRG team of the FBI headed by Rebecca Wise to the Rostovs, a family living in one of the most affluent communities in America and the  head of the Vory, The Russian crime syndicate supported by their Federal Government that has infiltrated every aspect of life in the United States. The decision of the FBI to take down the Vory starts the most extensive operation the FBI has ever undertaken, in the center of which t...

A quiet descent into cosmic horror. When reality fractures around him, Elias is drawn toward a presence that doesn’t chase — it waits. Nyxalath is a story of identity unraveling, ancient inevitability, and the breach that finds you.Some fractures don’t appear in the world around you. They appear in you.Elias has spent years trying to outrun the quiet distortions in his life — the moments that don’t line up, the memories that feel borrowed, the sense that something is watching from just beyond the edges of perception. He tells himself it’s stress. Exhaustion. A mind stretched too th...

Carry You Close is a tender, illustrated story about the comfort and love shared through babywearing.Children and babies will enjoy illustrations that show the warmth and love of babywearing in soft hand-drawn pastels, while the story tells of just how loved and cherished they are.Perfect to read to your little one, to gift new parents, or to share at a children's group, this heartwarming picture book celebrates babywearing and the special bond that babywearing brings. Savour the small moments together, where a heartbeat, a breath, and closeness feels like home for you both.Carry You Close gen...

A violent coup, a cryptic prophecy, and a woman who escaped the notice of a god.Queen Kamia’s script is infallible, divinely guided by the omniscient wisdom of her god. Every word comes to pass, from the massacre that claims the life of the king, the fate of her children after the Kingdom’s fall, the betrayal of loved ones, and even her own demise. The bloodthirsty usurper who led the coup is prophesied to be the Kingdom’s next sovereign, with the script declaring that no one will be left to challenge her rise to power. It seems that this is yet another accurate prediction.However, there...

Be the Hero! Contribute to your community in the most valuable way by making 9-1-1 work. Become active in pressuring our elected officials to stop the failure of the 9-1-1 system. We have the power, but the will has been lacking. It's not about money. Lousy 9-1-1 service costs roughly the same in budget terms, but it costs horribly in human suffering. Let's commit to changing our government's priorities.The solution is so simple. It shocks me that we continue to let people die.The solution: Make answering the phone the number one priority. That's it. No fluff.In this book, I show how to fix 9-...

Manual for training new Emergency 911 Operators in the Emergency Call Center from 2007. The Emergency 911 Operators would triage calls and transfer to agency call-takers in an efficient manner. Because most 911 calls arrive in bunches, and not randomly, duplicating calls overwhelm most 911 systems. The structure of the Tucson 911 model effectively prevented the duplicate calls from blocking other calls and losing information about emergency situations, providing greater safety for the public and the first-responders.The "triage PSAP" is the only call center structure that can effectively handl...

On October 15, 2020, three weeks before the election, the US Senate Judiciary Committee met for the fourth day of the hearing considering the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for associate justice of the US Supreme Court for the purpose of filling the seat left vacant by the recently deceased liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Republicans were exploiting their majority to push through the fast-tracked appointment before the November 3 election. Democrats were opposing the nomination that would flip the Supreme Court position on many issues, which the Republicans could not enact through the legisl...

Los evangelios llevan una enseñanza secreta, la gnosis, que abre nuestra mente por nuevas posibilidades. A la vez ganamos los beneficios, nos da cuenta de que éste es el propósito verdadero de las enseñanzas.

El mensaje esotérico de los evangelios y otras antiguas escrituras cristianas en lenguaje claro. La gnosis de Jesucristo.

At 7:00 pm on March 31, 2025, Senator Cory Booker began a record speech against the lawless authoritarianism of the administration of President Donald J. Trump. The speech was the longest in the history of the US Senate, twenty-five hours and five minutes, exceeding the previous record of Senator Strom Thurmond, who had filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Ironically, a black man had risen to become a senator and to defeat that ignominious record. The purpose of this display, entirely performative but also extraordinary and meaningful, was to awaken Americans to the dangers to democracy ...