But in years past he has conducted the water-blessing ceremony in some unlikely places, including the confluence of rivers that forms the Amazon, the melting coast of Greenland and the oily Gulf of Mexico.
In this chapter, we consider exergy management through four main aspects including the confluence of energy, environment, and sustainable development; application of exergy concepts and methods to industrial operations and problems; the integration of exergy analysis with industrial ecology; and finally exergy in policy development and education.
Semantic errors were most strongly associated with left ATL damage whereas deficits on tests of verbal and non-verbal semantic recognition were most strongly associated with damage to deep white matter underlying the frontal lobe at the confluence of multiple tracts, including the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, the uncinate fasciculus, and the anterior thalamic radiations.
Many historic buildings survive, including the ruins of the castle at the confluence of the rivers.
"We do not anticipate that it will have a significant impact on American Apparel's productivity because of the confluence of several factors including the slow economy and high preexisting inventory levels," he said.
Ms. Whitted said the neighborhood's low years were the result of a confluence of factors including the blackout and fires, and disinvestment from landlords and the city.
The record amount for this campaign was the result of a confluence of factors, including the generosity of a New York philanthropic foundation, said Jack Rosenthal, president of The New York Times Company Foundation, which administers the fund.
But an unlucky confluence of misfortunes, including the Asian economic crisis, caused investors to abandon the project.Despite the setbacks, Mr Loder is still optimistic about the technology's long-term prospects.
Ms. Gedda said a confluence of factors, including the Bangladeshi government's pledge for reforms and the involvement of the International Labor Organization as a monitor, led H&M to sign the pact.
This film is one of the many great foreign films from the nineties that, owing to a confluence of forces — including the closing of art-house theatres, competition from home video, and increasing print-advertising costs — never came out here.
Developers in Las Vegas have chosen to ignore the despair felt now in much of the retail industry because, they say, Las Vegas has a special confluence of circumstances, including the fastest-growing population in the country, desert sunshine, low taxes, a low crime rate and -- even though they do not say it -- the gambling.
