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A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in
encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some
economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making
part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the restrictive
practices of trade unions, encouraging training and the enhancement
of the skills of those in the labour market, coping with the
changing age profile of the workforce and in other ways. Other
economies have been less successful at labour market reform and
continue to struggle with outdated structures and practices. This
book discusses the key elements of labour market reform,
contrasting a country where reforms have been successfully carried
through, Australia, with a country where reforms have been less
successful, Japan. At the same time, this book challenges the
conventional view that Australia is the lucky country for all its
workers ? given the rising hours worked for those in work and the
difficulties for young people entering the labour market. Both
countries also face issues in terms of an ageing population, and
policy challenges in the design of safety nets and pension
provision. The book thereby demonstrates to analysts of labour
market reform worldwide the key elements of successful labour
market reform, and the consequential effects when the reforms are
carried through, or not.
A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in
encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some
economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making
part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the restrictive
practices of trade unions, encouraging training and the enhancement
of the skills of those in the labour market, coping with the
changing age profile of the workforce and in other ways. Other
economies have been less successful at labour market reform and
continue to struggle with outdated structures and practices. This
book discusses the key elements of labour market reform,
contrasting a country where reforms have been successfully carried
through, Australia, with a country where reforms have been less
successful, Japan. At the same time, this book challenges the
conventional view that Australia is the lucky country for all its
workers - given the rising hours worked for those in work and the
difficulties for young people entering the labour market. Both
countries also face issues in terms of an ageing population, and
policy challenges in the design of safety nets and pension
provision. The book thereby demonstrates to analysts of labour
market reform worldwide the key elements of successful labour
market reform, and the consequential effects when the reforms are
carried through, or not.
Letters from soldiers to their families often provide prominent
narratives of the Civil War. But what about the messages from the
women who maintained homes and farmsteads alone, all while
providing significant emotional support to their loved ones at the
front? The letters and diaries of these eight women echo the
ever-growing horrors of the conflict and reveal the stories of the
Wisconsin home front. Twenty-one-year-old Emily Quiner sought a way
to join the war effort that would feed her heart and mind. Annie
Cox wrote to her pro-slavery fiancE to staunchly defend her
abolitionist principles. Sisters Susan Brown and Ann Waldo faced
the unexpected devastation that each battle brought to families. In
Such Anxious Hours, Jo Ann Daly Carr places this material in
historical context, detailing what was happening simultaneously in
the nation, state, and local communities. Civil War history
enthusiasts will appreciate these enlightening perspectives that
demonstrate the variety of experiences in the Midwest during the
bloody conflict.
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Soul Mosaic (Paperback)
Geri Brunell; S N D de N Ed D Ann Daly
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Change happens, whether we want it to or not. How we experience
that change is completely up to us. Successfully MidAir provides
ten real and specific tools that can be practically applied right
in the moment to relieve stress, ease frustration, and deliberately
have fun in the midst of whatever is going on in your life So,
rather than your "midair" experience feeling turbulent, or
frustrating, or even painful to you, you can choose to take
advantage of those things to deliberately and powerfully create an
amazing, joyful ride... right into the life you want Whether your
struggle is in your relationships with other people (or yourself),
or in your circumstances, these tools can help you to: 1. Open the
way for things to shift dramatically, right where you stand. 2.
Know what to do right in the moment to deliberately change whatever
it is you are experiencing. 3. Recognize - and neutralize - three
"monsters" that we all deal with in midair AND in our everyday
life. 4. Understand exactly what the "problem" is, and watch as
solutions seem to magically "just appear" for you. 5. Do you want
to feel powerful - or empowered - in your life? Tool #5 helps you
understand what P.O.W.E.R. really is, and how to live a genuinely
empowered experience. 6. Choosing faith over fear is the way to go
every time. Tool #6 helps you to stand anchored in faith so that
fear can never knock you off balance for any length of time. 7.
Literally change things by changing the story that you tell "about"
those things. 8. INSTANTLY relieve stress and bring yourself to a
place of clarity and feeling really, really good 9. Let go of
whatever it is you're hanging onto so that you can reach forward,
trusting completely that all is as it should be. 10. Ask yourself
the most important question ever... Just the asking of the question
changes how you feel about - and experience - whatever is going on.
Every one of these tools is meant to be used in the moment, not to
change your circumstances - because that is not possible - but to
change "who you ARE" in those circumstances, which cannot help but
to change things for you Even if you just pick one to use
consistently, I promise that your life will never be the same If
you want to feel more empowered and more in control of your life
than ever before - without making yourself crazy with stress - then
Successfully MidAir is a GREAT book for you
What if there are signals all around you trying to get your
attention? What if these signals are there to support your deepest
dreams for who you can be and what you can create in this world?
What if life itself is quite simple and we humans make it
burdensome, heavy, and a struggle by our choices? And what if the
way we do this is counterintuitive? What if living in a state of
joy is accessible to all who seek and choose it? And what if we are
prompted throughout our lives to develop the ability to recognize
how to live into the highest and best we can be with joy and grace?
And what if the reason we don't is counterintuitive? What is
possible for each of us individually and for societies, as a whole,
when we intuitively follow inner wisdom over our fears and ego
identities? Just maybe we will live into our dreams, our life's
work, and the highest and best of who we are here to be. The path
presents itself. Do you know how to recognize the signals? Do you
want to?
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Like asking the eagle to lumber or bear to fly, you will never find
your own graceful state of being by looking outward for direction.
Grace appears when you step inward to your unique essence and walk
your own path. (108) Humans Being is a book dedicated to all who
long to find their voice, pursue their passion, and live more
fulfilling, creative, and healthier lives. It offers a simple
framework in the form of the Universal Soul Grid for reconnecting
with unique purpose and voice and for recognizing unconscious
choices that block creativity, insight, and lives of ease. The
exercises are designed to provide practice fields for readers to
engage at their own pace and to reinforce what it means to live in
grace, listen to the heart, and lead a life of clarity and courage.
The path to lives of ease and grace is available to all, and yet:
Not all of us have been engaging all aspects of this path. But its
influence and prompting in your life become clear when you look
squarely at who you are becoming, the results of your choices, and
the relative ease or difficulty of your life. The simple truth in
your heart-in whatever form you recognize it-serves your own unique
journey. As long as you remember that point, faith and courage more
easily follow. The desire to open your eyes and see where you
invest your energy to hold yourself back-for whatever
reason-becomes a curiosity, rather than a failure. And the
possibility of greatness and living your dreams emerges much more
clearly. (p. 15)
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This cultural study of modern dance icon Isadora Duncan is the
first to place her within the thought, politics and art of her
time. Duncan's dancing earned her international fame and influenced
generations of American girls and women, yet the romantic myth that
surrounds her has left some questions unanswered: What did her
audiences see on stage, and how did they respond? What dreams and
fears of theirs did she play out? Why, in short, was Duncan's
dancing so compelling? First published in 1995 and now back in
print, Done into Dance reveals Duncan enmeshed in social and
cultural currents of her time -- the moralism of the Progressive
Era, the artistic radicalism of prewar Greenwich Village, the
xenophobia of the 1920s, her association with feminism and her
racial notion of "Americanness."
Ann Daly ranks among the most insightful, articulate dance critics
and scholars writing today. Spanning the divide between journalism
and scholarship, this collection offers a double-sighted view of
dance in America from 1986 to the present, documenting the shift in
experimental dance from formal to social concerns, and recording
the expansion of dance studies in the academy from historical
documentation to cultural criticism.
Daly examines performance art and visual art as they relate to and
influence dance, with a look at the intersection of dance and
history. Gender is the subject of the final section of the book.
More than 80 reviews, features, essays, interviews and scholarly
articles -- including extended considerations of Pina Bausch,
Deborah Hay, Bill T. Jones and Ralph Lemon -- were originally
published in venues ranging from High Performance to The New York
Times to TDR: A Journal of Performance Studies.
Genetics of Complex Disease examines how the identification of
genetic variations that increase or reduce the risk of common,
genetically complex, diseases can be used to improve our
understanding of the pathology of many common diseases; enable
better patient management and care; and help with differential
diagnosis. It starts with the questions of "what", "why" and "how,"
and continues with more specific topics such as HLA and
immunogenetics, pharmacogenetics, cancer, and diabetes. It finishes
with a discussion of ethical issues, and looks to future
developments. Genetics of Complex Disease is designed for advanced
undergraduate and graduate students in the biomedical sciences and
medicine.
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