When Mr and Mrs Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) visit an orphanage to find a brother for their son George (Jonathan Lipnicki) they come away with a charming talking mouse called Stuart. After initial misgivings, George and Stuart begin to get on famously, and everything seems to be going perfectly; but unknown to the family, the neighbourhood cats have ganged together with the sole intention of getting rid of Stuart. Co-written by M. Night Shyamalan ('The Sixth Sense') and featuring state-of-the-art computer-generated effects and Michael J. Fox as the voice of Stuart.

In this sequel to 'Lady and the Tramp', the original duo's offspring, mischievous pup Scamp (voiced by Scott Wolf), is always getting into trouble. After running away from home he meets lovely stray Angel (Alyssa Milano) and the streetwise Buster (Chazz Palminteri), who enrolls Scamp in the Junkyard Dogs gang. However, how long will Scamp be happy in his new, collar-free surroundings?

Wife, mother, and award-winning producer of the sleeper hit "What the Bleep Do We Know ?" Betsy Chasse thought she had it all figured out...until she realized she didn't. She didn't know anything about happiness, love, spirituality, or herself...nothing, nada, zilch.
In a book that's anything but quiet, Chasse takes readers on a playful romp through the muddy fields of life and spirituality. Witty, yet unflinching, Chasse exposes her own experience tipping sacred cows and dissects the fragile beliefs we all hold so dear. Because the truth is, we each have a choice to believe the stories we tell ourselves or create new ones.
A candid, no-nonsense confession, Chasse's story gives readers the freedom to break free from their old patterns and gleefully frolic through fields, cow tipping at will and in the process, create a new reality for themselves.

John R. Commons is one of the few reformers of the past century whose major works are still actively read, whose ideas are still debated, and whose principles are still applied to the analysis of contemporary problems. His life spanned the years of America's "Great Transformation," from a nation of shopkeepers, farmers, and small towns to one of giant corporations, landless laborers, and crowded cities. He became involved in almost every aspect of America's response to the damaging side effects of that transformation. A Worker's Economist begins with John Commons' childhood and education and continues through his life as a scholar, teacher, administrator, and reformer. Commons' list of accomplishments are great in number and overall effect. He worked on the staff of the first government commission to investigate the economic and social consequences of corporate mergers. He served as a public representative on the commission that investigated industrial violence and workplace relations. He was a participant observer in America's largest and most historic mineworkers' strike. He wrote and administered the nation's first constitutional worker compensation law. He developed principles of social reform and public administration that his students carried into the design and administration of the Social Security system as well as Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. John Dennis Chasse reviews Commons' major works, describes the people with whom he worked, and follows the fortunes of the unions that were intrinsic to his vision of "collective democracy." As a final testament to Commons' importance, Chasse considers his legacy as it endures in the work of his students and beyond.

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Presents research in Employee-Driven Innovation, an emergent field of study that meets the demand for exploiting new innovative potentials in organizations. There is a growing interest in creating new knowledge in innovation, emphasizing human resources and social processes. The authors intend to take the global lead in research on these areas.

Presents research in Employee-Driven Innovation, an emergent field of study that meets the demand for exploiting new innovative potentials in organizations. There is a growing interest in creating new knowledge in innovation, emphasizing human resources and social processes. The authors intend to take the global lead in research on these areas.

John R. Commons is one of the few reformers of the past century whose major works are still actively read, whose ideas are still debated, and whose principles are still applied to the analysis of contemporary problems. His life spanned the years of America's "Great Transformation," from a nation of shopkeepers, farmers, and small towns to one of giant corporations, landless laborers, and crowded cities. He became involved in almost every aspect of America's response to the damaging side effects of that transformation. A Worker's Economist begins with John Commons' childhood and education and continues through his life as a scholar, teacher, administrator, and reformer. Commons' list of accomplishments are great in number and overall effect. He worked on the staff of the first government commission to investigate the economic and social consequences of corporate mergers. He served as a public representative on the commission that investigated industrial violence and workplace relations. He was a participant observer in America's largest and most historic mineworkers' strike. He wrote and administered the nation's first constitutional worker compensation law. He developed principles of social reform and public administration that his students carried into the design and administration of the Social Security system as well as Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. John Dennis Chasse reviews Commons' major works, describes the people with whom he worked, and follows the fortunes of the unions that were intrinsic to his vision of "collective democracy." As a final testament to Commons' importance, Chasse considers his legacy as it endures in the work of his students and beyond.

By making small changes to the way you live your life you can improve your social life and enjoy the dating experience. After reading this book you will also: * Feel better equipped to live on your own * Be armed with simple dating tips giving you the upper hand on other men on the dating scene * Dress well so you feel and look more attractive to women * Gain in confidence and increase your self-esteem * Be able to cook nutritional food making you feel and look healthier.

Im Buch wird aus Schilderungen von Kindern deutlich, wie sie sich, ihre Familie, ihr Umfeld unter Armutsbedingungen sehen. Eine einzigartige Analyse der verheerenden, vielschichtigen Auswirkungen von Armut auf Kinder. Das Buch liefert die Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie, die die Lebenslage von Kindern im Grundschulalter aus der Perspektive der Kinder untersucht. Es handelt sich um eine der ersten Studien, die auf Eigenaussagen der Kinder basiert. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass die Prozesse zunehmender Benachteiligung und des mehrdimensionalen Ausschlusses von Kindern eine theoretische, empirische und konzeptuelle Herausforderung fur die Soziale Arbeit darstellen. Es wird vor allem das bislang unzureichende Instrumentarium der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe deutlich. Im Ergebnis diskutiert das Buch Vorschlage fur eine konzeptionelle Umorientierung der Jugendhilfe.

In den medialen und politischen Diskursen um Unterschicht tauchen in den letzten Jahren neue Toene auf: die Unterschicht versperre sich selbst den Weg in die aufnahmebereite Gesellschaft, indem sie sich durch eine eigene Kultur von ihr abschotte. Deswegen sei die Erziehung der Unterschicht bis hin zu staatlichem Zwang - Foerdern und Fordern, Kontrolle der Sozialisationsrisiken, praventive Programme - erforderlich. Diese in Deutschland teils subtile, teils laute Re-Moralisierung der Unterschichtfrage steht im Zentrum dieses Lehrbuchs. Neben dem Diskurs um die Unterschicht wird die Entwicklung gesellschaftlicher Gruppen in prekaren Lebenslagen, in Armut und in der Gefahr der Exklusion dargestellt - gestutzt durch die Erschliessung des wissenschaftlichen Diskurses um Ungleichheit, Ausgrenzung, Arbeit, Familienformen, underclass und Zivilgesellschaft.

Der Leser hat ein umfangreiches Buch vor sich. Was erwartet ihn? Der Text ist trotz reflektierender Abschnitte kein theoretisches Werk. Es ist in erster Linie der Bericht uber eine empirische Studie, die naturlich ihre theoretischen Voraussetzungen hat und diese auch offenlegt, doch die Ergebnisse laden zum Disput ein. Zentrale Begriffe der Armutstheorie, wie Lebenslagen und soziale Ungleichheit, benachteiligte und arme Lebenslagen, die Differentialitat von Lebenslagen, die subjektive Gestaltung von Lebenslagen und die Handlungs chancen der lebensweltlichen Akteure, sind noch in vieler Hinsicht offen. Fur die sozialpadagogische Perspektive bzw. den sozialpadagogischen Zugang zu sozialen Problemen werden einige Vorschlage gemacht. Gibt es sozialpadago gische Forschung? Zumindest gibt es einige besondere Aspekte an sozialen Problemen, die unsere Forschung beachten sollte. Armut gilt in dieser Studie als paradigmatischer Begriff im Sinne der Verstandigung uber einen Problemzusammenhang von benachteiligten Le benslagen, von denen Sozialhilfebezug eine - doch nicht die einzige - ist. Armut wird mithin als heuristischer Begriff verwandt. Armut schliesst notwen dig materielle Benachteiligung ein; doch wo hort sie auf? Da nicht vorab be stimmt werden sollte, wo eine Grenze fur Benachteiligung lag, wurde eine Einkommensgrenze von 60% als Obergrenze fur alle Stichproben verwendet; unterhalb dessen waren Lebenslagen-und Lebensfuhrungs-Unterschiede eine offene Forschungsfrage. Im Kontext eines lebenslagebezogenen Ansatzes von Armutsforschung wie auch einer Theorie sozialer Arbeit werden Benachteiligung und Armut im Feld mehrerer Dimensionen menschlichen Lebens verstanden, so Wohnung, Bildung und Ausbildung, Arbeit, soziale Teilhabe und Integration, Gesundheit usw. Die Studie bleibt hier vorwiegend deskriptiv auf die Darstellung der Ergebnisse bezogen."