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This book was first published in 1977.
A Retirement Gift for Women Who are Solo Agers"When it comes to
aging, you can't count on your children, especially if you don't
have any. But help is on the way." Harry R. Moody, Ph.D., retired
Vice President for Academic Affairs, AARP Wall Street Journal Best
Books of 2018 on Aging Well #1 Best Seller in Aging, Aging Parents,
Gerontology, Volunteer Work, Budgeting & Money Management,
Almanacs & Yearbooks, Eldercare, Retirement Planning ,
Parenting & Relationships, and Reference American Baby boomers
are aging and fifteen million of them are childfree. Who will take
care of them as they retire? Unprecedented in U.S. history, this
demographic is creating challenges for these individuals as well as
for society. Childless Solo Agers. In Essential Retirement Planning
for Solo Agers, Sara Zeff Geber, a Ph.D. in Counseling and Human
Behavior and a Certified Retirement Coach, coins the term "Solo
Ager." Solo Agers are the segment of society that either does not
have adult children or is single and expects be on their own as
they grow older. A Happy retirement gift for women and men. With a
compelling and readable style, Geber takes her Solo Ager readers on
a journey toward happy retirement, starting with the choice to be
childless and why so many boomers were able to make that decision.
Through stories and narrative, she explores housing choices,
relationships, and building a support system. Geber shares her
expertise on what constitutes a fulfilling older life and how Solo
Agers can maximize their opportunities for financial security,
physical health, meaning and purpose in the second half of life.
Learn about: Levels of care and independence Types of living
arrangements End-of-life issues Legal and financial decisions If
you have read Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?, Aging Alone,
or The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ by Suze Orman, you will
love Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers.
One of the principal characteristics of the European Neolithic is
the development of monumentality in association with innovations in
material culture and changes in subsistence from hunting and
gathering to farming and pastoralism. The papers in this volume
discuss the latest insights into why monumental architecture became
an integral part of early farming societies in Europe and beyond.
One of the topics is how we define monuments and how our arguments
and recent research on temporality impacts on our interpretation of
the Neolithic period. Different interpretations of Goebekli Tepe
are examples of this discussion as well as our understanding of
special landmarks such as flint mines. The latest evidence on the
economic and paleoenvironmental context, carbon 14 dates as well as
analytical methods are employed in illuminating the emergence of
monumentalism in Neolithic Europe. Studies are taking place on a
macro and micro scale in areas as diverse as Great Britain,
Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, the Dutch wetlands, Portugal and
Malta involving a range of monuments from long barrows and
megalithic tombs to roundels and enclosures. Transformation from a
natural to a built environment by monumentalizing part of the
landscape is discussed as well as changes in megalithic
architecture in relation to shifts in the social structure. An
ethnographic study of megaliths in Nagaland discuss monument
building as an act of social construction. Other studies look into
the role of monuments as expressions of cosmology and active loci
of ceremonial performances. Also, a couple of papers analyse the
social processes in the transformation of society in the aftermath
of the initial boom in monument construction and the related
changes in subsistence and social structure in northern Europe. The
aim of the publication is to explore different theories about the
relationship between monumentality and the Neolithic way of life
through these studies encompassing a wide range of types of
monuments over vast areas of Europe and beyond.
The processes and consequences of household decision-making are
investigated using multi-disciplinary research methods of decision
analysis that involves statistical, mathematical, psychological,
anthropological, and econometric techniques brought together in a
holistic manner. This study is focused in the Ada and Selale
regions of the Central Ethiopian Highlands. The technologies
studied are fertilizer, improved crop varieties, pesticides, and
cross-bred cows. Goals and strategies of households, institutions,
access to information, indigenous knowledge, risk taking behavior,
and their impacts on household decision-making were studied.
Technology adoption was studied under a variety of controllable
(e.g., allocation of labor) and uncontrollable (natural factors
such as rainfall or government intervention) environments. The
findings demonstrated that agricultural producers can attain
greater increases in food production and the efficiency with which
it is produced if they adopt at least two innovations. The study
revealed that non-physical resources such as indigenous knowledge
and institutions play a fundamental role on the ability of
producers to achieve increases in food production. For development
to be sustained, therefore, investments in physical resources
should be matched with those in non-physical resources.
This book examines the interplay and tensions between hegemonic and
counter-hegemonic language policy and processes in Tigray, a
regional state of Ethiopia, in the period of pre- and post-1991.
Viewing language use and language policy as dynamic social and
ideological processes, the book presents Ethiopia as an example of
language policy creation and implementation over time, in a highly
volatile political context. The case of Ethiopia is unique in that
different language policies and practices were put in place as the
country's leaders changed through political takeovers. Declared
language policies were not always implemented, and those
implemented were often protested. The book starts with an overview
and review of language policy and planning, followed by a chapter
on the history of such planning in Ethiopia. It then presents the
methodology used for the study, and examines the appropriation of
hegemonic LPP, patterns of resistance, schools and public sites as
centers of resistance, and the emergence and development of
specific patterns of language use in different regions of the
country. The book ends with recommendations for future research,
and draws the overall conclusion that since LPP is a dynamic and
multilayered contextual process, official or de facto language
policy is often undermined by overt or covert unofficial language
policies, ideologies, mechanisms, and agents that result in
different patterns of language use.
This book describes the potential and challenges of cosmopolitanism
from a philosophical and historical point of view. Through the
prism of cosmopolitanism, this book considers how the recent surge
in migration is affecting our current reality, while also taking
stock of the contemporary potential of cosmopolitan ideas. It
considers and compares the significance of religion and culture for
the wider societal acceptance or rejection of refugees. Moreover,
the book examines the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence
on immigration policies, non-refoulement, humanitarian law and
gender. It presents empirically based research of a quantitative,
qualitative and comparative nature regarding the determinants of
attitudes towards cosmopolitanism and more generally concerning
public opinion on migration issues, and reflects on conceptions of
and attitudes towards citizenship, while also imagining new forms
of citizenship. This book serves as a comprehensive overview and
resource for migration scholars from the social sciences and the
humanities, as well as students and other stakeholders in the
fields of migration and human rights.
This book describes the potential and challenges of cosmopolitanism
from a philosophical and historical point of view. Through the
prism of cosmopolitanism, this book considers how the recent surge
in migration is affecting our current reality, while also taking
stock of the contemporary potential of cosmopolitan ideas. It
considers and compares the significance of religion and culture for
the wider societal acceptance or rejection of refugees. Moreover,
the book examines the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence
on immigration policies, non-refoulement, humanitarian law and
gender. It presents empirically based research of a quantitative,
qualitative and comparative nature regarding the determinants of
attitudes towards cosmopolitanism and more generally concerning
public opinion on migration issues, and reflects on conceptions of
and attitudes towards citizenship, while also imagining new forms
of citizenship. This book serves as a comprehensive overview and
resource for migration scholars from the social sciences and the
humanities, as well as students and other stakeholders in the
fields of migration and human rights.
Written by the leading experts in the field, this book examines the
evolutionary advantages of gender dimorphism and sexual dimorphism
in flowering plants. Divided into three sections: the first
introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems
and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a
consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and
non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the
evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory
related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical
patterns, while the last section deals with the genetics of gender
expression and of secondary sexual characters.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th Brazilian Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, SBIA 2002, held in Porto de Galinhas/Recife, Brazil in November 2002.The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 146 submissions from 18 countries. the papers are organized in topical sections on theoretical and logical methods, autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, machine learning, knowledge discovery and data mining, evolutionary computation and artificial life, uncertainty, and natural language processing.
Written by the leading experts in the field, this book examines the evolutionary advantages of gender dimorphism - the occurence of two sexual forms - and sexual dimorphism - dimorphism in secondary sex characters - in flowering plants. Gender dimorphism is found in approximately 10% of flowering plant species and has been an active topic of research. By contrast, sexual dimorphism in plants is much less widely appreciated. The book consists of three sections: The first introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical patterns. The last section deals with the genetics of gender expression and of secondary sexual characters.
True religion is the discovery and fulfillment of the meaning of
life through the acceptance of divine mystery. The God who created
us is infinitely transcendent, yet by ineffable grace He makes
Himself known to mortal human beings. We catch glimpses of God
through His universal creation. We glean a partial knowledge of God
through His universal laws. We hear the voice of God speaking
through our consciences. And we feel His omnipotent existence
through human expressions of love, mercy, compassion, and justice.
And yet, in spite of these things, God is still holy mystery. He is
not a riddle to be solved, but an Infinite reality to be worshipped
and adored. And with humble hearts, human beings can experience the
Lord of creation in mystical depth. For through the simple but
sublime message of the Gospel, God has made it possible for finite
human creatures to enter into His eternal embrace. By the power of
the Cross, we can indeed know Him Who surpasses all knowing. From
the Introduction] MYSTERY and MEANING is a compilation of
inspirational quotes, mystical prose, and philosophical polemics
from the mind and heart of Gebre Menfes Kidus ("Servant of the Holy
Spirit"). The author's words provide a unique and valuable
perspective on many of the vital religious, social, and moral
issues of our time. Gebre Menfes Kidus balances contemplative
reflections with impassioned argument, leaving the reader
challenged and inspired. Herein is edification and enlightenment
for the philosopher, the theologian, the spiritual seeker, and the
lay Christian. The author addresses a variety of topics, such as: +
Orthodox Theology + Spiritual Warfare + Mysticism + Social Justice
+ Metaphysics + Christian Pacifism + Biblical Commentary + Human
Rights + The Teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
One consequence of development has been that large numbers of
people have been displaced from their land - the editors provide an
analysis of such population displacements in Ethiopia in the
context of other causes of movement, such as drought and conflict.
Development worldwide has increasingly involved displacement.
Ethiopia is no exception; population displacement resulting from
development as well as conflict, drought and conservation has been
on the increase since the 1960s. Therecent history of conflict in
the Horn of Africa has led to large-scale population movements of
refugees, returnees, internally displaced groups and demobilized
soldiers. The context of drought and food insecurity in the
mid-1980s and again in the early 2000s added a further rationale
and impetus for organizing state-led resettlement programmes. This
book brings together for the first time studies of the different
types of development, conflict and drought induced displacement in
Ethiopia, and analyses the conceptual, methodological and
experiential similarities, overlaps and differences between these
various forms. ALULA PANKHURST is an independent researcher anda
member of the Forum for Social Studies; FRANCOIS PIGUET is a
lecturer on the masters course of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian
Action at the Geneva University Published in association with the
Centre Francais des Etudes Ethiopiennes (CFEE)
With one million dead, and just as many forced to emigrate, the
Irish Famine (1845-52) is among the worst health calamities in
history. Because historical records of the Victorian period in
Ireland were generally written by the middle and upper classes,
relatively little has been known about those who suffered the most,
the poor and destitute. But in 2006, archaeologists excavated an
until then completely unknown intramural mass burial containing the
remains of nearly 1,000 Kilkenny Union Workhouse inmates. In the
first bioarchaeological study of Great Famine victims, Jonny Geber
uses skeletal analysis to tell the story of how and why the Famine
decimated the lowest levels of nineteenth century Irish
society.Seeking help at the workhouse was an act of desperation by
people who were severely malnourished and physically exhausted.
Overcrowded, it turned into a hotspot of infectious disease--as did
many other union workhouses in Ireland during the Famine. Geber
reveals how medical officers struggled to keep people alive, as
evidenced by cases of amputations but also craniotomies. Still,
mortality rates increased and the city cemeteries filled up, until
there was eventually no choice but to resort to intramural burials.
Deceased inmates were buried in shrouds and coffins--an attempt by
the Board of Guardians of the workhouse to maintain a degree of
dignity towards these victims. By examining the physical conditions
of the inmates that might have contributed to their
institutionalization, as well as to the resulting health
consequences, Geber sheds new and unprecedented light on Ireland's
Great Hunger.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1600 Edition.
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