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Provides a focused, organised discussion about the role that
research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching children and
young people with disabilities in physical education classes.
Explores the research-base of pedagogical practices that are
advocated by academics and utilised by practitioners when teaching
children and young people with six specific disabilities.
Scrutinises practices that are commonly used by practitioners and
advocated by academics by discussing the research- and
practice-base that supports them.
Buoyant, irrepressible and hot-tempered, John Charles Thomas
captivated audiences worldwide with his incredible voice. The son
of a farmer, his earliest singing experience was at church
revivals. He attended the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and in
1910, as Thomas began his second year of study, he was taken under
the tutelage of Adelin Fermin, one of the few voice coaches in
America capable of truly training Thomas' voice. This good fortune
virtually made Thomas' career. By 1915, he was working on Broadway
and less than a decade later he embarked on a trans - Atlantic life
with bases in Paris, Brussels, London, New York and Palm Beach. The
height of his popularity came from 1934 to 1946. Thomas was always
a favorite with his audiences even though critics condemned him for
his practice of including popular music in his concerts. By the mid
- 1940s, this tendency had earned Thomas a reputation as a popular
singer rather than a serious artist. The changing face of the music
industry during the early 1950s and the ensuing sharp decline in
audiences for concert singers such as Thomas resulted in slow,
painful end to his career as he gradually faded into the background
of the musical world. This biography details the life and career of
John Charles Thomas, from operatic performances to concerts and
radio broadcasts. Beginning with his school days at the Peabody, it
follows Thomas to his work on Broadway, where he appeared in
productions such as ""Alone at Last"" and ""Step This Way"".
Additional topics include Thomas' movement to an intercontinental
operatic career, his unprecedented success at the Metropolitan
Opera, and the lifelong encouragement given him by his voice coach.
Thomas' constant challenge of critics through his inclusion of
popular music is also discussed. Appendices provide a discography
of initial releases, a list of operatic appearances in Brussels and
the United States and detailed information on his Westinghouse
radio series.
Executive leadership is critically important to understanding the workings and performance of organizations, yet it is a topic that is usually ignored by mainstream leadership research. Leadership and Information Processing provides a much-needed analysis of this crucial element of organizational behaviour. Robert G. Lord and Karen J. Maher examine how executives make decisions and how decision acceptance is constrained by the leadership perceptions of others. Focussing in particular on leadership and social perceptions, perceptions of female leaders, organizational culture, and the effects of executive succession. Leadership and Information Processing offers crucial information for students, researchers and teachers of mangement, business, organizational behavior and organizational/social psychology.
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New in paperback! Maher introduces the basic elements required for
an archival program to meet the documentary needs of a college or
university. Both archivists and their administrative superiors can
obtain a thorough understanding of archival work and its importance
to their institution. Beginning archivists, experienced academic
archivists, archivists outside academe, and related professionals
will all benefit from this book, which assesses the current status
and conditions of academic archives, articulates the basic
principles that should determine the operating goals for academic
archives, and synthesizes external professional standards and
techniques with a systematic overview of what is practical for
academic archivists. Cloth version previously published in 1992.
It has become something of a cliche that Western culture is
obsessed with celebrity, glamour, and the opportunities ordinary
people are now given (reality television, social networking sites,
blogging) to become famous. These new engagements between fame and
obscurity have been accompanied by energetic debates about the
self, image and vanity. Similar debates are also underway in a
domain apparently quite different from this digital realm - the
corporeal domain of health, fitness, beauty and anti-ageing.
Vanity, it seems, can account for both our least and most bodily
modes of making the self. Despite these growing areas of debate,
little or no sociological or cultural studies research on vanity
has been conducted to date. This book sets out to remedy this.
Exploring a range of sites of social and cultural production - from
Helen Mirren's red bikini to The Biggest Loser reality weight loss
show, from suffragists to Viagra, from anti-ageing medicine to
Facebook - the book takes an engaging, sophisticated and
wide-ranging look at new ideas and practices of vanity. How are
contemporary subjects to cope with concurrent pressures both
towards self-absorption and away from it? Taking an explicitly
gendered approach to these questions, Vanity: 21st Century Selves
conducts a broad analysis of a key concept shaping contemporary
Western societies and their ways of understanding the self.
What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects?
Exploring a range of fields including public health, information
technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and
beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes
contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood.
The9thAsianComputingScienceConferencewasheldinChiangMaiinDec- ber
2004. This volume contains papers that were presented at that
conference. The conference was dedicated to Jean-Louis Lassez, on
the occasion of his ?fth cycle (60th year) birthday. Its theme was
"higher-level decision-making". Philippe Flajolet was invited to
give the opening keynote address, while Yuzuru Tanaka and Phillip
Rogaway were also keynote speakers. In addition to the keynote
speakers, distinguished colleagues of Jean-Louis Lassez were -
vited to present talks in his honour. Many of those talks are
represented by papers in this volume, but I would like to thank all
those speakers: Jonathan Bernick Alex Brodsky Vijay Chandru T. Y.
Chen Norman Foo Martin Golumbic Richard Helm Claude Kirchner H' el'
ene Kirchner Kim Marriott Krishna Palem Kotagiri Ramamohanarao
Vijay Saraswat Masahiko Sato R. K. Shyamasundar Nicolas Spyratos
Andrew Sung Pascal Van Hentenryck Jean Vuillemin Following a call
for papers, 75 papers were submitted, comprising 47 from Asia, 13
from Europe, 8 from Australia, 5 from North America, and 2 from the
Middle East. Submissions came from a total of 23 countries. Korea,
China and Thailand were the most-represented countries. These
papers underwent ano- mous refereeing before the Program Committee
selected 17 papers for presen- tion at the conference. I thank the
Program Committee for doing an excellent job under severe time
pressure. I thank the General Chairs of the conference, Joxan Ja?ar
and Kanchana Kanchanasut, for their support.
In any business the best projects come from referrals. So what if
you had, at your fingertips, a fool-proof system for exploding your
business by word of mouth? The Seven Levels of Communication tells
the entertaining and educational story of Rick Masters. Down on his
luck, overweight, cynical and with nothing to lose, Rick meets
Michelle, a mortgage professional who has built a successful
business without advertising or personal promotion. Sceptical, he
agrees to accompany her to a conference to learn more about her
mysterious methods, and then becomes her student. Rick soon
discovers that the rewards for implementing these strategies are
far greater than he had ever imagined. As his business grows, Rick
rediscovers significance and meaning in his life, sees his
self-image and personal relationships improve and finds authentic
happiness through service to others. In The Seven Levels of
Communication, readers will learn the specific strategies that
helped Rick go from relationships to referrals. Each chapter is
filled with tools, tips and techniques that readers can begin to
use immediately for business and personal success.
Large Print Edition. Presented together for the first time, two
suspenseful horror short stories by Angela J. Maher. Arachnight:
Brian Archer is old, tired and alone. Taking advantage of his care
facilityOs inadequate staffing levels, he finds enough of his old
spark to sneak out for a clandestine midnight feast. The added
vigour he feels after a decent meal is addictive, and soon it
becomes difficult to hide his true, monstrous nature. Tasmanian
Devils: Kat hates camping with a passion but agrees to head off
into TasmaniaOs wilderness with her husband in an effort to save
their marriage. Matt, a fan of truly roughing it, chooses to pitch
their tent away from the designated areas, well off the established
walking tracks. As darkness descends, the night creatures make
their presence known, and not all of them are friendly.
Large Print Edition. Young widow Amy is tired of the black hole her
life has become. When her favourite singer Dylan Knox brings his
Australian concert tour to hercity, it's the perfect way to get out
and have some fun at last. Dylan is an American rock star with a
troubled past. He's been married oncealready, and divorced, and has
no intention of repeating the experience. Then he meets Amy... A
relationship seems impossible and they go their separate ways, but
they can't forget each other. When they arereunited, the spark
between them is brighter than ever. Then a scandalerupts that could
destroy everything... Dylan's Rock, a rock star romance.
Young widow Amy is tired of the black hole her life has become.
When her favourite singer Dylan Knox brings his Australian concert
tour to her city, it's the perfect way to get out and have some fun
at last. Dylan is an American rock star with a troubled past. He's
been married once already, and divorced, and has no intention of
repeating the experience. Then he meets Amy... A relationship seems
impossible and they go their separate ways, but they can't forget
each other. When they are reunited, the spark between them is
brighter than ever. Then a scandal erupts that could destroy
everything... Dylan's Rock, a rock star romance.
The Fourth Book in the Coalition Series. The Restoration Edict was
supposed to restore order. But the War of the Coalescency had
shattered the fragile alliances that had once united an entire
Galaxy. Now the Coalition has been forced to retreat back towards
the Hub Sector. The Non-Conformist planets had finally declared
their independence and the alien races were once more gathering to
challenge the power of the Coalition. The story of the Custodia and
the Cortex comes full circle in the next chapter of the Coalition
saga. The journey which began at the Far Star Colony ends inside
its ruins. Two former enemies come face to face with not one mortal
enemy, but three.
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