The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders. This collection of peer-reviewed papers, presented during the 3rd International Cruise Conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia), seeks to address those issues and contribute to their management in the mid-term."

Living in the shadow of a famous parent can have powerful effects, from opening professional doors to pressure so great it leads to suicide. Some children of stars are proud of their roots while others live in secrecy. This is a rare look into the private lives of the children (and, in a few cases, grandchildren) of the classic Hollywood icons, telling the stresses and inspirations of living with great actors who may or may not have been great parents. Some movie stars protected their offspring, but others used them as publicity props or even made them into rivals. Despite their unusual youths, some succeeded in the movies or elsewhere, but most never lived up to the standard expected of them by the public. Many lost their parents, whether to the extremes of the celebrity lifestyle, to divorce, or to their careers. From the beautiful bedtime stories Harpo Marx and his wife told their four adopted children to explain where they'd come from, to the studded belt Bing Crosby used to punish his sons for mentioning their famous father to school chums, this work tells the best and worst of growing up in a celebrity home. Families covered include those of W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, Mario Lanza, Stan Laurel, Jerry Lewis, Douglas Fairbanks and Boris Karloff. Research is drawn from interviews with celebrity offspring, who also provided never-before-published snapshots of Hollywood legends at home.

This book is essentially a filmography interlaced with a complex biographical account of Marilyn Monroe's life and loves throughout her career. A lengthy introduction explains her traumatic early life and mysterious, unexpected, much talked about death. Behind the scenes information, cast and crew lists, box office grosses and photographs (about 40) are given for each film. There is a Foreword by Academy Award-winning actor (West Side Story) George Chakiris, who worked as a chorus dancer in two of Monroe's biggest productions, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954). This is the definitive filmic-reference guide for the legendary Hollywood icon.

Here is the first extensive, full-length biography and career record on the life and work of Mexican whirlwind Lupe Velez (1908-1944). Over the years many crude myths have surfaced about Velez, the most notorious that she ""died with her head in the toilet."" This biography not only studies Lupe's personal life and career--including her tempestuous marriage to Johnny Weissmuller--but also examines her death in detail. It has been almost seven decades since her untimely end; at long last, the ugly rumors and myths are debunked--for good. Included are never-before-told family stories and photographs from Lupe's second cousin, and an analysis of the actress's lasting influence on popular culture. The foreword by Oscar-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow focuses on the fact and fancy behind Lupe Velez's colorful public image.

Called the most beautiful woman in movie history, Gene Tierney starred in such 1940s classics as Laura, Leave Her to Heaven and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Her on- screen presence and ability to transform into a variety of characters made her a film legend. Her personal life was a whirlwind of romance (she married a count, was engaged to a prince, and was courted by a future president) and tragedy (her first daughter was born with severe retardation and Tierney herself struggled with mental illness). After years of treatment, including electroshock therapy that erased portions of her life from her memory, she triumphantly returned in one of the biggest comebacks in Hollywood history. This first complete biography since the actress's death includes a foreword by her daughter, Christina Cassini, an extensive filmography, and many rare photographs.

Olive Thomas was one of Hollywood's first true movie stars. Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1894, she moved to New York at age sixteen and began to pursue an acting career. By 1915, she had landed a job as one of Ziegfeld's famous ?Follies? girls. Before long her beauty was discovered by Hollywood, where she quickly became one of the biggest names in motion pictures. Her marriage to film star Jack Pickford further enhanced her popularity. Olive's death by poison on September 10, 1920, created a media circus. This biography begins with Olive's birth, follows her trip to stardom, and covers in detail the circumstances surrounding her mysterious death at age 25. Rare and beautiful photographs and a complete filmography are included.

She was a slum mother, witty housekeeper, nosy neighbor, meddling maid, town gossip, and most memorably, Ma Kettle. Marjorie Main is best remembered for her portrayal of the farm mother of 15 children and wife of shiftless Pa Kettle. The characters were introduced in the 1945 film ""The Egg and I"", and were such a hit that eight films followed. At an age when most actresses' careers are waning, Main's star was just beginning to rise. In real life, Main was as down to earth as characters she played. Her attire on the set and around her house were the same: a simple cotton house dress or jeans. She preferred riding the bus because she enjoyed interacting with regular people - the inspiration for her characters. This book chronicles Main's childhood on an Indiana farm and the inspirations that led her to the stage. After a distinguished theater career and minor film roles, at age 50 she was offered a long-term contract with premier studio MGM. Details of her acting career and personal life covered here include her marriage to a scholarly widower 26 years her senior, and her work with actor Percy Kilbride, who was the antithesis of his character, the slothful Pa Kettle. A detailed filmography includes cast and credit lists and trivia about each of Main's 85 films.

A glorious bedtime storybook featuring favourite My Little Pony characters, including new arrival Baby Flurry Heart! Baby Flurry Heart just won't go to sleep. Her parents, Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armour, have tried everything - but bedtime stories full of adventure don't work and neither do gentle stories full of friendship. But when they try a story featuring adventure and friendship, it seems that it might just do the trick. . . A gently humorous, soothing story perfect for bedtime or cuddle time. The perfect celebration of parental love and the power of storytelling. Gloriously rich illustrations capture the magic of Equestria and its pony inhabitants. As seen on Tiny Pop and PopTV.

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Deutsch - Padagogik, Didaktik, Sprachwissenschaft, Note: 1, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen (Germanistik / Sprachwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit der Wortbildung in der Werbung, insbesondere mit den unterschiedlichen Wortbildungstypen und -strukturen im IKEA-Katalog 2007 sowie in weniger ausgepragter Form im IKEA-Kuchenkatalog 2007. Die Untersuchung von Werbetexten aus sprachwissenschaftlicher Perspektive stellt den Analysten gegenwartig sehr haufig vor einige Probleme. Erstens wird er mit der nahezu nicht uberschaubaren Anzahl an literarischen Abhandlungen der vergangenen vierzig Jahre zu diesem Thema konfrontiert. Zweitens handelt es sich bei einem Grossteil dieser Literatur um praktisch-hemdsarmelige Handreichungen des Typs: besser texten - mehr verkaufen" und nicht um theoretisch-linguistisch interessierte Untersuchungen der vorliegenden werbesprachlichen Ausserungen. Drittens schliesslich sind auch die fachlicheren" Untersuchungen oft nicht viel ergiebiger als die erwahnten Handreichungen. Folglich existieren heutzutage noch einige sprachwissenschaftliche Untersuchungsfelder zum Thema Werbetexte, deren Inhalte und Erkenntnisvermittlungen zumindest fragwurdig erscheinen. Umso wichtiger ist es daher fur den Analysten, dass er seine Untersuchen zu den Werbetexten auf im gunstigsten Falle ein Forschungsfeld beschrankt, das aus sprachwissenschaftlicher Sicht erschopfend diskutiert wurde und dessen Inhalte als gesichert anerkannt werden. In der vorliegenden Arbeit handelt es sich bei diesem Forschungsfeld um die sprachwissenschaftliche Teildisziplin der Wortbildung. ...] Die Eingrenzung der empirischen Untersuchungen zu den Wortbildungen in der Werbung auf den Werbetrager Katalog" garantiert zum einen, dass der zugrundeliegende Materialkorpus in einem angemessenen und uberschaubaren Rahmen bleibt und zum anderen, dass konkrete Untersuchungsergebnisse zu den

Der existierende Wandel der Gesellschaft stellt aufgrund unterschiedlicher Auspr gungen und hoher Komplexit t eine Herausforderung f r Unternehmen dar. Um am Markt erfolgreich zu bleiben, sind Unternehmen gezwungen, sich st ndig weiterzuentwickeln, zu ver ndern und zielgerichtete Strategien zu erarbeiten. Doch dabei ist nicht die Strategiefindung, sondern die Umsetzung derselben das zentrale Problem. Denn erst durch das Umsetzen, in Abh ngigkeit von der Unternehmenskultur und den ausf hrenden Faktoren, den F hrungskr ften und Mitarbeitern, f hren Strategien zum Erfolg. Doch jede (strategische) Ver nderung l st bei Menschen Unsicherheiten und m glicherweise auch Widerst nde aus. Der l sungsorientierte Umgang kann nur durch die F hrungskr fte, als entscheidende Stellhebel" gesteuert werden. Dabei verspricht der Transformationale F hrungsansatz gepaart mit einer offenen, permanenten und zielorientierten Kommunikation den gr ten Erfolg, um die Mitarbeiter f r anstehende Aufgaben und Ver nderungen vorzubereiten sowie zu selbst ndigem und angemessen Verhalten zu erm chtigen. Der Vorteil dabei ist, dass die F hrungskraft nicht st ndig pr sent sein muss, um sich der Arbeitsqualit t und -quantit t der Mitarbeiter sicher sein zu k nnen. Wie beim Fu ball gibt es in Unternehmen niemals v llig identische Situationen. Dieses Buch zeigt Parallelen zwischen einer F hrungskraft und einem Fu balltrainer auf und macht hierdurch anschaulich, dass Mitarbeiter durch z. B. Fallstudien, Seminare etc. trainiert" werden k nnen. In der Realit t kommen allerdings nur sehr selten genau diese trainierten" Situationen vor, was demnach ein flexibles Transferdenken und -handeln von Mitarbeitern erfordert. F hrung nach dem Fu balltrainermodell kann den Ver nderungsprozess, also das erfolgreiche Umsetzen von Strategien erm glichen.