Theres's Always Hope teaches about the joy of life even if things don't go exactly as planned. Sydney's story will touch the hearts of both children and adults as they read about how she overcomes an obstacle she didn't expect. This book inspires hope in readers and teaches empathy for the physically disabled.
Mixing Roman and medieval roots, Chichester sits at the heart of a storied landscape where South Down hills dotted with idyllic hamlets ripple back from a shoreline mixing wild dune-backed beaches with old-school seaside resorts. Reminders of smuggling and war add spice. But a thrilling thread of modernity runs through this slice of West Sussex too. Chichester’s modernist Festival Theatre provided the foundation for London’s National Theatre, while masterpieces of contemporary architecture that draw admirers from around the world include Sea Lane House in East Preston and The White Tower in Bognor Regis. Evocative ancient memorials abound. Chichester is blessed with the only English cathedral visible from the sea, while England’s largest castle rises above the ravishing – and cosmopolitan – riverside town of Arundel. Ancient yew trees mark the burial spots of Viking warriors in an idyllic Downland spot. And it’s a land vibrant with creative imprints: poets, painters, composers, from Blake and Keats to Joyce and Chagall. This guidebook takes you exploring Chichester and its surroundings to find incomparable natural beauty, hidden secrets, astonishing history, art of all kinds, and much more.
Mixing Roman and medieval roots, Chichester sits at the heart of a storied landscape where South Down hills dotted with idyllic hamlets ripple back from a shoreline mixing wild dune-backed beaches with old-school seaside resorts. Reminders of smuggling and war add spice. But a thrilling thread of modernity runs through this slice of West Sussex too. Chichester’s modernist Festival Theatre provided the foundation for London’s National Theatre, while masterpieces of contemporary architecture that draw admirers from around the world include Sea Lane House in East Preston and The White Tower in Bognor Regis. Evocative ancient memorials abound. Chichester is blessed with the only English cathedral visible from the sea, while England’s largest castle rises above the ravishing – and cosmopolitan – riverside town of Arundel. Ancient yew trees mark the burial spots of Viking warriors in an idyllic Downland spot. And it’s a land vibrant with creative imprints: poets, painters, composers, from Blake and Keats to Joyce and Chagall. This guidebook takes you exploring through Chichester and its surroundings to find incomparable natural beauty, hidden secrets, astonishing history, art of all kinds, and much more.
An integrity system is an integrated assemblage of institutional mechanisms, designed to minimize ethical misconduct and promote ethical health in institutions, organizations, occupations and the like. This book analyses, describes and demonstrates the value of well-designed integrity systems for efficient, effective and ethically sustainable practice, in occupational groups in particular. Developing a blueprint for the design of integrity systems which can be tailored to the specific ethical needs of different occupational groups, this book furthers the general project of ethically informed institutional design ('designing-in' ethics). The approach taken reflects the authors' academic background in professional ethics, as well as their extensive experience in the application of ethical theories and perspectives to the problems and challenges encountered by various occupational groups, such as accountants, business people, lawyers, doctors, nurses, social workers, engineers, emergency service workers and police.
An integrity system is an integrated assemblage of institutional mechanisms, designed to minimize ethical misconduct and promote ethical health in institutions, organizations, occupations and the like. This book analyses, describes and demonstrates the value of well-designed integrity systems for efficient, effective and ethically sustainable practice, in occupational groups in particular. Developing a blueprint for the design of integrity systems which can be tailored to the specific ethical needs of different occupational groups, this book furthers the general project of ethically informed institutional design ('designing-in' ethics). The approach taken reflects the authors' academic background in professional ethics, as well as their extensive experience in the application of ethical theories and perspectives to the problems and challenges encountered by various occupational groups, such as accountants, business people, lawyers, doctors, nurses, social workers, engineers, emergency service workers and police.
Dozens of times a day we are faced with moral dilemmas, and our judgments and actions are guided by our sense of what is right or wrong. But there are times when we find ourselves facing situations of moral complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on numerous case studies, Ethics in Practice is a practical and absorbing discussion on ethics and moral theory, and will help readers to make better informed, and more rationally justifiable, decisions about how to act and judge the actions of others, where there are morally hard choices to be made in their professional working life.
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) allows people who are infertile the opportunity to conceive children and form much desired families. Over the past few decades, the number of ART procedures conducted in the United States has steadily increased, in part affected by the growing number of women trying to conceive later in their reproductive lives—women trying to pursue careers while balancing personal and societal demands of creating a family. The initial spotlight cast by this demographic shift in baby making has widened as a variety of other people experiencing social infertility (e.g., single persons, same-sex couples) have increasingly used such procedures to conceive their own desired families as well. The spotlight has intensified as media exposure and political attention to the use of ART, particularly by socially infertile people, has aroused public concern and controversy. The purpose of this book is to explore the factors that shape the community's sentiment—and thus the controversy—toward ART and ART-related laws and policies. Predictors of sentiment include media (e.g., attention, sources), personal differences (e.g., religion, political ideology, beliefs about science), societal influences (e.g., modernization, social norms regarding gender, family, and sexuality), and psychological processes (e.g., cognitive processing, heuristics).
This book explores the ethics of national security intelligence institutions operating in contemporary liberal democracies.Intelligence collection by agencies such as the CIA, MI6, and Mossad involves practices that are apparently inconsistent with the principles of ordinary morality – practices such as lying, spying, manipulation, and covert action. However, in the defence of national security, such practices may not only be morally permissible, but may also under some circumstances be morally obligatory. One approach to the ethics of national security intelligence activity has been to draw from the just war tradition (so-called ‘just intelligence theory’). This book identifies significant limitations of this approach and offers a new, institutionally based, teleological normative framework. In doing so, it revises some familiar principles designed for application to kinetic wars, such as necessity and proportionality, and invokes some additional ones, such as reciprocity and trust. It goes on to explore the applications of this framework and a revised set of principles for national security intelligence institutions and practices in contemporary and emerging political and technological settings.This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, ethics, security studies and International Relations.
This book explores the ethics of national security intelligence institutions operating in contemporary liberal democracies. Intelligence collection by agencies such as the CIA, MI6, and Mossad involves practices that are apparently inconsistent with the principles of ordinary morality – practices such as lying, spying, manipulation, and covert action. However, in the defence of national security, such practices may not only be morally permissible, but may also under some circumstances be morally obligatory. One approach to the ethics of national security intelligence activity has been to draw from the just war tradition (so-called ‘just intelligence theory’). This book identifies significant limitations of this approach and offers a new, institutionally based, teleological normative framework. In doing so, it revises some familiar principles designed for application to kinetic wars, such as necessity and proportionality, and invokes some additional ones, such as reciprocity and trust. It goes on to explore the applications of this framework and a revised set of principles for national security intelligence institutions and practices in contemporary and emerging political and technological settings. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, ethics, security studies and International Relations.
Ryan Michael Bauer; Alexandra Gerber; Erik E Mueller; Cortney Weinbaum; Paul Cormarie; Oluwatimilehin Sotubo; Weilong Kong; Auburn Brown; Melissa Shostak; Zara Fatima Abdurahaman
The authors describe how Russia's armed presence in Africa has changed from mid-2023 to September 2024. The authors seek to identify where Russian mercenaries have a presence in Africa, what types of activities they perform, and the resulting implications of mercenaries' use for African governments, economies, and civilian populations. The authors also analyze African publics' sentiment regarding Russian mercenaries and Russia itself.
This book presents an innovative relational perspective on women's ways of being in the world. It offers an alternative to traditional models of human development that define health and maturity in terms of separation and consistently define women as deficient. Written by leading clinicians and teachers from the Stone Center at Wellesley College, the book foregrounds women's meaning systems, values, and organization of experiences, which often revolve around relationships rather than the self. The authors set out basic relational principles and consider the implications for life challenges that many women face, as well as for psychotherapy.
Becca Wasser; Stacie L Pettyjohn; Jeffrey Martini; Alexandra T Evans; Karl P Mueller; Nathaniel Edenfield; Gabrielle Tarini; Ryan Haberman; Jalen Zeman
Airpower played a pivotal role in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State from 2014 to 2019. This report sheds light on debates about the impact of air operations and how airpower was applied. The authors find that airpower was essential, but it alone would not have been likely to defeat the militant group. Instead, the combination of airpower and partner-led ground forces was needed to destroy the Islamic State as a territorial entity.
Miranda Priebe; Bryan Frederick; Anika Binnendijk; Alexandra T Evans; Karl P Mueller; Cortez A Cooper; James Benkowski; Asha Clark; Stephanie Anne Pillion
The Department of Defense has become increasingly focused on competition with China and Russia and the possibility of great power war. RAND researchers generated four plausible near-term war scenarios and assessed how they could shape the postwar strategic environment. These scenarios show the complex relationship between wartime and postwar goals, highlighting the importance of considering postwar outcomes in prewar planning.
Michel Wautelet; David Beljonne; Jean-Luc Brédas; Jérôme Cornil; Roberto Lazzaroni; Philippe Leclère; Michael Alexandre; Philippe Dubois; Pierre Gillis; Yves Gossuin; Robert Muller; Assia Ouakssim; Alain Roch; Damien Duvivier; Johnny Robert; Fabien Monteverde; Rachel Gouttebaron; Michel Hecq
How can single atoms be manipulated? Are the laws of physics still valid at the nanostructure scale? How could nanotechnologies help cure disease? What are the application fields of nanotechnologies and what ethical issues do they raise? These questions and many others are answered in this clearly presented, fascinating book. This updated second edition puts nanotechnologies into perspective by explaining issues in health, environmental and military application domains, and discusses the technology in the context of current media and ethical debates. It also introduces the ambitious, and perhaps almost utopian, NBIC programme (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information technology and Cognitive science) - an initiative that foresees the 'reunification' of science by encouraging collaboration among specialists of different scientific domains. Intended for a wide audience, this book will interest teachers and students of science, as well as those with a general interest in how modern technologies and the sciences interact.
Karen M Sudkamp; Elisa Yoshiara; Jeffrey Martini; Mohammad Ahmadi; Matthew Kubasak; Alexander Noyes; Alexandra Stark; Zohan Hasan Tariq; Ryan Haberman; Erik E Mueller
Stressors from climate change will become more intense and more frequent in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility. This development will likely contribute to CENTCOM's shift from a warfighting-focused command to a command that responds to and conducts traditional and nontraditional security missions. The aim of this report is to help CENTCOM planners prepare for a future security environment that is affected by climate change.
Sofie Beier; Sam Berlow; Esat Boucaud; Zoya Bylinskii; Tianyuan Cai; Jenae Cohn; Kathy Crowley; Stephanie L. Day; Tilman Dingler; Jonathan Dobres; Jennifer Healey; Rajiv Jain; Marjorie Jordan; Bernard Kerr; Qisheng Li; Dave B. Miller; Susanne Nobles; Alexandra Papoutsaki; Jing Qian; Tina Rezvanian; Shelley Rodrigo; Ben D. Sawyer; Shannon M. Sheppard; Bram Stein; Rick Treitman; Jen Vanek; Shaun Wallace; Benjamin Wolfe
From the moment we wake up to the moment we end our day, we use interfaces built out of the written word. Textual information remains now, as it has for centuries, the cornerstone of human information acquisition. The wide adoption of smartphone, tablets, e-readers and personal computers has shifted the bulk of this reading from inflexible paper to digital content. The control provided by digital displays over how visual information is presented to readers has the potential to improve reading for each and every reader, regardless of ability or diagnosis. This represents a profound shift in how we think about reading because text is no longer rendered immutable by writers, designers, or publishers at a single stage, and human-computer interaction research is key to realizing its potential. Readability research takes a fundamentally individual approach to what each reader needs. Each reader has their own individual needs. Meanwhile, adapting the written word to the individual reader has never been easier, and the goal of maximizing individual reading efficacy is increasingly attainable. No one discipline or field has all the tools or answers, and readability work is inherently interdisciplinary. The authors of this monograph include vision scientists, technology experts, educators, designers, typographers, and data scientists. Together they represent voices from academia, the tech industry, and non-profit institutions, driven by common goals to improve the reading interfaces of today. In this review, they provide a comprehensive introduction to interdisciplinary methodologies, tools, and materials required for readability research focused on the individual reader. They call on the HCI community to contribute to the growing understanding of readers’ needs; to study the interactions between text, user, and task; and to build the tools and interfaces needed to improve reading outcomes for all.
"När mammor dör växer det sly överallt" , så skriver Göran Tunström. Men pratar vi om det? När Charlotte Sirc hastigt förlorade sin mamma som femtonåring saknade hon berättelser om flickor och kvinnor som varit med om samma sak. Här berättar 31 kvinnor mellan 18 och 77 år om erfarenheten av att mista sin mamma. Ärligt och nära beskriver de hur mammas död har påverkat dem som flickor, kvinnor, döttrar och mammor. Berättelserna beskriver den djupaste sorgen efter en saknad mamma men också lättnaden då en gammal och sjuk mamma får gå bort. Trots att ensamheten i sorgen är ett gemensamt drag i berättelserna kan sorgen även ge styrka och kraft att gå vidare. I efterordet beskriver socionom och leg psykoterapeut Lotta Polfeldt olika teorier, begrepp och perspektiv kring sorg och ger exempel på hur mammas död kan påverka på kort och lång sikt. Boken är framförallt riktad till döttrar med samma upplevelser men kan likaväl läsas av söner utan mödrar, anhöriga och professionella som möter sörjande i sitt arbete. Syftet är att lyfta in döden i livet och att ge styrka och kraft att prata om döden. Författare: Sirc, Charlotte Författare: Berg Eklundh, Lotta Författare: Bergh, Ing-Marie Författare: Bäckman, Titti Författare: Chanovian, Monicka Författare: Dagsdotter, Ebba Författare: Danielsson, Maria Författare: Duckmark, Annika Författare: Göransson, Kristin Författare: Hill Dittmer, Emelie Författare: Johansen, Jenny Författare: Körling, Anne-Marie Författare: Landin, Signe Författare: Magnusson Rune, Elisabeth Författare: Markkula, Marica Författare: Målaredotter, Ellinor Författare: Möller, Mia Författare: Niljung, Marie Författare: Nilsson, Susanne Författare: Norrbin, Sandra Författare: Persson, Jenny Författare: Pettersson, Tiffany Författare: Risling, Catherine Författare: Polfeldt, Lotta Författare: Ryd Pettersson, Ann-Britt Författare: Rydholm, Alexandra Författare: S, Carina Författare: Sjödahl, Måne Beata Författare: Tuvesson, Malin Författare: Tyberg, Malin Författare: Wickberg, Jenny Författare: Widén, Kim Författare: Wik, Ingbritt
