Efter ett stormigt uppbrott har Sienna äntligen hittat balansen i livet. Som ensamstående mamma och driven mäklare har hon varken tid eller tålamod för fel sorts män. Men när hon träffar Christian Grant, en rik och skandalomsusad norrman som flytt från en skilsmässa och ett stökigt förflutet, förändras allt. Det som börjar som en professionell relation växer snabbt till något mer, men de är helt fel för varandra och bestämmer sig för att vara vänner. Bara vänner. Men varje gång de ses brinner marken under dem. Vågar Sienna ta risken att bli sårad igen? Och kan Christian låta någon se vem han egentligen är? Maria-Therése Brandberg följer upp succén Bara grannar med Bara vänner, en ny, het och känslostark romance om att kasta sig in i en passion som är lika farlig som den är oemotståndlig. Det här är andra delen i serien om familjen Grant.
Wasser ist eine nat rliche, erneuerbare und unverzichtbare Ressource f r das Leben aller Lebewesen, f r die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung aller Regionen und f r das soziale Wohlergehen. Der steigende Bedarf an Wasser f r Trinkwasser, Landwirtschaft und st dtische Zwecke in Verbindung mit der Ver nderung des Wasserhaushalts aufgrund des Klimawandels deutet darauf hin, dass es in Brasilien und auf der ganzen Welt in naher Zukunft zu Wasserknappheit kommen k nnte. Um einfache, nachhaltige und kosteng nstige L sungen f r dieses Problem zu finden, haben L nder auf der ganzen Welt m gliche Wege zur Behandlung verschiedener Arten von Abw ssern, insbesondere h uslicher Abw sser, erforscht. Damit Wiederverwendungsprojekte durchgef hrt werden k nnen, muss die ffentliche Wahrnehmung positiv sein. Ziel dieser Studie war es daher, die Bedeutung der ffentlichen Akzeptanz f r den Erfolg von Projekten zur Wiederverwendung von Trinkwasser zu untersuchen. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Akzeptanz in dem Ma e zunimmt, wie der Zugang zu Wissen gegeben ist. Ma nahmen wie Einsparung, effizienterer Verbrauch und Wiederverwendung verschieben die weltweit zunehmende Verknappung und erm glichen eine nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Water is a natural resource, renewable and essential to the life of all living beings, to the economic development of any region and to social welfare. The intensification of the need for water for drinking, agricultural and urban uses, combined with the alteration of water regimes due to climate change, points to a scenario of possible water shortage in the near future in Brazil and on the planet. In order to find simplified, sustainable, and low-cost solutions to this problem, countries all over the world have been studying feasible ways to treat the various types of effluents, especially domestic ones. For reuse projects to be implemented, there must be a favorable public perception. Thus, this paper aimed to study the importance of public acceptance for the success of potable reuse projects. It was found that acceptance increases as there is access to knowledge. Measures, such as conserving, increasing consumption efficiency and reusing, postpone the shortages that are increasingly present around the world and enable sustainable development.
L'eau est une ressource naturelle, renouvelable et essentielle pour la vie de tous les tres vivants, pour le d veloppement conomique de toutes les r gions et pour le bien- tre social. Les besoins croissants en eau pour la consommation, l'agriculture et les usages urbains, combin s la modification des r gimes hydriques due au changement climatique, laissent entrevoir un sc nario de p nurie d'eau possible dans un avenir proche au Br sil et sur la plan te. Afin de trouver des solutions simplifi es, durables et peu co teuses ce probl me, les pays du monde entier ont tudi des moyens r alisables de traiter diff rents types d'effluents, notamment domestiques. Pour que les projets de r utilisation soient mis en oeuvre, il faut que l'opinion publique soit favorable. Ainsi, cet article vise tudier l'importance de l'acceptation du public pour le succ s des projets de r utilisation de l'eau potable. Il a t constat que l'acceptation augmente avec l'acc s la connaissance. Des mesures, telles que la conservation, l'efficacit accrue de la consommation et la r utilisation, permettent de retarder la p nurie de plus en plus pr sente dans le monde et de favoriser le d veloppement durable.
L'acqua una risorsa naturale, rinnovabile ed essenziale per la vita di tutti gli esseri viventi, per lo sviluppo economico di qualsiasi regione e per il benessere sociale. Il crescente fabbisogno di acqua per usi potabili, agricoli e urbani, unito all'alterazione dei regimi idrici dovuta ai cambiamenti climatici, indica uno scenario di possibile carenza idrica nel prossimo futuro in Brasile e nel pianeta. Per trovare soluzioni semplificate, sostenibili e a basso costo a questo problema, i Paesi di tutto il mondo hanno studiato modi praticabili per trattare diversi tipi di effluenti, soprattutto quelli domestici. Affinch i progetti di riutilizzo vengano attuati, necessario che la percezione pubblica sia favorevole. Pertanto, il presente lavoro si propone di studiare l'importanza dell'accettazione pubblica per il successo dei progetti di riutilizzo di acqua potabile. emerso che l'accettazione aumenta con l'accesso alla conoscenza. Misure come la conservazione, l'aumento dell'efficienza nei consumi e il riutilizzo, rimandano la carenza che sempre pi presente nel mondo e consentono uno sviluppo sostenibile.
One of the most lively areas of debate in psychology today concerns the relationship between perception and mental representation. This issue spans virtually all domains of psychological investigation, from development to perception, from computer to neuropsychological models of human cognition. Recent studies have shown that there is a strong relationship between memory and mental representation, but others have shown that images are open to reinterpretation and manipulation, and therefore are not merely static images or mental representations of memories. Core chapters by three researchers in the midst of this debate, Maria Brandimonte, Geir Kaufmann, and Dan Reisberg, make up the central portion of this fascinating book.
Boken handlar om motstånd i arbetslivet och samhället, där behov av värdighet, etik och autonomi driver både individuellt och kollektivt motstånd. Författarna kastar delvis nytt ljus över motståndets funktion i dagens arbetsliv, där kampen för värdighet och autonomi tar sig alltmer subtila och varierade uttryck. Genom olika exempel visar boken hur samhälleliga rörelser genomsyrar arbetsplatsen och formar dess motståndsformer. Med ett unikt fokus på både maktstrategier och motstånd från både ledning och medarbetare, utforskar boken komplexa maktrelationer. Till exempel lyfter boken hur tystnadskulturer och informella initiativ skapar både friktion och förändring i organisationer och i samhället. Boken riktar sig till forskare och studenter inom alla samhällsvetenskapliga områden samt till fackligt förtroendevalda, yrkesverksamma inom HR, organisationskonsulter och ledarskapsutvecklare. Boken är både en teoretisk grundbok och ett praktiskt stöd för att förstå och navigera motståndets utmaningar i dagens arbetsliv.
This book presents a roadmap for a brand licensing strategy to enable companies to leverage brand value and expand into other product categories or into different markets. Readers will understand both the risks and the benefits of partnerships, how to make the most of a brand's potential in the digital platform, and how to extend a product portfolio through established brands. Brand licensing can be of interest to many stakeholders, including large companies, entrepreneurs, retailers, agencies and even celebrities. This is also a relevant strategy for small and medium-sized enterprises that want to expand their business abroad, reconciling their limited size with their flexibility. Examples of long-standing partnerships are presented and analyzed, with detailed consideration of what has made them so successful.Through the presentation of case studies in the sectors particularly interested in brand licensing, including the art, character, entertainment, fashion, jewelry, sports and toys sectors, this book aims to highlight opportunities, limits and challenges from both the licensor and licensee’s perspectives. In particular, these case studies represent an effective basis for comparing different experiences and brand licensing strategies, allowing readers to understand both best practices and pitfalls to avoid when building an effective and enduring licensing program. Chapter objectives, summaries, key learning points and discussion questions reinforce understanding and aid reflection.Practical yet theoretically grounded, this book is particularly suitable for postgraduate, MBA and executive education students interested in strategic brand management, licensing strategy and brand expansion. This book can also serve as a valuable guide for professionals interested in expanding their brand portfolio.This book provides effective tools to evaluate the strategic side of brand licensing and the selection of the appropriate company to be a licensee. Online resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank of exam questions, a case list and discussion questions.
This book presents a roadmap for a brand licensing strategy to enable companies to leverage brand value and expand into other product categories or into different markets. Readers will understand both the risks and the benefits of partnerships, how to make the most of a brand's potential in the digital platform, and how to extend a product portfolio through established brands. Brand licensing can be of interest to many stakeholders, including large companies, entrepreneurs, retailers, agencies and even celebrities. This is also a relevant strategy for small and medium-sized enterprises that want to expand their business abroad, reconciling their limited size with their flexibility. Examples of long-standing partnerships are presented and analyzed, with detailed consideration of what has made them so successful.Through the presentation of case studies in the sectors particularly interested in brand licensing, including the art, character, entertainment, fashion, jewelry, sports and toys sectors, this book aims to highlight opportunities, limits and challenges from both the licensor and licensee’s perspectives. In particular, these case studies represent an effective basis for comparing different experiences and brand licensing strategies, allowing readers to understand both best practices and pitfalls to avoid when building an effective and enduring licensing program. Chapter objectives, summaries, key learning points and discussion questions reinforce understanding and aid reflection.Practical yet theoretically grounded, this book is particularly suitable for postgraduate, MBA and executive education students interested in strategic brand management, licensing strategy and brand expansion. This book can also serve as a valuable guide for professionals interested in expanding their brand portfolio.This book provides effective tools to evaluate the strategic side of brand licensing and the selection of the appropriate company to be a licensee. Online resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank of exam questions, a case list and discussion questions.
This is a story of a humble nine-year-old, girl that was born with a Congenital Bilateral Club Foot. Her place of birth is Bolivia, South America. She was not considered handicap and was living a compatible normal life. Her symptoms became obvious and more of a problem as she grew. The doctors in her small town did not give her many options for a cure because her feet were left untreated. However, by her tenth birthday she met a lady that had compassion the way she looked, thus, saw the necessity to provide her with the assistance necessary to correct her deformity. She felt that it was her "mission," to correct the neglected Congenital Talipes Equino Varus, and make a great difference in her life. -C. N. Howard
