This pathbreaking book paints a radical new picture of alcoholism, offering powerful evidence that most chronic alcoholics live out their lives in intact, relatively quiet family environments. The authors show, however, that living in an alcoholic family,in which alcoholism is the central theme around which family life is organized,has profound effects on family members both drinkers and nondrinkers.
Finally, a Way to Connect Spiritually That You'll BOTH Enjoy!While juggling the kids, work, church, and community commitments, are you and your spouse finding time to connect? When was the last time you had a good talk about faith or did a devotional together? To help you jump-start deeper connections, four marriage experts have come up with 10 creative date ideas, each centered on a spiritual theme, including· Appreciating your differences· Experiencing God together· Facing the storms of life· Connecting through prayerWith the planning taken care of--including flexible suggestions for before, during, and after the date--you and your spouse can simply enjoy the time sharing what's important in life.Download a free leader's guide for small groups at 10greatdates.org. "Finally, here is a book that helps couples connect spiritually, and all in the fun format of Great Dates. I highly recommend this book for couples, small groups, and churches who want to strengthen and build godly marriages."--Gary Chapman, PhD, author of The 5 Love Languages"This book goes beyond spending time together. It offers guidance on deepening an emotional and spiritual bond. Each exercise provides insight and opportunities to authentically know and be known in new ways, bringing honor to one another and glory to God."--Gayle DiMartino, marriage ministry director, Willow Creek Community Church"This book is both practical and fun. It gives couples tangible ways to grow together spiritually all in the fun, guilt-free format of great dates. The Larsons and Arps have done the work. All you need to do is carve out time for your 10 Great Dates!"--Gary Smalley, author of The DNA of Relationships"Don't settle for an individual faith walk when connecting spiritually as a couple could transform your marriage. This book provides an effective road map for couples who want to journey together."--Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, #1 New York Times authors of The Good Fight"This wonderfully written book takes what often is an elusive and mysterious discipline for couples and provides 10 life-building opportunities to move past the mundane of life and get to what really matters. Experience it!"--Ron L. Deal, author of The Smart Stepfamily and coauthor of The Remarriage Checkup"Few things possess the potential to add to the overall satisfaction and meaning of marriage like really connecting spiritually. The Larsons and the Arps do an amazing job of gracefully and playfully helping us walk together toward fulfilling our deepest longings and desires."--Robert Paul, co-president, National Institute of Marriage"With its focus on spiritual intimacy, this book is a refreshing change from the standard marriage materials on emotional and physical connection. The Larsons and Arps have provided us with an amazing resource."--Shawn Stoever, PhD, senior director, WinShape Foundation"This book will refresh your marriage. You can't beat the life-changing content, 10 meaningful dates, and the wisdom of some of America's finest marriage experts."--Jim and Cathy Burns, authors of Closer: 52 Devotions to Draw Couples Together; speakers at Creating an Intimate Marriage seminars
Create Big Romance on a Small BudgetTired of the usual dinner-and-a-movie dates? Looking for new ways to connect with your spouse? Energize your marriage by getting out of your normal routine with the help of these 52 creative date ideas. From outdoor dates to out-on-the-town dates, you and your spouse will have no trouble finding the perfect date that fits your mood--all on a $10 budget!See for yourself how new experiences can help you bond together and nurture your relationship. Which of these will be the first of your Great Dates?· Time Travel Great Date· Moonlight/Sunrise Great Date· Bucket List Great Date· Surprise Me! Great DateEach date includes easy preparation suggestions, tips for the date, talking points to enhance your conversations, and a Great Date takeaway. What are you waiting for?
A Guide to Meaningful Parent-Daughter ConversationsYour daughter is growing up. There are so many issues she'll face, such as body image, confusion about relationships, and taking ownership of her spiritual life. How do you connect with her on the things that are important to both of you? This structured approach to conversations and activities with your girl will make it easier to have those memorable times together. You'll find practical ways to encourage her in her faith, talk about the challenges she faces in school and with friends, and remind her that you love her dearly.
A Guide to Meaningful Parent-Son ConversationsDo you know what your son really thinks about girls, school, God, his future? It's not easy to be sure, is it? Boys aren't known for being great communicators, especially entering their teen years. How do you connect with him on the things that are important to both of you? Based on tried-and-true parenting wisdom, this book shares fun, thoughtful questions and talking points that lead to meaningful, natural conversations about· physical and emotional changes your son is facing· staying pure in an oversexualized culture· using social media responsibly· and much moreThis structured approach offers practical ways to bond with your son and encourage him in his faith, talk about the challenges he faces in school and with friends, and show him that you love him dearly before he enters the turbulent teen years.
Macroevolutionary inference has historically been treated as a two-step process, involving the inference of a tree, and then inference of a macroevolutionary model using that tree. Newer models blend the two steps. These methods make more complete use of fossils than the previous generation of Bayesian phylogenetic models. They also involve many more parameters than prior models, including parameters about which empiricists may have little intuition. In this Element, we set forth a framework for fitting complex, hierarchical models. The authors ultimately fit and use a joint tree and diversification model to estimate a dated phylogeny of the Cincta (Echinodermata), a morphologically distinct group of Cambrian echinoderms that lack the fivefold radial symmetry characteristic of extant members of the phylum. Although the phylogeny of cinctans remains poorly supported in places, this Element shows how models of character change and diversification contribute to understanding patterns of phylogenetic relatedness and testing macroevolutionary hypotheses.
A comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying culturally-sensitive therapeutic techniquesAdapts core CBT techniques including reattribution, normalization, explanation development, formulating, reality testing, inference chaining and resetting expectationsHigh profile author team includes specialists in culturally-sensitive CBT along with world-renowned pioneers in the application of CBT to serious mental illnessContains the most up-to-date research on CBT in ethnic minority groups available
A comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying culturally-sensitive therapeutic techniquesAdapts core CBT techniques including reattribution, normalization, explanation development, formulating, reality testing, inference chaining and resetting expectationsHigh profile author team includes specialists in culturally-sensitive CBT along with world-renowned pioneers in the application of CBT to serious mental illnessContains the most up-to-date research on CBT in ethnic minority groups available
Reception studies have made film audiences increasingly visible, while surveys track trends and policymakers gather information about audience preferences and demographics. But little attention has been paid to the specific contextual relationships and interactions between films and individuals that generate and sustain audiences. This monograph develops the idea of audiences as interactive and relational, introducing three innovative concepts: ‘personal film journeys’, five types of audience formations and five geographies of film provision. A major challenge of audience research is how to capture the richness of people’s social and cultural engagement with film. To achieve this, the book uses an innovative mixed-methods research and computational ontology. It develops ground-breaking theory and concepts and an innovative methodology based on an extensive data-set derived from the under-researched area of British regional film audiences.
Although South Carolina's colonial charter promised a safe harbor of religious freedom for those who were oppressed, eighteenth-century religious minorities in the colony found their rights were subjugated to those of the Anglicans. ""The Dawn of Religious Freedom in South Carolina"" contains eight essays by historians and legal scholars that trace the quest for religious equality by Protestant dissenters, Huguenots, Jews, Quakers, Afro-Carolinians, and Roman Catholics. Uncovering the historical roots of the separation of church and state, the contributors use South Carolina's experience to illustrate that religious freedom is more secure when widely shared. South Carolina was a beacon of religious freedom when compared to many other North American colonies. The contributors recount the incremental steps that culminated with the 1790 Constitution's grant of ""free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference."" Separate chapters revisit the experiences of the Huguenots, who found themselves caught in a political crossfire between Anglicans and Protestant dissenters; the Quakers, who ultimately left the state because of their inability to reconcile with the principles of a slaveholding society; the Afro-Carolinians, who created ""psychological living space"" through religion while their masters watched nervously for signs of rebellion; and the evangelicals, whose emphasis on equality before God brought ideas about egalitarianism to South Carolina society. The volume's contributors also enumerate Catholic and Jewish efforts to gain religious equality, and recount the leading roles played by such individuals as Jewish patriot Francis Salvador, Catholic bishop John England, and statesman Charles Pinckney.
"Usability makes everything easier, except the job of the developer. Usability is not easy. There are no macros to run on Macromedia Flash projects to apply usability. Applying usability requires a change in the development process. It requires a new method of thinking about a project from start to finish." - Chris McGregor, Macromedia Usability White Paper. With the latest MX release, Flash has taken a significant step towards becoming the standard tool for delivery of web content. This brings with it a whole range of new challenges for those working with Flash, the biggest of which is making sure that their Flash material can be easily used by everyone that it is intended for. This book isn't about stifling flair and creativity, this is about making sure that your viewers stick around to appreciate the fruits of your creativity (and your hard work), and that your skills stay current in a quickly changing web landscape. As suggested above, Usability is not an easy topic when you depart from crass dictatorial statements and into the real world. This book exists to take the role of the user's web experience seriously and to show you how to remember them when designing. As such, it could be the most valuable Flash MX book you'll read this year. Book Info With this guide you will discover how to succeed with Flash in the business environment that demands economy, efficiency, and effectiveness from your web site. Covers Flash MX. Softcover. From the Author Usability makes everything easier, except the job of the developer. Usability is not easy. There are no macros to run on Macromedia Flash projects to apply usability. Applying usability requires a change in the development process. It requires a new method of thinking about a project from start to finish. - Chris McGregor, Macromedia Usability White Paper. About the Author Chris McGregor is the author of Macromedia's Usability White Paper and the man behind flazoom.com.
Stuart Dodds; David J Parnell; Hélène Russell; Peter Lane Secor; Rupert Hawke; Paige Keith; Manish Khandelwal; Ariela Tannenbaum; Katherine Thomas; Srinivas Vadali; Thomas Van Der Moere; Zev J Eigen
The legal profession, like so many other fields, has continued to reel from the deep-reaching and significant impact of the 2008 financial crisis. In the years following the crash, a general downward turn in the demand for legal services compelled firms to tighten their belts, make tough decisions, and come up with innovative strategies in order to survive. One of these was an increased focus on profitability and different means of managing and improving it, a relatively new development for the legal industry. However, in recent years there have been small but positive signs of improvement, manifested in a gradual pick-up in client engagement, as global economies continue to slowly but steadily recover from the crash. It is definitely a better time to be a lawyer, as latent demand begins to manifest in parallel with growing client confidence in a stabilizing market, fast-paced disruptive technological innovations, and significant changes in laws and regulations. However, this does not mean that firms can afford to be complacent. The legal landscape continues to be in flux, and improvement is slow. Increased revenue and client demand does not come to firms that do not proactively seek it, nor is it achieved by those who are not applying innovative and cutting-edge techniques and strategies to the management of their firm. Of course, delivering the best service to clients should always be a top priority; however, there should also be an emphasis on running the firm like a business, which includes intensive scrutiny of expenditure and coming up with new and inventive ways to generate profit. Managing and growing a firm's profitability should not just be an exercise for difficult economic periods, but instead must be a priority at all times. Rather than being perceived as an irksome bolt-on, it is necessary to see it as a great opportunity in these times of increased business. Existing and persistent cultural norms amongst lawyers, however, means that the reform of current business practices does not always come naturally. Nor is it necessarily easy to find the right practical advice that can carry a firm through the transition. Emerging Approaches to Law Firm Profitability aims to be the ideal tool to assist with implementation, providing essential guidance for those seeking new means of maximizing their firm's capacity. Featuring advice and reflections from a wide variety of contributors, ranging from business and finance professionals to thought leaders and consultants, this book offers in-depth, intensive insight into the challenges generated by today's dynamic and hypercompetitive legal landscape. Most importantly, Emerging Approaches to Law Firm Profitability moves past the identification of these obstacles and supplies original, innovative ways of tackling them. Expert guidance is complemented by compelling case studies and effective real-world examples, supplying principles that can be applied to firms of any size or capacity.
A collection of teachings from the 2005 Keswick Convention that will challenge, inspire and encourage - Bible ministry for today's world. What is the Gospel, and how does it transform those who live by it? What is the essence of Christianity? Why does it matter? Is the doctrine of penal substitution biblical? All these contemporary questions were tackled at the Keswick Convention. From God's announcing of the coming of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah, to the call of Saul to take that good news to the world, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is in this book. (contributors include Joe Stowell, Jonathan Lamb, David Cook, Sinclair Ferguson, Peter Maiden and more) This title is brought to you by Keswick Ministries. Find out more at https://www.keswickministries.org
Auch in Osterreich wird uber die Frage gestritten, ob ein neuer Autoritarismus die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Errungenschaften der vergangenen Jahrzehnte bedroht. Das Buch knupft an diese Debatte an und untersucht das Ausmass und den Charakter moglicher autoritarer Tendenzen seit 1945. Die Autoren befassen sich mit den Einstellungen der Bevolkerung, der Programmatik der Parteien, mit medialen Diskursen und der Wahrnehmung der osterreichischen Innenpolitik im Ausland.
Jochen Kluve; David Card; Michael Fertig; Marek Góra; Lena Jacobi; Peter Jensen; Reelika Leetmaa; Leonhard Nima; Eleonora Patacchini; Sandra Schaffner; Christoph M. Schmidt; Bas van der Klaauw; Andrea Weber
Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. Little, however, is known about what each country can learn from experiences in other countries. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European Commission's Employment Strategy, reviewing the experiences made in European states, and giving the first ever quantitative assessment of the existing cross-country evidence, answering the question "what labor market program works for what target group under what (economic and institutional) circumstances?". Using an innovative meta-analytical approach, the authors find that rather than contextual factors such as labor market institutions or the business cycle, it is almost exclusively the program type that matters for program effectiveness: While direct employment programs in the public sector appear detrimental, wage subsidies and "Services and Sanctions" can be effective in increasing participants' employment probability.
Jochen Kluve; David Card; Michael Fertig; Marek Góra; Lena Jacobi; Peter Jensen; Reelika Leetmaa; Leonhard Nima; Eleonora Patacchini; Sandra Schaffner; Christoph M. Schmidt; Bas van der Klaauw; Andrea Weber
Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. Little, however, is known about what each country can learn from experiences in other countries. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European Commission's Employment Strategy, reviewing the experiences made in European states, and giving the first ever quantitative assessment of the existing cross-country evidence, answering the question "what labor market program works for what target group under what (economic and institutional) circumstances?". Using an innovative meta-analytical approach, the authors find that rather than contextual factors such as labor market institutions or the business cycle, it is almost exclusively the program type that matters for program effectiveness: While direct employment programs in the public sector appear detrimental, wage subsidies and "Services and Sanctions" can be effective in increasing participants' employment probability.
Kasper Monrad; Peter Nørgaard Larsen; Magnus Olausson; Karina Lykke Grand; Anna Schram Vejlby; David Burmeister; Jesper Svenningsen; Troels Filtenborg; Gry Hedin; Carl-Johan Olsson; Martin Olin; Henrik Holm; Gertrud Oelsner
Katalog og bogværk udgivet i forbindelse med udstillingen Dansk Guldålder på Nationalmuseum Stockholm (28. februar – 21. juli 2019) og Dansk guldalder. Verdenskunst mellem to katastrofer på SMK (24. august- 8. december 2019) inkl. fuld værkfortegnelse. Værket består af 20 artikler forfattet af fremtrædende svenske og danske kunsthistoriker, der her fremlægger de senere års reviderede og kritiske forskning i en af de mest populære perioder i dansk kunst. Forskningen suppleres med viden og indsigter opstået i den redaktionelle og kuratoriske proces omkring både bog og udstilling i Stockholm og København. Således indledes bogen med en omfattende oversigtsartikel om perioden af Karina Lykke Grand (AU), hvor den traditionelle, mere idealiserende fortælling og de tematiseringer, man typiske præsenteres for (”Det nye borgerskab”, ”Kunstakademiet”, ”Familieliv” mm.) uddybes og udfordres af en række nye læsninger og perspektiver. De øvrige artikler i bogen behandler og uddyber de problemstillinger, hovedartiklen opridser, og naturligvis også de temaer, man præsenteres for i udstillingen. Periodens udstrækning bliver diskuteret, men også hidtil underbelyste emner i kunsthistorien som tidens kvindelige kunstnere, kolonialisme, resultater af den helt nye tekniske kunsthistorie, den demokratiske revolution, nationalisme vs. internationalisme, teknologi, skandinavismen og de danske kunstnere i Sverige. Ikke mindst er der fokus på de mange kunstnere, der har været skrevet ud af den vedtagne kanon, ikke af kvalitetsmæssige, men af dybest set real- eller identitetspolitiske årsager. Bogen har som udstillingen en art kronologisk-rumlig opbygning, så man følger kunstens faglige udvikling og geografiske bevægelser mellem 1800 og 1860. En udvikling som selvfølgelig ikke kan betragtes isoleret, som kunsthistorien nok har haft tilbøjelighed til, men skal forstås som tæt sammenvævet med en lang række samfundsmæssige forhold og forandringer. Derudover finder man et forord ved NM’s og SMK’s museumsdirektører, en kuratorisk introduktion til udstillings-samarbejdet samt et appendiks med værkfortegnelse, omfattende bibliografi og fyldige kunstnerbiografier over de udstillende kunstnere, Bogen er rigt illustreret med ca. 350 billeder og fotografier.****** ’Et mirakel af et katalog’ Berlingske***** ’Nuanceret og indsigtsfuldt’ Kristeligt Dagblad???? ’De 278 værker er smukt gengivet’ Politiken
Kasper Monrad; Peter Nørgaard Larsen; Magnus Olausson; Karina Lykke Grand; Anna Schram Vejlby; David Burmeister; Jesper Svenningsen; Troels Filtenborg; Gry Hedin; Carl-Johan Olsson; Martin Olin; Henrik Holm; Gertrud Oelsner
The catalogue was published in connection with the exhibition The Danish Golden Age World-Class Art Between Disasters at The National at National Museum Stockholm (28th February - 21st July 2019) and the National Gallery of Denmark (24th August - 8th December 2019). The catalogue includes 20 articles by prominent Swedish and Danish art historians, who present the most recent academic research on one of the most popular eras in Danish art history. The research is supplemented with knowledge and insight gained in the editorial and curatorial process of both the book and the exhibition in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Thus, the book is introduced by a comprehensive overview article about the period by Karina Lykke Grand (University of Aarhus), which elaborates on the traditional, more idealised, narrative and the thematics that are typically presented in connection to the Danish Golden Age. Family life, citizenship, the Danish Art Academy, etc. are elaborated and challenged by various new readings and perspectives. How far the Danish Golden Age stretches is discussed, as well as, more undiscussed topics in art history, such as the female artists of the Danish Golden Age, colonialism the results of the new technical art history, the democratic revolution, nationalism versus internationalism, technology, Scandinavianism and Danish artists in Sweden. In addition, the catalogue focuses on the many artists who have been written out of the approved canon, not for lack of quality, but for reasons of realpolitik or identity politics. The catalogue, as well as the exhibition, has a chronological-spacial set up so that we follow the technical development and geographic movement between 1800 and 1860. This development can of course not be considered isolated, like art history has been inclined to do, but must be understood as closely interwoven with a wide range of societal conditions and changes. The catalogue is richly illustrated with approximately 350 paintings and photographies
Katarina Barrling; David Butterfield; Pär Cassel; Marie Kawthar Daouda; Torbjörn Elensky; Jessica Frazier; Peter Haldén; Thomas Idergard; Anthony Pagden; Ritchie Robertson; Hans Ruin; Malise Ruthven; Mateusz Strózynski; Fredrik Svenaeus; Sten Widmalm
Vad är en dygd och vad är en synd? Går det att säga om våra handlingar är onda eller goda? Varje epok och kultur har haft sina respektive svar på dessa eviga frågor. I en västerländsk, protestantisk tradition har människokroppen och dess begär exempelvis ansetts vara inneboende onda, men det är ingen självklarhet i andra kulturer. Dygd och synd verkar representera en dualitet som är lika gammal som mänskligheten. Denna antologi utforskar hur uppfattningar om dygder och synder har förändrats genom historien. Essäerna tar avstamp i antikens Grekland och Rom, rör sig över den tidiga kristna perioden från Augustinus till Dante, och fram till sentida tänkare som Friedrich Nietzsche. Skribenterna, såväl svenska som internationella forskare, gör också nedslag i alltifrån det konfucianska Kina och forntida Indien till självhjälpsböcker, transhumanism och AI, samt de mänskliga rättigheternas vara eller icke vara. Boken utkommer även på svenska, Dygder och dödsynder.
Katarina Barrling; David Butterfield; Pär Cassel; Marie Kawthar Daouda; Torbjörn Elensky; Jessica Frazier; Peter Haldén; Thomas Idergard; Anthony Pagden; Ritchie Robertson; Hans Ruin; Malise Ruthven; Mateusz Strózynski; Fredrik Svenaeus; Sten Widmalm
Vad är en dygd och vad är en synd? Går det att säga om våra handlingar är onda eller goda? Varje epok och kultur har haft sina respektive svar på dessa eviga frågor. I en västerländsk, protestantisk tradition har människokroppen och dess begär exempelvis ansetts vara inneboende onda, men det är ingen självklarhet i andra kulturer. Dygd och synd verkar representera en dualitet som är lika gammal som mänskligheten. Denna antologi utforskar hur uppfattningar om dygder och synder har förändrats genom historien. Essäerna tar avstamp i antikens Grekland och Rom, rör sig över den tidiga kristna perioden från Augustinus till Dante, och fram till sentida tänkare som Friedrich Nietzsche. Skribenterna, såväl svenska som internationella forskare, gör också nedslag i alltifrån det konfucianska Kina och forntida Indien till självhjälpsböcker, transhumanism och AI, samt de mänskliga rättigheternas vara eller icke vara. Boken finns även på engelska.
