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This introductory text details Arthur Lessac’s proven procedures for understanding, training, and improving the voice and speech of the performer by exploring the varied qualities of the physical energies associated with producing sounds..
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Many corporations, in their attempt to create innovative products and services, have focused on the concept of building teams. While many groups fizzle, on rare occasions the members of a group will experience an extraordinary eruption of excitement, transcending an organization's rigid confines to achieve astonishing results. These individuals, say Jean Lipman-Blumen and Harold J. Leavitt, are lucky enough to be members of a "hot group," a phenomenon they lucidly and enthusiastically describe in their ground-breaking new book Hot Groups.
A hot group is not a name for a newfangled team, task force, or committee. Rather, a hot group is defined by a distinctive state of mind coupled with a style of behavior that is intense and sharply focused on its ultimate goal. Stretching themselves beyond their own expectations, members of a hot group plunge into enterprises that have the potential to change, even ennoble, their own and others' lives.
Neither trendy fabrication nor new management fad, hot groups have existed since the dawn of civilization, perhaps invigorating groups of cavemen to hunt together furiously for food before winter's approach. Today, examples of hot groups abound in territories such as Silicon Valley, where impassioned people have blazed paths through the burgeoning computer industry. Consider the hot group that created the original Macintosh and revolutionized the personal computer market. John Sculley, who joined Apple in the early 1980s, described a "magnetic field" that surrounded the Macintosh hot group members, and Bill Gates, Microsoft's mastermind, reported that a hot programming group to which he once belonged "didn't obey a 24-hour clock." Instead, they programmed for days at a time, pausing only to eat and talk about software with fellow programmers. Here also are examples of hot groups at work in other industries: the individuals that created the blockbuster TV drama "Hill Street Blues"; the Navy and civilian personnel that transformed a standard cruiser into a guided missile cruiser in less than 12 months; and even the ad hoc crisis management group advising President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile crisis. Indeed, the inspiring case studies found throughout Hot Groups illustrate that well-nourished hot groups can profoundly transform any type of organization.
Still, Lipman-Blumen and Leavitt recognize the risks inherent in loosening an organization's structural soil enough to accommodate these groups. Consequently, they address such issues as how to provide the kind of leadership required by a hot group, how to mesh a hot group with the regimented structure of the overall corporation, how managers can encourage new hot groups, and how best to cope with an overheated hot group.
Drawing on decades of research and experience with groups and organizations throughout the world, Lipman-Blumen and Leavitt have written an intensely engaging book about a phenomenon that will become increasingly important in our rapidly changing world. Expertly carving a path through this unmapped terrain, they lucidly demonstrate how managers and executives can ignite hot group sparks in their own organizations..
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Few organizations have been as influential as The Natural Step in empowering and inspiring people to design a more sustainable world. In The Natural Step Story, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt describes first hand the evolution of the Natural Step framework comprised of four system conditions essential for the maintenance of life on Earth, together with a robust methodology for how to apply them strategically. Adopted by a growing number of major companies, universities and municipalities, The Natural Step is about improving sustainable economic performance through more devotion to social and ecological sustainability than one's competitors - rather than in spite of it. The Natural Step Story will appeal to all with a passion for sustainability, including business leaders, academics, journalists, activists, and students..
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Picture your spiritual landscape. Do you see an orchard rich with the fruits of the spirit or a garden sorely in need of work? The seeds we consciously plant can grow spiritual landscapes of astonishing beauty. How well we nurture and cultivate the seedling plants will determine 'how our gardens grow.'

Any gardener knows that cultivating a garden is a process, and as the years go by, the garden comes slowly and mysteriously into its own. Dianne R. Costanzo

Features: Seeding Your Soul is a distinctive short guide to nurturing spirituality that uses well-known Gospel passages. It features:
Introduction, an invitation to consider what is growing in one's 'spiritual landscape.'

Classic New Testament passage for each chapter: 'Consider the Lilies of the Field' (Luke 12:22 31), 'The Widow's Mite' (Mark 12:41 44), 'The Penitent Woman'(Luke 7:36 50), 'The Transfiguration' (Mark 9: 2 8), 'The Prodigal Son' (Luke15:11 31), 'The Ten Lepers' (Luke 17:11 10)
6 Considerations: 'Planting Trust,' 'Planting Generosity,' 'Planting Love,' 'Planting Transformation,' 'Planting Forgiveness,' 'Planting Healing'
Brief, thought-provoking meditation on each New Testament passage
Short exercises for each chapter: Nurturing Trust, Generosity, Love, Transformation,Forgiveness, Healing
Suggestions for further reading and viewing: books and movies for Cultivating Trust,Generosity, Love, Transformation, Forgiveness, Healing
Bibliography: Other Sources of Interest

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Classical Considerations: Useful Wisdom from Greece And Rome - ISBN 0865166188
Embers of the Ancient Flame: Latin Love Poetry Selections from Catullus, Horace, And Ovid - ISBN 0865166099.
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Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas Territory was a national issue that dominated America's press, not to mention three sessions of Congress. Hundreds of thousands of articles and editorials--4,500 in the New York Herald alone--were published about Bleeding Kansas during those four tumultuous years leading up to the Lecompton Constitution. Craig Miner now offers the first in-depth study of national media coverage devoted to the beleaguered territory, unearthing new examples of what Americans were saying about Kansas and showing how those words affected the course of national events.

Miner draws on dozens of newspapers and magazines from all parts of the country and of all political persuasions: a trove of rich quotations and unvarnished epithets, nearly all of them published here for the first time. He reveals how the heated, polarizing rhetoric widened the sectional rift, weakened chances of accommodation, and contributed more to the onset of civil war than has been previously recognized.

Miner shows what a tremendous obsession Kansas was for the nation--a whipping boy for sectional and political emotions--and how thoroughly it dominated the press in cities large and small, North and South. He argues convincingly that the endless, seemingly fruitless debate was important more because of the way events were discussed than because of the significance of the events themselves and that it contributed to the cynicism that made war inevitable--for some, even desirable. Along the way, he addresses such topics as the vagaries of voting as a democratic solution to moral divisions, the Kansas issue as a religious debate, the media creation of martyrs, and Kansas governors as examples of leadership, for good or ill.

After reading Seeding Civil War, Kansans will never be able to regard Lawrence and Lecompton the same way again, while national readers will gain surprising insights about their own towns during this critical time--and experience firsthand the unfolding of a national disaster..
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The latest in the Capital Report series, this publication is aimed not only at aspirant new hedge fund managers, but also at those providing, or wishing to start to provide, seeding and incubation services. The featured authors have wide and varied experience. Dechert LLP is the sponsor of this publication and the chapters contained within this book will aid all those engaging in the seeding and incubation of hedge funds. Table of Contents: Foreword Peter Astleford, Co-Chair and Peter Draper, Partner, Financial Services Group, Dechert LLP, London. Chapter One: The Basics of Seeding and Incubation Ian Morley, Dawnay, Day Group, London. Introduction Finding the businesses to back The due diligence process The negotiating process Exits The business model The psychology of being an entrepreneur Strengths and weaknesses Don t micromanage the business Managing the business going forward Management information systems Start-ups regulated by the Financial Services Authority Risk management Case study one Case study two Conclusion Chapter Two: Alternative Investments: Myths versus Reality Thomas Schneeweis, Director, CISDM, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts. Introduction Hedge funds and financial innovation The world of hedge funds Today s issues Chapter Three: Early Stage Investing: Why Emerging Hedge Funds Outperform in the Hedge Fund Life Cycle John E. Dunn III, UBK Alternative Investments, Geneva and Tushar Patel HFIM Hedge Funds Investment Management Ltd., London. Supporting the case for emerging funds An emerging hedge fund defined Why emerging hedge funds outperform Innovation and evolution: New sources of returns Generating returns from unique opportunities Rapid decision-making structures Unlocking new investment opportunities Ability to generate returns from illiquidity Benefits of smaller assets under management Investing in smaller positions Raw energy Emerging managers motivation Fee structure explains large fund underperformance A hedge fund life-cycle approach to hedge fund manager selection Emerging stage The maturing stage Established or matured stage Conclusions Chapter Four: Hedge Fund Legal Structures and their Impact on Performance Bhaswar Gupta and Ed Szado, CISDM, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts. Introduction The legal nomenclature Literature review Data and methodology Empirical results Conclusions Chapter Five: Exiting Hedge Fund Incubator Models Peter D. Astleford, Chris Carrodus and Peter Draper, Dechert LLP, London. Introduction Needs and objectives of the incubatee Needs and objectives of the incubator Fees and costs Planning for exit Case studies Example one Example two Forward planning Chapter Six: Re-evaluating Effective Valuation, Risk and Controls Lynn Connolly, Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York.p> Regulatory guidelines and valuation concerns New product developments and emerging valuation process Transparency or translucency Independence revisited Portfolio risk management and quantifying the qualitative Mitigating controls and procedures Conclusion current trends and recommendations Chapter Seven: Factor Exposures and Hedge Fund Operational Risk: The Case of Amaranth Bhaswar Gupta and Hossein Kazemi, CISDM, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts. Introduction The failure of Amaranth LLC Data and methodology Empirical results and discussion Summary statistics Single-factor regressions Monitoring test Conclusions Contacts.
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Faced with the pressures of rapid growth, urban sprawl, and pollution, cities today need to use land, energy, and resources with ever-increasing efficiency. By embracing green, sustainable alternatives in the construction of buildings and neighborhoods, many cities are meeting these challenges and continuing to grow and create vibrant, livable communities. The Vancouver area has emerged as a pioneer in this effort, setting inspiring precedents for other cities to learn from.

Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated, the Greater Vancouver GreenGuide demonstrates how this area has earned its international reputation as a hub of urban sustainability. This beautiful guidebook showcases some of the region's key developments, initiatives, and milestones, including:

Green buildings, neighborhoods, and infrastructure
Open, community-accessible spaces
Social, economic, and environmental programs

As well as project snapshots and case studies, the GreenGuide includes a detailed pull-out map, self-guided tours, Greater Vancouver's sustainability stories, and a user-friendly thematic index.

Moving beyond the ecotourism focus of green guidebooks for other cities, the GreenGuide aims to seed sustainability by demystifying green planning and design. It provides inspiration to individuals and communities to turn the concept of sustainability into reality. Timely, accessible, and packed with useful information, the Greater Vancouver GreenGuide is an invaluable resource for architects, planners, design professionals, academics, and anyone who cares about creating a sustainable future.

The Design Centre for Sustainability at the University of British Columbia is an internationally recognized applied research organization that pursues sustainable approaches to our built and natural environments through the lens of collaborative design.

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Daily Seedings is a collection of the devotional reflections of Ivan Q. Spencer, a 20th-century revivalist and founder of Elim Bible Institute and Elim Fellowship, Lima, New York..
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