“…Some universities, policy makers and journalists seem to take them quite seriously. At the same time, however, they are also fiercely criticized. …”

“…Czesław Miłosz is at times called an American poet. This means one thing in Poland, and something else in the United States. …”

“…The Clean Energy Transitions Programme 2022 (CETP) provides an overview of the programme's major achievements in the last year. During this time, the CETP has driven forward an ambitious and impactful agenda, even as the world has contended with multiple overlapping crises. …”

“…The wealth and variety of concrete experiences offered by regional policies show how it is possible to activate public ations that, having adequate ingredients, will be able to lessen the negative effects of the economic crisis and allow young people to take one step ahead at any time in their private and professional life…”

“…Based on the advertisements placed in these newspapers by masters and enslavers offering rewards for so-called runaways, this book brings to light for the first time the history of slavery in England as revealed in the stories of resistance by enslaved workers. …”

“…Relevant Characteristics of Power Lines Passing through Urban Areas covers a variety of problems in electric-power delivery that were considered for a long time in professional and scientific circles unsolvable. …”

“…Few reached the heights of international fame accorded Evonne Goolagong or Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and few remained household names for any length of time. But their growing numbers and visibility reflected the dramatic social, cultural and political changes taking place in Australia and New Zealand in the second half of the twentieth century. …”

“…The communists, who had negligible indigenous support, with the help of the Soviet Army, in a short time managed to destroy any organized opposition to their taking power. …”
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“…Worst of all was the prevailing attitude of contempt in the White House and throughout Washington toward Christian leaders. It is time, Kuo argues, for Christians to take a temporary step back from politics, to turn away from its seductions…”

“…The HBO Effect examines this rich and unique history for clues to its remarkable impact upon television and popular culture. It's time to take a wide-angle look at HBO as a producer of American culture…”

“…He looks at the anatomy of innovation, asking: How do time-pressed executives go about taking risks? How do they prepare to see--and seize--opportunity? …”

“…Hospice volunteers in conjunction with adult education trainers, artists, therapists, councillors and other professionals invite such volunteers to take part in a personal reflection and discussion round on the subject of life as seen out of the perspective of life being a limited amount of time. …”

“…From the exiled Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic--a magisterial comic novel that is certain to take its place as a landmark of postcolonial African literature. …”
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“…But when you're faced with competing projects and limited time, it's difficult to keep strategy front-of-mind. …”

“…Presentación del editor: "Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights allows states, in time of 'war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation' to take measures derogating from their obligations to protect human rights. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Values congruency -- Diversity -- Challenges to culture -- Physical environment, geography or size -- Change -- Competitive-collaborative balance -- Intensity-enjoyment balance -- Building a good culture is hard -- keeping a good culture is harder -- Summary -- Build your leadership -- Step 6 Protect your wellbeing -- No one is immune -- Find the positive -- Person first, athlete second -- Athlete-centred environments -- Look beyond the behaviour -- Wellbeing and mental health -- Destigmatising wellbeing and mental health -- Incidence of wellbeing and mental health concerns in sport -- Prevention is better than cure -- Self-appreciation, self-permission, self-acceptance and self-compassion -- Gratitude and kindness -- Journaling -- Sport relationship and identity -- Taking action -- Help-seeking -- The journey and narrative -- Recovery, rest and sleep -- Cognitive behaviour therapy and thinking traps -- Environment, thinking and doing -- Mindfulness and ACT -- Diaphragmatic breathing -- Supports and mentors -- Wellbeing programs and data -- Wellbeing checklist -- Summary -- Build your wellbeing -- Step 7 Execute your performance -- Behind the scenes in Rome -- Psychological characteristics and personality -- Mental skills of high performers -- Individual mindset plans -- Lifestyle -- Performance platform -- Confidence and competence -- Imagery and visualisation -- Mental skills programs -- Mental skills for juniors -- Learn competitiveness -- Maximising effort: intrinsic and extrinsic strategies -- Clutch and flow -- Set up for sub-two-hour marathon speed -- Create and execute a simple plan -- Great performances -- Embracing new situations and challenges -- Meaning contributes to performance -- Strengths win battles -- Managing performance anxiety and nerves -- Managing nerves through reframing -- Taking control of nerves -- Optimism and positivity…”

“…Institutions and archives hold hundreds of thousands of hours of audio and video testimony, composed of more than a billion words in dozens of languages, with millions of pieces of descriptive metadata. It would take several lifetimes to engage with these testimonies one at a time. …”

“…A revolution in gender relations occurred in London around 1700, resulting in a sexual system that endured in many aspects until the sexual revolution of the 1960s. For the first time in European history, there emerged three genders: men, women, and a third gender of adult effeminate sodomites, or homosexuals. …”
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