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Rising energy prices and concerns about climate change are driving us towards a new kind of economy - a low-carbon economy. What will this low-carbon economy be like, and what does your business have to do to prosper in this new business environment? In The Business Leader?s Guide to the Low-carbon Economy, Larry Reynolds shows how successful organisations are already learning to be more energy efficient, manage their carbon footprint, adapt to climate change and become truly sustainable. As well as explaining how to future-proof your organisation against possible threats, his book tells you h.

Social work educators have an obligation to the profession to admit into
its ranks those applicants judged to have the requisite knowledge, skills, and values
for effective practice. Even though considerable disagreement exists as to what those
specifics encompass, there is a general sense that students should be monitored
throughout the curriculum and that, by making admission decisions for students,
the profession and ultimately the clients are better served. This study presents longitudinal
data on an instrument utilized by a small BSW program across five pre-professional
courses, yielding scores at mid-term and at the end of the semester that
address students' compatibilities with the demands of the profession.Data are used
in a feedback loop for assessing students compatibility with the profession prior to
the initial point of entry into the major. Strengths and limitations of the study are
addressed.

The next generation of 65-year-olds may be in for a surprise when they attempt to retire. Will their nest eggs be ready to hatch?

Revolution and warfare -- Witchcraft and abolitionism -- Racism, slave narratives, and the body as evidence -- Accord in concord -- Lies, specters, and the "black man" -- Transformative violence at home and abroad -- The stationary "fall" of a public intellectual

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, Communication Studies, 1996. ; The Prophet from Plano argues that the success and failure of Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign can be explained, in part, by examining his rhetorical strategies. This study argues that Ross Perot appeared as a modern day prophet. Perot possessed nearly all of the characteristics normally associated with prophets. Additionally, Perot's enormous wealth functioned as "proof' to the American people that Perot truly was a prophet. Beyond Perot's adoption of the prophetic persona, Perot appeared on the national political scene at a time of perceived crisis. This too, was consistent with the ancient prophets. The confluence of Perot's prophetic persona and the perceived crisis propelled Perot into national prominence. This study also analyzes Perot's rhetoric to determine if Perot was employing a contemporary secular jeremiad. Comparing Perot's rhetoric to the characteristics of the jeremiad, some striking similarities are found. Perot exhibited most of the characteristics of the jeremiad and he employed "plain talk" which enhanced his message. However, Perot's attribution of sin prevents categorization of his rhetoric as a contemporary secular jeremiad. Finally, Perot's ultimate success and failure is traced to his use of the jeremiad and his damaged ethos. Perot's July pullout fatally damaged his prophetic ethos, while his use of the jeremiad prevented Perot from offering specific solutions to the problems he identified. The study concludes that Perot did not, in fact, deliver a contemporary secular jeremiad. Rather, he delivered a variant described as a political jeremiad. In addition to Perot's prophetic persona, Perot's success is attributed to his linkage of the debt/deficit issue with the extinction of the American Dream combined with his unique use of the television medium. Conclusions and thoughts on future areas of research are offered.