The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as the hub of global geo-political, geo-economic and geo-strategic significance in the post-Cold War period. The rise of China and the resurgence of India will be the hallmark for the next 50 years. How this surge in power is accommodated by the incumbent powers like the United States and Japan, and how the new regional powers like China and India manage the power politics that emerge will be the key determinants of regional stability. This volume examines the national maritime doctrines as well as the nuclear weapons developments at sea of the four major powers in the Asia-Pacific, namely, China, India, Japan and the United States, to see if the evolving dynamic is a cooperative or a competitive one. In particular, the volume looks at the evolving paradigms of maritime transformation in strategy and technology; the emergent new maritime doctrines and evolving force postures in the naval orders of battle; the role and operations of nuclear navies in the Asia-Pacific; and the implications and impact of nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles and sea-based missile defence responses in the region. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Cooperation or Competition in Maritime Asia-Pacific? (544 KB). Chapter 3: Maritime Strategic Trends in the Asia-Pacific: Issues and Challenges (1,534 KB). Contents: Issues, Trends and Paradigms in Maritime Asia-Pacific; National Maritime Doctrines and Capabilities; Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defences: The Maritime Dimension in the Asia-Pacific. Readership: Policy makers, academics, research analysts and students interested in maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region.
The concept of emotional intelligence was first developed by author Daniel Goleman in his best-selling book entitled Emotional Intelligence. Goleman makes the powerful case through both brain research and behavioral research that our definition of intelligence as measured by IQ is way too narrow and ignores a critical range of abilities that matter immensely to our success in life. These include such factors as self-awareness, impulse control, personal responsibility, social adeptness, and more. These are the kinds of personal characteristics that will be discussed and developed in this guidebook. Emotional intelligence is not fixed at birth; it can be nurtured and strengthened in all of us, as we will demonstrate in the book. You will learn how to create a state of mind that allows you to meet, conquer, and transcend the challenges of your life. You will learn to live from your vision and purpose rather than being reactive to circumstances, events, and other people.
Return to the world of the cult-classic film with this prequel from the mind of its original creator! President Nixon has discovered an alien threat, and he knows there's only one man he can reach out to for help: Elvis Presley. But will Elvis be enough to defeat a horde of Cosmic Blood-Suckers? This all-new story takes readers back to a world when Elvis truly was The King!
This comprehensive HR Policy & Procedure Manual for Singapore Corporations provides an easy way to compile, maintain, and update your HR Policies & Procedures Manual. The manual offers readers with step-by-step policies with clear definition, purpose, and procedure so that you can lift and shift it for your organization. Samples are included with each policy that can be replicated for your organization. For example, the guide includes policies and procedures for work hours, work on a rest day, working on a public holiday, overtime, annual leaves, medical leaves, maternity leaves, childcare leave, marriage and paternity leaves, misconduct, retirement & re-employment, and personal data protection.
The HR Operating Guide for Singapore Corporations, is a handy guide for any organization to not only handle its HR function, but embrace its essential nature. The Guide offers readers with standard operating procedures for the HR department, which includes the obvious responsibilities for payroll administration, central provident fund, tax obligations, government paid parenthood leave schemes, and employment of foreign workers. The book includes definitions, steps, real-world examples, current rates and statistics, and guidelines to make each concept practical and implementable.
It was one day in the mid-1980s. Megumi, a promising pianist in high school, was playing a piece of Mozart, Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman," at her school music festival when she was in the eleventh grade. Kenji, an art student in the same school who was a year senior to her, fell in love with her at first glance at the festival. Kenji, however, graduated from the school leaving Megumi a strange letter. A year later, Megumi, who was a freshman, happened to meet Kenji, who was a sophomore, under the cherry tree in the university that they went to and fell in love. However, she came to know that he had a close girlfriend whom he always relied on whenever he fell into a trauma, especially the one that involved a tsunami that swept his parents to their deaths and left him alone as the sole survivor. On one Saturday night, after having dinner with him in his condo, Megumi felt an increased sympathy over his traumatic experiences. She ended up spending the night with him. This caused her to be pregnant at the age of eighteen, but she could not tell Kenji about it because of what his girlfriend said to her while on summer vacation. So, she decided to raise her baby alone and left for Takamatsu, where her aunt lived. Her daughter, Yuko was born, and it was only after a year passed that Kenji came to know about Yuko through a the lyrics of a personal song written by Megumi's friends. Now Yuko is six, she is already a piano prodigy. But she falls in love with the cello. Her life begins with love.[Author] Joshua Wholesomer University of Illinois at Chicago, EECS Master's 8 years as an elementary school teacher the author of Rise Up My Darling
When you don’t wanna go down to the pizzeria, whip up these vegan pizzas. Automne Zingg—mastermind behind Comfort Eating with Nick Cave, Defensive Eating with Morrissey, and Enter Sandwich—has illustrated pizza-themed boys-from-Queens homages, as they eat pizza, sneer at pepperoni, and play pizza guitars. Joshua Ploeg’s recipes wittily incorporate vaguely familiar lyrics and humor. Pizzas range from traditional marinara with vegetables and veggie sausage (Texas Chain Sauce Massacre) and white sauce specials (Carbonara Not Glue), to variations like Beet on the Brat, Havana Pizza Affair, Thyme Bomb. “Well, I’m Against It,” comments Johnny, but you’ll find a pineapple pizza recipe in here as well. Pizza is deconstructed, reconstructed, and, like the best bands, turns into something far better than the sum of its parts.
This book is a myth for our time. It is a story, not in that it has a plot, but rather that it grows as it goes on. It consists of 72 interwoven chapters, which can be read independently, but together name the collective experience of life in the present age. Each chapter addresses a current personal, cultural, or spiritual topic, and each word participates meaningfully in the development of these ideas. At the beginning of October 2019, I had an urge to sit down and begin speaking. This book is a record of all that I said over the course of the following 40 days. I offer here the result of that work. Anyone who wishes to contact me may do so at heller.joshua.98@gmail.com. I warmly welcome any curiosity or conversation.
Men returning home is the beginning of a fundamental transformation of the world! Revival of men brings forth the revival of family, society and all creation! The home-coming journey could be long or short, depending on whether or not you choose to stay in God’s grace and answer the call of His love. Man Return Home (Part 1) puts biblical truth and lively testimonies together in vivid words and illustrations. It describes how man, full of God’s glory when first created, has sinned and drifted away from home and lives a wandering life in self-centeredness and arrogance.
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