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Mrs. Gee explains to GG, "We have to take action practicing health safety to help others." GG is always ready for action... playing chase with Leo, fetching her toys. But, is GG ready for masks and gloves?
Align with GG as she goes full armor to regain her beautiful world, her wonderful life.
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Corporate Disasters: What Went Wrong and Why profiles the biggest corporate mistakes or misdeeds throughout history -- covering the people, the times, the decisions made. This volume covers Health, Safety and Environment in Peril. Each essay puts the business and its operators in the context of its own time, explaining the market, social, and technology forces at play, and each explores the key make-or-break decisions that led to disaster.
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In this book, you will learn about the economic roles of your federal government. In the first chapter, you will read about how the government deals with health, safety and the environment. This is then followed by how the government regulates its economic roles. Lastly, you will learn about what the government does to keep the country stable.
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"Winner of the 2014 Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize, Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association" "Winner of the 2013 Levine Prize, Research Committee on the Structure of Government of the International Political Science Association" "Winner of the 2012 ONE Best Book Award, Organizations and the Natural Environment Division of the Academy of Management" David Vogel is professor at the Haas School...
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Mayo Clinic
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Provides reliable, practical, easy-to-understand information on more than 300 common medical conditions and issues relating to your health. No book can replace the advice of your doctor or other health care provider. Instead, our intent is to help you understand and safely manage some common health problems. In addition, you'll learn how to recognize serious problems so that you'll know when to contact your health care provider and when to call 911...
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Real Time Health
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Most of us like to keep possessions that bring us comfort or have value to us. But when daily activities and quality of are compromised by an accumulation of these things, then a person might have a challenge with hoarding and cluttering issues. These issues can become serious when they prevent the use and enjoyment of living spaces; cause significant distress; affect relationships or the ability to function; or pose a risk to health, safety and housing....
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The Great Courses
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With the academic purview of a philosophy professor, the view of an academic scholar, and the spiritual experience of a practitioner and teacher of Zen, Professor Bret W. Davis' Real Zen for Real Life reflects the push and pull between Eastern and Western traditions and cultures with the goal of making the study and practice of Zen more accessible and engaging to all viewers.
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The Great Courses
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Take an in-depth look at how Eastern and Western religious beliefs and philosophies can work in tandem as Professor Davis addresses our most entrenched attachment. He focuses namely on our attachment to our egos. Examine how in Zen, as in Christianity, in order to truly live, we must undergo a great spiritual death and rebirth.
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The Great Courses
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Look closer at how Zen emphasizes a holistic approach to both practicing and understanding its tenets, and see why Zen is more than an intellectual exercise. Learn about the Kyoto School and its approach to acknowledging philosophy as a part--but not the whole--of Zen Buddhism.
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The Great Courses
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Professor Davis breaks down the doctrine that became the framework for the Buddha's other teachings: The Four Noble Truths. Through anecdotes, examples, and parables, you'll gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the goals of the Buddha's teaching. Professor Davis will challenge you to examine and potentially reconsider desires you may have previously had.
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The Great Courses
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Moving you from learning about Zen meditation to actually trying it, Professor Davis walks you through setting up an optimal time and place for your practice, determining which positions work best for you. He provides an in-depth explanation of the best ways to properly breathe and how to focus on your breathing, in order to calm the "monkey mind."
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The Great Courses
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Take a step back with Professor Davis to look at who Buddha actually was, as you explore the various meanings of "Buddha" across the various traditions of Buddhism. Looking at Buddha through the lens of Western examples, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how the meaning of "Buddha" is by no means restricted to a historical teacher, but rather an appellation that means "enlightened one."
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The Great Courses
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Professor Davis helps you achieve a better intellectual understanding of meditation by breaking down the different methods of meditation, providing tips on how best to prepare, and addressing how to overcome common blocks to meditating properly, such as anxiety about wasting time. He breaks down five benefits of successful meditation and reveals how it can help give rise to inner confidence.
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The Great Courses
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As Professor Davis notes, "It is impossible to understand Zen Buddhism without learning something about the teachings of the Buddha." Professor Davis analyzes the traditional concept of the Middle Way through stories and diagrams and looks at how we have reinterpreted the meaning in the context of modern western culture.
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The Great Courses
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Zen teachings on morality have often been distorted to present the idea of being "beyond good and evil." In reality, Zen Buddhism takes a view of morality that is more complex than this duality. Examine the concept of a morality that is not dictated by fixed rules of right and wrong and learn how to confront moral dilemmas through the lens of reducing harm.
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The Great Courses
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Professor Davis introduces you to the concept of Zen by explaining that you need to clear your mind of anything you think Zen might be in order to understand what Zen actually is. He debunks common Western interpretations of what Zen is not, while introducing what we can take away from traditional Zen teachings and apply in modern Western culture.
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The Great Courses
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What does it mean to achieve peace? Should we punish evil or enlighten the ignorant? Take a closer look at how Zen Buddhism frames inner peace as the means to attaining outer peace through practice and example. Also look at the ways Zen Buddhism can give you invaluable insight into the ways we conceive of justice, peace, and personal responsibility.
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