Creativity in Business, a Practical Guide for Creative Thinking.

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Basic skills and techniques help readers identify and break blocks to creativity.

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Whether used as predictors or indicators of stock prices, financial risk, merger candidates, or bond yields, financial ratios have been, and continue to be, a popular tool for analyzing a firm and its performance. Practitioners and academics who employ financial ratios often compare and contrast across several industries, but such evaluations assume that the ratios of one industry measure the same underlying concepts as the ratios of another. This book provides evidence on the comparability of financial ratios across several industries, assessing the similarity or dissimilarity of ratios among industry taxonomies, or groups of ratios. Extending previous studies that focused primarily on manufacturing firms, this work surveys a wide variety of both manufacturing and retail corporations, and determines the classification patterns of their respective financial ratios. The taxonomies of thirty two ratios, in seven representative industries, are examined for the ten-year period from 1978 through 1987. Two introductory chapters detail the nature of the research, the data utilized, variables employed, and statistical methodologies, as well as providing a brief summary of the results. A third chapter furnishes results for the entire economy by factors of return, cash flow, cash position, inventory, sales, liquidity, and debt; while seven separate chapters describe the study's conclusions for each of the primary industries: automobile and aerospace; chemical, rubber, and oil; electronics; food; retail; steel; and textile. The work concludes with a summary of the study and its conclusions, and an examination of the limitations of this type of research and possibilities for its extension. This book will be a valuable practical resource for accounting and finance professionals, as well as an important reference for courses in finance, accounting, and management. Public, academic, and business libraries will also find it a useful addition to their collections.

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Administrationªs Proposal for Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China: Hearing Before the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives

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Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before & After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: Report of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence & U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Together with Add. V

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This is the declassified version of the Final Report of the Joint Inquiry that was approved & filed with the House of Representatives & the Senate on Dec. 20, 2002. With the exception of portions that were released to the public previously (e.g., the additional views of Members, the GAO Anthrax Report, etc.), this version has been declassified by the Intelligence Community prior to its public release. The report of the Joint Inquiry includes findings & conclusions, accompanying narrative, & recommendations. It also includes additional views, of both House & Senate members of their respective committees, which are collected in an Appendix. ( 900 pages )

Permanent normal trade relations for China (PNTR): Hearing before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred ... Sixth Congress, second session, May 11, 2000

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Permanent normal trade relations for China (PNTR): Hearing before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred ... Sixth Congress, second session, May 11, 2000
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The Permanent Representatives Committee
J.W. de Zwaan
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By describing and analysing the process which precedes decision-making in the Council of Ministers, an insider's view is presented in this book of the process of decision-making in the European Union. The main subject is the Permanent Representatives Committee, comprising Ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union, the Permanent Representatives. Coreper has the general responsibility for preparing the work of the Council.

The book is based on a legal thesis, which was published in Dutch at the end of 1993. For the English version the text has been revised and, where necessary, updated. The content, which is largely derived from practical experience, should provide a clearer picture of the current state of affairs of European integration in general, and the functioning of the European institutions in particular. To this extent the book serves the political objective of creating transparency in the decision-making of the European Union.

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Report of Investigation: Aldrich Ames Espionage Case

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The official report of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives on the Aldrich Ames espionage case. Special emphasis on the effectiveness of counterintelligence & security activities conducted by the CIA, the roles of the CIA & FBI in espionage investigations in general & this investigation in particular, & other related concerns

Report of the Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: By the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence And the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

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Report of the Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: By the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence And the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
U. S. House of Representatives
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The administration's proposal for permanent normal trade relations with China: Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One ... Sixth Congress, second session, May 17, 2000

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The administration's proposal for permanent normal trade relations with China: Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One ... Sixth Congress, second session, May 17, 2000
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Amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Hearing before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, July 14, 1994

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Amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Hearing before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, July 14, 1994
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The CIA and the Media
Subcommittee on Oversight of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence House of Representatives
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CIA consolidation: Hearing before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, July 30, 1991

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CIA consolidation: Hearing before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, July 30, 1991
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CONTENTS Handy Andy in the Farm Shop Handy Andy in the Farm Home Handy Andy in the Garage Handy Andy in the Barn Handy Andy in the Chicken House Handy Andy in the Field Handy Andy in the Yard Handy Andy about the Farm

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Biological Science Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
Richard Tolman
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Biological Science Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
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Biological Science Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
Richard Tolman
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Biological Science Interaction of Experiments and Ideas

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
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Biological Science: Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
American Institute of Biological Sciences
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Biological Science Interaction of Experiments and Ideas
Richard Tolman
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This book contains complete coverage of the geologic processes behind major natural hazards -- earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, hurricanes. It also provides an absorbing exploration of the human-planet relationship, describing how Earth processes influence our lives on a daily basis and how human actions alter the natural functioning of Earth systems. It explains how to distinguish the effects of anthropogenic change from natural change and predict the impact of both.

Dangerous Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Hazards

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Dangerous Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Hazards
Barbara Murck
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Nano-optics is the study of optical phenomena and techniques on the nanometer scale, that is, near or beyond the diffraction limit of light. It is an emerging field of study, motivated by the rapid advance of nanoscience and nanotechnology which require adequate tools and strategies for fabrication, manipulation and characterization at this scale. In Principles of Nano-Optics the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and experimental concepts necessary to understand and work in nano-optics. With a very broad perspective, they cover optical phenomena relevant to the nanoscale across diverse areas ranging from quantum optics to biophysics, introducing and extensively describing all of the significant methods. This is the first textbook specifically on nano-optics. Written for graduate students who want to enter the field, it includes problem sets to reinforce and extend the discussion. It is also a valuable reference for researchers and course teachers.

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excellent book for graduate students !!!.......2007-01-25

Professor Lukas Novotny, a well known Rochester scientist in near field optics, provides a comprehensive overview of the field. The book starts from fundamentals in classical optics (Born and Wolf), electrodynamics (J. D. Jackson), and extends to the frontiers of near field optics. It is comprehensive and in detail. Great for physics, optical engineering students who are interested in this field!

Near-Field Nano-Optics: From Basic Principles to Nano-Fabrication and Nano-Photonics (Lasers, Photonics, and Electro-Optics)

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Near-Field Nano-Optics: From Basic Principles to Nano-Fabrication and Nano-Photonics (Lasers, Photonics, and Electro-Optics)
Motoichi Ohtsu , and Hirokazu Hori
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Principles of Nano-Optics

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The book describes recent progress of near-field optical science and technology. The title of the book implies capabilities of optical near-field not only for imaging/microscopy but also for fabrication/manipulation/processing in nanometric scale. The authors introduce the differences between near-field optics and far-field optics from both an experimental and theoretical perspective. The book touches on a wide range of topics in near-field optics, and can be used both by the novice and experienced researcher already familiar with the subject, to connect the experimental with the theoretical aspects of near-field optics.

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Near-field Nano-optics : From Basic Principles To Nano-fabrication And Nano-photonics (lasers, Photonics, And Electro-optics)
Hirokazu Hori , Motoichi Ohtsu
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As the last of Hardy's novels to be published, The Well-Beloved has generated great scholarly interest recently. Partly autobiographical, it tells the story of the sculptor Jocelyn Pierston, whose search for the ideal woman in both Portland and London leads him into courtships with a Portland
woman, her daughter and her grand-daughter. This edition is the first to recover Hardy's final revisions to the text.

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Jocelyn Pierston, a sculptor of growing fame, is determined to find his ideal in womanhood, a quest that has led to many fruitless encounters. For just as it seems he has found his heart's desire, disillusionment sets in and his burning love turns to ashes. Returning to Portland, his birthplace, he meets young, innocent Avice Caro. They are betrothed until a fateful meeting with the self-assured Marcia Bencomb changes the course of his life yet again. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.

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One complaint regarding editor Norman Page.......2007-02-16

Far be it for me to argue with a professor emeritus at the prestigious U. of Nottingham, and a highly regarded literary scholar, but I have an axe to grind with Norman Page about a notation. Regarding this passage on page 81:

"It was a young hand, rather long and thin, a little damp and coddled* from her slopping."

Page says "the meaning [of coddled] is obscure - possibly `warm' or `heated' is meant."

Anyone who cooks would recognize the word as meaning waterlogged in warm-to-hot water, as in a coddled egg. Ann Avice is, after all, a laundress, so she would naturally have dishpan hands.

I'd send this note to the publisher, but I can't locate the company online.

Otherwise, this is one of Hardy's finest novels, different in many meaningful ways from his previous novels. It's a must-read for a lover of Hardy, possibly more autobiographical even than "A Pair of Blue Eyes."

Not his best, but still better than most..........2006-08-20

The Well-Beloved sounds very modern; it's got that brilliant minimalist prose Hardy does so well, and reminds me of many novels about twenty-something commitment-phobes. Jocelyn Pierston (sp? sorry - I just returned it to the library) has an "ideal" type of woman in mind (and the ideal keeps changing) so that no real female ever fit the bill. Consequently, he remains unmarried - and lonely - and he's forever (patronizingly) fidgeting with the lives of his discarded muses to the point that he actually harms some of them. One of the weaknesses of the novel is that the protagonist is supposed to be a brilliant sculptor. However, he is never shown pursuing his art. This reminds me of Philip Roth's main character in "Everyman," a professional (late-life) painter. Though Hardy was an architect, like Roth he has not captured the character of a visual artist. As both a novelist and a painter I know what it means to be a passionate visual artist. There are "quirks" in such people - ways of literally seeing the world - that these otherwise great writers have missed entirely, giving proof to the contention that a writer should write about what he/she knows. Both books left me with a sense of their emptiness, though I also gave Roth high marks at his Amazon site for "Everyman." Despite the lack in both novels, these writers know how to burn words into paper, mind and soul. Just to be in their presence, even to read a lesser novel, is to hear what it is to write. Too bad their protagonists don't make us see what it is to sculpt or paint.

The well-beloved.......2000-12-06

As much as I love to read, I wasn't very convinced about this book when my dad picked it out. But I can now say it's one of the best books I have ever read. It's sad yet honest, beautifully written. I recommend this book highly.

The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved and The Well-Beloved (Penguin Classics)

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Atonement By Marriage
How I came to accept that anatomy truly is destiny

The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved and The Well-Beloved (Penguin Classics)
Thomas Hardy , and Patricia Ingham
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Atonement By Marriage.......2004-07-31

This novel, which depicts a young man's lifelong search for the feminine Ideal, represents the latter end of Hardy's literary output, as he was turning to the poetic genre. First appearing in serialized form in the London News in 1892, this story was written between Tess and Jude. By the time it assumed final book form in 1897 it had undergone extensive revision. It is the heart-wrenching story of a passive native of the Isle of the Slingers, just south of London (accessible via a railroad causeway.) The three major sections of the novel are chronologically spaced twenty years apart, featuring the protagonist at 20, 40 and at 60. Young Jocelyn Pierston courts Avice of the Isle, but her delicate refusal to meet him one night on the beach inadvertently precipitates his flight with another young woman, whom he was courteously trying to help in a storm. The plot offers frequent instances of coincidence, bad timing, and poor choices causing inevitable misunderstanding. Fate seems to provide the wrong mate at crucial junctures in his life, and that of the three women he courts. It is almost
ridiculous and pathetic that Pierson attempts to marry the daughter (and even the granddaughter) of the woman to whom he first spontaneously proposed. There are distinct undercurrents interwoven in THE WELL BELOVED as well: the bond between the sculptor's Hands, striving to recreate in stone the perfection which his Heart desperately seeks in various female forms. There is also the interplay of Rock: the granite island, his artistic medium and his steadfast determination to seek the Ideal Woman for the rest of his days versus Water: Ocean water which tirelessly seeks to reduce the granite to pebbles, salty straits which provide a psychological barrier between islander and mainlander; Well water so crucial to village life; and lastly the Tears of a woman abandoned, guilty of selfishness or wed to a battering husband. This Native often returns to his
island home, to find surprising changes on the Isle of quarries and masons, yet he is perplexed to discover that some things are timeless. He has achieved artistic recognition as evidenced by being named an Academician, yet he privately is tortured by the Curse (his deepest secret) of his all-consuming quest for the Ideal. The only way Pierston can be freed of 40 years of bondage to heartache is to accept the fact that he has lost all chances of claming an Avice as his bride. Unfortunately this emotional freedom is purchased at the cost of his talent. Will he merely fade into the granite twilight of his native isle, a sadder but wiser old man who recognizes his physical limitations and accepts the ravages of time? A thought-provoking read, lightly based on the author's own situation, concerning the eternal yearnings of the human heart.

How I came to accept that anatomy truly is destiny.......1999-12-07

Hardy has essentially written the same story twice here, with a few significant variations in the second version. This makes for a rather peculiar experience, as the reader will encounter identical passages in both versions. Nevertheless, I am haunted by this work and the insights it supplied. It explores the life of a man tormented by desire for an ideal love. Much to his chagrin, the ideal (referred to as the well-beloved) inhabits the bodies of a series of women, and never for long. He lives his life in anguished pursuit. What is truly upsetting is his total reliance on physical attributes, which becomes a source of humiliation as his life progresses. Hardy helped me understand how men approach women in a way no other writer has had the courage to explain. Once again, I am overwhelmed by his brutal honesty and unrelenting power. He will force you to open your eyes.

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Atlantic: The Well Beloved Engine
R. a. S. Hennessey
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THE CASE OF THE GREEN-EYED SISTER AND MURDER OF THE WELL-BELOVED AND DEAD DRUNK

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THE CASE OF THE GREEN-EYED SISTER AND MURDER OF THE WELL-BELOVED AND DEAD DRUNK
Erle stanley and Margot Neville and george Bagby Gardner
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Delaware and the Eastern Shore;: Some aspects of a peninsula pleasant and well beloved

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Delaware and the Eastern Shore;: Some aspects of a peninsula pleasant and well beloved
Edward Noble Vallandigham
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Fare Thee Well My Beloved Pet
Suzanne Grenell
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His Majesty's Well-Beloved
Baroness Orczy
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HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED: An Episode in the Life of Mr. Thomas Betterton as Told By His Friend John Honeywood

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HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED: An Episode in the Life of Mr. Thomas Betterton as Told By His Friend John Honeywood
Baroness Orczy
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King George,: The well-beloved,
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