Bookkeeper, account clerk;: Complete study guide to pass high on your civil service test, (Arco civil service test tutor)

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Bookkeeper, account clerk;: Complete study guide to pass high on your civil service test, (Arco civil service test tutor)
David Reuben Turner
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Bookkeeper, account clerk: The complete study guide for scoring high (Arco civil service test tutor)
David Reuben Turner
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ASIN: B0006WIOO6

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In this book the relation between the characteristics of investors' preferences and expectations and equilibrium asset price processes are analysed. It is shown that declining elasticity of the pricing kernel can lead to positive serial correlation of short term asset returns and negative serial correlation of long term returns. Analytical asset price processes are also derived. In contrast to the widely used "empirical" time-series models these processes do not lack a sound economic foundation. Moreover, in contrast to the popular Ornstein Uhlenbeck process and the Constant Elasticity of Variance model the proposed stochastic processes are consistent with a classical representative investor economy.

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Duck Keeping Made Easy.......2000-01-10

The author of this book has clearly had a lot of experience with back-yard ducks. She has written an in depth, but not difficult to understand book on an interesting subject and made it attractive and enjoyable to read. It is divided into 7 informative sections which made it all the more easy to navigate. It also helped in that you are able to skip straight to a section which interests you. Overall i gave this book 4 because it has everything you need to know to get started and have fun with ducks.

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The author attempts to describe various types of weather disturbances ranging from small white clouds of fair weather to violent hurricanes.

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Some great first-hand stories.......2000-10-06

This book would be worth the price if only for several of the first-hand stories the author includes. For example, the author describes the only known case of a guy who rode out a tornado in his car and lived to tell about it. There are also a couple of hair-raising stories about ball lightning.

The guy who rode the twister was picked up with his wife in his Cadillac. He was carried 10 or 15 miles before the car was finally deposited in a corn field. Unfortunately, his wife was thrown clear of the car before landing and was killed, but the man lived to tell his story. One of the interesting things he reported was seeing balls of energy, undoubtably ball lightning, inside the tornado, but back in the 60's not much was known about this strange, atmospheric energy plasma. He said there were boulders the size of his head floating around and lightning would flash from one part of the twister to another. This guy gets credit for surviving the world's wildest roller-coaster ride.

The other two interesting stories were about ball lightning. A guy and his wife were watching TV in the middle of a storm somewhere in the midwest, Kansas probably, and suddenly a ball lightning comes out of the TV tube, flies across the room, hits the guy in the middle of his chest, and burns him to a crisp right in front of his wife. Pretty scary.

The last story I recall concerns a ball lightning that appeared inside an airliner. It started up near the cockpit and rolled down the aisle of the airplane, in full view of everybody, leaving a long scorch mark on the carpet as it went. It went the entire length of the aircraft until it got all the way back to the rear baggage compartment, where it finally exploded with a bang. Nobody was close enough to get hurt at that point and the aircraft landed without further incident. I'm glad I wasn't on that flight. Flying scares me enough as it is.

Anyway, the book would be worth it if only for the above stories, but there is also plenty of information about storms in general in this interesting little book.

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Anvil of the Gods: Modern Airplanes Versus Violent Storms (Airmen & Aircraft)
Fred McClement
Manufacturer: Lippincott
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B0006BLYXA

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ANVIL OF THE GODS; MODERN AIRPLANES VS. VIOLENT STORMS

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ASIN: B000IK15JC

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Garnet Fire : True Stories of Monster Cross Winds and a Violent Fire Storm in Penticton, British Columbia, July 1994
Lorraine Pattison
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000V9629I

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hardcover 11" x 9 1/2". 137 pages. Many photographs of this historic fire and firefighters.

The Nature of Violent Storms (Science Study Series, Physics and the Weather)

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The Nature of Violent Storms (Science Study Series, Physics and the Weather)
Louis J. Battan
Manufacturer: Anchor Books (Doubleday & Co., Inc.)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NF3ALS

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Anchor Books Science Study Series #S 19. Pocket size book, 1961, 158 pages.

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The nature of violent storms.
Louis J Battan
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ASIN: B000UDUCSM

The Nature of Violent Storms: Science Study Series

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The Nature of Violent Storms: Science Study Series
Louis J Battan
Manufacturer: Anchor Books/ Doubleday & Company Inc
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Power at Sea (3 Volume Boxed Set): The Age of Navalism 1890 - 1918, The Breaking Storm 1919 - 1945, A Violent Peace 1946 - 2006

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Power at Sea (3 Volume Boxed Set): The Age of Navalism 1890 - 1918, The Breaking Storm 1919 - 1945, A Violent Peace 1946 - 2006
Lisle A Rose
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Predicting Violent Storms
Lee
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts Inc
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JGYRS6

Predicting Violent Storms (Predicting Series)

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Predicting Violent Storms (Predicting Series)
Sally Lee
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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ASIN: 0531107876

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This monograph collects together papers by leading researchers in the field of photorefractive nonlinear optics. All of the works are presented by eminent researchers in their field and cover topics such as wave mixing in nonlinear optical materials; photorefractive semiconductors; organic photorefractive materials and volume holographic storage. Progress in Photorefractive Nonlinear Optics consists of chapters written by authors all serving as invited speakers to the Waseda International Symposium on Phase Conjugation and Wave Mixing held in Japan in 1997. This integrated collection of papers will be vital reading for all researchers or students of Master's level and above in the fields of optics, physical chemistry and material science.

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Green behind the ears but refreshing

Oh, grow up!

Far from "Tragic"

funny and true

The sequel I was waiting for!

Gotham Tragic: A Novel
Kurt Wenzel
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
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'What you might get if you crossed Bret Easton Ellis with Salman Rushdie......Kurt Wenzel has an omnivorous, Tom Wolfe-ian appetite for the city at all levels and a raking ability to sketch it all in howlingly funny, satirical ways.' -Kirkus Reviews A wild Manhattan cocktail-one part White Teeth, one part Bonfire of the Vanities, two parts champagne-by a writer the New York Times has called 'stingingly funny.'

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Green behind the ears but refreshing.......2006-05-14

I picked up this novel at the same time I purchased his wife Ty Wenzel's book Behind Bars. Where Behind Bars lacked in creativity and interest beyond the cronicles of a Manhatten bar fly drink slinger, Kurt Wenzel has surpassed with a look at the clouded American attitude. As a newer author Kurt has a fresh style that with nurturing with make him a literary great. Excellent work Kurt! I look forward to your other books!

Oh, grow up!.......2004-11-04

If he works very hard and is a very good (or bad) boy, Kurt Wenzel might grow up to be Tom Wolfe.

Ok, a Tom Wolfe who prefers cocaine to acid, but it's all there: the insights into how race and religion color American life, the deft handling of dialogue and description, the delightful word choices ("diction" to those of us who teach composition), the perspective of the too-cool omniscient narrator. Hey, in some respects he out-Wolfes Wolfe: is not a Puissant Pixie more evocative than a Bottomless Tart?

He's not there yet. I can't imagine Wolfe making the howling error I noticed on page 9: "Then he noticed the microthin headset that jettisoned her cheek . . . ." Sorry, Kurt. To jettison means to discard, to throw overboard. How can a headset discard a cheek? Similarly, see page 11: ". . . the text laid out spherically along the page like a pinwheel." All the definitions of sphere that I'm familiar with emphasize the 3-dimensional nature of the construct; it is physically impossible to arrange printed text on a flat page spherically. I would also quibble with the City's dining room being described as "tenebrous" on page 131 -- it's dark, yes, but not gloomy.

That's okay by me. Wenzel is too young to be perfect. I'm content to wait. Like Browning, I believe "the best is yet to be."

Far from "Tragic".......2004-04-29

Kurt Wenzel avoids the sophomore slump in "Gotham Tragic," the oddly-titled follow-up to the witty "Lit Life." This time around, Wenzel dabbles in more than just the perils of being a writer, putting out questions about religion, culture and ethics, without bogging down the book itself.

It's New York in 1999. Kyle Clayton was one of those incisive 80s authors who wrote hit cynical novels. Since then, life has been one boozy debauched streak. Now he has married an exotic Turkish woman, Ayla, and at her urging has converted to Islam (which seems to be the one part of her life where she follows tradition). Her family (best described as Mid-East hillbillies) is uncomfortable with him, and her dad HATES him. And his marriage to Ayla would be even more endangered if she knew he was planning to get a mistress.

Around this same time, Kyle's latest short story comes out: a thinly-veiled retelling of his problems with Ayla's family, and his doubts about Islam. The story is a huge hit, but (a la Salman Rushdie) now militant Muslims are mad at him. Now Kyle is faced with a rapidly deteriorating marriage, a bigoted multimillionaire with some dirty secrets in his closet, and a devout doorman who has declared a fatwa against him (IE, he's going to hunt Kyle down and kill him). That is, if Kyle's father-in-law doesn't kill him first.

"Gotham Tragic" is the jaded New Yorker novel with a millennial twist, with plenty of humor and attitude. Not to mention weird plot twists -- there's a waittress whose aunt has supposedly written a book proving the existance of God. But Wenzel keeps a tight grip on his plot, and it never quite runs away from him. Some readers may be a little offput by the upbeat ending, but it doesn't come out of nowhere.

Wenzel's humor just avoids being silly at times (a Chinese teenager is called "Wey Tu Yung"). But it's to Wenzel's credit that he manages to do what Kyle set out to do. He tackles philosophical and religious questions and paradoxes -- and not just for Islam either, but also relating to Judaism and Christianity. In America at this time, that's especially hard to do in a novel without treading on some toes, but he manages to do it.

Kyle grows up quite a bit over the course of "Gotham Tragic," usually in painful ways. His wife Ayla could use a bit more fleshing out, like the smart waitress/aspiring actress Erin. Don't be worried about stereotyped Muslims here -- there are Muslim characters of all types and stripes, open-minded or... well, like Ayla's dad.

"Gotham Tragic" lightly walks the tightrope between satire and serious novel, only tripping occasionally over itself. Funny and witty novel, one of the most engaging ones of 2004 thus far.

funny and true.......2004-04-06

Wenzel will have a long career if he keeps writing with as many sharp and hilarious edges as he does in his second New York comedy (after Lit Life, which was also fantastic.) Highly recommended.

The sequel I was waiting for!.......2004-03-11

After reading Wenzel's brilliant "Lit Life" I was left satisfied but was going to miss his bad-boy hero, Kyle Clayton. Thank God Wenzel has brought him back in "Gotham Tragic" - but with new twists. He's married a Muslim woman, also a brilliant turn of events. By the time you're through reading this novel about New York before the millenium turnover, you'll have seen a fatwa after Clayton, an elderly woman mysteriously writing a book proving the existence of God, a restaurant tycoon in the middle of an internet ipo disaster and much much more. And it's hilarious. 9/11 looms in foreshadowing which was wildly emphasized at a final party at the restaurant, City, which is where everything culminates at the big New Year's Eve party and bang - the you-know-what hits the fan. Wenzel's writing is succinct and clever, at times touching and sentimental for a New York before the big cloud. And I loved following Kyle Clayton for one more ride. He's the anti-hero, or as Wenzel calls him, the last great literary fool. Very fun and entertaining and still relevant literature in the way Bonfire of the Vanities was. A definite buy - you won't regret it!

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The Spanish conquest of Mexico was a remarkable military expedition that had a huge impact on the history of the world. Hernán Cortés led the expedition, the aim of which was the addition of Mexico to the Spanish Empire, and the extraction of Aztec riches. Following the appearance of portents, the Aztecs were expecting a catastrophe in 1519, and the Spanish invasion fulfilled this expectation. Although they fought fiercely to the end, the Aztec civilisation was doomed, and the face of Mexico would be changed for ever. This book examines the campaign, but also the lives, training and experience of the men on both sides: the Spanish conquerors and their opponents, the exotic Aztecs, who were fighting for their lives and their civilisation. Contains material peviously published in Essential Histories 60, Warrior 32 and Warrior 40.

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Exact explanations and insights suitable for both high school and college level history students........2007-01-07

Any student of early Spanish history or Aztec history must take a look at AZTECS & CONQUISTADORES: THE SPANISH INVASION & THE COLLAPSE OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE, which surveys the impact the Spanish conquests had on world history. The focus here is upon the military might of Cortes, the training and experience of men on both sides of the conflict, and the major battles that subdued the Aztecs. Color maps, illustrations and charts throughout enhance the survey and provide exact explanations and insights suitable for both high school and college level history students.

Diane C. Donovan
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Excellent visual insight.......2007-01-04

Well written with excellent pictorial information. And one who has done any kind of research into this period of history and was curious about how things actually looked would be very interested in seeing good detailed and written descriptions of maps, battle suits, weaponry and other items of the period. A good overview of the events during this period in Mexico's history, but the book is more valuable as a visual insight. Would highly recommend this as an ideal companion book to read with a more detailed historical book of this period in history, such as Bernal Diaz del Castillo's book of the conquest or William H. Prescott's wonderfully written History of the Conquest of Mexico.

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We've been taught that history is the story of great events and important people -- but is it? In Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella, Michael Olmert shows how the most ordinary artifacts of everyday life can also be important sources of information. For the modern historian it's the little things that count, and these intriguing essays force us to take another look at the odds and ends of life we so often take for granted, including:
-- Toothbrushes -- how they eased civilization into the Industrial Revolution
-- Graffiti -- why they became a feature of our public "decoration"
-- Playing cards -- how the technology of printing cards led to Gutenberg's Bible
-- Keys -- why these little metal objects have been a symbol of power and authority throughout the ages
-- Horse racing -- how the rage for racing played an important role in the development of fashion and journalism

Whimsical, witty, and highly informative, Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella leads us through the back door and into the kitchen of history -- where people really lived.

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Great professor...great book!.......2005-07-02

I was fortunate enough to get Prof. Olmert at Univ of MD...an excellent lecturer whose great sense of humor and wit comes through this book.

He delves into the origins of football, what does toothbrushes have to do with industrial revolution...and my personal favorite chapter - how horse-racing influenced fashion...!

A definite read for anyone who likes history, the origin of commonplace items, or the trivia afficinado!

A rare historical treat.......2004-10-20

Olmert has a unique style and wit that begs for more and more adventures! His historical insights are a real treat for all ages.

Fantastic writing.......2003-09-28

Filled with delightful insights and food for the imagination, Olmert's book highlights the path of man's ingenuity. Addictive and astute read.

A Wonderful peice of creative non-fiction.......2001-10-19

Michael Olmert provides an entertaining and educational glimpse into the history of everyday events and items. As a student of his I found his writing unique and inspiring, this book is a must have.

curiosity is a good thing.......1998-12-12

If you are interested in one particular subject, then this book is a good starting place for scholars that can use the bibliographical references. Olmert's style of writing is easy to understand and he offers the reader a wealth of interesting tidbits. For those who love trivia, this book is for you.

Milton's Teeth & Ovid's Umbrella: Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History

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Milton's Teeth & Ovid's Umbrella: Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History

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Computers and instrumentation: A practical handbook of measurement, interfacing and control circuits (Heyden international topics in science)
Alan Carrick
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This report presents the biological results and conservation recommendations of a 2003 expedition into the forests of southeast Guinea, whose plant and animal species have been little-known. Researchers, led by a team from the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, found 540 species of plants and over 400 animal species with particular diversity among birds.

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Wildlife Conservation Evaluation

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Wildlife, Conservation, and Human Welfare: A United States and Canadian Perspective

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A useful enough textbook on wildlife conservation in North America

Wildlife, Conservation, and Human Welfare: A United States and Canadian Perspective
Richard D., Ph.D. Taber , and Neil F. Payne
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This book focuses on wildlife populations and their welfare in the United States and Canada as affected by human cultures from the European and North American Stone Age to contemporary times, within the framework of relevant global developments. It traces changes in wildlife habitats and populations, and the evolving patterns of human response to wildlife endangerment in industrial societies. The underlying assumption is that the evaluation of successes and failures in wildlife conservation will provide guidance toward ultimate success in nationwide and worldwide restoration and maintenance of native wild species in their appropriate habitats.

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A useful enough textbook on wildlife conservation in North America.......2007-09-15

This is an introductory textbook for undergraduates who do not have any specialized knowledge in the biological or social sciences. It seems to be aimed largely for forestry, game management and similar programs. Unlike many wildlife texts, it takes seriously the human values involved in wildlife conservation. However, the authors are two biologists, and despite making a good effort to be inclusive they don't have any social scientific background that might help them discuss (say) the economics of the endangered species act or the politics of agencies such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The first half of the book has more background on the history of European settlement than is probably necessary in such a text. In addition, it includes information about the social context of conservation, including the changing nature of farms, an overview of the industrial revolution, and similar topics. I would hope that these things were already familiar to college students, but perhaps I misjudge the authors' audience here.

The narrative is broad, not deep - - the authors describe a lot but do not present much discussion of causes. They also provide few critiques of policy, or suggestion of alternatives. They do a good job including both the US and Canada, but perhaps most disappointingly they provide little analysis of variation between the US and Canada or among states and provinces. This descriptive nature of the text is a weakness for the general reader, but presumably the professor provides this material in class if this book is used as a text.

All in all, it's a useful book but it probably could have been quite a bit better.

Adoption from abroad: be sure you understand all the rules and regulations before packing up that cat to bring back home. Here's why.(Helpful Hints): An article from: Cat Watch

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Adoption from abroad: be sure you understand all the rules and regulations before packing up that cat to bring back home. Here's why.(Helpful Hints): An article from: Cat Watch
Ilene Springer
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This digital document is an article from Cat Watch, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1551 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Adoption from abroad: be sure you understand all the rules and regulations before packing up that cat to bring back home. Here's why.(Helpful Hints)
Author: Ilene Springer
Publication: Cat Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
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Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Page: 12(2)

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After the conservation project: Danau Sentarum National Park and its vicinity--conditions and prospects (1).: An article from: Borneo Research Bulletin

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After the conservation project: Danau Sentarum National Park and its vicinity--conditions and prospects (1).: An article from: Borneo Research Bulletin
Reed L. Wadley , Rona A. Dennis , Erik Meijaard , Andi Erman , Heri Valentinus , and Wim Giesen
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This digital document is an article from Borneo Research Bulletin, published by Borneo Research Council, Inc on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 8207 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: After the conservation project: Danau Sentarum National Park and its vicinity--conditions and prospects (1).
Author: Reed L. Wadley
Publication: Borneo Research Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Borneo Research Council, Inc
Page: 385(17)

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Arkansas business list: industrial parks.(Economic Development)(Illustration): An article from: Arkansas Business

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Arkansas business list: industrial parks.(Economic Development)(Illustration): An article from: Arkansas Business

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This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on August 23, 2004. The length of the article is 3582 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Arkansas business list: industrial parks.(Economic Development)(Illustration)
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 23, 2004
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 21 Issue: 34 Page: 20(4)

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