ACT Companion to Treasury Management, Second Edition (International Treasury Management Series)

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The thoroughly revised and updated edition provides an A-to-Z guide to international treasury practice returns. Detailed explanations are provided for all the key terms, concepts, instruments, and practices of treasury management - everything from acceptance credits to zero balances. Topics include: o banking and cash management issues o capital and money markets o foreign exchange o credit control o risk management o accounting o tax o legal issues Edited by a leading treasury consultant, with contributions from a wide range of experts in their individual fields, ACT Companion to Treasury Management fills the need for an essential one-stop guide.

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Structured On-the-Job Training offers a practical, easily applicable approach to a crucial but often frustrating process. Designed for managerial, technical, and awareness training, the book offers a six-step program that combines the consistency and reliability of formal classroom training with the relevance of learning in the actual work setting. This revised and updated edition is the perfect blueprint for business success through planned training on-the-job.

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Practically, Theoretically Excellent.......1999-05-08

Probably I've read many books related to the topic, "On-the-Job Training." But I can not find the books which provide both practical and theoretical guide like this book. Oh! One more thing. This book is very easy to read.

Practical easy to use book to implement structured ojt.......1999-01-01

This is the definitive book on structured on-the-job training. The systems approach is easy to follow and applies to all organizations. The authors give a simple systematic approach to implementing SOJT in a variety of settings. If you plan to implement any ojt program you should read this book first

Structured On-the-Job Training: Unleashing Employee Expertise into the Workplace

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Structured On-the-Job Training: Unleashing Employee Expertise into the Workplace
Ronald L. Jacobs
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Workplace | Organizational Behavior | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000MU87RQ

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This book assists lawyers in identifying qualified legal counsel in more than 130 foreign jurisdictions.

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Transient phenomena are short-lived astronomical events, unusual in a science in which time is more often measured in millennia than milliseconds. There is a fascination with transient phenomena, predictable or otherwise, that astronomers of all abilities share. In Meteors, Comets, Supernovae, Neil Bone gives guidelines for observers, including the best possible periods (months or years) to see seasonal but unpredictable phenomena like meteors and sunspots. Recording such outbursts involves visual observing techniques, photography, and even the relatively new field of the video recording of meteors, which are also examined in detail. The book also includes material about phenomena that occur in the lower atmosphere (such as "ozone eaters", nacreous clouds, solar and lunar haloes), which although not strictly astronomical in their nature attract the attention of dedicated sky-watchers.

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Molecular Motors and Muscle is the second of a three-part series on Fibrous Proteins. The books are based on a very successful workshop in Alpbach, Austria on the general topic of Fibrous Proteins that gave rise to the award-winning issue of Journal of Structural Biology.

There are two major types of protein: Globular proteins which are often enzymes which speed up biochemical reactions and Fibrous proteins which often have more structural roles but can also have dynamic properties.

Fibrous proteins are usually either elongated molecules which pack together to form long filaments, as in the case of the intermediate filaments in our hair and skin and as in collagen fibrils in tendons and bones or they are globular proteins which aggregate linearly to form long filaments, such as actin filaments or microtubules.

Fibrous proteins act as molecular scaffolds in cells, they can be involved in transport of cell organelles or even on a visible scale as in our muscles. They provide the supporting structures of our skeletons, bones, tendons, cartilage, and skin. They define the mechanical properties of our internal hollow organs such as the intestines, heart, and blood vessels.

They are vital for life and represent a fascinating subset of the proteome.

Advances in Protein Chemistry is available online on ScienceDirect full-text online of volumes 53 onwards.

Elsevier book series on ScienceDirect gives multiple users throughout an institution simultaneous online access to an important compliment to primary research. Digital delivery ensures users reliable, 24-hour access to the latest peer-reviewed content. The Elsevier book series are compiled and written by the most highly regarded authors in their fields and are selected from across the globe using Elseviers extensive researcher network.

For more information about the Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect Program, please visit:
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*Allows a comparison to be made between unique but related structures.
*Quality of the text and illustrations allows ready comprehension of key protein design features.
*Identifies fibrous protein sequence features for analysis of the human genome.
*Analyzes design principles for fibrous protein sequences thus leading potentially to development of new devices by nanofabrication.

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This book is the first attempt to collate all the information known to date on the small vertebrates, e.g. mammals, crocodiles, turtles, lizards, frogs, salamanders, etc., and features contributions by experts with international reputations in their fields. There are chapters on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the key vertebrate groups followed by a section dealing with the most significant fossiliferous assemblages worldwide. The final section looks at how faunal turnover at this time is measured and examines the possibility of mass extinctions.

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In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods.......2002-12-22

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods is edited by Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues is a collection of abstracts written by thirty-five authors all prominent in their respective fields as a result of a workshop held in Front Royal, Virginia.

These feature contributions by experts with international reputations in thier fields has chapters on Taxonomy and phylogeny, Faunal assemblages and Faunal change. This book is divided into three parts housing their respective chapters.

Phylogeny entails the taxonomy and phylogeny of the principle vertebrate groups ( amphibians, lepidosaurs, crocodylomorphs, and mammals). A persistent problem in the identification of basal taxa of well-known groups is their recognitions in practice. This volumes focuses on several groups of tetrapods that have become much better known in recent years; there have been considerable advances in our understanding of their relationships as a result of both more rigorous phylogenetic analyses and the discovery and examination of new fossil material.

Faunal assemblages dealing with the most significant early Mesozoic tetrapods assemblages woldwide. These chapters examing the different Triassic and Jurassic assemblages are not intended as exhaustive reviews of all early Mesozoic tetrapod-bearing localities. Rather, they reflect areas where the greatest advances have been made in recent years.

Faunal change is the final section, looks at how faunal turnover at that time is measured and examines the possibility of mass extinctions. The considerable abundance of bones of small tetrapods at many localities gives them a great potential advantage as biostrtigraphic indicators over larger forms. It is therefore of interest that the abundance and widespread distribution of sphenodontian lepidosaur in strata of Late Triassic and Jurassic age have been recognized in the past few years.

The early Mesozoic era was a critical period in the evolution of life on land, when most of today's major groups of terrestrial vertebrats (mammals, turtles, lizards, frogs, salamanders), arose and the dinosaurs and pterosaurs rose to prominence. This is NOT a children's book. This book is written for the serious study of comparative anatomy between these species.

If you are looking for a book on current thought and distribution of post dinosauria then this is your book as it explains with fascination at how todays clues bring yesterdays fauna to life.

A book only for experts.......1999-10-16

This book seems interesting, but it is written for proffesional paleontologists and evolutionary biologists. The language is very difficult, and it has terms that a layman can't understand. If a reader isn't a proffesional paleontologist or evolutionary biologist, he propably shouldn't by this book.

A deceptively populist title...for a very small audience........1999-05-04

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs (Early Mesozoic Tetrapods) is a collection of research papers presented at workshop for paleontologists and evolutionary biologists. For scientists who were unable to attend the seminar this collection of very specific papers might be valuable. ( Titles such as "A new Bathonian microvertebrate locality in the English Midlands" or "Biotic and climatic changes in the Carnian of Europe and adjacent areas" are examples.) For the amateur paleontologist there is no unifying narrative and little evolutionary chronology presented to assist the reader who wants to grasp the basics of early tetrapod development. This book is inappropriate for the readers looking for an overview of reptilian fauna and evolutionary developments, in the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic periods. An advanced degree in paleozoology should be a prerequisite for buyers.

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE DINOSAURS. EARLY MESOZOIC TETRAPODS.
N. & H-D. Sues (eds) Fraser
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WQMRLM

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Aimed at those working to enter this rapidly developing field, this volume on biological physics is written in a pedagogical style by leading scientists giving explanations that take their starting point where any physicist can follow and end at the frontier of research in biological physics. These lectures describe the state-of-the-art physics of biomolecules and cells. In biological systems ranging from single biomolecules to entire cells and larger biological systems, it focuses on aspects that require concepts and methods from physics for their analysis and understanding, such as the mechanics of motor proteins; how the genetic code is physically read and managed; the machinery of protein--DNA interactions; force spectroscopy of biomolecules' velopes, cytoskeletons, and cytoplasms; polymerization forces; listeria propulsion; cell motility; lab-on-a-chip nanotechnology for single-molecule analysis of biomolecules; bioinformatics; and coding and computational strategies of the brain.

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SS-Wiking

SS-Wiking: The History of the 5th SS Division 1941-45
Rupert Butler
Manufacturer: Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1932033041

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SS-Wiking.......2003-07-26

As a World War 2 29th ID reenactor I come up against SS soldaten all of the time, and I have always wanted to know more about their history. This series of books does a very good job of explaining the ideas behind the SS and it also does a good job of giving the history of the Wiking division and why non-germans would fight for those who invaded their country. It is well illustrated also with lots of very good quality pictures.

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This book traces the history of liquid crystal display (LCD) development from simple laboratory samples to the flat, thin LCDs that have become an important part of everyday life, appearing in television screens, computers, and cellular phones as well as numerous other consumer and industrial products. It provides insight into how these products were developed and what might be expected in the future. This account is a personal, in-depth look at the evolution of a high-technology industry from the eyes of the author, who watched it grow from inception to ubiquity over nearly forty years. The story that is told in this book goes beyond the technical details and into the ideas, visions, struggles, deceptions, and ambitions of the scientists and engineers who made it possible. In addition, the diverse field of LCD technology encompasses not only electronics but also physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, marketing, and sales. Consequently, this book will be of interest to physical scientists from several disciplines as well as engineers and students.

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Lord Salisbury is an important and much needed biography of one of the most influential Prime Ministers of the Victorian Age. This book presents an interpretation of the Marquess of Salisbury's character and ideas which shaped the history of the United Kingdom and the Tory party in the nineteenth century

As Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, he was awarded with popular, bi-partisan support for the majority of policies, both foreign and domestic. The most controversial aspect of his career was his resistance to Irish Home Rule, and this is re-examined in detail. More than any other British statesman, Lord Salisbury was responsible for the successful international diplomacy that secured Britain's place among the great powers, and he guided the enormous territorial expansion of the British Empire during his time at the Foreign Office.

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Lord Salisbury

Manufacturer: St. Martin's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000CEMY4Y

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The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury remains an enigmatic political figure despite his twelve years of premiership between 1885 and 1902. A number of specialized books have dealt with aspects of his long career, but this concise, interpretive biography is the first complete study to make use of new source material which has become available since his daughter's incomplete Life in the 1920s. A passionate and intellectual defender of the status quo in Church and State, Salisbury was the most extreme opponent of both Gladstonian liberalism and Disraelian opportunism. Yet the record of his premiership was considerable in domestic reforming legislation, in the development of British interests overseas and in the transformation of the Conservative party from one of weak opposition to an effective vehicle of government. How far was Salisbury responsible for these achievements? Is it possible to speak of his brand of Conservatism? How did a diehard become the benign and worldly statesman of the 1880s and 1890s? These questions lie at the heart of Robert Taylor's book.

Lord Salisbury (British political biography)

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Lord Salisbury (British political biography)
Robert G Taylor
Manufacturer: Lane
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Salisbury: The Man and His Policies
Lord Blake , and Huge Cecil
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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Fighting Tears

Excellent!

Silence Broken: an Epiphany

well-researched, but poorly written

Silence Broken : Korean Comfort Women
D. Kim-Gibson
Manufacturer: Mid-Prairie Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0931209889

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Silence Broken is essentially an oral history of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II. Their stories, told to the author in Korea, China and Japan, are the core of the book. Additional chapters provide readers with contextual and historical information. The stories of these women contain their 'flesh and blood', as one reader put it. In addition to presenting the stories, Kim-Gibson explores their lives before and after forced servitude. Other works focus on their years of servitude.

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Fighting Tears.......2004-06-08

Some say that we wretched Koreans--the poeple of Hahn (everlasting woe)--have run out of tears. But to my wonderment, I found myself fighting tears as I turned the pages of Dai Sil Kim-Gibson's Silence Broken. Destiny has willed this poet-philosopher-filmmaker to tell the stories of the ultimate Hahn for posterity.

Excellent!.......2001-11-02

Ms. Kim-Gibson thoughtfully personalizes the stories of comfort-women.

Silence Broken: an Epiphany.......2001-05-17

Long-suppressed by the Japanese government and often overlooked by historians, the Korean comfort women's story emerges at last. Activist, film maker and writer Dai Sil Kim-Gibson has tackled the monumental task of exposing these Korean comfort women's stories to the public. With empathetic probing and years of patient interviews, Kim-Gibson succeeds in opening up these women whose lives have been pockmarked by the brutality of their surroundings. Their oral history is moving testament to the human's stubborn will to survive. Elucidating and inspiring, this book is a must-read.

well-researched, but poorly written.......2001-04-12

Kim-Gibson is able to gather the testimonies of many former Korean comfort women - not an easy task. Generally, the content of the book seemed to be excellent, but the writing was, at times, laughable. Kim-Gibson includes comments about her own feelings during her interviews of former comfort women, such as "Relieved, I handed her a piece of Kleenex in silence." Such irrelevant comments take away from the credibility of the book. They make it read almost like a cheap novel. If the writing had been cleaner, without having to listen to Kim-Gibson's experience (since this is, after all, supposed to be a book about the comfort women's experiences), it might have been a great contribution to the literature on comfort women.

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