Digital Tool CD-ROM to accompany Intermediate Accounting

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The new Digital Tool CD-ROM offers a comprehensive set of materials that uniquely prepares the reader to enter the profession as communicators, consultants, and decision-makers. Update to include entirely updated chapter on intangibles with accompanying end of chapter material, plus other minor updated content related to new Accounting Pronouncements recently issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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Treatment plan components for 28 DSM-IVTM and behaviorally based problems that impact work performance.

A step-by-step guide to treatment planning

1000s of prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions for work-related problems.

Handy workbook format with space to record your own treatment options

Over 100,000 PracticePlanners(TM) sold

Saves you hours of painstaking paperwork while offering optimum latitude in developing customized treatment plans for most problems encountered in employee assistance programs.

This valuable sourcebook supplies EAP counselors and mental health clinicians who work with employee assistance programs with all of the essential building blocks they need to quickly create focused, formal treatment plans that fully satisfy the demands of third-party payers, accrediting agencies, and state and federal review agencies. Following the same format as the bestselling The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, it is organized around 28 major presenting problems encountered in employee assistance programs, including chemical dependence, low self-esteem, career burnout, job loss, and more. Practical, progressive, and focused on problem-resolution, The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner features:
* 1,000s of well-crafted statements to choose from, describing behavioral manifestations, long- and short-term goals, and treatment options
* A sample plan that can be emulated in writing plans that meet all requirements of third-party payers and accrediting agencies, including the JCAHO
* A presenting problem list, including all relevant DSM-IV(TM) categories
* A quick-reference format that lets you locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV diagnosis
* Large workbook-style pages affording plenty of space to record your own customized goals, objectives, and interventions.

Customer Reviews:

trims time on treatment plans.......1999-01-09

Nails down the client problems I see everday at my EAP, and gives good pragmatic advice on brief interventions. Best of all, the statements seem to be what managed care is looking for -- I haven't had a fight with a case manager since I started using this book.

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Wastewater Reuse for Golf Course Irrigation, authored by leading researchers and practitioners, covers a wide range of technical and regulatory aspects of how and why to irrigate golf courses with reused wastewater. Water quality, water conservation, regulations, water rights, water delivery, design of systems, monitoring concerns, retrofitting a course for recycled water, and successful case studies are just some of the important topics covered in this informative, valuable book. California, Arizona, and Florida are a few of the states that have laws mandating the uses of reused wastewater. This book will help golf course superintendents, irrigation consultants, architects, and builders understand how it affects their job and what to do about it.

Assessment of soil and groundwater impacts by treated urban wastewater reuse. A case study: Application in a golf course (Girona, Spain) [An article from: Science of the Total Environment, The]

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Assessment of soil and groundwater impacts by treated urban wastewater reuse. A case study: Application in a golf course (Girona, Spain) [An article from: Science of the Total Environment, The]
L. Candela , S. Fabregat , A. Josa , J. Suriol , and Vigue
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

Soil Science | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books

Water Supply & Land Use | Nature & Ecology | Science | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: B000PDT6KC

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This digital document is a journal article from Science of the Total Environment, The, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Starting in July 2000, treated wastewater of urban origin has been used for the ''Serres de Pals'' golf course irrigation (Girona, Spain). To evaluate if the soil and the aquifer underneath are affected by the utilization of this type of water, samples have been taken along a period of several months from the wastewater treatment plant, the stabilization lagoon, groundwater and soil profiles. Analyses have been performed for total coliforms and aerobic bacteria, soil water pressure and soil water content as well as chemical analyses of the irrigation water, aquifer and water of the vadose zone. Soil profiles taken at several times during the study indicate the absence of coliforms except for a short period during summer. In the vadose zone an increase of more than 1000 mg kg^-^1 of NaO"2 in the top 60 cm of soil was observed while Cl^- concentration in the aquifer reached up to 1200 mg l^-^1 ten months after starting the irrigation.

Wastewater Reuse for Golf Course Irrigation

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Wastewater Reuse for Golf Course Irrigation
American Society Of Golf Course Architec
Manufacturer: CRC Pr I Llc 1/2/1994
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBVZ42

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Polyelectrolyte solutions,: A theoretical introduction (Molecular biology, an international series of monographs and textbooks)
Stuart Alan Rice
Manufacturer: Academic Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General & Reference | Chemistry | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: B0006AWQCO

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Polyelectrolyte Solutions: A Theoretical Introduction.
Stuart A. Rice
Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0125873506

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How can employees in a variety of work settings best respond to organizational misconduct without getting burned? Using data from personal interviews and surveys of employees in various work settings, this book examines whistleblowing-the reporting by employees and former employees of illegal, unethical, and otherwise inappropriate conduct to someone who has the power to take corrective action-and its individual and organizational consequences. Early chapters define whistleblowing, identifying its major forms, and describing the problems with studying whistleblowers. The book then turns to the social and psychological attributes of whistleblowers, the situational factors, and the organizational characteristics that increase or decrease the likelihood of its occurrence. Subsequent chapters examine the individual and organizational consequences of whistleblowing, the legal rights and safeguards for whistleblowers, and particular case histories. The book concludes with a summary of strategic choices and practical advice for persons who are considering whether and how to report organizational misconduct.

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terrific.......1999-10-05

A terrific survey and analysis of the world of whistleblowing. Full of useful data and sound thinking on a complex subject.

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In 1628, as the guest of honor at a lavish banquet thrown by the Duke of Buckingham, the newly married Queen Henrietta Maria watched as servants set a large, raised pie in front of her. Before she could cut into it, the crust began to rise and from the pie emerged a tiny man, perfectly proportioned, named Jeffery Hudson. Stand-ing only eighteen inches, he became a favorite of the queen and was later immortalized in a Van Dyke portrait. Yet after killing a man in a duel, Jeffery was banished, beginning a journey through life that included war, intrigue, and being en-slaved by Barbary pirates-twice. Jeffery Hudson rose from an impoverished back-ground to the opulence of the royal court before losing every comfort, but through it all, he retained his dignity, humanity, and hope.

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Lord Minimus has a minimal role in his own biography.......2004-02-14

The fact that Jeffery Hudson is a secondary character in his own story is rather disappointing although it is understandable considering the lack of information or documentation on Hudson.

Most of the writing the author did do on the "Queen's Dwarf" is inferential at best.

The Big Picture.......2003-07-31

This is an extraordinary book. Ostensibly a biography of Jeffrey Hudson, "Britain's Smallest Man," this fascinating work contains hidden depths. Along the way, we get mini-biographies (pun intended) of Charles I, Charles's wife Henrietta Maria, Charles II, and the artist Anthony Van Dyck. We also learn quite a bit about the English Civil War and the Barbary pirates. Even though the book is only 234 pages long, not counting appendices, and even though Mr. Page is providing so much other material, we never feel as though the author is getting sidetracked. "Lord Minimus" remains the center of attention and, considering the paucity of historical data available to the author, we come to know Jeffrey (his actions, thoughts, and feelings) probably as well as is possible. The book is filled with memorable scenes: Charles I, after asking his 11 year old son why he has been crying, receives the following reply- "My grandfather left you four kingdoms, and I am afraid your Majesty will leave me never one."; Charles I asking "The English Methuselah," Thomas Parr (purportedly 151 years old at the time) how he got to live so long received the reply that the old fellow was "doing penance" for having fathered a child out of wedlock when Parr was over 100 years old. (Parr's actual remark was a bit cruder than what I can write in this review. Charles didn't appreciate the wisecrack, by the way, as he was a bit on the puritanical side. Pretty ironic, actually, considering what happened to Charles under the "Roundheads.") I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say that Jeffrey led a full life- which included a duel and a 25 year stint as a slave in North Africa (courtesy of the aforementioned Barbary pirates). Oh, I forgot to mention one other area Mr. Page goes into some detail about: the world of 17th century theater. We go behind the scenes with Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones, and learn about some bizarre "tricks of the trade," such as hiring people to shout "Fire!" so the audience will be distracted and not notice scene changes being made! As the author writes, "It was a great idea with only one tiny flaw: there were panics and the whole theater emptied in the stampede for safety." With a minimum of fuss, we are given a maximum amount of very interesting material. Great book!

Brought this time period alive & was easy to read.......2003-04-22

While the story of Geoffrey Hudson, Lord Minimum, is an interesting one and worth reading, the author really succeeds in making Hudson's entire world real and accessible to the reader. I love it when a good book generates an interest in me to learn more about the subject and times, and I'm now interested in reading more about the court of Henrietta and Charles I and his trial and subsequent execution. Nick Page occasionally is a little tedious with his constant foreshadowing of upcoming events, but it was easy to forgive him this because his writing is easy and engaging.

An excellent biography, and an excellent portrait of an era.......2002-08-24

In 1626, the Duke of Buckingham gave a party for King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria. The dinner was sumptuous, and the entertainment magnificent. But, Buckingham had an ace up his sleeve. When the ornate pie was set before the queen, out popped a most amazing sight, a seven-year-old boy; he was dressed in a marvelous suit of armor and stood eighteen inches tall! His name was Jeffrey Hudson.

Jeffrey was born in 1619 to a large, ill-educated butcher, but fate (and the Duke of Buckingham) raised him up to be the constant companion of the Queen of England, even though fate also raised him up to be no more than 30 inches tall at the age of twenty! He loved the queen and stood by her through thick and thin (and it got very thick and thin for Henrietta Maria and her husband), and had more experiences in his life than most people can even imagine.

Throughout this book, author Nick Page spins a marvelous true story, telling of Jeffrey's experiences and the great happenings that were going on in his world. I found Jeffrey's story to be touching - sometimes heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking. I also enjoyed the history that the author wove into the narrative, making the era come more alive for me than it ever has before.

I have two very small complaints against this book. First, the author references three paintings of Jeffrey, but they are not reproduced in color within the book (one is in color on the dust jacket, while another is poorly reproduced in black-and-white). The second one is that I found that the author's periodic references to future events disturbed the flow of the narrative, and somewhat broke the feeling of being transported to another place and time.

However, outside of those two niggling complaints, I found this to be an absolutely outstanding book. Lord Minimus is an excellent biography, and an excellent portrait of an era. I highly recommend it to everyone!

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Only comparatively recently have historians begun to recognize the importance and influence of Joan Baptista Van Helmont (1579–1644) in the history of medicine and chemistry. Van Helmont’s theories on the nature of life, biological time, physiology and disease, the structure of matter, and the processes of chemical change are veiled in his writings by a brand of Renaissance mysticism. His organic conception of the natural world, together with his belief in alchemy and astral forces, has resulted in a predominantly unsympathetic attitude among historians of science, by whom he is generally regarded as purveying an unpalatable and inherently ‘un-scientific’ amalgam of medicine and philosophy. Dr Pagel now demonstrates that by painstaking analysis it is possible to appreciate the creative insights of a figure like Van Helmont. His book is a model of its kind, and is the culmination of many years of reflection on the topics discussed.

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A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism is a translation (from the original Portuguese) of Roberto Schwarz’s renowned study of the work of Brazilian novelist Machado de Assis (1839–1908). A leading Brazilian theorist and author of the highly influential notion of âmisplaced ideas,â Schwarz focuses his literary and cultural analysis on Machado’s The Posthumous Memoirs of BrÃ¡s Cubas, which was published in 1880. Writing in the Marxist tradition, Schwarz investigates in particular how social structure gets internalized as literary form, arguing that Machado’s style replicates and reveals the deeply embedded class divisions of nineteenth-century Brazil.
Widely acknowledged as the most important novelist to have written in Latin America before 1940, Machado had a surprisingly modern style. Schwarz notes that the unprecedented wit, sarcasm, structural inventiveness, and mercurial changes of tone and subject matter found in The Posthumous Memoirs of BrÃ¡s Cubas marked a crucial moment in the history of Latin American literature. He argues that Machado’s vanguard narrative reflects the Brazilian owner class and its peculiar status in both national and international contexts, and shows why this novel’s success was no accident. The author was able to confront some of the most prestigious ideologies of the nineteenth century with some uncomfortable truths, not the least of which was that slavery remained the basis of the Brazilian economy.
A Master on the Periphery of Capitalism will appeal to those with interests in Latin American literature, nineteenth century history, and Marxist literary theory.

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Excellent Essay.......2003-10-28

This is Roberto Schwarz's greatest work. Mr. Schwarz provides an in-depth Marxist-oriented analysis of Machado's masterpiece, the novel "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas". The novel is brilliantly analysed both in its stylistic features and in its historical and sociological aspects. An important work for those who want to understand the contradictory nature of Brazilian soul and Latin American identity alike.

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Join a modern-day pioneer in the adventure of a lifetime!.......2005-01-30

"Beyond the Far Ridge" by Edward Mark McGough. McGough is an educated, humble, underspoken cowboy, who knows how to tell a good story. In "Beyond the Far Ridge," he shares selected portions of the adventure of a lifetime that he and his wife lived out! McGough very gradually accepts you as a trusted friend and opens up more and more to you! Don't skip ahead and spoil the experience! Masterfully done!

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Many years in the making, Florida Magnificent Wilderness is a special visual journey through some of the most precious wild areas in the state, presenting the breathtaking beauty preserved in state lands, parks, and natural areas.

World-famous nature photographer James Valentine has used his camera to record environmental art images of the stateÂ's remote wilderness places, spectacular sites too often missed by FloridaÂ's visitors and residents. Valentine also offers his poetic interpretations of the meaning of his images.

Dr. D. Bruce Means, founder and president of the Coastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy, has written the main text, "FloridaÂ's Rich Biodiversity." The book is divided into six sections, covering the wildlife and natural ecosystems of Florida, with the introduction to each written by a highly respected Florida writer and conservationist, including Al Burt, Manley Fuller, Steve Gatewood, D. Bruce Means, Victoria Tschinkel, and Bernie Yokel.

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