Telecourse Guide for It's Strickly Business

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Models, Methods, Concepts and Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process is a volume dedicated to selected applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) focused on three themes: economics, the social sciences, and the linking of measurement with human values. (1) The AHP offers economists a substantially different approach to dealing with economic problems through ratio scales. The main mathematical models on which economics has based its quantitative thinking up to now are utility theory, which uses interval scales, and linear programming. We hope that the variety of examples included here can perhaps stimulate researchers in economics to try applying this new approach. (2) The second theme is concerned with the social sciences. The AHP offers psychologists and political scientists the methodology to quantify and derive measurements for intangibles. We hope that the examples included in this book will encourage them to examine the methods of AHP in terms of the problems they seek to solve. (3) The third theme is concerned with providing people in the physical and engineering sciences with a quantitative method to link hard measurement to human values. In such a process one needs to interpret what the measurements mean. A number is useless until someone understands what it means. It can have different meanings in different problems. Ten dollars are plenty to satisfy one's hunger but are useless by themselves in buying a new car. Such measurements are only indicators of the state of a system, but do not relate to the values of the human observers of that system. AHP methods can help resolve the conflicts between hard measurement data and human values.

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How does ginger-cashew chicken and rice or sweet and sour pan-fried noodles with no-bake berry pie for dessert sound?

The days of roughing it are gone and so are the days of long prep time for cooking something you actually like to eat. With a smorgasbord of information, Miller covers the basics about ingredients, nutrition, fuel efficiency, dehydrating, and backcountry baking. Most of the 140+ recipes take little effort to prepare on the trail. If you're willing to go the extra mile at home and do a little prepreparation, the sky's the limit on what you can create for lip-smacking meals and snacks.

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Advice, tips and inspiration........2003-11-27

Eight hungry souls and myself were heading out for an 8-day trek through the Andes (Peru), and I was put in charge of menu selection. I searched Amazon.com books that would give me a hand in developing the menu for the group. I found "More Backcountry Cooking," and, overall, I impressed.

Though the book was not perfect, see my `problem' paragraph below, it did provide me with some good ideas to make the meals more ambrosian. I found Dorcas S. Miller's advice, especially her 17 "Hot Topics" (40 pages), to be informative and practical (choosing the right stove, carrying your kitchen in a pack, etc.)

She has great tips and many charts (charts-cooking time, salads, more) as well as great appendices. Most of her recipes are easy, appealing and clearly explained.

However some sections are better than others, and her breakfast selections, well, was as appealing as `tofu pancakes'.

My greatest problem with the book is that is designed for those in the US and I am backpacking in Peru, a developing (third world) country. Millers' recipes use `mucho' instant and dried ingredients. Here in the USA it is not such a problem to purchase them, but where I am going the markets do not carry instant or dried ingredients. That means I had to buy everything here and lug it to Peru. My bags were already full, and at their weight limit. Thus, many of the recipes were not practical. I point this out for those of you that will be heading to remote and faraway worlds.

That said, the book was still informative, helpful and I recommend it for any backpacker or camper who wants good food under the stars.

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This is the first book of its kind to address the topic of money management for individual traders and to present a comprehensive, detailed plan for implementation. It explains how to create a management program that addresses the emotional aspects of trading, presents an offensive and defensive portfolio allocation strategy, defines risk and shows the reader how to identify risk tolerance. It offers hands-on advice on selecting screen trades using fundamental and technical analysis and shows how to work with an "anatomy of trade."

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You Not Only Trade the Plan, you Learn to Plan.......2004-03-04

Deel teaches you, from an insider's mind (he used to work the Floor), how to trade the markets.

He teaches technical analysis and he doesn't stay clear of fundamental analysis although he stresses the technical side of things.

It is his view that all the information is in the price. It is.

But he goes on to teach that in spite of the price being the ONLY thing that matters in knowing where to place your investment money, he also explains that every stock does exactly what it's supposed to do... just not exactly WHEN it's supposed to do it. Therefore, your plan has GOT to make room for contingencies. I appreciate how he stresses stop losses. I know of many (poor) investors who heard the lie, "Don't place stops or the specialists will take you out!"

If you're brand new to the market, I'd get a VERY intro book on investing first, and then I'd read/devour this text. It's not an advanced book but if you've never bought or sold a stock, it will confuse you. You don't need much experience though to make this work for you.

Disappointed.......2002-11-12

I was disappointed by trading title. The large text (12 or 14 type font) and small size should have been warning signs.

While the book definitely imparts important information every trader or investor should know, the advice is very simplistic. For example, chapter one explains that we should "buy low and sell high" or that we must be emotionally prepared for losses and gains. One rule he gives could be dangerous if incorrectly applied, and this involves selling too early. The author says that selling too early does not cause you a loss, after all. However, this could be hazardous to a trend following system which depends on a few large gainers. If those few large gainers are sold early, they will never develop into large gainers and offset the many losses. In short, and as other trading experts have noted, one CAN broke taking profits early because this may avoid the big gainers - unless your system is one which is more dependent on the frequency of winners than the size of those winners (e.g. a day trading system).

The text is very introductory and should be for the introductory trader.

Basic, but effective.......2001-12-08

This book is a paradox. How can just a few simple concepts explained in a somewhat shallow way be 'enough'?

Well, i've read books on money management that go too far on systems and techniques that aren't that easy to grasp or implement. This book by Mr. Deel goes a long way on showing you ways to complement your trading system with just a few rules that will keep you alive for many losing trades in a row, if such a tragic situation ever occur. So, don't waste too much time on making a buying decision. This book is for you. If you're into mathematics, this one will leave you wanting. If you just want a simple and effective way to complement a trading system so that you'll be right there for that next trade with enough tradind capital, than this is it.

If you trade futures only, look elsewhere...

Fantastic, Well Written, In-depth Information.......2000-03-30

I can't believe the insite of the author and useful information which this book covers. This book makes you think about what you are doing and how important risk management is to your trading plan. The book delivers a clear well written and versatile approach to developing a winning trading plan.

I have been trading for 15 years and very few books are as on the mark as this one. The author takes very complex information and explains it in a concise and crystal clear explanation.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to trade or invest. WOW!

OK as an introduction, not useful for the experienced trader.......1999-12-27

This text quickly covers a large variety of topics in shallow detail. If you need to be told that you should cut your losses and let your winners run, then this is your book. If you want a text that will help you find winners (or the losers you are supposed to avoid in the first place) you best look elsewhere.

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Costa Rica for Fun and Profit.......2006-05-07

"Choose Costa Rica" is a description of that Central American country, aimed at gringos who intend to visit, move, invest, buy real estate, or retire there. The emphasis is more on "how to do it" rather than "where to go," although there is plenty of information to enable the vacationer to determine where to go and how to get there-even how to drive there, and how to cross the borders on the way.

One nice feature of this book is the explanation of many Spanish terms and idioms. There is excellent advice about starting a business or buying property.

Great book.......1999-06-19

Hi, My name is Leonie and I am working at ILISA Language Institute in Costa Rica, San Jose and I just want to say that this book helps our older, retired, students a lot by giving them helpful tips and to let them know their way around in Costa Rica. Thanks!

Choose Costa Rica for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget

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Pura Vida!
This guide paints a far too rosey picture of the country
A good book but not the best on the subject
Good book but the best on the subject.

Choose Costa Rica for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget
John Howells
Manufacturer: Globe Pequot
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Binding: Paperback

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Not Honest or Objective.......2002-06-07

I actually wanted to give the book less than two stars but it sparked an idea. If people will by this then I might try my hand a retirement book and actually put valuable information in it. Actually the book starts out promising enough in trying to get you interested in the country. However, its weaknesses become evident very quickly. The first weakness is a lack of objectivity. A good book will give you the good and the bad. The author here seems like a salesperson for Costa Rica.

Second weakness: the author gives far too little analysis on the issue of taxes. This subject should have a dedicated chapter. Suppose your retirement income is from mostly untaxed foreign sources and comes to $70K a year. Now if additional taxes in the country come to 30% you will pay $21,000 before you buy one single thing. If a comparable country had a 10% tax rate you could still pay $14,000 more for rent, travel, transport etc. before breaking even.

Third weakness: lack of honesty. Crime has increased in Costa Rica. The author's attempt to gloss over this was so transparent he would have been more credible if he had purposely omitted the topic. The dead give away is the authors comment "like many other countries Costa Rica has crime." He then works to minimize the issue. No statistics are given - and particularly year to year so you can see trends.

You are much better off looking up articles on the country. Just a preview: a lot of things rot or have mechanical difficulties in the humidity. Some people's idea of paradise (particularly the Germans') is spending 365 days a year smoking and drinking, and waking up with a hangover half naked on the beach in the morning.

Pura Vida!.......2002-03-16

Having lived in Costa Rica several times, I found this book to be very accurate and credible. I was a little bummed that there was little mentioned about Monte Verde, or the countless world class Surfing areas. I would have liked to have seen a section strictly dedicated to some of the incredible Costa Rican sights,and something about the awesome Canopy Tours and recreation opportunities available. No worries. I highly recommend this book. The info is accurate, detailed, and covers all bases. Absolutly Primo!

This guide paints a far too rosey picture of the country.......1999-10-31

After having read this book, the other guides about the subject of living in Costa Rica and having resided in the country, I can categorically state this book doesn't really talk about the down side of living there. Granted the country is very nice but more info. is needed. It just doesn't cover the negatives in detail.

A good book but not the best on the subject.......1999-02-26

My wife and I find the new edition of this guidebook not as complete as the previous editions. We like the old cover and color pictures which were in previous editions.

In general the book is very well written organized but lacks a lot of details about living in the country i.e. insider information.

Good book but the best on the subject........1999-02-09

Mr. Howell's book is very well written like his book about living in Mexico. However we find Christopher Howard's "New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica" to be much better and paint a more relaistic picture of the country. Howard lives ther full time.

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Speech, Media, and Ethics: The Limits of Free Expression is an interdisciplinary work that employs ethics, liberal philosophy, and legal and media studies to outline boundaries to freedom of expression and freedom of the press conducive to protecting basic human and civic rights. Moral principles are applied to analyze practical questions that deal with free expression and its limits.

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A laymans perspective.......2001-07-20

Speech, Media and Ethics - the limits of free expression by Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Cohen-Almagor's analysis of the paradoxes and dilemmas surrounding freedom of speech in a democratic system first came to my attention in his The Boundaries of Tolerance: The Struggle Against Kahanism in Israel. To this layman, interested in gaining a better grasp of democracy, it was an eye-opener in its portrayal of the subtle constraints on the rights held to be sacrosanct. The present volume takes the theme further - focusing on the intrinsic tensions between the allowing the media as much freedom as possible, and the need for self-defence mechanisms to protect democracy. Its discussion of the Harm Principle (constraints which apply to threats of immediate violence) and the Offence Principle (which places psychological offence on a par, morally, with physical harm) leads to a provocative examination of the limits that may be imposed on free expression. A case in point: the Skokie affair, in which the Illinois Supreme Court decision is argued to be flawed.

Another central issue is the potential conflict between (what is perceived as) good journalism, on the one hand, and objective reporting, on the other - a particularly thought-provoking theme; thus, for example, the author advances the view that morally neutral coverage of hate rhetoric, racism, genocide and terrorism may be both false and untenable. The moral implications extend to other contexts as well; e.g. in arguing for extreme caution in media coverage of suicide, in general, and in the coverage of teen suicides and celebrity suicides (most likely to be imitated), in particular.

All in all, ethical constraints on the right to know are a recurrent theme in this volume, and one that cannot fail to engage the reader interested in ongoing ethical controversies related to the media. (Suffice it to mention the debate - pursued ad nauseam - surrounding coverage of Princess Diana, both in life and in death). While the code of ethics which obtains for the media may be fairly clear in theory, enforcement is no simple matter, nor are the press councils as powerful as one may think, especially when they are in fact run by the media themselves. Cohen-Almagor's recommendations - some of them very concrete ones - for better and more ethical media are as vital as they are (hopefully) practicable.

The Appendix - describing a telephone poll (in Israel) designed to evaluate public perceptions of media coverage - is revealing: one very troubling statistic was the relatively high proportion of those who supported imposing restrictions on freedom of speech and press. The potential threat of such a mindset to the workings of democracy should not be overlooked.

Clearly, ethical considerations must be an ever-present concern of the media - the publishers, concessionaires, editors and reporters - though, as the author reiterates, regulation and constraints should, wherever possible, be self-imposed, rather than the products of legislation. Speech, Media and Ethics is an immensely readable analysis of these consideration. It should be on the Recommended Reading lists of students (law, journalism, philosophy etc.), journalists - and of anyone interested in the subtle workings of the democratic system.

simply a must for media scholars and professionals.......2001-03-20

+AH4-The principle of free communication is probably the most complex and controversial of all constitutional guarantees. Traditionally it has been spoken of as the free speech principle. But that expression conceals the fact that the principle it enunciates is both narrower and wider than its language suggests. The principle does not protect many things that are in a literal sense speech. On the other hand it does protect many things that are not speech. Defamation, obscenity, and fraud may be+AH4-+AH4- perpetrated through speech acts but are unprotected. Marching, picketing, and voting are non-speech activities but the free speech guarantee may in certain circumstances protect them.

In 1994, in The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance, Raphael Cohen-Almagor published a pioneering study of the challenge to liberal principles of toleration posed by extremist political parties in Israel. In Speech, Media, and Ethics: The Limits of Free Expression, the examination of the limits of tolerance is+AH4-+AH4- extended to embrace the problem of maintaining a free press in the face of challenges from forces that if left unrestrained would destroy the institutions of a free society. This is the classic dilemma of liberal toleration. To the extent that liberal theory can distinguish between what John Stuart Mill - the Founding Father of free speech theory - called discussion and expressive activities that go beyond discussion the classic question whether we should tolerate the intolerant has a simple+AH4-+AH4- answer. The toleration of discussion or advocacy extends to the advocacy of violent or extremist policies since ex hypothesi it extends to the advocacy or discussion (if that is what it is) of anything. But the application of that principle and the analysis of what it is that carries communicative activities beyond advocacy are complex. It is also best explored, as here, in relation to concrete instances and experiences.

Of all the dilemmas in the operation of free governments, the dilemma+AH4-+AH4- of free discussion and the delimitation of press freedom are the most intractable. In these essays Raphael Cohen-Almagor tackles the dilemma at the points where its complexities are most apparent. Political theorists, politicians, and philosophical journalists (if such there be) will have good reason to ponder what he has to say.+AH4-

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Speech, Media and Ethics, the Limits of Free Expression: Critical Studies on Freedom of Expression, Freedom of the Press and the Public's Right to Know
Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: B000OTLUCE

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The United States is distinctive among Western countries in its reliance on nonprofit institutions to perform major social functions. This reliance is rooted in American history and is fostered by federal tax provisions for charitable giving. In this study, Charles T. Clotfelter demonstrates that changes in tax policy—effected through legislation or inflation—can have a significant impact on the level and composition of giving.

Clotfelter focuses on empirical analysis of the effects of tax policy on charitable giving in four major areas: individual contributions, volunteering, corporate giving, and charitable bequests. For each area, discussions of economic theory and relevant tax law precede a review of the data and methodology used in econometric studies of charitable giving. In addition, new econometric analyses are presented, as well as empirical data on the effect of taxes on foundations.

While taxes are not the most important determinant of contributions, the results of the analyses presented here suggest that charitable deductions, as well as tax rates and other aspects of the tax system, are significant factors in determining the size and distribution of charitable giving. This work is a model for policy-oriented research efforts, but it also supplies a major (and very timely) addition to the evidence that must inform future proposals for tax reform.

Federal Tax Policy and Charitable Giving

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Federal Tax Policy and Charitable Giving
Charles T. Clotfelter
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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ASIN: B000OP151Y

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1930. The biography of Andrew Johnson, who was the 17th president of the United States and the first to be impeached. The House of Representatives charged him with misbehavior in office, and he escaped conviction in the Senate trial by only one vote. Contents: Wartime Washington; Plot and Counterplot; The National Union Convention; The Bound Boy of Raleigh; The Tailor-Politician; In the Furnace of Treason; On the Ticket with Lincoln; Andy Makes a Bad Slip; President Andrew Johnson; The Trial of Mrs. Surratt; The Lull Before the Storm; Charles Sumner Declares War; The Triumph of Caliban; Victory at Any Price; A Marplot in the Cabinet; The Swing Around the Circle; Bayonet Rule by Act of Congress; The First Attempt at Impeachment; Johnson Crosses the Rubicon; General Grant Breaks His Word; The Impeachment of the President; Preparing for the Trial; Impartial Court or Political Inquest?; Sound and Fury; Acquitted by a Single Vote; Impeachment's Aftermath; Last Months in the White House; and The Tennessee Epilogue.

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An inspirational and therapeutic journey for those with spiritual or physical illnesses that range from from denial to self-realization, acceptance, and action.

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An inspirational and therapeutic journey for those with spiritual or physical illnesses that range from from denial to self-realization, acceptance, and action.

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A powerful tool for anyone facing a challenge in life........2002-08-27

While this book sounds religious from the title, it would appeal to readers of all backgrounds. The author uses examples from his own illness and rehabilitation to help others see the importance of positive thinking in accomplishing one's goals. These goals may be related to ones own struggle with an illness or with any other challenge one is currently facing. I found the book easy to read and couldn't put it down.

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