2001 Illinois Statistical Abstract (Illinois Statistical Abstract, 2001)

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Highly Commended Geographical Association Award 2002

`Has been judged as likely to make a significant contribution to geography'

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary thought and practice in teaching geography. It is designed to support continuing professional development and reflective practice in geography education by: encouraging a critical understanding of the literature and concepts; stimulating teachers to continue with personal and professional development; and providing professionally relevant knowledge, understanding, skills and values.

Drawn from a wide range of eminent geographers and experienced practitioners, the authors cover: progress in geography - changing viewpoints; the geography curriculum - development planning and issues; and research and geography teaching - why and how research matters.

This book is essential reading and a valuable resource, for student and practising teachers of geography at secondary school level, as well as for those responsible for continuing professional development and subject leadership.

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Teach and practice geography after a little reflection.......2007-08-15

The quality of secondary school geography teaching in the US is particularly appalling when compared with the rest of the industrialized world. The expectations UK geography instuctors have of their students is illustrated in this title. The entries are written by some of the UK's best geographers (like A. Goudie in physical geography). For the rare teaching geographers who happen upon this book, buy it. It will be useful for both HS and JC level physical and cultural geography instruction.

Reflective Teaching of Geography 11-18 (Continuum Studies in Reflective Practice and Theory Series)

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Reflective Teaching of Geography 11-18 (Continuum Studies in Reflective Practice and Theory Series)
Graham Butt
Manufacturer: Continuum International Publishing Group
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Binding: Paperback

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In this volume, distinguished economists and trade policymakers address the US initiatives to enter into free trade negotiations with a broad range of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Western Hemisphere, and Africa. The sheer number of these initiatives is unprecedented and has provoked major policy questions concerning US interests in the negotiations, the setting of priorities among the many contenders for concluding free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States, the objectives of those trading partners, and the implications that these agreements could have for broader initiatives such as the Doha Round in the World Trade Organization and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The volume includes a technical appendix with results of GTAP and gravity model simulations of the trade and welfare effects of the prospective agreements.

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A welcome addition to economics shelves in public libraries.......2004-08-10

Expertly compiled and edited by Jeffrey Schott (academician, economist, and Senior Fellow at the Institue for International Economics), Free Trade Agreements: US Strategies And Priorities is an anthology of essays by learned authors concerning American initiatives to enter free trade negotiations with nations around the world, from the Asia-Pacific region to the western hemisphere to Afica. Discussing major policy questions, the importance of setting priorities and objectives, the conceptual case for FTAs, discussions of specific agreements being pursued (including ones for Australia, Central America, Morocco, and the Southern African Customs Union) pack this scholarly and heavily researched compendium. A technical appendix with results of simulations of the trade and welfare effects of prospective agreements rounds out Free Trade Agreements, a welcome addition to economics shelves in public libraries, educational libraries and private collections.

The Leadership Spectrum: Six Business Priorities That Get Results

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Learning about The Leadership Spectrum
A Fresh, Comprehensive Leadership Approach, Sept. 29, 2002
A Practical, New Look At Leadership

The Leadership Spectrum: Six Business Priorities That Get Results
Mary B. Lippitt
Manufacturer: Davies-Black Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0891061711

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Achieving results that matter requires coordinating six business priorities, and this book uncovers those six ways to obtain results.

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Learning about The Leadership Spectrum.......2002-10-13

Mary Lippitt's book provides a new model for understanding the successes and failure points in leadership performance. It focuses on the way leaders achieve results, but also gives insights into how different values and mindsets influence opportunities to lead within each phase of an organization's lifecycle. The book provides both a theoretical model and practical guidelines on ways to improve leadership and outcomes. I recommend it to students of organizations, people who want to enhance their leadership capabilities, and consultants.

A Fresh, Comprehensive Leadership Approach, Sept. 29, 2002.......2002-09-30

Dr. Lippitt provides a new and comprehensive approach to building effective leadership regardless of the size or development stage of an organization. Practical, anecdotal guidelines describe the critical roles and priorities of successful leadership teams. Dr. Lippitt demonstrates that effective leadership teams recognize the needs of an organization as it grows and matures. Practical examples and discussions focus on a complete framework of leadership priorities such as innovation, structure, goal orientation, and competency building which are necessary for organizational success. This valuable book provides no-nonsense questions and realistic strategies to follow for molding organizational life cycles with critical team and leadership priorities.

A Practical, New Look At Leadership.......2002-09-18

Dr. Lippitt offers a rich, yet practical, framework for a complex subject. If you're looking for fresh ideas on cultivating leadership flexibility, building influence, and achieving results, then this book needs to be part of your library. Instead of focusing on identifying the "right" leadership style or competencies, Dr. Lippitt makes the case for analyzing and understanding the priorities and needs of your team and organization and aligning your leadership priorities with them to achieve success.The best part is that she offers practical strategies for making that alignment a reality.

1998 Washington State Public Health Report: Washington State's Health Priorities and Action Strategies for 1999-2001

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1998 Washington State Public Health Report: Washington State's Health Priorities and Action Strategies for 1999-2001
Warren Featherstone Reid
Manufacturer: Washington State Board of Health
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VZSW90

Adapting modern strategic decision support tools in the participatory strategy process-a case study of a forest research station [An article from: Forest Policy and Economics]

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Adapting modern strategic decision support tools in the participatory strategy process-a case study of a forest research station [An article from: Forest Policy and Economics]
L.A. Leskinen , P. Leskinen , M. Kurttila , and J Kangas
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RR96XI

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This digital document is a journal article from Forest Policy and Economics, published by Elsevier in 2006. 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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The strategic planning of a forest research organization is based on anticipating the changes in the operational environment of the entire forest cluster and in the organization itself. Scanning operational environment to attain a systematic approach and support for a decision situation can be carried out by applying a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis, for example. In this study, SWOT analyses formed the basis for further operations that were applied in the strategy process of the forest research station. The methods applied in the following phases were scenario analyses based on the external operational environment factors, formulation of strategic factors from the internal operational environment factors, and statistical analyses of the priorities of the strategic factors in the created scenarios. The process and methods applied provided a natural and analytical way for researchers to participate in the strategy process. The operations carried out resulted, for instance, in the identification of factors having high priority in all the scenarios (networking outside the research organization and factors related to international cooperation), and factors that should be given specific emphasis in the event of a probability of a specific scenario being realised. Statistical analyses can also be used to produce information concerning the uncertainties included in the priority calculations of the factors. The approach presented in this study shows how the SWOT analysis can be diversified and utilized in the later phases of the strategy process. Compared to earlier A'WOT applications, the reformulation of the SWOT factors opened new possibilities to use A'WOT-like methods, modern multi-criteria decision-support tools, and statistical analyses in strategy processes, and to utilize the results of the SWOT analysis effectively throughout the process.

Aligning ERP implementation with competitive priorities of manufacturing firms: An exploratory study [An article from: International Journal of Production Economics]

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Aligning ERP implementation with competitive priorities of manufacturing firms: An exploratory study [An article from: International Journal of Production Economics]
H.R. Yen , and C. Sheu
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RR2IFG

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This digital document is a journal article from International Journal of Production Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. 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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Companies worldwide have made substantial investments in installing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. In the meantime, implementing ERP systems has proven unexpectedly difficult, and the final benefits have been uncertain. Several researchers have concluded that the failures are usually the result of business problems instead of technical difficulties. ERP systems affect a firm's strategy, organization, and culture. Past research has recognized the need for planning an ERP implementation at the strategic level but offers no specific guidelines. Using the case study method that involves direct observation and systematic interviews at five US and Taiwanese manufacturing firms, this study investigates the relationship between ERP implementation practices and a firm's competitive strategy. The results confirm our research proposition, that ERP implementation should be aligned with competitive strategy. Specific guidelines are suggested for making the alignment. In addition, we identified two other variables, national culture and government/corporate policies, as being critical to ERP implementation in multi-national settings. Managerial implications of the findings and future research issues are discussed.

British Strategic Priorities (Adelphi Papers)

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British Strategic Priorities (Adelphi Papers)
Philip A. G. Sabin
Manufacturer: Macmillan General Reference
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Binding: Paperback

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Building boom: recession or not, districts grappling with overcrowding and looking to implement reform strategies make adequate school facilities a priority. ... An article from: District Administration

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Building boom: recession or not, districts grappling with overcrowding and looking to implement reform strategies make adequate school facilities a priority. ... An article from: District Administration
Peggy Bresnick Kendler
Manufacturer: Professional Media Group LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from District Administration, published by Professional Media Group LLC on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2817 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: Building boom: recession or not, districts grappling with overcrowding and looking to implement reform strategies make adequate school facilities a priority. (Special section: construction trends)(Cover Story).
Author: Peggy Bresnick Kendler
Publication: District Administration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Professional Media Group LLC
Volume: 39 Issue: 8 Page: 42(5)

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Bus lanes with intermittent priority: Strategy formulae and an evaluation

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Bus lanes with intermittent priority: Strategy formulae and an evaluation
M. Eichler , and C.F. Daganzo
Manufacturer: Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000HD1TN2

Bus lanes with intermittent priority: Strategy formulae and an evaluation [An article from: Transportation Research Part B]

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Bus lanes with intermittent priority: Strategy formulae and an evaluation [An article from: Transportation Research Part B]
M. Eichler , and C.F. Daganzo
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000P6NUKQ

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This digital document is a journal article from Transportation Research Part B, published by Elsevier in 2006. 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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This paper evaluates strategies for operating buses on signal-controlled arterials using special lanes that are made intermittently available to general traffic. The advantage of special bus lanes, intermittent or dedicated, is that they free buses from traffic interference; the disadvantage is that they disrupt traffic. We find that bus lanes with intermittent priority (BLIPs), unlike dedicated ones, do not significantly reduce street capacity. Intermittence, however, increases the average traffic density at which the demand is served, and as a result increases traffic delay. These delays are more than offset by the benefits to bus passengers as long as traffic demand does not exceed by much the maximum flow possible on the non-special lanes; the smaller the excess the better. BLIPs are not intended for roadways nearing or in excess of capacity. The main factors determining whether an intermittent system saves time are: the traffic saturation level; the bus frequency; the improvement in bus travel time achieved by the special lane; and the ratio of bus and car occupant flows. In some scenarios where a dedicated bus lane could not be operated, a BLIP can save to bus and car occupants together as much as 20 persons-min of travel per bus-km. The required conditions for this to happen are quite particular. Typical savings are smaller. Formulae are given.

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Professor Sen reminds his audience that identity can be a complicated matter, pointing out that there is, of course, no great problem in convincing oneself that an object is identical with itself; Wittgenstein has even offered the view that 'there is no finer example of a useless proposition'. Professor Sen continues 'yet it is not trivial to ask what relations obtain between an object and itself, other than being identical, and also, how two identical objects relate to each other. When we shift our attention from the notion of being identical to that of sharing an identity, and to the idea of identifying oneself with others of a particular group, which is central to some of the common uses of the idea of identity, the complexity increases further. It is this difficult problem of social identity and its role and implications with which this lecture is concerned'.

LA RAZON ANTES QUE LA IDENTIDAD.(TT: .Reason before identity.): An article from: Letras Libres

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LA RAZON ANTES QUE LA IDENTIDAD.(TT: .Reason before identity.): An article from: Letras Libres
Amartya Sen
Manufacturer: Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Letras Libres, published by Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V. on November 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5312 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: LA RAZON ANTES QUE LA IDENTIDAD.(TT: .Reason before identity.)
Author: Amartya Sen
Publication: Letras Libres (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2000
Publisher: Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V.
Volume: 2 Issue: 23 Page: 12

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Reason Before Identity
Amartya Sen
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OLIW0U

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Archaic Naukratis was a busy trading place in the Western Delta of the Nile, renowned for its sanctuaries and courtesans, granting the Greeks access to Egyptian grain and luxury items. Now, more than one hundred years after the discovery and excavation of Naukratis, the author offers the first full-length analysis of the archaeology and archaic history of this important site. Although Naukratis always features in modern accounts of ancient Greek colonization, it was not a place where the Greeks could freely establish their own political and social organization - it was under the strict control of the Egyptian pharaoh and his officials. To understand the special status of Naukratis, the author takes the port of trade model, surveying the political, social, and economic background of both Late Period Egypt and archaic Greece. A major section of the book comprises an archaeological re-evaluation of the topography of archaic Naukratis and its material finds. The sanctuaries, archaic pottery styles, terracottas, faiences, statuettes, and other small finds are examined in the light of recent scholarship, and an in-depth study of the literary evidence is brought to bear on the archaeological material. This book comprises a significant contribution to our understanding of Graeco-Egyptian relations during the seventh and sixth centuries BC and also demonstrates that Polanyian economic theory can play an invaluable role in the ongoing debate about the concepts best employed to analyse the ancient Greek economy.

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Naukratis: Trade in Archaic Greece
Astrid Moller
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKX0XA

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Royalty Free - ReadySetPresent (Inspirational Quotes): Keep your audience focused and engaged by using our carefully selected collection of thoughtful, witty and humorous quotes. Use in a presentation with an LCD projector, make handouts, and create overheads. This topic includes 25 quotes, slide transitions, clipart and animation. It is a must-have supplement for anyone interested in presenting on these or related topics. Packaged on 3.5" floppy disk/s. PC compatible. You may use this product over and over again.

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How to Get Rich on the Internet: America's 21 Top-Gun Internet Marketers Reveal Their Insider Secrets to Outrageous Internet Marketing Success!
Ted Ciuba
Manufacturer: Morgan James Publishing, LLC
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ASIN: 0974613320
Release Date: 2004-08-04

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How To Get Rich On The Internet features 21 top-gun Internet "entrepreneurial" experts & millionaires sharing the inside scoop on what it really takes to get *rich* on the internet... In record time, at costs approaching the disappearing point. Experts include Ted Ciuba, Terry Dean, Jay Conrad Levinson, Robert Allen, T.J. Rohleder, Ron LeGRand, Armand Morin, and many more!

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AWESOME!.......2006-01-02

I'm very pleased with this book. It is an amazing resource--a MUST HAVE for all Internet marketers. Ted shares his secrets to his Internet success....an excellent book!

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