Altered Ambitions

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Altered Ambitions offers new clues to the complexity of careers faced by professionals in our rapidly changing world. It helps you take stock, sort through ever changing options and cope with the pressures they bring. Packed with practical exercises, Altered Ambitions guides you in discovering strategic new ways to shape your life and career.

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THE "FAMILY BIBLE" FOR FAMILY BUSINESSES, LARGE AND SMALL

For many family business owners the most daunting issues aren't how to serve customers or make sales——they're how to handle the often complicated legal and tax issues involved in running a successful business. From business plan to intergenerational succession, J.K. Lasser's Finance & Tax for Your Family Business offers all the relevant tax and legal aspects of starting, running, and transferring a company. It provides an invaluable understanding of organizational structures, capital-formation alternatives, and compensation obligations and choices. Also included is a resource listing of family business institutes, centers, and Web sites.

Critical coverage will help you:

Build a winning management team
Discover the best strategies for passing the business on to future generations
Estimate estate tax consequences
Understand the ramifications of buy-sell agreements within a family context

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Just Boys Doing Business? challenges mainstream criminology by taking the social construction of "masculinity" as its focus. The book brings together a broad range of criminologists with established international reputations. It comes at a time when there is increasing concern about levels of crime--especially among young men. The contributors come from three continents and illustrate the international significance of a focus on masculinity when looking at crime.

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This book deals with useful plants of neotropical origin, i.e., plants which have been cultivated in Southern and Central America as well as their wild relatives. Quite a number of these trees and bushes have "conquerred" the world as early as 400 years ago and are nowadays of utmost importance for feeding the increasing world population (e.g., potatoes). It has been estimated that about 150 such useful plants stem from the "New World". This book does not only describe the current theories about their domestication, cultivation, and evolution; it also discusses biotechnological methods for improving their productivity. About the German edition: "... One of the most interesting and recurring themes of this book concerns some little-known species of potential value which may well become important to a future which is certain to present us with serious problems, at least as far as alimentation is considered. Brcher's book is absolutely up to date in the taxonomic and nomenclatural sense..." Excerpta Botanica#1

Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin: and Their Wild Relatives

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Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin: and Their Wild Relatives

Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
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ASIN: 354018743X

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The field of oceanographic data assimilation is now well established. The main area of concern of oceanographic data assimilation is the necessity for systematic model improvement and ocean state estimation. In this respect, the book presents the newest, innovative applications combining the most sophisticated assimilation methods with the most complex ocean circulation models.

Ocean prediction has also now emerged as an important area in itself. The book contains reviews of scientific oceanographic issues covering different time and space scales. The application of data assimilation methods can provide significant advances in the understanding of this subject. Also included are the first, recent developments in the forecasting of oceanic flows.

Only original articles that have undergone full peer review are presented, to ensure the highest scientific quality. This work provides an excellent coverage of state-of-the-art oceanographic data assimilation.

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My own opion to this book.......2000-09-07

Data assimilation plays an important role in ocean modeling. The authors describe the methods of data assimilation in ocean modeling in a summary and point out its progress since the method originated from meteorology. So the content of this book is of great help to oceanographers, especially to those interested in numerical models.

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In this memorial volume, twenty-four of Dirac's closest friends, colleagues and contemporaries remember him with affection. Dirac, who died in 1984, was unquestionably one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. The book describes his human side, with many anecdotes about the man with a reputation for silence. His immense influence on modern physics is surveyed in chapters written by eminent scientists. Dirac was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933 at the age of thiry-one. His tremendous contributions to the field included his prediction of the magnetic moment and antiparticles as well as the spin of the electron. His formulations of the quantum field theory, statistics of particles and fields, his work on gravitational waves, and his prediction of magnetic monopoles stand as monuments to his originality and deep understanding of natural phenomena. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the development of quantum theory or in Paul Dirac.

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The Gopals are like most American families. Ravi and Kalpana Gopal and their daughter Lavanya live in Hackensack, New Jersey, a short drive from the Big Apple. They have a four-bedroom house, two cars, and most importantly, a sense of financial security all Americans crave.

But behind the façade of stability lies a family falling apart at the seams, torn by the past and driven apart by the idealistic expectations and reality. Beaten up by their own insecurities and their inability to express themselves, the Gopals are finding that pursuing the American dream can be a nightmare, and that keeping their sanity is harder than keeping up appearances.

Meet the Gopals, who live in the House of Tinder.

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This comprehensive yet streamlined narrative history of the Western world brings the stories of ordinary people as well as famous leaders and events to life. This book offers exceptionally broad social and geographical coverage highlighting the global setting of Western history and emphasizing the effects of the West's repeated encounters with the non-Western world.

The Western World : A Narrative History : Prehistory to the Present

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The Western World : A Narrative History : Prehistory to the Present
Anthony Esler
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
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ASIN: B000JWPLHG

Western World, The: A Narrative History, Prehistory to Present

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Western World, The: A Narrative History, Prehistory to Present
Anthony Esler
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIK0EE

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Precious Metal Recovery/Refining Seminar (Proceedings of a Seminar of the International Precious metals Institute- Las vegas, Nevada)

Manufacturer: In Coop. w/ Historical Publications, Inc
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ASIN: 1881825175

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Recovery And Refining Of Precious Metals - Second Edition

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Recovery and Refining of Precious Metals
C. W. Ammen
Manufacturer: Kluwer Academic Pub
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ASIN: 0442209347

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This new edition is a thorough revision of C.W. Ammen's bestselling work (often referred to as the Precious Metal Bible), a complete and practical guide to recovering, testing, extracting, and refining precious metals, from both primary and secondary sources. This text is written in a clear, simple manner and based on the author's own experience as a professional chemist and metallurgist.

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Recovery And Refining Of Precious Metals - Second Edition.......2003-07-06

Written in a clear and simple manner, this newly revised reference follows the great success of the first edition (referred to as the "Precious Metal Bible") with a complete overview of the recovering, testing, extracting, and refining of precious metals. Both primary sources - placer gold, black sand, and ores - and secondary sources - scrap jewelry, electronic scrap, old films, buffings, spent plating and stripping solutions, catalytic automobile converters, and old eyeglasses are covered.

Based on the author's experience as a professional chemist and metallurgist, this second edition offers a wealth of new material, delving more deeply into solvent liquid extraction and many other topics, and thus yielding much greater insight into these subjects.

Excellent gold refining book!.......2003-06-07

This book is well written. It takes highly technical language and turns it into verbage any layman can understand and easily apply. The sketches and formulas makes learning even easier. I was able to understand and apply the refining of gold, silver, and platinum quickly.

The non-chemist precious metal chemistry bible.......2003-01-20

It took me two years to obtain this book for it changed editor's houses several times in the near past. Yet, it was worth every efforts! The second edition is more thorough in it's common topics than the first edition, and contains new material. This book is worth every penny you'll spend on it and I bet that if you use it in the lab, you'll regret not being able to afford a second copy for safekeeping in your library. Whether you're a small time refining jeweller or a commercial gold refining operation, the book will not only give you applied recipes and procedures but also, stimulates your imagination with contemporary methods new ideas and an original conceptual approach to precious metal chemistry. It's a treasure trove of ideas and practical information for the non-chemist or the week-end basement-lab chemist who wants to learn the basics or the commercial operator who want to get new ideas on how to improve his bottom line.

Although you could follow the recipes of this book blindly, it requires an elementary base in chemistry to fully appreciate Ammen's impressive knowledge. For teaching yourself the bases of chemistry, I recommend "Chemistry: The Central Science" by Brown, Bursten and Lemay as the perfect companion. It is by far the greatest ground-level chemistry book I've ever seen; it will take you painlessly, and with captivating style, from the level of complete ignoramus to a level where you can be fully operational in basic chemistry. I wish all my basic science textbook had been that good. A comprehension of differential calculus is desirable but high school maths will more than suffice for the majority of the content, and certainly for most of the content related to precious metals chemistry. If you are not a chemist but had chemistry classes in high school or college, I suggest you throw away your old chemistry books and buy the pair ! If you intend to make precious metal chemistry your lucrative hobby, the pair of books will easily repay for themselves as much in enjoyment as in money.

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This digital document is an article from Environs, published by Photo Marketing Association International on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 396 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: Advances in silver recovery technology.(PMA 2002)
Publication: Environs (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2002
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A collection of writings and a journal of the late Howard Zahniser. Zahniser was the executive director of the Wilderness Society and the author and chief lobbyist for the 1964 Wilderness Act that created the National Wilderness Preservation System. His son, Ed, edited this collection with commentary by George Davis, Paul Schaefer, and Douglas W. Scott.

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Exploring the boundaries of crisis communication: the case of the 1997 red river valley flood.(research): An article from: Communication Studies
Timothy L. Sellnow , and Matthew Seeger
Manufacturer: Central States Communication Association
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008IFJFA
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Communication Studies, published by Central States Communication Association on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 8903 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.

From the author: Based on an analysis of the Red River Valley flood of 1997, this study seeks to explicate the expansive and intricate nature of crisis communication research. Specifically, the crisis is examined from four perspectives: (a) chaos theory, (b) retrospective sensemaking, (c) crisis communication logistics, and (d) apologia. This case serves as evidence that multiple methods are necessary for building a complete understanding of complex crisis events. Furthermore, the authors argue that it is essential for crisis managers to adapt interpretive frameworks during crises in order to ascertain the unique nature of each crisis, regardless of previous experiences with similar crises.

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Title: Exploring the boundaries of crisis communication: the case of the 1997 red river valley flood.(research)
Author: Timothy L. Sellnow
Publication: Communication Studies (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: Central States Communication Association
Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Page: 153(15)

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Hell and high water. (publishing the Grand Forks Herald during the 1997 North Dakota flood): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review

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Hell and high water. (publishing the Grand Forks Herald during the 1997 North Dakota flood): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review
Frank Houston
Manufacturer: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
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ASIN: B00097NRZ4
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Columbia Journalism Review, published by Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism on July 1, 1997. The length of the article is 921 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.

From the supplier: The Grand Forks Herald of North Dakota managed to maintain its daily publishing schedule despite the flooding and fires which closed the city in Apr 1997. The newspaper's staff established temporary headquarters at a public school's library in nearby Manvel, ND, electronically sent its copy to the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota, and had the papers flown back for local distribution. The Herald plans to return to its building, destroyed by fire, when it is rebuilt in 1998.

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Title: Hell and high water. (publishing the Grand Forks Herald during the 1997 North Dakota flood)
Author: Frank Houston
Publication: Columbia Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1997
Publisher: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
Volume: v36 Issue: n2 Page: p14(2)

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North Dakota Health Care Perspective 1997

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North Dakota Health Care Perspective 1997

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North Dakota town just a plaque, church after 1997 flood.(City): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press

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North Dakota town just a plaque, church after 1997 flood.(City): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000Q36AO6
Release Date: 2007-05-01

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on April 29, 2007. The length of the article is 453 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: North Dakota town just a plaque, church after 1997 flood.(City)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 29, 2007
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North Dakota, 1997 (Census of Retail Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

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North Dakota, 1997 (Census of Retail Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

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North Dakota, 1997 (Census of Wholesale Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

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North Dakota, 1997 (Census of Wholesale Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

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ASIN: 0890593973

County Business Patterns North Dakota 1997 (County Business Patterns. North Dakota, 1997)

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County Business Patterns North Dakota 1997 (County Business Patterns. North Dakota, 1997)

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North Dakota Manufacturers Register 1997 (Serial)

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North Dakota Manufacturers Register 1997 (Serial)

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100 years of faith, 1897-1997: St. Anthony's Catholic Church, St. Anthony, North Dakota

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100 years of faith, 1897-1997: St. Anthony's Catholic Church, St. Anthony, North Dakota
Elfreda Ziniel
Manufacturer: The Church
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1997 canola disease survey in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota (Extension report)

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1997 canola disease survey in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota (Extension report)
Howard Arthur Lamey
Manufacturer: NDSU Extension Service
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This book will provide practical and educative accountability policies, ie. processes and criteria that will enhance the quality of learning, teaching and leadership in educational institutions and systems.

Its scope will be limited to:
• a review of the history of ideas and international policies concerning accountability
• policy research methodology designed to produce educative alternatives
• reporting policy research findings obtained using the methodology
• exploring the implications of the findings for principals, teachers, parents and system managers.

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The book consists of three parts: The first part reviews the development in axiomatic utility theory under risk since the axiomatization of expected utility by von Neumann and Morgenstein. The second part explores some approaches to represent preferences which exhibit boundary effects. The third part shows that many results of insurance economics derived in the expected utility framework do not remain valid with non-expected utility theory.

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The Service-Quality Solution : Using Service Management to Gain Competitive Advantage

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The Service-Quality Solution : Using Service Management to Gain Competitive Advantage
David A. Collier
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Trade
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLU68G

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In this series of essays on the society and economy of England between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries, fourteen contributors address many of the most important themes in an era that experienced profound change in rural, commercial, urban and industrial life. Subjects covered include the growth of London, the commercial and urban development of the north, Italian merchants and banking, overseas trade, taxation, farm servants, hunting and poaching, changing relations between landlords and tenants, the expansion of the economy in the twelfth century and the great slump of the fifteenth.

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Staying current with the ongoing changes and new technologies in distance learningthe hottest trend in the corporate training industryis a daunting task for HR professionals and trainers. The 2001/2002 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook brings together the "best of the best" articles and information, summarizing industry trends, data, and statistics in one convenient volume. Also included is an annotated directory of web-based learning resources; a guide to all major conferences, periodicals, and professional associations; and more.

The 2001/2002 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook

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The 2001/2002 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook
Woods, Mantyla
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Trade
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Effective Communication on the Job: a Guide for Supervisors and Executives ( Revised Edition)
Robert E. Finley, and ann Ward Marting Elizabeth
Manufacturer: American Management Association
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W8LRCU

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Despite the rapid advance of technology in the last few decades, accurate, on-time, and on-budget completion of information systems development projects is still a vision rather than a reality. With the increasing importance of electronic commerce, organizations will be competing to design and develop Web-based applications. However, existing information modeling methods might not be suitable for supporting such activities. An optimal information modeling technique may be defined as the one most appropriate to a specific situation as indicated by certain contingency factors. This book examines these techniques and provides the most recent research in the field for the management applications of modern organizations.

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Despite the rapid advance of technology in the last few decades, accurate, on-time and on-budget completion of information systems development projects is still a vision rather than a reality. Despite the rapid advance of technology in the last few decades, accurate, on-time and on-budget completion of information systems development projects is still a vision rather than a reality. An optimal information modeling technique may be defined as an information modeling technique that is most appropriate to be applied in a specific situation indicated by certain contingency factors. Optimal Information Modeling Techniques examines these methods and provides the most recent research in the field, to be applied to the management applications of modern organizations.

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