“Standard Model” marketing is in crisis, as it is mal-adapted to the global era of extended turmoil we are entering. This is a primer on how to build new, enduring ties to customers and stakeholders in the coming era of crisis by leveraging the largely misunderstood power of weblogs and New Media–“The Power Yet to …
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Garrett Trask needed a job, badly–and this weird one would do. If only he knew ….
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Verona Uyeki is in a romantic pickle she never expected; three men claim to love her, but she only loves one. Two want to marry her, but not the one she is mad for. Beset by family pressures and precarious finances, Verona must respond by Sunday to a suitor’s sudden ultimatum. On the weekend she …
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After his last one-night stand–a new baby and a crushing mortgage came hand in hand– the last thing Hollywood has-been Hayward West expected was to fall in love. But as 19-year old Valentina, fresh from a border crossing, wolfed down four tamales in a row, he was wildly, uncontrollably, passionately in love. She needed $25,000 …
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Why did the price of gold hit record highs in 2008? Take a look at the headlines – government bailouts of failed banks, mortgage and credit crises, rising inflation, slowing growth and global insecurity. In order to protect themselves from treacherous financial markets and depreciated paper currencies investors worldwide are turning to gold. Gold has …
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Over the past 30 years Diamond and Schmitt Architects, one of the world’s leading architecture firms, has produced a portfolio that reflects their core belief in the importance of content and context in architecture. Buildings should live in their environments, not be set apart.Since its formation in 1975, Diamond and Schmitt Architects has also been …
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Risk Management and Financial Derivatives: A Guide to the Mathematics meets the demand for a simple, nontechnical explanation of the methodology of risk management and financial derivatives. Risk Management and Financial Derivatives provides clear, concise explanations of the mathematics behind today’s complex financial risk management topics. An ideal introduction for those new to the subject, …
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Provides an overview of compensation and benefits practices and policies, from both a legal and a practical standpoint. This guidebook assists with implementation and maintenance of compensation and benefits programs, for both domestic and international employees. It covers compensation plans, pensions and other retirement plans, health care benefits, welfare benefits, and executive compensation.
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SELECTED AS A 2008 BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST “ONE OF THE SMARTEST INVESTORS ON THE PLANET.”–MONEY MAGAZINE “This book is an essential read for those who wish to understand the modern world of investing.” ―Alan Greenspan Winner of the 2008 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year …
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A sophisticated guide to today?s hottest investment vehicle? exchange traded funds The ETF Strategist is aimed primarily at investment advisers and sophisticated retail investors who are interested in using exchange traded funds, or using them more effectively than they already do. Compared with mutual funds, ETFs can offer a better way to diversify risk, target …
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Dark Guest contains four separate games for use in cyber education. They range from a detailed card based game about techniques used in hactivism to a command post style exercise for senior leaders. The purpose of these game is to educate players in a number of different aspects of hacking, hacktivism and cyber warfare and …
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