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Airlines of Lithuania: Aurela $8.78 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Aurela, Star1 Airlines, Dot Lt, Avia Asset Management, Flylal Charters, Aviavilsa, Avion Express, List of Airlines of Lithuania. Excerpt: Aurela is a charter airline based in Vilnius , Lithuania . It operates charter services for several tour operators in the Baltic states . Its main base is Vilnius International Airport . History The airline was established and started operations in 1996 as a joint-stock air company using a Tupolev Tu-134 A . In 1995 Aurela Airlines became the first private aviation company in Lithuania.In 1996 the company acquired a VIP configured aircraft, a TU-134A for charter flights .In 2001 an eight-seater business class plane, Hawker HS-125 -700, was purchased for VIP flights. Further demand on the market for chartered flights allowed the Company to take a loan on a newer and more economical YAK-42 D containing 120 seats.In 2003 as the number of charter flights increased, the Company rented out another YAK-42D.In 2004 one YAK-42D was replaced with a more advanced and higher volume Boeing 737-300 . The First flight of this plane coincided with Lithuania’s membership in the European Community . Aurela was honored by an opportunity to fly His Excellence Valdas Adamkus , the President of Lithuania. In 2004-2005 the President was taken to Kiev during the Orange Revolution and to attend the funeral of the Holy Father John Paul II .In 2005 as soon as the EU had tightened its position in respects to the use of Russian aircraft, the company updated its fleet by acquiring western manufactured planes. In December, upon expiration of the rent agreement, the remaining YAK-42D was returned to the lessor.In July 2006 a second Boeing 737-300 was rented out. In December the Company’s shareholders purchased a brand new nine-seater plane, a Hawker 850XP for VIP |
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Articles on New Brunswick Government Departments and Agencies, Including: Executive Council of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Equal Opportunity Program, Maritime Film Classification Board, Business New Brunswick $12.04 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domai |
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Articles on New Brunswick Government Departments and Agencies, Including: Executive Council of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Equal Opportunity Program, Maritime Film Classification Board, Business New Brunswick $16.42 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domai |
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Ballet In London $9 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Her Majesty’s Theatre – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir John Vanbrugh painted by Godfrey KnellerThe end of the 17th century was a period of intense rivalry amongst London’s actors, and in 1695 there was a split in the United Company, who had a monopoly on the performance of drama at their two theatres. Dramatist and architect John Vanbrugh saw this as an opportunity to break the duopoly of the patent theatres, and in 1703 he acquired a former stable yard, at a cost of £2000, for the construction of a new theatre on the Haymarket. In the new business, he hoped to improve the share of profits that would go to playwrights and actors. He raised the money by subscription, probably amongst members of the Kit-Cat Club: To recover them , therefore, to their due Estimation, a new Project was form’d of building them a stately theatre in the Hay-Market, by Sir John Vanbrugh, for which he raised a Subscription of thirty Persons of Quality, at one hundred Pounds each, in Consideration whereof every Subscriber, for his own Life, was to be admitted to whatever Entertainments should be publickly perform’d there, without farther Payment for his Entrance. John Vanbrugh’s notice of subscription for the new theatre He was joined in the enterprise by his principal associate and manager William Congreve and an actors’ co-operative led by Thomas Betterton. The theatre provided the first alternative to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, built in 1663 and the Lincoln’s Inn, founded in 1660 (forerunner of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, built in 1728). The theatre’s site is the second oldest such site in London that remains in use. These three post-interregnum theatres defined the shape and use of modern theatres. The land for the theatre was held on a lease renew… More: |
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Bihar $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bihari People, Bihari Culture, Anti-Bihari Sentiment in India, Chhath, Tourism in Bihar, Supaul Bazar, History of Mithila, Bihar’s Politics, Demographics of Bihar, Religion in Bihar, Maithili Language, Climate of Bihar, Ranvir Sena, Stranded Pakistanis, Literacy in Bihar, Hindi in Bihar, Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Tapasa Vai Ganga, Loha, Raghopur, Majhgawan, Gandhi Maidan, Bihari Mauritian, Manjusha Art, Urdu Language in Bihar, Sikki Grass Craft, Bihar Movement. Excerpt: Bihar – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The improved governance has led to an economic revival in the state through increased investment in infrastructure, better health care facilities, greater emphasis on education, and a reduction in crime and corruption. Indian and global business and economic leaders feel that Bihar now has good opportunity for sustainable economic development, and as such have shown interest in investing in the state. A recent New York Times article talks about vastly improved law and order situation in the state and the economic growth shown in past 5 years. Another BBC article titled “Where ‘backward’ Bihar leads India” talked about how the state has made strides in the areas of women empowerment, judiciary reforms, tax reforms, and public safety. The name Bihar is derived from the Sanskrit word Vihara (Devanagari: ), which means “abode”. The word Vihr is itself derived from the word Brahmavihra meaning Brahma abidings, or “Sublime attitudes.” The region roughly encompassing the present state was dotted with Buddhist vihara, which were the abodes of Buddhist monks in the ancient and medieval period. Gautama Buddha undertaking extreme ascetic practices before his enlightenment on the bank of river Falgu in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.A part of Bihar was called “Magad… More: |
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Business Opportunities Business Opportunities: Multi-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppersmulti-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppers Club, Inc., Business Opportunity, Mini IQ, U-Turn Vending Club, Inc., Business… $8.71 New – Chapters: Multi-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppers Club, Inc., Business Opportunity, Mini Iq, U-Turn Vending. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ProductDistribution Service RetailBrand managementAccount-based marketingMarketing ethicsMarketing effectivenessMarket researchMarket segmentationMa |
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Business Opportunities Business Opportunities: Multi-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppersmulti-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppers Club, Inc., Business Opportunity, Mini IQ, U-Turn Vending Club, Inc., Business… $13.31 Used – Chapters: Multi-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppers Club, Inc., Business Opportunity, Mini Iq, U-Turn Vending. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ProductDistribution Service RetailBrand managementAccount-based marketingMarketing ethicsMarketing effectivenessMarket researchMarket segmentationM |
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Business Opportunities: Multi-Level Marketing, Press-A-Print, Discount Home Shoppers Club, Inc., Business Opportunity, Mini IQ, U-Turn Vending $8.71 New – Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ProductDistribution Service RetailBrand managementAccount-based marketingMarketing ethicsMarketing effectivenessMarket researchMarket segmentationMarketing strategyMarketing managementMarket dominance Multi-level marketing (MLM), (also called network marketing, direct selling, referral marketing, and pyram |
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Company Towns in Utah: Bryce Canyon City, Utah $10 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bryce Canyon City, Utah – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bryce Canyon City is located some 20 miles (32 km) east of Panguitch, just outside the park entrance at the northwest corner of Bryce Canyon National Park, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the park’s visitor center. The town lies alongside Utah State Route 12, near the park’s popular Sunset Point. Reuben C. “Ruby” Syrett built a lodge and cabins at this location in 1916, when the promotion of Bryce Canyon for tourism was just beginning. Syrett’s business grew along with the park’s popularity, particularly once it was made a National Park in 1928. Ruby’s Inn became an important junction; its travelers’ services developed into a small community. Syrett donated land to the state for construction of a road (now Utah State Route 63), strategically placing Ruby’s Inn right at the entrance to the park. In 2007, the Utah State Legislature unanimously passed H.B. 466, a bill that amended the state law on petitions to incorporate a town. The new provisions allowed a petition for a new town with 100999 residents to be filed with just the signatures of the owners of a majority of the land area, even a single majority landowner. If the petition met the conditions of state law and its signers owned the majority of the land by value, the new law required the county government to grant the petition and appoint a mayor and town council from a list of individuals approved by the petitioners. The Syrett family, owners of Ruby’s Inn, had been seeking municipal incorporation for some time, hoping to qualify for a portion of county sales tax revenue to help fund the water system and other community infrastructure. They jumped at the opportunity to incorporate under the new law, filing a new petition soo… More: |
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Craigslist Advertising Revealed $2.99 Have you heard of Craigslist.com? If not you could be missing a FREE opportunity to post classified ads throughout the nation.Whether you are a seller interested in selling a one-time product, a small business owner with many products or services to sell, or any entrepreneur or marketer — if you aren’t using Craigslist, you are missing a valuable opportunity to drive hoards of traffic to your site.Now you want to know, “What is Craigslist?” Haven’t you heard of it? Perhaps you have, especially if you bought this guide!For many, the ““List”” is a community website that uses Web 2.0 technology. This website, like many others of its kind, focuses on providing users the ability to build an online community. Serving more than twenty million users each month, Craigslist.com is among the highest-ranking sites on the Web today.What does this mean to you? And how can you use Craigslist to benefit you?What Is Craigslist?Most community forums provide a place for people to chat, get to know each other, or share common interests. Craigslist is unique in that while it does offer a forum, it is also a place where people can promote and sell. Craigslist allows users to post classified ads to a community bulletin board. Most users can place ads free, although there are charges for certain services in certain locations.The board on Craigslist.com hosts millions of ads and has billions of visitors every year. Sounds pretty exciting. As more and more people turn to the Web for their purchases, the ““List”” is rapidly becoming one of the most important places people bookmark. Remember, most ads placed on Craigslist are free. Even when you do have to pay for ads, usually you will pay far less than you would if you paid for an advertisement in a local paper (or national one). And, more and more people are using the Net to find what |
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Dallas Cowboys Executives $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Jerral “Jerry” Wayne Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles, California) is the owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise. Jones attended college at the University of Arkansas and was a co-captain of the 1964 National Championship football team. He was an all-SWC offensive lineman for Hall of Fame coach Frank Broyles and a teammate of Neil Rosenberg and Jimmy Johnson. Jones eventually hired Jimmy Johnson to replace Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry when Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. Other notable teammates were Ken Hatfield, Jim Lindsey, and future Outland Trophy winner Loyd Phillips. Several future great head coaches were assistant coaches for Frank Broyles and the Razorbacks during his college career in Fayetteville including Hayden Fry, future legendary Head Coach at the University of Iowa, Johnny Majors, future Head Coach at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Tennessee, and most notably Barry Switzer, Hall of Fame coach of the University of Oklahoma. Jones would eventually go on to hire Barry Switzer to replace Jimmy Johnson as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 1994. Jones is one of a very small number of NFL owners who actually earned a significant level of success as a football player. After several unsuccessful business ventures (including passing up the opportunity to purchase the AFL’s San Diego Chargers in 1967), he began an oil and gas exploration business in Arkansas, Jones Oil and Land Lease, which became phenomenally successful. His company, a private family asset, currently does natural resource prospecting. In 1989, Jones purchased the Cowboys from H.R. “Bum” Bright. Not long after the takeover, he fired long time coach Tom Landry, to that point the onl… More: |
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Education in Camden, New Jersey: Rutgers-camden $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, USA (RutgersCamden), is a state-funded, coeducational, public, research university. Founded in the 1920s, RutgersCamden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. It is the southernmost of the three regional campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. RutgersCamden is situated at the crossroads of the Washington-New York and Philadelphia-Atlantic City corridors. The college’s hallmark and mission is “Prestige, Opportunity, Tradition, and Value.” Rutgers was chartered in 1766. Chartered in New Brunswick as Queens College the nations eighth institution of higher learning Rutgers is one of only nine colonial colleges established before the American Revolution. In 1825 Queens College became Rutgers College, to honor trustee and Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864 the state legislature chose Rutgers to be the state land-grant college. By 1926 South Jersey Law School was founded in Camden and in 1927 the College of South Jersey was founded in Camden. By 1945 Rutgers was declared the state university of New Jersey by act of the state legislature. The College of South Jersey and the South Jersey Law School joined the Rutgers system in 1950. After the Rutgers takeover, the campus expanded, erecting several buildings on site including the Paul Robeson Library, the Business and Science Building, the Campus Center, and the Walter K. Gordon Theater. In 1968 Rutgers School of LawCamden was granted autonomy from its Newark counterpart. In 1981 The Graduate SchoolCamden was founded; in 1988, the Rutgers School of Business-Camden was founded; and in 1989 Rutgers joined the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization… More: |
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Education in Kuwait: International Schools in Kuwait, Kuwait University, Kuwait University Alumni, Kuwait University Faculty $24.11 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: International Schools in Kuwait, Kuwait University, Kuwait University Alumni, Kuwait University Faculty, Private Schools in Kuwait, Schools in Kuwait, Universities in Kuwait, Khaled Mashal, Waleed Al-Tabtabaie, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kazem Behbehani, American International School of Kuwait, Abdel Wahab Elmessiri, Ali H. S. Hajjaj, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Gulf English School, the British School of Kuwait, Abdulatif Al-Ameeri, Hassan Jawhar, New English School, Ladislav Mucina, American University of Kuwait, List of Schools in Kuwait, Saleh Al-Mulla, Coeducation in Kuwait, Jamaan Al-Harbash, Abdullah Al-Refai, Arab Open University, Massouma Al-Mubarak, Indian Community School, Kuwait National English School, Conductive Education School, Kuwait, the English School, Kuwait, American School of Kuwait, Kuwait Maastricht Business School, Dasman Model School, Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Jabriya Indian School, Indian English Academy School, Ahmed Al-Rubei, Basic Education College, A’takamul International School, Al-Nibras School for Special Needs, Carmel School, Muhammad Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Kuwait English School, Mubarak Al-Mutairi, Pakistan School and College, Al-Jamil Private School, Salmya, American Bilingual School, List of Universities in Kuwait. Excerpt: State of Kuwait is directing its attention towards Inclusive Education, which provides opportunity to all children, irrespective of their social class, including children with special needs .It is ranked 29th on Human Development Index( HDI) by UNESCO, highest among other Arab countries . Kuwait education system is marked by several achievements in recent years. As of 2005/06 Kuwait allocates 13 percent of all public expendit… More: |
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Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent $370 For a free 30-day online trial to this title, visit www.sagepub.com/freetrialEducational reform, and to a lesser extent educational dissent, occupy a prominent place in the annals of U.S. education. Whether based on religious, cultural, social, philosophical, or pedagogical grounds, they are ever-present in our educational history. Although some reforms have been presented as a remedy for society’s ills, most programs were aimed toward practical transformation of the existing system to ensure that each child will have a better opportunity to succeed in U.S. society.Educational reform is a topic rich with ideas, rife with controversy, and vital in its outcome for school patrons, educators, and the nation as a whole. With nearly 450 entries, these two volumes comprise the first reference work to bring together the strands of reform and reformers and dissent and dissenters in one place as a resource for parents, policymakers, scholars, teachers, and those studying to enter the teaching profession.Key FeaturesOpens with a historical overview of educational reform and dissent and a timeline of key reforms, legislation, publications, and moreExamines the reform or dissent related to education found in theories, concepts, ideas, writings, research, and practiceAddresses how reformers and dissenters become significant culture-shaping people and change the way we conduct our livesKey ThemesAccountabilityBiographiesConcepts and TheoriesCurriculum and InstructionDiversityFinances and EconomicsGovernmentOrganizations-AdvisoryOrganizations-Business and FoundationsOrganizations-CurriculumOrganizations-GovernmentOrganizations-ProfessionalOrganizations-Think TanksPublic PolicyReligion and Religious EducationReportsSchool TypesSpecial |
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Festivals In Connecticut $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Litchfield Jazz Camp, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Norwalk Oyster Festival, Cinefest Fairfield, Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, New Haven Underground Film Festival, Connecticut Agricultural Fair, Festival of Arts and Ideas, Film Fest New Haven, Four Town Fair. Excerpt: The Litchfield Jazz Camp began in 1997. The camp has been featured in Time magazine, on CNN and in the JazzTimes Education Guide. Litchfield Jazz Camp offers students 13 to adult of varying abilities the opportunity to study with internationally recognized jazz musicians on the campus of the Kent School, a Connecticut boarding school. Students learn in an intensive, noncompetitive environment, in courses ranging from one to four weeks. Students work in skill-matched combos, both at the camp and on the Gazebo Stage at the Litchfield Jazz Festival. Teaching Assistants give evening concert – Photo Credit: Lindsey Muir Instructors: Mario Pavone, Peter Madsen, Dave Ballou, Jack Walrath and others guest composers/improvisers. The faculty at Litchfield Jazz Camp are among the finest jazz musicians in the country and the world. They are all touring and recording jazz musicians. Litchfield Jazz Camps music director is tenor saxophonist Don Braden. He and resident artists guide students through classes in performance, improvisation, jazz history, rhythm and percussion, music theory, the business of music, composition and recording engineering. Instruction is offered in voice, piano, guitar, bass, drums, Latin rhythms, saxophones, clarinet, flute, and brass. Evening jam sessions and resident and visiting artist concerts add to the course work. Current and past teaching artists include: Faculty is subject to change Students arrive on campus by 10:00 AM each Sunday for combo and theo… More: |
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Festivals In Victoria (Australia) $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Meredith Music Festival, Bendigo Easter Festival, Golden Plains Festival, Mildura Country Music Festival, Earthcore, Royal South Street Eisteddfod, Pako Festa, Wandong Country Music Festival, Rainbow Serpent Festival, Poppykettle Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival. Excerpt: The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is an annual festival of jazz and blues held in the town of Wangaratta, 2.5 hours from Melbourne in North East Victoria, Australia. It has become the premier jazz event in Australia and is renowned internationally. Since inception in 1990, the festival has grown to include 90 events and over 350 national and international artists performing each year. The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz also hosts the National Jazz Awards, Youth Jazz Workshops, master classes and events throughout Wangaratta and surrounding wine regions. In 1999 the festival won a National Tourism Award and was inducted into the Victorian Tourism Hall of Fame. In 2000 the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz was elevated to a Victorian Hallmark Event. The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz began in 1989 as the dream of local business people who wanted to establish a significant festival for their town and region – a festival that would be unique and that would attract many tourists to the area. A feasibility study was commissioned and the study concluded that, although there were numerous festivals in Australia, there was the opportunity to base one on modern and contemporary jazz. As no such event existed in Australia, it was recommended that such a festival be built around an internationally recognised competition. Since its first year in 1990, the festival has demanded uncompromising excellence in performance and a balanced showcasing of all jazz styles. At … More: |
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J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011: Tax Relief from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and More $16.95 Straightforward explanations of the new tax lawsThings have changed radically in our economy and our finances. Everything has been affected: from housing and education to employment and beyond. These changes are complex and will have a dramatic effect on taxpayers. But all is not lost.J.K. Lasser provides the tips and tools needed to gain a better understanding of what is going on and help you save money on your 2010 return. Perhaps more importantly, this book will help you plan ahead for future tax savings.Written by the recognized authority in taxes, J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011 transforms the complex new tax laws into plain English that any taxpayer can understand. Filled with up-to-the-minute facts and figures, this book makes it easier for you to learn about—and profit from—the laws that govern your taxes.Informative and accessible, this reliable resource:Outlines various tax relief strategies that will help you benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the HIRE Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Small Business Jobs ActContains numerous examples and tables that highlight the issues addressedHelps you understand and utilize the new tax programs and regulations for this year and next yearDetails new tax breaks that will improve your family’s educationReveals easy-to-do planning strategiesAnd much, much more!While you may be concerned with the current state of the economy and financial world, this can be a time of great opportunity—if you take advantage of the guidance found in J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011. And a free online supplement at www.jklasser.com will bring you up to date on last-minute tax changes. |
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J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011: Tax Relief from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and More $16.95 Straightforward explanations of the new tax lawsThings have changed radically in our economy and our finances. Everything has been affected: from housing and education to employment and beyond. These changes are complex and will have a dramatic effect on taxpayers. But all is not lost.J.K. Lasser provides the tips and tools needed to gain a better understanding of what is going on and help you save money on your 2010 return. Perhaps more importantly, this book will help you plan ahead for future tax savings.Written by the recognized authority in taxes, J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011 transforms the complex new tax laws into plain English that any taxpayer can understand. Filled with up-to-the-minute facts and figures, this book makes it easier for you to learn about—and profit from—the laws that govern your taxes.Informative and accessible, this reliable resource:Outlines various tax relief strategies that will help you benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the HIRE Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Small Business Jobs ActContains numerous examples and tables that highlight the issues addressedHelps you understand and utilize the new tax programs and regulations for this year and next yearDetails new tax breaks that will improve your family’s educationReveals easy-to-do planning strategiesAnd much, much more!While you may be concerned with the current state of the economy and financial world, this can be a time of great opportunity—if you take advantage of the guidance found in J.K. Lasser’s New Tax Law Simplified 2011. And a free online supplement at www.jklasser.com will bring you up to date on last-minute tax changes. |
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Janet Emerson Bashen $58.8 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Janet Emerson Bashen is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business consultant. Bashen is the first African American woman to receive a patent for a web-based equal employment opportunity software invention and was inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007. Bashen is the founder and President of Bashen Corporation, a human resources consulting f |
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Janet Emerson Bashen $58.8 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Janet Emerson Bashen is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business consultant. Bashen is the first African American woman to receive a patent for a web-based equal employment opportunity software invention and was inducted into the Black Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007. Bashen is the founder and President of Bashen Corporation, a human resources consulting fi |
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Lincoln Parish, Louisiana $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, Ruston, Louisiana, Grambling, Louisiana, Dubach, Louisiana, Choudrant, Louisiana, Simsboro, Louisiana, Vienna, Louisiana, Downsville, Louisiana, Robert Kostelka, Pinkie C. Wilkerson, National Register of Historic Places Listings in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, Louise B. Johnson, Ruston Micropolitan Area, Dugdemona River, Ruston Regional Airport, Lincoln Parish School Board, Wilbert Ellis. Excerpt: Choudrant is a village in Lincoln Parish , Louisiana , United States . The population was 582 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area .Geography Choudrant is located at 32°3149N 92°3045W / 32.53028°N 92.5125°W / 32.53028; -92.5125 (32.530269, -92.512405) .According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km ), all land.Economy As a village, Choudrant has limited business opportunity. There are several “home grown” businesses within the village limits. Some of the more notable are Parnell’s Station, Ken’s Mini Mart, Spiller’s Service Station, Morrison’s Building Supply, and Choudrant Appliance. The most prominent of local businesses is Community Trust Bank, originally founded as the Bank of Choudrant. It has since grown to become one of the largest banks in both Lincoln Parish and the neighboring Ouachita Parish . Despite its growth though, the FDIC still recognizes the original Choudrant branch as its home office. Community Trust also sponsored the Louisiana Peach Festival in Ruston until 2005, whence sponsorship was taken up by Squire Creek Country Club.A Pilgrim’s Pride poultry hatchery in Choudrant was marked for closure early in 2009, along with other company operations in nearby Arcadia in Bienville Parish , Athens in Claiborne Parish , and Farmerville in |
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Membership Fortunes $1.99 Dear Friend,What would an extra $1,000 a month do for you?If you’ve been searching for a way of building your own online wealth, and you are interested in developing a high profit community that will continue to flood your bank account with recurring payments, month after month , you will want to read every single word on this page.There are thousands of online money making opportunities, bogus claims and over-hyped promises that will do nothing more for you than leave you frustrated, overwhelmed and ready to throw in the towel and call it quits, even before you get your business off the ground!But what I am about to share with you is not only PROVEN to work, but is incredibly easy to do, even if you have never set up a website or developed a product of your own before! The secret behind online wealth is in building profitable websites, while automating as much work as possible. That way, you can leverage your resources and focus on expanding your business rather than spending every waking minute building it.And when it comes to a rock solid business opportunity that is guaranteed to produce results, there is very little that even comes close to the power of a targeted, well constructed, membership website.Membership websites are the cream of the crop in terms of sustainable online business platforms. With a membership website, you can literally walk away from your computer for weeks only to come back to a bank account, flooded with recurring payments from active subscribers.And despite what you may have heard about how time consuming membership websites can be, just by following a series of proven strategies, you can create hands-free continuity websites that spit out content instantly, keeping your website fresh and updated, 24/7.THIS IS AUTOMATED, SET & FORGET INCOME EVERY MONTH!Imagine just how much money you could make if you could build one membership |
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Mobile Phones The New Generation Of Advertising: Bring Your Business Into The Future Through Mobile Phone Advertising $3.99 Modern mobile phones can hugely impact the future of your business! The mobile phone and it’s powerful applications are this present day’s advertising tool of choice…and the trend is just getting started. Web experts are in agreement that today’s trend is very well poised to be the future’s leading marketing and advertising vehicle. So, don’t miss out on this influential opportunity…take your business to the next level by taking full advantage of today’s wide-ranging mobile phone applications and devices and learn to generate huge profits into your business.This book will show you how to reach the growing market of consumers that have easy access to their mobile phones who demand instant information on products and services they intend to buy. Learn how to respond to this need by advertising your business through easy and instantly accessible means. Learn the link between the 3G mobile phone network and business consumers and why that should be important to you. Study how to operate free online social networks to generate real traffic to your website from people with cell phones. What’s more, know how to create your own unique application for cell phones online even if you don’t know how to program, and sell these personal applications to earn even more profits. Plus, make your own business with cell phones! |
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Opportunity International $52.11 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Opportunity International is an organization that provides small business loans, savings, insurance and training to more than two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. It serves clients in more than 20 countries and works with fundraising partners in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. Opportuni |
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Opportunity International $57.6 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Opportunity International is an organization that provides small business loans, savings, insurance and training to more than two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. It serves clients in more than 20 countries and works with fundraising partners in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. Opportuni |
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Order to Cash $49.2 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. “Order to cash” (O2C or OTC) normally refers to the business process for receiving and processing customer sales. It follows “Opportunity to Order” and covers business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) sales. The term is most prominent in the design and improvement of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Oracle and SAP. In many busine |
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Persuading People to Buy $15.99 Interested in fresh new strategies for attracting leads online without any cost whatsoever? PR for the Internet Age offers 25 generally applicable sites and 105 specialized ones that invite you to post your press release there for free. So long as you follow the report’s guidelines for making your press release search-engine friendly, this greatly increases the odds that your press release (and the Web site that you link it to) will be found by people eager to do business with you.Learn also how to write case studies and what to do with them so that they reach tens of thousands of prospective clients and customers, through direct contact with your market on others’ Web sites and your own and through the intermediary services of reporters. To get you started, PR for the Internet Age provides a list of 20 Web sites or publications that regularly feature case studies and instructions on how to find more. You also receive a list of more than a dozen sites that serve as no-cost placement services, getting your articles out to Web sites and to print publications looking for content.Through 66 sample press releases that worked, along with commentary, you also get the opportunity to review the basics of writing a press release that attracts attention. You’ll have all the models you need to devise publicity angles and campaigns for your products or services. The report also offers tips for getting listed free in specialized Internet directories as well as recommended books and Web resources. There’s even some comic relief, with quotes from editors and reporters on PR gaffes to avoid.In 130 information-packed pages, PR for the Internet Age, gets you up to speed ontoday’s best guerrilla PR tactics and vehicles, including: 130 sites that invite the free posting of press releases 20+ sites that welcome articles that contain substance for readers as well as promote you and provide traffic through links back to your Web site |
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Persuading People to Buy: Insights on Marketing Psychology That Pay Off for Your Company, Professional Practice, or Nonprofit Organization $9.99 Interested in fresh new strategies for attracting leads online without any cost whatsoever? PR for the Internet Age offers 25 generally applicable sites and 105 specialized ones that invite you to post your press release there for free. So long as you follow the report’s guidelines for making your press release search-engine friendly, this greatly increases the odds that your press release (and the Web site that you link it to) will be found by people eager to do business with you.Learn also how to write case studies and what to do with them so that they reach tens of thousands of prospective clients and customers, through direct contact with your market on others’ Web sites and your own and through the intermediary services of reporters. To get you started, PR for the Internet Age provides a list of 20 Web sites or publications that regularly feature case studies and instructions on how to find more. You also receive a list of more than a dozen sites that serve as no-cost placement services, getting your articles out to Web sites and to print publications looking for content.Through 66 sample press releases that worked, along with commentary, you also get the opportunity to review the basics of writing a press release that attracts attention. You’ll have all the models you need to devise publicity angles and campaigns for your products or services. The report also offers tips for getting listed free in specialized Internet directories as well as recommended books and Web resources. There’s even some comic relief, with quotes from editors and reporters on PR gaffes to avoid.In 130 information-packed pages, PR for the Internet Age, gets you up to speed ontoday’s best guerrilla PR tactics and vehicles, including: 130 sites that invite the free posting of press releases 20+ sites that welcome articles that contain substance for readers as well as promote you and provide traffic through links back to your Web site |
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Private Equity Firms Of The United Kingdom $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hamilton Bradshaw is a mid-market private equity firm with headquarters in London, England. The company was founded in 2003, by UK serial entreprenuer and Dragons’ Den panelist James Caan. Hamilton Bradshaw’s main offices are located in Mayfair, London. Hamilton Bradshaw (HB) can be segmented into private equity, venture capital, recruitment, and real estate. Hamilton Bradshaw’s focus is on acquiring companies that have unique selling points (USPs). In Caan’s book, “The Real Deal”, he affirms that, If you don’t have a Unique Selling Point you’re dead in the water.” To ensure that this is present in business opportunities that Hamilton Bradshaw evaluates, one of the first things that its investment team does is assess the business plan. Hamilton Bradshaw was founded in 2003 by BBC Television’s Dragons’ Den panelist and CEO James Caan, along with Tristan Ramus and Deepak Jalan. By 2002, Caan had sold off his stakes in Humana International, Recruitment International, and Alexander Mann. These sales allowed Caan to take a “gap year”, studying advanced management at Harvard. The sale of Alexander Mann also led to James Caan forming a company that would focus on private equity. Caan says that his success at Alexander Mann has “given me the opportunity to do what I do today.” One of the things that makes Hamilton Bradshaw quite unique is that unlike a lot of private equity firms…my company only invests my own money. So the good thing is that when they work, all the return is mine. The sad thing is when they don’t work, unfortunately, I lose all my money. Hamilton Bradshaw employs staff in finance, media, investment, and operations. Tristan Ramus is a Managing Director and is Hamilton Bradshaw’s non-executive director on company boards and is dir… More: |
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Railway Accidents in Norway: Nidareid Train Disaster, Hjukseb Train Disaster, J rstad River Bridge Sabotage, Str msveien Tram Fire $9.16 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Nidareid Train Disaster, Hjuksebø Train Disaster, Jørstad River Bridge Sabotage, Strømsveien Tram Fire, Tretten Train Disaster, Hommelvik Train Disaster, Meråker Train Disaster, January 2001 Tram Accident. Excerpt: The Nidareid train disaster was a train collision on 18 September 1921 on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line, between the stations of Marienborg and Skansen in Trondheim, Norway. The accident occurred the day after the inauguration of the new line to Trondheim, Dovrebanen, and one of the trains involved was the inaugural train returning from the celebrations in Trondheim. Six people were killed in the crash, all prominent Norwegians, which was the first serious passenger train accident in Norway. The inaugural train had on transported King Haakon VII and a retinue of followers including prominent politicians from the Norwegian government. The official opening had taken place at Hjerkinn station which was the highest station on the line. From there and to Trondheim the inaugural train stopped at every station to give the king an opportunity to greet visitors and well-wishers. The train pulled into Trondheim that evening amidst great celebrations, and on Sunday, the celebrations continued. Although the king would spend a few days in Trondheim, most of the participants at the festivities had business and duties to attend to in Kristiania (now Oslo). An extra night train called “Litra D” was arranged for them. The local rail district wanted to schedule this train to depart Trondheim at midnight, just after a scheduled day train (no. 361) was set to arrive after a journey on the Rørosbanen line. In order to get the honored guests home a few minutes earlier, the schedule was altered slightly, leaving Trondheim at |
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Real Options Valuation $48.09 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Real options valuation, also often termed Real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real option itself, is the right – but not the obligation – to undertake some business decision; typically the option to make, abandon, expand, or contract a capital investment. For example, the opportunity to invest i |
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Real Options Valuation $48.45 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Real options valuation, also often termed Real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real option itself, is the right – but not the obligation – to undertake some business decision; typically the option to make, abandon, expand, or contract a capital investment. For example, the opportunity to invest |
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Real Options Valuation $48.78 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Real options valuation, also often termed Real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real option itself, is the right – but not the obligation – to undertake some business decision; typically the option to make, abandon, expand, or contract a capital investment. For example, the opportunity to invest |
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Real Options Valuation $48.78 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Real options valuation, also often termed Real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real option itself, is the right – but not the obligation – to undertake some business decision; typically the option to make, abandon, expand, or contract a capital investment. For example, the opportunity to invest |
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Real Options Valuation $48.85 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Real options valuation, also often termed Real options analysis, (ROV or ROA) applies option valuation techniques to capital budgeting decisions. A real option itself, is the right – but not the obligation – to undertake some business decision; typically the option to make, abandon, expand, or contract a capital investment. For example, the opportunity to invest |
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Schools Of Medicine In Illinois $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Feinberg School of Medicine, Midwestern University, Stritch School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, College of Medicine at Urbana-champaign. Excerpt: The Chicago Medical School is the medical school of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science . Founded in 1912, the Chicago Medical School has a nearly 100 year history of a broadly-based socially constructive admission process relatively unlike that of other medical colleges. CMS was originally founded as a night school. Under the leadership of Dean John J. Sheinin CMS achieved full American Medical Association approval.The non-profit Chicago Medical School operated from the beginning on the principle that admission should be based on merit alone. In particular, “Chicago Med” admitted women and minority applicants decades earlier than most professionals schools. As the school’s 1912-13 bulletin states, ” t is the firm belief of the Faculty of this school that there are deserving men and women, who, if given a second opportunity, will soon ‘catch up’ with and even surpass those students who have had earlier opportunities and advantages.” It delivered quality medical education to a wide range of students, by now numbering in the tens of thousands.In 1935, Dr. John J. Sheinin became Dean and decided that the school must be saved. Prior to Dr. Sheinin, and due to CMS’s lack of affiliation with a hospital the school had been struggling with financial problems. To help keep the school open in the 1940s, a wealthy retired Chicago businessman named Lester North Selig issued a challenge to his contemporaries in Chicago’s business world: Did they or did they not support a |
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Sonja Buholzer $42.66 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sonja A. Buholzer is a bestselling Swiss writer specializing in management consulting and business coaching. She is a professional keynote speaker and a widely-known coach who especially focuses on the role of and opportunity for women in career positions. She is the adviser of business leaders and politicians, noting “Men are persistent, women are stubborn. But |
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Sonja Buholzer $42.98 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sonja A. Buholzer is a bestselling Swiss writer specializing in management consulting and business coaching. She is a professional keynote speaker and a widely-known coach who especially focuses on the role of and opportunity for women in career positions. She is the adviser of business leaders and politicians, noting “Men are persistent, women are stubborn. But |
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Sonja Buholzer $41.9 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sonja A. Buholzer is a bestselling Swiss writer specializing in management consulting and business coaching. She is a professional keynote speaker and a widely-known coach who especially focuses on the role of and opportunity for women in career positions. She is the adviser of business leaders and politicians, noting “Men are persistent, women are stubborn. But w |
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Sonja Buholzer $42.35 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sonja A. Buholzer is a bestselling Swiss writer specializing in management consulting and business coaching. She is a professional keynote speaker and a widely-known coach who especially focuses on the role of and opportunity for women in career positions. She is the adviser of business leaders and politicians, noting “Men are persistent, women are stubborn. But |
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Sonja Buholzer $42.66 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sonja A. Buholzer is a bestselling Swiss writer specializing in management consulting and business coaching. She is a professional keynote speaker and a widely-known coach who especially focuses on the role of and opportunity for women in career positions. She is the adviser of business leaders and politicians, noting “Men are persistent, women are stubborn. But |
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Strategic Service Management $52.8 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Strategic service management (SSM) is a business strategy that optimizes a company’s provided services through the effort of synchronizing: service parts and resources forecasting, service partners, workforce technicians, and service pricing. Revenue opportunity through the servicing of manufactured products experiencing decreased sale. Leveraged customer loyalty |
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Strategic Service Management $52.8 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Strategic service management (SSM) is a business strategy that optimizes a company’s provided services through the effort of synchronizing: service parts and resources forecasting, service partners, workforce technicians, and service pricing. Revenue opportunity through the servicing of manufactured products experiencing decreased sale. Leveraged customer loyalty |
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The Myspace.com Handbook: The Complete Guide for Members and Parents $0.01 MySpace.com is a free social networking Web site that allows you to share with others your photos, weblogs, user profiles, e-mail, web forums, music, video, as well as offers you the opportunity to participate in groups. MySpace.com is the largest online social networking portal on the web; it has 61-plus million registered users with 21-plus million unique visitors. It is the second largest destination on the web by page views. With a MySpace account you can speak with friends online, meet potential friends, connect with friends of other friends, keep up with family, and find lost classmates, friends, or business associates. Many parents however feel they have been left behind on this new technology, and have legitimate concerns about their children s safety. People aren t always who they say they are and recent news stories have alerted parents to the potential problems with predators using MySpace.com. The MySpace.com Handbook provides tips, secrets, and tricks to creating and personalizing a MySpace profile and provides a complete overview of MySpace.com. Learn how to use online social networking Web sites, personalize your account, and add photos and music. Parents who are not Internet savvy will find the book very useful as well as it will assist them in developing discussions with their teens about MySpace, step-by-step instructions detail critical information and safety issues for parents and parental controls are detailed, as well as how to stop contact from strangers, eliminate profile invasion, spyware software threats, avoid online sexual and criminal predators, web monitoring services, cyber bullies, hate groups, phishing and other internet scams, learn how to report inappropriate content, and protect your identity. There is an important chapter for businesses as well others that may want to use the site to market products, music, books, etc. Although this book primarily deals with MySpace a chapter is devoted to other social networking Web sites. |
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Types Of Travel $36.84 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Holiday, Cruising, Grand Tour, First Class Travel, Road Trip, Overland Travel, Mancation, Commuting, Package Holiday, Independent Travel, Active Travel, Overseas Experience, River Cruise, Lifestyle Travelling, Business Travel, Travel Incentive, Air Travel, Field Trip, Cultural Travel, Safari Holidays, Business Trip, Creative Trip. Excerpt: The Grand Tour was the traditional travel of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage. Primarily associated with Britain (particularly the British nobility and wealthy gentry), similar trips were made by wealthy young men of Protestant Northern European nations on the Continent, and from the second half of the 18th century some American and other overseas youth joined in. The tradition was extended to include more of the middle class after rail and steamship travel made the journey less of a burden, and Thomas Cook made the “Cook’s Tour” a by-word. Recently The New York Times described the Grand Tour in this way: The primary value of the Grand Tour, it was believed, lay in the exposure both to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to the aristocratic and fashionable polite society of the European continent. In addition, it provided the only opportunity to view specific works of art, and possibly the only chance to hear certain music. A grand tour could last from several months to several years. It was commonly undertaken in the company of a knowledgeable guide or tutor. The Grand Tour had more than superficial cultural importance; as E.P. Thompson stated, “ruling-cl… More: |
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Virtonomics $68.4 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The game resembles the game Capitalism 2 (designed by Trevor Chan). The main purpose of the game in Virtonomics is to build a successful business in a tough competitive struggle. The player is given the opportunity to become a tycoon. He starts his own company and develops it, competing with thousands of real opponents, winning new markets, providing financial and |
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Virtonomics $68.4 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The game resembles the game Capitalism 2 (designed by Trevor Chan). The main purpose of the game in Virtonomics is to build a successful business in a tough competitive struggle. The player is given the opportunity to become a tycoon. He starts his own company and develops it, competing with thousands of real opponents, winning new markets, providing financial an |
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Western Films By Genre (Study Guide) $37.21 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Revisionist Western, Modern Western or Anti Western traces to the late 1960s and early 1970s as a sub-genre of the Western movie. Some post WWII Western films began to question the ideals and style of the “traditional” Western. Elements include a darker, more cynical tone, with focus on the lawlessness of the time period, favoring “realism” over “romanticism”. Anti-heroes are common, as are stronger roles for women and more sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans and Mexicans. Regarding power and authority, these depictions favor critical views of big business, the American government, masculine figures (including the military and their policies), and a turn to greater historical authenticity. As is the case with film noir, many filmmakers responsible for early Revisionist Western were unaware they were part of a larger trend in filmmaking and, as such, did not necessarily consider their films “revisionist.” 1953′s Shane is such a film, with its handsome filmmaking and conservative values, but its ambiguous ending questions the viability of the traditional Western hero. Most Westerns from the 1960s to the present have revisionist themes. Many were made by emerging major filmmakers who saw the Western as an opportunity to expand their criticism of American society and values into a new genre. The 1952 Supreme Court decision, Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, and the end of the Production Code in 1968 broadened what westerns could portray and made the revisionist western a more viable genre. Films in this category include Sam Peckinpah’s Ride the High Country (1962) and The Wild Bunch (1969), Elliot Silverstein’s Cat Ballou (1965), Arthur Penn’s Little Big Man (1970) and Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971). Since the late 1960s, … More: |
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Works By Orson Scott Card $19.84 Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Advent Rising, Ultimate Iron Man. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Windows 2000/XP2.0 GHz CPU256MB RAM5.5GB hard disk128MB Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4MX graphics cardDVD-ROM drive Advent Rising is a third-person, science fiction action-adventure video game, akin to a fast-paced action movie. It was developed by GlyphX Games and published by Majesco. The game was released on May 31, 2005 for Xbox and on August 9, 2005 for Microsoft Windows. The story of this game was created by Donald Mustard, and featured a script written by famed sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card and Cameron Dayton. The full orchestral soundtrack was done by Tommy Tallarico. As of September 14, 2006, Steam began offering Advent Rising for download as well as other games by Majesco. (Advent Rising on Steam) At release on Steam, it cost $14.95 USD. Advent Rising was the first in a planned trilogy which also saw the development of a game that would take place alongside Advent Rising, called Advent Shadow for the PSP. However, the game’s retail performance fell short of expectations. By the end of 2005, Majesco Entertainment had completely revised its business plan to focus towards handheld games and canceled plans for future Advent Rising games. A five-issue spin-off comic book series was produced and ran from October 2005 to November 2006 (see Comics section below). Plans for novel tie-ins by Orson Scott Card never came to fruition. In June 2006, Donald Mustard posted a statement on the website of his new venture, Chair Entertainment, stating that he “would be happy to finish the Advent series if the opportunity presented itself,” but confirmed he does not currently hold the rights to do so. In 2008, Novint is adding Novint Falcon support to this game, and will sell it as Ascension |