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Wiley CPA Examination Review 2005-2006, Outlines and Study Guides (Wiley Cpa Examination Review Vol 1: Outlines and Study Guides)
Patrick R. Delaney , and O. Ray Whittington Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471719404 |
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For 30 years, Wiley has been the number-one choice of CPA candidates worldwide. Each year, over 60,000 professionals take the CPA exam and look to Wiley CPA Exam Review to help them review and prepare. Published annually, this comprehensive two-volume set thoroughly reviews all four sections of the CPA exam. The unique modular structure divides studying into 44 self-contained modules for flexible study and allows CPA candidates to zero in on areas that need work and to concentrate their study program.
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Capitals of Capital: A History of International Financial Centres, 1780-2005
Youssef Cassis Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521845351 |
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International financial centres have come to represent a major economic stake. Yet no historical study has been devoted to them. Professor Cassis, a leading financial historian, attempts to fill this gap by providing a comparative history of the most important centres that constitute the capitals of capital - New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore - from the beginning of the industrial age up to the present. The book has been conceived as a reflection on the dynamics of the rise and decline of international financial centres, setting them in their economic, political, social, and cultural context. While rooted in a strong and lively historical narrative, it draws on the concepts of financial economics in its analysis of events. It should widely appeal to business and finance professionals as well as to scholars and students in financial and economic history.
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Gibraltar: International Financial Centre
Chris White Manufacturer: Tottel Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1845921089 |
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Capital City: London as a Financial Centre
Hamish McRae , and Frances Cairncross Manufacturer: Methuen Publishing Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0413654206 |
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Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations, 1992 (Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and Int)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0792322495 |
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The Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations froms part of the Hague Academy of International Law, and operates under the authority of its managing board and within the framework of its teaching. The Centre was established to further in-depth research in the area of international law. The topic for 1995 was The International Aspects of Natural and Industrial Catastrophes/ Les aspects internationaux des catastrophes naturelles et industrielles.
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Centre Studies Research 1994 (Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and Int)
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche de Droit Internationale et de Relations Internationales Staff Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0792335554 |
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The Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations forms part of the Hague Academy of International Law, and operates under the authority of its managing board and within the framework of its teaching. The Centre was established to further in-depth research in the area of international law. The topic for 1994 was La politique de l'environnement: de la reglementation aux instruments juridiques/ Environmental Policy: from Regulation to Economic Instruments. The contents of this volume include: - Bilan de recherches de la section de langue francaise du Centre d'Etude et de Recherche de l'Academie, par MICHAEL BOTHE, professeur a l'Universite Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Francfort-sur-le-Main; - The Present State of Research carried out by the English speaking Section of the Centre for Studies and Research, by P.H. SAND, formerly Legal Adviser, Environmental Affairs, World Bank, Washington, DC - Annexe. Liste des participants et sujets traites. - Annex. List of Participants and Subjects Treated.
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Centres and Peripheries in Banking: The Historical Development of Financial Markets (Studies in Banking and Financial History)
Manufacturer: Ashgate Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0754661210 |
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Chinese Banking Law and Foreign Financial Institutions (International Banking, Finance, and Economic Law, V. 21)
Centre for Commercial Law Staff Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9041198385 |
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This work conducts a critical examination of Chinese foreign banking law in the context of the international convergence of supervisory standards and practices. If China is to develop a modern and viable banking sector, it needs to put in place a suitable legal infrastructure which is consistent with emerging international supervisory standards, WTO requirements and aspirations for financial sector liberalisation. The author argues that the current foreign banking laws are fundamentally out of line with international standards and practices in a number of respects and that legislators and supervisors do not at present appreciate or cultivate commonly accepted supervisory values. The author therefore proposes a set of reforms that would at the same time create a legal environment for competitive equality between foreign banks and protect the safety and soundness of the Chinese banking system. The issues considered include the licensing process for the entry of foreign banks into the Chinese market, the ongoing regulation of foreign banks and foreign bank crisis management or bank failure resolution. The author offers a proposed framework of Chinese foreign banking law which should be of great benefit to existing and prospective foreign banks in China.
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The City: A Guide to London's Global Financial Centre (Economist Books)
Richard Roberts Manufacturer: Profile Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1861978588 |
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By many measures, London is now the leading financial hub in the world, outpacing New York City and Hong Kong. Ignorance about The City, London's financial district, is no longer an option for those doing business in the global financial markets.
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Designing Financial Supervision Institutions: Independence, Accountability and Governance
Paolo Baffi Centre Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1847202160 |
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Financial Highlights of Companies on the Stock Exchange of Singapore 1991-1995
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0137445822 |
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Bentham: Selected Writings of John Dinwiddy (Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory)
John Dinwiddy Manufacturer: Stanford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0804745196 Release Date: 2003-11-11 |
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Henry A. Wallace's Irrigation Frontier: On the Trail of the Corn Belt Farmer, 1909 (Western Frontier Library)
Henry Agard Wallace , and Richard Lowitt Manufacturer: Univ of Oklahoma Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 080612332X |
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Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology: 1998 (Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology)
Manufacturer: Annual Reviews ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0824331141 |
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Exploring the Planets: An Introduction to Planetary Geology
William Kenneth Hamblin Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0023494808 |
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Handbook of Numerical Heat Transfer
Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471348783 |
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A completely updated edition of the acclaimed single-volume reference for heat transfer and the thermal sciences
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Assessing Media Education: A Resource Handbook for Educators and Administrators: Component 1: Measurement (LEA's Communication Series) (Lea's Communication Series)
Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0805860924 |
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An Engaging HCI Snapshot.......2002-12-07
The goal of this book is to provide a snapshot of current and future research being conducted into HCI on the Internet. Twenty- three experts in HCI-related fields contributed the 16 chapters of this book. Well-known names like Ed Chi (Xerox PARC), Mary Czerwinski (Microsoft Research), and Andrew Sears (UMBC) all wrote about their research into how we interact with the web.
The book is thought-provoking in the breadth and depth of knowledge presented. The book moves from "digital strategy" and planning, through analysis, to design and evaluation. Highlights from the first two parts include Shneiderman's "universal usability," where web sites are designed for a world-wide audience (presented ably by Andrew Sears), cost-justifying web usability (Mayhew and Bias), usability metrics (Opaluch), and "phone usability" where usability surveys are conducted at low cost over the phone (Ratner). Talk about discount usability engineering!
The third part, comprising more than half of the book, explores the cognitive aspects of web usability. Microsoft's Czerwinski and Larson offer a glimpse into HCI research at Microsoft. They propose that a stronger cognitive foundation must be achieved before we can truly optimize the design and usability of web sites. In their "Cognition and the Web" chapter they highlight areas where works needs to be done, and show some interesting examples from their research.
Czerwinski and Larson offer a new metric to better fit cognitive science to web design. They propose that Relative Subjective Duration (RSD) is a better measure for gauging user satisfaction. RSD measures the difficulty users are having with a task by time estimates. Users who are interrupted tend to overestimate task duration while completed task times tend to be underestimated. They also offer a glimpse into Microsoft's research with sections on nonspeech audio to enhance the web interface, telephony, and speech recognition.
The "Scent of the Web" chapter is especially relevant to web designers as Ed Chi (Xerox PARC) offers an automated way to analyze the usability of sites before users see any pages. Not unlike an animal's foraging behavior users use "information scent" to optimize their efforts to find what they want. Information scent is the perceived value and cost of assessing a piece of information.
Chi has developed a tool to called Bloodhound to automatically sniff out a site's usability based on a predictive model suggested by information scent and information foraging theory. As we scan and skim web pages we use information cues like link text and surrounding text, graphics, position, and frequency of occurrence. Chi has mathematically codified these cues into a "scent matrix" that predicts the probability that a user with a particular information need will move from page A to page B. Using this matrix Chi's tool can predict paths where users will go with particular information needs, and how effective particular sites are for particular sets of keywords.
Their Bloodhound tool can accurately predict where users will surf within sites, how usable sites are for particular information needs, and even summarize sites by keywords. Using simulated users (each with a set of a keywords representing their information need) their Bloodhound service can automatically return metrics that rate web site usability.
Chi says that a scientific understanding of human behavior in web surfing is essential to web usability. Innovative tools like Bloodhound can lower usability testing costs and improve our understanding of human behavior on the web.
The book essentially says that heuristic rules of thumb and best practices can only take you so far in usability engineering. For real progress we need a stronger cognitive foundation on which to improve the usability and design of web sites. Guidelines may work in isolation, but on the web there are so many variables that applying these guidelines to all sites for all users doesn't always work.
We require multidimensional analysis to assess the best ways to design actual sites. We need to study more complex, real-world problem domains that better match what users actually experience. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into current and future HCI research on the web.
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Handbook of human abilities: Definitions, measurements, and job task requirements
Edwin A Fleishman , Edwin A. Fleishman , and Maureen E. Reilly Manufacturer: Management Research Institute ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 1893585018 |
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This concise book identifies and defines the human abilities needed by individuals to perform effectively in different kinds of jobs. The book brings together, for the first time, definitions of these abilities with information about the kinds of tasks and jobs that require each ability and the specific tests an individual can take to assess their status on each ability.Individuals seeking jobs, vocational counselors, psychologists, educators, employers, and human resource professionals will find the Handbook of Human Abilities an indispensable reference source.
Features include:
·Clear and complete definitions of abilities spanning the cognitive, physical, psychomotor, and sensory-perceptual domains of human performance.
·Specific examples of job tasks representative of each ability.
·An index of tasks and jobs matched according to their ability requirements.
·For each ability, examples of tests measuring that ability, including publisher's addresses and phone numbers.
This book is based on extensive research with thousands of jobs and tests and has been highly praised in professional journals.
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Handbook of Mass Measurement
Frank E. Jones , and Randall M. Schoonover Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall/CRC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0849325315 |
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"How much does it weigh?" seems a simple question. To scientists and engineers, however, the answer is far from simple, and determining the answer demands consideration of an almost overwhelming number of factors. With an intriguing blend of history, fundamentals, and technical details, the Handbook of Mass Measurement sets forth the details of achieving the highest precision in mass measurements. It covers the whole field, from the development, calibration, and maintenance of mass standards to detailed accounts of weighing designs, balances, and uncertainty. It addresses the entire measurement process and provides in-depth examinations of the various factors that introduce error. Much of the material is the authors' own work and some of it is published here for the first time. Jones and Schoonover are both highly regarded veterans of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. With this handbook, they have provided a service and resource vital to anyone involved not only in the determination of mass, but also to the entire field of precision measurement.
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Handbook of equations for mass and area properties of various geometrical shapes (NAVWEPS report 7827)
Jack A Myers Manufacturer: U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006R8YTG |
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Mass properties measurement handbook
Richard Boynton Manufacturer: S.A.W.E ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006RLZ74 |
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Operator's manual, balance automation software for the NIST mass calibration laboratory (SuDoc C 13.58:6276)
Vincent J. Lee Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00010ZRJI |
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Inverne's Stage & Screen Trivia: The Greatest Entertainment Trivia Book Ever... (Arcane Series)
James Inverne Manufacturer: Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 1860745997 |
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What was the first TV show to air in color? Where did the term "vaudeville" originate? What exactly does a best boy do on a movie set? These questions and many, many more are answered in this compendium of mind-boggling facts, fascinating lore, insider stories, and illuminating statistics about the theater, cinema, and television. Journalist James Inverne has unearthed page after page of information: exorbitant production costs, petulant star demands, great successes, dismal failures, near misses, sweet inspirations, and infamous stunts throughout acting history. The Greatest Entertainment Trivia Book Ever is an irresistible collection of facts, quotes, and anecdotes for trivia buffs and pop culture fans.
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Inverne's Stage and Screen Trivia: The Greatest Entertainment Trivia Book Ever...
James Inverne Manufacturer: MJF BOOKS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OJQ3E4 |
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