Ultimate Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance (Entrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Books)

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A strategic guide that arms business owners with ways to escape the growing cost of workers’ compensation insurance

Workers’ compensation insurance adds up to a huge, yet unavoidable, expense for businesses of all sizes. Edward J. Priz has discovered and reclaimed more than $10 million of workers’ compensation overcharges for his clients, and now he offers the same professional advice to his readers. This easy-to-understand guide:

Enables readers to spot mistakes and stand up to insurance companies
Translates complicated technical concepts and industry jargon into simple English
Offers a concise explanation of industry practices that directly affect the costs of insurance, with insight on how to make sure a coverage plan is set up accurately
Provides detailed information about each state’s unique rules and regulations, and explains how coverage plans differ

Ultimate Guide to Workers’ Compensation Insurance provides a behind-the-scenes look at this complicated issue and puts control back into the hands of business owners. Its countless money-saving tactics could save many small businesses from having to shut their doors.

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Very well written introduction to Worker's Compensation.......2007-03-08

I was looking for a good introduction to worker's compensation and I'm glad that I settled on this book. It's very well written and organized and I've already recommended it to a few colleagues.

Everything you need to know about Work Comp.......2007-01-12

If you are in business and have any significant worker's compensation premium. You need this book. I wish that I would have read it 10 years ago.

Best Information.......2006-08-12

This book describes in detail information I have never gotten from my insurance agent. It gives you a detailed insight into the world of workers' compensation and has been very useful in helping me to make sure that what we do as a company is under the right classification. It would have been difficult to argue our case without the knowledge I obtained from this book. Worth every penny!

Very good introduction to WC.......2006-03-22

I ordered this book to get an overview of the Workers Compensation Insurance Industry. This book is very good to get a glimpse of the WC Industry and provides the most important data. I recommend this book for everyone who wants to get basic information on the Industry.

Nightmares.......2006-02-26

This book is an excellent review of the current system of workers compensation coverages. It is dead-on accurate in its description of the potholes one can encounter - NCCI ratings, premium audits and others. I thought Mr. Priz was generous in his kindness to auditors and underwriters, who are the source of most of the problems and also the solution to most of the problems.

I am going to buy several copies for my clients.

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Renew your teams with this stimulating, hands-on training tool. Team Building Blocks gives your teams an easy-to-implement, effective, and enjoyable opportunity to practice and refine their problem solving and communication skills.

Your teams will be motivated and stimulated by solving problems, reaching consensus, and resolving differences while involved with these experiential puzzles. The game comes complete with 14 wooden blocks and a 148-page activity manual, which includes 18 detailed activities, facilitator notes, post-activity commentary, and solutions.

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Risk taking
Logic and spatial relations
Diversity
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Inter-team consultation
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Time management

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The African lakes are an extremely important ecosystem and the subject of much study relating to species introductions and loss of biodiversity. This book provides a thorough review of the whole subject and will be of great interest to fish biologists, fisheries workers, ecologists, environmental scientists and conservationists.

Zebra Mussels Biology, Impacts, and Control

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Zebra Mussels Biology, Impacts, and Control

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Practical Manual for Zebra Mussel Monitoring and Control

ASIN: 0873716965

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The introduction and rapid spread of the zebra mussel in North American waters has caused great concern among industrial and recreational users of these waters. This bivalve mollusk is a biofouler that attaches to any firm substrate (e.g. rocks, piers, water intake pipes, boat hulls) and has already created significant problems for raw water users such as water treatment plants and power plants. Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts and Control provides essential information regarding the biology of the zebra mussel in North America and Europe, presents case studies of environmental and industrial impacts, and outlines control strategies. Summary articles detail its life history, origins, and morphology. The book also examines techniques used to culture and maintain this organism in the laboratory. Thirty-two color plates illustrate some of the dramatic problems created by the explosive population growth of this species. Zebra Mussels: Biology, Impacts, and Control is an important resource for ecologists, conservationists, environmental consultants, water quality engineers, regulatory officials, power utilities, and libraries.

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Aquaculture and the Environment
T. V. R. Pillay
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Aquaculture: Principles and Practices

ASIN: 1405101679

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Aquaculture and the EnvironmentSecond EditionT. V. R. PillayThe continuing rapid increases in aquaculture production world-wide raise fears of further environmental degradation of the aquatic environment. The second edition of this well-received book brings together and discusses the available information on all major environmental aspects of various aquaculture systems, providing a valuable aid to the preparation of environmental impact assessments of aquaculture projects and showing how potential environmental problems can be reduced or mitigated by sound management.Much new information is presented in this new edition, including details of the impact of genetically modified food products and a new chapter on the sustainability of aquaculture, which covers the definitions of sustainability and responsible aquaculture, environmental, economic, social and ethical aspects of sustainability and the concept of ecotechnology in fish farming.Aquaculture and the Environment, Second Edition is essential reading for all personnel working on fish farms and for those moving into the aquatic farm business. Environmental scientists, ecologists, conservationists, fish and shellfish biologist and all those involved in the preservation of aquatic environments will find much of great use and interest within the covers of this book. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies of this excellent and useful book on their shelves.Dr T. V. R. Pillay was formerly Programme Director, Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Cage and Pen Fish Farming: Carrying Capacity Models and Environmental Impact (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper)

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Cage and Pen Fish Farming: Carrying Capacity Models and Environmental Impact (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper)
Malcolm C. M. Beveridge
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Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for Inland Aquaculture Projects

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Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for Inland Aquaculture Projects

Manufacturer: California Department of Fish and Game
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ASIN: B000G9U3O8

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Contents, ten major sections with many subsections, as well as two more sections of Tables and Figures. First, middle and last two Contents titles: "Executive Summary; Approval Process for California Aquaculture ... Aesthetics; Agricultural Resources ... List of Acronyms; References."

Environmental Impact of the Golden Snail on Rice Farming Systems in the Philippines: Summary Report of the Workshop held at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, 9-10 November 1989

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Environmental Impact of the Golden Snail on Rice Farming Systems in the Philippines: Summary Report of the Workshop held at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, 9-10 November 1989

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Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture (Sheffield Biological Sciences)

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Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture (Sheffield Biological Sciences)

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ASIN: 0849305012

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The continued expansion of aquaculture - in a wide range of environments and of a growing number of species, both vertebrate and invertebrate - has lead to increasing demands on aquatic resources. These demands vary with the culture species, the culture method and the environmental and ecological setting. While there are many examples of efforts to mitigate detrimental environmental effects, the environment remains the ultimate constraint on the future sustainable development of this maturing industry. The relationships between the activities of aquaculture and the environment are of significant economic importance, as well as of innate scientific interest. As a result, a large international research community has developed over the past decade. In Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture, the research is synthesized and critically reviewed, providing a source of reference to the most important recent developments at research and professional level.

Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants: Concepts and Approaches

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Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants: Concepts and Approaches
Salem Rao
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ASIN: 0849341094

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What is the impact of environmental mutagens and genotoxins? Can vitellogenin induction in fish indicate estrogen exposure? What does EROD induction reveal? Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants answers these questions and more. The book evaluates the harmful effects of complex toxicants on the subcellular and cellular levels of biota in aquatic environments. The eight chapters offer current information on contamination and remediation of marine life. This presentation is of particular value to ecotoxicologists, environmentalists, and industrial regulators. Editor Salem Rao has worked in aquatic and environmental microbiology and toxicology for over 30 years. His work addresses key environmental issues of global concern by contributing strategies and solutions for aquatic life management.

Impacts of Trawling And Scallop Dredging on Benthic Habitats And Communities (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper)

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Impacts of Trawling And Scallop Dredging on Benthic Habitats And Communities (Fao Fisheries Technical Paper)
Svein Lokkeborg
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Improving shrimp mariculture in Latin America: Good management practices (GMPs) to reduce environmental impacts and improve efficiency of shrimp aquaculture ... of practices in the Honduran shrimp industry

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Improving shrimp mariculture in Latin America: Good management practices (GMPs) to reduce environmental impacts and improve efficiency of shrimp aquaculture ... of practices in the Honduran shrimp industry
Claude E Boyd
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Good Book on Course Design

Why Journalists Shouldn't Design Golf Courses

A great book for the uninitiated

Terrific even for nongolfers

So, that's why playing at the Riviera was so much fun!

Grounds for Golf: The History and Fundamentals of Golf Course Design
Geoff Shackelford
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ASIN: 031227808X

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To a majority of the millions of golfers around the world, the subject of golf course design often seems foreign and intimidating. Yet, the overwhelming reason cited for playing golf is an attraction to the beautiful and often ingeniously designed courses where the game is played. Grounds for Golf is distinct from other golf design-related books in that it covers a wide variety of topics in an informative, flowing nar-rative that will interest all golfers. Noted golf writer Geoff Shackel-ford's text is supplemented with photography, classic anec-dotes, famous quotations, and informative hole depic-tions by architect Gil Hanse. Readers finally have a course design primer that adds to their enjoyment of golf's lore while also introducing the fundamentals of golf architecture in an interactive format that will help their games.

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Good Book on Course Design.......2007-01-10

Geoff Shackelford is an excellent writer and explains golf course design in simple and yet direct terms. It is a very interesting book for those who have an interest in what makes a well designed golf course.

Why Journalists Shouldn't Design Golf Courses.......2004-10-21

After having read this book, which I thought was pretty good, I looked forward to playing Rustic Canyon.
Wrong! I thought the author "got it", but Rustic Canyon suffers from most of ills discussed in the book.
Talk about not memorable...I was really disappointed.
When the fairways are not framed by rough or trees, when the pancake traps are unseen, when the number of straight holes well out-number the doglegs, its time to go.
Good book, but if Rustic Canyon is any indication of the author's sensibilities, maybe there is better reading out there.

A great book for the uninitiated.......2004-09-07

Books on golf architecture are begining to appear in huge numbers. The interest in golf course architecture, as opposed to only the swing, is something the author will no doubt see as the coming of a new recognition of golf as a thinking sport, rather than the "ape with a club smacking a ball" sport it is devolving into.

This sumarizes the main point the author seeks to make: architecture is important because it is what makes us stop and scratch our head on the course. When we no longer are selecting clubs in order to navigate a course in what appears the best rout for ourselves, and are merely seeking to blast the ball down the fairway as if on a driving range with a hole, architecture and the sport itself is lost.

As is made clear from this, a great deal of lamenting on the state of the game is done between the covers. This may irk a number of readers, particularly those who do not care too much about the professional game, and not obsessed with scores. It may be even more irritating to those who believe the purpose of the game is to hit 300 yard drives on every hole and leave people who can only hit to 200 on the granny tees.

All the woes aside, the book gives what is probably the best introduction to architecture one is likely to find. It covers all the bases: the history of architecture, its various schools, strategic layouts, the basics of course maintanence, and lots of examples of famous holes and layouts to learn from. Some of the holes may have been copied on the courses readers frequent, and may shed some light on how to apporach a hole and why it was designed the way it was.

Aimed more towards the golfer rather than the aspiring architect, it gives the reader everything needed to look anew at the game and the field on which it is played. This will be a particularly useful book for someone with the World Atlas of Golf, as they will be able to see why so many courses have earned their reputations.

Terrific even for nongolfers.......2003-05-23

I bought his book as a gift and then picked it up and found myself reading the whole thing. The book is very accessible and entertaining even for the novice, and the beautiful drawings and great photos perfectly illustrate the author's text. It covers the history and evolution of course design, famous courses, greatest architects and the best holes ever built. Shackelford also details his own experience designing the Rustic Canyon Golf course, so this isn't a dry academic exercise: he knows what he's talking about, and says it with grace and a lot of humor. There are chapters on how to "read" a design, how to daydream your way through redesigning a hole while you're playing a course, and even a chapter that gives you a blank canvas to create your own design. I especially liked the history of St. Andrews Old Course and now understand why that course is so revered. I also liked the way Shackelford used movie and baseball analogies, which made things even clearer. The chapter on the language of architecture gave me a better understanding of golf overall. Now I actually have to try it.

So, that's why playing at the Riviera was so much fun!.......2003-05-12

If you've ever wondered why some golf courses are interesting and fun to play, while others are boring and unsatisfying, you are likely to find the answers in Grounds for Golf. Shackelford brings valuable insights to the subject he calls "the most interactive art form alive." A book on golf course design could get bogged down with technicalities and engineering jargon; instead Grounds for Golf is entertaining, amusing, revealing and written for a wide golfing audience. You will have some "Aha!" moments as you realize that the best course designers, it turns out, aren't trying to punish you or trick you. They are trying to 1. Give you choices (some of which depend on how good a golfer you are or what type personality you are) and 2. Give you a way out or a way back when you make a bad shot. They're on your side, though it sometimes doesn't seem that way. If you are a golfer who gets to play many different courses (through business or vacations) you will find yourself not only beginning to notice the good and bad design aspects of a course, you will also find yourself asking, "Who designed this course?" And you will start seeking out courses designed by good architects in the same way that detective story readers seek out their favorite authors. You will become, painlessly, somewhat of a golf course design expert without having to read all the old classics on the subject. Shackelford has distilled them for you. The book is also liberally sprinkled with quotable quotes, handy for repeating in the appropriate situation. There is a fun "list" section in the back with the author's bests, favorites, etc. Also a good index. I highly recommend this book.

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Twisted Whiskers

Great

Interesting, but a bit Holistic for my taste

Solve Cat Problems!

The most comprehensive feline behavior book I've read

Twisted Whiskers: Solving Your Cat's Behavior Problems
Pam Johnson-Bennett
Manufacturer: Crossing Press
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Twisted Whiskers.......2006-08-15

Excellent and entertaining book on understanding, enjoying, and modifying the behavior of our furry little (or big) feline friends.

Great.......2006-07-01

This book will help you know your cat better than you ever thought possible. It's a fast reading and provides lots of ideas about how to manage problems with your cat. Required reading for everyone who lives with a kitty.

Interesting, but a bit Holistic for my taste.......2005-10-08

While there's nothing wrong with Holistic approaches to dealing with problems in people or cats, this book falls into the category of those that tend to advocate one approach and not address others. While it is interesting and useful for the approaches it presents, it's only one side of the story, and only one set of approaches.

Pairing this book with "The Cat Who Cried for Help," which addresses other approaches, has been a great way of getting many pieces of a complex puzzle, but I still wish I could read my cats' minds.

Solve Cat Problems!.......2005-07-09

When you want to know why your cat does something, ASK! This author was recommended by my vet as I tried to solve weird behavior only a cat has! I found several solutions which will help as I enjoy a pet!

The most comprehensive feline behavior book I've read.......2005-06-05

How many times have I wished Dr. Dolittle could come visit me and just talk to my 16-year-old curmudgeon and have Rambo pass along what's got him yelling all night.....

"Twisted Whiskers" is the next best thing. Pam Johnson discusses a wide variety of feline behavior problems in cats' terms so we can form better human-feline cohabitation.

Her chapters on "Old Age" and "Depression" were indispensible in dealing with Rambo. In addition, Johnson talks about natural remedies rather than having us end up with a generation of doped-up furbabies. Johnson lists the Bach's Flower remedies and their appropriate applications and doseages for felines.

Excellent read! Highly recommended for new and old-time cat companions.

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