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Suriname Revisited: Economic Potential of its Mineral Resources (SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences)
by Marco KeersemakerThis book summarizes the exploration history and provides a framework for assessing the economic potential of the country’s minerals by defining minimal deposit parameters for the various commodities present. Suriname was explored extensively for mineral occurrences in the course of the previous century, indicating the presence of a range of commodities. The country mined and processed bauxite for a century (until 2016), and has an even longer history of small-scale alluvial gold mining; it is currently home to two major gold producers. However, exploration activities have been limited during the past 4 decades as most parts of Suriname’s interior are difficult to access, making geological fieldwork both difficult and expensive. Further, the markets and prices have changed in the interim, which calls for a fresh look at the historic data.
Surplus Analysis of Sparre Andersen Insurance Risk Processes (Springer Actuarial)
by Gordon E. Willmot Jae-Kyung WooThis carefully written monograph covers the Sparre Andersen process in an actuarial context using the renewal process as the model for claim counts. A unified reference on Sparre Andersen (renewal risk) processes is included, often missing from existing literature. The authors explore recent results and analyse various risk theoretic quantities associated with the event of ruin, including the time of ruin and the deficit of ruin. Particular attention is given to the explicit identification of defective renewal equation components, which are needed to analyse various risk theoretic quantities and are also relevant in other subject areas of applied probability such as dams and storage processes, as well as queuing theory. Aimed at researchers interested in risk/ruin theory and related areas, this work will also appeal to graduate students in classical and modern risk theory and Gerber-Shiu analysis.
Surprise! You're a Landlord: A Guide to Renting Your Home When You Didn't Expect To
by John A YoegelIn todayÆs housing market, many families canÆt afford to wait the monthsùor even yearsùit may take to sell their home. But thereÆs a way out: Rent the house while moving into a new one. This book answers questions for people who suddenly find themselves in the position of being landlords but donÆt know the first thing about it. The book explains how to:Hire a property manager to rent and manage the houseFind trustworthy tenantsKeep the house on the market while renters are living in itProtect against damage to the propertyRent a spare room while still living in the house For those who find themselves accidental landlords, this book is the essential guide to rental success and security.
Surrender: How the Clinton Administration Completed the Reagan Revolution
by Michael MeeropolMichael Meeropol argues that the ballooning of the federal budget deficit was not a serious problem in the 1980s, nor were the successful recent efforts to get it under control the basis for the prosperous economy of the mid-1990s. In this controversial book, the author provides a close look at what actually happened to the American economy during the years of the "Reagan Revolution" and reveals that the huge deficits had no negative effect on the economy. It was the other policies of the Reagan years--high interest rates to fight inflation, supply-side tax cuts, reductions in regulation, increased advantages for investors and the wealthy, the unraveling of the safety net for the poor--that were unsuccessful in generating more rapid growth and other economic improvements. Meeropol provides compelling evidence of the failure of the U. S. economy between 1990 and 1994 to generate rising incomes for most of the population or improvements in productivity. This caused, first, the electoral repudiation of President Bush in 1992, followed by a repudiation of President Clinton in the 1994 Congressional elections. The Clinton administration made a half-hearted attempt to reverse the Reagan Revolution in economic policy, but ultimately surrendered to the Republican Congressional majority in 1996 when Clinton promised to balance the budget by 2000 and signed the welfare reform bill. The rapid growth of the economy in 1997 caused surprisingly high government revenues, a dramatic fall in the federal budget deficit, and a brief euphoria evident in an almost uncontrollable stock market boom. Finally, Meeropol argues powerfully that the next recession, certain to come before the end of 1999, will turn the predicted path to budget balance and millennial prosperity into a painful joke on the hubris of public policymakers. Accessibly written as a work of recent history and public policy as much as economics, this book is intended for all Americans interested in issues of economic policy, especially the budget deficit and the Clinton versus Congress debates. No specialized training in economics is needed. "A wonderfully accessible discussion of contemporary American economic policy. Meeropol demonstrates that the Reagan-era policies of tax cuts and shredded safety nets, coupled with strident talk of balanced budgets, have been continued and even brought to fruition by the neo-liberal Clinton regime. " --Frances Fox Piven, Graduate School, City University of New York Michael Meeropol is Chair and Professor of Economics, Western New England College.
Surrogate-Based Modeling and Optimization
by Leifur Leifsson Slawomir KozielContemporary engineering design is heavily based on computer simulations. Accurate, high-fidelity simulations are used not only for design verification but, even more importantly, to adjust parameters of the system to have it meet given performance requirements. Unfortunately, accurate simulations are often computationally very expensive with evaluation times as long as hours or even days per design, making design automation using conventional methods impractical. These and other problems can be alleviated by the development and employment of so-called surrogates that reliably represent the expensive, simulation-based model of the system or device of interest but they are much more reasonable and analytically tractable. This volume features surrogate-based modeling and optimization techniques, and their applications for solving difficult and computationally expensive engineering design problems. It begins by presenting the basic concepts and formulations of the surrogate-based modeling and optimization paradigm and then discusses relevant modeling techniques, optimization algorithms and design procedures, as well as state-of-the-art developments. The chapters are self-contained with basic concepts and formulations along with applications and examples. The book will be useful to researchers in engineering and mathematics, in particular those who employ computationally heavy simulations in their design work.
Surrounded by Bad Bosses: How to Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding, and Deal with Idiots at Work [The Surrounded by Idiots Series] (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
by Thomas EriksonPart of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series! Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson has helped changed how the world thinks about behavior using a simple 4-color behavior analysis system. In Surrounded by Bad Bosses he applies that same system to revolutionize the workplace.Everyone has had a bad boss. You might have one right now. You might even be one. Bad bosses are a fact of the workplace, whether they’re short-tempered, unclear about expectations, or too disorganized to manage so much as a stapler. But how do you not only survive a difficult boss, but help your career thrive despite them?By identifying your boss’s behavior profile you’ll be better able to interact with them no matter what the situation. Erikson offers example stories and concrete steps to help you thrive in any work situation.Of course, much as we love to blame our bosses, sometimes management isn’t the problem at all. For every bad boss there is also a lazy employee, so Erikson also looks at the issue from a completely different perspective—employees themselves— and explores why some colleagues frequently underachieve, and what you can do to change this if you're the boss.Written with Erikson's signature humor and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine—and keep you entertained along the way.
Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues and Your Organization
by Alan GregermanHow many times have you arrived at work, exchanged greetings with your colleagues, attended a meeting or two, and then sat down at your desk overcome by the incredible feeling that you were surrounded by geniuses? If you're like most people, caught up in the stress of work and everyday life, the answer is a resounding "never!" But that's all about to change. In Surrounded by Geniuses, Alan Gregerman presents a revolutionary guide to personal, professional, and organizational success based on two powerfully simple ideas: First, that there is genius hidden in all of us. And second, that we are surrounded by a world filled with genius that can be used to transform any company or organization in order to deliver compelling customer value. So grab your curiosity and your most comfortable shoes. It's time for a remarkable trip to your future success!
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
by Thomas EriksonDo you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way? You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestselling author, Thomas Erikson dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we often struggle to connect with certain types of people. Surrounded by Idiots is an international phenomenon, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It offers a simple, yet ground-breaking method for assessing the personalities of people we communicate with – in and out of the office – based on four personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow), and provides insights into how we can adjust the way we speak and share information. Erikson will help you understand yourself better, hone communication and social skills, handle conflict with confidence, improve dynamics with your boss and team, and get the best out of the people you deal with and manage. He also shares simple tricks on body language, improving written communication, advice on when to back away or when to push on, and when to speak up or shut up. Packed with ‘aha!’ and ‘oh no!’ moments, Surrounded by Idiots will help you understand and communicate with those around you, even people you currently think are beyond all comprehension. And with a bit of luck you can also be confident that the idiot out there isn’t you!
Surrounded by Narcissists: How to Effectively Recognize, Avoid, and Defend Yourself Against Toxic People (and Not Lose Your Mind) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series] (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
by Thomas EriksonPart of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson shares the secrets of dealing with everyday narcissists.Are the narcissists in your life making you miserable? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute conviction they are right (even when they’re clearly not), their determination to do whatever they want (regardless of the impact), and their baffling need to control everyone and everything around them?In this thought-provoking, sanity-saving book, Thomas Erikson helps you understand what makes narcissists tick and, crucially, how to handle them without wearing yourself out in the process. With the help of the simple, four-color behavioral model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots, Erikson provides all the tools you need to manage not just the narcissists around you but everyday narcissistic behaviors as well–something that is becoming more widespread in the age of social media. Engaging and practical, Surrounded by Narcissists will help you free yourself from the thrall of others' toxic agendas so you can pursue a happier, more fulfilling and successful life.
Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
by Thomas Erikson#1 internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson shows readers how to identify and avoid the psychopaths around them.Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that’s exactly what makes them dangerous. Bestselling author of the international phenomenon Surrounded by Idiots, Thomas Erikson reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Using the same simple four-color system of behavior classification that made Surrounded by Idiots so popular, Surrounded by Psychopaths teaches readers how to deal with psychopaths in their lives by becoming aware of their own behavior and their weaknesses. Vivid example stories illustrate ways that psychopaths can take advantage of various behavior types, helping readers identify their own weaknesses and be proactive about protecting themselves. Erikson outlines some of the most common forms of manipulation used by psychopaths—and others—to influence those around them. Since manipulation can often be a feature of ordinary, non-psychopathic relationships, the book also includes practical methods and techniques to help readers confront controlling people and rehabilitate negative relationships into mutually respectful ones. By understanding your behavior as well as the tendencies and strategies of psychopaths, Surrounded by Psychopaths will teach you to protect yourself from manipulative influence in your workplace, social life, and family.
Surrounded by Setbacks: Turning Obstacles into Success (When Everything Goes to Hell) (The Surrounded by Idiots Series)
by Thomas EriksonIn Surrounded by Setbacks, internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson turns his attention to a universal problem: what to do when things go wrong. Too often it seems like our dreams and ambitions—whether it’s finally getting that corner office, lacing up your running shoes again, or building a flourishing relationship with your partner—are derailed by one roadblock or another. So how do we learn to take setbacks in stride and still achieve our goals? In Surrounded by Setbacks, Erikson answers that question. Using simple, actionable steps, Erikson helps readers identify the “why” behind their goal, create a concrete plan towards achieving it, and—most importantly—avoid many of the most common pitfalls that derail us when we attempt something new. The simple 4-color behavior system that made Surrounded by Idiots revolutionary now helps readers reflect on how they respond to adversity, giving them the self-awareness to negotiate the inevitable obstacles of life with confidence.
Surveillance Capitalism in America (Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture)
by Josh Lauer and Kenneth LipartitoSurveillance Capitalism in America offers a crucial historical perspective on the intimate relationship between surveillance and capitalism. While surveillance is often associated with governments, today the role of the private sector in the spread of everyday surveillance is the subject of growing public debate. Tech giants like Google and Facebook are fueled by a continuous supply of user data and digital exhaust. Surveillance is not just a side effect of digital capitalism; it is the business model itself, suggesting the emergence of a new and more rapacious mode of capitalism: surveillance capitalism.But how much has capitalism really changed? Surveillance Capitalism in America explores the historical development of commercial surveillance long before computers and suggests that surveillance has been central to American capitalism since the nation's founding. Managers surveilled labor, merchants surveilled consumers, and businesses surveilled each other. Focusing on events in the United States, the chapters in this volume examine the deep logic of modern surveillance as a mode of rationalization, bureaucratization, and social control from the early nineteenth century forward. Even more, business surveillance has often involved collaborations with the state, through favorable laws, policing, and information sharing. The history of surveillance capitalism is thus the history of technological, legal, and knowledge infrastructures built over decades.Together, the chapters in this volume reveal the long arc of surveillance capitalism, from the violent coercion of slave labor to the seductions of target marketing.
Surveillance: A Key Idea for Business and Society (Key Ideas in Business and Management)
by Graham SewellBeing watched and watching others is a universal feature of all human societies. How does the phenomenon of surveillance affect, interact with, and change the world of business? This concise book unveils a key idea in the history and future of management. For centuries managers have claimed the right to monitor employees, but in the digital era, this management activity has become enhanced beyond recognition. Drawing on extensive research into organizational surveillance, the author distils and analyses existing thinking on the concept with his own empirical work. Drawing together perspectives from philosophy, cutting-edge social theory, and empirical research on workplace surveillance, Surveillance is the definitive introduction to an intriguing topic that will interest readers across the social sciences and beyond.
Survey Masters LLC (A)
by William J. Bruns Jr.Partners in a service firm are reviewing results for 2006, wondering whether large or small projects are more profitable. Present reports make small projects look more profitable. However, activity-based accounting reveals that large projects are more profitable and that concentrating sales efforts on large projects offers potential for greater profit in a service firm.
Survey Masters LLC (B)
by William J. Bruns Jr. Kip Krumwiede Amit EynanSupplement to "Survey Masters LLC (A)" 107061.
Survey Methodology and Missing Data: Tools and Techniques for Practitioners
by Seppo LaaksonenThis book focuses on quantitative survey methodology, data collection and cleaning methods. Providing starting tools for using and analyzing a file once a survey has been conducted, it addresses fields as diverse as advanced weighting, editing, and imputation, which are not well-covered in corresponding survey books. Moreover, it presents numerous empirical examples from the author's extensive research experience, particularly real data sets from multinational surveys.
Survey Of Economics: Principles, Applications, And Tools
by Arthur O'Sullivan Steven Sheffrin Stephen PerezCovering both Micro and Macroeconomics in one concise paperback volume, this book shows readers how to think and act like an economist by showing them how to use economic concepts in their everyday lives and careers. Organized around the Five Key Principles of Economics-The Principle of Opportunity Cost, The Marginal Principle, The Principle of Diminishing Returns, The Spillover Principle, and The Reality Principle. For economists and those making financial decisions and analyses.
Survey of Accounting
by Christopher T. Edmonds Mark A. Edmonds Jennifer E. EdmondsSurvey of Accounting,7th edition, is designed to cover both financial and managerial accounting topics in a one-semester non-major course. The book focuses on decision-making by employing a Horizontal Financial Statements Model to show students how each business event impacts the financial statements. Managerial chapters focus on using the information to make business decisions. Edmonds’ unique approach shifts the focus from memorizing procedures to developing real-world thinking patterns and is easy for students to understand. The book offers the most comprehensive set of instructional videos on the market including an author-created video and quiz for each learning objective. The 7th edition also includes all-new resources such as Self-Study review problem videos to walk students through a comprehensive problem at the end of each chapter, an expanded number of guided example videos to assist students with end-of-chapter exercises, brief exercises that focus on one learning objective at a time, and career readiness features such as assignable Tableau Dashboard Activities, Integrated Excel Exercises, and Critical Thinking problems that build student familiarity and skills with tools that are commonplace in business and accounting practices today. These pedagogical innovations and supplementary materials have made the Edmonds content a popular choice.
Survey of Economics
by David AndersonWritten to answer that all-too-common student question, Why should I care about economics?, David Anderson’s new Survey of Economics text was written from the ground up for the the course rather than being carved out of a traditional Principles text. No other text—in print or online—covers all standard elements of the college survey course with such engaging clarity, brevity, and visual appeal. Anderson highlights the intersections of economics and daily life through a story-based narrative, clear explanations, and memorable images and graphics. The author brings to the book a thoroughly winning narrative voice and a wide range of experience, including almost three decades teaching the survey course, a dozen introductory economics books for a range of audiences, and extensive work with the AP® economics community.
Survey of Economics
by Irvin B. Tucker Douglas W. Copeland Joseph P. McGarrityReadable, practical and interesting, Tucker's SURVEY OF ECONOMICS, 10E provides the tools you need to understand the impact of economics in your own world. <p><p>:You examine the basics of economics within the context of real-world situations as you see economic issues at work on both national and international levels. Thoroughly updated, the latest edition of this popular book addresses some of the most intriguing topics in today's economics, such as the federal deficit and national debt, income levels and fair pay for females, social networking sites and gasoline prices. Proven learning features and self-study tools guide you through the learning process and make studying easier. <p><p>Trust SURVEY OF ECONOMICS, 10E to equip you with a solid understanding of basic economics principles that you need to make informed decisions as a professional and consumer.
Survey of Economics (7th Edition)
by Irvin B. TuckerDesigned specifically for the one-semester introductory economics course for non-majors, Tucker's SURVEY OF ECONOMICS, Seventh Edition, delivers the most comprehensive and pedagogically rich treatment of introduction to economics available. Readable, sensible, and interesting, this text is renowned for its engaging presentation, emphasis on critical thinking, active learning environment, highly motivational pedagogy, unrivaled visual learning support, and numerous in-chapter applications and review opportunities. With its focus on the most basic tools and topics in economics in the context of real-world issues, students get the opportunity to see how economic issues play out at national and international levels. The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated to show students how economics impacts their own world through topics such as privatization versus nationalization, social security, carbon emissions, social-networking sites, America's housing bubble, and gasoline prices.
Surveying Fundamentals for Business Analysts
by Carol Deutschlander CBAPAn Easy Approach to Using Surveys to Elicit Requirements!Surveying is an excellent way to elicit requirements, but reliable resources that examine survey methods are hard to find — until now. Surveying Fundamentals for Business Analysts presents the basics of developing and executing efficient and effective surveys. It offers detailed descriptions of the different types of surveys and guidance on how to choose the right survey for your task as well as how to identify stakeholders and participants. Surveying Fundamentals also presents specific instructions on writing effective questions and gearing them toward a particular audience.This practical guide provides the fundamentals you need to conduct and present the results of surveys — in one simple source. Follow the author's step-by-step approach to:• Determine the scope of the survey• Design questions that will capture specific data• Analyze the data objectively and effectively• Report the findings clearlyAdd effective surveying to your list of business analysis skills!
Survivable Restructuring of Vegetable Distribution and Wholesale Markets in Western China
by Liming ZhaoThe subject of this book is to reveal the formation process of circulation structure centering on vegetable wholesale market in western cities of China. The data are mainly from the interview and survey on farmers, vegetable wholesalers and retailers and operators of vegetable wholesale markets. The findings of the research show that the large vegetable production bases in eastern economically developed regions place stress on local vegetable circulation through wholesale markets, which results in the change in circulation channel in vegetable wholesale markets in western cities, namely, the circulation channel focusing on local vegetable has been shifted to non-local vegetables. The readers will get inspiration from the book that circulation channels have boasted a significance to the small vegetable bases surrounding the cities.
Survival Driving: Staying Alive on the World’s Most Dangerous Roads
by Robert H. Deatherage, Jr.Survival Driving: Staying Alive on the World’s Most Dangerous Roads, Second Edition was written to inform and protect: to keep people alive by making them more situationally aware. Any person is a potential target, either from a criminal or a terrorist threat, depending on your profession and the type of environment you live and work in. Driving is the most important part of a person’s security program, whether the person is traveling alone or the executive being moved by his or her security detail. The book is written in plain, easy to understand language providing straight-forward guidance that outlines tools to ensure security whenever in transit in a vehicle. This includes making themselves a hard target in order to avoid attack. While most terrorist or criminal attacks are difficult to predict, the majority of attacks take place when a person is in transit. By providing tools such as rout analysis, identifying choke points, learning where safe havens are located along a route, individuals are able to predict the places that are most vulnerable, and take steps to ensure safety. VIPs, executives, those working in—or traveling to—volatile regions of the world, and those hired to protect such individuals will equally learn how to detect surveillance when it is targeted against them, when they are the potential target. Failing this, the book also provides the tools a person needs to break contact and escape when an attack against them while moving in their vehicle occurs. The book covers basic and advanced driving skills and instructs on how to best understand the transport vehicle and its capabilities. Key Features: Instructs readers on how to recognize and anticipate potential attack sites during movement Illustrates how to properly maintain a vehicle at peak performance in different environments so it will work as required when needed Describes vehicle dynamics and, specifically, how a vehicle can be used as a tool to protect, and aid escape, when under attack Outlines the ways individuals can become more situationally aware in their movements Maps out key security driving elements such as steering, braking, vehicle dynamics, and evasive maneuvers to escape amidst a threat By raising situational awareness, increasing knowledge of the attack cycle, and outlining the nature of threats, Survival Driving can transform any reader from a soft target to an informed hard target who threat actors will want to avoid.
Survival Guide Börse: Fehler und Fallstricke, die Sie bei der Geldanlage vermeiden sollten
by Christoph GeyerWenn man, wie Christoph Geyer, über 40 Jahre an der Börse ist, bleibt es nicht aus, dass man Fehler macht oder auch bewusst getäuscht wird. Alle Fehler, die Christoph Geyer selbst gemacht hat, sind in diesem Buch aufgeführt. Aber auch die Fehler die andere gemacht haben, berücksichtigt er. Er beschreibt die Fallstricke, die auf Anleger lauern und gibt Hinweise, wie sie umgangen werden können. Konkrete Vorschläge zeigen, wie man sich richtig verhalten sollte um Fehler zu vermeiden. Es geht um technische Dinge, wie Order oder den Umgang mit Brokern ebenso wie um den Umgang mit Aussagen, die man tätigt und mit wem man was besprechen darf und mit wem nicht. Auch kritische Themen werden behandelt, die sicher nicht jedem gefallen dürften, wie zum Beispiel dem Umgang mit Gebühren und versteckten Gebühren. Die Liste der möglichen Fehlerquellen ist sehr lang. "Survival Guide Börse" ist ein weit gehendes Nachschlagewerk, das Anlegern hilft, bei der Aktienanlage, beim Trading oder auch bei der Investition in einem ganz banalen Festgeldkonto möglichst viele Fehler zu vermeiden.