ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Longstreth, Bevis / Harding, John Mason / Steiner, Daniel, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, In recent years the field of finance has exploded with innovation. New products, services and techniques abound. The risks of inflation, the volatility of interest rates, the deregulation of financial intermediaries and the unbundling of financial services have combined to present investment managers with challenges and opportunities far greater than in the past. For trustees and managers of pension, trust, endowment, and similar funds, the task of meeting the challenges and exploiting the opportunities is much more difficult. These fiduciaries must measure their investment decisions against constrained interpretations of a legal standard--the prudent man rule--that have caused it to lag far behind changes in investment theory and the marketplace. Drawing on financial history, a major opinion survey of institutional investors, and comprehensive reviews of the law and of the lessons of modern portfolio theory for prudence, this book presents a powerful case that the prudent man rule as elaborated in legal treatises and much of the case law would virtually compel a fiduciary to act imprudently in terms of financial theory and marketplace reality. In proposing a modern paradigm of investment prudence, the book uses illustrations drawn from such traditionally suspect categories of investment fiduciaries as securities lending, real estate, venture capital, options and futures and repurchaser agreements. An unusual examination of the interaction of the worlds of law and finance, this work will be of interest to fiduciaries who are subject to some from of prudent man rule and all others, including judges, lawyers and investment managers, who are called upon to interpret and apply that legalstandard.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Podolny, Joel M., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Why are elite jewelers reluctant to sell turquoise, despite strong demand? Why did leading investment bankers shun junk bonds for years, despite potential profits? "Status Signals" is the first major sociological examination of how concerns about status affect market competition. Starting from the basic premise that status pervades the ties producers form in the marketplace, Joel Podolny shows how anxieties about status influence whom a producer does (or does not) accept as a partner, the price a producer can charge, the ease with which a producer enters a market, how the producer's inventions are received, and, ultimately, the market segments the producer can (and should) enter. To achieve desired status, firms must offer more than strong past performance and product quality--they must also send out and manage social and cultural signals. Through detailed analyses of market competition across a broad array of industries--including investment banking, wine, semiconductors, shipping, and venture capital--Podolny demonstrates the pervasive impact of status. Along the way, he shows how corporate strategists, tempted by the profits of a market that would negatively affect their status, consider not only whether to enter the market but also whether they can alter the public's perception of the market. Podolny also examines the different ways in which a firm can have status. Wal-Mart, for example, has low status among the rich as a place to shop, but high status among the rich as a place to invest. "Status Signals" provides a systematic understanding of market dynamics that have--until now--not been fully appreciated.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kanon, Joseph, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, From the acclaimed, bestselling author of "Stardust, " "The Good German, "and "Los Alamos"--a gripping tale of an American undercover agent in Istanbul who descends into the murky cat-and-mouse world of compromise and betrayal that will come to define the entire post-war era. A neutral capital straddling Europe and Asia, Istanbul has spent the war as a magnet for refugees and spies. Even American businessman Leon Bauer has been drawn into this shadow world, doing undercover odd jobs and courier runs for the Allied war effort. Now as the espionage community begins to pack up and an apprehensive city prepares for the grim realities of post-war life, he is given one more assignment, a routine job that goes fatally wrong, plunging him into a tangle of intrigue and moral confusion. Played out against the bazaars and mosques and faded mansions of this knowing, ancient Ottoman city, Leon's attempt to save one life leads to a desperate manhunt and a maze of shifting loyalties that threatens his own. How do you do the right thing when there are only bad choices to make? "Istanbul Passage" is the story of a man swept up in the aftermath of war, an unexpected love affair, and a city as deceptive as the calm surface waters of the Bosphorus that divides it. Rich with atmosphere and period detail, Joseph Kanon's latest novel flawlessly blends fact and fiction into a haunting thriller about the dawn of the Cold War, once again proving why Kanon has been hailed as the "heir apparent to Graham Greene" ("The Boston Globe").
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Loomis, Susan Herrmann, PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing, Nothing evokes comfort, warmth, and mouth-watering hospitality like the dishes prepared by people who actually grow the food. From Susan Herrmann Loomis, author of "The French Farmhouse Cookbook," "The Italian Farmhouse Cookbook," "The Great American Seafood Cookbook," and "Clambakes & Fish Fries," "Farmhouse Cookbook" is the result of a -mile trek across rural America in search of the soul of the family farm. Passionate in her quest to taste the freshest corn, understand the basics of cattle ranching, and find out just how an artichoke grows, the author contacted legions of farmers who generously shared their time, their knowledge, their homes, and their recipes. Although "Farmhouse Cookbook" includes the best pot roast, meat loaf, and stew you're ever likely to encounter, it goes well beyond the expected meat-and-potatoes fare. Here is Chew Chang's Chicken and Mustard Green Soup, Lentil Salad with Smoked Turkey and Tarragon, Pork Loin with Coriander and Garlic Crust, a Basque Fourteen-Hour Leg of Lamb, Lemony Herbed Chicken Wings, Nate Pennell's Mulligan Stew with Blueberry Dumplings, Amish Corn Pudding, and Mary Navarette's Garlicky Enchiladas, from the Christopher Farm in Gilroy, California, the garlic capital of the world. Plus, extraordinary baking-Hot Pepper Corn Bread, Funny Cake, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, Rhubarb Crunch, Sour Cherry Crumb Pie, and Best Ever Chocolate Cake. With profiles of farms and farmers, tips, lore, and an almond to zucchini lexicon, "Farmhouse Cookbook" is as irresistible as the ring of the dinner bell over the fields. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club's HomeStyle Books and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service. copies in print.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bacevich, Andrew J., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, In a challenging, provocative book, Andrew Bacevich reconsiders the assumptions and purposes governing the exercise of American global power. Examining the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton--as well as George W. Bush's first year in office--he demolishes the view that the United States has failed to devise a replacement for containment as a basis for foreign policy. He finds instead that successive post-Cold War administrations have adhered to a well-defined "strategy of openness." Motivated by the imperative of economic expansionism, that strategy aims to foster an open and integrated international order, thereby perpetuating the undisputed primacy of the world's sole remaining superpower. Moreover, openness is not a new strategy, but has been an abiding preoccupation of policymakers as far back as Woodrow Wilson. Although based on expectations that eliminating barriers to the movement of trade, capital, and ideas nurtures not only affluence but also democracy, the aggressive pursuit of openness has met considerable resistance. To overcome that resistance, U.S. policymakers have with increasing frequency resorted to force, and military power has emerged as never before as the preferred instrument of American statecraft, resulting in the progressive militarization of U.S. foreign policy. Neither indictment nor celebration, "American Empire" sees the drive for openness for what it is--a breathtakingly ambitious project aimed at erecting a global imperium. Large questions remain about that project's feasibility and about the human, financial, and moral costs that it will entail. By penetrating the illusions obscuring the reality of U.S. policy, this book marks an essential first step toward finding the answers.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Ellen Reid, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Customer loyalty has always been grounded in human interaction. Years ago, you'd walk into your favorite store and the staff would know your name, they'd remember your favorite brands, and they'd smile, nod, and take pains to make sure you came back. Because you were treated well by a personable, friendly staff--and because you were physically constrained by time and distance to limit yourself to particular stores--you'd go back to the same stores again and again. The reach of the Web and advances in database technology have made this same level of personalized attention attainable by e-tailers thousands of miles away with a virtual staff customers may never meet. With customers now freed of the shackles of distance, they can comparison shop and fill out a profile that introduces a personalized element where e-tailers remember their name and preferences at a level that exceeds what a brick-and-mortar retailer can provide. More than ever, the Web is empowering customers, making them more demanding of a great shopping experience, and consequently more fickle. Today's customers have the world at their fingertips, and keeping them loyal has become even more difficult. This is why websites are failing at an alarming rate. It's more obvious than ever that success lies not only in attracting customers but in retaining them. In "e-Loyalty, Ellen Reid Smith, leading customer loyalty expert and nationally acclaimed speaker, offers the definitive and essential step-by-step guide to creating and managing highly effective online loyalty and retention strategies. Using some of the Internet's leading consumer and business-to-business websites as case examples, shetakes readers from the early stages of implementing e-loyalty marketing programs through budgeting and evaluating their impact. From explaining the key concepts of e-loyalty to advising on critical website design factors, Reid Smith imparts techniques that can be applied by companies of any type or size--from the Fortune 500 companies she is regularly called upon to consult with to Internet start-ups. Most of all, what truly distinguishes Reid Smith is her unwavering focus on not just retaining customers but retaining a company's most valuable customers through customer lifetime value modeling. Her advice will help companies ensure that their retention programs are focused on the most profitable customers since this aspect of online marketing has become the most important issue facing websites worldwide. No matter which segment of the online economy you hail from, this is the essential handbook for initiating, cultivating, and extending that rarest of company assets: e-loyalty.
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Giuseppe Migliorino - Come costruirsi un trading system vincente. Utilizzando la teoria di Dow e gli oscillatori sull'indice rialzi-ribassi Il libro tratta argomenti come: psicologia del trading, money management, analisi tecnica, strategie operative e tecniche di trading. Il libro è in ottimo stato, in italiano. In questo libro viene spiegato come costruirsi un trading system molto accurato ed efficace. L'autore (G.Migliorino), nel suo solito stile semplice e accessibile a tutti, accompagna il lettore nelle varie fasi, soffermandosi ad ogni passo per fargli comprendere l'intima essenza del metodo e il significato delle varie componenti (vedere Indice a fondo pagina). Per la prima volta in Italia vengono utilizzati gli oscillatori sull'indice rialzi-ribassi e la teoria originaria di Dow per fornire affidabili e precisi segnali di acquisto e vendita che hanno dimostrato di potere realizzare capital gains molto alti; nella parte centrale del libro difatti, il trading system viene applicato alla Borsa italiana, ottenendo, in quel particolare periodo, rendimenti superiori al 100% su base annua. Dai 5 teoremi di Dow e Rhea ai principi ispiratori dell'indice rialzi ribassi, tutto il sistema viene spiegato con oltre 70 grafici, in maniera da rendere immediatamente operativo il trading system. Il libro consente, oltre all'assimilazione della teoria di Dow, una delle più efficaci per leggere il mercato azionario, anche di essere immediatamente operativi con un sistema ben collaudato e di cui l'utilizzatore imparerà ben presto ad avere fiducia. ISBN: Autore: Giuseppe Migliorino Titolo: Come costruirsi un trading system vincente. Utilizzando la teoria di Dow e gli oscillatori sull'indice rialzi-ribassi Editore: Borsari Pagine: 167 Spedizione in tutta Italia 3 Euro. Possibilità di pagamento anche con bonifico bancario. Contattatemi in privato per maggiori informazioni.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baker, George, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), The artist Francis Picabia--notorious dandy, bon vivant, painter, poet, filmmaker, and polemicist--has emerged as the Dadaist with postmodern appeal, and one of the most enigmatic forces behind the enigma that was Dada. In this first book in English to focus on Picabia's work in Paris during the Dada years, art historian and critic George Baker reimagines Dada through Picabia's eyes. Such reimagining involves a new account of the readymade--Marcel Duchamp's anti-art invention, which opened fine art to mass culture and the commodity. But in Picabia's hands, Baker argues, the Dada readymade aimed to reinvent art rather than destroy it. Picabia's readymade opened art not just to the commodity, but to the larger world from which the commodity stems: the fluid sea of capital and money that transforms all objects and experiences in its wake. The book thus tells the story of a set of newly transformed artistic practices, claiming them for art history--and naming them--for the first time: Dada Drawing, Dada Painting, Dada Photography, Dada Abstraction, Dada Cinema, Dada Montage. Along the way, Baker describes a series of nearly forgotten objects and events, from the almost lunatic range of the Paris Dada "manifestations" to Picabia's polemical writings; from a lost work by Picabia in the form of a hole (called, suggestively, "The Young Girl") to his "painting" "Cacodylic Eye, " covered in autographs by luminaries ranging from Ezra Pound to Fatty Arbuckle. Baker ends with readymades in prose: a vast interweaving of citations and quotations that converge to create a heated conversation among Picabia, Andre Breton, Tristan Tzara, James Joyce, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, and others. Art history has never looked like this before. But then again, Dada has never looked like art history.
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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Travers, Frank J., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Praise for "Investment Manager Analysis" "This is a book that should have been written years ago. It provides a practical, thorough, and completely objective method to analyze and select an investment manager. It takes the mystery (and the consultants) out of the equation. Without question, this book belongs on every Plan Sponsor's desk." --Dave Davenport, Assistant Treasurer, Lord Corporation, author of "The Equity Manager Search" "An insightful compendium of the issues that challenge those responsible for hiring and firing investment managers. Frank Travers does a good job of taking complicated analytical tools and methodologies and explaining them in a simple, yet practical manner. Anyone responsible for conducting investment manager due diligence should have a copy on their bookshelf." --Leon G. Cooperman, Chairman and CEO, Omega Advisors, Inc. ""Investment Manager Analysis" provides a good overview of the important areas that purchasers of institutional investment management services need to consider. It is a good instructional guide, from which search policies and procedures can be developed, as well as a handy reference guide." --David Spaulding, President, The Spaulding Group, Inc. "This book is the definitive work on the investment manager selection process. It is comprehensive in scope and well organized for both the layman and the professional. It should be required reading for any organization or individual seeking talent to manage their assets." --Scott Johnston, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Sterling Johnston Capital Management, LP ""Investment Manager Analysis" is a much-needed, comprehensive review of the manager selection process. While the industry is riddled with information about selecting individual stocks, comparatively little has been written on the important subject of manager selection for fund sponsors. This is a particularly useful guide for the less experienced practitioner and offers considerable value to the veteran decisionmaker as well." --Dennis J. Trittin, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Russell Investment Group
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bourke, Peter, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, "Why does work dominate my life?" "Why can't I do work that I feel better suited to do?" "Is this what God intended when He conceived work?" More than half of working Americans (75 million people) are unhappy with their career and these are the questions they struggle to answer. We're misemployed, overworked, financially strained, and dissatisfied with the lack of balance in our lives. This book is written for this chronically-frustrated majority of today's workforce "A Better Way" provides a Christ-centered perspective, practical strategies and inspiring personal stories to help workers become proactive about career and life choices amid today's intimidating employment trends. "A Better Way to Make a Living...and a Life is engaging, practical and a reliable help for those looking for exactly that. Read Peter's book and map your path to the career and life God designed for you." Chuck Bentley, CEO, Crown Financial Ministries Peter Bourke is the volunteer Chairman of Crossroads Career Network and a Principal at The Complex Sale, a sales training firm. Peter has nearly 30 years of experience with companies large and small, most recently as President of a $350M outsourcing and human capital consulting organization. Peter is a student of people's work, careers, and their faith: "God doesn't intend for the majority of working people to be unhappy doing what occupies most of their time. My mission is to challenge, educate, and inspire today's workers to find a better way to work and live- that leverages their God-given talents; is consistent with God's purpose for their lives; that capitalizes on today's work environment; and that gives them a sense of God's peace." Peter and his wifeDevonie live in Alpharetta, Ga. with their three grown daughters and son-in-law, where they are active at Northpoint Community Church.
*LEGGI: IL PREZZO NON è TRATTABILE, EVITATE OFFERTE GRAZIE* É NUOVA, assemblata con cura solo per fare le foto (non ha nemmeno un graffio) e rimessa negli scatoloni! Misura 155 x 215 x 145 cm con un' altezza di allenamento di 2,10 cm permettendo anche a persone di elevata statura di allenarsi. Costruita con una solida struttura in acciaio con verniciatura a polveri nera per un'altissima resistenza alla ruggine. É possibile ancorare,con dei tasselli, al pavimento tutta la struttura per una maggior sicurezza anche se a mio parere è già ferma di suo con il suo peso non indifferente di 64Kg. senza pesi. In alto una barra per trazioni con una larghezza di 80 cm. permette molti esercizi diversi grazie alle varia possibilità di cambiare presa con le mani allenando dorsali, bicipiti e addominali, la portata massima è di 150 kg. Lateralmente ci sono le maniglie per i cavi con la possibilità di caricare i dischi utilizzando sia quelli con diametro del foro da 30mm che quelli da 50mm e bloccarli con le molle in dotazione, la portata massima è di 150 kg per lato. I cavi permettono svariati esercizi interessando particolarmente i pettorali (tra cui "cavi incrociati" che adoro), spalle, tricipiti e dorsali. Frontalmente si trovano 2 due grandi Safety Spotter con appoggio gommato regolabili in 22 posizioni di altezza che permettono di sostenere un bilanciere e di eseguire vari esercizi liberi come lo squat per le gambe, utilizzando una panca è possibile eseguire il lento avanti e indietro per le spalle, allenare i pettorali su panca piana /inclinata/declinata e molto altro, la portata massima è di 300 kg. Dietro è presente una superficie d'appoggio per Kettlebell. 4 scatoloni in totale con una misura massima di: lunghezza 228 cm. - Larghezza 33 cm. - Altezza 9 cm. quindi serve un furgoncino per il ritiro. PREZZO AL NUOVO € ***VENDO A 300€ NON TRATTABILE*** *RITIRO A MANO* Per Info cercare: CAPITAL SPORTS TREMENDI STAZIONE CAVI su google.
*LEGGI: IL PREZZO NON è TRATTABILE, EVITATE OFFERTE GRAZIE* É NUOVA, assemblata con cura solo per fare le foto (non ha nemmeno un graffio) e rimessa negli scatoloni! Misura 155 x 215 x 145 cm con un' altezza di allenamento di 2,10 cm permettendo anche a persone di elevata statura di allenarsi. Costruita con una solida struttura in acciaio con verniciatura a polveri nera per un'altissima resistenza alla ruggine. É possibile ancorare,con dei tasselli, al pavimento tutta la struttura per una maggior sicurezza anche se a mio parere è già ferma di suo con il suo peso non indifferente di 64Kg. senza pesi. In alto una barra per trazioni con una larghezza di 80 cm. permette molti esercizi diversi grazie alle varia possibilità di cambiare presa con le mani allenando dorsali, bicipiti e addominali, la portata massima è di 150 kg. Lateralmente ci sono le maniglie per i cavi con la possibilità di caricare i dischi utilizzando sia quelli con diametro del foro da 30mm che quelli da 50mm e bloccarli con le molle in dotazione, la portata massima è di 150 kg per lato. I cavi permettono svariati esercizi interessando particolarmente i pettorali (tra cui "cavi incrociati" che adoro), spalle, tricipiti e dorsali. Frontalmente si trovano 2 due grandi Safety Spotter con appoggio gommato regolabili in 22 posizioni di altezza che permettono di sostenere un bilanciere e di eseguire vari esercizi liberi come lo squat per le gambe, utilizzando una panca è possibile eseguire il lento avanti e indietro per le spalle, allenare i pettorali su panca piana /inclinata/declinata e molto altro, la portata massima è di 300 kg. Dietro è presente una superficie d'appoggio per Kettlebell. 4 scatoloni in totale con una misura massima di: lunghezza 228 cm. - Larghezza 33 cm. - Altezza 9 cm. quindi serve un furgoncino per il ritiro. PREZZO AL NUOVO € ***VENDO A 350€ NON TRATTABILE*** Per Info cercare: CAPITAL SPORTS TREMENDI STAZIONE CAVI su google.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meszaros, Istvan, PUBLISHER: Monthly Review Press, IstvAn MeszAros's bold new study analyzes the historical choices facing us at the outset of the new millennium. Drawing on the theoretical arguments of his monumental and widely-acclaimed work, Beyond Capital, MA(c)szAros shows that the economic boom of the s was built not only on the foundation of new, digital technologies but also on a new social and ethical basis. In the global quest for profit, capitalism has abandoned its claims to serve a larger historical cause. Even in the wealthiest capitalist economies, unemployment has become structural and conditions of life have become more onerous for most of the population. The failure of capitalism's historical mission is most evident in the end of the project of "Third World modernization" so essential to the claims of U.S. global power to represent an advance on old-style imperialism. MA(c)szaros develops an illuminating analysis of the roots and tensions of the politics of U.S. global power from the time of Roosevelt's "Open Door" policy to the present. Against this historical background, he examines the dilemmas which will be faced in the making of U.S. foreign policy towards Chinathe largest and most rapidly-expanding national market in the global economy and the newly-emerging rival to U.S. global dominance. MA(c)szAros shows how this process is rooted in the historical logic of contemporary capitalism, and is neither accidental nor temporary. In the process, he gives new meaning and urgency to the alternatives posed by Rosa Luxemburg at the beginning of the 20th century: socialism or barbarism. MA(c)szAros also explores the conditions for the emergence of a radical alternative to capitalism, arguing that a critical re-examination of earlier movements and struggles is an essential task for the emergence of such an alternative. As a sequel to his essay, an extended interview deals with more reflectively with the main categories underlying his analysis and relates it to developments within the broader analysis of modern society.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pagliarini, Robert, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, This isn't your father's personal finance book. The way we currently save and invest is confusing, frustrating, and quite simply doesn't work. Get ready for a personal finance book that is actually unique. Get ready for financial strategies that you've never seen or heard before. Get ready to transform your financial life in less than a week Robert Pagliarini has taken budgeting, investing, insurance, and retirement planning--subjects that most of us find stressful and overwhelmingly complex--and made it approachable and even manageable through his unsinkable optimism and relentless simplification process. He says, "We're going to take the pie-in-the-sky theories and turn them into bite-size pieces that you can and will be able to implement in your life immediately." THE SIX DAY FINANCIAL MAKEOVER does a lot of things really well, but I'll just tell you about three. First and foremost it actually provides advice--yes, real advice. Not wishy-washy "maybe you should do this" or "it all depends on your situation" nonsense (what Robert calls "financial fog"). Second, it has an action bias. No, not really a bias, more like a mantra. Implement, implement, implement is the theme in every chapter and on every page (there's even a patent-pending free web site at www.sixdayfinancialmakeover.com readers can use to help them take the advice they read and incorporate it into their lives). Three, it is full of brand-new, never seen before financial shortcuts and strategies such as: " " Why your seven year old is a better investor than you are. Kids intuitively understand how to save and invest better than most adults. The trick is focus and creating separate physical accounts for themyriad goals we have. There is no "right" way to invest. What's crucial is that people determine their investment personality - particularly how involved they want to be with investing - and let that be their guide. Disregarding one's investment personality and pursuing an approach that's not compatible with it is a recipe for disaster. Why you shouldn't work for a paycheck. Most of us work to earn a paycheck, right? Well that's the wrong way to think about work. Once we can align our life's vision and deepest goals to our income, we start to see our purpose for waking up each morning entirely differently. Work is no longer work--it becomes a catalyst that helps us achieve our goals. The most important thing you should save for (and it's not retirement). What's more important and more satisfying than retirement? Financial independence. Discover how many days your passive income could support your lifestyle (if your score is less than 31, don't quit your day job). The more information and choices you have, the worse your finances will be. There are more financial books, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio shows, TV shows, web sites, Podcasts, and free information available today, yet most of
Somos una empresa familiar del sector de la distribución alimentaria, con una red comercial de más de 160 establecimientos en Andalucía y Extremadura, que funciona bajo seis marcas de la alimentación y hostelería, diseñadas para atender las necesidades, hábitos y estilos de vida de nuestros clientes. Supermercados MAS, CASH FRESH y MAS&Go como enseñas de una alimentación rica y saludable. SanTomás, Altrigo y Catering San Tomás como enseñas de Hostelería. Nuestra historia comienza en , cuando dos hermanos muy jóvenes se trasladan desde Ávila a Andalucía para emprender un pequeño negocio de alimentación en la capital andaluza, Sevilla. A ellos se unirán sus otros dos hermanos, junto a quienes verán crecer un proyecto que en apenas una década despliega una decena de tiendas y se aventura en un importante plan de expansión en el sector de la alimentación y hostelería. Durante todo este camino hemos mantenido intactos nuestros valores y compromiso con el entorno donde desempeñamos nuestra actividad. Gracias a ello, hoy somos un grupo empresarial con un estilo de trabajo propio que destaca por nuestra clara vocación de servicio, nuestra pasión por la alimentación, la cercanía en la relación con los clientes y nuestro compromiso con Andalucía. Pero sin duda el corazón de nuestro negocio lo componen dos pilares fundamentales: los productos frescos y las personas. Seleccionamos nuestros productos frescos en origen, asegurándonos de su excelente calidad y primando los de temporada. Nuestros profesionales de hostelería y alimentación son personas expertas que asesoran y atienden al cliente de una manera familiar y cercana. En resumen, nuestra misión es crear valor económico y social, duradero para las personas y para el entorno en el que trabajamos. FUNCIONES DEL PUESTO: * Orden, aprovisionamiento y reposición de la Tienda. * Limpieza de la Tienda. TITULACIÓN BÁSICA Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) TITULACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA RECOMENDADA Grado medio en comercio y marketing. EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL Deseable experiencia en comercio. OTROS REQUERIMIENTOS (Idiomas, destrezas o conocimientos específicos) Conocimientos base sobre operativa y herramientas de gestión específicas para el puesto Ingles básico para tiendas en zonas con mucho tránsito de turismo extranjero.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kurtz, Jane, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Award-winning author Jane Kurtz spent most of her childhood in East Africa. In "Jane Kurtz and YOU," she writes about animal spotting on the savanna, all-day treks on a treacherous road, and periodic visits to the United States where her fellow students asked, Did you see Tarzan? Each chapter contains a section that focuses on writing traits and the writing process, unlocking the mysteries of how authors come up with interesting ideas, hunt for vivid details, use words with sparkle and pizzazz, craft sentences and paragraphs that have pleasing rhythms, organize in clear and compelling ways, find their writing personality, and revise for big and little changes. Grades K-6. This title features the personal reflections on Kurtz's books for readers in grades K-6; including insight into her life, her path to becoming a successful children's author and the back story behind her books. Kurtz provides many suggestions for ways to think about writing- suggestions for connecting her books to common traits of good writers. Award-winning author Jane Kurtz spent most of her childhood in East Africa. In "Jane Kurtz and YOU," she writes about animal spotting on the savanna, all-day treks to manage thirty-two miles on a treacherous road, periodic visits to the U.S. where her fellow students asked, Did you see Tarzan? Each chapter contains a section that focuses on writing traits and writing process, unlocking the mysteries of how authors come up with interesting ideas, hunt for vivid details, use words with sparkle and pizzaz, craft sentences and paragraphs that have pleasing rhythms, organize in clear and compelling ways, find their writing personality, and revise for big and little changes. The book's many photographs offer fascinating glimpses into the experiences that shaped Jane's picture books and novels for young readers and that nudged her to help start the first free library for children in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Grades K-6.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thoreau, Henry David, PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co Inc, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. edition. Excerpt:...I purposely talked to him as if he were a philosopher, or desired to be one. I should be glad if all the meadows on the earth were left in a wild state, if that were the consequence of men's beginning to redeem themselves. A man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture. But alas the culture of an Irishman is an enterprise to be undertaken with a sort of moral bog hoe. I told him, that as he worked so hard at bogging, he required thick boots and stout clothing, which yet were soon soiled and worn out, but I wore light shoes and thin clothing, which cost not half so much, though he might think that I was dressed like a gentleman (which, however, was not the case), and in an hour or two, without labor, but as a recreation, I could, if I wished, catch as many fish as I should want for two days, or earn enough money to support me a week. If he and his family would live simply, they might all go a-huckleberrying in the summer for their amusement. John heaved a sigh at this, and his wife stared with arms a-kimbo, and both appeared to be wondering if they had capital enough to begin such a course with, or arithmetic enough to carry it through. It was sailing by dead reckoning to them, and they saw not clearly how to make their port so; therefore I suppose they still take life bravely, after their fashion, face to face, giving it tooth and nail, not having skill to split its massive columns with any fine entering wedge, and rout it in detail;--thinking to deal with it roughly, as one should handle a thistle. But they fight at an overwhelming disadvantage, --living, John Field, alas without arithmetic. and failing so. "Do you ever fish?" I asked. "Oh yes, I catch a mess now and then when I am lying by; good perch I...
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fishman, Ted, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, China today is visible everywhere -- in the news, in the economic pressures battering america, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of china's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred -- and why it already affects us all. How has an enormous country once hobbled by poverty and Communist ideology come to be the supercharged center of global capitalism? What does it mean that China now grows three times faster than the United States? That China uses 40 percent of the world's concrete and 25 percent of its steel? What is the global impact of 300 million rural Chinese walking off their farms and heading to the cities in the greatest migration in human history? Why do nearly all of the world's biggest companies now have large-scale operations in China? What does the corporate march into China mean for workers left behind in America, Europe, and the rest of the world? Meanwhile, what makes China's emerging corporations so dangerously competitive? What could happen when China will be able to manufacture nearly "everything" -- computers, cars, jumbo jets, and pharmaceuticals -- that the United States and Europe can, at perhaps half the cost? How do these developments reach around the world and straight into the lives of all Americans? These are ground-shaking questions, and "China, Inc." provides answers.Veteran journalist and former commodities trader Ted C. Fishman paints a vivid picture of the megatrends radiating out of China. Fishman's account begins with the burgeoning output of China's vast low-cost factories and the swelling appetite of its 1.3 billion consumers, both of which are being driven by historically unprecedented infusions of foreign capital and technological know-how. Traveling through China's frenetic landscape of growth, Fishman visits the factories, markets, streets, stores, towns, and cities where the story of Chinese capitalism is being lived by one-fifth of all humanity. Fishman also draws on interviews with Chinese, American, and European workers, managers, and executives to show how China will force all of us to make big changes in how we think about ourselves as consumers, workers, citizens, and even as parents. The result is a richly engaging work of penetrating, up-to-the-minute reportage and brilliant analysis that will forever change how readers think about America's future.
Somos una empresa familiar del sector de la distribución alimentaria, con una red comercial de más de 160 establecimientos en Andalucía y Extremadura, que funciona bajo seis marcas de la alimentación y hostelería, diseñadas para atender las necesidades, hábitos y estilos de vida de nuestros clientes. Supermercados MAS, CASH FRESH y MAS&Go como enseñas de una alimentación rica y saludable. SanTomás, Altrigo y Catering San Tomás como enseñas de Hostelería. Nuestra historia comienza en , cuando dos hermanos muy jóvenes se trasladan desde Ávila a Andalucía para emprender un pequeño negocio de alimentación en la capital andaluza, Sevilla. A ellos se unirán sus otros dos hermanos, junto a quienes verán crecer un proyecto que en apenas una década despliega una decena de tiendas y se aventura en un importante plan de expansión en el sector de la alimentación y hostelería. Durante todo este camino hemos mantenido intactos nuestros valores y compromiso con el entorno donde desempeñamos nuestra actividad. Gracias a ello, hoy somos un grupo empresarial con un estilo de trabajo propio que destaca por nuestra clara vocación de servicio, nuestra pasión por la alimentación, la cercanía en la relación con los clientes y nuestro compromiso con Andalucía. Pero sin duda el corazón de nuestro negocio lo componen dos pilares fundamentales: los productos frescos y las personas. Seleccionamos nuestros productos frescos en origen, asegurándonos de su excelente calidad y primando los de temporada. Nuestros profesionales de hostelería y alimentación son personas expertas que asesoran y atienden al cliente de una manera familiar y cercana. En resumen, nuestra misión es crear valor económico y social, duradero para las personas y para el entorno en el que trabajamos. FUNCIONES DEL PUESTO: * Atención al Cliente * Orden, aprovisionamiento y limpieza de la Tienda. * Apoyar y potenciar las Ventas. * Colaborar y apoyar en la Gestión del Equipo. * Responsabilidad sobre datos confidenciales: Datos de costes, ventas, planes comerciales, ofertas tanto internas como para el cliente. Resultados de la tienda y la empresa y planes de actuación y de Higiene * Responsabilidad presupuestaria: Gastos de equipo y material: uniformes, guantes, epis. Productos de limpieza. Gastos de oficina y herramientas de las secciones. Gastos de personal: sustituciones y recursos de empleados. Equipo de mantenimiento y arreglos. Otras responsabilidades: control y gestión de mermas. Control de robo o hurto. TITULACIÓN BÁSICA ESO Grado Medio Bachillerato / Grado Superior TITULACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA RECOMENDADA Cursos relacionado con comercio y marketing OTROS REQUERIMIENTOS (Idiomas, destrezas o conocimientos específicos) Conocimientos base sobre operativa y herramientas de gestión específicas para el puesto COMPETENCIAS PROFESIONALES: Orientación al Cliente Gestión de Equipos y Cooperación Identidad Corporativa Organización, rigor y calidad Competencia Digital
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Richard, PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group, In his much celebrated debut novel, "The Drowning People," Richard Mason ("An Oxonian literary sensation" --"The" "New York" "Times Book Review") wrote with wisdom and mastery well beyond his twenty-one years--about love, betrayal, and revenge, and about the particular ritualized world of the English upper class. Now in his dazzling new novel Mason writes about mothers and daughters; aging and death; memory and longing; history and narrative; and about the high-stakes, full-tilt embrace of life. The setting is London. The time is the present. Mother and daughter are choosing an assisted-living facility and have come to The Albany, a late-nineteenth-century Victorian mansion, the flagship property of the TranquilAge(TM) chain of nursing homes. The mother, Joan--eighty years old, a gifted amateur pianist denied the pleasures of performance by arthritic hands--has recently been experiencing a rich inner world that she hides from her daughter, a world gained access through the (seemingly magic) pedals of her piano: a portal to adventure. She dreads the prospect of leaving her apartment, but her daughter has decided that she can no longer live on her own. The daughter, Eloise--forty-eight, a hedge fund manager, two decades in commodities--long ago rejected the possibilities of motherhood and has lived enviably free of responsibility. At her pressure-cooker job, Eloise has bought up $130 million (a quarter of the hedge fund's money) of osmium reserves--a transition metal--based on a casual remark by her former lover, a French metallurgist, a genius of sorts, with whom she lived and whom she almost married in Paris in the s. He's been working for years on the development of the compound, which will be tougher than diamonds for industrial use and is only months away from trials. If successful, it could more than double the value of the fund Eloise manages. While mother and daughter are on the trip-of-a-lifetime to the South African capital of the old Orange Free State, the city of Joan's girlhood, Eloise gets a frantic phone call. The price of osmium is in free fall; the fund is off-loading... Fighting panic with a coherent strategy, Eloise puts in motion a bold gamble that risks all--her future, the fund, her mother's well-being. As the stories of mother and daughter intersect, each in a race against time--Joan struggling to live in the present (she cannot believe her days will end in an institution); her daughter racing at breakneck speed toward the precipice of disaster--the novel rushes to its stunning conclusion.
Somos una empresa familiar del sector de la distribución alimentaria, con una red comercial de más de 160 establecimientos en Andalucía y Extremadura, que funciona bajo seis marcas de la alimentación y hostelería, diseñadas para atender las necesidades, hábitos y estilos de vida de nuestros clientes. Supermercados MAS, CASH FRESH y MAS&Go como enseñas de una alimentación rica y saludable. SanTomás, Altrigo y Catering San Tomás como enseñas de Hostelería. Nuestra historia comienza en , cuando dos hermanos muy jóvenes se trasladan desde Ávila a Andalucía para emprender un pequeño negocio de alimentación en la capital andaluza, Sevilla. A ellos se unirán sus otros dos hermanos, junto a quienes verán crecer un proyecto que en apenas una década despliega una decena de tiendas y se aventura en un importante plan de expansión en el sector de la alimentación y hostelería. Durante todo este camino hemos mantenido intactos nuestros valores y compromiso con el entorno donde desempeñamos nuestra actividad. Gracias a ello, hoy somos un grupo empresarial con un estilo de trabajo propio que destaca por nuestra clara vocación de servicio, nuestra pasión por la alimentación, la cercanía en la relación con los clientes y nuestro compromiso con Andalucía. Pero sin duda el corazón de nuestro negocio lo componen dos pilares fundamentales: los productos frescos y las personas. Seleccionamos nuestros productos frescos en origen, asegurándonos de su excelente calidad y primando los de temporada. Nuestros profesionales de hostelería y alimentación son personas expertas que asesoran y atienden al cliente de una manera familiar y cercana. En resumen, nuestra misión es crear valor económico y social, duradero para las personas y para el entorno en el que trabajamos. TÉCNICO DE RELACIONES LABORALES: * FUNCIONES: Realizar la contratación del personal de la plantilla (altas y bajas en Contrat@ y sistema Red) y gestión de los mismos con clientes internos y personal de plantilla. Gestión de nómina: Coordinación y supervisión del pago de la nómina de la plantilla para asegurar que la nómina se procesa de manera precisa y a tiempo y puntualmente participará directamente en la realización del cálculo y tramitación de la misma. Supervisar y realizar puntualmente la liquidación de impuestos nacionales. Asegurar correcta aplicación del convenio colectivo y de la normativa laboral. Preparar y presentar la documentación a las instituciones pública y organismos que lo requieran. Mantener actualizada la base de datos y expedientes del personal asegurando que los registros individuales de los empleados son precisos, seguros y que cumplen con la legislación vigente en materia de protección de datos (evolución profesional, nóminas, incrementos salariales, promociones, ausencias, jubilaciones, etc…) Gestión e interlocución con Gestorías y Proveedores legales. Colaborar en los diferentes proyectos del área. * COMPETENCIAS Orientación al cliente y vocación de servicio Rigor profesional Orientación a resultados Liderazgo e influencia Capacidad de organización y planificación Trabajo en equipo Formación: Diplomatura en Relaciones Laborales y amplios conocimientos en Legislación. Experiencia Laboral: Experiencia acreditada en puesto similar de al menos 2 años. Valorable: Inglés Conocimientos en Contabilidad Formación en Habilidades de Gestión: Liderazgo, trabajo en equipo y negociación. Ganas de desarrollo profesional
Una delle cose più belle della vita è senz’altro quella di coltivare le proprie passioni. Girando in rete abbiamo scovato un interessante viaggio tematico dedicato a tutti gli amanti dell’architettura contemporanea che si svolgerà nella “las Vegas dell’Archiettura” come mi piace chiamarla, ovvero: Dubai e Abu Dhabi. Il viaggio alla scoperta dell’architettura degli Emirati Arabi si svolgerà dal 18 al 23 novembre con un volo di linea da Roma Fiumicino e avrà come accompagnatore il professor Enrico Ciabatti. Il viaggio nelle architetture Dubai e Abu Dhabi Il viaggio comincerà il 18 novembre con partenza da Roma per Dubai. Il secondo giorno si partirà alla volta di Meydan per vistare l’edificio più lungo al mondo inaugurato nel e costruito lungo il nuovo ippodromo della città. La seconda tappa sarà il Gold Suq, un mercato tipico in cui si possono comprare oro, spezie e tessuti. In questa zona sarà possibile passeggiare in vicoli suggestivi per fare ottimi acquisti! La giornata proseguirà con l’attraversamento del Creek in un’imbarcazione per poi arrivare alla città vecchia di Bastakiya. In città sarà possibile passeggiare nel labirinto di edifici costruiti in argilla, torri costruite con sistemi tradizionali dotate di un sistema di raffreddamento naturale. Immancabile l’escursione in jeep 4×4 sulle dune per godersi un tramonto mozzafiato nel deserto che culminerà con la cena sotto le stelle in un campo nel deserto. Il giorno seguente si andrà alla volta di Abu Dhabi per una breve visita alla Moschea di Sheikh Zayed, la più imponente di tutti gli Emirati con una superfice di mq. La giornata proseguirà alla scoperta di alcuni edifici facenti parte del Abu Dhabi Plan , progetto creato per rafforzare il centro finanziario cittadino caratterizzato da impressionanti grattacieli. Impossibile non recarsi alla Capital Gate Tower che con i suoi 35 piani ed uno sbalzo di 18° (quattro volte quello della torre di Pisa), si pone al primo posto tra gli edifici più inclinati al mondo. La giornata proseguirà con il quartiere Generale di Aldar a forma di moneta gigante per visitare molti altri edifici della zona. Nel pomeriggio si farà visita al Masdar Institute e si visiterà il centro di ricerca in collaborazione con il MIT Di Boston. Il Quarto giorno comincerà con il trasferimento al Ferrari World, il primo parco a tema Ferrari di oltre mq e comprendente 20 attrazioni tra cui le montagne russe più veloci del mondo, che simulano il giro in auto F1 sfiorando i 21 km. Interessante momento di Briefing insieme all’ architetto per una riflessione sulle infrastrutture, investimenti e progetto. La Tappa seguente sarà Cipriani per una vista sulla Yas Marina e lo Yas Hotel, famoso per essere il più grande progetto al mondo con l’uso di luci led di Aurp Lighting e per la nuova pista di formula 1 che attraversa la struttura passandoci proprio sotto. Si partirà poi per Dubai per poi proseguire verso la Mall of the Emirates dove è ubicato Sky Dubai, la prima pista da sci artificiale degli Emirati. Qui si potranno visitare inyeressanti locali come il Cavalli Club. Il Quinto giorno si partirà per una visita allo showroom di Nakheel, uno dei più grossi Developer di Dubai, responsabile del Jumerira Palm Island I e II (isole artificiali a forma di Palma) e The world. Proseguimento di giornata sulla monorotaia sospesa sopra l’acqua verso l’Atlantis; sono inoltre previste visite alle architetture della Jumeira con passeggiata sui canali artificiali. Il Sesto giorno, il 23 novembre, si avrà la mattinata libera alla quale seguirà il trasferimento in aeroporto e l’imbarco sul volo per l’Italia. Il costo del viaggio è di euro e le prenotazioni devono essere effettuate entro il 15 luglio telefonando a Sognare insieme viaggi tel. o scrivendo una mail a . Vi ricordiamo che la scadenza per le prenotazioni è prevista per il 15 luglio Il Viaggio è stato promosso da DiscoveryArchitecture in collaborazione con Forma Edizioni