financial accounting
Drafting Wills & Trusts
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marsh, Lucy A., PUBLISHER: Vandeplas Pub., Drafting effective wills and trust allows property to be given to the people or institutions that matter most to an individual. This book explains how to do the special, thoughtful drafting required by anyone who truly cares about distribution of property, care of elderly parents, guardians for young children, or care for pets after the owner is gone. The book is richly illustrated by samples of techniques used in the actual wills and trusts of well-known Americans. Topics covered include: WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT A WILL; CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL; SELECTING THE TRUSTEES; DESIGNING PET TRUSTS. Realistic, thought-provoking DRAFTING EXERCISES followed by detailed POINTERS FOR DRAFTING help the reader develop the skills needed for effective drafting. The concluding chapters cover related documents, including: MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY, MEDICAL DIRECTIVES and LIVING WILLS. About the author: Lucy Marsh, Professor of Law at University of Denver Sturm College of Law is a native to Denver. She is a graduate of Smith College and a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. While attending the University of Michigan, she played a key role in setting up the first legal clinic in Ann Arbor to serve the underprivileged. She has led a distinguished career as an attorney, professor and advocate for community causes. Admitted to the bar in both Connecticut and Colorado, she was the first woman elected to the Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section's Title Standards Committee, served the city as member of the Denver District Attorney's Office in the 's, was a commissioner to the Colorado Real Estate Commission, and provided legal assistance to the Colorado AIDS project. Her academic career at the University of Denver began in as a part time professor and led up to her present position as a full professor in . Since that time she was voted DU Professor of the Year in and was elected by the students in to give the commencement address. She now leads a unique program in which the students in her Trust and Estates classes participate in a Will's Lab, providing free services for the indigent and elderly. She also employs a unique teaching tool called the Technicolor System, attributed to her father, Thompson Marsh, to assist in the learning process by color coding different types of information in student's legal drafts
American Disease
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lodge, George C. / Bellamy Foster, John, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, In this provacative study of the "disease" afflicting American industry today, George Lodge, a distinguished professor at the Harvard Business School, reveals the malady as a psychological disorder, characterized by a refusal to face the facts of interdependence in a competetive world; by a reluctance to confront the grave inadequacies in the operation of our great institutions--business, labor, and government; and by the fact that "leaders do not lead; those with responsibility do not fight. Timidity, born of resignation, discourages change." Lodge begins by defining the disease through its symptoms: failing industries, stubborn unemployment, lagging economic growth, stagnant productivity, overseas competition, focus on short-term financial gain, and, perhaps most telling, the pervasive feeling among Americans that their land of plenty has become a land of want. He examines the gradually changing roles and relationships between government, great corpoations, and trade unions that are nevertheless obscure by traditional and detrimental assumptions, distrust, and a set of ideologies that are increasingly inefficient, ineffective, inconsistent, and irrelevant. And he finds the incoherence of American industrial policy exemplified by the fact the we preach the old virtues of free trade and the sanctity of the market while in actuality we pursue a strategy--including tax incentives and trade subsidies--the misshapes the free market. Based on interviews with more than 150 leaders of the nation's institutions, "The American Disease" goes beyond diagnosis to offer logical and feasible proposals to cure this dangerous condition. Lodge suggests, for example, that the office of the United States Trade Representative be expanded and strengthened to deal with the growing pressure for protection against imports and with the confusion among our trading partners. He shows why business and labor must work together more closely in a non-adversarial way with federal and local government to determine community needs. He explains why Washington will be forced to direct the future of electric power in America, rather than leave the decisions to fifty different sets of state regulators. And he makes a number of recommendations to alter the ways in which corporations manage themselves and deal with government, and to reduce the social and economic costs that are implicit in these changes. George C. Lodge believes that recovery from our institutional ailments is possible, and this timely and perceptive book offers a resoundingly rational course toward that crucial goal.
The Rise of Robert Dodsley: Creating the New Age of Print
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Solomon, Harry M., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, Robert Dodsley () started life humbly for a man destined to become his century's premier bookseller and publisher. He began as an apprentice weaver and developed into a poet and playwright. He served as protege, publisher, or patron of Pope, Johnson, Fielding, Richardson, Voltaire, Rousseau, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Edward Young, Joseph and Thomas Warton, Thomas Gray, Horace Walpole, David Garrick, Tobias Smollett, Oliver Goldsmith, Laurence Sterne, Thomas Percy, Edmund Burke, and others. Virtually all significant mid-century English writers had some connection with Dodsley or with Tully's Head, the bookshop Alexander Pope helped the young Dodsley initiate. Tully's Head, in fact, evolved into the center for the "Athenian Nights" memorialized by Dodsley's friend Samuel Johnson. Harry M. Solomon is the first scholar to integrate recent research by Elizabeth Eisenstein and Alvin Kernin on the impact of print--including print's impact on political activism and canon formation--into the study of an individual bookseller. Dodsley, he notes, presided over a period of transition: as Edmund Moore observed in a issue of Dodsley's periodical "The World, "the old patronage of learning by "the GREAT" has been superseded by "the new patrons, the BOOKSELLERS." Solomon takes this transformation seriously, treating Dodsley as much more than the stereotypical bookseller unimaginatively reacting to the marketplace. Formerly controlled by patronage and state censorship, the world of letters had been shaped by an oral, aristocratic, amateur, authoritarian, and court-centered tradition. Solomon shows Dodsley at the center of the change to a new democratic world of letters, a world driven by print technology and market demand. As the bookseller who played a pivotal role in the careers of both Pope and Johnson, Dodsley published the works of the last genius of the old aristocratic order (Pope) and of the first genius of the new age of print (Johnson). Solomon documents Dodsley's ingenious articulation of his financial interests in newspapers, journals, and book publishing, proving that contrary to the traditional view of booksellers, Dodsley was no insignificant tradesman accidentally associated with genius. Solomon presents Dodsley, in fact, as the most influential English literary force during his lifetime. Chronicling Dodsley's close involvement first with the couplet masterpieces of Pope and Johnson and later with the ambitious odes of Thomas Gray and the Wartons, Solomon argues that Dodsley's enterprises were the impetus for a conscious shift from the Augustan to the Romantic era--a shift that mirrors precisely the development of Dodsley's own plays and poems.
Machine Learning and Statistics: The Interface
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nakhaeizadeh, Gholamreza / Taylor, C. C. / Nakhaeizadeh, G., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Interscience, The interface between statistics and machine learning (ML) is an increasingly popular research subject, as scientists and statisticians discover useful areas where these disciplines overlap. ML deals primarily with learning rules or structure, and while some books on the subject exist, this volume is the only one to integrate ML with statistics. It explores new areas where theory and methods can be shared and demonstrates the benefits to those working in either discipline. Written by leading experts in both fields, Machine Learning and Statistics is a result of the authors' participation in the European Conference in Machine Learning. This important collection of contributions was adapted from conference workshop material and reworked to address readers of diverse backgrounds and skills. For newcomers to the field, a thorough introduction surveys the various topics and supplies numerous references for further reading. The book's main focus is on classification, the most common area of intersection. The classification process uses information about a new example to assign the example to one of a known number of classes. Such methods typically involve a rule learned from an initial set of data, which is where ML comes into play. Other topics covered include prediction, control, and an introduction to methods of knowledge discovery in databases--a skill that has become especially relevant with the explosion in large-scale databases. Timely, practical, and innovative, this book offers a number of new algorithms and draws on real-world examples including financial and medical applications. It also includes two chapters on loans/credit applications that help identify bad risks and good customers--useful for those working with credit scoring and bad debt analysis. Machine Learning and Statistics is an invaluable resource for researchers involved with artificial intelligence and ML in academia, government, or industry, as well as those working with pattern recognition in statistical departments; for students at the graduate level who seek to expand their horizons; and for anyone who would like to learn more about these cutting-edge methodologies. The first book to explore the theory, methods, and applications of the relationship between machine learning and statistics. Here is the first book to address the growing demand for applications that integrate machine learning and statistics. The only text to focus on the interface between the two disciplines, this volume explores a mutually beneficial relationship that is fast becoming recognized by scientists, engineers, and researchers in data analysis and intelligent systems worldwide. The book shows that machine learning shares several areas of common research with statistics, most notably classification, prediction, and control. It demonstrates that statistical and probability methodologies can be applied in developing different machine learning algorithms and that these algorithms can
HP 560 JA - Gar.ITALIA
RJ- GHz, 128 MB flash, 256 MB SDRAM, PoE+ HP 560. Velocità trasferimento Ethernet LAN: Mbit/s, Banda di frequenza: 2.4/5 GHz, Memoria flash: 128 MB. Consumo energetico (max): 14W. Larghezza: cm, Profondità: cm, Altezza: 6,65 cm I punti di accesso dual radio della serie HP ac garantiscono prestazioni 1.3 GbE, elaborazione più rapida e raggio d'azione più ampio per i client . Ideale per ambienti ad alta densità di client e applicazioni ad uso intensivo di larghezza di banda, i punti di accesso possono essere alimentati mediante PoE e offrono piena compatibilità con i client legacy e i controller wireless HP esistenti. L'analisi dello spettro incorporata e le soluzioni IDS/IPS Wireless integrate garantiscono il rilevamento, la classificazione e l'isolamento di interferenze non , nonché la protezione integrale dalle minacce. I punti di accesso possono essere installati in modalità gestita o autonoma. Caratteristiche Prestazioni ottimizzate per Rich Media e BYOD La serie di punti di accesso dual radio ac HP 560 offre una tecnologia Wi-Fi all'avanguardia, con 1,3 Gb/s nella banda di frequenza a 5 GHz e 450 Mb/s nella banda di frequenza a 2,4 GHz, per applicazioni ad uso intensivo di larghezza di banda e BYOD. Supporta l'inoltro di traffico sia centralizzato che distribuito, per prestazioni delle applicazioni impareggiabili e scalabilità WLAN ottimale. Qualità del servizio (QoS) elevata per comunicazioni in voce e video con il supporto della limitazione del flusso, la priorità al traffico IEEE p e Spectralink® Voice Priority (SVP). Espande la disponibilità della rete grazie a un mesh locale ad ottimizzazione e riparazione automatica. Affidabilità e copertura migliorate I punti di accesso dual radio della serie HP ac ottimizzano la copertura e l'affidabilità WLAN con la regolazione automatica dell'alimentazione Wi-Fi Clear Connect, l'identificazione in tempo reale delle interferenze e il cambio di canale intelligente. Migliora l'esperienza degli utenti con la durata bilanciata delle trasmissioni, fornendo tempi di trasmissione RF equivalenti per i client wireless in ambienti client misti. Estende la copertura RF con beamforming di trasmissione e migliora le prestazioni client, riorientando automaticamente i client con supporto 5 GHz allo spettro 5 GHz meno congestionato. Protezione completa I punti di accesso dual radio della serie HP ac offrono una protezione integrale dalle minacce, con rilevamento granulare grazie a IDS/IPS integrati e funzionalità di tracciatura delle posizioni. Semplifica l'autenticazione client con il supporto di autenticazione interna ed esterna, server di autorizzazione e accounting, mappatura e autenticazione VLAN a livello di singolo utente. Blocca gli accessi wireless non autorizzati, autenticando gli utenti prima di consentire l'accesso alla rete. Garantisce l'integrità dei dati del traffico wireless grazie ad AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) o a TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). Protezione dell'investimento La serie di punti di accesso dual radio ac HP 560 offre Limited Lifetime Warranty 2.0 e supporto telefonico per 3 anni, con assistenza 24x7. Interoperabilità con tutti i dispositivi client IEEE a/b/g/n/ac in base alle certificazioni Wi-Fi Alliance. Elimina l'esigenza di aggiornamento a PoE+, grazie alla trasmissione radio a 5 Ghz ac con PoE af e all'adattamento del segnale radio a 2,4 GHz con PoE af disponibile.
HP 425 Wireless Dual Radio n JG654A - Gar.ITALIA
HP 425 Wireless Dual Radio n (WW) Access Point HP 425 Wireless Dual Radio n. Velocità trasferimento Ethernet LAN: Mbit/s, Standard di rete: IEEE b, IEEE g, IEEE n, IEEE , IEEE ab, IEEE an, IEEE u. Livello di guadagno dell'antenna (max): 5 dBi. Consumi: 12,9W. Colore del prodotto: Bianco. Larghezza: cm, Profondità: cm, Altezza: 5,08 cm Overview Lavorando in sintonia con i controller HP, HP n Dual Radio Access Point Series fornisce soluzioni di rete a elevate prestazioni. L'architettura avanzata del controller è scalabile fino a n senza necessità di sostituzione del controller. Il controller fornisce gestione avanzata delle risorse radio (RRM), tra cui bilanciamento del carico di client e attenuazione delle interferenze. I controller wireless HP supportano una capacità di roaming rapida, una caratteristica importante, in particolare per le comunicazioni VoIP. Il punto di accesso HP 425 funziona in modalità gestita con un controller LAN wireless HP. I punti di accesso offrono l'analisi dello spettro RF con rilevamento e la classificazione di interferenze non IEEE e hanno la possibilità di evitare automaticamente le interferenze. La protezione wireless è completa con IDS wireless integrato e supporto per server di autenticazione, autorizzazione e accounting (AAA) interni ed esterni; firewall stateful integrato; mappaggio VLAN per utente; e autenticazione. Oltre a lavorare con i controller MSM HP, i punti di accesso funzionano con il nuovo modulo HP G Unified Wired-WLAN, lo switch HP 800 Series Unified Wired-WLAN e i controller wireless HP WX. Features Gestione • Wi-Fi Clear Connect: offre un approccio a livello di sistema per migliorare l'affidabilità WLAN tramite l'individuazione e la regolazione proattive delle condizioni variabili di RF; consente di ottimizzare le prestazioni WLAN rilevando le interferenze provenienti da Wi-Fi e da fonti diverse utilizzando le funzionalità di analisi dello spettro integrate nei punti di accesso, tramite l'identificazione delle attività non autorizzate e decisioni a livello di sistema Qualità di servizio (QoS) • Limitazione del traffico: massimo supporto con applicazione in ingresso e minimi garantiti per coda per client wireless Connettività • Supporto IEEE af Power over Ethernet (PoE): semplifica l'implementazione e riduce in modo significativo i costi di installazione eliminando il tempo e i costi legati alla fornitura di corrente localmente a ciascuna ubicazione degli access point Mobilità • Bandsteering: reindirizza automaticamente i client con supporto 5 GHz verso uno spettro 5 GHz meno congestionato Sicurezza • Supporto IDS integrato: Classificazione automatica AP e client: riduce lo sforzo manuale (l'amministratore può ignorare la classificazione AP). Funzionalità complete di rilevamento: rileva un'ampia gamma di attacchi. Reporting eventi flessibile: abilita la configurazione degli eventi riportati nelle notifiche. Funzionalità di tracciamento della posizione: consente di identificare la posizione di un dispositivo non autorizzato. Modelli di distribuzione flessibili: supportano la suddivisione temporale o la designazione di una radio per la rilevazione a tempo pieno. - vedere la scheda dati del controller. Informazioni aggiuntive • Supporto RFC: fare riferimento al documento relativo alle specifiche tecniche mobilità per consultare l'elenco di RFC e altri standard del settore supportati dalla soluzione MSM http://h.www1.hp.com/docs/mobility/4AAENW.pdf Garanzia e assistenza • Garanzia a vita 2.0: finché l'utente dispone del prodotto, sostituzione anticipata dell'hardware entro il giorno lavorativo successivo (disponibile nella maggior parte dei paesi)†
Another Day in Which to Excel
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barber, Paul A., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, 404pgs-The Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and a Kansas tornado had left the Barber family reeling. Then came WW II and three sons were called to service. Air Corps planes began flying low level missions over the farm, capturing the imagination of yet a younger son, Paul. In this story of motivation, dedication and excellence, Paul Barber follows his dream, becomes an Air Force pilot, commands a flying unit, and with a simple statement, "Another Day in Which to Excel," challenges himself, his crews, and his family to be their very best. You will see the Cuban Missile Crisis from his vantage point; tag along on high altitude air-refueling missions; learn how the U.S. won the peace during the Cold War with the Soviets; feel the stress on him and his flight crews in the Vietnam War; and view near tragedies during critical phases of flight. You will understand his frustration in writing President Nixon's Plan of Withdrawal from Vietnam, as North Vietnam, seeing the discord in America, refuses to negotiate. In the Pentagon's National Military Command Center, you will observe crisis management at the highest level, as his team stands prepared to launch U.S. Nuclear Forces against the Soviet Union, if they attack America. You will witness his preparation of college ROTC students for military service, and finally, his preparation of older Americans for a financially secure retirement. Throughout this inspirational story, the strength of family and power of faith are highlighted. Reviews: "This is a fascinating story with great insights, a story written in ways that will interest people who appreciate our great American heritage, from the wheat fields of Kansas to the world-shaking events in the Pentagon and the White House. Historians, family leaders, church people, military personnel, farmers, financial specialists and others will find this book interesting reading. In it they will find wisdom and motivation for successful living. This book is confirmation of the power generated when an individual uses the combination of faith, family, education, and hard work to reach personal goals and live a productive and satisfying life." Patsy Johnson Hallman, Ph.D., Retiring Dean, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Nacogdoches, TX and author of "I HAD A TEACHER," "LETTERS FROM MISS EDNA," and several biographies of great leaders. "Another Day in Which to Excel is an exciting, interesting, and informative story that will be enjoyed by family, friends, people of faith, and those seeking inspiration and motivation in their lives. Writing by the same principle that has governed his life, Paul Barber's remarkable life story is a testimony of his desire to live in a way that pleases God." (1st Thess 4:1) Allen Reed, Dr. of Ministry, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, TX.
Radical Marketing: From Harvard to Harley, Ten Who Broke the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rifkin, Glenn / Hill, Sam, PUBLISHER: HarperBusiness, How did the Grateful Dead use its fanatical following to build a $100 million band that still thrives today, despite the fact that the band split up in ? How did upstart Boston Beer Company--makers of Sam Adams--revolutionize the beer industry and prevail over lumbering incumbent Anheuser-Busch without an advertising budget? And how did lams create the premium pet food market and grow from $16 million to $600 million in sales in just fifteen years, while charging twice the price of competitor Ralston-Purina? Through radical marketing. In the tradition of such bestsellers as "Thriving on Chaos" and "Built to Last, Radical Marketing" is a fresh, provocative approach to marketing and strategy that has proven hugely successful for organizations ranging from Harley-Davidson to Harvard Business School. In this book, Sam Hill, cofounder of Helios Consulting and an oft-quotes expert on marketing, and Glenn Rifkin, a veteran business writer for the "New York Times," identify the unconventional strategies that have enabled ten innovative companies to usurp valuable market share from traditional industry leaders. Just what do these organizations have in common? Each is in tune emotionally with their customer base--allowing them to glean superior marketing insight without spending millions of dollars on advertising or employing huge marketing departments. Each is focused more on the big picture--growth and expansion--than on short term profits. And, despite their current success, each started out with little more than a passion for their products, forcing them to do things more cheaply and creatively. How do these commonalties equal success? In "Radical Marketing," you willlearn how: by forging long-term strategic alliances and seeding the globe with enthusiastic missionaries, the NBA has become the most powerful global sports brand in the world, elevating ticket sales and TV rights to $2 billion; Harley-Davidson helped spur its regeneration by starting a club of owners--and, in so doing, re-established itself as an enduring brand, a darling of Wall Street, and nothing less than an American icon of freedom and individuality; little-known EMC became the dominant player in the computer storage market, eclipsing industry leader IBM--by aggressively courting IBM' s customer base and creating a community of users around EMC' s products; Snap-on Tools owns 60 percent market share and became a nearly $2 billion company, selling tools door-to-door to its core customer base of over one million auto mechanics; Providian Financial, whose CEO lacked any formal marketing training and expertise, cracked new markets and won an army of new customers without using focus groups or any traditional advertising; Harvard Business School created the market for graduate business schools and established itself as the gold standard of its industry not by resting on the laurels of the auspicious Harvar
Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cagan, Joanna / Mause de, Neil / de Mause, Neil, PUBLISHER: Common Courage Press, Are you a sports fan distraught over seeing your home team move to another city? Or a happy sports fan whose city has just lured that team to your home turf with a brand new stadium? Or maybe you don't follow sports, but as a taxpayer are decrying cutbacks in school funding and other services. Whoever you are, state and local officials have thrown you a financial curve ball. While President Reagan made famous the false and chiding comment about "welfare queens" who ride around in Cadillacs, Field of Schemes introduces you to some real welfare kings -- who not only prefer BMWs, thank you, but also know the meaning of fun: -- A millionaire pizza baron wants more corporate luxury seating than his historic old ballpark provides, so he demands a new stadium at taxpayer expense, saying the old one is falling down. A group of grass-roots activists reveal that his engineering reports are faked, and that it would be far cheaper to renovate the old ballpark -- but the city and state go ahead with the project anyway. -- A used-car salesman turned baseba11 team owner promises to pay for a new stadium out of his own pocket, if the state government just agrees to move a highway to clear the land. Several backroom deals later, the state is paying to move the highway and raising a quarter-billion dollars towards the stadium costs, -- and the team owner is getting his stadium scott-free. -- The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft wants to buy a football team, but only if the state will build him a new stadium first. So he pays the state $4 million to hold an emergency referendum -- then spends millions more in advertising to make sure he wins. In exchange, he gets over $400 million in statetax money to build his team's new home. -- When an economically depressed city is faced with losing its football team, it scrambles to allocate $220 million for a new, state-of-the-art stadium. The next day, the city school system announces that it plans to lay off up to 160 teachers and eliminate interscholastic athletics. -- A Sunbelt town builds a new arena at public expense in order to lure expansion basketball and hockey franchises to the region. Just nine years later, the city is forced to build two new arenas, one for each sport, to keep the teams from bolting town. Total cost: almost $400 million, including $50 million for the soon-to-be-abandoned first arena. From Seattle Sea Hawks owner Paul Allen of Microsoft to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, from Tom Monaghan of Domino's Pizza who destroyed Tiger Stadium to the building of Camden Yards, the stories are all here in a uniquely accessible journalistic style that brings you up close and personal to the moguls -- to the activists protecting your wallet. You'll be gripped by the behind-the scenes threats and political machinations in this play-by-play draining of billions of dollars from the public treasury. Between and , U.S. cities spent some $1.5 billion on building or r
Lo schiavo del manoscritto - amitav ghosh - neri pozza
Titolo: LO SCHIAVO DEL MANOSCRITTO Autore: AMITAV GHOSH Editore: NERI POZZA - Biblioteca Neri Pozza Anno: 1a EDIZIONE - Agosto ISBN: Note: CONDIZIONI PERFETTE, COME NUOVO eccetto pochi lievissimi segni d'uso - BROSSURA CON COPERTINA MORBIDA ED ALETTE. Traduzione di Anna NADOTTI - Pagine 416 - Formato 12 x 18 x 3 - Prezzo copertina ? Nell'estate del d.C. Khalaf ibn Is.h. aq, mercante in Palestina, scrive una lettera all'amico ebreo Abraham Ben Yij, che viveva allora in una città di nome Mangalore, un porto sulla costa sudoccidentale dell'India. Era una stagione movimentata quella, in Palestina. In aprile era arrivata un'armata tedesca al comando dell'anziano re Corrado III di Hohenstaufen, noto agli arabi come Alm n. Al seguito del re c'era il nipote, il giovane e carismatico Federico di Svevia. Subito dopo era giunto a Gerusalemme Luigi VII di Francia con il suo esercito, la moglie, l'affascinante Eleonora d'Aquitania, destinata a essere successivamente regina di Francia e d'Inghilterra, e un corteo di nobili. Il 24 giugno del d.C. la più massiccia armata di crociati di tutti i tempi si era accampata nei frutteti intorno a Damasco. Scrivendo a Ben Yij, tuttavia, Khalaf non si dilunga affatto su questi avvenimenti. Parla di alcune merci inviategli da Ben Yij, un carico di noci d'areca, due serrature prodotte in India, due coppe d'ottone, e annuncia all'amico che insieme con la lettera gli manderà alcuni doni: due vasi di zucchero, un vaso di mandorle e due di uvetta. Alla fine della missiva, Khalaf ibn Is.h. aq nomina quasi di sfuggita uno schiavo indiano di Ben Yij al quale raccomanda di porgere «moltissimi ringraziamenti». La lettera è catalogata come manoscritto H.6 alla Biblioteca Nazionale e Universitaria di Gerusalemme. Attraversando i sottili confini che separano il presente dal passato, con in mano soltanto il frammento di questa lettera, Amitav Ghosh si mette alla ricerca dello schiavo indiano che vi è nominato, una figura che gli appare come una chiave per intendere e raccontare una Storia fatta di tante storie, diaspore e guerre, tradizioni e incontri, rotture e sparizioni. Centro della vicenda sono due villaggi egiziani, luoghi di uno straordinario apprendistato linguistico e umano, e punti di partenza per una lunga indagine: per piú di dieci anni Ghosh insegue lo sconosciuto, costruendo un meraviglioso romanzo in cui tutto è rigorosamente vero. Ombra consapevole dell'antico schiavo, il moderno ricercatore percorre un duplice itinerario: quello nell'universo medievale, lungo le rotte mercantili che dal Maghreb attraverso l'Egitto portano in India; e quello nell'universo contemporaneo, lungo le rotte aeree che da oriente portano a occidente – e da una religione all'altra, da una lingua all'altra. «Amitav Ghosh è un grande narratore, un maestro della lingua». Die Zeit «Ghosh è uno scrittore seducente… un maestro, una fonte di infinito piacere per il lettore». The Age «Ghosh è uno degli scrittori della sua generazione dalla prosa più raffinata». Financial Times «Lo schiavo del manoscritto è un viaggio ricco e avvincente». The Times Amitav Ghosh è nato a Calcutta nel , ha studiato a Oxford e vive tra la sua città natale e New York. Considerato «uno dei più grandi scrittori indiani» (la Repubblica), è autore di Lo schiavo del manoscritto (Neri Pozza ), Mare di papaveri (Neri Pozza ), Il cromosoma Calcutta (Neri Pozza ), Il palazzo degli specchi (Neri Pozza ), Circostanze incendiarie (Neri Pozza ), Il paese delle maree (Neri Pozza ).
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The role: The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to be innovative in the scoping, definition, management and implementation of our projects. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a leading online business and take an active role in its expansion. The successful candidate must have a demonstrable track record of project management and show leadership, management, and business analysis skills. You will be a self-starter, lateral thinker and someone who rises to challenges whilst working in a high paced and dynamic business. This experience, coupled with your attention to detail will enable you to: Define project management methodologies to ensure quality and consistency of project delivery Co-ordinate the project team with the authority and responsibility for running projects on a day-to-day basis Develop and maintain project plans Identify, manage and plan for project risks including contingency Assist in the definition of appropriate technologies required to deliver the service Work closely with product and other teams to ensure quality, effective and timely delivery Define, schedule and execute formal meetings Provide regular reporting and communication to stakeholders Champion and drive standards to improve successful first-time product acceptance Manage project budget and support the financial targets of the business by managing operational costs Excellent and demonstrable project management skills (within a high technology environment) A strong history of delivering small and regular projects to a large-scale internet business Experience of working within both Agile & Waterfall project management methodology Online experience essential ideally gained within the online gaming industry or understanding of the gaming landscape Ability to work effectively as part of both small teams and larger formal groups Experience of managing projects within a high change, highly matrixed business where active prioritization is required at all times Strong IT skills with the ability to quickly learn Detail focused but able to see the “big picture” and maintain progress The Person: Strong work ethic: Understand ethical behaviour and business practices, behave consistently with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization Communication skills: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques within the team, internal and external stakeholders. Give and receive constructive feedback Excellent organizational skills: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, track details/activities. Delivery focused, result-oriented, self-disciplined, flexible, excellent time management Efficient, collaborative, diligent, motivated Team player: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problem, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities Lottoland Benefits: Competitive salary Annual bonus based on quality and performance 25 days holiday and 12 days Gibraltar bank holidays International premium healthcare Subsidised gym membership within a variety of locations in Gibraltar Continuous learning/development opportunities and progressive career paths. Tailored relocation packages to meet your needs to support your transition Cultural Fit: Lottoland is a dynamic, creative and technologically advanced organisation. Passion for innovation is a strength that is valued in Lottoland employees. Managers need to inspire and develop their teams to get the most out of them. Putting customers first is key to Lottoland’s success as is collaboration across the business. Employees are empowered to do their best but held accountable for their actions. Grit and determination is a prerequisite for all Lottolanders. Honesty, integrity and trust are a given. Lottoland could be just the place for you. We like it here and we’re sure you will too! Our corporate website has lots more information - check it out! www.lottolandcorporate.com