Every aspect of golf course management is covered. Learn how to improve your planning abilities, build leadership and communication skills, maximize employee performance, select and train new employees, and conduct employee performance evaluations. Using the principle and principles in this book will help you effectively manage any golf facility.
Amazon Sales Rank: #490426 in Books Published on: 1996-04-01 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Hardcover 192 pages
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Human Resource Management for Golf Course Superintendents
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Foreign Exchange Option
Most of the foreign exchange option volume is traded OTC and is slightly regulated, but a fraction is traded on exchanges like the International Securities Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for options on futures contracts. The world market for exchange-traded currency options was notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $158,300 billion in.
A contract that grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell currency at a specified exchange rate during a specified period. For this right, a premium is given to the broker, which will vary depending on the number of contracts purchased. Currency options are one of the best means for corporations or individuals to hedge against unfavorable movements in exchange rates.
Investors can hedge against foreign currency risk by buying a currency option put or call. For instance, assume that an investor believes that the USD/EUR rate is going to boom from 0.80 to 0.90. In this case, the investor would want to purchase a call option on USD/EUR so that he or she could stand to gain from an increase in the exchange rate.
Contract giving the right, not the obligation, to purchase or sell a specific quantity of one foreign currency in exchange for another at a constant price; called the Exercise Price or Strike Price. The purchaser of a currency option pays a premium to the seller. American-style options are exercisable on any date up to the contract ending date; in contrast, European style options only can be exercised at specific future dates.
Foreign currency options for U.S. Dollar, deutschmark, Canadian dollar, British pound, Swiss franc, and Japanese yen are traded over the counter by banks in major financial centers all over the world. Exchange-traded currency options are traded in the United States on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. OTC trading in several markets coincides with the quarterly expiration cycles-March, June, September, and December-of exchange traded currency options.
Generally in thinking about options, one assumes that one is buying an asset: for example, one can have a call option on oil, which allows him to purchase oil at a given price. One can consider this situation more symmetrically in FX, where one exchanges: a put on GBPUSD permits one to exchange GBP for USD: it is at once a put on GBP and a call on USD.
As a vivid example: people usually consider that in a fast food restaurant, one purchase hamburgers and pays in dollars, but one can instead say that the restaurant buys dollars and pays in hamburgers.
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Daily Forex Signal: BEHOLD THE RESULT FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH 2011
BEHOLD THE RESULT FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH 2011
EUR/USD
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STOP LOSS @....1.4355
BUYING @...............1.4364
: @ stage I, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4384………scalping trading=positive
@ stage II, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4388………normal trading---= positive
@ stage III, TAKE PROFIT:1.4403………advance Trading-=positive
@ stage IV, TAKE PROFIT1.4427……….aggressive trading=positive
Thanks for your understanding and patronage.
Thanks for your continuous patronage.
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Best Business Practices for Photographers, Second Edition
A follow-up to the successful and acclaimed "Best Business Practices for Photographers", this updated and expanded edition serves as an even more comprehensive guide to achieving financial success and personal satisfaction in your business as a photographer. Included in this new edition are sections on licensing your work, making the career change from a staff photographer to a freelancer, surviving an IRS audit, and more. This book includes best practices in interacting with clients, negotiating contracts and licenses, and business operations. "Best Business Practices for Photographers, Second Edition" is the key to a successful career in photography.
Amazon Sales Rank: #6932 in Books Published on: 2009-09-28 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.40" h x 7.30" w x 9.10" l, 2.40 pounds Binding: Paperback 560 pages ISBN13: 9781435454293 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Most helpful customer reviews 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful. A must for photographers by Bob Carey, John Harrington has added so much information in its second edition, which are relevant to the business environment for photography today. The new edition will be particularly useful for photo-journalists working for the future in a changing profession must be prepared. This should be on the bookshelf of every student and photographer. As a university professor, I need this book to all my top level photo classes. It should be mandatory reading for any student who wants to be a photographer. Harrington has a valuable insight into how to successfully put into the business of photography. I own the first edition, and could not wait for this new edition. When I got the second edition, I was happy to see how much has been added Harrington. Even if you have the first issue, consider this option if you live your photographer or even thinking about it. 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful An extremely valuable book, Kent Kobersteen I just finished reading "Best Business Practices ..." and I must say from my point of view more than 40 years in the industry - as a shooter, picture editor and director of photography - the book is fantastic. I have recommended it to several colleagues, and suggested to a friend who teaches at the Brooks Institute and be required reading for each of its students. I would definitely recommend the book to the students I teach workshops. Harrington deserves thanks for putting this on paper with carefully balanced and varied. It is a good service for photographers and everyone in the industry - all the more necessary in today's photography market is extremely volatile. - Kent Kobersteen, former director of photography, National Geographic Magazine 37 of 40 people found this review helpful. Second Edition Adds Much - Even an IRS audit Walk-Through D. Hobby pricing, contracts, copyright issues - including IRS audits: If you are going to go through the minefield that is the business of being a professional photographer, you'll want a good map and "best business practices ..." exactly. David Hobby [...] See all 27 customer reviews ....
Shaw Capital Management Headlines: After crisis, money leaders regroup
By Neil Irwin, Tuesday, April 12, 8:21 PM
April 12 (Bloomberg) – Carlo Cottarelli, director of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal department, discusses the outlook for the U.S. federal budget deficit. The U.S. is set to have the largest budget deficit of major developed economies this year and should narrow it now rather than face tough adjustments in the next two years, the IMF said. Cottarelli talks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television’s “Surveillance Midday.” (Source: Bloomberg)
After financial crisis, money leaders regroup
U.S. trade deficit narrows in Feb.
IMF official concerned about U.S. deficit
IMF official: U.S. needs fiscal adjustment
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. — Sixty-seven years ago at the Mount Washington Resort here, the world’s financial leaders gathered to try to come up with a new order for the world economy to replace the one shattered by the Great Depression and World War II.
They succeeded. The agreement they reached set the stage for three decades of relative peace and prosperity.
With the most recent financial crisis nearing its third birthday, this time there is less sense of promise about the economic future. In the coming days, world financial leaders will meet in Washington for meetings of the Group of 20 major economic powers, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank (the latter two being creations of the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, as it happens).
There are unlikely to be any major breakthroughs this week in solving some of the nagging problems that put the world on course to the 2008 crisis, those involved with the talks said. The big imbalances that result from some countries saving too much and others saving too little will surely persist, the financial industry will continue to evade regulation by shifting operations to the countries with the most lax rules, and no solutions are at hand to contain the proclivity of financial markets to make abrupt and chaotic turns that can cause massive economic damage.
“The Bretton Woods conference was built on a foundation of optimism about the possibility of not just economic order, but political and, indeed, moral order,” said Harold James, a Princeton historian who spoke last weekend at a conference sponsored by the Institute for New Economic Thinking, where 300 economists and others gathered at Bretton Woods to debate the path forward. “There was also an urgency because it was in the last stages of a great war.
“Today,” said James, “we have neither the optimism, nor the urgency.”
But in the most recent crisis, emerging nations such as China barely experienced an economic dip at all, U.S. unemployment topped out at 10 percent instead of 25 percent in the Great Depression, and there has been no global conflict remotely comparable to World War II.
Accordingly, nations are less willing to make concessions for the sake of a more stable world economy. For China, that means being slow to move away from keeping the value of its currency artificially low to boost exports; for Germany, that means a reluctance to fully support a bailout for flailing peripheral European nations; for the United States, that means making little political progress toward reducing longer-term budget deficits.
“You ask the people in this room for five or six concrete solutions to the problems that led to the crisis, and they can come up with ideas that most people can agree on,” Andres Velasco, a former Chilean finance minister who now teaches at Harvard, said at the conference Sunday. “The problem is political.”
On reforming the financial system, major global banks have quickly returned to profitability since the crisis, but it is less clear whether rules are in place that will keep them from endangering the world economy in the future.
“I take an emotional read and say that there are a lot of smart people who think we’re closer to the starting gate than the finish line on financial reform,” said Robert Johnson, executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking. The group, founded in 2009 with heavy funding from billionaire financier George Soros, aims to encourage economists to undertake more useful research. (Soros supports many liberal causes, drawing attacks on the group — and on the conference — from some conservatives.)
There were no current senior U.S. officials in Bretton Woods last weekend, though former top economic aide Lawrence H. Summers and outside adviser Paul Volcker both appeared. At the meetings over the coming days, though, U.S. officials are seeking to push for gradual progress on remaking the world economy, pointing to small areas of progress and acknowledging that it is a multi-year process.
A senior U.S. Treasury official who briefed reporters Tuesday on U.S. plans for the coming meetings noted that just three years ago China resisted even including the word “imbalances” in official joint statements of world leaders. Now the word can be used, even if figuring out how to deal with them is a massive point of contention.
“I expect this process to be contentious, and it will continue to be contentious going forward,” said the official. “It’s contentious because it’s plowing new ground.”
irwinn@washpost.com
Shaw Capital Management Headlines : Robocall scam targets credit card information
Sacramento Business Journal – by Mark Anderson, staff writer
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 1:31pm PDT – Last Modified: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 3:21pm PDT
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SAFE Credit Union is warnings its customers about a robocall scam fishing for its customers’ financial information.
On Wednesday, the credit union reports, calls were made in the Sacramento area with a prerecorded message that told customers their card had been deactivated, and they would have to enter their card number, expiration date and security code onto the phone’s keypad to reactivate the card.
The calls are not only targeting SAFE customers.
SAFE has asked its security partners to validate and disable the originating phone lines associated with these calls.
SAFE is reminding anyone not to respond to such requests, rather to call their financial institution directly. Furthermore, Internet-based technology allows scam artists to appear on caller ID that they are calling from a legitimate number even if they are not.
Shaw Capital Management Headlines: Stolen Avengers Script Reveals Famous Boiler Room Scene
Pages from a stolen Avengers script have found their way online, along with conflicting reports about the resulting pauses in filming.
By Aubrey Sitterson May 3, 2011
There could already be troubles on the set of the Avengersmovie, as Samuel L. Jackson’s (Nick Fury in the movie) script was recently swiped in either Los Angeles or Burbank, California. The unscrupulous thieves attempted to sell the screenplay to a number of movie sites and bloggers, but no one took them up on their offer. Important to note, however, is that no one contacted us here at UGO. Not saying we would have been interested – becuase we totally wouldn’t have been – it just would have been nice to have been offered the chance is all.
While the aforementioned movie sites and bloggers are far too ethical to actually purchase the script and leak its entire contents, there’s apparently some kind of loophole that makes it completely OK to show some lo-res jpegs of a stack of pages. The most prominently featured one seems to describe a scene in which Bruce Banner transforms into the Hulk while Black Widow tries to calm him down and Captain America and Iron Man run somewhere. Another important note: We’ve been saying that Avengers would show Bruce Banner transforming into the Hulk and people running since jump street.
Rumor has it that the leaked script also shows Hulk smashing things.
What the script leak means (aside from some awkward moments at craft services between Jackson and writer/director Joss Whedon) is still up in the air, however. Originally, Film Fan Review reported that production would be halted while the scene was rewritten, but the site has since gone on to note that both Marvel and Disney have debunked that particular part of the rumor. This makes sense, of course, because not only do the revealed script pages tell us absolutely nothing we didn’t already know/assume, but the only people paying attention to this are nerds like us, as absolutely everyone else in the country is out seeing Fast Five and/or making Osama Bin Laden jokes on Twitter.
If you can’t wait until 2012 to see the pivotal Hulk-transformation-engine-room scene, check out the script page in question below:
Shaw Capital Management Scam Info: Scam Alert News: Phishing, Email & Other Internet Scams – September 21, 2010
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Daily Forex Signal: HERE ARE SIGNALS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH 2011
HERE ARE SIGNALS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH 2011
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We are looking at BUYING EURUSD early this morning
STOP LOSS @....1.4355
BUYING @...............1.4364
: @ stage I, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4384………scalping trading=
@ stage II, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4388………normal trading---=
@ stage III, TAKE PROFIT:1.4403………advance Trading-=
@ stage IV, TAKE PROFIT1.4427……….aggressive trading=
;
In response to correspondence received form majority of our subscribers, we need to explain that the followings are the trades you can take. If you take stage 1, you may not take stage II except you have enough funds in your account.
We need to explain further that those taking “advance trading” may increase their stop loss by 5 pips, if they so desire. For example, if stop loss is fixed for 1.4250 when “buying”, it may be adjusted to 1.4245 and when selling, it will become 1.4255; and, when you wish to take the advance trade on buying, the stop loss will become 1.4245, while “selling” stop loss may be adjusted to 1.4255. The same way the aggressive traders may increase their stop loss as well either way.
We observed that most stop loss predicted for the past two weeks do not allow us to get up to 100 pips in a single trade. In this light you may increase your lot from 0.10 provided there is enough funds in your account from 0.10 .00.50 or between 1.00 to 5.00; again this size increment depends on fund to take a single trade and multiplying it by 5. In other words, go for stage 1 only, which gives you 20 pips and multiply it by 5, by changing size/volume from 1.00 to 5.00 whole figure and place your trade, The resultant will give you 100 pips profits when it hits the targeted spot. This is sure way to hit 100 pips on time and get out of trade immediately. Mind you, if the trade goes the other way, you loose 100 pips cost as well. So be mindful of this paragraph.
Other signals on any other major currencies are available to our subscribers.
Thanks for your understanding and patronage.
Thanks for your continuous patronage.
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The McGraw-Hill 36 Hour Cash Management Course
Improving cash positions and finding ways to make cash work harder - for healthy and troubled businesses alike - is the name of the game in the 1990s. Financial managers, small business managers, accountants and managers in retail-oriented financial institutions can learn to master all aspects of cash management in this intensive 36-hour course. Beginning with an introduction to cash flow, the book covers paper payment systems; electronic payment systems; effective communications systems for interfacing with financial partners (including Electronic Data Interchange); understanding and analyzing bank balances; handling accounts payable and receivable; credit and collections; financial forecasting; and discussion of international issues, such as multiple currency issues and foreign exchange risks and strategies, to better equip readers for dealing with the international marketplace. Special features of this book include: techniques for improving cash positions and advice on how to make cash work harder; step-by-step plans for quick mastery of cash management; a study plan that maps out completion strategy; sets of problems that illustrate applications, and test comprehension; a final examination that test cumulative knowledge of the course material, which can be submitted and redeemed for a Certificate of Achievement in cash management; and suggestions for dealing with cash excess or shortfalls, such as short-term investment and borrowing strategies.
Amazon Sales Rank: #3199274 in Books Published on: 1993-02 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 274 pages
Monday, June 27, 2011
Business Owners-Train Managers, not Leaders:
Changing Course: A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment
Changing Course is a practical introduction to new and necessary methods of running businesses so that the realities of business and the marketplace support the realities of the environment and the needs of human development.Gathering the expertise of more than 50 leaders of multinational corporations and backed by an array of case studies showing existing best practices, Changing Course provides an extensive analysis of how the business community can adapt and contribute to the crucial goal of sustainable development - which combines the objectives of environmental protection and economic growth. All of its recommendations are linked by the belief that only by allowing market forces to operate freely and integrating the "polluter pays" principle into environmental and economic policy can sustainable development be achieved.Changing Course focuses first on the often adversarial relationship between business and government in chapters that discuss full-cost pricing and market signals, energy, capital markets, trade, and managing change. It shows how environmental costs, which are often invisible, can best be factored into production, investment, and trade. And it calls for a rational long-term energy strategy that balances the energy needs for economic development with a policy shift toward the payment of pollution costs and energy efficiency - changes that demand new thinking and increased flexibility by policy makers in both the public and the private sectors.Changing Course then explores business to business relationships, beginning with the sensitive topic of corporate reporting in environmental areas and discussion of how an environmentally conscious firm is managed. Chapters look at optimal products and processes, product stewardship in retail and trading companies, at new practices for such renewable resource industries as forestry and agriculture, and at the need for new long-term partnerships to boost economic development and environmental standards in the developing world.Changing Course concludes with a detailed look at the implications of sustainable development for business in the developing world, where, as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi pointed out, poverty itself is a great polluter.Stephan Schmidheiny is a Swiss industrialist, Chairman of the Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the Principal Advisor for Business and Industry to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (ECO'92).
Amazon Sales Rank: #1084409 in Books Published on: 1992-04-01 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 373 pages
Review "The question is no longer whether business must change to meet the challenges of the global environment, or even when. The issue forward-looking guidelines in print for harnessing the resources of the modern corporation to the task of environmentally sustainable development. This timely book is nothing less than a roadmap to the corporate future." --James Gustave Speth, President, World Resources Institute
Sunday, June 26, 2011
EUR/USD
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We are looking at SELLING EURUSD early this morning
STOP LOSS @....1.4161
SELLING @...............1139
: @ stage I, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4119………scalping trading=
@ stage II, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4081………normal trading---=
@ stage III, TAKE PROFIT:1.4045………advance Trading-=
@ stage IV, TAKE PROFIT1.1.3987……….aggressive trading=
;
In response to correspondence received form majority of our subscribers, we need to explain that the followings are the trades you can take. If you take stage 1, you may not take stage II except you have enough funds in your account.
We need to explain further that those taking “advance trading” may increase their stop loss by 5 pips, if they so desire. For example, if stop loss is fixed for 1.4250 when “buying”, it may be adjusted to 1.4245 and when selling, it will become 1.4255; and, when you wish to take the advance trade on buying, the stop loss will become 1.4245, while “selling” stop loss may be adjusted to 1.4255. The same way the aggressive traders may increase their stop loss as well either way.
We observed that most stop loss predicted for the past two weeks do not allow us to get up to 100 pips in a single trade. In this light you may increase your lot from 0.10 provided there is enough fund in your account between 1.00 to 5.00; again this size increment depends on fund to take a single trade and multiplying it by 5. In other words, go for stage 1 only, which gives you 20 pips and multiply it by 5, by changing size/volume from 1.00 to 5.00 whole figure and place your trade, The resultant will give you 100 pips profits when it hits the targeted spot. This is sure way to hit 100 pips on time and get out of trade immediately. Mind you, if the trade goes the other way, you loose 100 pips cost as well. So be mindful of this paragraph.
Other signals on any other major currencies are available to our subscribers.
Thanks for your understanding and patronage.
Thanks for your continuous patronage.
http://jobsanywhere.blogspot.com
On Course for Business: Women and Golf
Praise for On Course for Business "I have been playing golf for a long time. It is one of life’s greatest accomplishments as well as one of the great secrets to success. Women, for years, have been left out on purpose and a revolution needs to happen for them to play in the golf game of life. On Course for Business: Women and Golf by Suzanne Woo is part of that revolution." –Stedman Graham, Author, Educator, and Businessman "In her new book, Suzanne Woo offers solid, accessible information not only for women executives who want to use golf as a tool to grow their businesses but also for new golfers looking for a trustworthy primer. No matter their skill level, women golfers will find this book a helpful resource that gives them a clear grasp of the basics, while at the same time promoting their enjoyment of the game." –Leslie Day Craige, Editor in Chief, Golf for Women magazine "Suzanne’s book has captured so well the many ways golf can enhance one’s life and career. It is so compatible with the mission and vision of the EWGA that it is a pleasure to offer it my endorsement." –Sara L. Hume, Executive Director, Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) "This book is an indispensable guide for any woman who plays–or wants to play–golf with clients and colleagues. In a friendly and nonthreatening approach, Woo shares strategies that will motivate you to play for pleasure and possible business opportunities. It is truly advantageous for any professional to learn how to use the game of golf to give you insights on a person’s business style." –William R. Hueffner, Vice President, Global Sales, National Car Rental
Amazon Sales Rank: #736628 in Books Published on: 2002-02 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 230 pages
Review Suzanne Woo is a golf guru who knows her stuff, down to the finest detail:Carry your bag, play for two hours - burn 680 calories. Use an electric cart - 400 calories Shop 'til you drop for two hours - just 300 caloriesWoo enjoys the game and showing women how to make it work for them, hence their new book, On Course For Business (John Wiley & Sons, $18.95).Woo took up golf in law school because she envisioned it as an important tool in the workplace. Fifteen years later, she's a lawyer and founder of San Francisco-based BizGolf Dynamics. She leads workshops and seminars with corporate clients, spelling out the scariest parts of the game.She knows the numbers games: How many women take up golf then quit in frustration. On Course is like a workbook, with chapters, lists and goals clearly defined. The basic rules of golf are in the appendix.She tells her groups that golf is not an us-against-them game but a chance for camaraderie. She'll explain the equipment and tackles the terms and etiquette of golf. "The green and tee are where you offend people because you're closer together."Most important, she talks about learning to enjoy the game. "People are not going to remember that you're not a great golfer." Master that, and the rest of the stuff, such as corporate outings and tournaments, become a day in the park. (USA TODAY, June 11, 2002)"Suzanne Woo is a golf guru who knows her stuff, down to the finest detail." (USA TODAY, June 11, 2002) From the Back Cover Praise for On Course for Business "I have been playing golf for a long time. It is one of life’s greatest accomplishments as well as one of the great secrets to success. Women, for years, have been left out on purpose and a revolution needs to happen for them to play in the golf game of life. On Course for Business: Women and Golf by Suzanne Woo is part of that revolution." –Stedman Graham, Author, Educator, and Businessman "In her new book, Suzanne Woo offers solid, accessible information not only for women executives who want to use golf as a tool to grow their businesses but also for new golfers looking for a trustworthy primer. No matter their skill level, women golfers will find this book a helpful resource that gives them a clear grasp of the basics, while at the same time promoting their enjoyment of the game." –Leslie Day Craige, Editor in Chief, Golf for Women magazine "Suzanne’s book has captured so well the many ways golf can enhance one’s life and career. It is so compatible with the mission and vision of the EWGA that it is a pleasure to offer it my endorsement." –Sara L. Hume, Executive Director, Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) "This book is an indispensable guide for any woman who plays–or wants to play–golf with clients and colleagues. In a friendly and nonthreatening approach, Woo shares strategies that will motivate you to play for pleasure and possible business opportunities. It is truly advantageous for any professional to learn how to use the game of golf to give you insights on a person’s business style." –William R. Hueffner, Vice President, Global Sales, National Car Rental About the Author SUZANNE WOO founded BizGolf Dynamics in 1996 to provide people with strategies for using golf to build and deepen professional relationships and to generate revenues. She is an attorney in the San Francisco Bay area specializing in commercial real estate. BizGolf Dynamics' clients include Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and a host of associations.
Best customer feedback on July 7 people found the following review helpful. A must read for women in business for a client last week I finished reading The course of business, just in time. This week I had a golf game with a new client and my administration. As a very young player, I was nervous, but the book showed me that there is change course. Knowing the rules of etiquette - very important in golf - I was sure of the course. More importantly, the book taught me to observe the behavior of my fellow golf and judge how they behave in business. It definitely works. I was surprised at how much they could learn about the new customers of my company, both professionally and personally. I also made stronger connections with my management, I know it will help you any time of the review. The book is well written with a sense of humor and understanding of the problems facing women in business. It's easy to take information and apply it immediately. If you want to put you out, and with confidence to work and play with the big boys, this book read! 6 of 6 people found this review helpful The Business Development Guide for Women by Helen Leah Conroy, Attorney What a fantastic book! The women were left out or behind, a long time in Busines, mainly because they do not realize or understand how important course in American industry. This book contains practical information to understand the etiquette, rules and business experts. And 'The guide to women who want more confidence on the course and want to use golf to find, build and strengthen business relationships is important. Thank you, Ms. Woo for this much needed, well written book. 5 of 5 people found this review helpful. Great business Kickstart! For a customer, as entrepreneurs and relatively new golfer I found Suzanne book on the way for Business, an excellent primer on the do and don'ts for the use of golf in a business environment now will, I am more encouraged to invite clients and prospects to create a little quality time on the trail as a way to develop relationships. I can look forward to the good summer weather, so I wondered what the book has taught me into practice. See all 13 customer reviews ....
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Harvard Business Review on Marketing
The Harvard Business Review paperback series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Here are the landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious businesspeople in organizations around the globe. Each volume contains a specially selected set of articles from Harvard Business Review and is designed to help you master an important management topic. Articles include: Brand Report Card by Kevin Keller; Bringing a Dying Brand Back to Life by Manny Jackson; How to Fight a Price War by Akshay Rao, Mark E. Bergen, and Scott Davis; Contextual Marketing by David Kenny and John Marshall; The Lure of Global Branding by David Aaker and Erich Joachimsthaler; Are the Strategic Stars Aligned for Your Corporate Brand? by Mary Jo Hatch and Majken Schultz; Torment Your Customers (They'll Love It) by Stephen Brown; and Boost Your Marketing ROI with Experimental Design by Eric Almquist and Gordon Wyner.
Amazon Sales Rank: #382661 in Books Published on: 2002-05-07 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 192 pages
About the Author Since 1984, Harvard Business School Press has been dedicated to publishing the most contemporary management thinking, written by authors and practitioners who are leading the way. Whether readers are seeking big-picture strategic thinking or tactical problem solving, advice in managing global corporations or for developing personal careers, HBS Press helps fuel the fire of innovative thought. HBS Press has earned a reputation as the springboard of thought for both established and emerging business leaders.
Customers most helpful reviews 23 of 23 people found this review helpful. A collection of the best articles in the HBR magazine. From Harinath Thummalapalli Now there are more than 20 books in this series Harvard Business Review. All books are compilations of the best articles from Harvard Business Review. This book is one of the best books of the series for the quality, relevance and usefulness of the articles selected for inclusion.The eight articles selected for this book is "The Brand Report," "Bring a trademark Dying Back to Life ':" How to fight a price war "," context of marketing: the real business of the Internet "," the call of Global Marketing, "" the stars are aligned to your brand strategy company "," Torment your customers (they like) and "increase marketing ROI Experimental Design." My favorite item was the first "Make The Bulletin '. This article in just a few short pages the essence of how to assess the strength of its brand with a very logical approach to the article in the context of Internet marketing is very interesting as it was written in late 2000 and makes predictions about how the Internet will change in late 2003 to 2005. But even the basic predictions have come true everywhere about how the authors predict the Internet will become. Yes, we have access to the Internet through wireless devices, but are not very profitable for companies now. Of course, current economic conditions are affecting the estimates significantly. Overall, this is really an excellent collection of articles related to marketing and the book is quite reasonable, is much more expensive than buying the same set of items directly from the Harvard Business Review online (almost 5 times more expensive). I have several books on marketing over the past year applying to my small business and this book is one of the best I've read is less than 200 pages and makes reading a very fast and powerful. Happy reading and enjoy the book! 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Basic, yes, but invaluable By Robert Morris when I read this book was first published in 1999 and recently re-read, curious to see how he has maintained over the past five years. I think it has done a remarkable way, with my only regret is that "Marketing Myopia," Theodore Levitt is not included in the selections. This is one of a series of dozens of volumes that exist, "Harvard Business Review Paperback Series. "Each offers direct, convenient and cheap for the best ideas on a particular subject in articles originally published by Harvard Business Review. I recommend all volumes of the series. Wwwhbsp.harvard.edu: Individual titles are listed on this site. The authors of various articles are among the world's leading experts on the subject. All volumes have been carefully edited. Shows a summary of each selection. Further comments are also available in most volumes made available as exploring "About the provider" section, which usually contains suggestions from other sources that some readers may want. In this volume we are provided with a variety of perspectives on the market: the basement at "the scorecard of the brand," Jackson brings a brand to die to live, Rao / Bergen / Davis on how to fight a price war, Kenny and Marshall on the "contextual marketing" (ie "The real business of the Internet"), Aaker and Joachimsthaler on "recall" of global branding, Hatch and Schultz's about corporate strategy and branding in the adaptation, Brown on "touch" your customers, and Almquist and Wyner about how to increase marketing ROI with experimental design Very true, some of the material dated, and inevitably so given the time elapsed since the articles were published in the Harvard Business Review.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Factors Affecting the Bottom Line
The fact is some of the important factors involve practices that are "no fun" or seem boring. Here are a few of the critical factors of a successful business:
- Be sure that your business idea is sound, and the money management plan is followed.
- Have a focused marketing plan and follow it! No procrastinating or delays allowed!
- Select a good business attorney and CPA -- they are worth their weight in gold!
- Use HR experts who can help you hire credible and effective employees -- NOT friends, neighbors or family! Hiring bad employees or those not a fit can cost you a lot of money and possibly lead to legal nightmares.
These are just some of the TOP priorities for a successful business. How do you stack up?
Robyn Crigger
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Administrative Office Management, Complete Course
Administrative Office Management continues to provide students with the most up-to-date information reflecting contemporary management thinking, issues, and trends that every office employee needs to know. The text provides a strong management-based background while utilizing a humanistic approach for managing and supervising staff in an office environment.
Amazon Sales Rank: #393267 in Books Published on: 2004-04-14 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 560 pages
Most helpful customer reviews 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. Administrative Office Management, Complete Course on the 13th edition of Mrs Thomas great resource, book in perfect condition. Recommend to anyone interested in moving to an administrative job or just to help manage conflict at work and leadership. Thank you, Ms. Thomas two of the three people found the following review helpful. Well done, a thorough review by Jamie Lytle I ordered this book and I when I was under the impression that it was precisely the book I need for classes in the spring of College! 0 of 0 people found this review helpful. A good buy By ipatti This was not a bad buy considering how much the new text charges. Many highlighting and typing over the first two chapters, but nothing after that. All 5 reviews ...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
SIGNALS FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH 2011
Remembers to days is Friday, trades go slowly. We hardly trade on most Fridays.
EUR/USD
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We are looking at BUYING EURUSD early this morning
STOP LOSS @....1.4250
BUYYING @...............1.4260
: @ stage I, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4280………scalping trading=
@ stage II, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4289………normal trading---=
@ stage III, TAKE PROFIT:1.4306………advance Trading-=
@ stage IV, TAKE PROFIT1.4335……….aggressive trading=
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In response to correspondence received form majority of our subscribers, we need to explain that the followings are the trades you can take. If you take stage 1, you may not take stage II except you have enough funds in your account.
We need to explain further that those trading advance trading may increase their stop loss by 5 pips, if they so desire. For example, if stop loss is fixed for 1.4250 when buying, and when selling, it will become 1.4255 and you wish to take the advance trade, the stop loss will become 1.4245. The same way the aggressive traders may increase their stop loss as well either way.
We observed that most stop loss predicted for the past two weeks do not allow us to get up to 100 pips in a single trade. In this light you may increase you lot from 0.10 to 5.00 provided you have enough fund to take a single trade. In other words, go for stage 1 only, which gives you 20 pips and multiply it by 5, by changing size/volume from 1.00 to 5.00 whole figure and place your trade, The resultant will give you 100 pips profits when it hits the targeted spot.
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*Any income claims are typical of top performers not all users and your results will vary. These results are as reported in testimonials from members using the forexsignals4me™ trading systems. U.S. Government Required Disclaimer – Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to invest in foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts. The purchase, sale or advice regarding a currency can only be performed by a licensed Broker/Dealer. Neither Akinnuoye Oladotun Williams, nor any of his affiliates or associates involved in the in the production and maintenance of these products or this site, is a registered Broker/Dealer or Investment Advisor in any State or Federally-sanctioned jurisdiction. All purchasers of products referenced at this site are encouraged to consult with a licensed representative of their choice regarding any particular trade or trading strategy. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed on this website. The past performance of any trading system or methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results. Clearly understand this: Information contained in this product is not an invitation to trade any specific investments. Trading requires risking money in pursuit of future gain. That is your decision. Do not risk any money you cannot afford to lose. This document does not take into account your own individual financial and personal circumstances. It is intended for educational purposes only and NOT as individual investment advice. Do not act on this without advice from your investment professional, who will verify what is suitable for your particular needs & circumstances. Failure to seek detailed professional personally tailored advice prior to acting could lead to you acting contrary to your own best interests & could lead to losses of capital. CFTC RULE 4.41 – HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.
Daily Forex Signal: 122 Pips were achieved by 6 pm on 23rd June 2011
TERMS OF SERVICE*Any income claims are typical of top performers not all users and your results will vary. These results are as reported in testimonials from members using the forexsignals4me™ trading systems.U.S. Government Required Disclaimer – Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to invest in foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.The purchase, sale or advice regarding a currency can only be performed by a licensed Broker/Dealer. Neither Akinnuoye Oladotun Williams, nor any of his affiliates or associates involved in the in the production and maintenance of these products or this site, is a registered Broker/Dealer or Investment Advisor in any State or Federally-sanctioned jurisdiction. All purchasers of products referenced at this site are encouraged to consult with a licensed representative of their choice regarding any particular trade or trading strategy. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed on this website. The past performance of any trading system or methodology is not necessarily indicative of future results.Clearly understand this: Information contained in this product is not an invitation to trade any specific investments. Trading requires risking money in pursuit of future gain. That is your decision. Do not risk any money you cannot afford to lose. This document does not take into account your own individual financial and personal circumstances. It is intended for educational purposes only and NOT as individual investment advice. Do not act on this without advice from your investment professional, who will verify what is suitable for your particular needs & circumstances. Failure to seek detailed professional personally tailored advice prior to acting could lead to you acting contrary to your own best interests & could lead to losses of capital.CFTC RULE 4.41 – HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.
122 Pips were achieved by 6 pm on 23rd June 2011
122 Pips were achieved by 6 pm on 23rd June 2011.
EUR/USD
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We are looking at SELLING EURUSD early this morning
STOP LOSS @....1.4329
SELLING @...............1.4312
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@ stage I, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4292………scalping trading= positive
@ stage II, TAKE PROFIT: 1.4265………normal trading---= positive
@ stage III, TAKE PROFIT:1.4237………advance Trading-= positive
@ stage IV, TAKE PROFIT1.4190……….aggressive trading= positive
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Finance for Managers (Harvard Business Essentials)
Harvard Business Essentials are comprehensive, solution-oriented paperbacks for business readers of all levels of experience. Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financial statements, to understanding net present value, to calculating return on investment, Finance for Managers provides the fundamentals of financial literacy. Easy to use and nontechnical, this helpful guide gives managers the smart advice they need to increase their impact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
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Customers most helpful reviews 33 of 35 people found this review helpful. In essence, yes, and for many valuable by Robert Morris is one of the volumes of the new series from Harvard Business School Essentials. Each offers authoritative answers to important questions concerning its specific subject. The content of this book is drawn from a variety of sources, including William J. Brown, Michael J. Roberts, and Robert S. Kaplan and the publication of Harvard Business School and Harvard ManageMentor ®, an online service. Each volume is indeed "a great resource for readers of all levels of experience," but I think that those who have recently started a business career will benefit the most benefits. This book explains the basic concepts of finance managers who are not financial managers. When Richard Luecke notes in the introduction to "know how to assets, expected future cash flows, financial hold-down a budget which operations are profit generators and which are not, and judging the real economic benefits of different investment options to help you business and remain a profit, "Samuel L. Hayes served as subject advisor Luecke, author of this and other books in the Harvard Business School Essentials Series and author or developer of more than 30 other books and several dozen articles. There are ten chapters followed by an appendix: activity-based budgeting. (More on the material in a moment.) Each chapter will be included in a list of "Key Topics" in their place. For example, in Chapter 5 which focuses on start-up funding, financing, operations, finance growth, the creation of a proper matching of assets with financing and typical financing. Of course, all of this material may be basic (if not obvious) to experienced financial manager, but keep in mind that the material was carefully selected for managers who are not financial managers One of the most popular discussions selected information in Appendix A briefly made available, but attention is paid to the "cost drivers of development" and closer to Activity-Based Budgeting (ABB) and how it differs from dedicated Activity-Based Costing (ABC). Less experienced non-financial managers are often invited to one report, more often than not, includes a budget, or at least prepare a cost analysis. A basic understanding of ABB and ABC guidance and support to achieve these goals. ABC begins with taking into account the cost of funds, these costs attributable to activities and then distributes these costs to products / services, ABB will start with the planned product or service, estimated sales, and mix and comes with the activities needed to produce mix of managers and financial value and non-financial managers who oversee other non-financial managers should seriously consider copies of this book for those who currently do not understand "how assets finance, forecasting future cash flows, maintaining a budget, determine what activities are profit generators and which not, and judge the merit of the real economic opportunities for various investments "that will help [your organization] stay in business and profits. "Of course, the younger managers need not wait for this offer. Published as volume and the attractive price paperbound, Finance for Managers would be a modest investment in their own careers. 21 of 22 people found this helpful Nice coverage is generally not so nice to Monojit Mazumdar I bought this book to rehash some of the necessary financial and critical concepts learned in school. The goal was a. Make informed decisions with knowledge of some terms of funds (such as top-line growth) B. Become more familiar with the standard does not often use financial tools (such as cash flow). The book does well enough to meet these criteria and the optimal degree of satisfaction. Organization, Nice.