A financial history of the United States : from Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) / Jerry W. Markham. by Markham, Jerry W.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""Sarbanes-Oxley""; ""The Enron Reforms""; ""Other Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms""; ""Small Companies""; ""Loss of Competitive Advantage""; ""Competition from Abroad""; ""Blue Ribbon Reviews""; ""Government Concerns""; ""The Executive Compensation Controversy""; ""Background""; ""Fiduciary Duties""; ""Ovitz's Compensation""; ""Confiscation Through Taxes""; ""The Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts""; ""Compensation Arrangements""; ""Golden Parachutes""…”
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Weekly address : protecting the middle class & the economy / by the White House.

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Commodity trader's almanac 2013 : for active traders of futures, forex, stocks and ETFs / Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person. by Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…Patrick's DayMarch British Pound Invasion; April Almanac; April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold; Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down; Beef Prices Head South before Summer; May Almanac; Copper Tops in May; Silver Slips in May; Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer; June Almanac; Short Soybeans for Summer; Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot; Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce; Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop; July Almanac; Last-Half of July Short S&P 500; Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas; Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher; August Almanac; August Gives Coffee a Lift…”
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Behaviors in Bookkeeping Salon, Data. by Salon, Data

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Proceeding of the International Science and Technology Conference "FarEastСon 2019" October 2019, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, Far Eastern Federal University / edited by Denis...

Table of Contents: “…Baikov" -- On Materials of the Sociological Research of Youth Social Activity in the City of Tyumen -- Comparative Assessment of Planned and Actual Production Indicators Based on the Measure of Information Uncertainty -- Trade Relations between the Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: Assessment of Institutional Factors -- Entrepreneurial Activity of the Russian Arctic Regions: Quantitative Assessments and Management -- Modeling and Forecasting GDP Production in Russia, taking into account Changes in the Number of Working-Age Population Caused by the Retirement Age Increasing -- Prospects and Challenges of Virtual Labour Market Development in Russia -- Accreditation Examination of Developing Professional Competencies at the University: a Mathematical Model -- Physical Health of Young People as a Factor of Human Capital Development -- Improvement of the Operational Budgeting Model at the Industrial Enterprise -- Problems and Mechanisms of Regional Policy of Russia -- Economy Energy Intensity: Global Trends -- External and Internal Factors of Transformation of Diamond Industry of Russia -- Generation of Innovative Ideas: Intersubjective Approach -- Open Innovation as a Business Performance Accelerator: Challenges and Opportunities for the Firms' Competitive Strategy -- Competitive and Strategic Model of Evaluation of Metallurgical Enterprises -- Formation of Analytical Tools for Investment Activities Audit of Priority Development Areas -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Projects of Global and National Economic Significance Level -- "The Reception of Foreign Languages in the History of Russian Culture" -- Projections of Dynamics and Structure for the Mining of the Far East -- Evaluation of the Effects of Russian-Chinese Transboundary Projects in the Far East -- Coal Sea Ports of the Russian Far East: Problems and Prospects for Development -- Certain Aspects of Legal Optimization in the Field of Surrogate Motherhood -- Foresight System in the Structure of Criminological Forecasting of Corruption in the Business Environment in Multicultural Space of Russia -- Diagnostics of Tax Non-Payment Risk of Public Companies -- Methodical Approach to Conflict Management in the System of Social and Labour Relations in the Organization -- Pragmatic-Technological Integral for Academic Texts Build -- The Impact of Social Media on Recruitment: Opportunities, Benefits and Challenges -- Organization and Management of Resource Provision Innovation Activity -- Renovation of Residential Buildings in Moscow and the Transition to Intellectual Urban Environment -- Semantical Meanings of Colours in Chinese Culture -- The Specifics of the Formation of the Temporal Competence of Students of Economic Profile -- Election Technologies Crisis in Modern Russia (on the example of the Far East) -- Modification of a Role of a Transport Factor in Distribution of Production of Forest Products on Regions -- Methodological Foundations of Using Blue Ocean Strategy in the Course of Construction Megaprojects Implementation -- Comparative Analysis of Preschool Education Systems in Russia, France and Germany -- Production Functions in Economic Growth Modeling and Methods for their Transformation -- The «Beginning» and the «End» of History: to a Problem of the Search of Historical Identity -- The Role of Scientific and Industrial Cooperation in Assessing the Innovative Potential of an Industrial Enterprise and the Approach to Evaluation through Joint Patent and Licensing Activities -- Fuzzy Cognitive Model for Analysis of Influence Relations and Industrial Clusters Identification -- Development of Urban Blocks’ Social Infrastructure on the Basis of Value Approach -- Socio-Psychological Space of Young People with Different Levels of Subjective Well-Being -- Digitalization of the Economy and Remote Employment of Women: an Analysis of the Situation and Development Prospects -- University Relations: University-Industrial Relations as the Main Factor in the Development of Polytechnic Education -- Development of the Basis of the Quality Management System of an Enterprise Financial Activity on the Principle of Lean Production -- Investment and Innovation Analysis of the Completeness and Complexity of the Use of Mineral Raw Materials at Mining Enterprises -- Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Merchandising on the Competitiveness of Public Catering Enterprises -- Development of Managerial Accounting in the Railway Holding -- Evaluation of the Development of Rural Areas of the Region and Their Classification by the Level of Sustainability for the Purposes of Regional Policy -- About the Essence of Categories "Efficiency" and "Efficiency of the Investment Project" -- Formation of Uniform Scientific and Technological Space of the Russian Federation -- Methodological and Theoretical Approaches for Defining Structured Financial Products in a more Integrated and Globalized World -- Improving the Reliability of the Voice Signature When it is Used to Protect Paper Documents in the Information and Communication System of Enterprise Management -- Relationship between Identity Fusion and Extremist Attitudes of Young -- Development of Financial Analysis Based on the Theory of Fuzzy Sets -- Statistical Study of Dynamics of the Agricultural Production of Post-Soviet Countries in the Context of Food Security -- Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic: the Role of Labor Potential -- The Role of the State Program "Economic Development and Innovation-Driven Economy" in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises -- Methodical Approach to the Assessment of Food Security in the Region -- The Risk of Reducing the Material Well-Being of the Family at Child Birth -- University Informational Ecosystem with Target Contours -- Perspectives of Participation of the Murmansk Region in the Price-Responsive Reduction of Electric Energy and Power Consumption -- Ethno-confessional Identity: The Problem of Verification (Based on the Monitoring Data of Ethno-confessional Relations in the Khabarovsk Krai, 2016 – 2018) -- Method for Determining Production and Resource Use Efficiency -- Management System for Publication Activity of Academic and Teaching Personnel at Russian Flagship University -- Northeast Asia Transport Services Market: Russian Participation Opportunities -- The Impact of Digital Technology on the Labor and the Socio–Economic Development in Modern Russia -- Prospects for Development of Inter-Firm Retail Chains -- "Evaluation of Investment Attractiveness of the Project ""Meat-processing Complex""" -- The Need and Focus of Transforming Vocational Education Management at the Regional Level -- Forecasting e-Learning Processes Using GERT Models and Process Mining Tools -- Industrial Policy in the Region: Current State and Areas for Improvement -- Training Teaching Staff as the Key Factor for Primorsky Region Economic Development -- Application of Methods for Obtaining Pareto Set for Increasing Effectiveness of Managing Decisions under Conditions of Multi-Criteriality -- Prediction of Probability of Positive Reaction of Consumers to New Types of Enriched Food -- International Reserves: Evolution of Their Role during Internationalization of Modern World Currencies -- Concepts of Oeuvre and Algorithmization in Modern Engineering Education -- Improvement of the Effectiveness Evaluation System of Projects Implemented on the Public-Private Partnership Principles in the Complex Development of the Territory -- The Impact of Economic Growth on Spatial Development of a Region -- Genesis of Russian Cyber Security Legal Mechanism: an Authentic or a Trend Alike Model? …”
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The glossary of property terms / compiled by Jones Lang Lasalle in association with Estates Gazette ; edited by Geoff Parsons.

Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; Editor's Note; Panels; Acknowledgements; Notes on Compilation and Usage; Terms; Changes in Society; References; Categories; Abbreviations; Glossary of Property Terms and Abbreviations; Appendix -- Terms grouped by subject-matter; Accounts; Agriculture and fisheries; Archaeology; Biometrics; Building and construction; Capital allowances; Capital Gains Tax; Case references; Companies and partnerships; Compulsory purchase; Contamination and pollution.…”
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Mexico Battle for North America / Sveriges television.

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Sea Change : How Markets and Property Rights Could Transform the Fishing Industry. by Aligica, Paul Dragos

Table of Contents: “…; Appendix: UK system for apportioning national fishing quotas; References; 4 Governing the fisheries: insights from Elinor Ostrom's work; Paul Dragos Aligica and Ion Sterpan; Introduction; Public choice and voluntary action; The approach; Governance regimes; Performance criteria; Co-management and the commons; Government interference and failure; A case of fragile institutions: the Nova Scotian inshore fisheries; A case of robust institutions: the Maine lobster industry; Conclusions; References.…”
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Judging Bertha Wilson : Law as Large as Life. by Anderson, Ellen

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History -- FOREWORD: Bertha Wilson -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART ONE: The Preparatory Years: Life before the Bench -- 1 Growing Up: Daughter, Sister, and Student -- Family Life -- Church and School -- University Studies: War and Romance -- 2 The Clergyman's Wife -- Macduff: An Education for Living -- Conscience and Compromise -- On the Boundary: Immigration to Canada -- Ottawa on Her Own -- 3 Diligence at Dalhousie -- Sopping It Up: The Law Student as Sponge -- Classroom and Curriculum -- Social Life and Study Group -- Graduation and Articles -- 4 The Osler Innovations -- Establishing a Research Practice -- From Family Firm to Corporate Culture -- Developing Philanthropy: A Conservative Socialist at Work -- Courtroom Strategy: Texas Gulf Sulphur -- The Conscience of the Firm -- Public Commitments, Private Life -- PART TWO: On the Bench: The Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada -- 5 The Ontario Court of Appeal -- Appointment to the Court of Appeal -- On-the-Job Training: Making a Place -- Criminal Law: A Provocative Dissent -- Commercial Law: Consistency and Contextuality -- All in the Family -- The Human Rights Cases -- The Supreme Sacrifice -- 6 A Canadian Philosophy of Judicial Analysis -- Origins and Sources: The Personal and the Public -- Principled Contextuality -- The Charter: Principled Contextuality, National Feeling -- 7 The Supreme Court of Canada -- Inside the Court -- 8 Diversity at the Margins -- Multiculturalism: Theories of Human Rights -- Adverse Effects and Undue Hardship -- Immigration: Liberty and Security of the Person -- Freedom of Religion -- Wrongful Dismissal -- Equality, Citizenship, and Analogous Grounds -- Mandatory Retirement -- Minority Language Rights -- Aboriginal Law Developments.…”
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Developing a sustainable economy in Cameroon / edited by Aloysius Ajab Amin.

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Handbook of US consumer economics / edited by Andrew Haughwout, Benjamin Mandel.

Table of Contents: “…Live production results -- 9.1 Prediction in practice: the main mistakes17 -- 9.2 Public benefits of microfoundations of macro -- 9.3 Two main contributions: accurate measurement and more detail -- 9.4 Mitigating data colonialism? …”
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Handbook of US consumer economics / editors, Andrew Haughwout, Benjamin Mandel.

Table of Contents: “…Live production results -- 9.1 Prediction in practice: the main mistakes17 -- 9.2 Public benefits of microfoundations of macro -- 9.3 Two main contributions: accurate measurement and more detail -- 9.4 Mitigating data colonialism? …”
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Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth : an Advisor's Guide to Building Customized Solutions. by Kochis, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Note -- Appendix -- PART II: GIFTS -- CHAPTER 7 Gifts to Family -- Transfer Taxes -- Income Tax Leverage -- Special Rules on Employer Stock -- Transfer Structures -- Gifts Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act -- Minorâ#x80;#x99;s Trust -- Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts -- Family Limited Partnerships -- Gaining Psychic Distance -- CHAPTER 8 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Family -- Investment Leverage -- Tax Leverage -- Timing and Valuation -- CHAPTER 9 Gifts to Charity -- Tax Savings -- The Cost of Charitable Gifts -- Special Income Tax Considerations -- Loss Positions -- Short-Term Gains -- Seasoned Incentive Stock Option Stock -- Low-Basis Shares -- IRA Assets -- Tangible Personal Property -- Structures for Charitable Gifts -- Direct Gifts -- Donor-Advised Funds -- Private Foundations and Supporting Organizations -- A Word of Caution -- Appendix: Key Characteristics of Charitable Vehicles -- CHAPTER 10 Charitable Trusts -- The Charitable Remainder Trust -- Tax Requirements and Opportunities -- Tax Deferral -- Coordinating a CRT with the Clientâ#x80;#x99;s Financial Plan -- The Charitable Lead Trust -- CHAPTER 11 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Charity -- The Charitable Gift -- Mismatches of Valuation and Timing -- Why Bother? …”
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Tricks of the Rich Overy, Paul. by Overy, Paul

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Computational Processing of the Portuguese Language 15th International Conference, PROPOR 2022, Fortaleza, Brazil, March 21–23, 2022, Proceedings / edited by Vládia Pinheiro, Pablo...

Table of Contents: “…Resources and Evaluation -- UlyssesNER-Br: a corpus of Brazilian legislative documents for named entity recognition -- A test-suite for the evaluation of Portuguese-English machine translations -- MINT - Mainstream and Independent News Text corpus -- Fakepedia Corpus: a flexible fake news corpus in Portuguese -- A targeted assessment of the syntactic abilities of Transformer models for Galician-Portuguese -- FakeRecogna: A new Brazilian corpus for fake news detection -- Implicit opinion aspect clues in Portuguese texts: analysis and categorization -- CRPC-DB A discourse bank for Portuguese -- Challenges in annotating a treebank of clinical narratives in Brazilian Portuguese -- PetroBERT: a domain adaptation language model for oil and gas applications in Portuguese -- SS-PT: A stance and sentiment data set from Portuguese quoted tweets -- Natural Language Processing Tasks -- ZeroBERTo - leveraging zero-shot text classification by topic modeling -- Banking regulation classification in Portuguese -- Automatic information extraction: a distant reading of the Brazilian Historical-Biographical Dictionary -- Automatic recognition of units of measurement in product descriptions from tax invoices using neural networks -- Entity extraction from Portuguese legal documents using distant supervision -- Sexist hate speech: identifying potential online verbal violence instances -- Book genre classification based on reviews of Portuguese-language Literature -- Combining word embeddings for Portuguese named entity recognition -- BERT for sentiment analysis: pre-trained and fine-tuned alternatives -- Fostering judiciary applications with new fine-tuned models for Legal Named Entity recognition in Portuguese -- Natural Language Processing Applications -- Using topic modeling in classification of Brazilian lawsuits -- PortNOIE: A neural framework for Open Information Extraction for the Portuguese language -- Tracking environmental policy changes in the Brazilian Federal Official Gazette -- A transfer learning analysis of political leaning classification in cross-domain content -- Integrating question answering and text-to-SQL in Portuguese -- Named Entity Extractors for new domains by Transfer Learning with automatically annotated data -- PTT5-Paraphraser: Diversity and meaning fidelity in automatic Portuguese paraphrasing -- Speech Processing and Applications -- A protocol for comparing gesture and prosodic boundaries in multimodal corpora -- Forced phonetic alignment in Brazilian Portuguese using time-delay neural networks -- Brazilian Portuguese speech recognition using Wav2Vec 2.0 -- A corpus of neutral voice speech in Brazilian Portuguese -- Comparing lexical and usage frequencies of palatal segments in Portuguese -- Lexical Semantics -- Extracting valences from a dependency treebank for populating the verb lexicon of a Portuguese HPSG grammar -- CQL grammars for lexical and semantic information extraction for Portuguese and Italian -- Drilling Lexico-Semantic Knowledge in Portuguese from BERT -- Short Papers -- The systematic construction of multiple types of corpora through the Lapelinc Framework -- Revisiting CCNET for quality measurements in Galician -- Identifying literary characters in Portuguese: Challenges of an international shared task -- Should I buy or should I pass: e-commerce datasets in Portuguese -- Best MsC/MA & PhD Dissertation -- Abstract meaning representation parsing for the Brazilian Portuguese language -- Enriching Portuguese word embeddings with visual information.-.…”
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The writer's legal guide an authors guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray. by Crawford, Tad, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…The business of writing -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, and permissions -- Copyright : past and present -- Other rights of the writer -- The limitations on free expression -- The Freedom of Information Act -- Contracts : an introduction -- Negotiating a book contract -- Periodical and syndication contracts -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- Electronic rights, e-books, and audio licenses -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration agreements -- Book packagers -- The self-publishing option and subsidy presses -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond schedule C -- The hobby loss rule -- Estate planning for professional authors -- How to avoid or resolve disputes.…”
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Guidelines for establishing farm forestry accountancy networks : MOSEFA (Monitoring the socio-economic situation of European farm forestry) / edited by A. Niskanen, W. Sekot.

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The index revolution : why investors should join it now / Charles D. Ellis. by Ellis, Charles D.

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Top Incomes : a Global Perspective. by Atkinson, A. B. (Anthony Barnes), 1944-2017

Table of Contents: “…The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 18862005: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics; 4. Top Incomes in Indonesia, 19202004; 5. …”
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