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Envision

Envision

Katie Stephens; John Bryant; Michael Donoghue

K. Steinemann Enterprises
2015
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Buckle your flightbelt and prepare for an unprecedented voyage of speculation through future worlds and distant galaxies. Be careful if you choose Pod Class, though. It provides only recycled tubes for your orifices, although we are equipped with the best monitoring equipment, including state-of-the-art Stabilization of Life Units.Our journey will circumvent that brown, scabbed planet with a single oasis of green over there. Zeta Sector is off limits as well.Settle back in your seat and enjoy our selection of entertainment on your holovid while we enter the Envision Zone.Envision: Future Fiction will transport you through universes of possibilities, probabilities, and what-ifs. Some of the pieces are presented in experimental formats like memory cards, training manuals, or instruction sheets.Can you imagine what would happen if androids learned emotion? Could an AI develop dignity? Could it learn to forgive? Five of the stories in Envision explore android or AI interactions with humans.What does it take to win the Model Citizen Medal or to qualify for a Procreative License? Careful It might not be as simple as you expect.Why do transitioners feel like there is a higher purpose in dying? Is population control a good thing--or could it have unexpected repercussions? In a world without fertility clinics, why would men leave sperm samples with The Ministry? Do aliens live among us? And if they do, what are their intentions?What would a parent do if their child began to display the dreaded symptoms of creativity in an artless world bereft of painters, singers, and dancers? How might a man react if he could tap into all the knowledge of the Internet, wireless networks, and media broadcasts? Would he embrace his aberration?Are humans the blight of the universe, destroying every celestial body they touch--like schoolyard bullies? Or are they so insignificant that they leave no trace when they become extinct--except, perhaps, for garbage?Envision: Future Fiction will entertain you with humor and horror, love and hate, desperation and hope--shaped by the imaginations of nine authors with diverse voices.
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An HR Guide to Workplace Fraud and Criminal Behaviour

An HR Guide to Workplace Fraud and Criminal Behaviour

Michael J. Comer; Timothy E. Stephens

Gower Publishing Ltd
2004
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It is reliably estimated that over 70 per cent of all job applications contain misleading information. If that was the limit of deception at work faced by HR and line managers, then maybe things wouldn't be too bad. But deception isn't limited simply to the area of recruitment; there's also absenteeism, minor theft, misuse of information, not to mention the tissue of half-truths and falsehoods thrown up by an employee seeking to camouflage theft, responsibility for a fatal accident or a multi-million pound fraud. An HR Guide to Workplace Fraud and Criminal Behaviour is full of advice, best practice and case studies of deception from around the world. In fact, everything you need to: ¢ protect your workplace and the employees within it from incompetent or dangerous co-workers, theft, violence and criminality in all its forms; ¢ ensure your company's continued reputation and compliance with employment, criminal and other legislation; ¢ safeguard your shareholders or other stakeholders from the consequences of fraud, litigation or other loss. HR managers have an important part to play both in ensuring the ethical development of any organization and in protecting that organization from dishonest employees. This book offers a definitive guide to meeting these responsibilities head on.
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Deception at Work

Deception at Work

Michael J. Comer; Timothy E. Stephens

Gower Publishing Ltd
2004
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Deception at Work tells you how to recognize and deal with lies, in meetings, negotiations, discussions and in writing. It is guaranteed to make you a more effective and confident operator, no matter what job you do. Simply leaving the book on your desk for others to see will improve your chances of not being deceived. The book exposes deception in all of its forms, linking the authors' 40 years of experience in dealing with fraudsters with the most recent findings on MRI scanning and the human brain. It explains how, why and in what circumstances both achievement and exculpatory lies are told, and how they can be resolved. It sets out a low key but effective plan for dealing with liars in all shapes and sizes, from confidence tricksters to malingerers and hard-nosed fraudsters. This ground-breaking work includes the most comprehensive summary of the clues to deception of any book currently in print.
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Defense Institution Building in Africa

Defense Institution Building in Africa

Michael J. McNerney; Stuart E. Johnson; Stephanie Pezard; David Stebbins; Renanah Miles; Angela O'Mahony; Chaoling Feng; Tim Oliver

RAND
2016
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This report assesses U.S. efforts in defense institution building (DIB) in Africa and suggests possible improvements to planning and execution. It defines DIB and reviews some best practices from DIB and security sector reform experiences. It also highlights how DIB activities serve U.S. official strategic guidance for Africa.
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Improving Implementation of the Department of Defense Leahy Law

Improving Implementation of the Department of Defense Leahy Law

Michael J. McNerney; Jonah Blank; Becca Wasser; Jeremy Boback; Alexander Stephenson

RAND
2017
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The Leahy laws prohibit U.S. assistance to foreign security forces that have perpetuated gross violations of human rights. This report analyzes the vetting process that helps the Department of Defense--in close collaboration with the Department of State--to implement these laws and recommends improvements. The report should help strengthen DoD's ability to implement the laws effectively.
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Bribery and Corruption

Bribery and Corruption

Michael J. Comer; Timothy E. Stephens

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
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Politicians and regulators do not run businesses. Bribery and Corruption is for managers who do. It will help you transform uncertainties and problems created via legislation and regulations (such as The UK Bribery Act, The Proceeds of Crime Act, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Sarbanes-Oxley) into opportunities to: ¢ Maintain entrepreneurial, profitable, and enjoyable working environments while easily surpassing compliance standards ¢ Control incoming, internal, outgoing, competitive corruption and fraud ¢ Take decisions in grey areas, confidently Bribery and Corruption frames control and compliance in an entirely different way: not as a brake on your company?€?s forward motion but as essential protective equipment enabling you to go faster and further in safety. Written by the world?€?s leading practitioners in the fields of fraud prevention, detection and investigation with massive practical experience in both commercial and governmental sectors, Bribery and Corruption exposes the misconceptions, myths and corruption of the word bribery and suggests effective solutions that go well beyond simple compliance. It commits to assertive managerial rather than timorous legal solutions to anti-bribery and other laws. It explains how processes can be tested - using automated fraud detection software - to expose current cases of fraud and corruption or to provide assurance that controls are functioning optimally. It tackles the usually ignored problems of stratospheric, political, academic and media corruption, which often motivate commercial bribery. It exposes the dangers of employee to employee corruption; skulduggery by blue collar workers and lots more. Over the last 25 years, Mike Comer, occasionally writing with Tim Stephens, has been responsible for some of the most readable and influential books on fraud. Bribery and Corruption is another tour de force, complete, authoritative and yet a great pleasure to read.
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Deception at Work

Deception at Work

Michael J. Comer; Timothy E. Stephens

Routledge
2017
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Deception at Work tells you how to recognize and deal with lies, in meetings, negotiations, discussions and in writing. It is guaranteed to make you a more effective and confident operator, no matter what job you do. Simply leaving the book on your desk for others to see will improve your chances of not being deceived. The book exposes deception in all of its forms, linking the authors' 40 years of experience in dealing with fraudsters with the most recent findings on MRI scanning and the human brain. It explains how, why and in what circumstances both achievement and exculpatory lies are told, and how they can be resolved. It sets out a low key but effective plan for dealing with liars in all shapes and sizes, from confidence tricksters to malingerers and hard-nosed fraudsters. This ground-breaking work includes the most comprehensive summary of the clues to deception of any book currently in print.
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Bribery and Corruption

Bribery and Corruption

Michael J. Comer; Timothy E. Stephens

Ashgate Publishing Limited
2013
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Politicians and regulators do not run businesses. Bribery and Corruption is for managers who do. It will help you transform uncertainties and problems created via legislation and regulations (such as The UK Bribery Act, The Proceeds of Crime Act, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Sarbanes-Oxley) into opportunities to: ¢ Maintain entrepreneurial, profitable, and enjoyable working environments while easily surpassing compliance standards ¢ Control incoming, internal, outgoing, competitive corruption and fraud ¢ Take decisions in grey areas, confidently Bribery and Corruption frames control and compliance in an entirely different way: not as a brake on your company’s forward motion but as essential protective equipment enabling you to go faster and further in safety. Written by the world’s leading practitioners in the fields of fraud prevention, detection and investigation with massive practical experience in both commercial and governmental sectors, Bribery and Corruption exposes the misconceptions, myths and corruption of the word bribery and suggests effective solutions that go well beyond simple compliance. It commits to assertive managerial rather than timorous legal solutions to anti-bribery and other laws. It explains how processes can be tested - using automated fraud detection software - to expose current cases of fraud and corruption or to provide assurance that controls are functioning optimally. It tackles the usually ignored problems of stratospheric, political, academic and media corruption, which often motivate commercial bribery. It exposes the dangers of employee to employee corruption; skulduggery by blue collar workers and lots more. Over the last 25 years, Mike Comer, occasionally writing with Tim Stephens, has been responsible for some of the most readable and influential books on fraud. Bribery and Corruption is another tour de force, complete, authoritative and yet a great pleasure to read.
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Science Strategies for Students with Gifts and Talents

Science Strategies for Students with Gifts and Talents

Michael S. Matthews; Kristen R. Stephens

Prufrock Press
2012
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High-quality teaching and learning in science is vital to our economic future and to our ability to perform effectively as citizens in a democratic society, but all too often science education in schools is not as strong as it might be. Science Strategies for Students With Gifts and Talents examines some common pitfalls in how we teach science in school and then suggests ways teachers can improve their practice in this area. Specific sections cover elementary, middle, and high school science instruction, with a focus on how teachers can be effective in meeting the needs of the academically advanced and high-ability learners in their classroom at each of these levels.
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What Deters and Why

What Deters and Why

Michael J Mazarr; Arthur Chan; Alyssa Demus; Bryan Frederick; Alireza Nader; Stephanie Pezard; Julia A Thompson; Elina Treyger

RAND
2019
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The challenge of deterring territorial aggression is taking on renewed importance, yet discussion of it has lagged in U.S. military and strategy circles. The authors aim to provide a fresh look, with two primary purposes: to review established concepts about deterrence, and to provide a framework for evaluating the strength of deterrent relationships. They focus on a specific type of deterrence: extended deterrence of interstate aggression.
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What Deters and Why

What Deters and Why

Michael J Mazarr; Joe Cheravitch; Jeffrey W Hornung; Stephanie Pezard

RAND
2021
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In this report, RAND researchers identify eight common characteristics of gray zone aggression, develop a framework for assessing the health of U.S. and partner deterrence in the gray zone, and apply the framework to three case studies: China's actions in the Senkaku Islands, Russia's actions in the Baltic states, and North Korea's actions in South Korea.
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A Survey of Modern English

A Survey of Modern English

Stephan Gramley; Vivian Gramley; Kurt-Michael Pätzold

Routledge
2020
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A Survey of Modern English covers a wide selection of aspects of the modern English language. Fully revised and updated, the major focus of the third edition lies in Standard American and British English individually and in comparison with each other. Over and beyond that, this volume treats other Englishes around the world, especially those of the southern hemisphere countries of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as well as numerous varieties spoken in southern, eastern and western Africa, south and southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The main areas of investigation and interest include: pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary; multiple facets of English dialects and sociolects with an emphasis on gender and ethnicity; questions of pragmatics as well as a longer look at English-related pidgin and creole varieties.This authoritative guide is a comprehensive, scholarly, and systematic review of modern English. In one volume, the book presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender, and ethnic variations. This is complemented with an updated general bibliography and with exercises at the end of each chapter and their suggested solutions at the end of the volume, all intended to provide students and other interested readers with helpful resources.
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A Survey of Modern English

A Survey of Modern English

Stephan Gramley; Vivian Gramley; Kurt-Michael Pätzold

Routledge
2020
nidottu
A Survey of Modern English covers a wide selection of aspects of the modern English language. Fully revised and updated, the major focus of the third edition lies in Standard American and British English individually and in comparison with each other. Over and beyond that, this volume treats other Englishes around the world, especially those of the southern hemisphere countries of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as well as numerous varieties spoken in southern, eastern and western Africa, south and southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The main areas of investigation and interest include: pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary; multiple facets of English dialects and sociolects with an emphasis on gender and ethnicity; questions of pragmatics as well as a longer look at English-related pidgin and creole varieties.This authoritative guide is a comprehensive, scholarly, and systematic review of modern English. In one volume, the book presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender, and ethnic variations. This is complemented with an updated general bibliography and with exercises at the end of each chapter and their suggested solutions at the end of the volume, all intended to provide students and other interested readers with helpful resources.
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International Macroeconomics

International Macroeconomics

Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé; Martín Uribe; Michael Woodford

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
2022
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An essential introduction to one of the most timely and important subjects in economicsInternational Macroeconomics presents a rigorous and theoretically elegant treatment of real-world international macroeconomic problems, incorporating the latest economic research while maintaining a microfounded, optimizing, and dynamic general equilibrium approach. This one-of-a-kind textbook introduces a basic model and applies it to fundamental questions in international economics, including the determinants of the current account in small and large economies, processes of adjustment to shocks, the determinants of the real exchange rate, the role of fixed and flexible exchange rates in models with nominal rigidities, and interactions between monetary and fiscal policy. The book confronts theoretical predictions using actual data, highlighting both the power and limits of given theories and encouraging critical thinking.Provides a rigorous and elegant treatment of fundamental questions in international macroeconomicsBrings undergraduate and master’s instruction in line with modern economic researchFollows a microfounded, optimizing, and dynamic general equilibrium approachAddresses fundamental questions in international economics, such as the role of capital controls in the presence of financial frictions and balance-of-payments crisesUses real-world data to test the predictions of theoretical modelsFeatures a wealth of exercises at the end of each chapter that challenge students to hone their theoretical skills and scrutinize the empirical relevance of modelsAccompanied by a website with lecture slides for every chapter
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Online by Choice

Online by Choice

Stephanie L. Moore; Michael K. Barbour

WW NORTON CO
2023
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Online instruction has become an easy target to blame for learning loss during the pandemic. But in fact, it is a rich resource that can strengthen current classroom teaching and also prepare schools to weather future school closings. In Online By Choice, Stephanie Moore and Michael Barbour argue persuasively that online learning is a precious source of resilience and flexibility for schools now and going forward—an important feature of a robust ecosystem along with face-to-face and blended instruction—and that failing to incorporate online is strategically impoverished. Choosing online instruction is very different from rushing to remote learning in an emergency manner, however, and doing it well involves a myriad of decisions. These authors provide essential guidance and tools for teachers and school leaders as they select, design and implement online education solutions, including the “handshakes” needed to align instructional needs with school or district-level infrastructure and supports.
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The Resilient Culture

The Resilient Culture

Liane Stephan; Silke Rupprecht; Chris Tamdjidi; Michael Mackay Richards

KOGAN PAGE LTD
2024
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WINNER: Axiom Business Book Award 2025 - Bronze Medal, Digital Media The ideal business is productive, collaborative and innovative. But how can you bring these qualities into your organization? The solution is to build a resilient culture. This is a groundbreaking guide to lasting success through practical and original frameworks for building resilience at work. It draws upon the authors' experiences of working with leading organizations such as HSBC, Ikea and a leading F1 team to demonstrate the impact of resilient cultures. Featuring insights on resilient habits, team dynamics and workplace wellbeing, The Resilient Culture draws upon decades of corporate and academic expertise to offer the insights you need to reach new heights of business performance.
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