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John Zinkin's new book on Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance is a welcome addition for board members and senior management on how to improve corporate governance in the post-crisis period. John correctly identifies that most boards on underperforming companies have three elements of failure: a lack of proper understanding of the business and its strategy; a total lack of appreciation of both the strategic and systemic risks created by new product markets; and a total failure by boards to ensure that the incentive structures for top management reflect long-term needs rather than short-term profits, thereby putting the company's future at risk. John has written a useful and practical handbook that is a must read for all board members on how to improve corporate governance. —Datuk Seri Panglima Andrew Sheng, Chief Adviser, China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Boards of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority , Sime Darby Berhad and Khazanah Nasional «This timely book will interest those wanting to improve corporate governance and risk management. It should also appeal to anyone curious about what caused banks to fail in a number of markets in recent times, and the values which led to this failure. In considering principles which are essential to good governance, ACCA recognizes that corporate governance evolves and improves over time. We accept that organizations in different sectors and across the world operate in diverse environments in terms of culture, regulation, legislation and enforcement. What is appropriate, in terms of governance, for one type of organization will not be appropriate to all organizations. John Zinkin’s book seeks to address this challenge, analyzing the essential cultural and behavioral issues which sit at the heart of the challenges.» —Paul Moxey, Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants «A scholarly combination of practical guidelines and strategic vision.» —Lady Sylvia Jay CBE, Vice-Chairman, L'Oreal UK; Independent Director, Alcatel-Lucent, Compagnie de Saint Gobain, Lazard Limited and Carrefour «This is a highly topical and timely publication. Globally, the crisis that has gripped the financial services sector following the failure of well known global banks in recent years has focused attention on corporate governance. To restore confidence in the financial services sector is a long-term goal and effective corporate governance, together with the closely associated topic of risk management, has gripped not only governments and banks, but the public too. In this book, John Zinkin clearly asserts that financial institutions need to exert their responsibilities beyond their shareholders and far more into the wider group of stakeholders, including employees and wider society. In considering issues globally, John provides a book that is not only thought-provoking but pragmatic and useful at a time when stakeholders in our banks need to see real change in transparent, practical ways from those charged with governing our banks.» —Ruth Martin, Managing Director, The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment

Лицензионное издание, выпущенное на виниле. В альбом вошли следующие композиции: Black Ouverture, Black City Parade, College Boy, Memoria, L'Air Est Rouge, Wuppertal, Thea Sonata, Europane Ou Le Dernier Bal, Belfast, Nous Demain, Le Messie, Anyway, Traffic Girl, Kill Nico, Salome

Лицензионное издание, выпущенное на виниле. Содержание: Cheap Thrills, Love Of My Life, How Could I Be Such A Fool, Deseri, Im Not Satisfied Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Anything, Later That Night, You Didnt Try To Call Me, Fountain Of Love, No.No.No., Anyway The Wind Blows, Stuff Up The Cracks

Третья студийная пластинка Okie американского музыканта и певца J.J. Cale была издана в 1974 году. Альбом получился очень удачным — это можно утверждать хотя бы потому, что некоторые композиции расхватали на каверы десятки исполнителей. Самой перепеваемой оказалась песня «I Got the Same Old Blues», которую позже исполняли Эрик Клэптон, Фредди Кинг, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Bland и прочие коллективы. Не менее популярными оказались треки «Cajun Moon» и «Anyway the Wind Blows».

The Mistresses Collection:The Billionaire’s Trophy by Lynne GrahamStrictly Temporary by Robyn GradyWhose Bed is it Anyway? by Natalie AndersonNo More Sweet Surrender by Caitlin CrewsA Deal with Di Capua by Cathy WilliamsHer Return to King’s Bed by Maureen ChildNever Stay Past Midnight by Mira Lyn KellyA Dangerous Solace by Lucy EllisOne Secret Night by Yvonne LindsayHer Little White Lie by Maisey YatesTheir Most Forbidden Fling by Melanie MilburneAn Inescapable Temptation by Scarlet WilsonBeach Bar Baby by Heidi RiceWalk on the Wild Side by Natalie AndersonClaiming His Own by Olivia GatesUncovering the Silveri Secret by Melanie MilburneIf You Can’t Stand the Heat… by Joss WoodSizzle by Katherine Garbera

Лицензионное издание, выпущенное на виниле. Содержание: After Midnight, Crazy Mama, Call Me The Breeze, Magnolia, Crying Eyes, Lies, Ill Kiss The World Goodbye, If Youre Ever In Oklahoma, Changes, Crying, Cajun Moon, Okie, Anyway The Wind Blows, Cocaine, Travelin Light, Hey Baby, Cherry, You Got Something, Ill Make Love To You Anytime, Dont Cry Sister, Sensitive Kind, Thirteen Days, Mona, Carry On, Mama Dont, If You Leave Her, City Girls, Dont Wait, Downtown L.A., Devil In Disguise, Grasshopper, Money Talks, Hard Times, Teardrops In My Tequila, Trouble In The City, Change Your Mind, Lady Luck, Lonesome Train, Jailer, Borrowed Time, Low Down, Guitar Man, Stone River, The Problem, Midnight In Memphis, Woke Up This Morning, Durango, Things Aint Simple, Santa Cruz

What do you find more trustworthy, experts or numbers, personal 'know-how' or 'objective facts'? Can science claim special authority based on the objectivity of its methods? Are our ethical decisions always better when we strive to be impartial and unbiased? Why should we value objectivity, and is it achievable anyway? These are a few of the thought-provoking questions Guy Axtell asks in this comprehensive new text book, employing examples from the natural and social sciences as well as philosophy. This unique introduction surveys the key issues in a clear and concise way, assessing the nature of objectivity and value of the demand to be impartial decision-makers. Moving beyond the fundamentals, Axtell explores contemporary feminist and social epistemological attempts to 'reconstruct' the concept of objectivity, explains the implications of the so-called science wars for philosophy and the analytical method, and the ethical consequences of these debates. Objectivity is an excellent introduction to one of the most exciting areas of study in philosophy and science today. Students and scholars alike will value this balanced guide to a hotly contested, and vitally important, topic.

Politics was once a term with an array of broadly positive connotations, associated with public scrutiny, deliberation and accountability. Yet today it is an increasingly dirty word, typically synonymous with duplicity, corruption, inefficiency and undue interference in matters both public and private. How has this come to pass? Why do we hate politics and politicians so much? How pervasive is the contemporary condition of political disaffection? And what is politics anyway? In this lively and original work, Colin Hay provides a series of innovative and provocative answers to these questions. He begins by tracing the origins and development of the current climate of political disenchantment across a broad range of established democracies. Far from revealing a rising tide of apathy, however, he shows that a significant proportion of those who have withdrawn from formal politics are engaged in other modes of political activity. He goes on to develop and defend a broad and inclusive conception of politics and the political that is far less formal, less state-centric and less narrowly governmental than in most conventional accounts. By demonstrating how our expectations of politics and the political realities we witness are shaped decisively by the assumptions about human nature that we project onto political actors, Hay provides a powerful and highly distinctive account of contemporary political disenchantment. Why We Hate Politics will be essential reading for all those troubled by the contemporary political condition of the established democracies.

Why Nobody Believes the Numbers introduces a unique viewpoint to population health outcomes measurement: Results/ROIs should be presented as they are, not as we wish they would be. This viewpoint contrasts sharply with vendor/promoter/consultant claims along two very important dimensions: (1) Why Nobody Believes presents outcomes/ROIs achievable right here on this very planet… (2) …calculated using actual data rather than controlled substances. Indeed, nowhere in healthcare is it possible to find such sharply contrasting worldviews, methodologies, and grips on reality. Why Nobody Believes the Numbers includes 12 case studies of vendors, carriers, and consultants who were apparently playing hooky the day their teacher covered fifth-grade math, as told by an author whose argument style can be so persuasive that he was once able to convince a resort to sell him a timeshare. The book's lesson: no need to believe what your vendor tells you – instead you can estimate your own savings using “ingredients you already have in your kitchen.” Don't be intimidated just because you lack a PhD in biostatistics, or even a Masters, Bachelor's, high-school equivalency diploma or up-to-date inspection sticker. Why Nobody Believes the Numbers explains how to determine if the ROIs are real…and why they usually aren't. You'll learn how to: Figure out whether you are «moving the needle» or just crediting a program with changes that would have happened anyway Judge whether the ROIs your vendors report are plausible or even arithmetically possible Synthesize all these insights into RFPs and contracts that truly hold vendors accountable for results