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Based on the highly successful second edition, this extended edition of SystemVerilog for Verification: A Guide to Learning the Testbench Language Features teaches all verification features of the SystemVerilog language, providing hundreds of examples to clearly explain the concepts and basic fundamentals. It contains materials for both the full-time verification engineer and the student learning this valuable skill.In the third edition, authors Chris Spear and Greg Tumbush start with how to verify a design, and then use that context to demonstrate the language features, including the advantages and disadvantages of different styles, allowing readers to choose between alternatives. This textbook contains end-of-chapter exercises designed to enhance students` understanding of the material. Other features of this revision include:New static variables, print specifiers, and DPI from the 2009 IEEE language standardDescriptions of UVM features such as factories, the test registry, and the configuration databaseExpanded code samples and explanations Numerous samples that have been tested on the major SystemVerilog simulators SystemVerilog for Verification: A Guide to Learning the Testbench Language Features, Third Edition is suitable for use in a one-semester SystemVerilog course on SystemVerilog at the undergraduate or graduate level. Many of the improvements to this new edition were compiled through feedback provided from hundreds of readers.
Verification is increasingly complex, and SystemVerilog is one of the languages that the verification community is turning to. However, no language by itself can guarantee success without proper techniques. Object-oriented programming (OOP), with its focus on managing complexity, is ideally suited to this task.With this handbook–the first to focus on applying OOP to SystemVerilog–we`ll show how to manage complexity by using layers of abstraction and base classes. By adapting these techniques, you will write more "reasonable" code, and build efficient and reusable verification components.Both a learning tool and a reference, this handbook contains hundreds of real-world code snippets and three professional verification-system examples. You can copy and paste from these examples, which are all based on an open-source, vendor-neutral framework (with code freely available at www.trusster.com).Learn about OOP techniques such as these:Creating classes–code interfaces, factory functions, reuseConnecting classes–pointers, inheritance, channelsUsing "correct by construction"–strong typing, base classesPackaging it up–singletons, static methods, packagesThis handbook guides the user in applying OOP techniques for verification. Mike and Robert have captured their years of experience in a clear and easy-to-read handbook. The examples are complete, and the code is available for you to get started right away. Highly recommended.Thomas D. Tessier, President, t2design, Inc.This handbook contains a lot of useful advice for any verification engineer wanting to create a class-based testbench, regardless of the framework/methodology used. I recommend Hardware Verification with SystemVerilog to anyone who wants a greater understanding of how best to use OOP with SystemVerilog.Dr. David Long, Senior Consultant, DoulosThis is a fantastic book that not only shows how to use SystemVerilog and Object-Oriented Programming for verification, but also provides practical examples that are o
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The credit derivatives industry has come under close scrutiny over the past few years, with the recent financial crisis highlighting the instability of a number of credit structures and throwing the industry into turmoil. What has been made clear by recent events is the necessity for a thorough understanding of credit derivatives by all parties involved in a transaction, especially traders, structurers, quants and investors. Fully revised and updated to take in to account the new products, markets and risk requirements post financial crisis, Credit Derivatives: Trading, Investing and Risk Management, Second Edition, covers the subject from a real world perspective, tackling issues such as liquidity, poor data, and credit spreads, to the latest innovations in portfolio products, hedging and risk management techniques. The book concentrates on practical issues and develops an understanding of the products through applications and detailed analysis of the risks and alternative means of trading. It provides: a description of the key products, applications, and an analysis of typical trades including basis trading, hedging, and credit structuring; analysis of the industry standard ‘default and recovery’ and Copula models including many examples, and a description of the models’ shortcomings; tools and techniques for the management of a portfolio or book of credit risks including appropriate and inappropriate methods of correlation risk management; a thorough analysis of counterparty risk; an intuitive understanding of credit correlation in reality and in the Copula model. The book is thoroughly updated to reflect the changes the industry has seen over the past 5 years, notably with an analysis of the lead up and causes of the credit crisis. It contains 50% new material, which includes copula valuation an
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In the last decade rating-based models have become very popular in credit risk management. These systems use the rating of a company as the decisive variable to evaluate the default risk of a bond or loan. The popularity is due to the straightforwardness of the approach, and to the upcoming new capital accord (Basel II), which allows banks to base their capital requirements on internal as well as external rating systems. Because of this, sophisticated credit risk models are being developed or demanded by banks to assess the risk of their credit portfolio better by recognizing the different underlying sources of risk. As a consequence, not only default probabilities for certain rating categories but also the probabilities of moving from one rating state to another are important issues in such models for risk management and pricing. It is widely accepted that rating migrations and default probabilities show significant variations through time due to macroeconomics conditions or the business cycle. These changes in migration behavior may have a substantial impact on the value-at-risk (VAR) of a credit portfolio or the prices of credit derivatives such as collateralized debt obligations (D+CDOs). In this book the authors develop a much more sophisticated analysis of migration behavior. Their contribution of more sophisticated techniques to measure and forecast changes in migration behavior as well as determining adequate estimators for transition matrices is a major contribution to rating based credit modeling.*Internal ratings-based systems are widely used in banks to calculate their value-at-risk (VAR) in order to determine their capital requirements for loan and bond portfolios under Basel II*One aspect of these ratings systems is credit migrations, addressed in a systematic and comprehensive way for the first time in this book*The book is based on in-depth work by Trueck and Rachev,
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Here is the true story of a top Wall Street player`s transformation from a straight-arrow believer to a jaded cynic, who reveals how Wall Street`s insider game is really played. Dan Reingold was a top Wall Street analyst for fourteen years and Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman`s chief competitor in the red-hot sector of telecom. Reingold was part of the "Street" and believed in it. But in this action-packed, highly personal memoir written with accomplished Fast Company senior writer Jennifer Reingold the author describes how his enthusiasm gave way to disgust as he learned how deeply corrupted Wall Street and much of corporate America had become during the roaring stock market bubble of the 1990s. Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst provides a front-row seat at one of the most dramatic — and ultimately tragic — periods in financial history. Reingold recounts his introduction to the world of Wall Street leaks and secret deal-making; his experiences with corporate fraud; and Wall Street`s alarming penchant for lavish spending and multimillion-dollar pay packages. Reingold spars with arch rival Grubman; fends off intense pressures from Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs; and is wooed by Morgan Stanley`s CEO, John Mack, and CSFB`s ¦ber-banker Frank Quattrone. Reingold describes instances in which confidential deals are whispered days before their official announcement. He recalls the moment he learns that Bernie Ebbers`s WorldCom was massively cooking its books. And he is shocked to have been an unwitting catalyst for a series of sexually explicit e-mails that would rock Wall Street; bring Jack Grubman to his knees; and contribute to the stepping aside of Grubman`s boss, Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill. Some of Reingold`s stories are outrageous, others hilarious, and many are simply absurd. But, together, they provide a sobering exposi of Wall Street: a jungle of greed and ego, a
Getting to Know ESRI Business Analyst is a workbook that teaches entrepreneurs how to use a wide range of ESRI Business Analyst applications to develop opportunities and serve customers more efficiently. Readers learn by completing fully illustrated, step-by-step exercises based on the growth of a hypothetical start-up business, Living in the Green Lane, from its conception to its emergence as a national enterprise. A useful resource for business professionals and business students alike, Getting to Know ESRI Business Analyst gives readers the skills to make better business decisions using the tools available in the Business Analyst suite. Data for working through the exercises is available online.
Starting with the cover photo of Dale Peck on a New York street with an ax over his shoulder, HATCHET JOBS is a provocative book indeed. This collection of Peck`s negative (to put it mildly) reviews of major writers includes assessments of David Foster Wallace, Jim Crace, Rick Moody, Terry McMillan, Julian Barnes and others, as well as a more generalized critique of the publishing business and the way books are marketed and sold. The appeal of Peck`s writing is not merely his refreshingly candid and thoughtful opinions but the way he expresses them: in a brave tirade of angry, no-holds-barred invective .
The second edition of this guide to the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is intended for business analysts who need hands-on training in order to exploit UML tools and utilities in an IT project. Podeswa is a noted consultant in business analysis training, and he uses a single case study to walk users through the creation of business requirement documents that conform to the new UML 2.2 standards. He also provides step-by-step instructions on how to follow OOA processes for interviewing, researching and documenting and explains the use of such artifacts as business use-case diagrams, class diagrams, decision tables, use-case templates, swimlanes and state-machine diagrams. Annotation )2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Conducting a unique photographic tour, this book explores a variety of whimsical fairy houses designed and built by gardeners, artists, nature lovers, and children. It pictures amazingly diverse miniature homes that have been constructed with natural materials, revealing the woods as a veritable treasure trove. Featured creations include transforming milkweed pods into fairy beds, producing tiny dishes from acorn caps, crafting a woodland library of pint-sized books from birch bark, and constructing a fairy artist`s studio inside a pumpkin. This collection invites one and all to be transported to a world of enchantment while bringing out the architect in adults and kids alike.
If you already efiled and forgot to put in your payment on the home buyer credit will it hold up your refund?
Friend efiled with a company and forgot about paying back the credit for the Home bought in 2008. Now today just got a letter in the mail to start making payments on that? Should they just mail in the payment or will the refund be adjusted to take it out?
Also will this hold up the balance of the refund if that is what they do?
It might or might not hold up her refund. This is the first year for the repayments, so there’s not a lot of history here on how they’ll work it. They might just bill her later for the repayment plus interest and penalties if she doesn’t straighten it out by April 15.
Since no efiles are actually accepted by the IRS until tomorrow, her best bet is to call the company she efiled with – her prepared return is still sitting on their computers – and see if she can just redo it and have the corrected one go. She’d have to do it today – by tomorrow the one she already did will have gone to the IRS.
If she doesn’t get it fixed today, she needs to wait until she gets her refund. Then if they didn’t automatically correct it, she’ll need to amend her return and immediately send in the $500. If she amends and pays before 4/15/2011 she won’t be charged penalties and interest.
Magic With Credit Cards Full of tricks and routines with credit cards! Included are several routines for destroying and restoring a borrowed credit card, routines for magical printing of credit cards, monte type effects, credit card repeat, several methods for credit card to wallet, and an assortment of gags and bits of business applicable to credit cards! Also included is a discussion of where to get credit cards, where to get duplicates, and how to make inexpensive but real looking duplicate cards. 80 pages! 50 plus illustrations! Over 20 topics!
Whether readers are overwhelmed by credit card debt or trying to prevent it altogether, this book has the answers. The author's basic three step program provides the information readers need to reduce interest rates, eliminate fees, and negotiate with credit card companies to keep their credit report clean.
"A timely guide to understanding and implementing credit derivatives Credit derivatives are here to stay and will continue to play a role in finance in the future. But what will that role be? What issues and challenges should be addressed? And what lessons can be learned from the credit mess? Credit Risk Frontiers offers answers to these and other questions by presenting the latest research in this field and addressing important issues exposed by the financial crisis. It covers this subject from a real world perspective, tackling issues such as liquidity, poor data, and credit spreads, as well as the latest innovations in portfolio products and hedging and risk management techniques. Provides a coherent presentation of recent advances in the theoryand practice of credit derivatives. Takes into account the new products and risk requirements of a post financial crisis world. Contains information regarding various aspects of the credit derivative market as well as cutting edge research regarding those aspects. If you want to gain a better understanding of how credit derivatives can help your trading or investing endeavors, then Credit Risk Frontiers is a book you need to read."–
The subprime mortgage loan crisis in the US has developed into a broad credit and credit derivatives crisis lately. In previous years the credit derivatives market experienced growth rates of over 100% per year, outpacing all other derivative segments. This highlights the tremendous demand for credit derivatives, which is likely to remain high despite the current turmoil, but also shows how vulnerable markets have become with respect to this asset class. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of the risks and mechanisms of the market is essential. Market participants who neglect this necessity face large downside risks, while those who have adequate and efficient risk management processes in place will be rewarded with an attractive risk return profile.This book aims at providing a reference guide to the credit and credit derivatives universe. It covers topics ranging from basic valuation principles for plain-vanilla products to insights into the latest development in sophisticated structured credit products. The authors explain in detail, but always with a hands-on practical perspective, all relevant instruments and quantitative valuation techniques. They show how these instruments can be integrated in a portfolio context and how efficient portfolio management is implemented. Moreover, the authors show how to develop and implement trading and investment strategies in the credit market.
"A comprehensive guide to reclaiming your financial life After the dramatic mortgage crisis and stock market collapse, people are beginning to recognize that the only way to secure their financial future is to take charge of their own spending and saving habits. You can survive this crisis, solve your credit problems, and move on to achieve your dreams, and Credit 911 can show you how. With this book, author Rodney Anderson-a mortgage banker with over twenty years experience reviewing real-life credit cases-shares his intricate understanding of what it takes to improve your credit score and financial standing. Outlines a practical approach to solving debt and credit problems, as pertaining to marriage, divorce, collections, borrowing, co-signing as wellas overcoming foreclosures, short sales, and bankruptcies. Shows you how to re-establish your credit and what lenders look for. Reveals the tricks of credit card companies and how to set up a system to monitor accounts, track payments, comparatively shopfor credit cards, avoid credit chasing, and maintain overall capacity. Discusses how to pick the right realtor as well as the right lender, how to secure a mortgage, and to avoid overspending on insurance. We live in a credit economy. Our lives are governed by credit. Credit 911 provides you with a solid understanding of how this system works and offers timely tips on taking control of your financial destiny."–
"A how-to guide for cleaning up credit reports, maintaining/improving credit scores, paying debt and building credit for the future, with forms to handle existing debts, avoid overspending, and deal with collection agencies. The 10th edition is reorganized with information on bankruptcy, foreclosure and mortgage debt, and the Credit CARD Act"–Provided by publisher.
The painless way to manage credit in today`s financial landscapePeople with great credit scores are getting turned down for credit cards and loans for homes and cars. What do they need besides a good score? What are lenders looking for now that they are extremely risk-averse? Repairing broken or damaged credit is one thing, but having to meet today`s much stiffer credit standards requiring that consumers consistently manage their credit is another thing all together. Credit Management Kit For Dummies gives you answers to these questions and insight into these concerns, and also walks you down the correct path to credit application approval. You`ll discover major changes with the Credit CARD (Credit Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure) Act provisions and the new Consumer Financial Protection Legislation Agency; the effect of tightened credit markets on those with good, marginal, or bad credit; new rules and programs including Hope and Government options via the Obama Administration; the best ways to recover from mortgage related credit score hits; tips for minimizing damage after walking away from a home; credit score examples with new ranges; and much more.The pros and cons of credit counselorsThe quickest and most effective way to undo damage from identity theftAdvice and tips about adding information to a credit report, and beefing-up thin creditGuidance for evaluating your Credit Score in today`s economyFannie Mae`s revised guidelines for purchasing mortgagesInformation on significant others (boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse) and credit and debt sharingIRS exceptions to the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act in a mortgage meltdown situationNot just for those who have bad credit and need to repair it, Credit Management Kit For Dummies also serves as an invaluable resource for those with average credit who want, or need, to manage it to get a job, reduce in
The credit derivatives industry has come under close scrutiny over the past few years, with the recent financial crisis highlighting the instability of a number of credit structures and throwing the industry into turmoil. What has been made clear by recent events is the necessity for a thorough understanding of credit derivatives by all parties involved in a transaction, especially traders, structurers, quants and investors. Fully revised and updated to take in to account the new products, markets and risk requirements post financial crisis, Credit Derivatives: Trading, Investing and Risk Management, Second Edition, covers the subject from a real world perspective, tackling issues such as liquidity, poor data, and credit spreads, to the latest innovations in portfolio products, hedging and risk management techniques. The book concentrates on practical issues and develops an understanding of the products through applications and detailed analysis of the risks and alternative means of trading. It provides: a description of the key products, applications, and an analysis of typical trades including basis trading, hedging, and credit structuring; analysis of the industry standard ‘default and recovery’ and Copula models including many examples, and a description of the models’ shortcomings; tools and techniques for the management of a portfolio or book of credit risks including appropriate and inappropriate methods of correlation risk management; a thorough analysis of counterparty risk; an intuitive understanding of credit correlation in reality and in the Copula model. The book is thoroughly updated to reflect the changes the industry has seen over the past 5 years, notably with an analysis of the lead up and causes of the credit crisis. It contains 50% new material, which includes copula valuation an
A Manhattan psychiatrist, Dr. Ricky Starks, is tormented by a stalker who calls himself Rumplestiltskin and who manages to more or less ruin Starks's life in the space of two weeks. Starks is forced to fake his own death and go into hiding, after which he devotes his life to tracking down the exceedingly diabolical Rumplestiltskin.
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This stylish clutch features a tri-fold design with credit card, money and coin compartments, a detachable wristlet, shoulder strap, and iPhone compartment. Available Colors: Brown, Gray, Purple, Green, Silver.
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Thirteen-year-old Anastasia Krupnik, suffering the usual pangs of growing up, decides she need psychiatric help. When her levelheaded parents refuse to send her to an analyst, intrepid Anastasia takes matters into her own hands.
0.50″ Height x 3″ Width x 5.50″ Length 10 Character – LCD 1170 2 Year 4 oz Handheld Business Analyst Calculator Protective hard shell case three-key Independent Memory Automatic Constants Percent Key Square Root Change Sign Key Backspace Key Handheld business analyst calculator features cost-sell-margin keys that allow you to quickly and easily solve CSM problems. Simply enter two variables, and the third appears. Functions include three-key independent memory; automatic constants; percent key; square root; change sign key, and backspace key. Design offers an extra large, 10-digit, tilt liquid crystal display (LCD); and nonslip rubber keys. Dual power source include solar and battery. Business analyst calculator includes a protective, hard shell case that slides onto calculator. Battery Big Display Black Business/Financial Calculator Handheld Business Analyst Calculator Protective Hard Shell Cover Rubber Button Solar Victor Victor Technology www.victortech.com
Here is the true story of a top Wall Street player`s transformation from a straight-arrow believer to a jaded cynic, who reveals how Wall Street`s insider game is really played. Dan Reingold was a top Wall Street analyst for fourteen years and Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman`s chief competitor in the red-hot sector of telecom. Reingold was part of the "Street" and believed in it. But in this action-packed, highly personal memoir written with accomplished Fast Company senior writer Jennifer Reingold the author describes how his enthusiasm gave way to disgust as he learned how deeply corrupted Wall Street and much of corporate America had become during the roaring stock market bubble of the 1990s. Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst provides a front-row seat at one of the most dramatic — and ultimately tragic — periods in financial history. Reingold recounts his introduction to the world of Wall Street leaks and secret deal-making; his experiences with corporate fraud; and Wall Street`s alarming penchant for lavish spending and multimillion-dollar pay packages. Reingold spars with arch rival Grubman; fends off intense pressures from Wall Street bankers and corporate CEOs; and is wooed by Morgan Stanley`s CEO, John Mack, and CSFB`s ¦ber-banker Frank Quattrone. Reingold describes instances in which confidential deals are whispered days before their official announcement. He recalls the moment he learns that Bernie Ebbers`s WorldCom was massively cooking its books. And he is shocked to have been an unwitting catalyst for a series of sexually explicit e-mails that would rock Wall Street; bring Jack Grubman to his knees; and contribute to the stepping aside of Grubman`s boss, Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill. Some of Reingold`s stories are outrageous, others hilarious, and many are simply absurd. But, together, they provide a sobering exposi of Wall Street: a jungle of greed and ego, a
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I have a child support question regarding tax deduction?
I would like to know why the government do not allow tax deduction or tax credit for those paying child support, But on the other hand gives a child tax credit to the custiodal parent? I think child support was just a way to correct a government policy that went wrong. You promises theses single mothers theses government programs and now that the government can not afford it, lets deduct the standard of living for some else. That is probably the reason we are continuing to have the pro-life versus the pro-choice debate, because some appointed officals decided on a social policy that was taken out of the democratic processes. Also, why is child support gender base? Why do a judge makes the assumption that it is in the best interest of the child to be with the mother, where was this research perform to give this basis? Also, where in the constitution that gives the government the right to throw you in jail if you can not pay a debt, that is not a tax? Just my opinion.
Child support isn’t gender based – there are many fathers with custody, and mothers paying child support.
Very early on, there was an assumption that the father should have custody, then for many years the mother had the advantage. Now it can go either way, and the decision is supposed to be made in the best interest of the child.
If you have a child, then you take on an obligation to support that child.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Automated Deduction in Geometry, ADG 2008, held in Shanghai, China in September 2008.The 11 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous initial submissions for the workshop during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers show the lively variety of topics and methods and the current applicability of automated deduction in geometry to different branches of mathematics such as discrete mathematics, combinatorics, and numerics; symbolic and numeric methods for geometric computation, and geometric constraint solving. Further issues are the design and implementation of geometry software, special-purpose tools, automated theorem provers – in short applications of ADG to mechanics, geometric modeling, CAGD/CAD, computer vision, robotics and education.
What is a proof for? What is the characteristic use of a proof as a computation, as opposed to its use as an experiment? What is the relationship between mathematical proceduresand natural processes?The essays collected in this volume address such questions from different points of view and will interest students and scholars in several branches of scientific knowledge. Someessays deal with the logical skeleton of deduction, others examine the interplay between natural systems and models of computation, yet others use significant results from thenatural sciences to illustrate the character of procedures in applied mathematics. Focusing on relevant conceptual and logical issues underlying the overall quest for proving, the volume seeks to cast light on what the effectiveness of proof rests on.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Automated Deduction, CADE-23, held in Wroclaw, Poland, in July/August 2011. The 28 revised full papers and 7 system descriptions presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. Furthermore, four invited lectures by distinguished experts in the area were included. Among the topics addressed are systems and tools for automated reasoning, rewriting logics, security protocol verification, unification, theorem proving, clause elimination, SAT, satifiability, interactive theorem proving, theory reasoning, static analysis, decision procedures, etc.
It’s not elementary, but you will need Holmes’s famed powers of deduction to solve these crafty puzzles. Here’s how it goes: at the end of each conundrum, you’ll find at least one condition—and sometimes more—that the solution must meet. For example, here’s the first, relatively simple problem:Mr. Scott, his sister, his son, and his daughter are tennis players. The best player’s twin and the worst player are of the opposite sex. The best player and the worst player are the same age.Which one of the four is the best player? Did you figure out that Mr. Scott’s sister had to be the same age as his children? A few of the puzzles demand a basic knowledge of algebra, and others feature drawings or diagrams.
This comprehensive book provides an adequate framework to establish various calculi of logical inference. Being an `enriched` system of natural deduction, it helps to formulate logical calculi in an operational manner. By uncovering a certain harmony between a functional calculus on the labels and a logical calculus on the formulas, it allows mathematical foundations for systems of logic presentation designed to handle meta-level features at the object-level via a labelling mechanism, such as the D Gabbay`s Labelled Deductive Systems. The book truly demonstrates that introducing of `labels` is useful to understand the proof-calculus itself, and also to clarify its connections with model-theoretic interpretations.
Magic With Credit Cards Full of tricks and routines with credit cards! Included are several routines for destroying and restoring a borrowed credit card, routines for magical printing of credit cards, monte type effects, credit card repeat, several methods for credit card to wallet, and an assortment of gags and bits of business applicable to credit cards! Also included is a discussion of where to get credit cards, where to get duplicates, and how to make inexpensive but real looking duplicate cards. 80 pages! 50 plus illustrations! Over 20 topics!
This kinetic horror/action hybrid stars Tak Sakaguchi as Prisoner KSC2-303, a criminal who has just escaped from a maximum security prison. Heading to the Forest of Resurrection to meet up with some gangsters, KSC2-303's escape plan soon veers off course when an argument with one of the gangsters leads KSC2-303 to shoot him. Worse still, KSC2-303 finds out the hard way that when you kill something in the Forest of Resurrection, it does not stay dead. Things get even more complicated when all the dead people the gangsters have buried in the forest begin coming back to life and packing heat. Blending zombie horror with EVIL DEAD 2 style slapstick and Hong Kong action pyrotechnics, VERSUS is a very bloody and very enjoyable thriller.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: DTS Surround 5.1 – Japanese DTS Surround 5.1 – EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio CommentaryInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
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This up-to-date e-book provides vital information about federal grants, government assistance programs, and grantwriting, covering programs for non-profit organizations, small businesses, and individuals, with a reproduction of the Program Description element of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) – plus an abridged reproduction of the latest U.S. Government Manual! Boasting over 2.3…
COMMUNITY COUNSELING: A MULTICULTURAL-SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE, 4e clearly describes and illustrates the practice of community counseling by discussing the most current issues and practices for community work in the 21st century. The Fourth Edition gives special emphasis to the practices of diversity, ethics, and the role of the counselor as a change agent and advocate. Focusing on how to promote change and growth, the text delivers effective guidelines for planning and implementing productive community counseling programs. It also provides readers with a basic understanding of the role of the community counselor, the services offered by community agencies, and the settings in which they are offered.
Group counseling is a dynamic and valuable treatment device used by therapists throughout the psychological disciplines, one that has proven effective in promoting change and growth in a variety of populations and settings. The Oxford Handbook of Group Counseling takes an innovative approach to this expansive topic, providing both a comprehensive field manual for practitioners and an authoritative reference work for teachers and researchers.Comprising 31 topic-based chapters by leading practitioners and researchers, this handbook covers the full spectrum of current and relevant topics in group counseling, including: – definitions and background- history and efficacy- key change processes (e.g., therapeutic factors, group cohesion, group climate)- group leader strategies and characteristics- new applications for group counseling strategies, including online groups – group counseling with special populations- the future of group counselingWith roots in the most recent and relevant literature, The Oxford Handbook of Group Counseling is an ideal text for training programs (counselor education, clinical psychology, social work, or human services) or as a reference for researchers in counseling psychology. Whoever the reader, it a valuable and comprehensive guidebook for both students and practitioners in the growing practice of group counseling.
In this monograph, Bryan S.K. Kim presents various issues related to effective counseling with Asian American clients, motivated by the belief that having a good understanding of the demographic, historical, sociopolitical, and cultural characteristics of Asian American individuals will increase the likelihood of counselors implementing more relevant and effective services with this population. This monograph can be used on its own or in conjunction with the main text.
Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling and Human Services addresses the fundamental social and cultural foundations upon which counselors and other helpers develop the knowledge and skill to work effectively with diverse populations. A basic premise of this new text is that such foundational knowledge includes learning about self-concept development within a cultural and sociological context and about the impact that both individual differences and collectivistic philosophies have on cultural and personal identity. It distinctively features a social psychology perspective of diversity, complemented by an understanding of self-concept theory and its interaction with other models of identity development. Highlights of the First Edition: Maintains a balanced perspective on the impact of individualistic and collectivistic philosophies on a person`s development. Utilizes a thorough treatment of social status variables that influence self-concept development, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation identity, family, aging, spirituality, physical ability and disability, and social class. Provides concrete examples through exercises and narratives to help students understand the impact of specific social and cultural influences on personal development (Chapters 5-9). Contains Counseling Inferences sections at the end of every chapter to help summarize chapter content in the context of what it means for practicing counselors and human service providers. Provides information on and access to numerous Web sites that contain social and cultural topics (Appendix A).
The Handbook of School Counseling for Students With Gifts and Talents: Critical Issues for Programs and Services provides the definitive overview of research on the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the psychology of gifted students, introducing the reader to the varied conceptions of giftedness, issues specific to gifted children, and various intervention methods. Additionally, this handbook describes programs designed to fulfill the need these children have for challenge. With chapters authored by leading experts in the field, The Handbook of School Counseling for Students With Gifts and Talents offers a place for professionals to turn for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted children.
Each year, millions of Americans sink further into debt and the sad truth is that most Americans have been conditioned to believe that debt is a normal part of life. If credit problems are adversely affecting your life, there are ways to improve your financial situation, and Credit Hell: How to Dig Out of Debt can show you how. Written by Howard S. Dvorkin–a nationally known expert in the debt counseling field–Credit Hell walks you through the "getting-out-of-debt" process from assessing the state of your finances and developing a budget, to negotiating with your creditors, consolidating your debts, and rebuilding your finances after your money troubles are over. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this user-friendly guide: * Shows you how to deal with important debts like your mortgage, car loans, and taxes owed to the IRS * Discusses why having a good credit history and a high credit score is important; how to order your credit report from each of the three national credit reporting agencies; and what you can do to improve your score and correct problems in your credit records * Educates you about important laws that can protect you when applying for credit, using credit, or if a debt collector is hounding you * Explains when filing for bankruptcy is your best option and provides you with an overview of the process If you want to dig yourself out of debt and stay out of debt in the future, pick up Credit Hell and discover the best way to regain control of your financial life.
Alabama`s One-Stop guide to family and community services. Includes resources for basic survival (food, clothing, shelter) as well as programs for addiction, violence, medical services, legal aid, counseling, disability, childcare, senior services, literacy, parenting, homeless, etc. Organized in 50 chapters and subdivided by region of the state served. Typical agency descriptions include: agency name, address, phone, fax, website, description of services, eligibility, office hours, etc.
"Cam Donaldson demonstrates in straightforward language how central economics is to the future of health care in Canada, the UK and internationally. This is economics with a human – and humane – face. Everyone concerned about health care needs to read this book." Professor Anthony J. Culyer, University of Toronto, Canada, and University of York, UK"Cam Donaldson is an excellent, provocative economics writer who can tell it like it is and engage people in the big issues of the day. Anyone who pays for or manages health services will benefit from this book, including every clinician and every citizen." Sir Muir Gray, NHS Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention programme, UKThe credit cruch is a threat to publicly funded health care, World-leading health economist Cam Donaldson defends our systems on the same basis as those who seek to erode public services, namely, that of economic efficiency. However, protecting government funding of health care is not enough. Donaldson goes on to show how we can get more out of our systems by addressing issues of value for money.The issues addressed in the book have global appeal, and, given its accessible style, will be attractive to general readers as well as health professionals and health policy specialists.
Neukrug`s easy-to-understand text addresses critical topics in Human Services, thereby providing you with a comprehensive overview of the field. The book addresses the field`s history, theory, helping skills, and professional standards, as well as techniques for working in group counseling, family counseling, and community systems. Neukrug also addresses research, evaluation, assessment, normal and abnormal human development, career issues, and multicultural awareness, all of which figure prominently into the knowledge and skill base that informs the human services worker`s daily responsibilities. The book is further distinguished by its experiential emphasis, unique use of personal vignettes, and focus on the development of the helper.
The third edition of Banking and Financial Services Law is extensively recast in light of the significant restructuring of financial services regulation as a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The casebook takes a fully integrated, problem-oriented approach to the subject. With its focus on the interactions and crossovers within the financial services industry, it offers students and professors an opportunity to explore the issues that are redefining law and regulation in this area. It covers supervision and regulation of the full range of the depository institutions industry?commercial banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other financial services firms including securities and insurance companies. The book contains over 460 detailed problems and notes that are accessible yet challenging. The problems and notes have been repeatedly tested and refined over the course of almost thirty years of intensive teaching at five different schools. Malloy has included an extensive bibliography keyed to the subject matter of each chapter. The book is designed to serve either as a casebook for a standard course in financial services regulation or as a basic reading-and-resource text for an advanced seminar. A Statutory Supplement is available, and an electronic Teacher`s Manual offers hand-in-hand guidance to the themes and issues covered by the casebook and detailed practical explanations of every problem and note.
