He was a hard-working small business owner, an Army veteran, an attentive lover, and a doting father. But he was also something more, something sinister. A master of deception, he was a rapist, arsonist, bank robber, and a new breed of serial killer, one who studied other killers to perfect his craft. In multiple states, he methodically buried kill-kits containing his tools of murder years before returning and putting them to use. Viewing the entire country as his hunting grounds, he often flew to distant locations where he rented cars ...

Most SMEs in the country lack the capacity in terms of qualified personnel to manage their activities. As a result, they are unable to publish the same quality of financial information as those big firms and such are not able to provide audited financial statement, which is one of the essential requirements in accessing credit from financial institution. Financial institutions have little influence on SMEs financing because most of SME owners or managers frequently used retained earnings or profit (self-financing) and funds from relatives/friends to finance ...

Revision with unchanged content. Within U.S. psychology, there has been a growing effort to develop empirically supported treatments for minority populations, more elaborate descriptions of specific cultural groups, and assessment tools to measure psychotherapists' cultural competence. Although multicultural counseling competence seems simply to point to a skill set consisting of knowledge, awareness and beliefs, embedded within it are a series of assumptions that remain widely unquestioned. Because these assumptions involve how we define the project of ...

With the need to find an engrossing project to fill the isolation forced on us by the 2020 global pandemic,  From There to Here  recalls the author's childhood growing up in England during World War II. Wyllie compares the many restrictions imposed on our lives today with the hardships endured by the British during the war. Set against this backdrop, the book chronicles the author's idyllic childhood interrupted by the onset of a world war and all its horrors; wartime in preparatory school; peace declared during senior boarding school; followed ...

The motion picture industry is an interesting business: entertainment is the United States' main export market, and film industry employs over half a million people, with a 2007 box office income of $9.6 billion in the USA and $26.7 billion all over the world, revenues that seem to have a positive growth rate. Analyzing the industry from a business perspective, movie marketing plays a primary role, having the purpose of basically convincing the audience to go to the theatres and watch the promoted film. Of all the different media exploited by movie marketing ...

Solo in South Africa: Navigating the World's Most Dangerous Destination Discover the Unveiled South Africa Explore the mesmerizing world of South Africa, a nation that stands as a testament to the extraordinary blend of geographical wonders, natural splendor, and cultural diversity. In "Solo in South Africa," we embark on an unforgettable journey through a land that has captivated the hearts of travelers for generations. A Historic Turning Point The Demise of Apartheid Witness the pivotal moment in 1994 when apartheid, a regime synonymous with racial ...

En este libro se analizan los procesos de cambio organizacional de las facultades de Ciencias Exactas y Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN) durante los últimos veinte años, y se identifican las fuerzas, actores e intereses que modelaron dichos procesos. Pero además, más específicamente, se intenta generar información relevante para la comprensión y conceptualización del cambio en las universidades nacionales argentinas. La producción ...

This vintage book contains a collection of stories based upon Wagner's operas told by Gladys Davidson. Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly famous for his operas. These masterfully retold stories are highly recommended for all fans of Wagner's work and would make for worthy additions to any collection. Contents include: "The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollaender)", "Tannhauser", "Lohengrin", "Tristan and Isolda", "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg)" ...

Die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung in Deutschland sieht sich Sparzwängen in allen Bereichen ausgesetzt. Heilmittelerbringer wie z.B. Physiotherapeuten sind aufgrund des niedrigen Vergütungsniveaus ihrer Leistungen von Kostendämpfungsmaßnahmen besonderes betroffen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es aufzuzeigen, wie sich die Gesundheitsreformen der vergangenen Jahre auf Physiotherapie-Praxen ausgewirkt haben. Es werden Zusammenhänge zwischen Gesetzesänderungen und Umsatzerhebungen analysiert. Ergänzend zur Literaturrecherche konnten ...