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21) Ride or die
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Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Adrenaline-obsessed Loli cannot help herself when it comes to chasing thrills, but when she strikes up an anonymous correspondence with X, a mysterious student at her school, he challenges her to a game that tests even her no-holds-barred quest for adventure.
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English
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Embark on a captivating exploration of the human psyche with "The Thrill Within: Unraveling the Psychology of Risk-Taking." This insightful journey delves deep into the complex interplay of factors that drive our inclination for excitement and danger.From the biological mechanisms that trigger the thrill response to the psychological motives behind adventurous behavior, this book unravels the intricate threads of risk psychology. Discover the neurobiological...
23) HSA: Start Here
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English
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What is an HSA?
Health Savings Account - an account where you save money for your healthcare expenses. It is owned by a single person and maintained by an IRS-approved trust company or custodian.
A long life of health and financial security is an important goal for all Americans, but that's often easier said than done. You likely know some steps that can improve your health and finances, like eating better, exercising more, and putting money into...
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Español
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El 11 de julio de 2012 el Congreso colombiano expidió la Ley 1562 que modificó el Sistema General de Riesgos Profesionales y dictó algunas normas en salud ocupacional. La nueva ley cambió la denominación de los riesgos para estar en concordancia con lo establecido por el Convenio 187 de 2006 de la OIT y, así mismo modificó el término de prescripción de las prestaciones económicas del Sistema, amplió la definición de accidente de trabajo,...
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English
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This country diagnostics assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Nepal, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. The assessment forms one of a series of country diagnostics undertaken using a common...
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English
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This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Fiji, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. The assessment forms one of a series of country diagnostics undertaken using a common...
27) The Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing in Sri Lanka: Country Diagnostics Assessment
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English
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This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Sri Lanka, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. The assessment forms one of a series of country diagnostics undertaken using a common...
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Disasters damage and destroy infrastructure and disrupt economic activities and services, potentially delaying long-term development and hampering efforts to reduce poverty in the region. Countries require a strong enabling environment for disaster risk financing to ensure the timely availability of post-disaster funding. This report presents a comprehensive diagnostics tool kit that countries can apply to assess the financial management of disaster...
29) The Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing in Pakistan: Country Diagnostics Assessment
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English
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This publication seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Pakistan. It focuses on insurance and other risk transfer instruments and explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. This is one of a series of country diagnostics assessments that used a common methodology to determine...
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English
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The SARS epidemic, between November 2002 and July 2003, resulted in about 8,000 infections. Nearly eight hundred people died. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome spread over more than thirty countries, including Europe. Outside of China, Hong Kong, Canada, Taiwan and Singapore were hardest hit. In China, almost all provinces were affected. The Netherlands remained free from SARS. Guangdong Province (Canton) was the heart of this pandemic in 2002. Breeding,...
Series
Basics of finance volume 1
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 23 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
A light-hearted case study offering a clear guide to the financial ideas business people need to grasp. Jay's business, designing websites and CDs, is doing well. But then he meets an old friend who's now an accountant. She gives him some tough lessons on the value of accounting knowledge and takes him through the basics of finance. Just because there's a lot of cash floating around in the business doesn't mean that this money is profit. How much...
Series
Basics of finance volume 1
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 23 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
How does the established business get finance? Dave Nellist makes the points, illustrated by real-life case studies. SALES REVENUE is, of course, the best finance a business can have, because it's self generated. “Retained profits” can be ploughed back into the business without any of the “strings” attached to loans and shares. But even established businesses have cash flow problems. We look at the role of OVERDRAFTS in helping them through....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 32 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
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English
Description
The film explains how two very different types of business manage their finances - high-flying salad bar chain Tossed and SRA, a social enterprise dedicated to helping people with mental health problems to get back to work. SOURCES OF FINANCE: Before you can do anything you need money. Tossed founder Vincent McKevitt deliberately avoided selling equity in his business, relying instead on loans from wherever he could get them. By contrast, as a social...
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2018.
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English
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"Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city|s water supply to a source that corroded Flint|s aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives. It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the...
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English
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This book covers the subject of economic damages and its role in insurance claims, lawsuits, and injunctions against businesses.
Businesses exist to provide goods and services to customers, and in doing so, they take risks. Among these risks is the chance of losing money in lawsuits filed by customers, employees, and others negatively impacted by the business. Insurance provides some protection against these liabilities, but lawsuits still take their...
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Español
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En esta traducción de 'Approches et pratiques en évaluation de programmes' el lector encontrará herramientas importantes para la reflexión y práctica de la evaluación de efectividad, así como para hacer frente a desafíos teóricos y metodológicos propios de la investigacion evaluativa en intervenciones de naturaleza social. Esta obra condensa el esfuerzo de diversos autores, los cuales comparten los resultados de sus experiencias en diversos...
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Español
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Toxoplasmosis ocular: ¡No coma cuento, ni carne cruda! es un libro que llena un vacío en el proceso de transferencia social del conocimiento para el tema de la toxoplasmosis, una de las infecciones de mayor prevalencia en la población mundial y con consecuencias en la salud humana que parecen ser, cada vez más, de mayor trascendencia de la que conocíamos hasta ahora, cuando se evalúa su relación con la salud mental. El grupo de Neuroinmunooftalmología...
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English
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These are just some of the strategies that can help smokers quit smoking and remain smoke-free. In this book, we will discuss these strategies in depth and provide additional tips and advice on how to quit smoking and stay smoke-free for good. We will also discuss the physical and emotional benefits of quitting and the importance of staying motivated.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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540L
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English
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"Are you worried about learning to swim? Are you nervous to try a new food that you may not like? You're not alone. In this Pebble Emerge, explore the reasons why it can be scary to try something new and discover simple tips for facing this fear. Reassuring facts and helpful photos provide the knowledge young readers need to face their fears of trying new things"--
40) Flirting With Financial Oblivion: Navigating the World's Riskiest Bets and Living to Tell the Tale
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English
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Have you ever wondered what separates the mega-rich from the rest of us? The secret often boils down to a willingness to take risks - huge risks - that most normal investors wouldn't dare go near. "Flirting With Financial Oblivion" takes you inside the adrenaline-fueled world of the true high rollers who think nothing of betting massive amounts on insanely risky ventures that could just as easily bankrupt them.This book reveals the darkest corners...
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