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Freemasons For Dummies
by Christopher HodappUnravel the mysteries of the Masons All the myths and rumors about Masonic organizations probably have you wondering "what do Masons really do?" Questions like this one are a natural by-product of being the oldest and largest "secret society" in the world. This book is an ideal starting place to find answers to your questions about the secret and not-so-secret things about Freemasonry. Now in its third edition, this international best-seller peeks behind the door of your local Masonic lodge and explains the meanings behind the rituals, rites, and symbols of the organization. Along the way the book covers nearly 3,000 years of Masonic history, introduces you to some famous Freemasons you already know from history books, and explains the relationship with related groups like Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, Order of Eastern Star, and the beloved fez-wearing Shriners. Look inside the book to learn: What it takes to become a member of the Freemasons, and what you can expect when you join How Lodges are organized and what really goes on during Masonic ceremonies The basic beliefs and philosophies of Freemasonry, including how Masons contribute to charity, and society in general The origins behind some of the wild myths and conspiracy theories surrounding Freemasonry and how to debunk (most of) them Written by a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason and the Public Relations and Marketing Director for the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana, Freemasons For Dummies is a must-read guide for anyone interested in this ancient fraternal order, whether you're looking to join or are just curious about some of the more mysterious aspects of Freemasonry.
Freeport through the Years (Images of America)
by Holly K. Hurd with Freeport Historical Societyunknown
Freeport-Velasco
by Brenda Laird The Freeport Historical MuseumIn 1821, Stephen F. Austin and the �Old 300� colonists boarded the Lively and entered the Brazos River, landing at Old Velasco. After hurricanes repeatedly tore the little town apart, residents moved four miles upstream to New Velasco in 1891. Then, the 1900 hurricane, which nearly wiped Galveston off of the map, also devastated New Velasco. But even the earliest Texans were tough, and they endured, rebuilt, and thrived. In 1912, across the Brazos River, the discovery of sulphur gave birth to Freeport. Freeport and Velasco grew side-by-side for 45 years until 1957, when they were consolidated. Thus, some citizens felt that the city ought to then be called �Freeport-Velasco.� In 1961, Hurricane Carla roared into Freeport. It was followed through the years by many other mega-storms, but Freeport has weathered them all. Efforts are being made to revitalize downtown to the beauty it had a century ago.
Freeports and Free Zones: Operations and Regulation in the Global Economy (Maritime and Transport Law Library)
by Mark RowbothamThis book explains the definition, concepts, practices and procedures of Free Zone operations; how they are created, how they operate, and their benefits to the global and national economy. Readers will be able to understand why Free Zones exist, their role in the development and maintenance of international trade, and how they contribute to national and global economic development and wellbeing, especially in developing nations. The author explains the processes in the establishment of Free Zones, and how government legislation and initiatives assist in this process. The book comprehensively but accessibly covers the topics of Freeports, Free Zones, Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Special Economoic Zones (SEZs), as well as issues such as Customs requirements, Free Zone law and government initiatives, including the new UK Freeport initiative. It analyses the role of such Zones in global economic development and considers the challenges and issues related to Free Zone development and operation, including security and potential crime. The book also provides a series of case studies into selected global examples of Free Zones, EPZs and SEZs. Freeports and Free Zones will have a broad readership, being of interest to global economic, fiscal and government institutions, policymakers, legal practitioners and advisers, economic and business advisers, port and airport authorities and major multinational enterprises. It will be especially relevant to the food, automotive, defence, manufacturing, logistics, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), pharmaceutical, aviation and maritime industries.
Freesourcing
by Jonathan YatesSo you've got the drive to start a business. You might even have the Big Idea all mapped out. But then you realise that you've got no money to take it to the next stage. Back to the day job? No way. That's where Freesourcing comes in. Believe it or not, you don't need money to start a business. There's an entire industry out there waiting to help you take your idea and make it happen... for free. All you need to know is where to find the help and how to get your hands on it.Freesourcing is the definitive guide to free business start up resources, showing you exactly where to go and who to talk to when you're starting a business on a shoestring. Freesourcers don't just think outside the box - they find out where they can get the box for free too. You'll find information on free:PremisesMoneyComputersTravelOnline resourcesStationeryAdvice and supportLegal helpBankingNetworking opportunitiesMarketing and PRStockNo cash? No problem. So what are you waiting for?
Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
by Bill BrowderFollowing his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way. <p><p>When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life’s mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. The first step of that mission was to uncover who was behind the $230 million tax refund scheme that Magnitsky was killed over. <p><p>As Browder and his team tracked the money as it flowed out of Russia through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas, they were shocked to discover that Vladimir Putin himself was a beneficiary of the crime. <p><p>As law enforcement agencies began freezing the money, Putin retaliated. He and his cronies set up honey traps, hired process servers to chase Browder through cities, murdered more of his Russian allies, and enlisted some of the top lawyers and politicians in America to bring him down. Putin will stop at nothing to protect his money. <p><p>As Freezing Order reveals, it was Browder’s campaign to expose Putin’s corruption that prompted Russia’s intervention in the 2016 US presidential election. At once a financial caper, an international adventure, and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most ruthless villains in the world—and win. <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Freiberufler für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Stefan Schwartz Steffi SammetAlles, was Sie als Freiberufler wissen müssen Überlegen Sie, sich als Freiberufler selbstständig zu machen? Dann ist dieses Buch eine wertvolle Informationsquelle für Sie. Erfahren Sie, welche Vorteile es bringt, selbstständig zu sein und wie Ihnen der Start in die berufliche Selbstständigkeit glückt. Steffi Sammet und Stefan Schwartz geben Ihnen das nötige Handwerkszeug an die Hand, auch all den leidigen Papierkram wie Steuerfragen, Bilanzbuchhaltung oder Versicherungen sicher zu meistern. Am Ende des Buches wissen Sie, wie Sie einen Businessplan erstellen, wie Sie Markt und Kunden analysieren, welche Daten und Fakten für Sie unverzichtbar sind und wie Sie sich und Ihre Familie gegen Rückschläge im Job finanziell absichern. Zahlreiche Checklisten aus dem Buch und Mustertexte finden Sie auch als Download.
Freiberufler werden: Selbstständig machen mit Mut, Muße und dem richtigen Mindset
by Tatjana MüllerDieses Buch begleitet all diejenigen, die mit dem Gedanken spielen, sich selbstständig zu machen – von ersten Überlegungen über bürokratische Anfänge und die Entwicklung eines Freelancer-Mindsets bis hin zum Besuch von trubeligen Coworking Spaces.Den festen Job kündigen und sein eigener Chef sein. Frei, kreativ und ortsunabhängig arbeiten. Tatjana Müller wagte 2017 den Sprung in die Selbstständigkeit, hielt über Jahre ihre Erfahrungen und Tipps zum Freelancer-Dasein in einer Art Tagebuch fest und entwickelte dieses zu einem Buch weiter.Wie traf sie die Entscheidung für die Selbstständigkeit? Wie gelang der Einstieg in das Leben als Freiberuflerin? Welche Hürden musste sie nehmen? Welche Glücksmomente standen so manchen Schattenseiten gegenüber? Und welche (Lebens-)Einstellungen erfordert es, um als Freelancer „gesund selbstständig“ und erfolgreich zu sein? Dies und mehr verrät die Autorin und gibt dabei wertvolle Tipps.
Freiberufler: Buchführung, Rechnungen, Steuern & Co.
by Constanze ElterAuch als Freiberufler kommt man um die Steuererklärung nicht herum. Der sicherste Weg ist hier immer noch der Steuerberater. Aber ob mit oder ohne Steuerberater - endlich zu verstehen, warum das Sammeln dieser und jener Belege wichtig ist, worauf ich bei Rechnungsstellung achten muss, ob ich bilanzieren soll oder meinen Gewinn über eine Einnahmen-Überschuss-Rechnung ermittle und wie ich dafür Sorge tragen kann, dass das Finanzamt nicht am Ende bei Einreichung der Unterlagen noch etwas Wichtiges zu beanstanden hat - das aufzuzeigen und verständlich darzustellen, ist Ziel dieses Buches. Zusätzlich werden wichtige Vorlagen und Muster auf der Buchwebsite zum Download bereitstehen, z. B.Steuerformulare für Freiberufler.
Freiberuflich Schreiben - Insider-Geheimnisse eines professionellen Ghostwriters
by Richard G Lowe Jr Raphael D. ThöneFreiberuflich Schreiben - Insider-Geheimnisse eines professionellen Ghostwriters von Richard G Lowe Jr Gut gemanagt und angemessen berechnet kann Ghostwriting eine der lukrativsten freiberuflichen Tätigkeiten als Autor darstellen. Sie möchten also ein freiberuflicher Autor sein und interessieren sich für Ghostwriting. Nun, Ghostwriting ist harte Arbeit! In der Tat kann Ghostwriting, gut gemanagt und angemessen berechnet, eine der lukrativsten freiberuflichen Tätigkeiten als Autor darstellen. Dieses Buch beschreibt alle Schritte, wie ein erfolgreiches Ghostwriting Projekt ablaufen muss, angefangen vom ersten Kontakt mit einem potentiellen Kunden bis hin zum Abschluss des fertigen Manuskripts. Mögliche Fallstricke werden detailliert besprochen, zusammen mit Lösungsansätzen und Vorschlägen. Hier ist eine Zusammenfassung dessen, was Sie alles lernen werden: * wie berechne ich ein Ghostwriting Projekt, * wie begründe ich eine geschäftliche Ghostwriting-Tätigkeit, * wie laufen Besprechungen mit den Kunden ab, * wie führe ich Interviews und Recherchen durch, * warum Kommunikation so besonders wichtig ist, * wie die Erstellung einer Leistungsbeschreibung meinen Kunden und mich schützen kann, * wie man mit unvermeidlichen Änderungen umgeht, * wie man das abgeschlossene Projekt abgibt.
Freight Brokerage Business
by Entrepreneur MagazineAlthough the United States may be shifting from a manufacturing to an information-based economy, there will never be a time when goods don't have to move. And since the majority of goods shipped in the United States are sent by truck, the role of freight broker is a crucial one: Without freight brokers, most of those goods would end up sitting in a warehouse or on the docks and never get to their final destinations.As a freight broker, you can make good money, right from your home, matching carriers with shippers for a fee. It's a very easy business to start--there's no special training or knowledge of the shipping industry needed. And equipment costs are minimal--all you really need is a computer, a phone and a fax machine. Our guide will do the rest. We'll show you how to:Locate startup funds and set your pricesUnderstand the legal documents you'll be dealing withFind carriers and shippersMarket your servicesBuild your client baseAnd much moreFreight brokers fill a critical need in the United States, and there's always room in the industry for someone who can offer reasonably priced, dependable service.
Freight Brokerage Business
by The Staff of Entrepreneur MediaThe experts at Entrepreneur provide a two-part guide to success. First, learn how you can start a successful freight brokerage business right from your home. Then, master the fundamentals of business startup including defining your business structure, funding, staffing and more.This kit includes: Essential industry-specific startup essentials including industry trends, best practices, important resources, possible pitfalls, marketing musts, and more Entrepreneur Editors' Start Your Own Business, a guide to starting any business and surviving the first three years Interviews and advice from successful entrepreneurs in the industry Worksheets, brainstorming sections, and checklists Entrepreneur's Startup Resource Kit (downloadable)More about Entrepreneur's Startup Resource KitEvery small business is unique. Therefore, it's essential to have tools that are customizable depending on your business's needs. That's why with Entrepreneur is also offering you access to our Startup Resource Kit. Get instant access to thousands of business letters, sales letters, sample documents and more - all at your fingertips!You'll find the following:The Small Business Legal ToolkitWhen your business dreams go from idea to reality, you're suddenly faced with laws and regulations governing nearly every move you make. Learn how to stay in compliance and protect your business from legal action. In this essential toolkit, you'll get answers to the "how do I get started?" questions every business owner faces along with a thorough understanding of the legal and tax requirements of your business.Sample Business Letters1000+ customizable business letters covering each type of written business communication you're likelyto encounter as you communicate with customers, suppliers, employees, and others. Plus a complete guide to business communication that covers every question you may have about developing your own business communication style.Sample Sales LettersThe experts at Entrepreneur have compiled more than 1000 of the most effective sales letters covering introductions, prospecting, setting up appointments, cover letters, proposal letters, the all-important follow-up letter and letters covering all aspects of sales operations to help you make the sale, generate new customers and huge profits.
Freight Derivatives and Risk Management in Shipping (Routledge Maritime Masters)
by Manolis G. Kavussanos Ilias D. Visvikis Dimitris A. TsouknidisThis advanced practical textbook deals with the issue of risk analysis, measurement and management in the shipping industry. It identifies and analyses the sources of risk in the shipping business and explores in detail the “traditional” and “modern” strategies for risk management at both the investment and operational levels of the business. The special features and characteristics of all available freight derivative products are compared and contrasted between them. Practical applications of derivatives are showcased through realistic practical examples, while a number of concepts across the contents of this book appear for the first time in the literature. The book also serves as “the reference” point for researchers in the area, helping them to enhance their knowledge of risk management and derivatives in the shipping industry, but also to students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Finally, it provides a comprehensive manual for practitioners wishing to engage in the financial risk management of maritime business. This second edition has been fully updated in order to incorporate the numerous developments in the industry since its first edition in 2006. New chapters have been introduced on topics such as Market Risk Measurement, Credit Risk and Credit Derivatives, and Statistical Methods to Quantify Risk. Furthermore, the second edition of this book builds upon the successful first edition which has been extensively (i) taught in a number of Universities around the world and (ii) used by professionals in the industry. Shipowners, professionals in the shipping industry, risk management officers, credit officers, traders, investors, students and researchers will find the book indispensable in order to understand how risk management and hedging tools can make the difference for companies to remain competitive and stay ahead of the rest.
Freight Forwarder's Intermediary Role in Multimodal Transport Chains: A Social Network Approach
by Hans-Joachim SchrammIn this book, the business of international freight forwarding is examined from both a theoretical and empirical point of view with a special emphasis on multimodal transport chains, including sea or air transport operations. In such contexts, the freight forwarder is always considered "The Architect of Transport", but this intermediary role seems to be largely neglected in research to date. Therefore, relevant concepts from economic theory and economic sociology are employed to produce both an intermediary and a network perspective of freight forwarding in order to provide a better understanding of this kind of transportation business. Furthermore, its intermediary role in such inherent network structures is explored by mapping relationship patterns in a stylized model framework applied to a questionnaire-based sample collected among freight forwarders engaged in such multimodal transport chains in Germany (especially from Hamburg, Bremen and Bremerhaven) as well as in Austria in 2003.
Freight Transport and Distribution: Concepts and Optimisation Models
by Tolga BektasThis book serves as a primer on freight transportation and logistics, providing a general and broad coverage of concepts, mathematical models and methodologies available for freight transportation planning at strategic, tactical and operational levels. It is aimed at graduate students, and is also a reference book for practitioners in the field.The book includes preliminaries, such as mathematical modeling and optimisation algorithms. The book also features case studies and practical real-life examples to illustrate applications of the concepts and models covered, and to encourage a hands-on and a practical approach. The author has taught and published extensively in the field and draw on state-of-the-art scientific research. He has also been part of a number of practical research projects, which underpin the real life examples in the book.
Freight Transport and the Modern Economy (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy #112)
by June Burnham Michel SavyFreight Transport and the Modern Economy adapts a well-known textbook by Michel Savy, revising, extending and updating it for British, European and international readers. It deals not only with the technical aspects of transport, logistics and supply chain management, but also the interactions between transport professionals and the public authorities in the modern social, political, economic and environmental context. The transport of freight is presented as a system, mixing empirics and theory, showing how transport itself functions and also its strong influence on the modern economy, with a growing volume of production, turnover and employment. The nature of freight transport, an industrial process widely marketed as a service, is analysed in depth, explaining the main characteristics of the transport operation, its market and the regulatory context. The main actors, the professional actors (carriers, shippers and other agents) and the public authorities are introduced, and their behaviour and interactions are clarified. This comprehensive approach allows the reader to go further and consider in particular the approaches and practices of transport by carriers, customers, logistics managers, political decision makers and citizens, to tackle long range issues such as the ‘decoupling’ of production and transport recommended by some institutions and experts, and to explore the need for more infrastructure, or the capacity of the freight transport industry to reduce its contribution to pollution and climate change. This book treats freight transport as a whole system in its technical, economic, social, political and environmental context, in contrast to existing transport literature focused on individual aspects, such as transportation planning (usually for cars or passengers), logistics (essentially management issues), or individual transport modes. This book is comprehensive in its treatment of freight transport and in its use of multiple disciplinary perspectives.
Freiwilliges Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz: Die Bedeutung von Kompetenzen für Organizational Citizenship Behavior
by Saskia HohagenIm Zuge der Veränderung der Arbeitswelt und den damit einhergehenden Anforderungen nimmt Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) eine besondere Stellung für Organisationen ein. Die OCB-Forschung zeigt auf, dass die Effektivität einer Organisation positiv durch OCB gefördert werden kann. Vor diesem Hintergrund gilt es, die Antezedenzien von OCB näher zu betrachten. Der Fokus der Arbeit liegt auf der Beantwortung der Fragestellung, inwiefern die Kompetenzen von Mitarbeitenden mit ihrem gezeigten freiwilligen Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz zusammenhängen. Dieser Arbeit liegt die Annahme zu Grunde, dass handlungsfähigere Mitarbeitende anderen Mitarbeitenden helfen oder diese unterstützen. Darüber hinaus wird sich auch Empowerment als moderierende Variable in diesem Zusammenhang gewidmet.
French Accounting History: New Contributions
by Yves Levant and Olivier de la VillarmoisFrench Accounting History: New Contributions illustrates the lively research activity in the field of accounting and management history in France, thus contributing to the dissemination of French research on an international scale. Based on a collection of diverse papers by French historians in this field which have been presented at various congresses, contributing authors give an overview of French accounting, the advent of the auditing profession and management control in France. This book aims to further strengthen the development of the community and knowledge base of accounting historians, not only in France but also internationally.This book is based on a special issue of the journal Accounting History Review.
French Banking and Entrepreneurialism in China and Hong Kong: From the 1850s to 1980s (Banking, Money and International Finance)
by Hubert BoninMany books have addressed the economic and financial history of Hong Kong, and the imperialist conflicts in the key Chinese port-cities but very few books have explored French initiatives and performance in this area, beyond diplomacy, geopolitics or cultural issues. In this book, Hubert Bonin confronts arguments about "the great divergence", "the first globalisation", and forms of "economic patriotism". He gauges the competitive edge of French companies and banks, their struggle with British domination (HBSC, Chartered, shipping, trade houses/hongs) and their resistance against competitors from other countries (Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, USA, or Russia). The book delves into studies of management abroad, therefore mixing broad geo-economic issues with precise business history and deep banking history. The connections between French interests in China and Hong Kong and the colony of Indochina are established too. A second part of the book is dedicated to the case study of Hong Kong, as the British colony acted as a hub for Asian and European interests at the heart of connections with mainland China and some neighbouring territories (Indochina, etc.). This is essential reading for academics interested in banking and business history, the history of entrepreneurship, as well as, those involved in the contemporary history of China and Hong Kong, in the assessment of world-wide geo-economic competition between European powers in Asia (Great-Britain, and France), and in the first stages of economic "modernity", along European models, in emerging modern China.
French Banks Amid the Global Financial Crisis
by Yingbin XiaoA report from the International Monetary Fund.
French Gastronomy in the US: Transatlantic Foodways and New Convivialities (Routledge Food Studies)
by Thérèse Migraine-GeorgeThis book focuses on the (re)invention of French food in the US, probing the intricate transatlantic dynamics underlying notions of cooking and eating French.By looking at French gastronomy as both a symbolic formation and an exclusionary practice closely tied to power, class, and race, this book re-centers histories that have been marginalized in traditional narratives of French gastronomy. Rather than focusing on food itself, this book explores transatlantic foodways and the complex and changing nexus of historical, socioeconomic, cultural, political, and ideological routes and trajectories, both real and imaginary, that have connected France and the US around a range of gastronomical practices and representations. Foregrounding the gastronationalism that subtends the idea of “eating French” in the US, this book also looks at how a diverse group of contemporary chefs is working to deconstruct stereotypical and constrictive representations of French food and to create new cuisines that are, in turn, more inviting, inclusive, hospitable, and convivial as well as more globally sustainable. Exploring the transatlantic relation between France and the US through the lens of food offers a significant point of entry into the ways in which imagined gastronomies reflect imagined communities past, present, and future in an ever-globalizing world.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars from a wide range of interdisciplinary fields of study including food studies, global French and Francophone studies, cultural studies, media studies, Black/African American studies, history, and ethnography.
French Industrial Relations in the New World Economy (Routledge Research in Employment Relations #Vol. 15)
by Nick ParsonsExamining the traditionally predominant role of the state in shaping employment patterns and social policy in France, French Industrial Relations in the New World Economy analyzes the impact of globalization on French industrial relations. Looking at the changing economic context of industrial relations, this important text places particular emphasis on the notion of a shift from a national, Fordist form of employment regulation, to an international, post-Fordist form - examining in detail the impact of this shift on the role of the French state and on the balance of power between employer and trade union organizations. Including chapters on employer organizations, collective bargaining, the role of the state, and workplace representation, French Industrial Relations in the New World Economy explores this fascinating topic in detail and provides a detailed resource for postgraduates studying trade unions, industrial and employee relations, and industrial studies in general.
French Liberalism in the 19th Century: An Anthology (Routledge Studies In The History Of Economics #145)
by David M. Hart Robert LerouxPolitical and economic liberalism has generally been considered to be of marginal import in France, but at an intellectual level, it is a different story. An exploration of the history of French economic thought shows how a rich intellectual tradition developed during the nineteenth century, which has been previously neglected in English language studies of French thinking. In this important new collection, Robert Leroux brings together key works, both from widely regarded and lesser known authors, whose thinking constituted the core of a singular intellectual movement. These include such figures as Charles Dunoyer, Joseph Garnier, Gustave de Molinari, Yves Guyot, Alexis de Tocqueville, Benjamin Constant and Frédéric Bastiat. Including several works that have never before been published in English, this anthology begins with a full introduction that provides an overview of liberal thought in the nineteenth century, and each text is preceded by a biographical note on the author, and an explanation of the wider significance of the text. This anthology, by bringing to the fore a number of writers and doctrinal positions, seeks to give a coherence, an overall cast to French liberalism without exaggerating its unity. It will be of interest to economists, political scientists, historians, philosophers and sociologists alike.
French Made Simple
by E. Jackson A. RubioThis is as complete beginner's course in French which covers the requirements of the various GCSE examination syllabuses, and provides a good background to the language for students on RSA and other similar courses. The approach is designed to be of particular value for further education and self-study purposes.