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Two little boys One lollipop One naughty squirrel
Feature-length episode from the animated series following the
adventures of stepbrothers Phineas (voice of Vincent Martella) and
Ferb (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) during their summer holiday. When
they inadvertently find themselves in the possession of plans for
the Death Star the duo, along with their pet platypus Perry aka
Agent P (Dee Bradley Baker), end up on an adventure of galactic
proportions in a battle between good and evil. Another five
episodes from the series are also included.
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The Emmores (Paperback)
Richard O'Brien; Edited by Emma Wright; Illustrated by Emma Wright
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R140
Discovery Miles 1 400
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intense competition on banks and other financial institutions, as a
period of oligopoly ends: more rather than less innovation is
needed to help share undi versifiable risks, with more attention to
correlations between different risks. Charles Goodhart of the
London School of Economics (LSE), while ques tioning the idea that
volatility has increased, concludes that structural changes have
made regulation more problematic and calls for improved information
availability on derivatives transactions. In a thirteen country
case study of the bond market turbulence of 1994, Bo rio and
McCauley of the BIS pin the primary causes of the market decline on
the market's own dynamics rather than on variations in market
participants' apprehensions about economic fundamentals. Colm
Kearney of the Univer sity of Western Sydney, after a six country
study of volatility in economic and financial variables, concludes
that more international collaboration in man aging financial
volatility (other than in foreign exchange markets) is needed in
Europe. Finally, Stokman and Vlaar of the Dutch central bank
investigate the empirical evidence for the interaction between
volatility and international transactions in real and financial
assets for the Netherlands, concluding that such influence depends
on the chosen volatility measure. The authors sug gest that there
are no strong arguments for international restrictions to reduce
volatility. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND PRACTICES The six papers in
Part C focus on what market participants are doing to manage risk.
for many years been heavily dependent on bank financing, and this
situation has not changed fundamentally. In his paper on stock
exchange governance in the European Union Guido Ferrarini discusses
the relative merits of member and investor ownership and compares
stock exchange regulation in a number of EU countries. Faced with
increasing competition amongst themselves and against other
enterprises that offer transaction services, such as proprietary
trading systems, it is essential for European stock exchanges to
improve their efficiency and to generate volume. Large investments
in new information technology are necessary in order to preserve
competitiveness in agIobaI financial market. The implementation of
the ISD has accelerated cross-border transaction activity of member
firms and investors and strengthened the pressure for convergence
of national stock exchange laws in the EU. In their paper,
Francesco Giavazzi and Marco Battaglini look at the role played by
banks in privatization processes. Banks can be involved in such
processes in several ways. They may themselves be the objects of
privatization since in many countries a significant fraction of the
banking industry is publicly owned. This is the case in France,
Spain and Italy. But banks can also be important buyers of the
equity of industrial firms sold by the government if they are
allowed to do so. The authors characterize privatizations as a very
good opportunity to set up the right environment for the
development of new financial intermediaries and in general for
asound corporate governance system.
Rock Musical
Characters: 7 males, 3 females
Scenery: Interior
That sweet transvestite and his motley crew did the time warp on
Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the
audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience
participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock 'n' roll sci fi
gothic is more fun than ever.
"A socko wacko weirdo rock concert."-WNBC TV.
"A musical that deals with mutating identity and time warps
becomes one of the most mutated, time warped phenomena in show
business."-N.Y. Times.
"Campy trash."-Time.
The papers in this volume were presented in Budapest at the 20th
Colloquium of the SociA(c)tA(c) Universitaire EuropA(c)enne de
Recherches FinanciA]res (SUERF), arranged in association with the
Robert Triffin-SzirAk Foundation. Each paper deals with a different
aspect of the characteristics of and trends in corporate
governance. The three main topics are: Corporate governance of
financial institutions; Corporate governance as exerted by
financial institutions; Financial instutions as participants in the
transfer of corporate governance. A/LISTA The structure of
financial markets and institutions has a significant impact on the
ways in which the power to manage corporate resources is allocated.
The relative roles of different types of owners and the legal
framework within which they operate are currently in a state of
flux throughout Europe. Financial integration in the European
Union, the transition to open market economies in Central and
Eastern Europe and privatization, have a profound effect on the
behaviour and influence of different enterprises. This collection
of papers demonstrates the range of aspects of corporate governance
in a world characterized by rapid technological, political and
institutional change which is currently concerning researchers and
practitioners. The authors come from a wide number of countries and
disciplines, and include people from leading banks and
corporations, public officials and academics, providing different
perspectives on corporate governance, financial markets and global
convergence in eastern and western Europe. Their contributions will
be of considerable interest to academics in the fields of finance
and banking, monetary economics andmacro-economics, and also to
professionals in banks, securities houses, corporate treasuries,
pension funds, consultancies, law firms, central banks and
regulatory bodies.
The rapidly changing structure of financial markets is leading to a
radical shift in the way in which privates sector financial
institutions and firms, and public regulators, are coping with
risk. With markets displaying a high degree of innovation and
volatility, the responsibility for risk management is being placed
increasingly on private sector operators. Following assessments of
the extent of market volatility and risk financial markets, this
volume presents examples of how private institutions are developing
new risk management techniques and case studies from specific
markets including securities markets and retail banking. In
addition, senior central bankers discuss their changing attitude to
risk and regulation and the implications for exchange rate and
monetary policies. The papers are written by authors from many
countries covering a wide range of country experiences: by players
in leading banks and companies; by public officials; and by
academics, providing three differing perspectives on the financial
markets of the 1990s. The four main sections address central bank
perspectives, volatility and risk, institutional issues and
practices, and the policy implications. The volume includes the
1995 Prix Marjolin essay and concludes with the 1995 Marjolin
Lecture, given at the 19th Colloquium of the Societe Universitaire
Europeenne de Recherches Financieres (SUERF) in Thun, Switzerland,
from which the papers are selected. The contributions will be of
considerable interest to those in banks, securities houses, company
treasuries, central banks and regulatory bodies as well as to
academics.
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The Book of Clouds (Hardcover)
Juris Kronbergs; Illustrated by Anete Melece; Translated by Mara Rozite, Richard O'Brien
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R378
R309
Discovery Miles 3 090
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(Vocal Selections). The Rocky Horror Show 40th Anniversary Songbook
celebrates 40 years since the making of Richard O'Brien's
schlock-horror musical masterpiece The Rocky Horror Show, which
made its debut in London before conquering the world. Here are all
the songs from his glorious musical tribute to sci-fi and B-movie
horror, arranged for piano, voice and guitar, complete with lyrics
and guitar chord symbols. This exclusive 40th anniversary songbook
is complete with a lavish photo section plus rarely seen scrapbook
memorabilia from the composer. The Rocky Horror Show was always big
on audience participation, so here's your chance to sing along with
the music. The included card gives you instantly downloadable
sound-alike backing tracks.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Mock-gothic children's drama set in Victorian England, based on the
novel by Joan Aiken. Bonnie (Emily Hudson) and her cousin Sylvia
(Aleks Darowska) are left at home in Willoughby Hall while their
parents travel abroad, with only the servants and the prowling
wolves for company. Things get even worse for the girls when
evil-looking governess Miss Slighcarp (Stephanie Beacham)
mysteriously turns up at the Hall, bearing news that Lord and Lady
Willoughby have gone missing overseas and that she will henceforth
be in charge of the house and the children's education.
For the first time, Richard O'Brien has collected hundreds of
articles and features he wrote for various toy soldier collecting
magazines in one compelling book. Filled with pictures and
information on the best known -- and the most obscure -- toy
soldiers of the past century.
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Suzy (Paperback)
Bob Vojtko, Richard O'Brien
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R470
Discovery Miles 4 700
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The complete collection of SUZY comic strips.
Trade Paperback. Richard O'Brien is the author of 35 books,
including 9 novels. This is the first publication of his 'lost'
mystery. It's a modern noir about a private dick who gets into
something that just might be tougher than his previous case, the
Snelling Affair.
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