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^{Mr.A. Otto Thav is an Envisioneering Consultant at THAV LLC. Non-Disclosure Agreements prevent him from listing a majority of hisclients. They range from large organizations to small startups. Hehas held full-time management positions at a few companies and been acontractor or consultant at others. Because some incidents in thisbook are based on clients of these companies, listing them, and otherdetails, might mislead readers to identify the incidents in thisbook.}

^{Mr.Thav currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he serveson the boards of a few organizations, volunteers for several localnon-profits, and has been involved in an entrepreneur's contest atthe University of California - Berkeley. He has his BS degree fromColumbia University. During his early career in the southeast regionof the United States, he was employed as a Project Lead of an USAF(United States Air Force) funded advanced technology developmentproject. He concurrently conducted the research portion of theproject at Texas A&M University, where he earned a MS degree. Healso received a copyright for an ASRS (Automated Storage RetrievalSystem) software from the United States Copyright Office, Library ofCongress. He has numerous other Awards and Certifications fromseveral organizations throughout his career, including a Certificatein Supply Chain Management from Stanford University.}

^{Mr.Thav also served on an Industrial Advisory Board at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, where he also guest lectured for a fewgraduate classes. Other universities where he has guest-lectured onBusiness Re-Engineering include: Auburn University, University ofFlorida, and Webster University. In addition, he has spoken at a fewindustry specific conferences, served as a panel judge for a studentpaper writing contest at Louisiana State University, and volunteeredas an Applied Economics Consultant for Junior Achievement in NewOrleans.}

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Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of "Computer Speak," this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GTMA Review. "I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!" Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon

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Costly white-collar scams with strategies to recognize and prevent them. How we can prevent the mini-Bernie-Madoff’s in our everyday lives. . He is not alone. We encounter several mini-Madoff’s every day of our lives at several organizations, including businesses, schools, banks, retail stores, restaurants, government agencies, religious institutions, etc. . The key to prevention is awareness of the personality traits to look out for, the conditions and situations that enable unscrupulous behavior, thinking outside the box to recognize the variety of possible scams, and thinking about any possible preventative solutions that we can practice. . Read about several incidents of everyday scams that plague us in my new Non-Fiction “SILVER PARACHUTES” book. You can preview inside the book for more details at www.Amazon.com or simply click on: . http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link . Or in the UK at www.Amazon.co.uk : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_fm?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in Canada at www.Amazon.ca : http://www.amazon.ca/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in France at www.Amazon.fr : http://www.amazon.fr/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in Germany at www.Amazon.de : http://www.amazon.de/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page

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“Senior managers are sometimes the target of public criticism over their 'golden parachute' severances. But the cost of these deals pales in comparison to the scams and inefficiencies that are perpetrated under the radar by middle management in many companies on an ongoing basis. Based on years of consulting experience and research in the U.S. Military and private industry, ... he details several egregious examples of these white-collar scams and how their perpetrators benefit. He also offers potential solutions to help raise the efficiencies of companies and the accountability of management.” - Financial Executives International Newsletter. “A must read. The dollars add up, from Main Street to Wall Street. Revealing insights into mid-level management. And an entrepreneur’s cornucopia of new business ideas.” – Max Navarro, PhD, Chairman, Operational Technologies Corp. “Reads like micro-novellas with intriguing financial details, humor, satire, and unfolding mystery of the psychology behind middle managers.” - Rob Roy, President, Decision Sciences, Inc. “A masterful linking of finance and psychology. Important reading in this time of financial crises.” - Dr. Ravi Chandra, Stanford MD, Psychiatrist. “A fascinating expose. Mr. Thav provides some practical common-sense strategies." - Dave Stark, Founder & President, Analysis Team, Inc. “It's daunting what goes on behind open doors.” - Former USAF Major Jim Whiteley, PhD.

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