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Geophysicist M. King Hubbert predicted in 1956 that U.S. oil production would reach its highest level in the early 1970s. Though roundly criticized by oil experts and economists, Hubbert's prediction came true in 1970.

In this revised and updated edition reflecting the latest information on the world supply of oil, Kenneth Deffeyes uses Hubbert's methods to find that world oil production will peak in this decade--and there isn't anything we can do to stop it. While long-term solutions exist in the form of conservation and alternative energy sources, they probably cannot--and almost certainly will not--be enacted in time to evade a short-term catastrophe.

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That great pool of oil is probably as big as the Prudhoe oil field...but government has ordered us not to produce that well, or reveal any information as to what is at Gull Island...For forty miles to the east of Gull Island, there has not been a single dry hole drilled, although many wells have been drilled. This shows the immensity of the size of the field. [Lindsey Williams, Energy Non-Crisis.] Is peak oil a reality? Is the world really running out of oil? Who is responsible for the surging price of petrochemical products? Is someone, or some group, blocking oil production in Alaska and across the United States? How large is the oil field that was discovered on Gull Island in 1977? Who blocked development of the massive field, and why is oil production in that region blocked today? Lindsey Williams speech, The Energy Non-Crisis, explains the rising price of gasoline, the agenda of the men who rule the world, and what we can do to counter them. Also included are two newsletters written in 2005 by Dr. Stan Monteith of Radio Liberty. They go into the background of peak oil and the perceived shortage that is being manipulated by the media for the benefit of a few...a secret few. These newsletters and DVD will unveil the truth about our oil and gas NON-Crisis..
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Unprecedented shifts in the age distribution and diversity of the global labour pool are underway

Within the decade, as the massive boomer generation begins to retire and fewer skilled workers are available to replace them, companies in industrialized markets will face a labour shortage and brain drain of dramatic proportions.

Ken Dychtwald, Tamara Erickson, and Robert Morison argue that companies ignore these shifts at great peril. Survival will depend on redefining retirement and transforming management and human resource practices to attract, accommodate, and retain workers of all ages and backgrounds.

Based on decades of groundbreaking research and study, the authors present innovative and actionable management techniques for leveraging the knowledge of mature workers, reengaging disillusioned mid-career workers, and attracting and retaining talented younger workers.

This timely book will help organizations sustain their competitive edge in tomorrow’s inevitably tighter labour markets..
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Demographics are driving unprecedented opportunities in the student housing market. Enrollment at colleges and universities is booming. An estimated 75 million people will reach college age in the next decade. Add to that the growing shortage of on-campus, university-owned student housing. As a result, real estate investors are eyeing this specialized and highly profitable market niche.

Michael H. Zaransky, real estate veteran and author of Profit by Investing in Student Housing, shows readers precisely how to build wealth investing in student housing properties. While many other books discuss niche investment opportunities in real estate, this is the first to provide a complete, detailed approach to investing in student housing.

Profit by Investing in Student Housing covers all the critical components of this specialized area of real estate investing—from identifying prime college markets and choosing profitable properties, to obtaining debt financing, raising equity, and closing deals. Readers learn to assess their return on investment for all housing types from single-family homes and condos to multifamily apartment buildings and privately operated dorms. Real-life anecdotes make this book more than a hypothetical treatise on real estate investing.

Profit by Investing in Student Housing shows novices and veteran investors alike how to duplicate the extraordinary success of leaders in this market niche. No other real estate book today offers the same quality and breadth of information on this subject.

Highlights

Profit by Investing in Student Housing shows real estate investors:

•Why demographics will drive demand for student housing in years to come

•How to locate and analyze the best deals on student housing properties

•Unique methods of financing and raising equity

•Minimizing risk in acquiring and operating student housing investments.
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By the early 90s, a raging bull market was delivering spectacular returns, causing some to believe that a market collapse and subsequent depression would soon appear. As a result of these fears, some exited the capital markets altogether. Thereafter, the Internet took off causing the market bubble to swell, many high-tech stocks with seemingly limitless valuations. Over the course of its 13-year stretch, the market appreciated by over 600 percent, with average annual returns in excess of 18 percent. And we all remember what happened at the start of the new millennium. Even after the deflation of the Internet bubble, cautious investors who pulled out of the market a decade earlier missed out on spectacular returns since then. Many investors who entered the market near its peak suffered devastating losses. But most who remained invested since the early 90s are still much better off today. While this correction revealed the most recent illusions embedded within the economy, it s only a small part of what will be a larger correction in the coming years. Despite the scandals in corporate America and Wall Street, many investors fail to recognize that the post-bubble period is quite different from the Bull Run in the 90s. But today, the capital markets have been realigned with authenticity, and economics now control the investment cycle rather than hype generated by Wall Street. Accordingly, Wall Street and the U.S. Government can only hide the realities of America s decline for so long. Unfortunately, America entered the free trade paradigm as a losing participant from the start. While America remains as the centerpiece for the global economy, it relies on record debt to maintain its status as the world s strongest consumer marketplace. But this cannot last much longer. America s vulnerable role in the new economy threatens to erode the strength of its empire. Already, America has witnessed a gradual disappearance of its core citizens; the middle class. As well, poverty continues to grow while America s wealthiest quintile increases their wealth. These trends have been masked by record levels of credit-based spending and manipulation of economic data. For over two decades, several nations have benefited at the expense of America s job base and living standards. This led to a long period of excessive consumption relative to productivity. When the economic boom from the post-war period began to lose steam in the 60s, consumption began to exceed productivity, as Americans refused to acknowledge a decline in living standards. Up until the 70s, America fueled this consumption-production disparity using the surplus wealth generated during the post-war boom. During the 80s, America s growing consumption was compounded by massive government spending and a devastating oil crisis. Shortly thereafter, the consumer credit industry grew to meet the demands of a nation experiencing large productivity deficits. And today, America is vastly different than the post-war period. Rather than increases in net wealth, America s growth over the past two decades has been fueled by credit spending which has created the illusion of impressive productivity, while serving to mask declining living standards. As a consequence of these changes, America s financial industry is now one of its biggest and most profitable. Today, America is more dependent on foreign nations than anytime in its history. Declining oil reserves and a foreign-funded credit bubble have positioned the fate of this nation in the hands of the world. Soon, America will face the economic burden of 76 million aging boomers. Beginning in 2011, mandatory expenditures for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will start to grow rapidly. By 2025, these expenses will have swelled to unthinkable levels..
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At 6:30 a.m. a head nurse reviews room assignments and the day's challenges ahead: twenty-nine patients, most of them seriously ill, and four nurses to care for them. This means a barely manageable and potentially risky patient-nurse ratio of seven to one, with one nurse taking eight patients. Unfortunately, scenarios like this one are played out again and again in hospitals across the country.

WHERE HAVE ALL THE NURSES GONE? is an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account of a healthcare system under stress and the declining quality of medical treatment in America, which should serve as a wake-up call to everyone concerned about quality care. Faye Satterly, a registered nurse with nearly two decades of experience, spells out some alarming statistics: the average nurse is forty-five years old and anticipating retirement, while only 12 percent of nurses are under age thirty. At the same time, nursing schools report decreasing enrollments and fewer graduates. The result is that the nurses who are on the front lines of healthcare are feeling overwhelmed, and leaving the field for opportunities outside hospital and clinical settings. Why aren't more women and men entering the nursing profession? What struggles do today's dedicated nurses face, both on the wards and in healthcare administration, that would drive them to leave nursing in record numbers?

To compound this looming crisis, just as nurses are becoming scarce, the need for them has never been greater. Over the next decade, aging baby boomers will swell the ranks of the over-fifty-five population, a group that experiences higher healthcare needs than those in their thirties and forties.

There are answers, Satterly insists. There are ways to attract qualified people to this noble profession, but they will require an honest public debate about our choices and expectations. What are we willing to do, what other healthcare and social objectives are we willing to defer, and how much are we willing to pay for safe and effective delivery of healthcare?

This fascinating yet disturbing account by a veteran nurse with extensive field experience is a compelling call for action to counter the nursing shortage and ensure that 'caring' regains its premium status in healthcare..
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Reality or Deception: Is the oil shortage real or contrived? Is the US really running out of oil? Who blocked the effort to develop the massive oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) on the North slope of Alaska, and the East and West Coasts of our country? What is their objective? What can you do? This tape set addressed those and many other issues. In these 4 one hour segments Dr. Stan interviews Lindsey Williams, author of The Energy Non-Crisis, along with Ed Deatherage and Ian Murray in an effort to uncover one of the biggest lies ever told to the American public. Understand that the Oil Shortage is contrived and being used to control the lives of every American..
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Over a Barrel: A Simple Guide to the Oil Shortage is meant as a concise summary of the urgent oil shortage issue, written to be read by everyone of high school age or older. It provides a balanced and factual picture of the medium-to-long range role of oil in supplying the world's energy needs, as well as an understanding of the many technical and social implications of the alternatives to oil.

A foundation in understanding energy is provided by the early chapters on energy concepts, history, uses, and sources. Emphasis is given to the special energy requirements of the transportation industries that are 97% dependent on oil-based fuels.

Then, the focus shifts to understanding oil. World supply and demand for oil is carefully explained, showing that we have used about half the oil that nature took over 100 million years to create and that oil production will begin to decline soon. These chapters show that the rising world demand will create a permanent and increasing shortage of oil and that the Middle East has over 60% of the oil reserves.

Oil alternatives are reviewed with the alarming conclusion that we don't know which of them can overcome their many technical and social issues to fill some of the gap that will be created by declining oil production. The case for more and better organized research and development of alternatives to oil is made.

The book explores life in a world with declining oil and no alternatives - an unpleasant life. Suggestions are then given for actions to be taken by the reader to support R&D efforts and for fuel conservation to extend the time we have to accomplish the identification and building of industries for alternatives to oil..
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