Best Selling Books by Gary Russell

A new illustrated collection of Doctor Who stories, each featuring one of the twelve Doctors off on a festive adventure in his trusty TARDIS.

Novelizations of all the stories of the first season and the first story of the second season of the television program Blakes 7, originally broadcast by the BBC in 1978 and 1979.

Novelizations of all the stories of the first season and the first story of the second season of the television program Blakes 7, originally broadcast by the BBC in 1978 and 1979.

The industrial disability retirement benefit enables a PERS member to retire at fifty-percent of existing salary, tax-free, if the member suffers a qualifying on-the-job injury or illness. Qualifying injuries and illnesses have encompassed stress-related claims. There are few restrictions and many incentives for using the benefit, and its use has increased significantly in the last decade. Future projections and an analysis of PERS identified four issues which suggest the need for system reform: incentives to use the benefit, ambiguous definition of qualifying injury/illness, lack of knowledge about how the system works, and ''stakeholder'' conflicts. A three-phase plan will reduce the impact of current weaknesses. Phase I will involve appropriate stakeholders convening to create a single guide that details the appropriate use of the benefit. Phase II will train supervisors to recognize early employee behavior which may issue in claims for the benefit, and it will encourage wellness programs for membership agencies. Phase III will redefine industrial disability and reduce or eliminate current incentives to use the benefit.

Household basket data contain important information about the structure of brand preferences both within and across product categories. This research exploits the information in long-run basket summary data to segment consumers with respect to brand preferences. The approach provides insights into the competitive structure of brands within each product category and identifies potential synergies across product categories. The model is applied in an analysis of retailer and national brand name preferences for four paper goods categories. We discuss implications for joint promotion, product bundling and product assortment decisions.