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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Millennial Hope -- 1. Glee and the Hopeful Collective -- 2. Destabilizing the Millennial Collective -- 3. From Fandom to Gleekdom -- Part 2. Millenial Noir -- 4. Mapping and Marketing Millennial Noir -- 5. The Attack of the Filles Fatales -- 6. An Invitation to Transgress -- Part 3. Millennial Transformation -- 7. Misha Collins and the Power of Decentered Authorship -- 8. Collective Authorship and the Culture of Feels -- Conclusion. Calling All Fandoms -- Notes -- Index.

Harness 'Code Halos' to gain competitive advantage in the digital eraAmazon beating Borders, Netflix beating Blockbuster, Apple beating Kodak, and the rise of companies like Google, LinkedIn, and Pandora are not isolated or random events. Today's outliers in revenue growth and value creation are winning with a new set of rules. They are dominating by managing the information that surrounds people, organizations, processes, and products—what authors Malcolm Frank, Paul Roehrig, and Ben Pring call Code Halos. This is far beyond "Big Data" and analytics. Code Halos spark new commercial models that can dramatically flip market dominance from industry stalwarts to challengers. In this new book, the authors show leaders how digital innovators and traditional companies can build Code Halo solutions to drive success. The book:Examines the explosion of digital information that now surrounds us and describes the profound impact this is having on individuals, corporations, and societies;Shows how the Crossroads Model can help anticipate and navigate this market shift;Provides examples of traditional firms already harnessing the power of Code Halos including GE's 'Brilliant Machines,' Disney's theme park 'Magic Band,' and Allstate's mobile devices and analytics that transform auto insurance.With reasoned insight, new data, real-world cases, and practical guidance, Code Halosshows seasoned executives, entrepreneurs, students, line-of-business owners, and technology leaders how to master the new rules of the Code Halo economy.

"This book analyzes the translation policies and practices of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), engaging in critical questions around the ways in which translation can redress power dynamics between INGOs and their beneficiaries and the role of activist researchers in contributing to these debates. The volume examines the duality of translation and interpreting in INGOs, traditionally undervalued and under-resourced while simultaneously acknowledged as a powerful tool in ensuring these organizations work according to their own values of equal access to information, dialogue, and political representation. Drawing on over ten years of ethnographic fieldwork and interview data at a wide variety of INGOs, Tesseur offers unique insights into if and how INGOs plan for translation and interpreting needs while also critically reflecting on her own experience and the ways in which activist researchers like her can ensure social justice efforts are fully reflected in their own working practices. Encouraging a new interdisciplinary research agenda, the volume seeks to raise the profile of language and translation in humanitarian and development contexts and cross-disciplinary dialogue in scholarship on these issues. The book will be of interest to scholars in translation and interpreting studies, sociolinguistics, development studies, and international relations"--

In the past shelters for ships in iniquity, harbours true port places consisting of industrialo-port zones became. Doors were opened on the world, harbours are in the middle of the trades of States and constitute a not negligible trump in the foreign trade of these. Different laws and port reforms led the French legislator and the port actors to refocus the missions of each within the port place so that our harbours achieve the challenge of the competition imposed by our neighbours of the Benelux notably, and also answer the environmental pressures which Europe imposes on harbours. In France, harbours always have were considered to be utility with a duality which was translated by an administrative service for regalian missions and an industrial and commercial service for the more commercial missions. The French vision of the port public service appears since then outdated and France owes adapt to a harmonization of the management of its harbours in European norms. The reform of 2008 transferred tools to private firms, allowing the harbours to reorganize itself around development and management. It is necessary to consider the harbour as in the center of the chain of the commercial transport and an integrated management of these last appears necessary, implicating a development of our harbours side earths up, with of the Earth, fluvial and rail services which will be an answer to competition. The multimodality of harours is a working which France must set up and is under way of building, with a catch in count of environmentin the middle of every plan. France disposes big facede coastal region here not much or badly exploited. Port policy begins becoming one of the preferences of the national leaders and will allow in France of (re)to find itsmaritime vocation which for the time being too much for a long time ignored. ; Autrefois abris pour les navires en perdition, les ports sont devenus de véritables places portuaires comprenant des zones industrialo-portuaires. Portes ouvertes sur le monde, les ports sont au centre des échanges commerciaux des Etats et constituent un atout non négligeable dans le commerce extérieur de ceux-ci. Les différentes lois et réformes portuaires ont amené le législateur français et les acteurs portuaires à recentrer les missions de chacun au sein de la place portuaire afin que nos ports réussissent le défi de la concurrence imposée par nos voisins du Bénélux notamment, et répondent également aux contraintes environnementales que l'Europe imposent aux ports. En france, les ports ont toujours étaient considérés comme des services publics avec une dualité qui se traduisait par un service administratif pour les missions régaliennes et un service industriel et commercial pour les missions plus commerciales telles que l'outillage. La vision française du service public portuaire apparaît dès lors dépassée et la France doit s'adapter à une harmonisation de la gestion de ses ports aux normes européennes. La réforme de 2008 a transféré l'outillage à des entreprises privées, permettant aux ports de se réorganiser autour de l'aménagement et la gestion. Il convient de considérer le port comme au centre de la chaîne des transports commerciaux et une gestion intégrée de ces derniers apparaît nécessaire, impliquant un développement de nos ports côté terre, avec des dessertes terrestres, fluviales et ferroviaires qui seront une réponse à la concurrence. La multimodalité des ports est un axe de travail que la France doit mettre en place et est en cours de construction, avec une prise en compte de l'environnement au coeur de chaque projet. La France dispose d'une grande façade littorale jusqu'ici peu ou mal exploitée. La politique portuaire commence à devenir une des priorités des dirigeants nationaux et permettra à la France de (re)trouver sa vocation maritime jusqu'ici trop longtemps ignorée.

In the past shelters for ships in iniquity, harbours true port places consisting of industrialo-port zones became. Doors were opened on the world, harbours are in the middle of the trades of States and constitute a not negligible trump in the foreign trade of these. Different laws and port reforms led the French legislator and the port actors to refocus the missions of each within the port place so that our harbours achieve the challenge of the competition imposed by our neighbours of the Benelux notably, and also answer the environmental pressures which Europe imposes on harbours. In France, harbours always have were considered to be utility with a duality which was translated by an administrative service for regalian missions and an industrial and commercial service for the more commercial missions. The French vision of the port public service appears since then outdated and France owes adapt to a harmonization of the management of its harbours in European norms. The reform of 2008 transferred tools to private firms, allowing the harbours to reorganize itself around development and management. It is necessary to consider the harbour as in the center of the chain of the commercial transport and an integrated management of these last appears necessary, implicating a development of our harbours side earths up, with of the Earth, fluvial and rail services which will be an answer to competition. The multimodality of harours is a working which France must set up and is under way of building, with a catch in count of environmentin the middle of every plan. France disposes big facede coastal region here not much or badly exploited. Port policy begins becoming one of the preferences of the national leaders and will allow in France of (re)to find itsmaritime vocation which for the time being too much for a long time ignored. ; Autrefois abris pour les navires en perdition, les ports sont devenus de véritables places portuaires comprenant des zones industrialo-portuaires. Portes ouvertes sur le monde, les ports sont au ...

Objective. Today globalization appears not only as an economic, social and political phenomenon, but also as a cultural one. The aim of the article is to analyze the metaphorical aspects of globalization and to clarify different approaches to this phenomenon through the establishment of idea that conceptual metaphors cover the most areas of human experience and have significant cognitive potential.Methods. According to the general purpose of the article we use special scientific methods in researching of the processes as well as phenomena and concepts in their relationships and development. In particular these include descriptive, analytical, comparative typological methods, method of contextual and interpretive analysis of metaphoric field.Results. On the basis of ambiguous and conflicting approaches to the phenomenon of globa¬lization we find the perception of it as the metaphor that shows presence of figurative-metaphoric background not only in philosophical texts, but in the scientific ones as a whole. We define the role of conceptual metaphor in creating of globalization image in the mass consciousness that divides the world into its opponents and supporters. We give proof of globalization metaphor choice to be dependent on positive or negative attitude of people to this process which creates new social typo¬logy changing the previous society concepts. That is why study of metaphoric aspects of various social concepts and phenomena can efficiently affect the linkages between language, culture and society.Scientific novelty. We define the relation between the concepts of «metaphor» and «globa¬lization», besides we make an attempt to analyze metaphoric aspects of globalization.Practical value. The materials of the present research could be used both for further researches of various social processes metaphorization and for the developing and teaching of such subjects as «Rhetoric», «Scientific language culture» as well, besides they could be used in the direct practice of intercultural communication. ; Цель. Глобализация сегодня представляется не только как экономический, социальный, политический, но и культурный феномен. Целью статьи является анализ метафорических аспектов глобализации и выяснение различных подходов к этому явлению через утверждение мысли о том, что концептуальные метафоры охватывают большинство сфер человеческого опыта и имеют значимый когнитивный потенциал.Методика. В соответствии с поставленной целью при написании статьи были использованы общенаучные и специальные методы исследования процессов, явлений и понятий в их взаимосвязи и развитии, в частности: описательный, аналитический, сравнительно-типологический, метод контекстуального и интерпретативного анализа метафорического поля.Результаты. На основании анализа неоднозначных и противоречивых подходов к явлению глобализации выявлено восприятие его как метафоры, что засвидетельствовало наличие образно-метафорического плана не только в философских текстах, но и в целом в научных. Определена роль концептуальной метафоры в формировании в массовом сознании образа глобализации, распределяя мир на сторонников и противников ее. Обоснован вывод о том, что выбор метафоры глобализации предопределен позитивным или негативным отношением человека к этому процессу, который создает новую социальную типологию, которая заменяет предыдущие понятия общества. Поэтому изучение метафорических аспектов разных социальных понятий и явлений может более действенно повлиять на установление связей между языком, культурой и социумом.Научная новизна. Выявлена взаимосвязь между понятиями «метафора» и «глобализация», осуществлена попытка анализа метафорических аспектов глобализации.Практическая значимость. Заключается в том, что материалы исследования могут быть использованы при дальнейших исследованиях метафоризации различных социальных процессов и подготовке и преподавании таких дисциплин как «Риторика», «Культура научной речи», а также в непосредственной практике межкультурной коммуникации. ; Мета. Глобалізація сьогодні постає не лише як економічний, соціальний, політичний, а й культурний феномен. Метою статті є аналіз метафоричних аспектів глобалізації та з'ясування різних підходів до цього явища через утвердження думки про те, що концептуальні метафори охоплюють більшість сфер людського досвіду й мають значущий когнітивний потенціал.Методика. Відповідно до поставленої мети під час написання статті було використано загальнонаукові і спеціальні методи дослідження процесів, явищ і понять в їх взаємозв'язку та розвитку, як-от: описовий, аналітичний, порівняльно-типологічний, метод контекстуального та інтерпретативного аналізу метафоричного поля.Результати. На підставі аналізу неоднозначних і суперечливих підходів до явища глобалізації виявлено сприйняття його як метафори, що засвідчило наявність образно-метафо¬ричного плану не лише у філософських текстах, а й у цілому в наукових. Визначено роль концептуальної метафори у формуванні в масовій свідомості образу глобалізації, розподіляючи світ на прибічників і супротивників її. Обґрунтовано висновок про те, що вибір метафори глобалізації зумовлений позитивним чи негативним ставленням людини до цього процесу, що створює нову соціальну типологію, яка замінює попередні поняття суспільства. Тому вивчення метафоричних аспектів різних соціальних понять і явищ може дієвіше вплинути на встановлення зв'язків між мовою, культурою та соціумом.Наукова новизна. Встановлено взаємозв'язок між поняттями «метафора» та «глобалізація», здійснено спробу аналізу метафоричних аспектів глобалізації.Практична значущість. Полягає в тому, що матеріали дослідження можуть бути використані у процесі подальших досліджень метафоризації різних соціальних процесів і під¬готовці й викладанні таких дисциплін, як «Риторика», «Культура наукової мови», а також у безпосередній практиці міжкультурної комунікації.

The relationship between Internet technology and human beings has been the main focus in the realm of Internet study. Those studies, generally speaking, either paid attention to the political, economical and social influences of the burgeoning Internet technology on human society, or focusing on the changing of human behavior, attitudes and psychological conditions in the Internet technological environment. Lacking of considering the core nature of Internet technology, most of studies, though proposed many insightful arguments, cannot explain why and in what way the Internet has such great influences on human beings. Since the Internet technology constructed the cyberspace, its relationship with human beings has been undoubtedly influenced by the inherent nature of the Internet. Examining the intrinsic nature and the bias of Internet technology, this study proposes the concept of cyber-micropower to describe the power relationships in the Internet field, and explores the origins of cyber-micropower. By investigating the formation and operational mechanism of the three kinds of cyber-micropower – information micropower, context micropower and subject micropower, this study provides a new analytical framework to the Internet study as well as understanding various cyberspace phenomena. The qualitative methods, especially critical literature research, online participant observation, and oral history are adopted to make thick description of various online phenomena, get empirical online data and develop the key concept of cyber-micropower. Particularly, the formation of information micropower is examined through the phenomenon of online free. Based on the analysis of online virtual identity, the formation process of context micropower and subject micropower can be developed. Then, the operational mechanism of cyber-micropower was mainly investigated through human flesh searching phenomenon. Briefly, this study argues that the bias of Internet technology is liquidity. As the core features of the Internet, both digitalization and networking of information directly reflect the widespread requiring for liquidity. This liquid Internet plays the role by empowering cyber subjects. Cyber-micropower, then, is the liquid networking relations among cyber subjects. During online interactions and the Internet use, cyber subjects always tend to make surveillance and self-surveillance, restriction and self-restriction, group participating and other ways, through which cyber subjects adapted to the new liquid cyber contexts and relations, as well as positioning their own locations in the liquid network. This new liquid disciplinary model in the "many watch the many" kind of cyberspace is the operational mechanism of cyber-micropower. Accordingly, disciplined cyber subjects and cyber conditions are like numerous panopticons superimposed together. Then, this study further argues that with the development of Internet technology, the liquid may be faster, and a larger scale of digitalization and intensive networking will follow. Such trends, though may liberate human beings initially, will go beyond humans' ultimate state in the end. The liquid nature of information restricts cyber subjects' ability of self-reflexive and understanding. And the liquid cyberspace may promote multiple and unstable virtual identities. As a result, cyber subjects' cyber-micropower will become more fragile and sensitive. And the human nature may also be networked and liquefied gradually. Yet, when human beings become numerous nodes in the liquid network, not only their traditional ethics and morality are in the danger of reversing, but also the meaning of humans' existence may be challenged. ; published_or_final_version ; Linguistics ; Doctoral ; Doctor of Philosophy

The article investigates the theoretical and practical aspects of the main parameters of state and self-government structures, its interaction in the process of formation and development of the state, its separation from society. The authors make a general description of the state, local government, social sphere. Attention is paid to the issues of relations between local self-government and institutions of the state, society, institutions of human and citizen' rights and freedoms. The objective factors of the relationship between the state and self-government principles are considered, including the degree of socio-economic maturity of society, the ratio and arrangement of social groups. An attempt to determine the role of the individual in the implementation of the harmonization of human and citizen rights and freedoms with the interests of the state and society has been made there.