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ZusammenfassungDie Untersuchung leistet einen Beitrag zur metaphorologischen Analyse des Neuen Autoritarismus. Ausgangspunkt ist die Annahme, dass Autokratisierungsprozesse unter der Schwelle rationaler Bewegungsmomente durch die Erneuerung politischer Verkörperungsmythen gekennzeichnet sind. Am Beispiel der Türkei wird gezeigt, dass ihr zentraler Mechanismus eine unter Krisenbedingungen vollzogene Aktivierung der häuslichen Ordnungsmetaphorik und ihre Übersetzung in eine foucaultsche Pastoralmacht ist. Schien dieser Mechanismus mit wachsendem Abstand zur kemalistischen Revolution abgenutzt, hat er mit der Bewältigung des gescheiterten Putschversuchs eine transformative Aktualität erfahren. Der Beitrag schließt mit allgemeinen Überlegungen zu den elementaren Operationen, die den Erneuerungsprozess des autoritären Mythos vorantreiben.

Currently the network centric operation and network centric warfare have generated a new area of research focused on determining how hierarchical organizations composed by human beings and machines make decisions over collaborative environments. One of the most stressful scenarios for these kinds of organizations is the so-called extreme events. This dissertation provides a hybrid simulation methodology based on classical simulation paradigms combined with social network analysis for evaluating and improving the organizational structures and procedures, mainly the incident command systems and plans for facing those extreme events. According to this, we provide a methodology for generating hypotheses and afterwards testing organizational procedures either in real training systems or simulation models with validated data. As long as the organization changes their dyadic relationships dynamically over time, we propose to capture the longitudinal digraph in time and analyze it by means of its adjacency matrix. Thus, by using an object oriented approach, three domains are proposed for better understanding the performance and the surrounding environment of an emergency management organization. System dynamics is used for modeling the critical infrastructure linked to the warning alerts of a given organization at federal, state and local levels. Discrete simulations based on the defined concept of "community of state" enables us to control the complete model. Discrete event simulation allows us to create entities that represent the data and resource flows within the organization. We propose that cognitive models might well be suited in our methodology. For instance, we show how the team performance decays in time, according to the Yerkes-Dodson curve, affecting the measures of performance of the whole organizational system. Accordingly we suggest that the hybrid model could be applied to other types of organizations, such as military peacekeeping operations and joint task forces. Along with providing insight about organizations, the methodology supports the analysis of the "after action review" (AAR), based on collection of data obtained from the command and control systems or the so-called training scenarios. Furthermore, a rich set of mathematical measures arises from the hybrid models such as triad census, dyad census, eigenvalues, utilization, feedback loops, etc., which provides a strong foundation for studying an emergency management organization. Future research will be necessary for analyzing real data and validating the proposed methodology. ; 2006-08-01 ; Ph.D. ; Engineering and Computer Science, Other ; Doctorate ; This record was generated from author submitted information.

This book addresses the vital importance of reshoring US manufacturing capability to ensure economic and military security and then discusses the proven methods that the United States used to gain manufacturing supremacy in the first place. The vital takeaway is: If the job can be made sufficiently productive, the per-unit labor cost ceases to be relevant which means a business can pay high wages, realize high profits, and deliver low prices simultaneously. The contest is then not between high wages and cheap labor, but between efficiency and inefficiency and, when automation is involved, machine against machine. Readers will be able to put these principles to work very quickly to achieve tangible results. The relatively low Federal minimum wage has meanwhile become a major issue, but inflation skyrocketed in the second quarter of 2022 when higher wages, and higher demand for goods and services, were not matched with higher productivity. The book addresses the relationship between the money supply and the velocity of money to prices, wages, and productivity. A manufacturing resurgence in the United States will not only increase our standard of living enormously but generate taxable economic activity that will help pay down rather than increase the Federal debt. Higher productivity also delivers a greater supply of goods to accompany higher wages, and thus works against inflation. This can prevent looming recessions and disruptions.

After a look at the influence of past "lessons" on the conduct of the Gulf War, the author discusses what if anything might be gleaned from this war for the conduct of future wars. According to him, the uncertain lessons from this conflict result from the fact that the generality of future conflicts are likely to be politically much more complex from the start and, in consequence, carry with them a higher military risk. (DÜI-Sen)

"The Dating Divide is the first comprehensive look at "digital-sexual racism," a distinct form of racism that is mediated and amplified through the impersonal and anonymous context of online dating. Drawing from large-scale behavioral data from a mainstream dating website, extensive archival research, and seventy-five in-depth interviews with daters of diverse racial backgrounds and sexual identities, Curington, Lundquist, and Lin illustrate how the seemingly open space of the internet interacts with the loss of social inhibition in cyberspace contexts, fostering openly expressed forms of sexual racism that are rarely exposed in face-to-face courtship markets. The Dating Divide is a fascinating look at how a contemporary conflux of individualization, consumerism, and the proliferation of digital technologies have given rise to a unique form of sexual racism in the era of swiping right-or left. The internet can be an equalizer, a seemingly level playing field, but the digital world also acts as an extension of and platform for the insidious prejudices and divisive impulses that affect social politics in the "real" world. Shedding light on how every click, swipe, or message can be linked to the history of racism and courtship in the United States, this compelling study uses data to show the racial biases at play in digital dating spaces"--

As a result of increasing concern over rodenticide registration, in 1990, the California Legislature passed a law to collect $0.50 per pound surcharge on all vertebrate pest control materials sold by county agricultural commissioners in the state of California. Monies collected are used to fund research required to maintain the state's current vertebrate pesticide registrations, to improve existing rodenticides, and to find new materials and methods to solve California's vertebrate pest problems. A Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee was established to administer this fund and set research priorities. To date, the program has raised more than $9 million to meet its objectives. The history, operation, and accomplishments of the surcharge fund are discussed in this report. A summary of projects funded is presented.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the status of policy design and policy implementation in the biofuel sector in Ireland. The focus of the work addresses the overarching operational context of the biofuel sector in Ireland and the role of different actors in shaping and resolving inconsistencies in policy outlook and practice. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a qualitative research approach involving a series of semi-structured interviews with members of the relevant sub-groups concerned. This study sought to address two questions – whether current or proposed policy is likely to affect consumption of indigenous biofuel feedstocks in the biofuel sector and what are the controlling factors in the demand for indigenous feedstocks for biofuel. Findings – Outcomes suggest that while Irish government policy recognises the need to support the development of renewable energy, it also operates under a number of parallel and potentially inconsistent paradigms in relation to biofuels as a renewable energy commodity. It is contended that the outcome of this position is a lack of coherent and coordinated policy in the area of biofuel production, including second generation biofuel using indigenous feedstocks. Originality/value – This paper provides a new cross sectoral perspective on the status of biofuel policy in Ireland with particular reference to second generation biofuel feedstocks. It focuses analysis on the nature of policy-operational inconsistencies and the need for a deeper ecological perspective in governance.

International audience ; Les problèmes d'ordonnancement sont des problèmes d'optimisation combinatoire. Il s'agit de trouver une meilleure politique pour l'organisation et la réalisation des activités ou des travaux dans le temps en leur allouant les ressources nécessaires (consommables ou renouvelables) et en respectant leur(s) contraintes d'exécution. Ces problèmes se rencontrent dans tout système de production de bien ou de service. Dans cette étude, deux types de fonctions objectif sont considérés : minimisation de la date d'achèvement globale (Cmax) et la minimisation du nombre de travaux en retard (Sum Uj). Pour calculer une solution de Pareto, nous utilisons l'approche ε-contrainte.

International audience ; Les problèmes d'ordonnancement sont des problèmes d'optimisation combinatoire. Il s'agit de trouver une meilleure politique pour l'organisation et la réalisation des activités ou des travaux dans le temps en leur allouant les ressources nécessaires (consommables ou renouvelables) et en respectant leur(s) contraintes d'exécution. Ces problèmes se rencontrent dans tout système de production de bien ou de service. Dans cette étude, deux types de fonctions objectif sont considérés : minimisation de la date d'achèvement globale (Cmax) et la minimisation du nombre de travaux en retard (Sum Uj). Pour calculer une solution de Pareto, nous utilisons l'approche ε-contrainte.

Over the last 25 years, voters in 20 California counties approved "local transportation sales taxes" to pay for transportation projects. A growing source of revenue, they generate roughly $2.5 billion per year. Four features explain their popularity: they require direct voter approval; funds are raised and spent within the counties that enact them, so voters experience benefits directly; most automatically expire; and they usually specify the improvements to be financed. These taxes are an important revenue source, but tend to favor capital investments over operations and maintenance. They have enhanced local governments' decision-making authority, but may have made regional transportation planning in multi-county regions more difficult to achieve.

General managers involvement with sales -- Developing leads and prospects for hospitality sales -- The working of a hotel property sales operation -- Techniques for increasing sales -- Working with group markets -- The travel agent and the leisure travel market -- Sales planning and sales calls -- Hospitality sales training -- The negotiation process in sales -- Attributes of successful salespersons -- Helpful tips for hotel sales staff -- Action plans for marketing and sales -- Working on contracts for groups -- Everyone at a property is involved in sales -- A professional approach to hospitality sales along with networking -- Understanding the features of your product, especially F&B -- HR in connection with sales staff employment.

В 90-х гг. ХХ в. на Северном Кавказе произошел крупномасштабный конфликт. Апогеем данного события можно считать штурм федеральными войсками г. Г розного, который проходил с декабря 1994 по февраль 1995 г. Начало операции по овладению г. Грозным можно считать 16 декабря 1994 г. В этот день федеральные войска вышли на окраины г. Грозного. Окончание же данной акции 7 февраля 1995г. связано с ликвидацией свободного перемещения НВФ по «южному коридору» выхода из г. Грозного и заявлениями президента РФ Б.Н. Ельцина по данному факту. Эта операция вошла в историю России как «Восстановление конституционного строя на территории Чеченской республики». Нередко данная акция рассматривается как «полицейская», то есть оправданная и практически бескровная, что не соответствует действительности. Сколько человек погибло в данной военной операции? Кто персонально несет ответственность за введение федеральных войск в Чеченскую республику? Кто планировал и разрабатывал Грозненскую операцию? По большому счету данные вопросы до сих пор остаются без ответа. В статье предпринята попытка подсчитать реальное количество убитых и раненых среди активных участников боевых действий и мирных жителей г. Грозного. На сегодняшний день можно констатировать, что в результате военной акции в районе г. Грозного с 16 декабря 1994 г. по 7 февраля 1995 г. погибло: 11 790 (прямые участники) + около 25 000 (гражданское население) = 36 790 человек (заниженный расчет). Получили различные травмы, в том числе и психологические: 35 000 (прямые участники) + 80 000 (гражданское население) = около 115 000 человек. ; In the 90 th years of the XX century in the North Caucasus has been a large-scale conflict. The apogee of this event can be considered assault on Federal forces in Grozny, which took place from December 1994 to February 1995. Start of operation for the mastery of Grozny may be considered on 16 December 1994. On this day, Federal troops reached the outskirts of Grozny. The end of this promotion is 7 February 1995. Due to the elimination of the free movement of illegal armed groups on the "South corridor" out of Grozny and statements of President of the Russian Federation Boris N. Yeltsin on this fact. This operation went down in history as "restoration of the constitutional order in the Chechen Republic". Often this action is seen as "police". That is justified and practically bloodless, that is not true. How many people are broke in this military operation? Who is personally responsible for the introduction of the Federal forces in the Chechen Republic? Who planned and developed the Grozny operation? By and large, these questions still remain unanswered. In the article an attempt was made to count the number of dead and wounded among active combatants and civilians in Grozny. Today it is possible to note that as a result of a military action near Grozny from December 16, 1994 to February 7, 1995. Was lost: 11 790 (direct participants) + about 25 000 (civilian population) = 36 790 people (the underestimated calculation). Got various injuries, including the psychological: 35 000 (direct participants) + 80 000 (civilian population) = abt. 115 000 people. All data taken from public sources.

History and beginning of the secular schools, the beginnings of a new, secular education is one of the leading topics for this research. The emergence of the «additional classes» in 1768 was one of the first attempts in the secular educational establishment on the territory of Eastern Ukraine. From its beginning it depended on the civil power and had a broad range of subjects and an orphanage house. Special attention was paid to studying foreign languages and the basics of arithmetic and architecture. However, in the second half of the 1770s the school started to bear military characteristics. It was promoted by Headmaster Ivan Kolbek. In spite of these processes, the school retained the «classes» of drawing and singing, its structure and principles of operation. Unlike many other secular schools, the school remained, despite administrative reforms and changes in the management of the province. The school educated the future local officials. Kharkiv school also maintained vital contacts with Kharkiv Collegium, complementing the seminary by the presence of secular disciplines. The school had already had some experience and material provision before the imperial educational reform of 1782-1790.At the end of the 1780s, thanks to the school and collegium, Kharkiv was a leading educational center in the region, which to a certain extent predetermined the future opening of the University in the city. ; Історія виникнення світських навчальних закладів, поява нової, світської освіти потребує детального дослідження. Створення у Харкові «додаткових класів» 1768 р. — одна з перших спроб на шляху до світської школи на Слобожанщині. Від початку вона залежала від світської влади і мала широку палітру предметів, утримувала сиротинець. Однак протягом другої половини 1770-х рр. заклад набув і мілітарних рис, чому сприяв директор Іван Колбек, хоча й зберіг «класи» малювання та співів, власну структуру, принципи функціонування та матеріальне забезпечення. На відміну від багатьох інших світських навчальних осередків, харківський продовжував діяти, незважаючи на адміністративні реформи та зміни в керуванні губернією. Це училище також підтримувало досить жваві зв'язки із Харківським колегіумом, доповнюючи його богословські дисципліни світськими. На кінець 1780-х рр. Харків, завдяки училищу і колегіуму, залишався провідним освітнім центром регіону, що певною мірою сприяло відкриттю згодом у цьому місті університету.

Історія виникнення світських навчальних закладів, поява нової, світської освіти потребує детального дослідження. Створення у Харкові «додаткових класів» 1768 р. — одна з перших спроб на шляху до світської школи на Слобожанщині. Від початку вона залежала від світської влади і мала широку палітру предметів, утримувала сиротинець. Однак протягом другої половини 1770-х рр. заклад набув і мілітарних рис, чому сприяв директор Іван Колбек, хоча й зберіг «класи» малювання та співів, власну структуру, принципи функціонування та матеріальне забезпечення. На відміну від багатьох інших світських навчальних осередків, харківський продовжував діяти, незважаючи на адміністративні реформи та зміни в керуванні губернією. Це училище також підтримувало досить жваві зв'язки із Харківським колегіумом, доповнюючи його богословські дисципліни світськими. На кінець 1780-х рр. Харків, завдяки училищу і колегіуму, залишався провідним освітнім центром регіону, що певною мірою сприяло відкриттю згодом у цьому місті університету. ; History and beginning of the secular schools, the beginnings of a new, secular education is one of the leading topics for this research. The emergence of the «additional classes» in 1768 was one of the first attempts in the secular educational establishment on the territory of Eastern Ukraine. From its beginning it depended on the civil power and had a broad range of subjects and an orphanage house. Special attention was paid to studying foreign languages and the basics of arithmetic and architecture. However, in the second half of the 1770s the school started to bear military characteristics. It was promoted by Headmaster Ivan Kolbek. In spite of these processes, the school retained the «classes» of drawing and singing, its structure and principles of operation. Unlike many other secular schools, the school remained, despite administrative reforms and changes in the management of the province. The school educated the future local officials. Kharkiv school also maintained vital contacts with Kharkiv Collegium, complementing the seminary by the presence of secular disciplines. The school had already had some experience and material provision before the imperial educational reform of 1782-1790.At the end of the 1780s, thanks to the school and collegium, Kharkiv was a leading educational center in the region, which to a certain extent predetermined the future opening of the University in the city.

The act of evaluation requires an expenditure of resources. A simple decision tree model, borrowed from operations research, is used to provide a conceptual framework for considering whether or not to commit such resources in the case of an automobile purchase. Once the evaluation is carried out, the problem of evaluating the evaluation as a vehicle for producing useful information to decisionmakers is addressed. Evaluation inputs, processes, & outcomes are defined & discussed within the context of comprehensive evaluation of evaluations. 3 Tables, 2 Figures. Modified HA.