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Award date: 28 November 2014 ; Supervisor: Prof. Stefan Grundmann, European University Institute ; This preliminary reference question of the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf in Fra.bo is as typical as it is revealing. Typical, as an imprecise empirical glance at the development of the jurisprudence of the Court reveals that the form of the question – is such and such a provision of EU law to be interpreted as meaning so and so – has become standardized. Revealing, as it shows interpretation to be at the very heart of the Court's activities – indeed it is its institutional task – and that this is recognized and acknowledged by other actors such as national courts.

Projects are inherently risky, since they involve some level of uncertainty, doing something new in the target environment, but the percentage of projects seen as a success is still disappointingly low, especially for IT projects. The 'Iron Triangle' of time/cost/quality suggests that all three aspects are equal, but with quantitative methods for monitoring project performance, the focus is primarily on managing cost and time. This book seeks to redress the balance, explaining the rationale and benefits of focusing more on quality (fitness for purpose and conformance to requirements) before detailing a range of tools and techniques to support rebalancing the management of projects, programmes and portfolios. It shows how managing project quality actively can reduce costs through minimising wastage, and reduce delays through avoiding rework, leading to improved project success rates and customer satisfaction.

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Given Britain's religious, spiritual and secular diversity, and national legislation and policy directives such as The Children Act 1989 and Working Together to Safeguard Children, this empirical study addressed the lack of specific research investigating social workers' actual communication-in-action with Christian parents during statutory parenting assessment. The research deployed the two complementary theoretical frameworks of Critical Realism and Worldview studies to generate a deep understanding of communication. Thick descriptions of the communication act, social-worker-with-Christian-parent communication and the attendant meanings attributed to this event by study participants were generated from substantive data obtained from (i) a Forum Theatre performance delivered to thirty-one volunteering qualifying and qualified social workers and from (ii) unstructured qualitative interviews with twelve volunteering Christian parents. Analytic tactics from grounded theory were deployed to conduct the retroductive analysis. Key findings identified some shared social-worker-with-Christian-parent understandings. However, generally, Christian parents were so mistrustful about revealing ontological commitments to their Christian living/parenting praxis that they altered their language—a wariness worsened by the social workers' absenting of Christian belief-talk through using formulaic strategies.

Intro -- THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING (ATVM) LOAN PROGRAM -- THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING (ATVM) LOAN PROGRAM -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING (ATVM) LOAN PROGRAM: STATUS AND ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- U.S. MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY AND ATVM -- Long-Term Changes in U.S. Vehicle Industry Competitiveness -- Recession Adversely Affects the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry -- Recent Developments in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry -- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE ATVM PROGRAM -- The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 -- The FY2009 Continuing Resolution -- FY2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act -- The FY2012 Continuing Resolution -- The Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act -- STRUCTURE OF ATVM PROGRAM -- EISA Requirements -- Direct Loan Program -- Priority for Older Plants and Definition of an Eligible Facility -- Defining Advanced Technology Vehicles and Components -- DOE's Implementation of the Program -- Financial Viability -- Vehicle Classifications -- Loan Terms -- Selection Criteria -- Loan Authority vs. Subsidy Cost -- CURRENTLY FUNDED ATVM PROJECTS -- CURRENT ISSUES AND CRITIQUES OF THE ATVM PROGRAM -- Utilizing Independent Engineering Analysis and Applying Additional Quantifiable Performance Measures -- Subsidizing Compliance with Mandatory CAFE Increases -- Promoting a Limited Range of Advanced Technologies? -- Picking Winners and Losers -- Reinvigorating U.S. Manufacturing -- APPENDIX. PROFILE OF ATVM LOAN RECIPIENTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE LOAN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IS UNDER WAY, BUT ENHANCED TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE NEEDED -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY