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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley agreed to offer a $557 million package of cash and other assistance for mortgage borrowers to settle a federal probe into allegations that the banks improperly seized homes.
The sum includes $232 million in direct payments to more than 220,000 borrowers and $325 million in assistance such as loan modifications, the Federal Reserve said in a statement. Eric Kollig, a Fed spokesman, declined to say how much each of the New York-based firms will pay.
The deal adds to the $8.5 billion settlement announced last week among the Fed, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and 10 of the biggest U.S. lenders, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. Regulators probed allegations that lenders rushed home foreclosures by using flawed documents.
"With the addition of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, more than 4 million borrowers will receive a total of $3.5 billion in cash compensation while an additional $5.5 billion will be provided by the servicers for mortgage assistance," the Fed said in the statement.
Morgan Stanley's share of the accord totals $227 million, consisting of $97 million in cash and $130 million in other relief, according to two people briefed on the matter. Goldman Sachs will pay $135 million in cash plus $195 million in relief, said the people, who asked for anonymity because terms weren't publicly announced.
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Cash payments in today's deal range as high as $125,000 and cover borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure in 2009 and 2010, the Fed said. The loans were handled by Litton Loan Servicing LP, which formerly was owned by Goldman Sachs, and Saxon Mortgage Services Inc., which was a unit of Morgan Stanley, according to the Fed.
Michael DuVally, a spokesman for Goldman Sachs, and Mark Lake of Morgan Stanley both said their firms were pleased to have resolved the probe. Lake declined to say whether the accord will result in a charge against fourth-quarter earnings, which are scheduled to be released Jan. 18.
Goldman Sachs set aside $260 million in the fourth quarter to cover litigation and regulatory proceedings including today's settlement, according to a statement today released with the firm's earnings.
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A wannabe hacker succeeded only in getting a forum for a group he wanted to join taken down after hacking celebrity MySpace profiles.
Tesla defaced the MySpace profiles of singers Tila Tequila and Justin Timberlake as well as actress Hilary Duff to post greetings to the Kryogenics crew. Aside from the greeting nothing malicious was posted on the pages.
Nonetheless the hack was incentive enough for the powers that be to get the Kryogeniks.org website pulled. As internet security firm FaceTime notes this is hardly a good tactic for currying favour.
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I received another flood of entries for the latest installment of Molly and Jack's story.
I received another flood of entries for the latest installment of Molly and Jack's story. Entries were received from Fort McCoy, Summerfield, On Top of the World, Morriston, Dunnellon, Oak Run, Ocklawaha, Silver Springs Shores and, of course, Ocala, but many entrants did not list a city.
And this batch of entries was noticeably better than the first batch, making the choice of the next installment much harder. I'm amazed at the quality of some of those submitting entries.
Of 25 entries, 17 were seriously considered for selection as the next segment of the story. Where have you people been hiding? Some of you might consider full-time writing positions somewhere.
This is not an easy writing assignment and, unfortunately, only one entry can be adjudged the "winner," but the good news is that those whose entries didn't quite float all the way to the top can try again. After all, writing and keeping a reader's interest is a skill that can be developed with practice and patience. (I may have to start asking some of these writers for a bit of advice myself.)
Anyway, those who contributed included: Ron Rynkowski, Mary K. Garrepy, Lee Endicott, Dan Gude, Jim Bles, Ed Morgan, Sherry L. Derry and Linda Gant. Some of those didn't quite make the cut due to going over the 100-word limit, and a couple more, although pretty good entries, just didn't seem to fit into the flow of the story as smoothly as I would like. One was only seven words long. While I respect brevity in writing, and that's always a good goal to shoot for, it was clearly overdone in this case.
Those who made the final consideration heap included: Ruth B. Prock, Sherri McDowell, Linda McCray, Sandra H. Sanders, Cindy Bryan, Suzanne DePascale, David J. Griffiths, Sylvia Strong, Ronnie Remonda, Beverly Byrne, Daniel Drake, Ann Simpson, Emmett Solomon, Chris Gresock, Katrina Wartenberg, Donna Hurn and Clainie Dillard.
Rest assured, it was a tough decision to make, but the next installment of the story was written by David J. Griffiths, of Morrison. Congratulations, David.
Who will be next?
THE BEGINNING: Molly had just hopped into her car, her thoughts heavy with foreboding. It had been almost two years since she had heard from Jack. Now there was a message on her phone saying he needed to talk to her right away.
There had been an urgency in his voice that sent a chill through Molly. She had no idea why he would even bother to look her up after all this time. It had been his idea to leave, and his departure was rather abrupt. Molly had an uneasy feeling as she pulled onto the roadway to go meet Jack.
LINDA YOUNGS'S INSTALLMENT: The parking lot was abandoned, the site of a local burger joint gone belly up. She spotted him at once, a leaning figure towered by a rusty Dumpster. Throwing his cigarette against the pavement Jack let a slow smile creep across his bearded face. Molly's car inched forward.
She averted her eyes, stomach clenching, the car stopped.
"Molly?" Jack was at her window now — and that's when she saw it — a shadow emerging from behind the Dumpster. They were not alone.
DAVID J. GRIFFITHS' INSTALLMENT: Without thinking Molly dropped the transmission into "drive," grabbed the wheel in both hands and floored the gas. The car leaped ahead. She heard Jack yell "Molly!" as she pulled away.
Molly slowed and glanced first into her side mirrors; nothing followed her. Looking into the rearview mirror she saw Jack's image growing smaller in its center. He stood, hands at his sides, where she had left him, his shoulders slumped low.
A smaller figure stood next to Jack, a woman. Taut with weight, a plaid infant-carrying sling hung from the woman's shoulder. Molly slammed on the brakes.
YOUR TURN: Make up the next entry in the story and send it to the address at the end of this column. The limit is 100 words please, and make your narrative flow smoothly with the story as printed so far. There are no prizes to be awarded, just the "glory" of becoming a published author, along with all the bragging rights you choose to claim.
If your entry wasn't chosen this time around, try again. Don't be discouraged. Try, try again. We don't have the space to print the entire story each week. After today, you'll have to go online at ocala.com to see the complete story.
To call up my columns, just type "Schley" into the search box and my columns will pop up.
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Jodi Rademaker knew how she'd spend Saturday: with four generations of female family members, taking in chic Chicago fashions at Felt Mansion.
"It's a fashion event for the whole family," said Rademaker, 44, who brought her daughter, Ali Rathjen, 7, and grandmother, Sandy Zwagerman, 75, along with relatives Cass Rademaker and her daughter Cassie Jocuns, 12.
They were dozens of other women gathered for lunch at the historic Felt Mansion followed by an array of vintage fashions from the Cindy Hogg Collection, followed�by winter ready-to-wear sections by Chicago designed Borris Powell.
Emily Anderson, walking the runway for the first time in 10 years, said she liked modeling�the 1940s-era long cream-colored dress assigned to her so much, she bought it from Hogg. Hannah Hoffman, 17, donned a 1950s dress from her own collection of more than 300 vintage outfits. The second half of the show featured Chicago-based designer Borris Powell, the 2011 winner of the Oscar design challenge. Singer Chaka Khan has ordered a handful of designs from Powell and just last month, Natalie Cole received her first.
Felt Mansion restoration Project Manager Patty Meyer emceed the show, joking about her figure but looking stunning in a fitted�black Powell cocktail dress, one of many little black dresses featured, along outfits suitable for the office and gowns with a definite New Year's Eve ring to them.
"He makes you feel beautiful," Meyer said of the designer. The crowd of women agreed, delivering oohs, ahhs and enthusiastic applause, not to mention snapping�up�his clothing displayed on the mansion's first floor.�
"His clothes are fabulous and I know he's done some pretty big things already, but right now is when you can afford him," said Alyce Doss, who persuaded a friend to make a purchase or two. Prices ranged from $80 to more than $500, and all proceeds from Saturday's sales go to the mansion's restoration efforts.
Learn more about Felt Mansion events at feltmansion.org. See Borris Powell's collection at borrispowell.com.
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Felt goes Chicago Chic: Runway event helps benefit historic home's restoration efforts
Jodi Rademaker knew how she'd spend Saturday: with four generations of female family members, taking in chic Chicago fashions at Felt Mansion.


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New Rights for California's Undocumented
Several laws signed by California Governor Jerry Brown this autumn will improve life in the state for undocumented immigrants, recognizing their civil rights and improving their prospects for education and employment.
One of these, AB 131, builds on AB 130, signed this summer. These two laws, collectively known as the "California Dream Act," enable eligible undocumented students at California colleges and universities to receive private or state-funded financial aid as of January 1, 2013.
"Passage of AB 131 will be the opening bell in the savviest investment California has ever made," said UCLA student Justino Mora, in a statement released by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. "I know I represent high interests for my family, my community, and my country if I am given this chance."
Brown also signed a law that prohibits police at DUI checkpoints from arresting people solely for driving without a license and then impounding their cars, a practice that has disproportionately affected undocumented immigrants.
The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, signed by the governor, will make it easier for California's approximately 400,000 farmworkers to join unions and negotiate for fair labor rights. This was a victory for campaigners, who saw three previous versions of the law vetoed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The governor also signed AB 1236, which prevents local governments from making mandatory the federal E-Verify system for checking employee citizenship. This contrasts with the policies of states such as Arizona, where E-Verify is mandatory.
A push to make E-Verify mandatory nationwide is being spearheaded by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, who claims it will free up 7 million jobs now held by undocumented immigrants. But in Georgia, where tough immigration laws have driven out large numbers of undocumented immigrants, a study earlier this year found the state had a shortage of 5,244 farm workers, leaving unharvested crops rotting in the fields.
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Battling for those on the economic bottom rung—domestic workers.
The YES! Breakthrough 15: In the tomato fields of Florida, fighting for our most exploited farm workers.
YES! Magazine is taking the pledge: We will not refer to people as "illegals."


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Staten Island, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement today on the conviction of Scott Roeder in the murder of abortion doctor George Tiller.
"Violence is antithetical to the pro-life movement," said Fr. Pavone, "which is why Priests for Life is part of the vast chorus of pro-life groups condemning the killing of George Tiller. On the other hand, violence is the practice of the abortion industry, which kills real people in the womb every day. Moreover, abortion advocates have done numerous acts of violence against pro-life people, and I receive death threats several times a month. It would be nice to hear abortion advocacy groups condemn these things once in a while."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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President Josip Broz Tito was a towering figure on the world stage. After leading his partisan forces to a hard-fought victory during World War II, he founded and led the postwar Yugoslav State for nearly 35 years. During that period he and his peoples faced many challenges, but met them with a resolute determination to maintain Yugoslavia's independence and unity and its own unique approach to domestic and foreign policies.
He was the last surviving member of that group of statesmen who founded and led the nonaligned movement to its present prominence in world affairs. President Tito's position in the history of his era is assured for all time.
President Tito's many meetings with Americans, including those during his highly successful state visit to the United States in March 1978, gave many of us the opportunity to become acquainted with him and to learn from him the wisdom and perspective that came from his years of experience and his strength of conviction. He was a man who sought practical and lasting solutions not only to the issues confronting his own country but to those affecting countries and peoples far from Yugoslavia's shores.
I share with the Yugoslav peoples the sense of loss that they and many others throughout the world feel at the passing of this commanding leader. On behalf of the American people, the United States Government, and myself, I wish to extend sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the peoples of Yugoslavia at this tragic moment.
For more than three decades, under administrations of both parties, it has been the policy of the United States to support the independence, territorial integrity, and unity of Yugoslavia. President Tito's death comes at a particularly troubled time in international relations. I reaffirm today that America will continue its longstanding policy of support for Yugoslavia and do what it must to provide that support. I pledge again that this Government will not tolerate terrorist acts directed against Yugoslavia or its representatives here.
We have confidence in the new Yugoslav leadership, duly established in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Yugoslavia, to lead the nation and its economy through this period. I have already informed the Yugoslav President, Mr. Kolisevski, of my condolences and my Nation's support.


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JapaneseBaseball.com reports the Chiba Lotte Marines have signed former Boston Red Sox minor league 1B Julio Zuleta to a two-year contract worth an estimated $5.2 million. Zuleta had been in talks with the Softbank Hawks, but negotiations broke down.
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Ian Browne, writing for RedSox.MLB.com, reports Boston Red Sox lost minor league 1B Julio Zuleta, who agreed to a contract with the Fukoka Diehawks of the Japanese League. Zuleta, who had hit twelve home runs for Triple-A Pawtucket, had a clause in his contract that allowed him to pursue an opportunity in Japan. "We hate to lose him," Red Sox manager Grady Little said. "But he's a guy that we didn't think was ready to help us right at this time.
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The Boston Globe reports The Boston Red Sox reassigned Earl Snyder, Julio Zuleta and Lou Collier to their minor league camp on Friday. Snyder, an infielder, was hitting .273 with two home runs this spring. Zuleta, who has played at first base, the outfield and designated hitter this spring, was hitting .367 with one homer. Collier, an outfielder, was batting .282 with a homer and a triple.
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Stratfor: Inside the World of a Private CIA
Al-Akhbar Management
By: Yazan al-Saadi
Published Monday, February 27, 2012
The leak of over five million emails from the US-based intelligence firm Stratfor, including information about credit card details, passwords, and the identities of sources, sheds new light on the rapidly changing world of intelligence gathering and exposes those behind it. Al-Akhbar gained access to the data obtained and published by WikiLeaks, including sensitive material pertaining to the Middle East.
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The Strategic Forecasting Inc., commonly known as Stratfor, is a private firm dealing in the lucrative business of intelligence gathering and assessment.
Founded in 1996, the company gained global prominence during the NATO bombing of Kosovo in 1999 when its seemingly cutting-edge analysis was publicized by various news agencies. But it was the events of 9/11 and the subsequent "war on terrorism" that elevated the stature of the firm, turning it into a highly sought after informant for major Western media organizations like Bloomberg, Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, and the BBC.
Commonly referred to as the private CIA, Stratfor claims that it gathers its intelligence through a number of publicly accessible sources, such as wire services, chat hubs, other Internet sites, and unclassified government studies, in addition to well-placed sources internationally. The agency now boasts close to 300,000 subscribers and over two million recipients of free email updates.
Until recently, much of the inner workings of Stratfor had been shrouded in mystery. But last December, members of the internet activism collective Anonymous hacked into the system during the "LulzXmas" campaign to highlight the plight of Bradley Manning, an American soldier currently incarcerated by the US government for suspicion of passing on information to WikiLeaks.
Preliminary readings of these new emails gradually shed light on how the institution is structured, the process of bringing and building up sources, and an intriguing insight into how employees interact with each other. Notably, and contrary to the impression Stratfor tries to project, the emails reveal a corporation that has organizational issues, at times shockingly uninformed, and over-dependent on certain sources in manufacturing their predictions that are highly coveted.
What is Stratfor?
Stratfor was founded over a decade ago in Austin, Texas by George Friedman, a former political science professor. Friedman is the company's chief intelligence officer, financial overseer, and CEO.
Presenting himself as a "best selling author" on the company's About Us page, Friedman has a history of working on matters of security and defense with the American military, as well as other institutions like the notorious RAND Corporation.
A self-proclaimed disciple of neo-conservative icons such as Leo Strauss, Friedman has routinely emphasized the "jihadist threat" of al-Qaeda. Indeed, the forecast report compiled by members of Stratfor for the decade between 2005 and 2015 is mainly concerned with the prominence of the United States as a global hegemonic power and its conflict with al-Qaeda [1].
Friedman's wife, Meredith, is actively involved in the operations of the think tank. She is the chief international officer and vice-president of communications. From the emails, it seems her role is to expand Stratfor's public relations network, setting up events and interviews for her husband with the media, as well as academic and political personalities. Moreover, Meredith organizes the international wing of Stratfor, where employees are sent off to conferences overseas.
Fred Burton, Stratfor's vice-president for counter-terrorism and corporate security, makes up the final component in leadership of the think tank. He was a special agent with the US Diplomatic Security Service and was appointed by Washington to investigate the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane, and a number of bomb plots by al-Qaeda prior to 9/11.
Burton has clear pro-Israeli sentiments and links to the Israeli military and intelligence sectors. In one email discussion regarding the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Burton, adopting the Israeli narrative, argues that the flotilla was funded by questionable sources.
Sources: The Double-edged Sword
Certainly, some type of relationship exists between Stratfor and official security agencies, particularly within the United States. A number of internal emails circulated within Stratfor have attachments of internal, albeit unclassified, documents from the FBI and other agencies [2]. Digging further within the leaked emails may provide more concrete evidence of such a direct link.
The organization is structured like a pyramid. At the top, as noted, are the Friedmans and Burton who make the decisions. Below them are Watch Officers (WOs) who comb over the various sources of intelligence for any significant value. Next are analysts, also at times called "handlers," employees that discuss and scrutinize intelligence, and are tasked with finding and building up relations with individuals in order to exploit information. Finally, at the base are sources. (See details in box below).
Sources are indispensable for Stratfor. They are the lifeline for the think tank, whether acquaintances of a Stratfor employee or highly placed individuals.
Sources are rated with basic grading scale, with "A" denoting the best, and "F" denoting the worst [3]. They are also coded according to the region or topic they represent and are assigned a number [4].
However, the internal emails of Stratfor suggest a level of frustration, and at times confusion, in terms of employees following through with regulations [5]. It was only last April that an overall source review process took place. Following the email trends for this review, one can sense frustration by those tasked with getting the source lists together. In one case, a source list was mistakenly leaked into the "Open-Source" (OS) list.
In one email exchange between Anya Alfano, who works as a briefer, and Meredith Friedman, Alfano outlined an overview of the source review process [6]. The overview suggests Stratfor is not as informed as it would like others to think. Most sources are located in particular countries and are not available region-wide nor are they spread in a variety of sectors. Stratfor's major source in the Middle East, codenamed ME1, is a case in point.
According to various emails, ME1 has been actively involved with Stratfor as far back as 2006, maybe even earlier. It seems that the source has connections within the Lebanese military, has a good grasp of English, and seems to be a major supplier of a number of other sources for Stratfor that apparently include college students to Hamas members, a number of Arab diplomats in Lebanon, and others.
The importance of ME1 is further highlighted by a pay increase he received in October 2011, bringing his salary to $6,000 per month [7]. The wire transfer list for 2011 shows that ME1 is the third highest paid source [8].
The confidence in ME1 is reflected in two emails. The first shows that members of Stratfor believe they have "journalist contacts (editors) for pretty much every Lebanese media agency of any significance via ME1" [9]. The second, and perhaps the one that exemplifies the lack of actual knowledge by members of Stratfor and their over-reliance on outsourcing intelligence gathering, shows a debate regarding the sectarian identity of Assef Shawkat, the Syrian deputy Minister of Defense and husband of Bushra Assad, and Ali Mamlouk, the Syrian General Intelligence Director [10]. Despite OS information detailing that Shawkat and Mamlouk are Sunnis, as one analyst points out, ME1's handler Reva Bhalla firmly writes back, "I trust ME1 on this question. I hate this region, aaaaargh."
Behind Stratfor's Hype
Putting aside the obviously embarrassing and damaging security breach for an institution that thrives on the need for privacy of sources, the general knowledge of the employees seemed to be filtered through a specific paradigm.
Stratfor is an institution that is ideologically based on neo-conservative ideas of pragmatism. There is an underlying sense of delight for the global power projected by the United States, and its allies. More pointedly, there is a total disconnect from the actual realities and vast complexities of the regions and topics they cover. The analysis and discussion regarding the Middle East is most noteworthy in this regard.
For members of Stratfor, a Palestinian editor is deemed a "nut job" for expressing his belief that Jerusalem will be liberated through "military honor" [11]. By contrast, despite clear racism exhibited by an Israeli army intelligence officer towards Arabs, his comments still have value [12]. What is more telling in the email regarding the officer, is the admission by the analyst that Stratfor is similar to the Israel Defense Intelligence office because they both are "disconnected with domestic policies" of the regions they deal with.
Most of the employees have a fleeting understanding of the topics they cover. It seems that analysts are tasked with topics that they commonly have no background in. In an informal email exchange, aside from the questionable jests by the parties regarding AIDS, the first line transcribed lets on that the analyst placed in charge of Latin America is not actually an expert on the region, yet was still able to gather intelligence to the satisfaction of her superiors [13].
Furthermore, many of the internal documents forwarded around are from Western or Israeli agencies, rather than from other sources in the region, which reinforces the disconnection within Stratfor.
Stratfor has been a critical tool for various western media agencies and intelligence organizations. The light shown into the secretive corporate intelligence entity presents a partial explanation of why Western media agencies and intelligence organizations have persistently failed to understand non-Western societies. Most of the analytical thinking developed within organizations like Stratfor and then distributed on a wide scale is defined by a narrow narrative, which does not truly capture the complexities and sentiments of individuals living in the region nor its vibrant political, economic, and social structures.
The video in which Friedman introduces Stratfor's work to potential clients gives the opposite impression. Friedman dismisses the Washington-based culture of policy papers that, as he put it, no one reads. Boasting about the superiority of intelligence to journalism, an unassuming but confident Friedman argues that journalism is "backward-looking" while intelligence is all about the "why" and what is "going to happen." Little did Friedman know that looking back at the way his organization operates by journalists around the world today will tell us a lot more about the "why" he is after, and will affect what will happen next to intelligence gathering in the Middle East, and beyond.
In future articles starting next week, Al-Akhbar will examine the workings and findings of Stratfor in the Middle East.
Stratfor's Emails: A Pyramid of Collaborators
Stratfor is a corporate think tank that is concerned with accumulating intelligence that is internally assessed, discussed, and graded. Most of the information relates to military, political, and economic matters, and email is a primary tool for knowledge exchange amongst its staff.
The intelligence extracted from sources is usually compared with publicly accessible data, termed Open-Source (OS), and then incorporated in various assessments and reports to publicize. This is shared with a public news subscribers list, tailored according to the subscriber's regional interest or subscription package.
Internally, Stratfor depends heavily on mailing lists in its communications. From the privileged "alpha" list to the "analysts" list to regional team list such as "MESA," "LATAM," and "Eurasia," each piece of intelligence is shared through specific channels for processing.
The company has a number of departments dealing with compiling information. Currently, there are more than 130 employees at the the think tank. Many of the employees have more than one operational position. For example, Jennifer Richmond is the China Director and Director of International Projects. The emails reveal that she played, and possibly still does, an administrative role as well, trying to organize and coordinate source lists for evaluations and labors to ensure that employees follow through with the insight scoring criteria[14].
Speed is key in the Stratfor's intelligence game and the role of Watch Officers (WOs) is essential. They act as "objective source evaluators" who comment on information given by sources and compare it with what is publicly available. As one employee termed them during an internal email discussion, WOs "hold the family jewels of the company" [15]. This department is headed by Michael Wilson.
Analysts are the next crucial cog in the machine. Analysts are expected to collect sources, categorize them along lines of reliability, timeliness, accessibility/position, credibility and uniqueness of insights provided. How they recruit sources varies, but mainly the source is painstakingly charmed into cooperation [16].
Described as "handlers," analysts have a direct connection with the source and their priority is ensuring that the relationship continues.
Additionally, analysts with Stratfor are expected to interact with subscribers to extract further information and groom possible sources for future use. This is clear in one email exchange in which a lower-level tactical analyst outlines how he has developed a new source, an individual within an unnamed German security office who had been a subscriber to Stratfor for over nine years.
Tactical analysts within Stratfor are mainly concerned with observing and commenting on military, intelligence, and other security operations within the United States and beyond. Scott Stewart, Vice-president of Tactical Intelligence and affectionately dubbed "Stick," heads the department.
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[2] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/atfe-dhs-epic-fbi-unclassified
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[4] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/source-coding
[5] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/sourcing-insight
[6] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/overview-source-review-process
[7] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/me1-pay-increase
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[12] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/re-sending-source-code-insight-isr...
[13] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/continuation-insinuating-reva-slee...
[14] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/insight-processing-reminder
[15] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/watch-officers-please-read
[16] http://english.al-akhbar.com/gi-files/emres-new-sources-source-update
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The Dominican Republic. Owensboro, KY. Russia. Let it be known.
Instead of fretting about the connections and power of STRATFOR - obviously as real as any kosher enterprise - try reading Friedman's books: he really is a world-leader in geopolitical thinking. Even if that's because the American political establishment is virtually retarded when it comes to recognizing global trends.
Taking just a minor example, about ten years ago he "predicted" that Putin's move into Crimea would take place in 2015. Off by one year. (Quotes around predicted because geopolitics isn't exactly reading tea leaves, especially with the wealth of information flowing into STRATFOR.)
Of course, some issues are left entirely out of account, such as Israel's double population problem, Orthodox Jews and Palestinians growing at dangerously unsustainable rates. This is the real cause of settlements in the West Bank. They don't build there only to piss off the Arabs: Israel ranks 33rd in worldwide population density -- for some perspective, India is 30th, while Haiti and Japan are 34th and 35th. They have no option but to expand.
This entire controversy was unnecessary and juvenile. Everyone "shocked" and "dismayed" that the world's wealthiest mercantile nation, controlling both Atlantic and Pacific sea routes - which Friedman stresses in 'The Next 100 Years' - assiduously gathers intelligence on all other nations. What did you expect -- disinterest? Not gathering intelligence would be the stupidest thing for any powerful nation to do. If you want web access, organic food, medicine and cheap Asian electronics, and just about everything else, you'll respect agencies like STRATFOR for monitoring global trends which directly affect the long-term prospects of the United States in maintaining its economic system, whatever criticisms may be made of it as such.
Excellent analysis and summary! Did you spot any references to American intelligence contractors silencing whistleblowers for Stratfor clients? See http://ReportingWrongdoing.com
Wow, great job guys, the depth on these articles you guys have are amazing, keep up the great work!
Hillary Clinton should step down. She spied on fellow U.N. members.
And now, her personal vendetta against Mr. Assange has become an obsession.
Stratfor itself, mentions Assange 4,000 times in these new emails!
The world needs new leaders who can work with the new reality of the internet. Rather than work against it, and get burned.
People better start lining up with Wikileaks.
Wikileaks now has the power.
Old style governments and companies are just lumbering dinosaurs, with the fatal weakness of illegal activities and a now obvious sadistic orientation towards their fellow man.
Wikileaks does have new found influence, but so does "Anonymous".
In my opinion, Anonymous has pushed Stratfor into 3 mistakes:
1)Stratfor was a worldwide power broker in intelligence, and they operated closely with the FBI. This U.S. government agency (the FBI) now
has a conflict of interest with Stratfor. The FBI has the motive to go much further in their investigation, and act at the behest of Stratfor, who presumably has leverage with the FBI owing to mutual work on sensitive projects in the past. The FBI may be used as Stratfor's private "enforcer".
2)Stratfor is now revealed to have many contacts within the press, in all corners of the globe. At the same time, a former Goldman Sachs (GS) employee became an extraordinarily influential person at Stratfor - even being invited to take a seat on the board. The ex-GS employee apparently set up a fund to profit from Stratfor's intelligence. But, might the flow of information also work in the reverse direction? From Stratfor into the newspapers? Stratfor would soon have to face the temptation of purposefully inserting its better hunches into the newspapers through the conduit of its reporters, thereby creating a price reaction in any underlying tradeable instruments. There are no insider trading laws within the field of commodities.
3)Stratfor will now be in conflict with clients, for whom Stratfor has done special research. In this unlit world of "You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours", how can both Stratfor and its special clients have failed to capitalize on gray area, and even illegal opportunities, to gain power and influence? The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has already been singled out by Friedman himself, as a problem area in the leaked emails. Certainly 5 million emails will reveal some surprising connections. Stratfor and its special clients will then be at odds, each party benefiting from blaming the other, first.


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Extreme heat and humidity will continue through the end of the holiday week across the eastern U.S., before it shifts westward, roasting the Midwest and Great Plains, potentially setting records and intensifying ongoing wildfires
Why it matters: Heat is the top weather killer in the U.S. during most years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , more than 600 people are killed every year due to heat-related illnesses in the U.S.
Details: Shortly before noon on Monday, the heat index — which is a combination of the air temperature and humidity — in Washington, D.C. had already surged past 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Same for Philadelphia, Baltimore and parts of New York City. The air temperature is forecast to flirt with the century mark from Albany, New York to New York City southward to Washington, with heat indices reaching as high as 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, prompting the National Weather Service to issue excessive heat warnings.Details:
Historical context: The actual air temperatures during this heat wave are not smashing all-time records in most cases, since they're only 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this time of year. However, the combination of heat and humidity, plus the long duration of this event, make it a public health threat.Historical context:
What's next: The heat should peak along the East Coast on Monday, but high temperatures all week are likely to reach or exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, which may put this event in the top 10 for long duration heat events.What's next:
Meteorologists define heat waves as occurring once the temperature hits or goes above 90 degrees for at least three consecutive days. Many locations in the East are on their fourth or fifth such day as of Monday, with no relief expected until next weekend.
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Based in Phoenix, Asst. Dean Won offices in a space generously donated by the law firm of Gammage Burnham. The downtown Phoenix presence allows her to connect with the largest Arizona Law alumni base in the country, meet with students serving in summer positions in Phoenix, and those interested in transitioning to Phoenix (and beyond) post-graduation. Asst. Dean Won manages the College of Law's most successful interview program—the Arizona Law Phoenix Interview Program—which in its second year brought 20 law firms and over 50 candidates together for a day of OCI-style interviewing. Held in central Phoenix, the convenience of this event allows key law firm decision makers to connect with Arizona Law talent.
Asst. Dean Won's counseling slate is dedicated to the graduating and recently graduated Arizona Law JD classes, though she also works with students and experienced alumni. She spearheads initiatives related to the transition from law student to law graduate, including a graduating class exit interview program, through which three CDO counselors meet individually with every single Arizona Law JD interested in discussing post-graduate career plans. Asst. Dean Won provides the full spectrum of career counseling, from developing job search strategy and career objectives to sharpening application materials to salary and offer negotiations.
Critical to the College of Law's accreditation reporting, Asst. Dean Won guides the CDO and the Arizona Law graduating class through the ABA-required law graduate employment data collection and reporting process, the most robust and widely-reported employment statistics mandate in graduate education. She also reports on the College of Law's bar passage rate. Asst. Dean Won analyzes this outcome data to drive employer outreach strategy and identify opportunities for Arizona Law students and graduates.
Asst. Dean Won practiced public law in the California Bay Area for several years, representing Northern California school districts and local agencies in both private and government practice. Prior to joining Arizona Law, she served as Deputy General Counsel for the San Francisco Unified School District, with a focus on labor employment, charter schools, and board governance.
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Dr. Vittoria Capresi has been senior researcher at the Habitat Unit since October 2016, as a Principal Investigator of the International European Project MODSCAPES – Modern Reinvention of the Rural Landscapes , a fully granted HERA project (Humanity in the European Research Area).
For the MODSCAPES project she will research on three case studies, the new settlements built under Mussolini in colonial Libya and in the Pontine Plane in Italy, and the changes in the rural landscapes during the GDR in the South-Oderbruch (Brandenburg), Germany.
Vittoria Capresi's research focuses on the role of fascist political architecture and on relating the physical environment with the narratives of the inhabitants, exploring the intersection between planned architecture and lived spaces.
Vittoria started in Cairo her research on how to combine oral history methods with the historical analysis of the built heritage: in 2011 she was appointed as Associate Professor in History of Architecture at the German University – GUC, at the newly established faculty of Architecture, where she developed the curriculum for the history of architecture curse. She focused in fostering a reality-based way of teaching, establishing hands-on seminars, design-build studios, and international workshops, to relate the students with the challenges and potentials of their city.
To support this approach, in 2011 she co-funded "baladilab", initiating a series of participatory projects in Downtown Cairo, involving the local community and architecture students to map, collect, survey and share the architecture of that area. The results are in the book: Downtown Cairo, Architecture and Stories (Jovis 2005) and were exhibited at the Biennale di Venezia in 2016, Egyptian Pavilion.
From 2002 until 2011 she was researching and teaching at the Vienna University of Technology, department Baugeschichte / Bauforschung, where she completed in 2007 her doctoral dissertation. Her Ph.D. focuses on an historical analysis and current urban and political role of the new settlements built in colonial Libya under the fascist regime, and was published in 2010: The built Utopia. The Italian Rural Centres founded in colonial Libya (1934-1940), Bologna: Bonomia University Press.
Vittoria studied architecture at the University in Florence and at the Technical University in Berlin, her Diplom was about the analysis and reuse of the Garbaty former cigarettes factory in Pankow, Berlin.
2006–2013 Doctorate of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.),TU Wien(Thesis)The Architecture of the newly funded Italian rural centers built in Libya, Italian colony, during the Fascist time, 1934-1940 / L'architettura dei centri rurali di fondazione costruiti in Libia – colonia italiana – durante il fascismo, 1934-1940.(Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Marina Döring-Williams, Prof. Dr. Giuliano Gresleri).
1995 –2001 Diploma in Architecture (Dipl.-Ing),Università degli Studi di Firenze,Studies in Architecture at the Technical University of Berlin (Erasmus) and University of Florence.(Thesis)Fritz Höger e la fabbrica Garbaty a Berlino. Tutela e recupero del Patrimonio Storico Architettonico. ( Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ezio Godoli, Prof. Dr. Franco Bevilacqua ).
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2010 –2012 Teaching assignment at the Summer School in Conservation of Historical, Monumental and Archaeological Sites, University of Tor Vergata, Rome
2010 Sabbatical semester in Cairo (Egypt) for research and teaching assignments at the Cairo University and American University in Cairo - AUC, Faculty of Architecture
2008 –2011 Assistant Professor (research and teaching)Vienna University of Technology, Institute Baugeschichte und Bauforschung
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It was the ultimate rags to riches story during the Bruins' 2010-11 Stanley Cup championship season, and now it may lead to even more riches.
The tale of Brad Marchand was almost as magical as the Bruins' entire Cup run.
He showed up at training camp without a job, earned a spot on the fourth line, earned a midseason promotion to the second line and after scoring 21 goals in the regular season he added 11 more in the playoffs, including two in the Cup-clinching Game 7 victory.
Now as a restricted free agent, Marchand figures to become a multi-millionaire. And then he'll have to continue to produce in order to earn those clams.
The Bruins are more than happy to fork over some extra cash after Marchand helped them end a 39-year drought.
Regular season: 77 GP, 21-20-41, plus-25
Playoffs: 25 GP, 11-8-19, plus-12
Contract status: Scheduled RFA July 1
Best regular-season moment: Marchand's 20th goal of the season and first in 13 games was a big one March 27 in Philadelphia. Against one of the Bruins' biggest rivals, Marchand scored on the power play with just 3:43 left in regulation to lift Boston to a 2-1 win that clinched the club a playoff berth.
Best playoff moment: While scoring twice in Game 7 against Vancouver was historic and his game-winning goal in Game 5 vs. Tampa Bay was a momentum-changer, Marchand didn't score a playoff goal bigger than his shorthanded tally against the Canucks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
With the Bruins down 2-0 in the series and leading the game just 2-0 in the second period (without Nathan Horton), Marchand turned a penalty kill into a scoring opportunity that ended with a highlight-reel goal that saw him abuse Hart Trophy nominee Daniel Sedin, eventual Selke Trophy winner Ryan Kesler and Vezina Trophy finalist Roberto Luongo (not to mention defenseman Alex Edler) for a 3-0 lead en route to an 8-1 win.
Worst moment: March was a rough month for Marchand, who picked up a two-game suspension for his hit to the head of Columbus' R.J. Umberger. But it didn't get lower for the rookie than March 11 on Long Island, where head coach Claude Julien got so fed up with Marchand taking a bad penalty against the Islanders and in a previous game against Buffalo that the coach benched the forward for the entire third period.
Regular-season grade: B-plus
Playoff grade: A-minus. There were a couple questionable penalties along the way that were the only negatives in an amazing postseason for Marchand.
Carnac predicts … the Bruins find a way to lock up RFA Marchand long term and make him a part of their foundation along with Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic.


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BRENTWOOD — The wife and the sister of an Exeter man currently incarcerated at Rockingham County Jail for allegedly killing his ex-wife have also been arrested in connection with the slaying.
BRENTWOOD — The wife and the sister of an Exeter man currently incarcerated at Rockingham County Jail for allegedly killing his ex-wife have also been arrested in connection with the slaying.
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Exeter firefighters discovered the body of Amanda "Amy" Warf after putting out a fire at a long-vacant concrete plant in Exeter on March 7.
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"We're taking it case by case, because of that ruling," he explained. In this particular case "because of certain facts and potential issues, we are not releasing the booking photos due to the ruling in that other case."
While media was free to take photographs in court, sufficient time to get to Rockingham Superior Court was not given before Desjardins' arraignment Thursday morning.
Before his arrest, Desjardins said he and Warf, to whom he'd been married seven years, had moved on after their divorce last year and were working out final parenting arrangements for their 1-year-old son, William.
Desjardins had repeatedly denied to officials and media any involvement in Warf's death, saying he had nothing to hide.
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A strategic management analysis on activity levelØrberg Jensen, Peter D.; Petersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: In this exploratory study we take a strategic management approach to global sourcing of advanced services. We discuss in which ways conventional sourcing differs from strategic sourcing and what impels firms to aim for the latter (or, prevent them from doing so). Potentially, strategic global sourcing of services has high returns, but is also associated with high risks and needs for organizational changes. Strategic global sourcing may therefore be outside firms' "comfort zone" – a composite of organizational knowledge transferability, structural inertia, managers' risk preferences, and – most interesting in a strategic management perspective ‐ their ability to mitigate risks of strategic global sourcing. One important risk reducing measure is internalization of (out)sourced service activities. Many firms instigate global sourcing via conventional offshore outsourcing. However, as the human asset specificity of the outsourcing operation increases, firms are pulled out of their comfort zones and a desire for internalization arises. An illustrative company case gives suggestions as to how, in practice, internalization may be accomplished without losing valuable human assets held by the local service providers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8487
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how MNCs enter regional knowledge clustersLorenzen, Mark; Mahnke, Volker (København, 2002)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
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Interdisciplinary elucidation of concepts, metaphors, theories and problems concerning INFORMATIONNafría, José María Díaz; Nafría, José María Díaz; Alemany, Francisco Salto (Santa Elena, 2016)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Terms included in this glossary recap some of the main concepts, theories, problems and metaphors concerning INFORMATION in all spheres of knowledge. This is the first edition of an ambitious enterprise covering at its completion all relevant notions relating to INFORMATION in any scientific context. As such, this glossariumBITri is part of the broader project BITrum, which is committed to the mutual understanding of all disciplines devoted to information across fields of knowledge and practice. This glossary pretends to make explicit the conflicts and agreements among use and meaning of terms related to information phenomena. Information is approached from opposing paradigms and also from competing and cooperating disciplines. Both in science and in ordinary life, conceptual, ethical, technical and societal problems regard information in an essential way. This glossary does not endorse or presuppose any paradigm or any theory, but rather locates into a public, explicit and commonly understandable space some of the crucial assumptions dividing informational concepts, theories, problems and metaphors. Moreover, we purport to embrace all distinct paradigms with a critical and comprehensive attitude. The glossary is the result of an original methodology, which places any entrance under the responsibility of its editor. Authors possibly distinct from the editor contribute to different articles with texts, comments or discussions. Since authors come from many distinct fields of knowledge, each article should reflect many perspectival but rigorous approaches. The glossary is an open work: the number and contents of all its entrances are updated and submitted to revision by editors and authors. For this reason, this first edition is only a first step in the active development of this collaborative methodology. Any interested reader wishing to contribute, may contact the general editors. This glossary is most indebted to the enthusiasm and work of José María Díaz Nafría. The editorial team, authors and correctors thank the Universidad de León and Caja España for their support to this initiative. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9521
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Krogh Petersen, Morten (Frederiksberg, 2011)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: 'Good' Outcomes – Handling Multiplicity in Government Communication This thesis examines how five Danish government organizations produce and assess communicative solutions in practice, and argues that government communication may be understood as a case of multiplicity. In the practices of producing and assessing communicative solutions it is uncertain what constitutes a 'good' outcome of government communication. This uncertainty is grasped by drawing upon analytical resources from the field of multiplicity-oriented ANT analyses. Empirically, the thesis is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted at the five government organizations. Combining empirical observations, theoretical insights, and political programmes, four 'modes of ordering' are developed and these are utilized in exploring how the multiplicity of government communication unfurls and how it is handled in practice. The thesis shows how the ordering attempts described by the four modes of ordering coexist and interfere, and it suggests the notions of 'sequencing' and 'singularizing' for understanding how the multiplicity of government communication is handled in the production and assessment of communicative solutions. The study upon which the thesis reports has been carried out in connection with a larger Industrial PhD project, entitled Measurements you can learn from, that aimed at developing, testing, and implementing new and better communication measurements. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8306
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Madsen, Dorte (, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8185
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Walking the TightropeOoi, Can-Seng (Frederiksberg, 2012)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Tourism policy matters in cultural tourism. The starting point of this paper is the observation that many tourism policy studies draw three inter-related conclusions. One, tourism policy must be inclusive and require the support of different stakeholders (Baker 2009; Bernhard Jørgensen and Munar 2009). Two, a balanced approach to tourism policy is needed to harness the benefits of tourism while mitigating negative effects (Budeanu 2009; Chang 1997; Jenkins 1997; Leheny 1995, Newby 1994; Teo and Yeoh, 1997). Three, tourism policies should accentuate and maintain the cultural uniqueness and authenticity of the destination (Morgan et al. 2011). It seems that many tourism authorities are ignorant of local interests, unaware of the touristification of local cultures and uninterested in promoting local cultures. But local cultures and communities are what that constitute cultural tourism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8394
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An Analysis of the Reengineering of Intermediation by Electronic CommerceBrousseau, Eric (København, 2001)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Efficiency arguments explain why commercial intermediaries exist and will continue to be involved in the exchanges despite the spread of digital networks. Commercial intermediaries provide producers and consumers with a set of information, logistic, securization and insurance (and liquidity) services. By bundling these services and by dedicating assets and learning capabilities to their production, commercial intermediaries enable to economize on transaction costs. Digital network per se cannot enables transacting parties to benefit from such efficient providers of intermediation services. Rather than establishing direct relationships among producers and consumers, the Internet will support a re-organization of existing intermediation chains, because traditional intermediaries will reinforce their ability to provide these service by using ITs. The analysis of the role of commercial intermediaries thus leads to a better understanding of the futures of e-Commerce. In turn, e-Commerce provides New-Institutional Economics with a stimulating case to analyze the economics of commercial intermediation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6885
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Security on the US-Mexican borderBislev, Sven; Salskov-Iversen, Dorte; Krause Hansen, Hans (København, 2001)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6953
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Håkanson, Lars (København, 2004)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: All knowledge is context dependent. The relevant context is the social community where it resides, i.e. the 'epistemic community' formed as groups of people define and legitimize the knowledge they possess. In the mutual engagement in a common enterprise, epistemic communities develop, maintain and nurture the codes, tools and theories that provide the basis of their practice. Commonalities of code, tools and theory facilitate both voluntary transfer and involuntary imitation of knowledge within communities, also ones spanning organizational boundaries. Conversely, knowledge transfer between different epistemic communities, whether desired or unintended, is often cumbersome and fraught with difficulties. In order to achieve effective integration and cooperation between its various professional communities and subcultures, firms must therefore undertake investments in boundary-spanning mechanisms. Since these investments are specific to the context in which they take place and to the transactions that they enable, they cannot easily be organized through arm's length contracts. Firms exist because they have a relative advantage over markets in the integration of diverse knowledge. However, the associated capabilities need not translate into a relative advantage also in the transfer of knowledge, i.e. knowledge exchanged between members of the same epistemic community. Within communities, knowledge disseminates with relative ease both intentionally and through emulation. Knowledge thus acquired can generally be applied also outside the context of the exchange and the effort or investment expended in its acquisition is not transaction specific. The governance mode applied in such exchanges is therefore determined by strategic and contextual factors, including those of traditional transaction cost logic. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6594
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Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf (Frederiksberg, 2011)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Currently, the corporate governance has the agenda of categorizing reality and thereby determining which systems are more effective and efficient in a given context. A question is posed; how has the internationalization of markets, liberalization, deregulation, and privatization adapted to rapid changes in traditionally based models of corporate governance? When corporate governance practices are exported from one country to another, they tend to be translated and customized to local practices before being adopted. The objective of this thesis is to examine this type of adaptation and explain the circumstances that led to a collapse of governance mechanisms, using Iceland as an example. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8336
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On the Determinants of Tax HavensSchrøter Joensen, Juanna; Weihe, Guðrið (Frederiksberg, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper examines the role of social capital (trust) vis-à-vis the propensity of a country to be a tax haven. The empirical analysis corroborates that better governed countries have a higher ceteris paribus probability to be tax havens. However, social capital counteracts the effect of governance quality. This effect is so strong that the partial effect of governance quality is reversed for countries with the trust index in the top quartile – making these high trust countries less likely to be tax havens – even as governance quality is increased. Thus it is crucial to consider the interaction between institutions and social capital, since the same governance institutions have a different impact on the tax haven propensity for countries with different social capital. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8750
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Minbaeva, Dana B.; Pedersen, Torben (Frederiksberg, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The emerging Knowledge Governance Approach asserts the need to build microfoundations grounded in individual action. Toward this goal, using the Theory of Planned Behavior, we aim to explain individual knowledge sharing behavior as being determined by the intention to share knowledge and its antecedents: attitude toward knowledge sharing, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. In addition, we consider managerial interventions (governance mechanisms) that managers can employ to influence the identified antecedents and thereby govern individual knowledge sharing behavior. We test the model arrived at on a dataset collected among individuals engaged in knowledge sharing in two competing firms. Results of the LISREL analysis show that the use of rewards affects attitudes toward knowledge sharing negatively, while the use of reciprocal schemes and communication mechanisms have a positive effect on subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, respectively. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8017
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The Strategic Human Resource Management DimensionFoss, Nicolai J.; Minbaeva, Dana B. (, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: SHRM increasingly emphasizes HRM practices as means to build strategic knowledge resources such as superior capabilities. While the knowledge-based view increasingly pays attention to micro-foundations, the SHRM field neglects these and emphasizes collective constructs such as "human capital pools," "HRM architectures", etc. As a result, causal links between HRM practices, knowledge and organizational performance are black-boxed. We propose a program for research and identify some of the key issues that future research must deal with. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7756
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Theoretical Foundations and Research OpportunitiesFoss, Nicolai; Husted, Kenneth; Michailova, Snejina; Pedersen, Torben (København, 2003)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: An under-researched issue in work within the "knowledge movement" is the relation between organizational issues and knowledge processes (i.e., sharing and creating knowledge). We argue that managers can shape formal organization structure and organization forms and can influence the more informal organizational practices in order to foster knowledge sharing and creation. Theoretically, we unfold this argument by relying on key ideas of organizational economics and organizational behaviour studies. We put forward a number of refutable propositions derived from this reasoning. Acknowledgments We are grateful to Anna Grandori for numerous excellent comments on an earlier draft. The standard disclaimer applies. Keywords: Knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, governance, organizational economics, organizational behavior. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7311
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Technology versus institutionsKallinikos, Jannis; Orebro, Hans Hasselbladh; Marton, Attila (Lisabon, 2010)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper claims that technology and institutions both epitomize the construction of artificial orders through which a primary reality is shaped to something other than it is by logical operations that share essential affinities. Drawing on this, we work our way to showing how technology operates as governing regime and how tasks and operations that are carried out by the human enactment of expert rules and procedures can considerably be embodied onto technological sequences with which human experts have limited and severely structured interaction. These ideas are illustrated by reference to cultural memory organizations (e.g. libraries, archives, museums) and the ways the deepening infiltration of their operations by computing technologies redefines their goals and the skills, practices and arrangements through which these goals have traditionally been pursued. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8902
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Transformations of a hegemonic discourseSalskov-Iversen, Dorte; Krause Hansen, Hans; Bislev, Sven (København, 1999)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7014
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Lond, Rigmor Magdaleine (København, 2003)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6383
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Lorenzen, Mark (, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: This paper builds insight into how globalization impacts cultural clusters, through a case study of Bollywood, the Indian film cluster in Mumbai. The paper's analysis of the recent growth and consolidation of Bollywood, as well as the cluster's development of a new film formula, illustrates that globalization does not necessarily entail westernization of culture. Instead, the paper suggests that early-mover advantages held by the world's core cultural clusters may be eroded by globalization, as it creates pipelines of information, talent and capital, allowing hitherto peripheral cultural clusters to access export markets and develop exportable products. Analyzing the role of the Indian diasporas for the export growth of Bollywood, the paper also offers a discussion of the difference between two different aspects of globalization: Global flows of people and global bridgeheads of people. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7796
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Jensen, Per Anker (Hjørring, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Grammatikundervisningens indhold og omfang i sproguddannelserne i Danmark har ændret sig ganske markant i takt med at fokus i fremmedsprogsundervisningen i stadig højere grad er kommet til at ligge på kommunikative færdigheder på bekostning af korrekthed og idiomatik. Dette gælder også på cand.ling.merc.-uddannelserne på CBS, som nok ellers betragtes som en højborg for uddannelse i sproglig formidling og bearbejdning af vanskelige faglige domæner med den højeste grad af korrekthed, idiomatik og præcision. Det ændrede fokus i uddannelserne gør det til en stadig mere spændende udfordring at skrue grammatikforløb sammen, som kan give de studerende et brugbart udbytte. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8722
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A study of the pathologies of performativityJohnsen, Rasmus (Frederiksberg, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: Temaet for denne afhandling er en undersøgelse af tre historiske 'formationer' organiseret omkring en 'ting' i kroppen i melankoliens brede og farverige historie i et forsøg på at skabe baggrund for en filosofisk undersøgelse af sammenhængen mellem patologi, arbejde og performativitet i samtiden. I denne forstand er der tale om et stykke filosofisk grundforskning, der forsøger at etablere og åbne et felt for mødet mellem de klassiske, filosofiske discipliner, og temaer i organisationsteori og ledelsesfilosofi. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7929
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Someone here (I forget whom), a while back, recommended the Anki flashcard program, and I greatly appreciate this. I've used this to memorize many vocabulary words. I think generating a list of common words from the text I'm working on, putting them into Anki, and getting them into my head is a necessary prerequisite to reading Latin works. As for how to easily generate these lists (like at the back of Pharr's Aeneid), I have no good idea, and would eagerly solicit other's opinions.
But recently, I remember someone else here saying that they create flashcards each with whole sentences and their translations. I'm curious how many people do this, and how effective it is? Are you trying to memorize the translations phrase by phrase? And which sentences do you do? All the sentences from whatever you are currently reading? Example sentences from a textbook? Idiomatic sentences, like those in the back of "Six weeks prep. for Caesar"?
I like Anki a lot, especially on my phone, because it lets me make use of many stolen moments throughout the day -- waiting for bus, waiting for a computer to start up/shutdown, making coffee, etc. I've been trying this with sentences. I like finding more time in my day to work on Latin, even a couple of minutes at a time throughout the day. However, it seems like Anki is designed to make me memorize these sentences, and I'm not sure I want to memory sentences and their translation, I want to be able to read new sentences without any a priori memorization. If I've seen a given sentence four or five times in a week, I stop "seeing" it, and just know what this one means. While that's great for individual vocabulary words, and I'm not sure that's a good use of time for whole sentences. Any thoughts?
Finally, I'm curious what common strategies are for memorizing words with unusual uses or grammar. For example, a list of verbs which take the ablative. In the past, I've just tried to memorize these as a set together. But, now I wonder if it is better to just remember, say, careo's ablativeness along with the definition when I'm memorizing that? If you do try to memorize sets of words like this, it seems that Anki isn't that useful -- it is really designed to help memory linked pairs of words. I suppose folks just use old-fashioned memory trick to memorize these?


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Energy management for variable frequency drives
The P-Series of variable frequency drives by Cerus now have an energy management bypass (EMB) option to keep HVAC systems running without interruption and has integrated ANSI grade power and BACnet communications.
Cerus Industrial, Inc. has enhanced their P-Series line of variable frequency drives (VFDs) with an Energy Management Bypass option (EMB). The new option assures uninterruptible operation of customers' HVAC systems, even if the drive is taken out of the loop for some reason, including reprogramming or maintenance operations.
Cerus' EMB architecture reflects an all new approach to bypass design. With integrated real time ANSI grade power metering and BACnet communications the EMB accurately measures consumption in both VFD and Bypass mode to +/- 1%. The EMB also provides all the advanced motor protection in bypass mode that would typically only be available through the VFD (OV/UV, ground fault, phase loss, phase reversal, and belt loss protection).
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Pati's Mexican Table "Family-Style Breakfast" The breakfast of your dreams, prepared by Pati and her sister Alisa. This episode includes both quick, simple dishes and ones meant for a deliciously messy morning feast. Mexican French Toast Rolls (Dedos Gitanos); Green Chilaquiles in Roasted Tomatillo Sauce; Alisa's Marbled Pound Cake. D
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Christina "Tofu, with Love" One of the most disliked foods; humble tofu is pretty much the Clark Kent of food. But seasoned and cooked properly, this powerhouse of nutrition turns into Superman and rescues you from poor health, lethargy and boring food. D
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Ask This Old House "Making Custom Concrete Countertops/Cordless Landscape Tools" Host Kevin O'Connor works with an expert to make and install custom concrete countertops. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to make watertight connections without soldering. Afterward, landscape contractor Roger demonstrates several new cordless landscape tools. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "It's Chicken Time" Everyone loves a great chicken dish and in this episode Lidia demonstrates the Braised Chicken with Smoky Provola and the Chicken Cacciatore Dishes. She also prepares a wonderful summertime salad, Panzanella, made of tomatoes and day old bread. D
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Animal Species:Sugar Glider
The Sugar Glider has a membrane extending from its fifth finger to its ankle enabling it to glide up to 50 m between trees.
Standard Common Name
Sugar Glider
In flight, the Sugar Glider it uses its long bushy tail for stability and steering.
Size range
16 cm - 21 cm
The Sugar Glider is found in northern and eastern Australia, including northern Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and south-eastern South Australia.
The Sugar Glider lives in forests and woodlands.
Other behaviours and adaptations
The Sugar Glider is most active at night, sleeping by day in nests made of leaves in tree hollows. Groups of up to seven adults and their young may form a 'clan' and share a nest. Among their own clan they are playful and social but will defend their territory aggressively and noisily if threatened by other animals or approached by Sugar Gliders from a different clan. Dominant males mark other clan members and the territory around the nest with secretions from scent glands on their chest.
Life cycle
The Sugar Glider commonly gives birth to twins, which remain in the pouch for just over two months. They then leave the nest to forage for food, usually with their mother.
- Species:
- breviceps
- Genus:
- Petaurus
- Family:
- Petauridae
- Order:
- Diprotodontia
- Subclass:
- Marsupialia
- Class:
- Mammalia
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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Our friends at RealClearPolitics have included a column by Khalid Mashaal — the head of the "political bureau" of Hamas — in its lineup this morning. It is a chilling statement that deserves a close reading. It concludes:
Our message to the Palestinians is this: our people are not only those who live under siege in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip but also the millions languishing in refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria and the millions spread around the world unable to return home. We promise you that nothing in the world will deter us from pursuing our goal of liberation and return. We shall spare no effort to work with all factions and institutions in order to put our Palestinian house in order. Having won the parliamentary elections, our medium-term objective is to reform the PLO in order to revive its role as a true representative of all the Palestinian people, without exception or discrimination.
Our message to the Israelis is this: we do not fight you because you belong to a certain faith or culture. Jews have lived in the Muslim world for 13 centuries in peace and harmony; they are in our religion "the people of the book" who have a covenant from God and His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) to be respected and protected. Our conflict with you is not religious but political. We have no problem with Jews who have not attacked us – our problem is with those who came to our land, imposed themselves on us by force, destroyed our society and banished our people.
We shall never recognise the right of any power to rob us of our land and deny us our national rights. We shall never recognise the legitimacy of a Zionist state created on our soil in order to atone for somebody else's sins or solve somebody else's problem. But if you are willing to accept the principle of a long-term truce, we are prepared to negotiate the terms. Hamas is extending a hand of peace to those who are truly interested in a peace based on justice.
The Guardian omits any mention of Mashaal's whereabouts, but he resides in Damascus, where he was last seen at the terrorist summit with the presidents of Syria and Iran.
Today's Jerusalem Post reports that Mashaal is headed to Cairo for discussions with PA Chairman Abbas about the formation of a new government. Mashaal vividly demonstrates in his person that the Iran/Syrian Axis is on the march in Hamastan. Despite the relative clarity and intransigence of Mashaal's Guardian column, Daniel Pipes predicts:
…an approximate repeat performance of the pressure on Arafat in 1982-88 to renounce terrorism. But Robert Satloff of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an acute observer of the Arab-Israeli conflict, doubts that Hamas will be compelled even to match Arafat