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Colloquium Week 5: "Funding Conservation and Development in the Dominican Republic"
A Paper detailing fieldwork analysing funding for conservation and development in the Dominican Republic. The debate over the best way to conserve biological resources while allowing for the development of communities that live around or in and work with those resources has long been contentious. The degree to which forest residents, subsistence farmers, and indigenous tribes degrade or protect biodiversity remains unresolved, as does the best way to merge the interests and needs of communities
03.12.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Montag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
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Im Machtkampf in Ägypten wollen die Richter des Landes die Volksabstimmung über eine neue Verfassung boykottieren. Laut der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur Mena erklärten die Richter, dass das Dekret des islamistischen Präsidenten Mohammed Mursi in die Arbeit der Justiz eingreife und ihre Unabhängigkeit verletze. Damit dürfte es schwerfallen, das
A hot Hong Kong commodity -- banned books
Nov. 29 - Chinese readers are flocking to Hong Kong for forbidden literary fruit - books on political scandals, high-profile leaders and love affairs - that they can't get on the more censorship-prone mainland.
What causes the different seasons (animation) Animation showing how seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis.
Learning outcomes By the end of this unit you should be able to: practise a very basic implementation of cybernetic optimisation through the use of the Author(s):
6.3 Summary of Section 6 In trying to find solutions to the specific problem of the water-boiler, where the need was for a particular response to a certain temperature change, we have gone into the principles behind the three classes of temperature effect – gradual, accelerating and sudden. This has provided you with mathematical models that are of real use in putting definite numbers to the magnitudes of these effects in any designs that are proposed. The ability to do this is j
6.2 Refining the specification The ideas for the boiler cut-out switch can now be based on some real knowledge about temperature effects. You are now ready to tackle the next exercise. List four temperature-dependent changes in material properties t 3.2 Room to rattle: modelling thermal expansion In general, as the temperature of a piece of solid is raised the volume it occupies increases. I say ‘in general’ because as we shall see it is not always the case, and we ought to investigate whether we can exert any control over the phenomenon – which could be useful. Evidently, if a solid expands, the average spacing between its constituent parts must have increased. Since matter is made up of atoms, the issue is really about the volume occupied by the arrangements of atoms that make 3.2.2 Ethane cracking Although ethane can be cracked thermally, the reaction is slow and does not necessarily yield ethylene at high severity. Careful control of reaction conditions, however, allows the reaction to occur The yield of ethylene is typically nearly 50 wt% with the rest composed o 5.5.1 Drawing the interview to a close Up to now we have been considering how to control and conduct the main body of an interview. There remains, however, the need to draw it to a satisfactory close. You should remember that, while you are trying to select the best candidate, the candidates are also ‘selecting’ you. You need to remember that you as an interviewer are being assessed and selected, and you need to ensure your presentational and interpersonal skills are up to the job. When you are satisfied that you 5.4.1 Introduction and Starting In a panel interview one member will need to take the chair; this person will then be responsible for initiating, controlling and closing the interview. It is also the role of the chair to link and control the contributions of the panel members. If you are the chair, you should always introduce the panel members to the candidate and explain how the interview will be conducted. A relaxed and skilful lead interviewer will then continue to establish and maintain rapport throughout the exch 5.1 The interview as a selection method: pros and cons Traditionally, the interview has been the main means of assessing the suitability of candidates for a job. Almost all organisations use the interview at some stage in their selection process. Similarly, most applicants expect to be interviewed. Interviews are useful for assessing such personal characteristics as practical intelligence and interpersonal and communication skills. The interview can be used for answering applicants’ questions, selling the organisation and negotiating terms and 4.12 Candidates make decisions too In the past people have tended to see selection primarily as organisations choosing between individuals. However, we must not forget that candidates are also making choices: about whether to write in for an application form, whether to apply, whether to attend an interview, whether to accept an offered job. This makes it important for organisations to treat candidates in a sensitive and responsive manner. They will need to pay attention to their recruitment materials, to provide realistic job 4.6 Recruiting and selecting internal candidates Where an existing member of staff is applying for a post, you will already have knowledge of their personality, skills, fit with the organisation and so on. However, whether the job they are applying for is very similar to or different from the one they are doing currently, you need to ensure that they receive the same treatment as other candidates. Being an internal candidate is not easy. It can be both an advantage and a disadvantage to be known! Maintaining our theme of objectivity, the re 2.2.2 A second diagram This first representation can be developed in the way shown in Figure 11. 2.2 Input-output diagrams An input-output diagram shows the inputs to a system or to an operation and the outputs from it. Learning outcomes After studying this unit you should be able to: understand private equity and the role of venture capital companies in providing this; understand why and how public equity issues can be undertaken; look at the reasons for cross-listing on stock exchanges; examine why a company might de-list from an exchange and return to private ownership. Introduction This unit looks at equity finance – the range of equity instruments and markets available to a company. First, we look at private equity and the role of venture capital companies that provide such finance. We look at the mechanics of an initial public offering (IPO) and at recent cases of companies ‘listing’ on a stock exchange for the first time. We go on to explore certain important strategic issues for a business when considering equity finance:
Exercise 7
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