... diversifying the breadth and intensity of their contacts with a wide range of Iraqi political factions. e United States should encour-age this trend, but with the understanding that these levers should ... necessar-ily proof of its influence, but rather just the opposite—an effort to overcompensate for its fundamental isolation from the rest of region. Despite its claims to universalism, it remains the odd ... observer.35 Yet the record of Iranian and Saudi behavior sincethe fall of Saddam suggests just the opposite. Since the invasion of Iraq and in particular sincethe election of Ahmadinejad, Iran...
... my concept with the aim of making it more explicit, with the hope of being more articulate. Since the first edition of this book, revisions ofthe nomenclature have been made by the American ... consultation work with the various practitioners ofthe community and with the hospital staff. The overwhelming difficulty of finding facilities for their treatment has been no less urgent than the yet ... Robert Greenblatt, all of the faculty ofthe University of Georgia School of Medicine, I should like to thank for their interest and helpful criticism in the preparation of this work. Nor can...
... equities.Without a clear measure ofthe opportunity cost of capital, firms may invest too little or toomuch and the allocation of capital will be less efficient than if the economy had the advantage of a ... efficiency ofthe judicial system,and commitment to the rule of law as well as indicators ofthe government’s attitude towardbusiness. Kane (2000a) also includes a measure ofthe quality of a country’s ... the event of default, a potential investor will need to form anestimate ofthe probability of default and the expected recovery in the event of default. Thisdepends ofthe availability of reliable...
... buthe either sincerely misunderstood the ritualor simply took the opportunity to bask in the one-up position of critic. Whatever hismotivation, it was Susan’s attempt to sparkan exchange of compliments ... put others downand take the one-up position for themselves. Incontrast, one ofthe rituals girls learn is taking the one-down position but assuming that the other person will recognize the ritual ... there is no one best way. The results of a given way of speaking will vary de-pending on the situation, the culture ofthe compa-ny, the relative rank of speakers, their linguisticstyles, and...
... Resolution TheoryFive buying decisions: Why should I buy? What should I buy? Where should I buy? What is a fair price?When should I buy? The Psychology of Selling: Why people buy, ... stimulates behavior intended to satisfy that need.All buying behaviors must be based on the needs, but the needs that are promoted by effective culimuti (Buying Motive), will become buying...
... Escalation in Other Sectors ofthe EconomyHow does naval ship and weapon system cost escalation compare to other sectors ofthe economy? To examine this, we compare it with the Department of Defense ... potentially reduce the cost of building naval ships. But these items are less politically palatable, such as a rationalization of shipbuilding capacity or the involvement of for-eign competition. However, ... the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community under Contract...
... approach fits the natural logarithm of cost (the dependent variable) as a function ofthe fiscal year (the independent variable). e annual rate is the exponential ofthe coefficient for the fiscal ... reflect the recent price increases in metals experienced since 2004, including the 40 percent increase in the price of steel in 2004 and 2005 and the near doubling ofthe price of titanium ... determine the magnitude of cost growth and show cost growth trends for the past three decades.iv Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen?retary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified...
... of Individuals1. THE HABIT LOOPHow Habits Work2. THE CRAVING BRAINHow to Create New Habits3. THE GOLDEN RULE OF HABIT CHANGE Why Transformation OccursPART TWO The Habits of Successful Organizations4. ... stuff, anyone can. I tellmy soldiers all the time, there’s nothing you can’t do if you get the habitsright.”In the past decade, our understanding ofthe neurology and psychology of habits and the ... dreamputonyoursneak-ersandgoforarun,orpouryour-selfadrinkandeatdin-nerinfront of the TV?“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” WilliamJames wrote in 1892.prl.2Most ofthe choices we make each day mayfeel like the products of well-considered...
... can or should do about it. Sincethe science of shopping was invented, there are now a lot of companies talking aboutthe scale of their databases-we tracked a million shoppers with security ... bottle of Pantene brand, reads the front label, then picks up a bottle of the store brand and reads the front label, then reads the price tag On the Pantene, then reads the price on the store ... contribute, one way or the other, to the length of a shopping trip, and studying them is most of what we do. The majority of the advice we give to retailers in-volves ways of getting shoppers...
... capacity remained unused. The project either needed significant investments to turn the tide or needed to write off the initial investments and continue on a smaller scale. Yet, the criteria ... labelled the “do -it- right- the- first-time approach”. A second criterion was that NBD-projects had to achieve profitability within 2 years, i.e. investment costs should be earned back within this ... negotiation process, because ofthe limited experience of DOMUS with such alliances. The success of this alliance contributed to the establishment of a corporate alliance office to capture and leverage...
... is always grouped in the upper part ofthe tables to make identification of the special characteristics of these regions easier. Looking at the input to the innovation process, we find the ... indicators ofthe productivity of innovation activity. In as much as the R&D productivity of an establishment is determined by factors in the external environment, these productivity measures ... and other region-specific factors (see Fritsch, 2002a for a detailed exposition). The basic assumption underlying the concept ofthe knowledge production function is that the output of the...
... Reason is the handmaiden of faith. It is occupied in applying the principles which it receives at the hands of theology. These are the so-called Ages of Faith. Notably was this the attitude ofthe ... because it had deprived man of religion. It hadbeen equally destructive of another side ofthe life of feeling, the æsthetic. Their war was not on behalf of the good, it was in the name ofthe beautiful. ... utilitarian morality interestedmen. One ofthe consequences of this theory ofthe State was a complete alteration in the thought of the relation of State and Church. The nature ofthe Church itself...
... number of activities. They presented local air qualitydata at city council meetings.They held community meetings aroundDetroit and invited state and city officials.They helped citizens write ... every year.• 68% of African Americans (compared to 56% of Whites) live within 30 miles of a coal-fired powerplant — the distance within which the maximum ill-effects ofthe emissions from ... information andto learn aboutthe programs of NBCDI.Become part ofthe NBCDI family and help us to improveand protect the lives of our children.As a member ofthe America’s Charities federation,NBCDI...