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Latest publications - The Finnish institute of International Affairs. Calm Seas in Europe in 2014? Compared to most predictions, not much happened in Europe in 2013.

Calm Seas in Europe in 2014?

Yes, the Cyprus rescue and the restructuring of its banks were mishandled initially by European policymakers, producing the first capital controls implemented in the euro area. But there were no bank runs, and no euro area member collapsed into anti-establishment extremism. Indeed economic growth gradually returned in the second half of 2013, and unemployment rates stabilized.

Andrei AKULOV - Europe to Boost its Defence Potential – Strategic Culture Foundation - on-line journal > Europe to Boost its Defence Potential. On November 20 Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that Russian government’s spending for procurement of military equipment will increase by 25 percent next year.

Andrei AKULOV - Europe to Boost its Defence Potential – Strategic Culture Foundation - on-line journal > Europe to Boost its Defence Potential

The expenditure is to reach 1.7 trillion rubles ($52 billion) in 2014, up from the 1.35 trillion rubles allocated for state defense contracts this year. The decision reflects the trend of increased defense spending. Russia is currently implementing an ambitious 20 trillion ruble ($640 billion) rearmament program planned to run up until 2020. The program will see the share of modern weaponry in Russia’s armed forces reach 30 percent by 2015 and 70 percent by 2020. According to Borisov, a state arms procurement program for the decade up to 2025 is in works giving priority to qualitative edge, standardization and unification of weapons systems. European military programs Seven EU countries have formed what France calls a «club» to produce military drones from 2020 onward.

Website. Understanding, Preventing and Dealing with Bullying Today. Editor's Note: Start Empathy's Erika MacLeod recently had the opportunity to interview Dr.

Understanding, Preventing and Dealing with Bullying Today

Joel Haber, expert bullying speaker, clinical psychologist on bullying and author of Bullyproof Your Child for Life. Dr. Haber's thoughts and experiences in dealing with bullying in today's soceity are unearthed in this conversation. 1. Thesaurus. La folie du gaz de schiste. Des Etats-Unis à la Chine en passant par la Pologne, les immenses gisements annoncés de gaz de schiste, encore peu exploités, éveillent les convoitises.

La folie du gaz de schiste

Et redessinent un nouvel équilibre du monde en termes de ressources énergétiques. The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers. The backlash after the heady Arab revolutions of 2011.

The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers

The rumblings of war with nuclear-aspiring Iran. The bloody persistence of Bashar al-Assad in civil war-torn Syria. Not to mention a Europe mired in its biggest crisis since World War II and an American presidential campaign that distracted and depressed in equal measure. If ever there were a year for Big Ideas, and a frustration at not hearing them from our leaders, 2012 was it. Index of /pdf-files. Televisão Web da UC. Index of /~znaveh/files. Index of /cms/fileadmin. Wageningen UR Digital Library. This website uses cookies.

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By continuing to browse this site, you agree to the use of these cookies. To continue click once at a random place on the site. If you do not wish to accept them, you can indicate this under the cookie settings. Go directly to: EndNote renewed EndNote X8, the latest version of EndNote, is now available for WUR staff and students. Find publications Search by title, author or subject in multiple databases Opening hours. Website. File, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security. About DEBKAfile DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service.

file, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

DEBKAfile pioneered intensive news coverage and analysis of global terror before it hit the front pages. Indeed, our profound knowledge of the subject gave DEBKAfile's earliest readers advance notice of 9/11 and its target, the World Trade Center. Aspects sociaux de l'Education et de la Formation — NESSE. Défis auxquels les systèmes européens d'éducation et de formation sont confrontés Les systèmes européens d'éducation et de formation ont de nombreux défis importants à relever et doivent répondre à certaines questions urgentes concernant la manière dont ils peuvent contribuer au développement d'économies de la connaissance compétitives au niveau mondial tout en garantissant la cohésion sociale et l’équité.

Aspects sociaux de l'Education et de la Formation — NESSE

Par exemple, comment rendre accessibles et répartir les opportunités tout au long de la vie d'un apprenant afin qu'elles contribuent à une socialisation productive, à la création d'une identité et à l'amélioration des chances ? Comment les établissements d'enseignement et de formation, les environnements et les programmes contribuent-ils à la compétitivité, au bien-être, à la cohésion sociale mais aussi à la citoyenneté démocratique ? Questions et thèmes importants Au vu des défis auxquels nous sommes confrontés, nous pouvons nous poser les questions suivantes : Club of Amsterdam - Shaping Your Future in the Knowledge Society. Benchmarking Working Europe 2012 / Books / Publications / Home. Publication date : 2012 Number of pages : 132 Since 2001, the ETUC and ETUI have produced Benchmarking Working Europe for the European Social Summit to draw attention to the state of working Europe.

Benchmarking Working Europe 2012 / Books / Publications / Home

Projects worth implementing. PRO INNO Europe® During 2006-2012, the PRO INNO Europe® initiative has been the focal point for innovation policy analysis and policy cooperation in Europe, aimed at learning from the best and contributing to the development of new and better innovation policies in Europe.

PRO INNO Europe®

The ultimate objective was to help European enterprises to innovate better and faster and to optimise and leverage complementarities between the various innovation support measures in Europe, be it at regional, national or European level. To achieve this, PRO INNO Europe® has given a prominent role to national and regional innovation policy and innovation support actors. The initiative comprises 5 building blocks that provide an integrated policy approach to develop new and better innovation policies. NPQ. The Arab Spring and the Chinese Autumn Yu Hua is a Chinese author whose first collection of essays in English, “China in Ten Words,” was just published. This essay, like the book (both unpublished in China), was translated by Allan Barr. This article originally appeared in the “Los Angeles Times.” SWM THiNKTANK. The Innovation Partnership Paradox. Most organisations do not practice what they preach when it comes to partnerships and collaborations.

Andrew Armour FRSA asks why this paradox exists and how can it be overcome. The latest General Electric Innovation Barometer found that 80 percent of top executives agree their organisations need to innovate differently and 86 percent say that partnerships and collaboration are the key to this. Yet there is a ‘partnership paradox’: only 21 percent are practicing what they preach. A year earlier the 2011 Barometer highlighted the importance of local small businesses, local community and partnerships as the key elements of innovation. Beth Comstock, GE’s Global Chief Marketing Officer stated in Harvard Business Review that she sees collaboration as the most vital part of her senior marketer’s role; leading from the front, focusing activity on building alliances, research partnerships and exploring connections across industries.

Heartland Documents Reveal Fringe Denial Group Plans to Pursue Koch Money, Dupe Children and Cultivate Revkin. By Joe Romm on February 14, 2012 at 6:39 pm "Heartland Documents Reveal Fringe Denial Group Plans to Pursue Koch Money, Dupe Children and Ruin Their Future" Heartland Institute Exposed: Internal Documents Unmask Heart of Climate Denial Machine.

Harvard Business School - Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Euro-directive is a big opportunity for social service charities. The words ‘European directive’ are usually enough to make all but the most dedicated policy observer yawn and fall asleep. While most of us were busy preparing for Christmas, though, the European Commission published something different which should make us sit up and take notice. The public procurement reform proposals have the potential to create a defining moment in the sector’s role in public service delivery. The proposals include a dedicated chapter on social services procurement. Mais de 15 mil idosos a viviam sozinhos ou isolados em 2011. Public health , European Commission. Comissão Europeia - Portal de conferências em WebTV. Key Documents - Innovation Union. Public Opinion analysis - Homepage.

Standard Eurobarometer 83 survey (EB83), was carried out between 16 and 27 May 2015 in 34 countries or territories: the 28 European Union (EU) Member States, five candidate countries (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) and the Turkish Cypriot Community in the part of the country that is not controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus.The survey includes topics such as the European political situation and the economy. It analyses how Europeans perceive their political institutions, both national governments and parliaments, and the EU and its institutions.

It also examines whether EU citizens feel that their voice counts in the EU. It looks at the main concerns of Europeans at national and at European level and considers how respondents perceive the current economic situation, what they expect for the next twelve months and their opinions of the euro. About the game. European Library Automation Group. ELAG 2014 Conference presentations 11-13 June 2014, Bath, United Kingdom Are your proud of the work you have been doing ? Satellite and Digital TV support forum. Pimp your Linux satellite box & get TV on your PC! You may have seen reviews of several satellite receivers claiming to be 'Linux powered'. So what does it mean for you? Linux-based receivers have taken off.

Dreambox sells a complete range, while others selling similar products include Elanvision, AB-Com and DGStation. Nearly all can accommodate hard drives, while many of the latest models have two tuners and hi-def support. Clearly, there's lots of potential with Linux, so let's look at connecting your receiver to a home network and streaming TV from your box to your network. Project 1: Get networked. Hack your Linux satellite box and access it online. Localização Emissores TDT no Google Maps 2011. Rede de Emissores TDT em Portugal. Configurar VLC MEDIA PLAYER para TDT MPEG4 Portugal. Tutorial do VLC para ver canal sintonizado no DREAMBOX.

Vêr TDT com o VLC media player. VLC no PC crasha com canais MEO!!! Foro VDSL2 - FTTH. Criação, Autoração e Edição de Vídeo/Áudio. How to stream live tv or video with VLC/videolan. How to Set VLC Player as Media Server to Stream Media Files in Digital Home. Fazer streaming de video com o vlc. Über Minden, die Weser und Altstadt - FÜR soziale Stadtteilentwicklung und Kultur für ALLE Bewohner.

La prochaine révolution ? Faites-la vous même ! Cette semaine, InternetActu s'intéresse au bricolage, pour essayer de comprendre comment le numérique le transforme. Après avoir regardé comment celui-ci est devenu une composante essentielle de notre activité via les travaux de l'anthropologue Philip Ely, et chercher à comprendre pourquoi les gens bricolent avec le spécialiste de la question Eric von Hippel, observons maintenant ce que les gens font quand ils bricolent.

"Dans la prochaine révolution industrielle, les atomes seront les nouveaux bits" En janvier 2010, Chris Anderson, rédacteur en chef de Wired et auteur de La longue traîne, tentait ainsi de résumer la révolution en cours du Do It Yourself (DIY, Faites-le vous même, en français). Educational Video: The Top Cultural & Educational Video Sites. Knowledge management for development. Real-time search for the social web. Tips to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. No matter how difficult it is, preventing Alzheimer’s Disease is possible. No envíe 'emails' · ELPAÍS.com. Monitoring & evaluation for learning in rural innovation systems - Royal Tropical Institute. TES Connect - Teaching Jobs, Teaching Resources & Community. Newspapers From Around the World.