Economic development is fundamentally a process of structural transformation1. This involves the reallocation of productive factors from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture, industry and services, and the reallocation of those factors among industrial and service sector activities. If successful in accelerating economic growth, this process involves shifting resources from low- t…
The level of debate and confusion in many areas of our lives makes many things hard to see, yet also makes one thing perfectly clear. The intensity of debate and confusion are proof in them- selves that big changes are under way. We have arrived at what has been variously called a ‘‘tipping point’’ or an ‘‘inflection point’’ or a ‘‘perfect storm.’’ Tried-and-true formul…
The book, an English translation of which is here republished, was first issued in Germany in 1845. The author, at that time, was young, twenty-four years of age, and his production bears the stamp of his youth with its good and its faulty features, of neither of which he feels ashamed. It was translated into English, in 1885, by an American lady, Mrs. F. Kelley Wischnewetzky, and published in …
Welcome to the world of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and Silverlight. A world in which the user experience is paramount, and easy to use yet powerful applications are what we strive to create. Silverlight brings .NET developers into the RIA space in a big way, providing the controls we know with web and Windows development and allowing us to define a custom experience to best benefit the us…
So, you have just been named information security officer for the corporation. Please allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your good fortune and the company’s wisdom in selecting you for the position. They have made an excellent choice and you have shown that you can do the job. The only thing left to do is to define the job and reconvince the people who hired you that the funct…
An empire the size of Europe setting out on her career of world history is a phenomenon of vast and deep enough import to stir to national consciousness the slumbering spirit of any people. Yet when you come to trace when and where national consciousness awakened, it is like following a river back from the ocean to its mountain springs. From the silt borne down on the flood-tide you can guess t…
After this event there was contention for a long time between the upper classes and the populace. Not only was the constitution at this time oligarchical in every respect, but the poorer classes, men, women, and children, were the serfs of the rich. They were known as Pelatae and also as Hectemori, because they cultivated the lands of the rich at the rent thus indicated. The whole country was i…
Security is an ever-present consideration for applications and data in the cloud. It is a concern for executives trying to come up with criteria for migrating an application, for marketing organizations in trying to position the company in a good light as enlightened technology adopters, for application architects attempting to build a safe foundation and operations staff making sure bad guys d…
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For more experienced project and program managers, this book will help you to manage the increasingly complex stakeholder arrangements that you will face. It will also show you how to choose behaviours and language appropriate to the context and task. For those responsible for portfolios of projects, this book will help you to manage ‘the big picture’ and the process of negotiation and…
This thesis was an attempt to construct and refine a model procedure for DoD contracting activities to utilize when integrating quality factors such as Total Quality Management into the source selection process for major acquisitions. The primary objective of this thesis was to modify application guidelines for the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award into source selection criteria, and then devise…
SugarCRM is the world’s largest open source CRM (customer relationship management) software. Founded in 2004, over 7,000 customers and more than half a million users rely on SugarCRM to execute marketing programs, grow sales, retain customers, and create custom business applications. These custom business applications can be used in a multitude of ways, such as to power sales teams, run custo…
This chapter provides an overview of the QGIS system and how you can work with it using the Python programming language. In particular, this chapter will cover the following: • Downloading, installing, and running QGIS • Becoming familiar with the QGIS application • Using Python within QGIS • Using the Python Console as a window into the QGIS environment • Working of a QGIS Python pl…
Making a website using the Squarespace platform is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to create a professional, polished website in a short amount of time. However, starting any website project without doing the groundwork can lead to confusion, missed deadlines, and just plain bad websites. This chapter covers everything you need to do before you even sign up for Squarespace to en…
Emergency management is often described in terms of phases or components, using terms such as mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Some sources add or substitute different terms, but virtually every source—policy documents, plans, manuals, textbooks, journals, and research reports— agree that “recovery” is an essential part of emergency management. This paper examines disas…
Welcome to BlackBerry Development Fundamentals. I hope you enjoy read- ing this book and keep it on your bookshelf for a long time. After working for Research In Motion (RIM) and helping its customers understand their options for building custom applications for the BlackBerry platform, I knew the time was right for a book like this. Although the world is full of developers who know how to buil…
The purpose of this paper is to “seed” the discussion by the Research Committee of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) on the topic of risk management. The paper is in part a research paper and in its entirety a position paper. As can be inferred from the title, the authors hold the firm opinion that risk management is an area of knowledge with which all engineers should h…
OAL ISP facilitators must conduct a risk assessment and hazard analysis for all portions of the OAL ISP using appropriate forms and lines of communication. • This risk assessment identifies hazards and associated inherent risks and measures for managing staff and participant exposure to these risks. • Risk assessment occurs 1) prior to the program using various resources such as guidebook…
An HRIS, which is also known as a human resource information system or human resource management system (HRMS), is basically an intersection of human resources and information technology through a HR software solution. This allows HR activities and processes to occur electronically. The Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is a software or online solution for the data entry, data tracking, …
“Jared’s book is a great introduction to the area of High Powered Analytics. It will be useful for those who have experience in predictive analytics but who need to become more versed in how technology is changing the capabilities of existing methods and creating new pos- sibilities. It will also be helpful for business executives and IT profes- sionals who’ll need to make the case for bu…
he high cost of motorized mobility to society and public health Each year over 1 million people are killed and 50 million injured on roads around the world. Without new and effective action, deaths in low to middle-income countries are forecast to rise steeply. At the same time, progress has slowed in recent years in the better performing countries where investment in preventing and reducing se…
With the number of attacks on systems increasing, it is highly probable that sooner or later an intrusion will be successful. Not having to execute a complete shutdown in this situation will soon be a standard requirement. The intention of this paper therefore is to give an overview of business continuity management and to address selected issues in system survivability and business conti…
The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management will be issued a warning by the National Weather Service if severe weather has been sighted. In the event that severe weather is rapidly approaching the University of the District of Columbia: 1. Seek shelter in the nearest structurally-secured building. 2. If possible, seek shelter away from windows, on the ground or basement level. 3.…
The concept of the MIS has evolved over a period of time comprising many different facets of the organizational function. MIS is a necessity of all the organizations. The initial concept of MIS was to process data from the organization and present it in the for of reports at regular intervals. The system was largely capable of handling the data from collection to processing. It was more imp…