“…In order to support industrial development, developing countries need to focus their services trade policy not only on offensive interests, but also on ensuring that local manufacturers have the best possible access to services. Improving market access in telecommunications and business services; particularly legal services, accounting, advertising and technical consulting services would have the largest impact…”

“…This paper suggests that: (i) national communications be produced more frequently while their focus is streamlined; (ii) reporting guidelines be revised to improve transparency about mitigation commitments/actions/targets that countries have indicated to the international community as well as other obligations taken under the UNFCCC and subsequently; (iii) standard reporting formats be used for more of the information in national communications; (iv) a flexible reporting framework be established for non-Annex I countries, where the information in (and possibly timing of) national reports is “tiered” according to national circumstances; (v) an increased emphasis be placed on reporting of “key” issues; (vi) information routinely provided on adaptation measures and policies be formalised; (vii) reporting on “support” be increased and its structure improved; and (viii) in reports from non-Annex I countries, the provision of information that is already routinely provided be formalised…”

“…C'est pourquoi il est essentiel de les aborder selon les modalités les plus efficaces et rentables possibles. De nombreuses options peuvent être envisagées pour la fourniture des infrastructures de transport terrestre : ministères et organismes publics, partenariats public-privé (PPP), entreprises publiques, sociétés privées à but non lucratif ou privatisation pure et simple. …”

“…Energy efficiency improvements will have to be large and sustained to justify closure of nuclear capacity – possibly larger than recent trends suggest may be achieved. …”

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“…Perspectives à court terme -Les éléments de base -Les prévisions du Secrétariat -Autres scénarios possibles VI. Conclusions Annexes -A. Projections officielles et objectifs monétaires -B. …”

“…De nouvelles bases de données permettent d'évaluer ces réformes et d'examiner en détail les réformes possibles…”

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“…One myth focuses on the idea that a combination of a comprehensive state and an active civil society with much voluntary work is not possible. Another concerns the idea that welfare results in dependency. …”

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“…About the Author Ken Finnigan leads the Thorntail project at Red Hat, which seeks to make developing microservices for the cloud with Java and Java EE as easy as possible…”

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“…Weighing in with humour, insight, practical tips, and personal anecdotes, it's a thought provoking--and possibly life-changing--read. Now newly updated to celebrate 10 years since its first publication and including up-to-date case studies and examples, as well brand new exercises to test yourself, S.U.M.O: 10th Anniversary Edition will help SUMO fans, as well as SUMO amateurs, get more out of this bestselling, self-help classic.There are six S.U.M.O. principles that are designed to help you create and enjoy a brilliant life: Change Your T-Shirt-- take responsibility for your own life and don't be a victim. …”

“…Identify distractions and remove them so you can focus on the real issues regarding the usability and effectiveness of a design Make a case for your designs by directly connecting them to the needs of the business Use data, user testing, and other compelling research to justify your design decisions Ask your stakeholders to explain their needs and suggestions in ways that you can understand, and that everyone agrees on Be sure you uncover the real problem they’re trying to solve Filter out unnecessary information, and as soon as possible send a follow-up to the entire team Tom Greever is a designer, consultant, and trainer for Bitovi.com, a web app design and development consulting shop in Chicago. …”

“…You will learn about the potential causes of failures, study a selection of relevant project implementation case studies in the area, and see a range of possible countermeasures. Jay Kay also provides background on each - the significance of each implementation area, its relevance to a service company that implements SAP projects, and the current state of research. …”

“…The book is presented in five sections that: Introduce OLPS and formulate OLPS as a sequential decision task Present key OLPS principles, including benchmarks, follow the winner, follow the loser, pattern matching, and meta-learning Detail four innovative OLPS algorithms based on cutting-edge machine learning techniques Provide a toolbox for evaluating the OLPS algorithms and present empirical studies comparing the proposed algorithms with the state of the art Investigate possible future directions Complete with a back-test system that uses historical data to evaluate the performance of trading strategies, as well as MATLAB® code for the back-test systems, this book is an ideal resource for graduate students in finance, computer science, and statistics. …”

“…This paves the way for the possibility of conceiving a political order no longer based on the connection between society and State, as in the liberal and constitutional tradition, but on a direct relationship between the leader and the masses. …”