This document summarizes Professor Ian Harper's comments on the 2012-13 Australian Federal Budget. It notes that while the budget projections show steady GDP and unemployment rates, Australia is experiencing a two-speed economy with booming mining investment and employment in the northwest and slower growth in the southeast. It also questions whether the budget's projected surplus and fiscal contraction will actually occur and discusses implications for monetary policy.
The document discusses architecture and the idea of choice in building design. It notes that modern cities are becoming more homogeneous globally despite cultural differences. The buildings shown emphasize being "responsible" and "sustainable". The document suggests that companies developing sustainable building materials and systems will be most successful going forward. A variety of building projects from around the world are displayed that utilize sustainable materials from ETEM, including curtain walls, windows, and ventilated systems.
Open Source Culture and Transdisciplinary PracticeDMLab
This document discusses open source culture and political economy. It provides context around open source as a collaborative approach not limited to code. Open source is described as an experiment in building a sustainable system of value creation and governance around shared property rights. The document then outlines the 10 criteria that define open source software licensing terms, including allowing free redistribution, access to source code, modifications, and non-discrimination. It examines the impact of open source through the case of Linux, the first truly free Unix-like operating system developed collaboratively.
This document summarizes Professor Ian Harper's comments on the 2012-13 Australian Federal Budget. It notes that while the budget projections show steady GDP and unemployment rates, Australia is experiencing a two-speed economy with booming mining investment and employment in the northwest and slower growth in the southeast. It also questions whether the budget's projected surplus and fiscal contraction will actually occur and discusses implications for monetary policy.
The document discusses architecture and the idea of choice in building design. It notes that modern cities are becoming more homogeneous globally despite cultural differences. The buildings shown emphasize being "responsible" and "sustainable". The document suggests that companies developing sustainable building materials and systems will be most successful going forward. A variety of building projects from around the world are displayed that utilize sustainable materials from ETEM, including curtain walls, windows, and ventilated systems.
Open Source Culture and Transdisciplinary PracticeDMLab
This document discusses open source culture and political economy. It provides context around open source as a collaborative approach not limited to code. Open source is described as an experiment in building a sustainable system of value creation and governance around shared property rights. The document then outlines the 10 criteria that define open source software licensing terms, including allowing free redistribution, access to source code, modifications, and non-discrimination. It examines the impact of open source through the case of Linux, the first truly free Unix-like operating system developed collaboratively.
Dipritec Cirrato NCC Case Study - consolidated 60 servers with Cirrato Print ...yusufhgmail
Print management should be automatic and the least of an IT department\'s problems! See how Cirrato helped NCC get past this annoying issue, and also helped them remove their 60 print servers!
The document discusses the state of payments system regulation in Australia and whether another review is needed. It argues that while the current regulatory framework proved strong during the global financial crisis, a new review could help strike a better balance between stability and innovation going forward. It also examines issues like interchange fees, merchant surcharges, and competition in the payments industry. The RBA wants to promote competition but also ensure stability in the system.
The document discusses Cirrato, a print management solution. It aims to address problems with traditional printing like high costs, network traffic, and administration overhead. Cirrato centralizes printer management, allows direct printing from clients to nearby printers, and provides analytics on print usage and costs. It integrates with existing directory services and supports Windows, Linux, and Mac clients. Cirrato reduces server needs, network traffic, and administration while increasing visibility into printing costs.
E 75: Superior thermal break aluminum system for windows and doorsAndreas Laspadakis
This document describes the E75STI window and door system that provides superior thermal insulation. Some key features include excellent thermal insulation of 1.4 W/m2K, an elegant 75 mm system width, 39 mm wide polyamide bars, additional insulation in the thermo-break area and under the glass, a co-extruded central gasket for better insulation, drainage and air permeability, and the possibility of mounting anti-burglar hardware. The system profiles comply with EN standards and have extruded corners for crimping to allow greater connections and reduced assembly time.
Umberto Eco's 1962 work "Opera Aperta" introduced the concept of "openness" to suggest that artworks produce aesthetics through "meaning creation". Eco proposed that artists should work through a process of semiotic creation that generates multiple interpretations, allowing every spectator to create their own subjective meaning. This concept positioned the artist and spectator as linked in an unfinished work that the spectator helps complete. Eco's theory established a new understanding of artistic production and spectatorship centered around openness and collaborative meaning making.
This document investigates the short-term and long-term mechanical and physical properties of structural concrete made with recycled concrete aggregates. Five concrete mixes were designed with varying amounts of natural and recycled coarse and fine aggregates to obtain medium to high compressive strength. The concrete mixes contained 27-63.5% recycled aggregates. Mechanical tests, shrinkage measurements, creep tests, and porosity measurements were performed to characterize the properties over time and assess the structural behavior. The results were analyzed to understand the effects of recycled aggregates on concrete properties.
Applied Philosophy: Philosophy of Technology 1DMLab
Heidegger's concept of the invisible tool argues that tools become invisible during use as users focus on the task, not the tool itself. This ready-to-hand state describes tools as extensions of the body. Only when tools break do they become present-at-hand, making their physical properties visible. This phenomenological approach understands technology through experience rather than physical qualities. It has influenced perspectives that view tools and technology as prostheses that extend the body when used.
Philosophy of Technology 2: Embodiment, Disembodiment and ImmersionDMLab
This document discusses concepts related to embodiment, disembodiment, and immersion in the context of human-technology interaction.
[1] Embodiment refers to how users interact with and learn tools through bodily experience, with tools becoming extensions of the body over time as users master their functionality. Disembodiment describes how virtual or augmented reality can dissolve awareness of the physical body and create novel virtual embodiments.
[2] Immersion describes the absorption and mental involvement users experience when interacting with highly sensory virtual environments, becoming "inside" the simulated world and losing awareness of the physical one. Theories see immersion occurring on a spectrum from mentally absorbing to intellectually stimulating transformations of mental state.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s approach to consciousness DMLab
This document discusses Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological approach to consciousness and perception, specifically his view that perception and consciousness are embodied and rooted in our lived experiences with objects and the world, rather than being detached or abstract. Merleau-Ponty emphasized that the body is both a subject of perception and an object that can be perceived, and that there is an intertwining relationship between the perceiving body and the world through which meanings are formed in a pre-reflective sense. His work has influenced later scholars seeking to understand embodied cognition, neurophenomenology, and the interrelations between mind, body, and experience.
Digital Art: Forerunners, Pioneers & Digital MirrorsDMLab
Digital art emerged as an art form that uses digital technologies as both its creative tools and presentation medium. Pioneering works in the 1960s-70s explored interactivity and participation through installations like Myron Krueger's Videoplace and performances by John Cage. This shifted the relationship between art and spectator by making the viewer an active participant whose interactions could change the artwork. Later digital artworks like David Rokeby's Very Nervous System and Jeffrey Shaw's Legible City further explored interactive concepts like the digital mirror and transforming representations of the participant.
Japanese culture and leadership slideshareguestd7f9b0
This document discusses Japanese culture and leadership. It provides an overview of Japan's history from the Meiji Restoration to post-WWII occupation. It then analyzes Japanese culture using Geert Hofstede and GLOBE models, noting influences like Confucianism. Confucianism emphasizes concepts like seniority, loyalty, and education. The document also examines common Japanese cultural characteristics and leadership styles, particularly noting transformational leadership focuses on communicating vision and inspiring followers.
Waarom mobiliteit een uitdaging is voor uw bedrijf en hoe eenvoudig een oplossing kan zijn. Meer oplossingen, cases, onderzoeken, etc. op www.sdworx.be/mobiliteit.
Introductie van de scans en benchmarks van de Stichting Mobiliteit.NU tijdens een seminar over bereikbaarheid van kantoren op 11 november 2009 in het Koetshuis van DTZ Zadelhoff in Breukelen, in samenwerking met de Taskforce Mobiliteitsmanagement.
Dipritec Cirrato NCC Case Study - consolidated 60 servers with Cirrato Print ...yusufhgmail
Print management should be automatic and the least of an IT department\'s problems! See how Cirrato helped NCC get past this annoying issue, and also helped them remove their 60 print servers!
The document discusses the state of payments system regulation in Australia and whether another review is needed. It argues that while the current regulatory framework proved strong during the global financial crisis, a new review could help strike a better balance between stability and innovation going forward. It also examines issues like interchange fees, merchant surcharges, and competition in the payments industry. The RBA wants to promote competition but also ensure stability in the system.
The document discusses Cirrato, a print management solution. It aims to address problems with traditional printing like high costs, network traffic, and administration overhead. Cirrato centralizes printer management, allows direct printing from clients to nearby printers, and provides analytics on print usage and costs. It integrates with existing directory services and supports Windows, Linux, and Mac clients. Cirrato reduces server needs, network traffic, and administration while increasing visibility into printing costs.
E 75: Superior thermal break aluminum system for windows and doorsAndreas Laspadakis
This document describes the E75STI window and door system that provides superior thermal insulation. Some key features include excellent thermal insulation of 1.4 W/m2K, an elegant 75 mm system width, 39 mm wide polyamide bars, additional insulation in the thermo-break area and under the glass, a co-extruded central gasket for better insulation, drainage and air permeability, and the possibility of mounting anti-burglar hardware. The system profiles comply with EN standards and have extruded corners for crimping to allow greater connections and reduced assembly time.
Umberto Eco's 1962 work "Opera Aperta" introduced the concept of "openness" to suggest that artworks produce aesthetics through "meaning creation". Eco proposed that artists should work through a process of semiotic creation that generates multiple interpretations, allowing every spectator to create their own subjective meaning. This concept positioned the artist and spectator as linked in an unfinished work that the spectator helps complete. Eco's theory established a new understanding of artistic production and spectatorship centered around openness and collaborative meaning making.
This document investigates the short-term and long-term mechanical and physical properties of structural concrete made with recycled concrete aggregates. Five concrete mixes were designed with varying amounts of natural and recycled coarse and fine aggregates to obtain medium to high compressive strength. The concrete mixes contained 27-63.5% recycled aggregates. Mechanical tests, shrinkage measurements, creep tests, and porosity measurements were performed to characterize the properties over time and assess the structural behavior. The results were analyzed to understand the effects of recycled aggregates on concrete properties.
Applied Philosophy: Philosophy of Technology 1DMLab
Heidegger's concept of the invisible tool argues that tools become invisible during use as users focus on the task, not the tool itself. This ready-to-hand state describes tools as extensions of the body. Only when tools break do they become present-at-hand, making their physical properties visible. This phenomenological approach understands technology through experience rather than physical qualities. It has influenced perspectives that view tools and technology as prostheses that extend the body when used.
Philosophy of Technology 2: Embodiment, Disembodiment and ImmersionDMLab
This document discusses concepts related to embodiment, disembodiment, and immersion in the context of human-technology interaction.
[1] Embodiment refers to how users interact with and learn tools through bodily experience, with tools becoming extensions of the body over time as users master their functionality. Disembodiment describes how virtual or augmented reality can dissolve awareness of the physical body and create novel virtual embodiments.
[2] Immersion describes the absorption and mental involvement users experience when interacting with highly sensory virtual environments, becoming "inside" the simulated world and losing awareness of the physical one. Theories see immersion occurring on a spectrum from mentally absorbing to intellectually stimulating transformations of mental state.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s approach to consciousness DMLab
This document discusses Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological approach to consciousness and perception, specifically his view that perception and consciousness are embodied and rooted in our lived experiences with objects and the world, rather than being detached or abstract. Merleau-Ponty emphasized that the body is both a subject of perception and an object that can be perceived, and that there is an intertwining relationship between the perceiving body and the world through which meanings are formed in a pre-reflective sense. His work has influenced later scholars seeking to understand embodied cognition, neurophenomenology, and the interrelations between mind, body, and experience.
Digital Art: Forerunners, Pioneers & Digital MirrorsDMLab
Digital art emerged as an art form that uses digital technologies as both its creative tools and presentation medium. Pioneering works in the 1960s-70s explored interactivity and participation through installations like Myron Krueger's Videoplace and performances by John Cage. This shifted the relationship between art and spectator by making the viewer an active participant whose interactions could change the artwork. Later digital artworks like David Rokeby's Very Nervous System and Jeffrey Shaw's Legible City further explored interactive concepts like the digital mirror and transforming representations of the participant.
Japanese culture and leadership slideshareguestd7f9b0
This document discusses Japanese culture and leadership. It provides an overview of Japan's history from the Meiji Restoration to post-WWII occupation. It then analyzes Japanese culture using Geert Hofstede and GLOBE models, noting influences like Confucianism. Confucianism emphasizes concepts like seniority, loyalty, and education. The document also examines common Japanese cultural characteristics and leadership styles, particularly noting transformational leadership focuses on communicating vision and inspiring followers.
Waarom mobiliteit een uitdaging is voor uw bedrijf en hoe eenvoudig een oplossing kan zijn. Meer oplossingen, cases, onderzoeken, etc. op www.sdworx.be/mobiliteit.
Introductie van de scans en benchmarks van de Stichting Mobiliteit.NU tijdens een seminar over bereikbaarheid van kantoren op 11 november 2009 in het Koetshuis van DTZ Zadelhoff in Breukelen, in samenwerking met de Taskforce Mobiliteitsmanagement.
De druk om d.m.v. Financial Shared Service Centers (FSSC) een bijdrage te leveren aan de bedrijfsdoelstellingen is toegenomen en daarmee de behoefte aan focus, kostenbesparing en flexibiliteit. Een goed opererend FSSC eventueel gecombineerd met near & offshoring helpt daarbij. Het loont de moeite over de grenzen te kijken en uw beeld te toetsen aan de praktijkervaring van anderen. Een gedachtewisseling met vakgenoten op strategisch niveau.
Inleiders: Peter van der Weijden, Program Manager Accounting Plaza en Wilco Bothof, partner Atos Consulting
De Slimmer-op-wegwijzer is een brochure met uitgebreide informatie over stimulering van openbaar vervoer, overzichtelijk gerangschikt in een stappenplan.
Artikel op Consultancy.NL website, origineel te vinden via deze link: http://www.consultancy.nl/nieuws/atos-origin-bespaart-op-communicatiekosten-met-microsoft-lync
Presentatie netwerkbijeenkomst voor grote(re) mobiliteitsbureaus 22 juni 2012jhofland
Presentatie van de netwerkbijeenkomst voor grote(re) mobiliteitsbureaus 22 juni 2012 bij De Unie in Culemborg. Door Compagnon, De Unie, ABN AMRO Mobiliteitscentrum en IMK