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... are critical of the current American policy toward Iran and tell us why. More importantly, they point to elements necessary for an effective Iranian strategy. Their aim: “to change the fundamental calculus of the Iranian problem” to one beneficial for both Americans and Iranians....

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Public Diplomacy and Sanctions . . . . . . . . .60 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 6 STRATEGY GROUNDWORK . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Key Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 US Goal Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Centers of Gravity Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Planning Mec...

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...ersion has been slightly retitled and almost totally rewritten to reflect radically changed politicalmilitary realities. Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy addresses not only traditional strategy concerns but also the chaotic nature of the post–Cold War world and the stark realities of terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and military conflicts along religious fault lines....

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...UCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii SECTION I FRAMING THE PROBLEM 1 STRATEGY IN PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Warfare in the Eighteenth Century . . . . . . . . 4 Foundations of Modern Warfare . . . . . . . . . .7 Contrasts in the Cold War . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Conclusions . ....

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...e of () () ( ) G Y g Y M M ˆ or ˆ corresponding to optimal two-phase sampling strategy is () () () () [] ()() ()         − − + + − = N V ... ... or ˆ min.Var Opt (5.11) Assuming large N, the proposed two phase sampling strategy would be profitable over single phase sampling so long as ... ... the proposed two phase sampling is more efficient than that Singh et al (2001) strategy if () ( ) () ( ) [ ] () ( ) [ ] H Y G Y g Y M M M ˆ min.Va... ... C V V V C V V V M F Y + + − + − − = (6.13) The proposed two-phase sampling strategy would be profitable over single phase-sampling so long as ( ...

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...ered, the advantages leading to more accurate analysis and better regional strategy development are clear. Other alternatives to standardization of t... ...cting all economies to adapt to APEC wide standards and definitions. This strategy is in line with the principle of economies voluntarily aligning t...

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.......................55 viii Part of succeeding in any business or investment strategy is a mindset. It lies in treating it like a business. Thi... ...ortable with the materials and your knowledge of how they can work for you, your strategy can be modified. For now, let’s keep it simple. Set up f... ... started where you are now and I am excited. This is not a difficult investment strategy to learn. Anyone, with average intelligence and a burning d...

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...h suited her and apparently Olin, too, because they listened while he whispered the strategy in a small room off the foyer. It had been made into a ...

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... tolerance and different personal preferences, liquid assets, etc. In part 2, we have defined a computational model for a simple portfolio insurance strategy using a protective put and computationally derive the investor’s governing utility structures underlying such a strategy under alternative market scenarios. In Part 3, it is proposed an artificial classification sche...

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... relevance tree methodology, the research concludes that USAF research and development investment alone will not bring MFCs to fruition. A successful strategy for MFCs will be collaborative, addressing not only the technological barriers but also the key social, industrial, and political hurdles to enabling this capability....

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...Years, 1981–88 5 Arms Control during the Reagan Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Charles D. Dusch Jr. 6 National Security Strategy, Arms Control, and the US Air Force: The Reagan Years, 1981–88 . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Forrest E. Waller Jr. PART IV Strategic Arms Reductions, 1989–2000 7 Arms Control after the Cold War . . . . . . 191 Thom...

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...pment strategies for the postal sector: an economic perspective José Ansón and Matthias Helble CHAPTER 1 Postal economics and statistics for strategy analysis – The long view José Ansón and Matthias Helble CHAPTER 2 Postal economics and statistics for strategy analysis – The short view Joëlle Toledano Bialot CHAPTER 3 Status of the postal service 2...

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...llenges to Air Force Capabilities . . . . . 22 Strategic Implications of S&T Globalization . . . . 38 Federal Budget Implications for Air Force S&T Strategy . . . . . 41 3 ENDURING REALITIES FOR THE AIR FORCE 2010–30 . . . . . 43 Ensuring Interoperability with Legacy Systems . . . . 43 Sustainment Costs for Legacy Systems . . . . . 43 Importance of Low-Observable Sys...

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...e and the Utility Structures Underlying a Simple Portfolio Insurance Strategy ... ...nagement Engineered by Multi-asset Options-based Portfolio Insurance Strategy for Distinct Investor Profiles ... ...ity forms evolving out of a sample options-based portfolio insurance strategy involving an exchange-traded put option ... ...ent portolio. For example in case of a protective put portfolio insurance strategy, the investor with a long position in a risky asset pays a fixed ... ...ializes. If the loss does not materialize i.e. in case of a protective put strategy, and if the asset (or portfolio of assets) does not suffer an ero... ...ways show consistency in revealing his or her preference for a particular strategy within a pre-defined probability space. In Appendix (i), we use a... ...tility structures which evolve out of an options-based portfolio insurance strategy. We explored utility structures which evolve out of an op... ...ility structures which evolve out of an options-based portfolio insurance strategy that uses exchange-traded put options in the second chapter. Howev... ...roduct based on the fundamental principle of multi-asset, dynamic hedging strategy in the fourth and last chapter. It is in this chapter tha...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 Your Fiscal Vision Is the Heart of Your Growth Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3 Wh... ...jects m Discuss your business problems, questions or comments m Facilitate strategy or planning sessions m Develop one-on-one coaching or mentoring...

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...Philippines Government and private sector partnerships in Japan The New Growth Strategy approved by the Japanese Cabinet in June 2010 suggested a ... ...tivities in the United States The United States as part of its National Export Strategy is realigning its programs and services to more effective... ... particularly SMEs, also are being streamlined. Source: 2011 National Export Strategy: Powering the National Export Initiative. United States of... ...s of America, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (2011). 2011 National Export Strategy: Powering the National Export Initiative. World Bank....

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... filter model - trading with technical analysis - is preferable to a "buy and hold" strategy but inferior to trading at random. Trading against rec... ...themselves, since they are aware that their overall profits are maximized with this strategy. However, the question is much more complex. First of a... ...rganizing the resources required to satisfy those needs and at defining a long-term strategy of development and marketing. As the enterprise grows, ... ...acts differently. They engage Strategies to obtain their highest ranked outcome. A Strategy is a vector, which details the acts, with which the DA ... ...to all the (possible) acts by the other DAs. An agent is said to be rational if his Strategy does guarantee the attainment of his most preferred goa... ...rs to the extent that at least one of them is forced to alter at least one vector (Strategy). The Consequence to the agent is the value of a func... ...ailable to transform the ordinal utility function – into a cardinal one. A Stable Strategy is similar to a Nash solution – though not identical ma... ...n and is not unique as a solution. In most cases, the players will adopt a minimax strategy (in zero-sum games) or maximin strategies (in nonzero-s... ...his is not the case in NZSGs. In ZSG, the player does not benefit from exposing his strategy to his rival and is never harmed by having foreknowledg...

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...porarily and subject to exceptional circumstances. A paper prepared by the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the IMF stated “In certain cases... ...nk and the ADB since they are centralized institutions. However, a similar strategy can not be deployed in case of global finance capital as it is liq... ...ot be appropriate in the case of footloose finance capital. Devising A New Strategy The global crisis provides a unique opportunity for social movemen... ...ides a unique opportunity for social movements to devise a new development strategy so as to avoid financial, social and environmental crises in the f... ...rt at the grassroots, there is every possibility of devising an investment strategy that allows only such financial inflows that are beneficial to the... ...me country by foreigners. Carry Trade The carry trade is a popular trading strategy used in the foreign exchange markets. The speculators buy high-int... ...d sell currencies with low interest rates. However, carry trade is a risky strategy because of uncertainty of exchange rates. Current Account This is ...

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...he evolution of certain non-government organizations follows this path. Whichever strategy is adopted, it is essential to first identify those asy... ...eived environment, human and non- human. This does not sound like a very adaptative strategy. Threats are not the only situations to be met with ang... ... following practices (further details can be found in Porter's book - "Competitive Strategy"). These practices characterize the Macedonian market.... ...protection" from "the host government". 'Vertical' Barriers Practice a "preemptive strategy" by capturing all capacity expansion in the industry (s... ...rganizing the resources required to satisfy those needs and at defining a long-term strategy of development and marketing. As the enterprise grows, ... ...acts differently. They engage Strategies to obtain their highest ranked outcome. A Strategy is a vector, which details the acts, with which the DA ... ...to all the (possible) acts by the other DAs. An agent is said to be rational if his Strategy does guarantee the attainment of his most preferred goa... ...rs to the extent that at least one of them is forced to alter at least one vector (Strategy). The Consequence to the agent is the value of a functi... ...vailable to transform the ordinal utility function – into a cardinal one. A Stable Strategy is similar to a Nash solution – though not identical ma...

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...he evolution of certain non-government organizations follows this path. Whichever strategy is adopted, it is essential to first identify those asy... ...eived environment, human and non- human. This does not sound like a very adaptative strategy. Threats are not the only situations to be met with ang... ... following practices (further details can be found in Porter's book - "Competitive Strategy"). These practices characterize the Macedonian market.... ...protection" from "the host government". 'Vertical' Barriers Practice a "preemptive strategy" by capturing all capacity expansion in the industry (s... ...rganizing the resources required to satisfy those needs and at defining a long-term strategy of development and marketing. As the enterprise grows, ... ...acts differently. They engage Strategies to obtain their highest ranked outcome. A Strategy is a vector, which details the acts, with which the DA ... ...to all the (possible) acts by the other DAs. An agent is said to be rational if his Strategy does guarantee the attainment of his most preferred goa... ...rs to the extent that at least one of them is forced to alter at least one vector (Strategy). The Consequence to the agent is the value of a functi... ...vailable to transform the ordinal utility function – into a cardinal one. A Stable Strategy is similar to a Nash solution – though not identical ma...

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...of the financial system. Under this framework, the CNBV regulatory and supervisory strategy deals with issuing prudential regulations, the carryi... ...division, Investment management division, Enforcement division, and Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation. The SEC Legal Framework ... ...ure of securities lending activity. 5. Fiscal Stimulus Package a. Economic Security Strategy amounted AUD $10.4 billion was announced on October 1... ... domestic licensed financial markets. • Fiscal Stimulus Package - Economic Security Strategy ($10.4 billion, 0.9% of GDP) was implemented on Octob... ...Still Needs at least $1.0 Trillion to $1.2 Trillion, Financial Institution: Financial Strategy, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc, Accessed July...

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...we do not feel that the benefits warrant focusing on this area today. Our strategy is simple. We want to build a massive online library of carefully ... ... responding to an unsolicited e-mail amounts to "opting-in" - a marketing strategy known as "opting out". Most experts, though, strongly urge spam v... ...rive them. Jeff Harrow has been the senior technologist for the Corporate Strategy Groups of both Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. He inven... ...computers and networks running have typically not been exposed to company strategy and objectives early in their careers. On the other hand, their "... ...te investments in a manner that supports their company's overall business strategy. The model is an excellent tool that enables the IT function to l... ...rive technology investment decisions to conform to the company's business strategy. We make extensive use of this model in one chapter of the book. ... ...asured productivity is highly dependent on a well automated point of sale strategy, but it is investing a large portion of its IT dollars in providi... ...erentiation and outsource everything else. For example, if a company's strategy is heavily predicated on its success as a provider of a unique mo... ... develop opportunities for growth in areas that are key to their business strategy. IT positions in these areas should have a growth path. Companies ...

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...sed on genetic operators), evolutionary programming (a stochastic optimization strategy based on linkage between parents and their offspring; concei... ...een parents and their offspring; conceived by L. J. Fogel in 1960s), evolution strategy, classifier system, genetic programming. Pei Wang devised a...

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...or entangled by a personal attachment, after his first initiation into the strategy of self-seeking and the instability of the human heart. So, from t... ...suggestion, made on the very threshold of the jail, was a piece of cunning strategy—a combinazione, as the Italians call an indefinable mixture of tre...

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...‘o, an exceptionally strong and skillful Hawaiian warrior from Ke‘ei, South Kona. As with most noted warriors, he was a master in the ways of battle strategy and in understanding human nature in his enemies and allies alike. Kekuhaupi‘o advocated the importance of continued training to be always prepared for battle. He believed in heeding the omens of the gods of ancien...

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...i‘o, an exceptionally strong and skillful Hawaiian warrior from Ke‘ei, South Kona. As with most noted warriors, he was a master in the ways of battle strategy and in understanding human nature in his enemies and allies alike. Kekuhaupi‘o advocated the importance of continued training to be always prepared for battle. He believed in heeding the omens of the gods of ancient ...

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...ng been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on both military planning and beyond. The Art of War has also been applied, with much success, to business and managerial strategies. (summary from Wikipedia)...

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... was as fantastic as a kid let loose, but finally it settled down upon the strategy of the constant war waged in Paris between credi- tors and debtors...

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...at Allington that he was in the neighbourhood. He understood the necessary strategy of his campaign too well to suppose that he could startle Lily int... ...ng Mr Crawley in her presence, he could only draw upon his courage and his strategy for the coming warfare. For a few moments no one said a word. The ... ...AGE At this time Grace Crawley was at Framley Parsonage. Old Lady Lufton’s strategy had been quite intelligible, but some people said that in point of... ...im his due, we must acknowledge that his disappro- bation of Lady Lufton’s strategy arose rather from his true conviction as to its impropriety, than ...

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...dy Lufton. Beyond this she did not dare to go. She knew very well that her strategy would be vain should her son learn that she had a strategy. To tel...

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... she took a very natural resolution which was to bring about a conflict of strategy between her and her formidable legal adviser. “What do I want with...

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...m not sure,” Alex said. “Well, you must have thought about it. Do you have a strategy in mind?” “I have a mission,” he repeated enigmatically. H... ...a plan." Gallucci's eyes narrowed. "A plan is like a battle, an ever changing strategy of move and counter move." Reluctantly, Alex was beginning t... ... "I'm just here to help. This is your show. I'll add if I can. Do you have a strategy?" Marian began. Walter was not ready yet. "Alex is booked on... ...Franklin and Stern to remain. The three men sat alone. "You agree with this strategy?" Nolan asked. "Unfortunately, I don't see any alternative,"...

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...pyright scheme, such as the usefully protean category of fair use. The older strategy of intellectual property law was a “braided” one: thread a thin ... ...ques- tion was found to be a fair use—but certainly powerful.) A more daring strategy was to suggest that all the copying done over Napster was fair u... ...h the force of law and of popular interest behind it. To me, this suggests a strategy for the future of the politics of intellectual property, a way t... ...e describes them) is actually a fundamental part of copyright law’s survival strategy—its dialectical method of dealing with technolog- ical change. I... ...yner, Free for All, 264. 4. See Brian Behlendorf, “Open Source as a Business Strategy,” in Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution, ed. C...

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...then ( t max , 0, 0, 0 ) ≥ PNL1 A for all A in PNL1. The strategy used in proving the various sections of the previous theorem can b...

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...d up today,” says Jerrod Schreck, president of Hoku Solar Inc. and chief strategy ofcer of Hoku Solar’s publicly traded parent, Hoku Corp. “We thi...

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...ement by reducing risk in both slow and fast acting disasters to the benefit of humans caught up in both. It suggests that this is a timely change in strategy from one suited to a world with lower population densities and response times to today’s more populous world where disasters affect increasingly large numbers of people. ...

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...tural defence mechanisms Teat sphincter and keratin Somatic cells Antibodies Nutrition Control of mastitis Background problem Mastitis control strategy Recommended milking procedures Recommendations for milking equipment Control of contagious mastitis Control of environmental mastitis Control of mastitis caused by other micro-organisms Role of mastitis therapy...

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...bheadings are appropri- ately used. The conclusion is suitable in tone and strategy. 4. The prose is not only clear and readable but occasionally apt ...

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..._ 29 HEROISM __________ 29 BAGATELLE _______ 29 PRODUCER ________ 30 INTRODUCTION ____ 30 LITERARY REVIEW: 30 PUBLICITY _________ 30 MILITARY STRATEGY _________________ 30 TRANSCENDENT ___ 30 ORDINARILY _______ 30 MEETING __________ 30 GEOPHYSICIST _____ 31 CONTENTS _________ 31 FORECAST _________ 31 COMPLEMENTARY _ 31 COHABITATION ____ 31 VIGOR __________...

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.... Single Valued Neutrosophic Sets, by Haibin Wang, Florentin Smarandache, Yanqing Zhang, Rajshekhar Sunderraman ............................410 51. Strategy on T, I, F Operators. A Kernel Infrastructure in Neutrosophic Logic, by Florentin Smarandache........414 52. Toward Dialectic Matter Element of Extenics Model, by Liu Feng, Florentin Smarandache................420 ...

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.... Single Valued Neutrosophic Sets, by Haibin Wang, Florentin Smarandache, Yanqing Zhang, Rajshekhar Sunderraman ............................410 51. Strategy on T, I, F Operators. A Kernel Infrastructure in Neutrosophic Logic, by Florentin Smarandache........414 52. Toward Dialectic Matter Element of Extenics Model, by Liu Feng, Florentin Smarandache................420 ...

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...348 11.3 Capabilities 350 11.4 Management 353 12. WHAT TO DO? A GLOBAL STRATEGY 361 12.1 Reflecting on a Generational Challenge 361 12.2 Attac... ...e and meet the challenges now confronting us. We need to design a balanced strategy for the long haul, to attack terror- ists and prevent their ranks ... ...xt stage. 26 Whether the dispute was about power, personal differences, or strategy, it ended on November 24, 1989, when a remotely controlled car bom... ...e the analysts, linguists, or technically trained experts to carry out the strategy . In a report pro- vided to Director Robert Mueller in September 2... ...ral’s report recommending that the Border Patrol develop a northern border strategy, the only positive step was that the number of Border Patrol agent... ...t, was not designed to counter suicide hijackings.The FAA-approved “Common Strategy” had been elaborated over decades of experience with scores of hij... ...longer a hijacking persisted, the more likely it was to end peacefully.The strategy operated on the fundamental assumption that hijackers issue negoti... ...guidance for flight crews should violence occur. 60 This prevailing Common Strategy of cooperation and nonconfrontation meant that even a hardened coc... ...ome collection targets were not fully covered, or not covered at all. This strategy also placed great emphasis on close relations with foreign liaison...

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...omtesse will allow me to employ certain means; for old troopers understand strategy.” “I will allow you to do anything that shall enlighten us, provid... ...ch venery, he was able to turn his thoughts exclusively to the science and strategy of it. He now quietly assigned a special duty to the Prince de Lou...

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... me, as the artist can make all things live. It was through him the simple strategy of massing sheep upon a snowy evening, with its attendant scamperi...

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...nd trade being thus discarded one after another, Thoreau, with a stroke of strategy, turned the position. He saw his way to get his board and lodging ...