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Creative Knowledge Environments in the Innovation System
The aim of the research project reported in this paper is to increase the understanding for factors that are crucial for creative working processes and innovative results in knowledge organizations. Its objective is to make a contribution to the construction of a model, which describes how to increase creativity with...
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American libraries and the Internet; the social construction of Web appropriation and use
American libraries and the Internet; the social construction of Web appropriation and use. Li, Bin. Cambria Press 2008 295 pages $89.95 Hardcover Z674 In the new knowledge environment in which the function of libraries...
Alcatel-Lucent introduces Dynamic Enterprise in Algeria
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-15 April 2008-Alcatel-Lucent introduces Dynamic Enterprise in AlgeriaC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU)(NYSE:ALU) has revealed that it is introducing the Dynamic Enterprise, strengthening its IP Network Infrastructure and Security Solutions in the market in Algeria. The company said its end-to-end enterprise...
Something to declare
Destination of the week: Venezuela Contrary to an assertion in Simon Calder's column (page 3), Venezuela has not been completely erased from the travel map. The "Beyond" programme from Explore (0844 499 0901; www.explore.co.uk/ beyond) has just launched a new trip to the Shirian tribal lands of...
Providential Holdings Begins Design Process for Major Vietnam Development Agreement in South Hoi An
Providential Holdings,Inc. (OTCBB: PRVH) (German Stock Exchanges: PR7, WKN 935160), a companyinvesting in the rapidly growing economies in Vietnam and Asia, announcedtoday the engagement of Arthur Valdes Company to begin the design processand survey of a 5,000 hectare area (about 12,500 acres) in South Hoi An,Quang Nam province prior to...
Do Glaciers Listen?: Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters, and Social Imagination.(Book review)
CRUIKSHANK, JULIE. Do glaciers listen? Local knowledge, colonial encounters, and social imagination. xii, 312 pp., maps, figs, illus., bibliogr. Toronto: Univ. British Columbia Press, 2005. $85.00 cloth For Cruikshank, the notion that glaciers, like rocks, have the capacity to listen and are 'characterized...
Upstream Professionals Forms to Bring Efficiencies to the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry
HOUSTON -- Upstream Professionals is a new company that has been formed to give oil and gas companies better insight and control of their Assets and operations. The founders of the company have several years of experience focused on transforming data, enhancing workflows, processes and integrating information into useable knowledge...
Strike Fighter Partners With Pilot
Advanced sensor fusion gives F-35 operators full knowledge of their environment. Pilots flying the new F-35 strike fighter may be forgiven if they begin to believe that their aircraft is disappearing around them: Its sensor suite, situational awareness and human-machine interface are so advanced that the pilot...
How Long She'll Last in This World
How Long She'll Last In This World Maria Melendez The University of Arizona Press 355 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719 0816525153 $15.95 www.uapress.arizona.edu How Long She'll Last In This World is an articulate and engaging collection of...
CLO Discusses How to Manage the Learning Lifecycle; IRS Battles the Approaching Retirement of Many Leaders
CHICAGO -- Between the eminent retirement of the baby boomers and a changing job landscape where it's easy for top talent to shop around, it is critical for companies to retain organizational knowledge. This Environment feature in the April issue of Chief Learning Officer magazine examines how to evaluate successful...
Interactive signal transduction pathway maps.(NEW Technology)
A sponsor of Science magazine's Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment STKE, Active Motif hosts over 20 of STKE's interactive connections maps for cell signaling on its Web site. Users simply click on a molecule of interest in a given map to generate a list of proprietary related...
Stakes are high as NRC moves to complete long-term strategy for renewal
The National Research Council NRC is entering the critical phase of its renewal project that will determine the structure and priorities of Canada's premier R&D agency. Launched in February/05 after several abortive attempts to reinvent itself, the project has completed the essential groundwork and is now working to establish an...
Prosecuting Attacks that Destroy the Environment: Environmental Crimes or Humanitarian Atrocities?
I. INTRODUCTION Scorched earths in Norway, defoliated jungles in Vietnam, ignited oil fields in Kuwait, emptied marshes in southern Iraq-the environment is often both a victim and a tool of armed conflict. Despite the long-held knowledge that the environment suffers from warfare, the abundance of research on how to prevent...
Library & Information Technology Association.(noted & quoted)(Brief Article)
The Library & Information Technology Association LITA has announced that Dan Chudnov is the recipient of the 2005 LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award. The award, sponsored by Thomson Gale and LITA, consists of a check for $5,000 and a certificate of recognition. The LITA/Brett Butler Entrepreneurship Award...
Origin and Construction of Knowledge, The
Williams, Michael. "The Origin and Construction of Knowledge." Environment and History 10 (May 2004): 127-131. Asserts that George Perkins Marsh (18011882) ably synthesized the ideas and philosophies of contemporary thinkers and those who lived in former eras when writing his 1867 book Man and Nature (New York: C. Scribner &...
Optimus Announces New Release of Product Portfolio; New Functionality Derived from Major Product Enhancements
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Optimus Corporation, a leading innovator in the digital logistic publishing and electronic archiving business, today announced the general availability of two new products: OptiAuthorTM and OptiWeb-ProR. This announcement heralds the first release of a complete transformation of the OptiSeriesTM product line to meet the growing requirements...
Coming full circle: Indigenous knowledge, environment, and our future.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge TEK as a construct of broader society is a relatively recent phenomenon, and the field that supports the acquisition of environmental knowledge from Aboriginal people has rapidly grown over the last two decades. (1) In part, TEK has emerged from the growing recognition...
Lighting a lamp for our Earth: Alan Channer's visit to India for an environmental and cultural festival launched him on an inner journey - Environment
You don't rehearse life', he said. 'So we won't rehearse with the groups carrying the lanterns. They'll just flow down the hill onto the playing field and we'll see what happens.' Te Rangi Huata looked out over the green-brown hills on the Indian horizon as he told me...
Potential applications of ocean acoustic time-reversal mirrors
The Focusing of Acoustic Energy in Shallow Water for Active Sonar and Underwater Communications Over the last 40 years, time-reversal mirrors TRMs have been investigated for various applications.1-5 This is a process that was first demonstrated in nonlinear optics, then in ultrasonic laboratory acoustic experiments and, most...
Spatial orientation in 3-D desktop displays: using rooms for organizing information.
INTRODUCTION Spatial orientation is an important component of many everyday activities. Hunt's (2002) definition is typical: "Spatial orientation involves representation of the space about us, and the related ability to reason about movement within that space" (p. 751. Representation refers to knowledge of the spatial characteristics of...
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