The engineer under FDIC's conditions of contract for construction

FIDIC has over the years produced standard forms of contracts for the international procurement of projects. A source of continuing criticism of its Red Book concerns the duality in the traditional role of the engineer as the employer's agent and as an independent third party holding the balance fairly between the employer and the contractor. In response to this and other criticisms FIDIC produced a replacement for it in 1999. The role of the engineer under the new Red Book is critically examined in the light of relevant case law, expert commentaries and feedback from two multidisciplinary workshops with international participation. The examination identified three major changes: (1) a duty to act impartially has been replaced by a duty to make fair determination of certain matters; (2) it is open to parties to allow greater control of the engineer by the employer by stating in the appropriate part of the contract powers the engineer must not exercise without the employer's approval; (3) there is provision for a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) to which disputes may be referred. Although the duality has not been eliminated completely, the contract is structured flexibly enough to support those who wish to contract on the basis of the engineer acting solely as the agent of the employer.

Christian Gottlob Heyne and the changing fortunes of the commentary in the age of Altertumswissenschaft

This chapter discusses the pedagogic and scholarly priorities that informed Heyne’s commentaries on Tibullus (1755), Virgil (1767-75) and Homer (1802), as well as their initial critical reception. Like those of his teachers, Gesner and Ernesti, Heyne’s works eschew detailed textual scholarship in favour of aesthetic and historicizing appreciation of literary works as wholes. Their formal innovations – most notably the relegation of advanced philological discussions to endnotes and the inclusion of excursuses on significant historical and cultural questions – are an attempt to tailor a traditional format to the demands of an Enlightened age and the cultural-historical interests of the new Altertumswissenschaft. The chapter discusses their contrasting critical receptions in order to raise questions about the viability of Heyne’s endeavours to make a traditional medium fit new concerns.

Making internalization theory good for practice: the essence of Alan Rugman’s contributions to international business

This perspectives paper and its associated commentaries examine Alan Rugman's conceptual contribution to international business scholarship. Most significantly, we highlight Rugman's version of internalization theory as an approach that integrates transaction cost economics and ‘classical’ internalization theory with elements from the resource-based view, such that it is especially relevant to strategic management. In reviewing his oeuvre, we also offer observations on his ideas for ‘new internalization theory’. We classify his other novel insights into four categories: Network Multinationals; National competitiveness; Development and public policy; and Emerging Economy MNEs. This special section offers multiple views on how his work informed the larger academic debate and considers how these ideas might evolve in the longer term.

GANEing traction: the broad applicability of NE hotspots to diverse cognitive and arousal phenomena

GANE proposes that local glutamate-norepinephrine interactions enable “winner-take-more” effects in perception and memory under arousal. A diverse range of commentaries addressed both the nature of this ‘hotspot’ feedback mechanism and its implications in a variety of psychological domains, inspiring exciting avenues for future research.

Den litteraturvetenskapliga receptionsforskningen och internet : en metoddiskussion

Reader-Response Criticism and the Internet: A Methodological Discussion This article explores connections between Internet-based research and reader-response criticism, aiming to critically discuss the methodologies used in this particular field of research. First, the history of reader-response studies is briefly presented, with reference to theorists such as Richards, Rosenblatt, Robbe-Grillet, Iser and Jauss. It is noted that, for the past 15 years, people have utilised the Internet as a basis for the discussion of literary and reading-related topics. Researchers in this field may access reviews and commentaries on open web-based venues such as personal homepages, blogs and online forums (i.e. message boards and discussion sites). The material available on these sites is interesting because of its "spontaneous" nature; that is, such material has been formulated and uploaded without the interference of the researcher. The article presents one concrete example of an Internet-based reader-response study, discussing a number of pros and cons of the chosen methodology– including some important ethical considerations that arise when the researcher’s corpus is composed of material taken from the Internet. One of the conclusions of the paper is that many aspects of the general public’s web-based responses to literature are yet to be explored by the research community.

Change through Tradition in the Work of 'Zulu Sofola Rehearsal Presentation Outline

This paper highlights the struggle Nigerian playwright 'Zulu Sofola underwent to impart her message. She attempted to confront gender oppression through tradition without contradicting herself in her play, 'Wedlock of the Gods.' ‘Zulu Sofola wrote commentaries about social problems and the influence of Western culture. Her goal was to maintain a traditional framework in the face of encroaching Western perspectives. She advocated enacting change through tradition, irrespective of Western ideologies about change. Sofola focused on gender oppression as a social problem. She intended to address gender oppression rooted in tradition by teaching traditional customs to her audience in order for audiences to make informed and progressive decisions about what to change within traditional practices. Thus, her traditionalist approach to change requires cognizance and recognition of tradition as an initial step. Sofola argued against the influences of Westernization that shift the focus of change from confronting customs through tradition to confronting customs through Western ideology.

Estudos taxonômicos em Solanaceae lenhosas no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Nas últimas décadas o conhecimento florístico e taxonômico sobre a família Solanaceae no Rio Grande do Sul tem recebido incremento significativo de informações. Dos gêneros com espécies nativas, Bouchetia, Calibrachoa, Nicotiana, Nierembergia, Petunia e Solanum já foram alvo de revisões. Visando complementar o estudo desta família no Estado, foram estudados os gêneros Acnistus, Athenaea, Aureliana, Brunfelsia, Capsicum, Cestrum, Dyssochroma, Grabowskia, Lycianthes, Solandra e Vassobia, além das espécies do gênero Solanum seção Pachyphylla (Cyphomandra sensu lato). Foram catalogadas 22 espécies nativas, sendo três destas, novas citações de ocorrência. Para os onze primeiros gêneros foram identificados 19 espécies, dos quais cinco são de ocorrência restrita (Athenaea picta, Dyssochroma longipes, Grabowskia duplicata, Lycianthes rantonnei e Solandra grandiflora). A seção Pachyphylla do gênero Solanum está representada por três espécies. Dessa forma, foram atualizados os dados quali e quantitativos sobre a participação da família Solanaceae na flora sul-riograndense. Para cada gênero e para cada táxon específico foram elaboradas descrições, e acrescentados dados sobre fenologia, hábitat, comentários pertinentes e mapas de ocorrência. Chaves analíticas para identificação das espécies, quando mais de uma, também foram elaboradas. A revisão de doze herbários regionais possibilitou a elaboração de uma sinopse taxonômica e de uma chave analítica para identificação dos gêneros presentes no Estado. Dos 27 gêneros confirmados, 22 têm espécies nativas. O número de espécies nativas é de 114 e o de introduzidas, cultivadas ou assilvestradas, é até o momento 26.

A construção compartilhada da satisfação: um estudo de caso sobre o Fiat Mio

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar e analisar a forma como a Fiat construiu compartilhadamente uma noção de satisfação com os seus consumidores através do site Fiatmio.cc, um ambiente virtual em que usuários da internet foram convidados a dar sugestões para criação de um carro protótipo do futuro. Foram analisados os conteúdos das transcrições de 16 vídeos de especialistas, exibidos no site, e de 98 comentários postados por usuários, a respeito de discussões levantadas pela Fiat. O trabalho aponta e compara os principais conceitos presentes nas mensagens divulgadas pela montadora e nos comentários dos usuários; identifica a forma como ocorreu essa interação discursiva; e analisa a forma como a empresa construiu o seu posicionamento neste projeto e a noção de satisfação desses consumidores.

Hermenêutica existencial em Agostinho de Hipona e Martin Heidegger

The thesis presents interpretations of Augustine of Hippo with regard to the first three chapters of genesis, the first book of the Bible. These interpretation are found in the works Literal Commentary on Genesis, concerning Genesis Against the Manicheans, Literal Commentary on Genesis, Unfinished, Books Xi-XIII of the Confessions, as well a brief exposition in Books XI-XIV of the City of God. Exposition of these Augustinian Commentaries seeks to demonstrate various interpretations made by author in one group of texts revealing a hermeneutics centered in the interpreter and not in established interpretive rules. In sequence there is described succinctly the evolution of textual hermeneutics during the modern period up to the reflections conducted by Martin Heidegger in the first half of the twenties. Based in Heidegger s existential commentaries on the Pauline Epistles (Galatians and I-II Thessalonians) and on the tenth Book of the Confessions, there is shown a return to a interpreter-based hermeneutics, such as practiced by Augustine. The concern manifested by Heidegger with regard to given bases foundations, existent in Dasein, foundations which can influence self-comprehension, constitute themselves in possibilities of explication as much for Augustinian interpretive variations, as for the existential approach applied by Heidegger to the Pauline epistles and Augustine s text

Fato e ficção em Crônicas de fim do milênio, de Antonio Callado

Ao examinar os textos de Antonio Callado publicados na Folha de S. Paulo e reunidos no livro Crônicas de fim do milênio (1997), buscamos investigar de que maneira Callado lança mão de textos literários diversos para constituir seu ponto de vista nos comentários que faz sobre os dados do jornalismo e da história. Mais que uma ilustração do conteúdo das crônicas, essas obras apresentam-se como organizadoras de sua argumentação, revelando-se como um dispositivo de descoberta do mundo, por meio do qual o autor revê a história do Brasil. Nesse contexto, este trabalho aborda a trajetória da crônica brasileira e a obra geral de Antonio Callado, as quais apresentam um ponto fundamental de convergência com as crônicas do autor: a vinculação entre o texto literário, os fatos jornalísticos e os dados históricos, aspecto que se constitui como um dos eixos centrais de nosso estudo.

Incidência e tratamento dos cistos.

The records of 78 patients (1978-1987 period) submitted to surgical treatment of cysts, were analysed to verify the cyst location, etiology, types of cysts, and surgical techniques. There were made commentaries and orientations on the necessity of radiography, cytological and histopathological examination and post-operative radiological control.

Human rights and trafficking in persons in the Americas: summary and highlights of the Hemispheric Conference on International Migration

Includes bibliography