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ANALYZING AND COMPARING TRAFFIC NETWORK CONDITIONS WITH A QUALITY TOOL BASED ON FLOATING CAR AND STATIONARY DATA
No full textCities with medium to high traffic volumes are expected to keep the traffic running in a most efficient way. Accidents, construction sites or large events are counteracting this effort. In addition, cities are facing the fact that traffic signal plans configured and optimized several years ago are no longer suitable for current traffic volumes. Expert knowledge of traffic engineers as well as reports from citizens may help to find out on irregular or inefficient traffic flow. However, in most cases it is fairly impossible to determine whether observed deviations from the expected traffic conditions occur only once, periodically or permanently. Therefore there is a need to explore the causes for the changed traffic flows, and also for evaluating the impacts of construction sites, events, or changed traffic signal control plans in a systematic manner. For tackling this task, a prototype of a traffic quality analysis tool (TQAT) is being developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It is based on a tool which came into operation for the representation of recent traffic conditions during the soccer world championship 2006 in Germany in the police department of Cologne (1). The prototype of the TQAT is set up as an application for the City of Nuremberg within the project ORINOKO
Posted work and deterritorialization in the European Union:a study of the German construction and meat industry
No full textMobiliteit en burgerschaprechten binnen de Europese Unie beïnvloeden de levens van miljoenen mensen in de EU op een positieve manier. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union betoogt Ines Wagner echter dat de dynamiek van intra-Europese arbeidsmigratie ook een hypermobiele onderklasse van arbeiders in precaire, slecht betaald werk creëert. Dit komt voornamelijk doordat tewerkstellingsstructuren transnationaliseren, terwijl beleidsinstrumenten en kiesdistricten territoriaal geregeld blijven. Wagner’s conclusies zijn gebaseerd op kwalitatief onderzoek naar detachering in de Duitse politieke economie. Gedetacheerde werknemers zijn arbeidsmigranten die door hun werkgever tijdelijk in een andere EU-lidstaat te werk worden gesteld. In een toenemend aantal bedrijfstakken, waaronder de bouwsector, vleesverwerking, distributie en scheepsbouw, leven gedetacheerde werknemers in precaire omstandigheden. Wagner ontdekte op basis van interviews met gedetacheerde werknemers uit voornamelijk Oost-Europese landen, met vakbondsafgevaardigden, managers en beleidsmakers, dat EU burgerschapsrechten en regels met betrekking tot arbeidsmigratie grotendeels worden omzeild. Mobiele EU-burgers bevinden zich in een institutioneel vacuüm door zwakke of afwezige vakbondsvertegenwoordiging en collectieve belangenbehartiging. Wagner’s diepgaande analyse wijst op ineffectieve arbeidsmarktregulering in de pan-Europese arbeidsmarkt relevant voor zowel vakmensen als beleidsmakers. De bevindingen tonen het belang van het op elkaar afstemmen van economische en sociale arbeidsmarktintegratie om de rechten van EU arbeidsmigranten te beschermen.European Union mobility and citizenship rights have positively affected the lives of millions across the EU. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union, Ines Wagner contends that the dynamics of intra-EU labour mobility is also creating a hypermobile underclass of workers employed in low-wage precarious employment. This outcome mainly takes places because employment structures transnationalise, yet state policy tools and constituencies remain territorially defined. Wagner’s conclusions are based on qualitative data in the context of posted work in the German political economy. ‘Posted workers’ are a type of labour migrant sent by their employer to work temporarily in another EU member state. In an increasing number of industries, including construction, meat processing, distribution and ship building, posted workers work and live under precarious conditions. Based on interviews with posted workers from mainly Eastern European countries, union representatives, managers and policy-makers, she found that EU citizen rights and labour mobility regulations are largely being circumvented. Mobile EU citizens are placed in an institutional void because of weak or no union representation or collective voice structures. Wagner’s in-depth analysis points to the ineffective labour market regulation in a pan-European labour market relevant for practitioners and policy-makers alike. Findings show the importance of matching economic and social labour market integration to protect the rights of EU labour migrants
Posted work and deterritorialization in the European Union:a study of the German construction and meat industry
No full textMobiliteit en burgerschaprechten binnen de Europese Unie beïnvloeden de levens van miljoenen mensen in de EU op een positieve manier. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union betoogt Ines Wagner echter dat de dynamiek van intra-Europese arbeidsmigratie ook een hypermobiele onderklasse van arbeiders in precaire, slecht betaald werk creëert. Dit komt voornamelijk doordat tewerkstellingsstructuren transnationaliseren, terwijl beleidsinstrumenten en kiesdistricten territoriaal geregeld blijven. Wagner’s conclusies zijn gebaseerd op kwalitatief onderzoek naar detachering in de Duitse politieke economie. Gedetacheerde werknemers zijn arbeidsmigranten die door hun werkgever tijdelijk in een andere EU-lidstaat te werk worden gesteld. In een toenemend aantal bedrijfstakken, waaronder de bouwsector, vleesverwerking, distributie en scheepsbouw, leven gedetacheerde werknemers in precaire omstandigheden. Wagner ontdekte op basis van interviews met gedetacheerde werknemers uit voornamelijk Oost-Europese landen, met vakbondsafgevaardigden, managers en beleidsmakers, dat EU burgerschapsrechten en regels met betrekking tot arbeidsmigratie grotendeels worden omzeild. Mobiele EU-burgers bevinden zich in een institutioneel vacuüm door zwakke of afwezige vakbondsvertegenwoordiging en collectieve belangenbehartiging. Wagner’s diepgaande analyse wijst op ineffectieve arbeidsmarktregulering in de pan-Europese arbeidsmarkt relevant voor zowel vakmensen als beleidsmakers. De bevindingen tonen het belang van het op elkaar afstemmen van economische en sociale arbeidsmarktintegratie om de rechten van EU arbeidsmigranten te beschermen.European Union mobility and citizenship rights have positively affected the lives of millions across the EU. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union, Ines Wagner contends that the dynamics of intra-EU labour mobility is also creating a hypermobile underclass of workers employed in low-wage precarious employment. This outcome mainly takes places because employment structures transnationalise, yet state policy tools and constituencies remain territorially defined. Wagner’s conclusions are based on qualitative data in the context of posted work in the German political economy. ‘Posted workers’ are a type of labour migrant sent by their employer to work temporarily in another EU member state. In an increasing number of industries, including construction, meat processing, distribution and ship building, posted workers work and live under precarious conditions. Based on interviews with posted workers from mainly Eastern European countries, union representatives, managers and policy-makers, she found that EU citizen rights and labour mobility regulations are largely being circumvented. Mobile EU citizens are placed in an institutional void because of weak or no union representation or collective voice structures. Wagner’s in-depth analysis points to the ineffective labour market regulation in a pan-European labour market relevant for practitioners and policy-makers alike. Findings show the importance of matching economic and social labour market integration to protect the rights of EU labour migrants
Posted work and deterritorialization in the European Union:a study of the German construction and meat industry
No full textMobiliteit en burgerschaprechten binnen de Europese Unie beïnvloeden de levens van miljoenen mensen in de EU op een positieve manier. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union betoogt Ines Wagner echter dat de dynamiek van intra-Europese arbeidsmigratie ook een hypermobiele onderklasse van arbeiders in precaire, slecht betaald werk creëert. Dit komt voornamelijk doordat tewerkstellingsstructuren transnationaliseren, terwijl beleidsinstrumenten en kiesdistricten territoriaal geregeld blijven. Wagner’s conclusies zijn gebaseerd op kwalitatief onderzoek naar detachering in de Duitse politieke economie. Gedetacheerde werknemers zijn arbeidsmigranten die door hun werkgever tijdelijk in een andere EU-lidstaat te werk worden gesteld. In een toenemend aantal bedrijfstakken, waaronder de bouwsector, vleesverwerking, distributie en scheepsbouw, leven gedetacheerde werknemers in precaire omstandigheden. Wagner ontdekte op basis van interviews met gedetacheerde werknemers uit voornamelijk Oost-Europese landen, met vakbondsafgevaardigden, managers en beleidsmakers, dat EU burgerschapsrechten en regels met betrekking tot arbeidsmigratie grotendeels worden omzeild. Mobiele EU-burgers bevinden zich in een institutioneel vacuüm door zwakke of afwezige vakbondsvertegenwoordiging en collectieve belangenbehartiging. Wagner’s diepgaande analyse wijst op ineffectieve arbeidsmarktregulering in de pan-Europese arbeidsmarkt relevant voor zowel vakmensen als beleidsmakers. De bevindingen tonen het belang van het op elkaar afstemmen van economische en sociale arbeidsmarktintegratie om de rechten van EU arbeidsmigranten te beschermen.European Union mobility and citizenship rights have positively affected the lives of millions across the EU. In Posted Work and Deterritorialization in the European Union, Ines Wagner contends that the dynamics of intra-EU labour mobility is also creating a hypermobile underclass of workers employed in low-wage precarious employment. This outcome mainly takes places because employment structures transnationalise, yet state policy tools and constituencies remain territorially defined. Wagner’s conclusions are based on qualitative data in the context of posted work in the German political economy. ‘Posted workers’ are a type of labour migrant sent by their employer to work temporarily in another EU member state. In an increasing number of industries, including construction, meat processing, distribution and ship building, posted workers work and live under precarious conditions. Based on interviews with posted workers from mainly Eastern European countries, union representatives, managers and policy-makers, she found that EU citizen rights and labour mobility regulations are largely being circumvented. Mobile EU citizens are placed in an institutional void because of weak or no union representation or collective voice structures. Wagner’s in-depth analysis points to the ineffective labour market regulation in a pan-European labour market relevant for practitioners and policy-makers alike. Findings show the importance of matching economic and social labour market integration to protect the rights of EU labour migrants
Wagner & Draeseke – Zwei Jubiläen in der SLUB: Auftakt zum Richard-Wagner-Festjahr 2013
No full textDie Schaufenster der Klassikläden füllen sich mit Richard Wagner zum Hören, Sehen und Lesen. Die Kulturinstitutionen Dresdens laden unter dem Motto „Dresden. Wo Wagner WAGNER wurde“ zu einem hochkarätigen Veranstaltungsreigen ein. Die Dresdner Musikfestspiele lassen ein bemerkenswertes Geburtstagsprogramm erklingen, die Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa kreieren im restaurierten Jagdschloss Graupa die fantastische Dauerausstellung „Richard Wagner und Sachsen“ und der Lehrstuhl Musikwissenschaft der Technischen Universität Dresden bietet im Rahmen eines wissenschaftlichen Symposions und einer Ringvorlesung Vorträge zum Thema „Richard Wagner und/in Dresden“. Unzählige Aktivitäten locken die Öffentlichkeit, Richard Wagner und seine Musik neu zu entdecken oder sich mit seinen wegbereitenden Ideen auseinanderzusetzen. Es „wagnert“ in allen Landen. Die Fülle an Neuerscheinungen und Highlights aus Anlass des 200. Geburtstages des Komponisten zieht viele Menschen in den Bann, ob sie Wagnerianer sind oder (noch) nicht
In Sarbiewski's Circle − Albert Ines' Lyric Poetry
No full textAlbert Ines is discussed here as the author of the lyrical poem Lyricorum centuriae (Gdańsk 1655). In the collection there are many religious poems, especially ones taking up Virgin Mary as their subject matter, and hence Ines is described as vates Marianus. Ines' religious poems are bound by a double convention: that of the use of biblical and ancient metaphors; they are also even ”garrulous” because of motives of praise accumulated in a litany-style manner. His reflective poems are more interesting; they are a kind of intellectual-lyric poetry abouding in clever sayings, pointed antitheses, etc. Ines imitates Sarbiewski but being consistent with the rule ”imitari non expilare” he limits himself to only two ”parodies”; and even they are not very typical. The fact that Ines imitates Sarbiewski is also seen in taking up the same subjects in his poems. This similarity is sometimes rather faint so its significance for our interpretation will be limited
The Story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
No full textabstract: The story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is one of a woman who defied the odds of her time. Sor Juana was a nun born in the 1600's in Mexico. From an early start, she had an endless passion for knowledge and always strove to learn as much as she could. She went on to become a nun at the Convent of Santa Paula and used her intellect to advocate for women's rights. Though met with opposition, she wrote many poems, letters, and even plays which included her strong push for women's equality. However, the name Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is almost never mentioned in popular feminist discourse, despite Sor Juana being credited as one of the first feminist authors. This paper works to not only tell the story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in detail, but also works to answer the question, "Why do people not know about Sor Juana". By diving into the origins of the Feminist movement in the United States, the dark underbelly of Feminism is uncovered. Primarily, the topic of how racism in feminism has plague the civil rights movement, what damage has been done to people of color because of feminism's history, and how does that pertain to modern day feminism and Sor Juana. By telling her story through both written and visual aids, the voice of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is no longer silenced but free to tell her tale and move a generation
The Encounter between the West and the Arab World in the Age of Nahdah (Renaissance). The Translation Movement in the Arab Literary Reviews
No full textIn quest'articolo si riflette sul ruolo giocato dalla riviste letterarie arabe nella diffusione della conoscenza della cultura occidentale. Il movimento di traduzione avviato durante la Nahda (la Rinascita) in Egitto e nella Grande Siria condusse a cambiamenti sostanziali dei canoni estetici, ma suscitò anche un movimento di forte opposizione da parte dei conservatori
Dall’esclusione all’inclusione. Questioni e possibili itinerari di vita per le persone con impairment intellettivo
No full textThe aim of this paper is continuing to think about the issues relating to inclusion, because of aseries of reasons that will be illustrated by the author. The same concept of inclusion needs tobe disambiguated, in order to act a transformative process that is necessary for the whole societyfor becoming welcoming to all. Exactly as happened in the seventies of the twentieth century,we think that the educational institution is a privileged place for the encounter with the other(and, therefore, capable of triggering the inclusive process). In order to remove the stigmawhichstill is around disability, it is important to promote as much as possible such socialization opportunities.With respect to disability (as will emerge from this paper), it should be reiterated that it is a sociohistorical-cultural construct and, therefore, that it varies with the changing of practices linked toit. In this regard, turning our gaze towards adult life (and towards the institutional practices implementedso far), we think is important to continue to problematize the housing conditions of thosewho have intellectual impairment, in order to imagine solutions which could be different fromthose acted up to now. If implemented, these solutions would allow the identity developmentof the people involved (changing the same meaning of disability)
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