erosion control

• Air ops: at their best, special operations involve high-value objectives being achieved by small forces in difficult conditions and in the face of numerically superior opponents. Succeeding against the odds depends not only on surprise, superior training and dedication, but also on special equipment and support from a secure rear base.

... the Dragon Eye with the Raven's ground control station (GCS). Pentagon plans call for 194 Dragon ... in attitude control, noise and ground erosion. . In June 2008 the Colorado-based Frontline Aeros...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 6, Décembre 2008

• Sustainable Tourism

Tourism, one of the rarest and most influential industries in the world, is already set up to lead the way in promoting triple bottom line business principles that have immeasurable positive benefits for the environment, societies and cultures. More than ever before, travelers are demanding lower environmental and cultural impacts, and more meaningful interaction with local people in their travel experiences. A company built on the principles of responsible tourism is not only setting itself up for long-term success, but also responding directly to current consumer demand, which has never before been so focused on sustainability. The unique partnership between local communities and tourism companies can help to solve one of the most prevalent problems in international community developm...

... risk from destination degradation: beach erosion, deforestation and population displacement. There ... follow-up business consulting and quality control maintenance. Obviously, tour operators have profit...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 1, Janvier 2009

• Estimating Market Power in the Swiss Petrol Retailing Industry - a New Empirical Industrial Organisation Approach

Several competition authorities have accused petrol retailers of engaging in collusive conduct, which results in alleged "excessive" prices as well as simultaneous price setting across filling stations. However, petrol retailers must exert a substantial amount of market power if they are to dampen competition. Therefore, we propose a method within the spirit of the New-Empirical-Industrial-Organisation, which allows estimating market power held by petrol retailers in terms of a conduct parameter. Based on data for Switzerland, our empirical results suggest a low level of market power held by Swiss petrol retailers.

... a dominant position, collusion, or merger control. In general, firms must have both the willingness ... behaviour would otherwise be subject to erosion of business towards incumbent firms or even prompt...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 62 Num. 1, Mars 2007

• Rapport sur la politique extérieure 2010

...(Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces) . DDC Direction du développemen... Suisse court ainsi un certain risque d'érosion de son influence au sein des organisations humanit...

• Feuille Fédérale num. 5, 1 février 2011
• Seccion Unica

• Drinking our waste: for many of our planet's poorest people, drinking water contaminated by human waste is a daily reality, causing widespread illness and death. Swiss aid and development cooperative, Helvetas, is addressing the lack of this most basic of necessities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

... Hills stripped bare of trees lead to soil erosion, flooding and destruction in the lowlands; while w..."--where wells and reserves are controlled by a handful of companies. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• Paradigms In Motion - Switzerland Leads Historic Revision Of Banking Secrecy

...of information will continue the erosion of secrecy laws around the. world. For example, un...people who will control or benefit from them.' In a little. known provisio...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Switzerland Law Articles in English

• Amphibious Landing Craft.

... systems and of the AN/KSQ-1 command and control system which identifies, tracks and controls landi...Not only does erosion take its toll on the blades, but repairing them is...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 1, Février 2010

• Ordonnance réglant l'admission des personnes et des véhicules à la circulation routière (OAC)

...f. Korrosion und Erosion, Materialermüdung usw.; g. Zersetzung instabiler ...20Safety Related Measurement Control and Regulation. Druckgeräteverordnung AS 2003. m....

• Recueil Officiel du Droit Fédéral num. 42, 22 octobre 2002
• Unique
• Ordonnance

• Like wire through cheese: supercavitation: suprcavitation occurs when a submerged moving body is covered in water vapour, with consequent reduction in density-dependent friction. Already applied to torpedoes and special-purpose bullets, the concept may be extended to submarines, surface vessels and (possibly) bunker-busting munitions.

... sonar-emission, vibration and blade erosion. Western hydrodynamic research then concentrated o...It was to have an autonomous control system; receiving mid-course target updates via so...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 1, Février 2008

• Bericht des Bundesrates über die Evaluation der schweizerischen Europapolitik (in Beantwortung des Postulats Markwalder [09.3560] «Europapolitik. Evaluation, Prioritäten, Sofortmassnahmen und nächste Integrationsschritte»)

... Kriterien zeigt eine klare Tendenz zur Erosion des Handlungsspielraums der Schweiz im bilateralen...Control Agency. CIP Rahmenprogramm für Wettbewerbsfähig...

• Bundesblatt num. 43, 2 novembre 2010
• Seccion Unica