planet earth

• A frightful perspective.

... real nation in its own right, our good old planet Earth carries about 194 (although the US State Dep...

• Armada International
• Vol. 31 Num. 5, Octobre 2007

• Stellar speech.

... intrigued by wandering stars or planets (planetes)-celestial bodies constantly changing th... to revolve in the heavens about a fixed Earth and visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, the ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• Swiss-led team finds 'another' earth.

An Earth-like planet has been discovered by a team of European astronom...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• 120 mm pop-&-scoot mortars: while the idea of mounting mortars on vehicles is not new, the current trend is to develop systems that increase their efficiency by providing a higher degree of automation both in terms of loading and laying. Munitions, for their part are not trailing far behind development and increased effectiveness, with some today being guide.

... imposed on the chassis but transmitted to planet Earth via two telescopic legs mounted under the tw...

• Armada International
• Vol. 29 Num. 5, Octobre 2005

• Time to break the current thinking pattern II.

... the only real obstacle is, well, gode olde planet Earth. That which one always needs to seduce more ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 25 Num. 5, Octobre 2001

• Knowing your vines and wines.

... aspects of technology and pollution of planet earth, he muses that there has been an awakening i...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2002, Juin 2002

• Enjoying the ride: Sarah Springman isn't just one of the rare female university professors in the male-dominated field of civil engineering, she also excels in triathlon events and rowing. Swiss News spoke with the British-born professor about muscles and Swiss mountains.

... a comparison of natural hazards on Mars and Earth. Springman's group is also exploring a strange phe... by two roving test stations on the red planet's surface. Two unmanned craft are taking pictures ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2005, Janvier 2005

• The Global Dilemma: A Game Against Nature

A social scientist may be overwhelmed by the sharp controversy among natural scientists about the basic problem of climate change in the globalisation process. Thus, global warming is contested as the true predicament of the environment is not known with certitude. Yet, the global dilemma of climate change may be analysed as a decision problem - classical game against Nature where mankind through its regional and international coordination mechanisms has to choose a decision rule to cope with the uncertainty about basic probabilities concerning potentially immense losses in certain scenarios. The article concludes that the minimax and the miniregret decision principles offer a prudent and cautious response to the coming energy-environment conundrum, of whatever its implications may be.

... will always be cultural heterogeneity on earth, as long as mankind exists. And that is exactly th... the pessimistic view of the state of our planet, but as a social scientist I can emphasise that at...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 60 Num. 2, Juin 2005

• Moonstruck.

... one may doubt the influence of remote planets on the creatures of the Earth, the astrologers' pl...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• Patient Capital: A Third Way to Think About Aid

With enterprises ranging from drip-irrigation companies in India and Pakistan to a major manufacturer of malaria-preventing bed nets in Tanzania and women's hospitals and ambulance services in India, Acumen's US$ 40 million portfolio has created more than 22,000 jobs and had a positive impact on more than 30 million people in developing countries. At a time when the debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust charity against those who are wary of relying on the markets, Acumen Fund proposes a middle way termed patient capital. Patient capital works with smart subsidies to extend the benefits of a global economy to include all people. Acumen Fund has also developed successful public-private partnerships between entrepreneurs, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and...

... no more market-oriented individuals on the planet than low-income people. They must navigate markets... that would use the technology of Google Earth, and a sliding scale pricing system so that all pe...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 4, Octobre 2009