Using the knowledge that the naval shipbuilding industrial base has gone through multiple stages of consolidation since 1945, this thesis explores what causal factors have caused weaknesses in the industrial base. And, why has the naval shipbuilding industrial base consolidated since 1945? To answer these questions, this thesis tested the hypotheses that boom-and-bust cycle of military spending, congressional distribution, and preferences for fixed-price contracts cause shipbuilding company...
Topics: naval industrial base, boom and bust, shipbuilding, Navy, sequestration, defense spending,...
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MIT RES.15-004 Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling for a Complex World, IAP 2020 Instructor: James Paine View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/RES-15-004IAP20 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63Dur3imUjY08z92ypMphQ3 This one-day workshop provides a brief overview of System Dynamics and a hands-on management simulation exercise. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu Support...
Topics: system dynamics, control theory, coupled, feedback, nonlinear, mental models, attribution error,...
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Missing Pieces: Remembering Elements of a Gone City Geographer Dick Walker looks at the formative politics of the region in his new book, Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area , and takes us through the overheated bubbles and spectacular crashes, inequality, and delusion of the current moment. Arthur O’Donnell has methodically documented parts of the City slated for demolition or redevelopment from 2010–2018 in his Bound to...
Topics: San Francisco, Bay Area, Silicon Valley, demolition, rebuilding, redevelopment, construction,...
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ATTN: The "NO AGENDA SHOW" is so prolific I have had to add a second page . Outrageous huh? Enjoy! Internet Archive of the "NO AGENDA SHOW" with Adam C. Curry and John C. Dvorak . Also known as "THE BEST PODCAST IN THE UNIVERSE!" (Award Pending). Each week Adam and John discuss, dissect, deconstruct and sometimes poke fun at current news stories from mainstream media. The majority of the "NO AGENDA SHOW" 's content comes from news mainstream media...
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Topics: Gates and Guns, GVS, HAARP, Haiti, HamCom, Hams, Harrison Bergeron, Hate Crimes, HCDG, Healthy News...
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ATTN: You have landed on page two of the "NO AGENDA SHOW" Archive. -- Main Page: 001-700 Internet Archive of the "NO AGENDA SHOW" with Adam C. Curry and John C. Dvorak . Also known as "THE BEST PODCAST IN THE UNIVERSE!" (Award Pending). Each week Adam and John discuss, dissect, deconstruct and sometimes poke fun at current news stories from mainstream media. The majority of the "NO AGENDA SHOW" 's content comes from news mainstream media is...
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Includes statistics on the population of Florida in 1925 by county, race, gender, age, and rural or urban residency.
Topics: Florida -- Census, 1925 The Florida Boom and Bust, 1919-1929 Urban development
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The 1970's Boom and Bust of Rock Springs, Wyoming featuring recollections of Ray Lorenzon, former owner of the ToastMaster Bar. Part of a series produced by the Sue Castaneda for the Wyoming State Archives. The interviewer is Wyoming historian Mark Junge. The project was funded by the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.
Topics: Boom and Bust of Rock Springs, Wyoming History, Mark Junge, Ray Lorenzon, Rock Springs
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The 1970's Boom and Bust of Rock Springs, Wyoming featuring recollections of Ray Lorenzon, former owner of the ToastMaster Bar. Part of a series produced by the Sue Castaneda for the Wyoming State Archives. The interviewer is Wyoming historian Mark Junge. The project was funded by the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund
Topics: Rock Springs, Wyoming, Boom and Bust, Wyoming history, Ray Lorenzon, Ray Lynn Job, Mark Junge
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The 1970's Boom and Bust of Rock Springs, Wyoming featuring recollections of Ray Lorenzon, former owner of the ToastMaster Bar. Part of a series produced by the Sue Castaneda for the Wyoming State Archives. The interviewer is Wyoming historian Mark Junge. The project was funded by the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.
Topics: Boom and Bust of Rock Springs, Rock Springs Wyoming, Wyoming history, Mark Junge, Ray Lorenzon
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Folded brochure advertising the suburb Daytona Highlands which was started in 1924 as a golf and country club style community. It features the Tarragona Tower entrance, part of which still stands today.
Topics: Architecture, Domestic -- Florida Suburbs -- Florida -- Daytona Beach Daytona Beach (Fla.) --...
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excerpts from an interview by Deborah Brewster and Chrystia Freeland Financial Times, July 18 2008 Bill Ruprecht took over as chief executive of Sotheby's in 2000, after the auction house had been plunged into crisis with the news that it and rival Christie's had colluded over prices. He succeeded Diana Brooks, who was found guilty along with Alfred Taubman, chairman and major shareholder. In a video interview with FT.com, he discusses the continuing demand for fine art among the super rich,...
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