The document discusses camouflage in nature and estimates the total number of species on Earth. It notes that camouflage evolved in species for self defense, attack, evolution, and survival. Scientists recently estimated there are approximately 8.7 million total species, though only a small percentage have been described. The estimates break down species into categories like animals, fungi, plants, and protozoa. The document concludes by quoting that while we share the planet with millions of species, we have limited knowledge of their impacts as habitats are converted rapidly.
This document provides an introduction to TCP/IP networking. It discusses the TCP/IP network architecture including the client-server model and layers. It also covers naming and addressing schemes, common protocols like TCP, UDP, IP, and Ethernet. Packet formats and programming interfaces are described. Finally, it discusses protocol analysis tools like Wireshark that can be used to observe network traffic.
Investment from the GCC and development in the Mediterranean.The outlook for ...Samir Abdelkrim
油
During the last decade, Gulf investors have become a major player in the Mediterranean,sometimes surpassing Europe. Since the inception of the ANIMA observatory (January 2003),they have invested some 70 bn Euro in almost 700 projects (a ratio close to 100m perproject, a rather big ticket), mostly in Mashreq and in Maghreb. They had announced evenmore (160 bn), but this was partly communication and, of course, the crisis has reducedsome ambitions.
Authors: B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent, with contributions of Pierre Henry and Samir Abdelkrim / ANIMA
Foreign direct investment in the Med countries in 2008: Facing the crisisSamir Abdelkrim
油
Foreign direct investment (FDI) directed towards Med countries has been on a downward trend since 2007. In 2008, the 13 countries from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean monitored by ANIMA started to be hit by the global financial and economic crisis: they received a little less than EUR 40 billion in announced FDI over 2008 (-35%). The total number of detected projects (778) only dropped by 6%. Many of these projects however are either scaled down or cancelled. After few years of skyrocketing Gulf investments, European companies have become once again the largest investors in the region.
There remain, however, good reasons for hope. For a sizeable number of companies still, European or not, the Mediterranean appears as a solution, a possible recourse in terms of market, cost control or partnerships. In Ancient Greek, the word 虜溜旅, or crisis, means the time for decision. This is the great industrial challenge of the Euro-Mediterranean region: finding, in those troubled times, an original mode of economic cooperation which will benefit the two shores of the Mediterranean over the long run.
Authors : Samir Abdelkrim, Pierre Henry, B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent / ANIMA (www.anima.coop)
Revit Architecture Training Topics and Notes in Detail Days-51-60Subair Shamsudheen
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These slides were created on the fly. They are the captures of white board drawings as topics in Revit Architecture were explained. Screen shots are included where ever appropriate. Annotations are added for additional emphasis and clarity. These slides are meant to keep the student-mind engaged during explanations. Later they can glide through the topics to revise and practice.
Boosting Business in the Mediterranean: Entrepreneurs' Success StoriesSamir Abdelkrim
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Entrepreneurs are leading the way in bringing the northern and southern rims of the Mediterranean closer together, a collection of business success stories shows. The collection was compiled by the European Investment Bank, European Commission and ANIMA Investment Network (1) and will be presented to EU and Mediterranean finance ministers meeting in Brussels tomorrow. It shows that cooperation in the region is already an economic, social and human reality.
In a joint statement, EIB Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive, European Commission Industry Commissioner G端nter Verheugen and European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said: In these times of economic uncertainty, cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean is more important than ever. With a population of around 750 million, the Euro-Mediterranean market could help both sides face competition from other regions in the world, but trade and investment flows need encouraging. The European Neighbourhood Policy and Union for the Mediterranean aim to deepen and strengthen those ties by providing a political and financial framework for cooperation.
The initiative for the brochure was taken by Mr Fontaine de Vive at a meeting of Euro-Mediterranean industry ministers last November where it became apparent that successful private sector investments were little known outside the countries in which they had been made. The stories featured were chosen from among hundreds with the aim of reflecting the variety of economic sectors involved and the broadest possible representation of countries involved in the Union for the Mediterranean.
Authors: Marie Corman (European Commission), Joyce Liyan (European Investment Bank), Samir Abdelkrim (writing, titles) & B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent / ANIMA
The document discusses camouflage in nature and estimates the total number of species on Earth. It notes that camouflage evolved in species for self defense, attack, evolution, and survival. Scientists recently estimated there are approximately 8.7 million total species, though only a small percentage have been described. The estimates break down species into categories like animals, fungi, plants, and protozoa. The document concludes by quoting that while we share the planet with millions of species, we have limited knowledge of their impacts as habitats are converted rapidly.
This document provides an introduction to TCP/IP networking. It discusses the TCP/IP network architecture including the client-server model and layers. It also covers naming and addressing schemes, common protocols like TCP, UDP, IP, and Ethernet. Packet formats and programming interfaces are described. Finally, it discusses protocol analysis tools like Wireshark that can be used to observe network traffic.
Investment from the GCC and development in the Mediterranean.The outlook for ...Samir Abdelkrim
油
During the last decade, Gulf investors have become a major player in the Mediterranean,sometimes surpassing Europe. Since the inception of the ANIMA observatory (January 2003),they have invested some 70 bn Euro in almost 700 projects (a ratio close to 100m perproject, a rather big ticket), mostly in Mashreq and in Maghreb. They had announced evenmore (160 bn), but this was partly communication and, of course, the crisis has reducedsome ambitions.
Authors: B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent, with contributions of Pierre Henry and Samir Abdelkrim / ANIMA
Foreign direct investment in the Med countries in 2008: Facing the crisisSamir Abdelkrim
油
Foreign direct investment (FDI) directed towards Med countries has been on a downward trend since 2007. In 2008, the 13 countries from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean monitored by ANIMA started to be hit by the global financial and economic crisis: they received a little less than EUR 40 billion in announced FDI over 2008 (-35%). The total number of detected projects (778) only dropped by 6%. Many of these projects however are either scaled down or cancelled. After few years of skyrocketing Gulf investments, European companies have become once again the largest investors in the region.
There remain, however, good reasons for hope. For a sizeable number of companies still, European or not, the Mediterranean appears as a solution, a possible recourse in terms of market, cost control or partnerships. In Ancient Greek, the word 虜溜旅, or crisis, means the time for decision. This is the great industrial challenge of the Euro-Mediterranean region: finding, in those troubled times, an original mode of economic cooperation which will benefit the two shores of the Mediterranean over the long run.
Authors : Samir Abdelkrim, Pierre Henry, B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent / ANIMA (www.anima.coop)
Revit Architecture Training Topics and Notes in Detail Days-51-60Subair Shamsudheen
油
These slides were created on the fly. They are the captures of white board drawings as topics in Revit Architecture were explained. Screen shots are included where ever appropriate. Annotations are added for additional emphasis and clarity. These slides are meant to keep the student-mind engaged during explanations. Later they can glide through the topics to revise and practice.
Boosting Business in the Mediterranean: Entrepreneurs' Success StoriesSamir Abdelkrim
油
Entrepreneurs are leading the way in bringing the northern and southern rims of the Mediterranean closer together, a collection of business success stories shows. The collection was compiled by the European Investment Bank, European Commission and ANIMA Investment Network (1) and will be presented to EU and Mediterranean finance ministers meeting in Brussels tomorrow. It shows that cooperation in the region is already an economic, social and human reality.
In a joint statement, EIB Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive, European Commission Industry Commissioner G端nter Verheugen and European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said: In these times of economic uncertainty, cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean is more important than ever. With a population of around 750 million, the Euro-Mediterranean market could help both sides face competition from other regions in the world, but trade and investment flows need encouraging. The European Neighbourhood Policy and Union for the Mediterranean aim to deepen and strengthen those ties by providing a political and financial framework for cooperation.
The initiative for the brochure was taken by Mr Fontaine de Vive at a meeting of Euro-Mediterranean industry ministers last November where it became apparent that successful private sector investments were little known outside the countries in which they had been made. The stories featured were chosen from among hundreds with the aim of reflecting the variety of economic sectors involved and the broadest possible representation of countries involved in the Union for the Mediterranean.
Authors: Marie Corman (European Commission), Joyce Liyan (European Investment Bank), Samir Abdelkrim (writing, titles) & B辿n辿dict de Saint Laurent / ANIMA
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