The dissertation Význam myšlenek Miroslava Tyrše pro výchovu a vzdělání (Miroslav Tyrš and the meaning of his ideas for upbringing and education) describes his life and the influence he had on the culture development, pedagogy and art in the Czech environment. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the sources of thoughts that inspired Miroslav Tyrš to his activities within the Czech national social life and his efforts to create the feeling of unity and reciprocity on the basis of physical abilities. The thesis is not only supposed to see Miroslav Tyrš as a patriotic trainer but especially as a scientist - philosopher, aesthete and art critic. His educational ideas were formed under the strong influence of positivistic and irrationalistic approach of the 19th century philosophy which was affected by the natural science breakthrough discoveries of that era

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The merger between Arthur Andersen (AA) and Ernst & Young (EY) in Australia was announced on the 16th May 2002. The merger was the culmination of seven months of speculation and drama surrounding the future of AA, following its involvement in the collapse of Enron in the United States of America (US). With the number of Big N firms having been reduced to four, concerns were raised over the impact of the merger on the competitiveness of the Australian audit services market (Boreham, 2002; Robertson, 2002; Hamilton et al., 2008). The objective of the thesis is to evaluate the impact of the merger of AA and EY on the market for audit services in Australia. In this regard, consideration is given to two specific questions. First, whether the Australian audit services market became less competitive subsequent to the merger of AA and EY. Second, whether any benefits, either in relation to audit pricing or efficiency, accrued to the firms involved as a consequence of the merger. In order to address these objectives, the impact of the merger on Australian listed firms is examined. This was done for both the market as a whole, as well as for the clients of EY. The sample was drawn from the 1271 available firms on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 2002. The results show that the audit services market in Australia is still competitive subsequent to the merger of AA and EY. This is so, even though the changes in concentration would suggest that anti-competitive effects could be occurring. One possible explanation for these findings is that the measures of market concentration as identified in the industrial organization literature are difficult to apply to audit firms. Additionally, the lack of benefit to EY from the merger, either through increased pricing or efficiency, may simply be due to 2002 being too early for benefits to be realised, possibly due to the stickiness of audit service fees (Ferguson et al., 2005) or merger implementation issues (Lawrence and Glover, 1998).

The merger between Arthur Andersen (AA) and Ernst & Young (EY) in Australia was announced on the 16th May 2002. The merger was the culmination of seven months of speculation and drama surrounding the future of AA, following its involvement in the collapse of Enron in the United States of America (US). With the number of Big N firms having been reduced to four, concerns were raised over the impact of the merger on the competitiveness of the Australian audit services market (Boreham, 2002; Robertson, 2002; Hamilton et al., 2008). The objective of the thesis is to evaluate the impact of the merger of AA and EY on the market for audit services in Australia. In this regard, consideration is given to two specific questions. First, whether the Australian audit services market became less competitive subsequent to the merger of AA and EY. Second, whether any benefits, either in relation to audit pricing or efficiency, accrued to the firms involved as a consequence of the merger. In order to address these objectives, the impact of the merger on Australian listed firms is examined. This was done for both the market as a whole, as well as for the clients of EY. The sample was drawn from the 1271 available firms on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 2002. The results show that the audit services market in Australia is still competitive subsequent to the merger of AA and EY. This is so, even though the changes in concentration would suggest that anti-competitive effects could be occurring. One possible explanation for these findings is that the measures of market concentration as identified in the industrial organization literature are difficult to apply to audit firms. Additionally, the lack of benefit to EY from the merger, either through increased pricing or efficiency, may simply be due to 2002 being too early for benefits to be realised, possibly due to the stickiness of audit service fees (Ferguson et al., 2005) or merger implementation issues (Lawrence and Glover, 1998).

<p>Rapporten avhandlar ett ämne inom maskinteknik, ett konstruktionsuppdrag från Saab Microwave Systems. Projektet går ut på att göra en viktoptimering av ett apparatskåp som sitter monterad i artillerilokaliseringsradarn ARTHUR.</p><p>Projektets syfte är att uppnå en viktoptimering på 20-30%, dels genom andra material, som kolfiber och magnesium, men också genom annan design och utformning på detaljerna i skåpet.</p><p>Hänsyn måste dock beaktas till kravspecifikationen som huvudsakliga beställaren fastställt, då främst att skåpet utgör ett EMI-skydd.</p><p>Vi har tagit fram förslag på fackverksliknande förstärkningsribbor på</p><p>de olika frästa detaljerna istället för de vertikala och horisontella ribborna. Detta tillsammans med en minskning av plåttjocklek har resulterat i lägre vikt. Om materialet också byts ut mot till exempel magnesiumlegeringen ZK60A som har sträckgräns och brottgräns motsvarande den redan använda aluminiumlegeringen så blir viktbesparingen ännu större på grund av magnesiums lägre densitet.</p><p>Vi har dessutom tagit fram ett förslag på en ram i aluminiumprofiler som sedan kläs med aluminiumplåtar. Denna lösning resulterar inte i någon större viktminskning, men besparingen i tillverkningskostnad bör bli stor.</p>

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Germanic Languange, March 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

<p>Lieutenant James Cook claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770. However, it was not until 1786 that a settlement was authorised there. The settlement was not for free men, but the for the unwanted convicts, their masters and protectors; the First Fleet convicts landed at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788 and Governor Phillip lay claim officially to the country. </p><p>The decision to establish a settlement in New South Wales took sixteen years. It was not the clear-cut and positive beginning to a country that it could have been. </p><p>The emphasis of this report is to look at the factors that contributed to the decision and the line that the decision makers took. This has involved investigation of parliamentary debates, ministers’ letters and other sources relevant to the decision. The factors most pressing at the time for the government were the over abundance of criminals and the budget deficit. With a relatively simple move, Lord Sydney was able to relieve the first problem at the same time as his Prime Minister, William Pitt, took on the budget. It is clear that the settlement was established for the dubious benefit of relieving England of the convicts.</p>

Lieutenant James Cook claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770. However, it was not until 1786 that a settlement was authorised there. The settlement was not for free men, but the for the unwanted convicts, their masters and protectors; the First Fleet convicts landed at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788 and Governor Phillip lay claim officially to the country. The decision to establish a settlement in New South Wales took sixteen years. It was not the clear-cut and positive beginning to a country that it could have been. The emphasis of this report is to look at the factors that contributed to the decision and the line that the decision makers took. This has involved investigation of parliamentary debates, ministers’ letters and other sources relevant to the decision. The factors most pressing at the time for the government were the over abundance of criminals and the budget deficit. With a relatively simple move, Lord Sydney was able to relieve the first problem at the same time as his Prime Minister, William Pitt, took on the budget. It is clear that the settlement was established for the dubious benefit of relieving England of the convicts.

Notre travail de recherche en sciences des religions veut démontrer que la figure du roi Arthur, telle qu'elle se manifeste en Grande-Bretagne entre les VIe et XIIe siècles, répond aux exigences théoriques du mythe. Afin de bien cerner les principaux enjeux impliqués par une telle démarche, l'analyse a été partagée en trois grandes parties, ou chapitres. Cette division permet d'aborder en premier lieu la question des sources écrites accessibles aux chercheurs arthuriens pour la période et l'espace géographique concernés, soit : De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae de Gildas (v. 540) ; Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum de Bède (v. 731); Historia Brittonum du pseudo-Nennius (v. 830) ; Historia Regum Britanniae de Geoffroy de Monmouth (v. 1135-1138). La démarche s'attache ensuite à une étude de la royauté occidentale (France et Grande-Bretagne) guidée par les catégories proposées par H. Martin dans Mentalités médiévales (1996), de même qu'à une réflexion portant sur le « déplacement du sacré » qui s'opère, au détriment de la royauté traditionnelle et au profit de l'Église de Rome. Le travail amorcé se concrétise en troisième chapitre grâce à une définition du mythe inspirée notamment par les travaux de M. Eliade, G. Durand (Pérennité, dérivations et usure du mythe, 1996) et P. Berger et T. Luckmann (La construction sociale de la réalité, 1996), qui est suivie de la démonstration de la nature mythique de la figure royale arthurienne. Notre réflexion pluridisciplinaire, située à la frontière de différentes juridictions théoriques, permet de redistribuer et d'agencer autrement les morceaux de la fascinante énigme qu'est le mythe arthurien pour en proposer une interprétation qui, si elle ne répond pas à toutes les questions, aura au moins le mérite de faire dialoguer les solitudes disciplinaires. L'approche suggérée par ce travail est unique dans la mesure où le sujet central, soit la figure du roi Arthur, est étudié dans ses dimensions synchronique et diachronique dans les domaines de l'écrit, du politique et du religieux. Or, les ouvrages qui sont consacrés au roi Arthur voient en ce personnage un fait historique, folklorique ou légendaire, passant sous silence une grande partie de sa valeur mythologique. Il nous semble pourtant que les connaissances disponibles au sujet de ce personnage nous permettent de le voir autrement que comme un remarquable outil de propagande, ou qu'un personnage légendaire grandiose. Arthur est plus que ce morceau de puzzle judicieusement utilisé par les grands du XIIe siècle ; il est une construction mythologique complexe, élaborée pendant plus de sept siècles. Nous acceptons d'emblée les démonstrations et les conclusions des auteurs qui nous ont précédés dans les dernières années en ce qui concerne l'utilisation de la figure arthurienne dans la propagande idéologique de la dynastie des Plantagenêts (rois d'Angleterre, 1128-1485), et plus particulièrement celles d'A. Chauou dans L'idéologie Plantagenêt (2001). Nous croyons cependant qu'une étude de la construction du mythe est essentielle au débat, et cette analyse doit forcément se situer en amont de l'explosion de la matière de Bretagne sur la scène littéraire française au XIIe siècle. À l'issue de ce travail, il est démontré que la figure du roi Arthur, telle qu'elle se manifeste dans les textes de Gildas, de Bède, du pseudo-Nennius et de Geoffroy de Monnouth, répond bien aux exigences paradigmatiques du mythe. Plus précisément, notre recherche montre comment, confrontés à des pouvoirs centralisateurs venus de l'extérieur (les Anglo-Saxons, les Danois), les Bretons trouvent dans la figure royale arthurienne un continuum qui rassure, guide, explique et réconforte. Leur faiblesse militaire et stratégique est en quelque sorte rachetée par ce roi « historique », dont les qualités indéniables jettent de l'ombre sur les rois des peuples ennemis. C'est donc en se nourrissant du langage et des fonctions symboliques de la royauté occidentale que la figure arthurienne maintient son efficacité paradigmatique, demeurant « présente » et signifiante malgré les siècles qui passent. ______________________________________________________________________________