Fragmentation and Cohesion in American Society*

Fragmentation and Cohesion in American Society*: "Much of Henry Quarentelli's professional life has been devoted to the study of community, although not as the term is conventionally defined in sociology. Following Shakespeare's advice to ''by-indirection find directions out' he has looked to the rupture (or anticipated rupture) of community and established social patterns during situations of crisis. In the rich tradition of deviant or contrasting case analysis, he has given us insights into processes of ordinary behavior by looking at extraordinary situations. Through his extensive worldwide efforts he has also helped create new institutions and communities. In this chapter I continue this interest in community by considering some issues around fragmentation and cohesion in American society. In doing this I also touch on other issues that have occupied him such as mass communications, popular culture, and collective behavior."

Murky Conceptual Waters: The Public and the Private

Murky Conceptual Waters: The Public and the Private: "Abstract: In discussions on the ethics of surveillance and consequently surveillance policy, the public/private distinction is often implicitly invoked as a way to structure the discussion and the arguments. In these discussions, the distinction ‘public’ and ‘private’ is often treated as a uni-dimensional, rigidly dichotomous and absolute, fixed and universal concept, whose meaning could be determined by the objective content of the behavior. Nevertheless , if we take a closer look at the distinction in diverse empirical contexts we find them to be more subtle, diffused and ambiguous than suggested. The paper identifies a number of distinct meanings of the concepts. It argues that the public and private be treated as multi-dimensional, continuous and relative, fluid and situational or contextual concepts, whose meaning lies in how they are interpreted and framed. Those using the terms public and private would benefit from more clearly specifying which dimensions they have in mind and how they relate."

CARVER Analysis

CARVER Analysis

Military threat assessment methodologies provide quantitative risk analysis. This service can be delivered as a confidential assessment for senior management or as a training course at your site.

The acronym CARVER stands for:

Criticality
Is the facility, target, or its human resources critical to the operation of the entire corporation?

Accessibility
Can attackers gain access to a facility, attack, and withdraw safely? Is safe withdrawal important to the attackers?

Recognition
Can the facility be recognised easily, and from what distance? Are maps or directions available from open sources?

Vulnerability
Can attackers damage the target sufficiently to attain their mission objectives?

Effects (Economics)
What are the effects on the public, the operation, the organisation, and ongoing negotiations?

Recovery
How quickly can the facility be repaired, human resources replaced, or critical information be recovered after catastrophic loss?

911 Octopus - No need to believe, Think for yourself and feel the walls become sand beneith your feet

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Should we pay attention? Perhaps not. Should we care? Perhaps not. Should we know what lies behind the stare? No. Should we know anything? Should we feel anything at all?

RevSpace.com is online!

RevSpace.com is online and looking very shabby... But there it is! Pardon the God Damn DD ads at the top, they're anoying, can't even change their color to match my sight, I guess GDD thinks they're bots should handle that for me, they know best. I say fuck em... But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong...

Thereby hang's a tale: Neocon Phoenix

Thereby hang's a tale: Neocon Phoenix

The Fourth World

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