Paremäärmuslik sõnavabadus eesti rahvusradikaalide veebisuhtluses

The article focuses on the processes of identification in hypermedia, trying to explicate the strategies of self-description that prevail on the websites of the activists of the Estonian extreme rights. The extreme right movements tend to use generally accepted discourses for the purpose of legitimising their own ethnocentric media practices. Extreme nationalist ideas form equivalences with concepts from the discourse of multiculturalism (‘justice’, ‘freedom’, ‘democracy’, ‘freedom of speech’), though at first sight they are incompatible. To explain this paradoxical situation, the authors employ the concepts of the hegemonic logic of signification and the empty signifier, as elaborated by Laclau, as well as the theoretical framework of cultural semiotics. The case-study is based on the extraordinarily forceful public feedback that followed the discussions about ACTA ratification in Estonia. ‘Information-freedom’ became an ambiguous core signifier: it played an important part in public discussions, but it also had a central role in the self-descriptions of Estonian radical nationalists. NO ACTA functioned in this case as an empty signifier, which united into a discursive whole these contradictory signifiers and self-models. The concept of a self-model is useful for explaining why some signifiers have a greater potential to become discursive dominants. It seems that in Estonian extreme-right meaning creation there are certain relations of equivalence between signifiers that are more likely to aggregate the discourse than the others, and these depend on the abstract level of the self-model

Phylogenetic relationships of the South American ground beetle subgenus Chilioperyphus Jeannel (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini: Bembidion Latreille)

The boundaries and relationships of the ground beetle group Chilioperyphus Jeannel (a subgenus of the cosmopolitan genus Bembidion Latreille) are examined using DNA and morphological data. DNA sequence data from seven genes (six nuclear and one mitochondrial) indicates that Chilioperyphus (as newly defined) is monophyletic, and is related to the subgenera Antiperyphanes Jeannel and Plocamoperyphus Jeannel, within the South American Antiperyphanes Complex. Chilioperyphus includes two described species, B. mendocinum Jensen-Haarup and B. orregoi Germain. Bembidion cassinense Roig-Juñent and Gianuca as well as Bembidion cuyanum Roig-Juñent and Scheibler, formerly placed in subgenus Chilioperyphus, are transferred to subgenus Antiperyphanes. Bembidion cuyanum is considered a junior synonym of B. hirtipes Jeannel. The male genitalia of Chilioperyphus is unique in having a very long flagellum that is folded twice, allowing it to fit much of its length within the walls of the median lobe. However, the brush sclerite and basal part of the flagellum are not contained within the median lobe, as they extend anterior to its baseSe analizaron los límites y las relaciones del grupo de coleópteros Chilioperyphus Jeannel (un subgénero del género cosmopolita Bembidion Latreille) usando los datos de la secuencia del ADN y las características morfológicas. Las secuencias del ADN indican que Chilioperyphus es monofilético y se relaciona con los subgéneros Antiperyphanes Jeannel y Plocamoperyphus Jeannel, dentro del complejo de Antiperyphanes que se halla en América del Sur. Chilioperyphus incluye dos especies descritas, B. mendocinum Jensen-Haarup y B. orregoi Germain. Por su parte, Bembidion cassinense Roig-Juñent y Gianuca y Bembidion cuyanum Roig-Juñent y Scheibler, anteriormente situados en el subgénero Chilioperyphus, se transfieren al subgénero Antiperyphanes. Bembidion cuyanum se considera un sinónimo de B. hirtipes Jeannel. El endofalo de Chilioperyphus es único al tener un flagelo muy largo que se dobla dos veces, lo que le permite alojarse enteramente dentro del edeago. Sin embargo, el esclerito en cepillo y la parte basal del flagelo no se sitúan en el lóbulo medio, sino que están por delante de su base.Fil: Madisson, David R.. Oregon State University. Department of Zoology; Estados UnidosFil: Toledano, Luca. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale; ItaliaFil: Sallenave, Soledad. Gobierno de Mendoza. Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable; ArgentinaFil: Roig, Sergio Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; Argentin

Trader Joe\u27s Case Study

My senior project is focused around analyzing Trader Joe’s business model and writing a case study focusing on the management strategies of the company. I wanted to know what made them so successful and recognizable as brand in the grocery store industry. My case study is based off of a Harvard Business School published case. Not only did I want to understand their success, but also what factors impact them and what issues they face in maintaining a successful business model. To do this, I analyzed many aspects of their company, where they stand against competitors and internal and external forces acting against them. After researching more about the company and these factors I found the central problem the company faces and made recommendation for the company to continue to be a well recognized grocery store name, while not losing their charm. Although Trader Joe’s stands firm on operating using their original business model, I believe they could find updating some of their technologies and improving their marketing strategy would be beneficial to the grocery chain

Minnesota School Forest Program: An Evaluation and Exploration of Implementations

The purpose of this study was to examine the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources School Forest Program through answering the following questions: what are the strengths and limitations of the School Forest Program; What are the impacts of individual teacher objectives on the utilization and implementation of the School Forest Program? These questions were investigated using data collected from a survey sent to School Forest Coordinators as well as a data request to the Department of Natural Resources. This study found that participants in the School Forest Program feel that their School Forests add many positive benefits to their classrooms and feel supported by the School Forest Program. The findings also showed that School Forests are highly adaptable learning environments that are serving schools in a large variety of ways. Survey respondents indicated that their School Forests serve multiple age groups, topics, and functions

Autocommunicative meaning-making in online communication of the Estonian extreme right

This article analyses the online communication of the Estonian extreme right that appears to be characterized by an echo-chamber effect as well as enclosed and hermetic meaning-making. The discussion mainly relies on the theoretical frameworks offered by semiotics of culture.One of the aims of the article is to widen the scope of understanding of autocommunicative processes that are usually related to learning, insight and innovation. The article shows the conditions in which autocommunicative processes result in closed interactions, based on reproducing stereotypes and redundant content. We detect antithetical meaning-making, an orientation towards normative (“correct”) texts and the prevalence of phatic communication as the main dominants that guide closed autocommunication. Such communication leads to polarization of dissimilar views and hinders dialogue. Our case study focuses on the discussion that arose in the context of the European Refugee Crisis that started in spring 2015

Unravelling semiotics in 2022: A year in review

Unravelling semiotics in 2022: A year in revie

Semiotics of threats: Discourse on the vulnerability of the Estonian identity card

This article analyses various e-threats that were expressed in media texts that focused on e-threat discourses concerning the Estonian identity card’s security risk in 2017. The discourse of cyberthreats contains strong and controversial meanings because the peculiarities of cyberspace remain intangible for average readers who do not possess expert knowledge regarding ICT. The wider aim of the paper is to suggest how the topic of e-threats could be given public coverage without fuelling irrational anxiety and unwarranted threat scenarios. Our theoretical basis combines the frameworks of the Copenhagen School of security studies and ideas of cultural semiotics. We explain the semiotic logic of phobophobia (i.e. the abstract concern with the devastating impacts of the collective feeling of fear) and the discourse of fear that is characterized by a significant reliance on analogies, drawing vague demarcation line between reference objects and the dominance of negative emotional tonality. Our study demonstrates that the main actors of threat and the consequences of the identity card’s security problems were associated with unknown hackers and the damaging of the reputation of Estonia as an e-state

Stereomeetria

Digiteeritud Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fondi rahastusel, projekti "Eesti teadus- ja õppekirjandus" (2014-2020.12.03.21-0848) raames.https://www.ester.ee/record=b1246821*es

Empty space

Käesolev loov-praktilise lõputöö kirjaliku osa eesmärk oli anda ülevaade minu muusikuks kujunemisest, 22. mail Pärimusmuusika aidas toimuva diplomikontserdi ettevalmistustest ja ülesehitusest. Minu kava pealkirjaks on “empty space”. Kirjatööl on kolm põhilist peatükki. Esimeses kirjeldan oma muusikalist haridusteed ja mind mõjutanud muusikuid ja muusikat. Teine peatükk keskendub minu diplomikontserdi kava ülesehitusele ja palade tutvustusele. Kolmandas peatükis kajastan ettevalmistusprotsessi, lugude kirjutamist ja kirjeldan diplomikontserdi bändi. Kontserti saab vaadata UTTV-st https://www.uttv.ee/naita?id=28557https://www.ester.ee/record=b5238109*es

Jälitustegevus ja salajane pealtkuulamine kui jälitustoiming

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