And the committed agents can disrupt the appearance of clusters of free-riders, which might otherwise seed the emergence of a global epidemic.
Above a certain threshold proportion of committed agents, an epidemic can be confined to patches, rather than spreading through the whole population.
The key idea is that a limited and fallible, but rationally committed cognitive agent is supposed to be able to rule out blatantly impossible scenarios, such as worlds where 1 + 1 = 3 or where Hesperus is not self-identical, even when it is unable to rule out subtle impossibilities, for instance, Fermat's Last Theorem's being false.
It is 1944, and in Occupied Denmark, two fiercely committed Resistance agents are dedicated to the cause, and to carrying out breathtakingly dangerous assassinations.
The result has been larger and larger crowds, more agents, fancier clothes, splashier parties, a steady stream of breathless announcements of rapidly forgotten acquisitions, more agents, lots of public posing on cell phones ("They're asking for another rewrite, but I think we've got Bobby committed") and more agents.
Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) identifies, empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful, prosperous and just.
As part of a deal with prosecutors, the man, William A. Jakob, 36, pleaded guilty in September to charges that he falsely presented himself as a federal officer, lied to federal agents and committed wire fraud, among others.
Continue reading... My hope is that our efforts are successful in forging a new narrative of American Muslims as transformative, committed and, yes, complicated agents of change, hope and stability.
We have already passed the era when we asked public health to become more applied and involved in participatory research; now, already since Alma Ata in 1978 (2), we are asking its practitioners to become more socially conscious and more committed as real change-agents, leaving behind a lot of epidemiological preciousness.
Based on market conditions, (how many days properties are typically on the market, how many disclosure packages have been picked up or read online, number of committed offers, etc)., your agent should be able to estimate how much you will need to offer to get the property.
