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Evidence Of A Planet In Formation?
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Coronagraphic image of the polarized light around the star AB Aurigae, showing the distribution of dust in the inner part of a complex disk of material around this star. The shaded middle region is covered to block out light from the star. The inset at upper right is a blow-up of the depleted region of dust to the NNW of the star. This depleted region and the denser clumps near the ends of the white guide lines seem to indicate the formation of a small body within the depleted region. The scale of the image is indicated by the arrow, which corresponds to about 300 times the distance between the Earth and Sun. The orbit of a planet like Neptune, if it were orbiting this star, would be at the edge of the black circle on this scale.
Astrophysicists have a new window into the formation of planets. Rebecca Oppenheimer, Assistant Curator in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues have imaged a structure within the disk of material coalescing from the gas and dust cloud surrounding a well-studied star, AB Aurigae. Within that structure, it appears that an object is forming, either a small body currently accreting dust or a brown dwarf (a body intermediate between stars and planets) between 5 and 37 times the mass of Jupiter. The observations, accepted for publication this June in the Astrophysical Journal, represent a significant step toward direct imaging and study of exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun), and may bear on theories of planet and brown dwarf formation.
Young stars generally have material widely spread around them that organizes itself into a disk over time. Astronomers believe that this is where planets form. The new image, which is sensitive to the dust around the star but not starlight, shows a horseshoe-shaped structure orbiting AB Aurigae with two denser, brighter clumps of material in a ring around the star next to a darker area. This darker area, a structure relatively depleted of widespread material previously predicted in models of planet formation but never seen before, is thought to be the point at which material is coalescing into a planet or brown dwarf. Further imaging of this area shows a barely visible spot dead center, a spot too bright to be light reflected off a formed planet but consistent with an object in the process of development that is accreting new material. The two brighter clumps, equidistant from the hole and presumably trailing and leading it in its orbit around the star, seem similar to the Trojan objects that orbit the Sun along with Jupiter. Such a structure has been predicted to form in disks where a planet is present, because of the gravitational interaction between the planet and the star it orbits.
"The deficit of material could be due to a planet forming and sucking material onto it, coalescing into a small point in the image and clearing material in the immediate surroundings. This would look like a hole in the disk," says Oppenheimer. "We are seeing something happening in the disk that seems to be indicative of the formation of a small body, either a planet or a brown dwarf."
Finding planets outside of our solar system is a new phenomenon. It is only in the last 15 years that nearly 300 extrasolar planets have been identified around distant stars. Most of these objects are more massive than Jupiter, orbit very close to their stars, and are identified by indirect methods such as the wobble created by the gravitational pull. None of the known exoplanets have yet been imaged or seen directly, because the light of a star overwhelms the faint glow of a nearby planet.
Oppenheimer and her colleagues circumvented this glare by attaching a coronagraph to a unique U.S. Air Force telescope on Maui, Hawaii. The telescope compensates for turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere, permitting extremely high image quality from the ground. The Lyot Project coronagraph, built on a floating table in a clean-room optics lab at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Museum and named for the French astronomer who invented solar coronagraphy (www.lyot.org), blocks light from the center of the image of a nearby star to reveal faint objects around it. Stellar coronagraphs have been routinely used for several decades, but the Lyot Project's is more precise and exceeds the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Oppenheimer's team used additional polarization filters to detect even fainter objects much closer to the star than previously possible. Polarization selects light scattered off the disk, distinguishing it from the light of the star, which is not generally polarized. The technology enabled the team to see the disk of material around AB Aurigae with unprecedented sensitivity. Objects up to 100,000 times fainter than and just half an arcsecond from the star (an angle about 100 times finer than the human eye can discern) could be imaged. This is thousands of times better than other instruments.
AB Aurigae is well-studied because it is young, between one and three million years old, and can therefore provide information on how stars and objects that orbit them form. One unresolved question about planet formation is how the initial thick, gas-rich debris disk evolves into a thin, dusty region with planets. The observation of stars slightly older than AB Aurigae shows that at some point the gas is removed, but no one knows how this happens. AB Aurigae could be in an intermediate stage, where the gas is being cleared out from the center, leaving mainly dust behind. "More detailed observations of this star can help solve questions about how some planets form, and can possibly test competing theories," says Oppenheimer. "And if this object is a brown dwarf, our understanding of them must be revamped." Brown dwarfs have been found orbiting stars since a team (which included Oppenheimer) first discovered one in 1995, but they are not believed to form in circumstellar material.
The team contributing to this research included Douglas Brenner, Anand Sivaramakrishnan, and Remi Soummer of the Department of Astrophysics, AMNH; Sasha Hinkley and Neil Zimmerman of the Department of Astronomy, Columbia University; Jeffrey Kuhn and David Harrington of the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii; James Graham and Marshall Perrin of the Department of Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley; James Lloyd of the Department of Astronomy, Cornell University; and Lewis Roberts of the Boeing Company, now at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The research was funded in part by the National Science Foundation, NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder Program, and individual donors. The U.S. Air Force provided access to the AEOS telescope and significant financial support for the project.
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Raiders coach Dennis Allen addressed the media for about 10 minutes Monday in his weekly news conference in Alameda. He fielded 18 questions during that time, with the lion's share of the time spent explaining why the Raiders are 3-7, how he can turn things around and his thoughts on owner Mark Davis' recent criticism of the team's play.
No real news surfaced today as a result, other than Allen saying he is hopeful of getting back some of his injured players such as running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson, defensive tackle Richard Seymour and strong safety Tyvon Branch.
Therefore, it's best that you just read what Allen said and draw your own conclusions. So, here's the entire trancript:
Q: Thoughts on Mark Davis' comments that this team has regressed?
A: "Hey, I'm right there with him. I'm frustrated. I'm disappointed. You know, you wake up this morning and your gut hurts. But, at the same time, when a man gets knocked down and man gets up and fights. And that's exactly what we intend to do. I understand his frustration; I can appreciate that. And let me tell you, there's nobody that's going to work any harder to get it corrected than I will."
Q: Only one game but how much would it help to go on road and play best game and get a win at Cincinnati?
A: "Well, it would be huge .We need to get a win and that' what happens in the National Football League. When you lose, it hurts. Rips your gut out. But a win turns everything around. A win makes everybody feel a lot better. And that's what we need to do. We need to come together as a football team and we need to all make a decision that we're going to do whatever it takes to win football games. And that's what we've got to do."
Q: Is the talent level on this team 3-7, and if not, why isn't it?
A: "No, I think we've got a better team than that. And I think it all comes down to, and I've said it before, and I believe this with all my heart, it comes down to our ability to execute, and our ability to be disciplined and do our job the right way on every single play, and that's what I think it comes down to and it comes down to a mindset. Our guys deciding that That's enough. We're not dealing with that anymore."
Q: How much of that mindset and execution comes from coaching?
A: "Hey, listen, I think we all have a part in that. If I didn't feel like coaching was important, I wouldn't be doing it. I think that's part of my responsibility, and I take that part very seriously, because I think the mindset is as important as anything else you do."
Q: Are guys executing things properly in practice and it's not carrying over to the game, or are there problems during the week?
A: "I think some of them show up during the week and you do everything you can to get those corrected. It's disappointing when they show up in the game. Things happen a lot faster in the game. You have to be able to execute a lot faster in game-like situations."
Q: Is there anybody you can call to draw upon and say, "Hey, look, I've tried most everything I can think of at this time?" Is there someone you can lean upon? And going back, have you ever had a season where it's 3-7 like this?
A: "We were 5-11 with the Atlanta Falcons back in 2003. Dan Reeves was the head coach. So I've been through this before. It's not my first rodeo going through this. Obviously it is as a head football coach, but there are people such as Dan Reeves that I can call for advice on how to handle different situations."
Q: Have you called anybody?
A: "Yes."
Q: Reeves?
A: "Yes. I talked to him earlier in the year."
Q: How did Reeves turn it around at 5-11 and can you do the same?
Allen: "Yeah, we can. And we will. Listen, there's not a magic formula. It really comes down to our mindset and our ability to focus in and do our jobs, not just during the game. It's everything. It's how we go about with our meeting process, how we go about with our practice process. Those are the little things that you have to do on a daily basis which get you the results that you're looking for on game day."
Q: Lot of talk training camp, things being done differently, guys signing in for meetings and detail and discipline things that were brought in help turn things around. Any slippage in that area at all?
Allen: "No, I don't believe so. I don't believe so. And that's one thing that we've got to constantly look to monitor to make sure we're doing the right things all the time. When you get in these situations, you've got two choices. You can splinter and fragment, or you can come together and fight like a 15-round heavyweight fight, and that's exactly what we plan to do."
Q: Your emotions personally right now?
Allen: "Like I said earlier, upset, frustrated, disappointed. Feel like we can do better. When you pour your heart out into something, you put all your heart and soul into something and you don't get the results you're looking for, it ain't easy. It ain't easy. It's gut-wrenching, and I can assure you nobody feels any worse about the way things have gone than I do. But at the same time, nobody is looking for pity. This is professional football. We've got to roll up our sleeves, we've got to go to work and we've got to get it changed."
Q: How do you keep your players focused and from mailing it in? How much of that is on you, on the players?
A: "Well, hey, listen, individually it's on everybody individually. The term is corfing, which is to deflect yourself away from things when things begin to go badly. That's the thing that you have to fight as much as anything else. We got to internalize it and determine, what can we do as individuals to make it better? And we all got to pull the rope in the same direction."
Q: How do you balance making changes and staying the course?
A: "Well, I don't think you change your overall philosophy, your overall values. But, yeah, there's things within that that you can change. Personnel maybe, could be a situation where you might make some changes. Just the way you call the game, there might be some changes. But, your core values and what you believe in, of being tough, being smart, being disciplined; those things aren't going to change."
Q: Are you contemplating any personnel changes?
A: "Well, we're going to look at everything. I don't think you go through and say, 'We're 3-7 and everything is OK.' We got to see what we can do to get better."
Q: Are you going to look at the younger players more from here on out?
A: "That's obviously a potential and we've done that some. Tony Bergstrom got a lot of playing time, or some playing time, the other day, mostly as a tight end. But he's a guy we're looking at. Christo Bilukidi got some playing time inside. Miles Burris has played a lot for us this year. Rod Streater and Juron Criner both have played for us this year. We're going to look at young guys."
Q: How are things looking on the injury fron moving forward?
A: "Hopefully we'll get some of those guys back. Listen, everybody deals with injuries. It's something that you can't run from. It happens. You can't use that as an excuse. If we can get our guys back and healthy that will be good for us."
Q: You inherited a bad situation, do you have enough good players to win right now?
A: "I firmly believe that. When you look at it the other way around, that's an excuse, that's a crutch to say you can't get it done. I don't believe in that. I believe that we have professional football players and I believe we can win games in the National Football League. That's what we get paid to do, that's our job. I'm not going to use anything as a crutch to say that's the reason why."
Q: Is McFadden coming back this week?
A: "I'm hopeful. All those guys that didn't practice last week, they're all rehabbing extremely hard. We'll see where they're at."

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Hall of Fame
All Your Base makes fun of poor English in many video games. A classic video dating back at least 5 years.
Open them!!! Open them!!! Open them!!! You get Vaseline, and you get Vaseline, and you get Vaseline! VaaaSOOOOOLIIIInnnnnneeeee.
Aicha by Gellieman
Bringing it back old school. Aicha by Gellieman. One of the first viral videos I can remember.
Aries Spears
Amazing rendition of Jay Z, LL Cool J, and Snoop Dogg all by the same person.
Asian Backstreet Boys
Two Asian kids lip sync to the Backstreet boys.
Charlie Bit Me
Charlie the evil baby is wreaking havoc on brothers everywhere.
Charlie The Unicorn
Charlie the Unicorn goes to Candy Mountain.
Chocolate Rain
"Chocolate Rain" an original song by Tay Zonday.
Christmas Lights
The original Christmas Lights video. Christmas Lights synced up to music in a rather impressive way.
Dick In A Box
Uncensored Dick in a Box video by Justin Timberlake. Shown during holidays of 2006 on SNL.
Dramatic Prairie Dog
It's hard to describe this one.
Evolution of Dance
Inspirational Comedian Judson Laipply in The Evolution of Dance.
French Beatbox
Jospeh the French Beatboxer on the show Nouvelle Star.
George Washington Song
6 foot 8 weighs a fucking ton. He'll save children, but not the British Children.
Grape Stomp
News woman falls while trying to stomp grapes. Audible hilarity ensues.
Some girls lip sync the song "Hey" by the Pixies. One of the top watched videos on YouTube.
Howard Dean's Scream
Howard Dean's notorious scream at a rally. Some say it was the catalyst to his demise.
I Like Turtles
The news reporter's reaction is arguably the best part.
Internet People
A great tribute to some of the best viral videos out there.
Kick My Ass
If he gonna come in here, he gonna kick MY ass.
Leave Britney Alone
Britney Fan. Gimme more, gimme gimme more.
Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama
Everyone who seen the leprechaun say YEAAAA!
Leroy Jenkins
Some guys are meticulously planning a raid in World of Warcraft, when one guy runs in prematurely shouting "Leeeeeeeroy Jennnnkins." It causes everyone in the raid to die, and some nerds get really pissed.
Little Superstar
An excerpt from an Indian film, in which a small man does a series of ridiculous dances. Little Superstar instantly became a viral video hit. The song in the clip is Holiday Rap, by MC Miker G & DJ Sven.
Miss Teen South Carolina
Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton gives a series of bizarre responses to a question during one the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007.
Mortal Kombat Theme
A homeade music video to the Mortal Kombat theme song. Received over 10 million views on YouTube.
My New Haircut
News Clip: Woman Wakes Up To Intruder In Her Bed
He's climbin' in yo windows. But we got YO t-shirt!
Oozinator Commercial
A commercial for the now discontinued Super Soaker Oozinator gun.
Peanut Butter Jelly Time
More of a viral song than a video, but Peanut Butter Jelly has been stable of viral media for the last 5 years.
Pokemon Card Kid
A kid completely freaks out when he opens a pack of Pokemon cards and finds a Blastoise card.
Spiders On Drugs
This is what happens when Spiders are given drugs and alcohol.
Star Wars Kid
One of the earliest Viral Videos. A Canadian boy records himself using a pole as some sort of Star Wars light saber. As soon as the video hit the kid became an instant celebrity, to his own dismay.
The Landlord
The story of a landlord who runs manages tenants an iron fist. I WANT MY MONEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
The Whistles Go Woo
Bubb Rubb and Lil' Sis. Woo woo!
Thriller - Philippines Inmates
A prison that was once riddled with violence got a new warden who decided to have the prisoners work on dances to famous songs. This is actually them performing, and according to news reports, violence at the prison has dropped significantly.
Tunak Tunak
Artist: Daler Mehndi Song: Tunak Tunak Tun
A song from 2001 by a Japanese band called Happa-tai, or "Leaf Squad"


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Fed-friendly organization cuts off emergency loans in order to remain solvent.
The organization that has helped cash-strapped furloughed feds has run out of money.
The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, which provides emergency no-interest loans, natural disaster grants and scholarships to needy federal workers, has stopped handing out new furlough loans to employees due to a "cash flow problem." The nonprofit group has made more than 550 furlough-related loans since May 1, totaling more than $320,000. FEEA has provided more than $500,000 in total emergency loans to more than 800 feds since May.
"FEEA's Board and staff are distraught by the necessity of suspending new furlough loans to federal employees," FEEA Board President Robert Tobias said in a statement. "It is always our goal to be able to assist every fed, every time; however, financial circumstances compel us to take a different path at this time."
Tobias stated he is optimistic new funding and sponsorships will "allow us to continue serving needy federal employees as sequestration continues and additional budget constraints threaten federal families."
Employees who have recently submitted applications for furlough loans will receive an email from FEEA explaining the organization's financial situation. FEEA will retain the applications in case its finances improve. The organization will continue to provide emergency loans to federal employees who meet FEEA's general -- non furlough-induced -- guidelines for financial need.
FEEA, which has been around since 1986, has provided financial assistance to federal employees after several major natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Donations can be made to the organization via credit card on FEEA's website. Donations via check made out to "FEEA" may be sent to: FEEA Headquarters, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80227.
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Advantages of strategic ambiguityMorsing, Mette; Langer, Roy (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this paper we analyze the construction of corporate social responsibility in the business press as an act of strategic ambiguity. While corporate social responsibility (CSR) generally evokes positive associations in public opinion, this paper demonstrates that these associations are based on a broadly encompassing and ambiguous definition of CSR. Our empirical data shows how the business press in its discourse on CSR provides no clarity on the definition of CSR in terms of a coherent motive, a dominant stakeholder or a consistent issue, but rather maintains ambiguity and imprecision about the meaning and content of CSR. While ambiguity and imprecision may be seen as an act of uncertainty in a passing stage when a new phenomenon emerges and develops, our longitudinal data demonstrates how ambiguity is preserved during a ten year period in four different daily newspapers. Ambiguity is systematically maintained in the business press. We refer to this process as strategic ambiguity. The paper discusses the potential value and limitations of framing CSR in a state of strategic ambiguity in the context of the concurrent rethinking of the role of business in modern welfare societies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7125
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An Analysis of Donor-financed Management ToolsLund-Thomsen, Peter; Jamali, Dima; Vives, Antonio (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90% of the world's enterprises and 50-60% of employment. Their contribution to national and regional economic development and GDP growth is well-recognized (Morsing & Perrini 2009, Srinivasan & Bolar, Under Review). In fact, SMEs are thought to have enhanced local productive capacities, fostered innovation and entrepreneurship, and attracted foreign direct investment in both developed and developing countries (Raynard and Forstater 2002). However, whereas SMEs account for more than 60% of employment in developing countries, and although they are sometimes portrayed as key vehicles in the struggle against poverty in Southern contexts, (Luetkenhorst 2004), there is still a critical lack of knowledge about to the extent to which these firms may contribute to achievement of broader objectives of sustainable and equitable development (Fox, 2005). In fact, when it comes to their role in promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) in developing countries, the verdict is still out there in terms of the extent to which SMEs engage in CSR, and whether their CSR involvement makes any difference to the profitability of firms, workers, and the environment in the South (Jamali et al., 2009; Sachdeva & Panfil, 2008). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8805
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Ney, Caroline Julie (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: As sustainable development practices expand among companies, innovation appears more and more as a required path to progress towards the integration of ecological concerns at the very heart of business activities. Ecodesign not only requires this integration but can also be a concrete tool for its implementation (Le Pochat, 2005). Our results show that while implementing ecodesign practices, companies mobilize existing competences, that they combine with new ones. These new competences originate from exploration-orientated external cooperations. This original combination of competences paves the way for an internal research, made mostly of exploitation but still including some exploration projects. Long-term continuous innovation (Verona, Ravasi, 2003) requires an appropriate balance between exploration and exploitation. The litterature refers to this balance as « ambidexterity ». The present paper provides evidence for a competence development process associated to the implementation of ecodesign. By combining contextual and network ambidexterity, this process promotes a continuous stream of innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7118
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Thompson, Grahame (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Many formulations of contemporary globalization suggest that citizenship is being radically transformed by processes of transnationalism. And the business world is reacting to this sense of change by firms claiming to be 'global corporate citizens'. But what exactly does global corporate citizenship mean and what are its implications? In this paper a preliminary response is made to these questions by situating corporate citizenship within the wider framework of constitutional debates about private economic law and the juridicalization of the international sphere more generally. The paper poses the issue of whether there is a quasi-constitutionalization of the international corporate sphere underway and the possible governance consequences of this process. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7379
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Hockerts, Kai; Wüstenhagen, Rolf (København, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper proposes a model of how incumbents and new entrants engage in sustainable entrepreneurship. We suggest that in the early stages of an industry's sustainability transformation, new entrants ('Emerging Davids') are more likely than incumbents to pursue sustainability-related opportunities. Incumbents react to the activities of new entrants by engaging in corporate sustainable entrepreneurship activities. While these 'Greening Goliaths' are often less ambitious in their environmental and social goals, they may have a broader reach due to their established market presence. This paper analyses the interplay between 'Greening Goliaths' and 'Emerging Davids' and theorizes about how it is their compounded impact that promotes the sustainable transformation of industries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7122
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Towards An Analytical FrameworkPyke, Frank; Lund-Thomsen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this article, we explore the relationship between industrial clusters and social upgrading in developing countries. Our article focuses on the hitherto little-considered influence of the economic and regulatory environment on the social upgrading of a cluster and on its governance system. In doing so, we develop an analytical framework that seeks to explain how the enabling environment and different actors in cluster governance can either facilitate and/or hinder the process of social upgrading in cluster settings in developing countries. Finally, the conclusion outlines our main findings, the research and policy implications of our analysis. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9155
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A Comparative Study of Workers Conditions in Football Manufacturing in China, India and PakistanLund-Thomsen, Peter; Nadvi, Khalid; Chan, Anita; Khara, Navjote; Xue, Hong (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: A critical challenge facing developing country producers is to meet international labour standards and codes of conduct in order to engage in global production networks. Evidence of gains for workers from compliance with such standards and codes remains limited and patchy. This paper focuses on the global football industry, a sector dominated by leading global brands who manage dispersed global production networks. It assesses the work conditions for football stitchers engaged in different forms of work organisation, factories, stitching centres, and home-based settings, in Pakistan, India, and China. It draws on detailed qualitative primary field research with football stitching workers and producers in these three countries. The paper explains how, and why, work conditions of football stitchers differ across these locations through an analytical framework that interweaves both global and local production contexts that influence work condition. In doing so, it argues that current debates on the role of labour in global production networks have to go beyond a narrow focus on labour standards and CSR compliance and engage with economic, technological and social upgrading as factors that could generate sustained improvements in real wages and workers conditions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8938
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Value Chain Struggles, Work Organization, and Outcomes for Labor in the Football Manufacturing Industry of Jalandhar, IndiaLund-Thomsen, Peter; Khara, Navjote (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Recent academic writings have emphasized that an increasing proportion of world-wide manufacturing is taking place through extensive subcontracting networks that connect consumers in the United States and Europe with workers laboring in the informal economies of developing countries where they often lack social protection or legal recognition under national labor laws. In this article, we make a contribution to this literature by exploring how three different forms of work organization – factory-based, center-based, and home-based football stitching - came into being in the brand sensitive, export-oriented football manufacturing industry of Jalandhar in North India. We argue that the evolution of supply chain linkages and work forms within this industry can best be understood through the 'prism' of value chain struggles between the intra-chain actors such as international buyers and local suppliers and the extra-chain actors such as national governments and international NGOs. In particular, struggles over supplier upgrading and labor standards first led to the creation of football stitching as a cottage industry in the latter part of the 20th century and then its re-establishment as industrial factory-based work in the early parts of the new millennium. We conclude that shifting preferences of the upstream buyers and the global consumers, somewhat ironically, offer a Hobson's choice to the Jalandhar football manufacturers: either insource football stitching within factory-based settings, adopt new technologies, and comply with labor laws/standards, or perish in the highly competitive global market. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8937
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Hockerts, Kai (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper draws on interviews with 12 investor relations directors. These were used to elicit the mental models respondents used when explaining their firms' motivation to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Four dimensions of CSR-induced competitive advantages emerged: risk, efficiency, branding, and new markets. Respondents from firms with lower social performance drew on less differentiated and less balanced cognitive frameworks (focussing on risk and efficiency). Respondents from firms with higher social performance reported not only more links between CSR and competitiveness, their underlying cognitive models were also more balanced across the four dimensions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7117
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Strand, Robert (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The metaphors of strategic management are predominantly rooted in competition in support of the objective to achieve a "competitive advantage." Drawn from military, sport, and (oftentimes incomplete) interpretations of evolutionary biology, these metaphors imply that business is a zero-sum competitive game. Metaphors are not "just" words but, rather, they impact thoughts and actions. Hence the use of competitive metaphors encourages competitive behavior in business. We argue that this misdirects the purpose of business from being about value creation and, moreover, that value creation is most effectively achieved by approaching business as a fundamentally cooperative endeavor. Furthermore, these "survival of the fittest" sorts of metaphors inhibit considerations toward ethics, humanism, and sustainability. We call for a shift toward metaphors rooted in cooperation and as a means to do so we also call for a shift in focus from achieving "competitive advantage" toward achieving "cooperative advantage" as the objective of strategic management. We conclude by laying out some promising research avenues for further considerations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8880
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Rahbek Pedersen, Esben (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to develop a model of how managers perceive the responsibilities of business towards society. The article is based on the survey responses of more than 1,000 managers in eight large international firms. It is concluded that the managerial perceptions of societal responsibilities differ in some respects from the mainstream models found in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics literature. The article is an output of RESPONSE: an EUand corporate-funded research project on managerial perceptions of CSR. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7126
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Casanova, Lourdes; Crone Jensen, Elisabeth; Sloan, Pamela; Gradillas, Maria; Hockerts, Kai (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report summarizes selected findings of a three‐year research effort undertaken by INSEAD, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Bocconi University, and the Leon Kosminski Academy. It is part of a larger European Commission‐funded study, entitled "RESPONSE". This project has aimed at understanding how multinational firms see their responsibility towards society and how this is aligned (or not) with the expectations of their stakeholders. Preliminary findings were developed in a final report which was presented at a conference in autumn 2007 at INSEAD, Fontainebleau (please find link in the appendix). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7120
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Abstract: The growing practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has led to increasing research attention in the literature to the role of CSR strategy. CSR strategy is a concept for maximizing profits or benefits for both society and the company. Studies of CSR strategy during the 1990's and the early 2000's were mainly limited to examining the concept of CSR, and merely discussed the needs and importance of the strategic development of CSR. Recently, strategy researchers have proposed more specific CSR strategies by applying their knowledge of strategic management. This paper first summarizes these CSR strategy studies and then proposes an approach to CSR strategy from a new perspective. This paper also identifies issues that a company may face when implementing CSR and suggests approaches to CSR strategy to overcome these issues. To overcome the CSR issues, the paper discusses (1) a framework for recognizing the contribution that CSR activity makes to corporate performance, and (2) approaches to CSR strategy for resolving tradeoffs inherent to the CSR activity. This paper proposes that a company design its CSR activity so that it expands the company's stakeholders, resources and capabilities. Secondly, because the impact of CSR activity occurs both through external factors, such as legitimacy and reputation, and through internal factors, such as implementation and learning, efforts to stimulate the processes are discussed. Lastly, based on the above considerations, the outcome of CSR, corporate performance and the resolution of tradeoffs inherent to CSR are further examined. This paper concludes by pointing out that, from the perspective of CSR strategy, it is most important for a company to implement CSR activity regarding it as a social business, based on a careful review of its core business. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7124
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Roepstorff, Anne (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7121
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Abstract: Over the past decade product service systems (PSS) study has established itself as a research field. Most recently scholars have occupied themselves with the design and implementation of product service systems, which they posit help reduce environmental and economic inefficiencies. However, extant literature leaves open the question why such inefficiencies exist in the first place. This paper proposes opportunistic behaviour, bounded rationality, and asymmetric information as possible explanations for the existence of the inefficiencies discussed by PSS scholars. It continues by exploring five types of property rights and the role they can play in increasing eco-efficiency. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7123
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The Relation Between Policies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility and Philosophical Moral TheoriesAn Empirical InvestigationFrederiksen, Claus S. (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper examines the relation between policies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and philosophical moral theories. The objective is to determine which moral theories form the basis for CSR policies. Are they based on ethical egoism, libertarianism, utilitarianism or some kind of common-sense morality? To address this issue, I conducted an empirical investigation examining the relation between moral theories and CSR policies, in companies engaged in CSR. Based on the empirical data I collected, I start by suggesting some normative arguments used by the respondents. Secondly, I suggest that these moral arguments implicitly rely on some specific moral principles, which I characterise. Thirdly, on the basis of these moral principles, I suggest the moral theories upon which the CSR policies are built. Previous empirical studies examining the relation between philosophical moral theories and the ethical content of business activities have mainly concentrated on the ethical decision-making of managers. Some of the most prominent investigations in that regard propose that managers mainly act in accordance with utilitarian moral theory (Fritzsche and Becker, 1984; Premeaux and Mony, 1993; Premeaux, 2004). I conclude that CSR policies are not based on utilitarian thinking, but instead on some kind of common-sense morality. The ethical foundation of companies engaged in CSR thus does not mirror the ethical foundation of managers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7822
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Theory and Practice of Stakeholder Engagement in ScandinaviaStrand, Robert; Freeman, R. Edward (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this article we clarify the historical roots of stakeholder theory to establish that a much larger role was played by Scandinavian thinkers in its development than is currently acknowledged. We show that important contributions to the stakeholder concept were being made by Eric Rhenman and his Scandinavian contemporaries in parallel to the contributions from the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in the early 1960s and thereafter and thus are not a "historical trail" as they are currently labeled. Therefore we offer a significant modification to the historical narrative as presented in Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach (Freeman, 1984). These important Scandinavian contributions include the first publication and description of the expression "stakeholder" in management literature accessible to scholars throughout the world and the introduction of the first stakeholder map to the management literature. We use this occasion to consider potential relationships between these early Scandinavian contributions to the stakeholder concept with current practices of well-known Scandinavian companies. Through this we contend the evidence suggests relationships worthy of further considerations. We conclude by endorsing the expression "Scandinavian cooperative advantage" through which we intend to provoke increased attention from beyond Scandinavia. Cooperation between companies and their stakeholders is increasingly recognized as necessary for the social and environmental sustainability of world and the long-term profitability of companies where we contend inspiration for such cooperation may be prosperously drawn from Scandinavia. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8657
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Toward a Theory of Scandinavian Cooperative AdvantageStrand, Robert (Frederiksberg, 2017)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Whereas strategic management in the U.S. has traditionally focused on competition and a competitive advantage, Scandinavian strategic management has long centered on effective cooperation. In light of recent calls in the U.S. to shift toward cooperation to realize opportunities for shared value creation and address sustainability challenges, the Scandinavian context can effectively serve as an inspiration for this shift. We conduct our exploration with two interrelated objectives: to increase awareness of the Scandinavian cooperative approach and encourage practitioner and researcher inquiry, and to provide a stepping stone to a more thorough research agenda on cooperation in the Scandinavian context. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9464
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Abstract: An increasing number of firms are engaging in social and environmental initiatives beyond their core business activities. While much has been written on the question of why business should be spending resources on social and environmental causes, relatively few studies have systematically addressed the question of why companies actually do engage in such activities. A notable exception is literature on the 'business case' for corporate social responsibility, which argues that good social and environmental performance will positively affect a company's financial results. Empirical evidence, however, has failed to prove this. Moreover, even if there is an economic rationale, it is not clear why some companies engage in social activities while others do not. And, why do many more companies today 'see' the business case than in the past? Our paper attempts to conceptualise the motives of companies to engage or not to engage in such activities. Drawing on theories from Management Studies, Sociology, Political Science and International Relations, we suggest modifying the notion of the business case by opening the black box of the corporation's identity as a social actor. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7337
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Roseberry, Lynn (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a strategy for applying discourse analysis to the debate concerning the legal status of Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR"). In the 1990s activists concerned with corporate involvement in activities that harm workers and the environment encouraged corporations to adopt voluntary initiatives, which have come to be known as CSR policies or corporate codes of conduct. Roughly ten years later NGOs like Christian Aid, which at first was a strong proponent of voluntary corporate codes of conduct, have begun calling for a greater emphasis on law and accountability mechanisms. Trade unions especially have expressed deep scepticism of the idea of CSR initiatives and the attendant industry that has grown up around them. The trade union movement criticises CSR initiatives for being a strategy to avoid regulation and trade unions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7119
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Our children's nutrition is vital to their health and development, both in school and in sports. Teach your kids about healthy choices today to establish healthy habits for tomorrow. Set a good example by involving them in meal planning, introducing them to cooking and portion control and getting active!
If you're pregnant you have probably heard the phrase eating for two. It's true that a pregnant woman's calorie intake grows during pregnancy, but simply doubling your calorie intake is not the solution for you or your baby.
Regardless of whether banana selfies are an effective way to protest racism, banana snacks are undoubtedly an effective way to refuel the body.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - April 24, 2012
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced it will report results for the first quarter ended March 24, 2012, on May 3, 2012, after the market closes. The company will host a conference call/webcast and slide presentation to discuss these results at 4:45 p.m. ET.
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A replay of the call will be available until May 10, 2012, by calling 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888. The access code for the replay is 44050203. A replay of the webcast will be archived and available on www.dole.com.
Dole is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and is the leading producer of organic bananas and producer/shipper of organic pineapples. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research. For more information, please visit www.dole.com.
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Dell Earnings: Don't Expect a Deal Update, But a PC Plunge
Typically after a company agrees to sell itself, its quarterly earnings don't matter quite as much. But when the deal is facing criticism like the buyout of Dell Inc., the earnings carry a renewed weight.
Dell reports earnings after the bell Tuesday. While the company and its founder and CEO Michael Dell likely cannot say much about his planned leveraged-buyout of the PC maker, or its price, there's going to plenty for shareholders to digest.
Given the deal has some loud voices saying it was done on the cheap, any sign of unexpected strength in the earnings would likely fan the flames of the dissident shareholders.
Wall Street expects Dell to report earnings of 39 cents a share on revenue of $14.1 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. That amounts to a 24% slide in earnings and a 12% drop in sales.
Dell's results may not strengthen the arguments of dissident shareholders. Analysts say earnings may actually be worse than expected, which could lend support to the buyout's price tag.
"Unsurprisingly, we continue to pick up from our supplier checks that the company's core PC business remains under pressure mainly due to cannibalization from tablets and smartphones using iOS and Android," Sterne Agee's analyst wrote in a preview. "Moreover, the weaker than expected uptake of Windows 8 isn't helping. Industry research firms have pointed to a double-digit decline in shipments for Dell vs. the overall market declining 6%, indicating market share losses."


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Nilus Cabasilas ((Greek) Νεῖλος Καβάσιλας) was a fourteenth-century Bishop of Thessalonika, uncle of notable Palamite theologian Nicholas Cabasilas, and teacher of Byzantine theologian and statesman Demetrius Cydones. Demetrius described him as "passionately enthusiastic" about Thomism, which made Cabasilas an anomaly in that he also vigorously defended Palamism and attacked the western interpolation of the Nicene Creed.[1]
The date of his birth is uncertain, dating by some as early as 1314 and by others at a later date. He opposed strongly the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the author of a number of works, of which only a couple have appeared in print, that dealt with the Great Schism and on the primacy of the Roman pope. The date of his death is unknown.
He succeeded Gregory Palamas as Archbishop of Thessalonika.
Nilus Cabasilas
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- ↑ John Meyendorff. Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes. New York: Fordham University Press, 1974. p.107.


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International is adding a series of new features to its Class 4-5 TerraStar chassis during the fourth quarter of 2011.
INTERNATIONAL launched the TerraStar with minimum specs and then added new features. Those new features became available in the fourth quarter, according to Paul Schunke.
They include:
The Allison 1000 Series six-speed transmission
The30k GCW Allison 1000 Series transmission
Air-assist-powered park brake
Sheppard 50-degree steering gear
Driver-controlled locking differential
Split-bench seating with center console
Aluminum step package
Also coming during the fourth quarter of 2011 is a premium appearance package that includes a chrome grille, chrome headlight surround, and painted fender extensions.
The all-wheel drive version of the TerraStar is coming late next year. It will include 7500/8500-pound front-drive axle, 5.13 and 4.56 gear ratios, and manual locking hubs. The frame rail is designed to 33,000 lbs GVWR.
TerraStar's power comes from the all-new 300-hp MaxxForce 7, an engine purpose-built for medium duty. It also features MaxxForce Advanced EGR, the only no-hassle, no-liquid-urea solution for 2010 emissions. It has a Diamond Logic electrical system, with optional pre-programmed features like pre-trip inspections, headlights on with wipers, and safety interlocks.
On the WorkStar, visibility was a high-priority item.
"On the medium-duty diesel truck, we essentially took the DuraStar hood and cooling module and put it on the WorkStar MRD chassis," Schunke said.
There is a sloped-nose high visibility hood on the heavy-duty diesel truck. Pilot builds began in September, and it will be available in March.
The 7600 SFA 6x6 began production in November and has a Fabco 18k front axle, Fabco TC270 T-case, and Allison transmission. Expanded offerings include a Fabco 21k axle, Fabco TC-180 T-case, and a new step package.
Natural gas is available. The 5HP/torque ratings are for 210 to 300 hp with the Allison 3000 Series. There are multiple DGE fuel tank configurations (back of cab, frame-mounted).
Production begins in December.
PayStar lineup
On the PayStar, MaxxForce engines are available in the 5500 and 5600 models. A tridem axle configuration is available. The 5900 models include an aluminum cab configuration, and a tridem axle configuration is available.
Schunke said the Bendix ATR-6 virtually eliminates corrosion issues with its internal valve system. The MPM composite oil pan with heater further prolongs the life of the oil pan because the plastic absorbs and dissipates energy when small road debris hits the finish; and the inside plastic layer acts as a protective barrier for the layer outside of it in the event that the steel layer rusts.
He said MaxxForce 11/13 models have a release service hatch that will be available on the floor for the REPTO. It will provide a 6x6 inch opening in the transmission cover.
There are four engine platforms for International, from the MaxxForce 7 (V8, 6.4L, 220-300 hp) to the MaxxForce 15 (15L, 435-550 hp). The MaxxForce 15 becomes available in 9900 SFA in December and will be offered in the ProStar+.
The MaxxForce 15 completes the broadest, most comprehensive lineup of integrated truck-engine offerings available to North American commercial truck customers.
Engineered specifically for International's Class 8 heavy-duty on-highway trucks, the engine is available with up to 500 hp and 1850 lb-ft of torque and is the most powerful engine Navistar builds (International PayStar heavy-duty vocational trucks are available with MaxxForce 15 up to 550 hp). The engine is designed to handle the most extreme demands that customers require.
The MaxxForce 15 has the fuel and air systems of the MaxxForce Advanced EGR system. Peak torque is achieved at 1000 rpm and holds steady to 1600 rpm, which reduces gear-shifting needs uphill and allows for shifting at lower speeds when accelerating. Durability is enhanced with a four-bolt connecting rod design. The four-bolt design assures the clamping force and rigidity required for extreme loads and terrain, for which the MaxxForce 15 is designed.
The MaxxForce 15 joins the MaxxForce 11 and 13 engines that are already part of the product line. The MaxxForce 11 and 13 offer options such as the MaxxForce Engine Brake by Jacobs as well as programmable electronic parameters for increased fuel economy and fleet maintenance. The MaxxForce is now offered with up to 500 hp and available for order in the International LoneStar.
All 2011 International brand commercial trucks for the North American market are powered by MaxxForce engines with MaxxForce Advanced EGR emissions technology. Navistar has pursued its in-cylinder emissions solution path for the past decade. With MaxxForce Advanced EGR, customers won't have the worry or inconvenience of finding and filling liquid urea.
NTEA members inspect the engine compartment of the TerraStar chassis cab. The diesel-powered truck does not use SCR and does not use diesel exhaust fluid to meet emissions regulations.


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The Galaxy Macau, a -multibillion-dollar casino resort complex, opened yesterday as Macau aims to draw a broader mix of visitors than the high-rolling Chinese that have helped the territory become the world's most lucrative gambling market.
The Galaxy Entertainment Group's US$1.9 billion casino is the only one scheduled to open in Macau this year. It has 450 gambling tables and 1,500 slot machines.
Three hotels, including one run by Singapore's Banyan Tree and another by Japan's Okura, have 2,200 rooms. One of the biggest resort-style attractions is a 4,000m2 wave pool that generates waves as high as 1.5m splashing onto an artificial beach built with 350 tonnes of white sand.
Tropical and Japanese gardens, a Japanese tea pavilion, a Scottish whiskey bar, 50 restaurants, a private members' club and a shopping street are other draws. A nine-screen 3D movie theater is set to open later this year.
The launch of Macau's 34th casino comes as the territory seeks to diversify its economy away from gambling after years of searing growth that helped it overtake Las Vegas as the world's top casino market. It now aims to draw visitors with cultural and entertainment attractions as well as gambling.
Macau's economy has boomed since a four-decade casino monopoly was broken up in 2002, opening the way for US and Australian operators to enter the market with local partners. Monthly casino revenues so far this year have grown by at least 33 percent, after surging by more than half last year to US$23.5 billion.
The Las Vegas strip, in contrast, raked in US$5.8 billion in revenue last year.
Macau's casino profits have been boosted by high-spending gamblers visiting from China, many of whom travel there on short junkets run by companies that lend them money to gamble and then collect debts once they return.
"We are happy to follow the Macau government's development strategy and build new momentum not driven by gaming culture," said Galaxy chairman Lui Che-woo (呂志和), a Hong Kong-based billionaire who built his fortune on property and construction.
The company expects a third of visitors to be high-rollers, while the rest will be mass market, said Galaxy vice chairman Francis Lui (呂耀東), who is Lui Che-woo's son.
Galaxy is hoping to attract visitors from other Asian countries, such as Japan, who will stay at least two days, half a day longer than the average visit to Macau, Francis Lui said. The average length of stay for Las Vegas visitors, meanwhile, is 3.6 days.
Francis Lui added that the casino has capacity to add another 150 gaming tables, depending on demand.
Galaxy Entertainment operates five other casinos in Macau, a special administrative region of China and the only place in the country where gambling is legal. It competes with market leader SJM Holdings Ltd (澳門博彩控股), as well as Las Vegas Sands Corp, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts and Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.
Macau's leaders have taken steps to prevent unrestrained -casino expansion and encourage the territory's development as a cultural destination. The government last year announced it would withhold approval of new projects until 2013 and cap the number of gambling tables over the next few years.
Last year, more than 80 percent of the 25 million visitors to the former Portuguese colony were from Hong Kong and China.


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Brybelly necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 4 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
Roll Out Gaming
Our company name is Brybelly Holdings, Inc. We develop niche products and niche brands. This product is going to be branded under the business name: "Roll Out Gaming". The product will be known as a Roll Out. Essentially the product is a gaming table in a bag.
For instance, Lets say you want to play a game of poker but do not have a poker table. Our product is pulled from a bag and then rolled onto a table. You now have a poker table.
The surface of the "Roll Out" is designed for whatever game (Poker, Craps, BlackJack) and uses a rubber composite with fabric bonded to the top to create the playing surface. The rubber grips to the table to give the roll out stability. However it is flexible enough to allowed it to be rolled up and put away.
People often use felts for home gaming now, but felts slide around, are wrinkly and become ratty very quickly. A Roll Out will allow you to play with ease and create a home casino environment in a snap.
We need you to design a logo for "Roll Out Gaming"
Initially, we are launching this product out to Home Gamers, Casino dealer schools, Gaming bar leauges, Churches for monte carlo night, Casino night vendors and other groups that would be interested in being able to roll out a gaming table with ease. Portability and cost are the 2 main reasons people would buy a roll out.
However, we may expand into regular board game concepts, such as checkers, chess and perhaps even licensed products such as monopoly or other popular games.
Design us an outstanding logo. This logo will be on the website, on the actual gaming table designs as well as the outer packaging. This logo could also be listed on letterhead and other marketing materials.
This logo needs to be interesting / cool, since it will be incorporated on the playing surface of the roll out.
I have attached some pictures of the unbranded product to give you a better undertanding of the product.
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Our luxe pet blanket was created by popular demand for all the furry friends out there who deserve unprecedented comfort.
Practical and luxurious, the pet blanket is faux fur on one side and waterproof, windproof RuggedTex® fabric on the other. The RuggedTex® backing is pink.
The small blanket is 28 x 32, flame retardant, machine washable and weighs two pounds.
Perfect for carriers, cages, floors, park outings, cars, boating and so much more, this stylish and cozy pet blanket will quickly become a pet staple.
The incredibly soft blanket is intended to be used fur side-down when covering your pet from the elements and/or to keep them warm, and fur side-up when used as a mat.
All Pretty Rugged blankets come packed in an easy-to-carry, waterproof duffle bag and are embellished with our signature vintage ribbon.
Our stylish and practical Pet Blanket is the sister product to our award-winning full-size blanket.
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28" x 32" (2+' x almost 3'), perfect size as a blanket or a mat for your pet
Durable fabric that is waterproof & windproof, protecting you from the elements
0.5" for the pink, white and blue fur, just over 1" long for the brown and grey fur
A rugged 2 lbs that will keep your pet warm and won't blow away!
Customize your blanket with your pet's name!
Includes a zippered pocket will keep belongings safe and dry
Not only will will it keep your pet warm and dry, the more you use it, the more you and your family will love it.
The Pretty Rugged Blanket is an ample 50" x 70" (about 4 ft. x 6 ft.). We like sharing – and these blankets were made for it! You can easily drape one over your lap and the lap of someone you like (hopefully), with plenty of room to keep warm and snuggly!
Yes! For a small fee, we can embroider your name, initials, logo or custom artwork on the zippered pocket. Imprint specifications and pricing are on the Shopping Cart at checkout.
It serves two functions. First, it stores your personal items and keeps them safe and dry. Second, it provides a large imprint area (18'' x 18") for the embroidery of your name, initials or custom artwork – without compromising the waterproof qualities of the RuggedTex® backing.
The Arctic Blue and Glacial White blankets are the same faux fur in a different color; the pile is about a half inch long. The Frost Gray faux fur is a little more than an inch long.
YES! The blanket backing and zippered pocket are constructed of 100% waterproof, windproof, spillproof RuggedTex® fabric. The faux fur side is not waterproof; but the blanket backing will protect the fur (and you!) from the elements.
Not yet – but stay tuned! We plan on expanding The Pretty Rugged line quickly – so check back often. Even better, sign up for our email shout-outs to keep up to date with special sales, new arrivals and seasonal promotions!.
Not really. We have had some success using the 'delicate' wash cycle and air-drying our blanket; but we strongly recommend professional dry cleaning if it gets really soiled. After using ours for a year, we have NEVER had to get it cleaned (and I drag mine everywhere!) Don't forget – it's Pretty RUGGED!
Absolutely! Please call our toll-free number 1-833-778-4433 to speak with a customer service representative about your needs.
Just know that you are not alone. So rather than break up a family, we suggest buying a Pretty Rugged Blanket for everyone in your household (or hide yours in a safe, secure place).
Your satisfaction is guaranteed! If anything is wrong with your blanket we will fix it or replace it. Blankets customized with embroidery or artwork are non-refundable unless defective in their manufacture.
Take another deep breath – and grab some paper towels. Blot the liquid until most of it is absorbed; then lay the blanket out flat and allow it to air dry. After it dries, if the fur fibers are stuck together (like your hair after it's been washed), take a comb to that area, separate the fur fibers, and...voila – good as new!
Take a deep breath – and then get a damp cloth and wipe it off. Problem solved!


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Sounders FC
Sounders edge Earthquakes on penalty kicks
The Seattle Sounders had a hard time reaching the back of the net through 120 minutes of regulation, but they had no trouble when the match went to penalty kicks.
All four Sounders converted, putting away from the San Jose Earthquakes in their fifth-round match of U.S. Open Cup.
The result enters the books as a 1-1 draw. But the Sounders advanced by hitting four penalty kicks to San Jose's one. After Seattle goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann stopped JJ Koval's shot in the third frame, Lamar Neagle clinched it by nailing the next one.
"It was pretty awesome," Hahnemann said. "You try not to even think about the score, so when Lamar scored I was like, 'Is that it? Oh.' Then Lamar went running back and everyone was sprinting forward. You're in your own little world, and then you, 'Oh yeah, that's it. We're through.' "
The result eliminated the Earthquakes, while sending the Sounders through to the quarterfinals where they will meet the Portland Timbers at 7:30 p.m. July 9 at Starfire Stadium. Portland advanced with a 3-1 win at Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.
"That will be fun," coach Sigi Schmid said.
San Jose opened the scoring in the 24th minute, as Steven Lenhart sizzled a volley past Hahnemann.
In the postgame celebration, Hahnemann said he remembered that one the rest of the night.
"I felt I was at fault for the first goal that we let in," he said. "I just got wrong-footed and Lenhart put on a good shot. I couldn't even get after it. It was past me. And the worst thing you can do is try to make up for it, so I didn't go chasing after any crosses or doing any stupid like at 22 years old I would have done."
The Sounders answered two minutes later, as Neagle held possession with his back to the goal before distributing to Kenny Cooper, who finished inside the far post and past David Bingham.
Bingham had prevented a solid Seattle scoring chance in the 13th minute, getting his right hand to a Neagle header. The Quakes also dodged a bullet in the 43rd minute, as Brad Evans sent a cross in front of the goal and San Jose defender Clarence Goodson's clearance banged off the San Jose far post before bouncing away safely.
That sent the teams into halftime even at 1-1.
The near misses continued through the second half. Substitute Chad Barrett had some particularly close opportunities — including one off a post, one just over the bar and one saved by Bingham.
However, nothing more went in during regulation, and the game advanced to added time.
Bingham came up big again in those added 30 minutes, knocking away a Neagle shot in a one-on-one situation in front of the goal.
Later, Hahnemann went low to save a well-struck Khari Stephenson free kick from just outside the box.
But for all the chances, nothing else found its way into the net. The game went to penalty kicks where Gonzalo Pineda, Marco Pappa, Evans and Neagle converted in order.
"Early in the game I thought (San Jose) had a little bit of it, but I thought after that we turned it and we had a little more of the game," Schmid said. "For sure when Barrett came on I thought he was unlucky not to get the game winner. … I think we hit the post three or four times tonight. I thought off the run of play we deserved to win it, but it wasn't falling for us. We were a little bit snakebit, but then the guys came through on the penalties."
Seattle returns to MLS play at 4 p.m. Saturday at D.C. United.


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Palomar Health Finishes Construction on 'Hospital of the Future'
Monday, April 16, 2012
Palomar Health has completed construction on its 11-story, $956 million Palomar Medical Center.
"It's going to absolutely provide a new standard of health care in San Diego because of its design and its location," said Dr. David Tam, the Pomerado Hospital chief administrative officer who oversaw construction of the hospital. "The whole design of the hospital improves the way health care is delivered."
Construction of the hospital came to an end April 5, when the Office of Statewide Health and Planning Development granted the Palomar Health district a temporary certificate of occupancy, meaning the building passed state inspection. During the next four months, staff will be trained, equipment and furniture will be installed, and licensing will be pursued through the California Department of Public Health.
Aug. 19 is the targeted date for opening the hospital, which has been under construction for four years, and treating the first patients.
The transition will involve moving the emergency room and trauma center from the existing Palomar Medical Center, which is being renamed the Palomar Health Downtown Campus. Built in 1950, the hospital at 555 E. Valley Parkway in Escondido will primarily serve as a women's and children's hospital, and will include the maternity ward, according to spokesman Leonel Sanchez, who said it will also accommodate rehabilitation, behavioral health and outpatient services. The expanded Emergency Department at the new facility will have 44 treatment rooms, which is 19 more than are available at the downtown campus.
Some 1,600 to 2,000 staff will be needed to run the new Palomar Medical Center, and the majority will be transferred from the downtown campus.
Located on a 56-acre site in the Escondido Research and Technology Center near state Route 78 and Interstate 15, the 740,000-square-foot facility features a 120-bed West Tower and a 168-bed East Tower. It will have the capacity to expand to 360 beds.
Patient-Centered Design Features
Tam said some of the patient-centered design features include separate areas for the patients and staff. When patients see staff occupied with such things as carrying test tubes and moving equipment, it raises their anxiety level and impedes the healing process. Incorporating natural light was also a priority.
"When you go into the building, there's natural light everywhere," Tam said. "There's important evidence-based research that exposure to light and to nature enhances the healing process."
Another new feature will be nursing stations placed outside each patient's room rather than having a central nursing station, which Tam said is prone to introducing medical errors since it's a collection point for so many papers and charts. The new arrangements also include a flexible interoperative platform that allows rooms such as operating rooms to accommodate multipurpose functions so that health care delivery can be adjusted to demand for advanced procedures.
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Back in the days before being able to comment on posts (circa September 6th 2008 according to this blog entry), post id's < 35301), rightly or wrongly answers were often used for communication between users.
In my moderation duties I frequently see "not an answer" flags raised against some of these old fossils from some of our more tenacious users and Stack Overflow archaeologists.
Many of these old posts can be in a fair old mess and are hard to clean up because:
some of these non-answers have @user but over the years folks have changed their display names so it's no longer possible to identify who the "comment" was intended for.
converting these answers to comments will cause the user who's post received the converted comment to get an inbox alert. This isn't ideal, because of the pre-cambrian nature of the whole Q&A thread, it's a bit of a red-herring and probably annoying.
many of these old "answers" are often a bit hybrid and still carry some useful information
This was an example of an answer that got flagged:
How do you kill all current connections to a SQL Server 2005 database?
(Ok, as others have pointed out I didn't spot that this user also had an accepted answer as well and so there could have been an answer merge there)
I decided to leave it as-is because it's both a comment and an answer, and converting to a comment would probably annoy "Adam" but also its time has long passed.
I'm proposing that if one of these Archean answers/comments (posted with good intentions at the time) is spotted in the wild then maybe we should just let it fossilise?
Obviously if it's just junk and clearly of no good use then it needs to be removed, but I'm thinking that the more genuine answers of this type be left alone because of the reasons listed above.
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Saint Xavier Wins First National Championship
"This is indescribable," said St. Xavier head coach Mike Feminis. "So many guys stepped up. Offensively, we have an All-America quarterback in Jimmy Coy and an All-America wide receiver in Shane Zackery. They had the best games of their year tonight. Our offense gets a lot of the attention but our defense came up big to win us the national championship.
Behind the legs and arm of senior quarterback and Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game Jimmy Coy, the Cougars (14-1) put pressure on the Carroll defense. Coy finished with 294 yards of total offense, with 216 coming through the air. He tossed one touchdown and found the end zone on the ground.
The Cougar offense was impressive early scoring on their first two drives of the game. Equally important was the unit eating up the clock. Tom Lynch booted a 20-yard field goal, which was followed by an eight-yard touchdown run by Coy. With 1:43 remaining in the first quarter, St. Xavier held a 10-0 advantage. Both drives spanned 15 plays and covered more than 70 yards each.
Carroll's offense in the second quarter got going. Senior quarterback Dane Broadhead hit senior wide receiver Matt Ritter from 20 yards out to put the Fighting Saints on the board. That play culminated a 10-play, 62 yard drive. Coy and the Cougar offense responded quickly going 49 yards in nine plays and scoring on an 11-yard pass to junior wide receiver Shane Zackery.
With just over a minute left in the first half, Carroll did not lay down as it trailed 17-7. Broadhead engineered a quick strike by finding freshman wide receiver Anthony Clarke on a 26-yard score. That drive only took :43 on the clock.
At the half, St. Xavier led 17-14 as both offenses gained over 200 yards.
Freshman Jared Mayernik put the Fighting Saints in the lead for the first time by returning the second half opening kickoff 94 yards. After a Tom Yaremko missed PAT, Carroll held a 20-17 advantage. That kickoff return for a score was the first in the national championship since Adam Lopez of Sioux Falls (S.D.) went 91 yards for a touchdown in 2009.
The lead was short-lived for Carroll. Three minutes later, St. Xavier's KJ Franklin rushed in from four yards out. That capped another long drive with 11 plays and 67 yards and would be the eventual game-winner for the team out of the Mid-States Football Association Mideast Division.
The Saint Xavier defense, which was overshadowed all season by the No. 1-ranked offense, put on a show in the second half. The Carroll offense had successive drives of zero yards, 12 and 20 that spanned into the fourth quarter. The Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game Patrick Appino was the star with five total tackles (four solo), 1.0 sack and 2.0 tackles-for-loss. He was part of a unit to tally 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks.
Junior strong safety Clayton Fejedelem led the Cougars with nine total stops (six solo) and three pass break-ups. Sophomore linebacker Zach Dolph and senior backer Michael Prosser each were credited with eight total tackles.
Defensively for Carroll, junior linebacker Thomas Robison went for 14 tackles (10 solo) and one tackle-for-loss.
Coy led all rushers with 78 yards on 16 carries for a 4.9 yard average. His favorite target was Zackery, who caught nine balls for 78 yards. Broadhead went 20-for-31 passing for 223 yards and two touchdowns for the Fighting Saints. Ritter had 11 catches for 117 yards. National Player of the Year Chance Demarais was held to 57 rushing yards on 21 carries for a 2.7 average.
Carroll, who was shooting for its seventh national title, ends its season with a 13-2 record.
Championship Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game
Jimmy Coy, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Championship Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game
Patrick Appino, Saint Xavier (Ill.)
• The official attendance was listed at 5,917.
• This is the fourth-straight year that Rome, Ga., has served as host and the 45th different site for the National Championship.
• Saint Xavier becomes the first team since Carroll in 2002 to win the national title in its first game appearance.
• In the last five years, the national championship has not been decided until the final moments. The average margin of victory during that span was 6.8 points, including a three-point win for Carroll last season. In the five-year span prior (2001-05), the average margin of victory was 15.0 points.
• A win by Saint Xavier means that a team other than Carroll or Sioux Falls (S.D.) is the national champion for the first time since 2001.
• Members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), Saint Xavier is the first team out of the MSFA to play for the title since Saint Francis (Ind.) appeared in 2006. The Cougars are the MSFA's first national champion since former NAIA school Findlay (Ohio) won it all in 1997.
• Carroll falls to 6-2 all-time in the National Championship.
• The eight national title game appearances for Carroll ties Texas A&I for the second-most amount of any NAIA team. Westminster (Pa.) advanced to nine trophy contests.
• All eight of Carroll's championship game appearances have come since 2002. In a 10-year span, that amount of National Championship game appearances is the most in NAIA history. Two teams made the trophy game six times during a 10-year stint, Texas A&I (1968-77) and Sioux Falls (S.D.) (2001-10).
• Since the Rawlings-NAIA Player of the Year award was handed out beginning in 1997, the winner of the award has not translated into team success. In that span, the Player of the Year has played on a team that is 6-6 in the National Championship. This year, the Player of the Year was handed to Carroll's Chance Demarais.
• Carroll's Chance Demarais was limited to 57 rushing yards, with his longest run of the game covering 10 yards.
• The No. 2-ranked team entering the National Championship falls to 5-3 since 2000. The No. 5 ranked clubs are now 1-1 after the Saint Xavier victory. Saint Xavier is the lowest seed to reach the title game since No. 9 Carroll upset No. 2 Saint Francis (Ind.), 15-13, in 2004.
• With both teams entering Saturday with one loss, it snaps a six-year streak of both of the National Championship qualifiers being undefeated.
• The lower-ranked team has now won five of the last six national championships.


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Astronaut Sally Ride died on Monday, July 23, of pancreatic cancer. She was just 61 years old. Her death staggered me because I remember her as so young and vibrant in the photographs of her grinning widely as she floated in space during her shuttle missions. Her thick mop of nearly black hair fell in ringlets around her shoulders. Weightlessness made every day a bad hair day.
But Sally Ride didn't care about that. She was following her dream. According to many interviews after her retirement from NASA, she said she wasn't trying to make history as the youngest American and first woman in space. She just wanted to fly, and fly she did in two separate missions — one in 1983, the other in 1984.
I remember those missions vividly and followed them closely as the news stories unfolded. Though the idea of being an astronaut turned my stomach (I suffer from a lifelong problem with vertigo and motion sickness), I felt a deep kinship with Sally Ride because, like so many young women of our generation, she was trying to live the life she wanted to live.
We were about the same age, too. I was 31 years old; she was 32 when she blasted off as the only woman in a crew of five on the space shuttle Challenger. I was married and had a 1-year-old daughter when Ride flew her first mission. I wasn't flying into space, but I was breaking new ground in the workplace and the home front. I was trying to have a career as a journalist while being a wife and mother. That probably doesn't sound very pioneering by today's standards, but back then, hardly anyone was doing what I was trying to do.
I remember going back to work when Emily was just 6 weeks old. She was a preemie, born six weeks too early and had a rough start in life. But, I wanted to keep my job, so I found a baby sitter and returned to the newsroom. It was very painful and I almost gave up so many times. I dressed Emily every morning and kissed her good-bye. Aside from that, my most nerve-wracking moments were during coffee breaks at the office. Instead of drinking coffee (which I hate anyway), I would bolt up the stairs to the ladies room on the second floor and express my breast milk for Emily. I only had 10 minutes to unload all of that milk. Otherwise, Emily would have no breast milk for lunch and I would leak all over my blouse at the office.
I would try to relax, a necessary state of mind when you are trying to express breast milk, but, invariably, the sky would start to fall and I would hear my name over the loudspeaker. There was some emergency or another downstairs in the newsroom and I was needed to edit a story, take a phone call or dispatch a reporter to a hot story.
I so wanted to prove I could do my job, I would interrupt the breast milk project and fly down the stairs to address whatever crisis had come up. It was such a hard road at times.
While I was going through the coffee break torture, Sally Ride was fighting her own war on a national stage. She had to answer the most ridiculous questions about being an astronaut. According to a New York Times tribute by Denise Grady, published on July 23, Ride was asked:
"Would space flight affect her reproductive organs? Did she plan to have children? Would she wear a bra or makeup in space? Did she cry on the job? How would she deal with menstruation in space? The CBS News reporter Diane Sawyer asked her to demonstrate a newly installed privacy curtain around the shuttle's toilet. On 'The Tonight Show,' Johnny Carson joked that the shuttle flight would be delayed because Dr. Ride had to find a purse to match her shoes.
At a NASA news conference, Dr. Ride said: 'It's too bad this is such a big deal. It's too bad our society isn't further along."'
Sally Ride and I both succeeded. She endured all of those insulting questions, flew in two space missions and became a mentor to young girls everywhere. I kept my job and raised Emily and her little sister, Ellie.
When Emily was in grammar school (probably 4th or 5th grade), she had to write a report about a woman who had a big impact on girls and women. She chose to write about Sally Ride. I probably still have Emily's project stored in the attic somewhere with those pictures of Ride grinning and floating in the shuttle capsule.
Emily is 30 years old now, and her younger sister, Ellie, is 26. Neither of them joined the space program, but both are accomplished young women with careers in the health care industry. I am very proud of them.
Now, I know those desperate days were worth it — running to the ladies room to squeeze out the milk, having to kiss them good-bye every day and missing some of their biggest childhood moments. Their dad and I did a great job raising them.
But, I must acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Sally Ride who inspired me, my daughters and a generation of little girls to go after their dreams.
Mary Pat Rowland is the managing editor of Foster's. Her e-mail is email@example.com.
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Astronaut Sally Ride died on Monday, July 23, of pancreatic cancer. She was just 61 years old. Her death staggered me because I remember her as so young and vibrant in the photographs of her grinning widely as she floated in space during her shuttle missions. Her thick mop of nearly black hair fell in ringlets around her shoulders. Weightlessness made every day a bad hair day.


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Thursday, December 4, 2008
mini knitted stockings...
Click here for the free online pattern. You will need to scroll down the page a bit, and might find some other patterns of interest while you are there. In fact... there is an adorable snowman I might need to make if I can find the time! Maybe for next year...
I have made a few tiny modifications to the pattern. For one, I changed colour for each row... to achieve the crazy look I love! Then at the cuff end I worked in moss/seed stitch rather than garter stitch, just for a slightly different texture.
Here is the knitted piece.
But I prefer the 'wrong side' look.
Don't worry... I won't be sewing in all of those ends. Instead of lightly stuffing the stocking, I will leave then ends as they are... and they will form the 'stuffing'
I've used the white fluffy silver fleck yarn again... looks great in real life, but not much fun to photograph!
13 comments:
- Crafty Gardener said...
There were lots of cute little patterns on the link you posted. Thanks very much.
Your little stockings are very cute.
- December 4, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Beth said...
I love it! Very cute.
My family has a tradition of giving each family member a new tree decoration every year. This year is all organised, but these could be great for next year.
- December 4, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Elise P said...
Beautiful socks. I love the wrong side too!
- December 4, 2008 at 10:34 AM
thank goodness you won't be weaving in all of those ends! it would drive me nutty! i like your solution- and love the stripey stocking. it's enough to make me consider saving even the scrappiest lengths of scraps (nooooo!).
- December 4, 2008 at 10:51 AM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
crafty gardener - you're welcome, they are very cute patterns
beth - what a beautiful tradition... I love that idea.. and even more precious if you make them yourself
elise - thanks... I must have a tiny rebellious streak left in me... because I almost always prefer the WRONG SIDE look
lindamade - I have three words for you.... SAVE THOSE SCRAPS... SAVE THOSE SCRAPS... SAVE THOSE SCRAPS :)
- December 4, 2008 at 2:47 PM
- misha said...
It is adorable! I wanted to give up on the pattern when I saw the photo with all those ends, but you came up with an ingenious solution, as always. Thanks for the link.
- December 4, 2008 at 5:57 PM
- Libby said...
Fantastic, thank you so much for the link for the pattern, I will have to get my needles out straight away!!!
- December 4, 2008 at 7:13 PM
I sooo want to learn to knit now. :)
- December 5, 2008 at 3:50 AM
- Oh2122 said...
And kudos on the stuffing brainstorm too!
- December 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
misha - I'm always looking for a short cut :)
libby - enjoy!
sierra - give it a try... it might be easier than you think :)
oh2122 - thanks... I like to think that if there's an easy way, I'll find it!
- December 5, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- cats-rockin-crochet said...
I like it! and wrong side out too!
- December 5, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- Sam said...
It looks so cute and very colourful :-) And clever idea with the stuffing.
I must try them - I shall check out your link.
- December 6, 2008 at 4:37 AM
- laughing purple goldfish said...
cat - thanks :)
sam - I wouldn't have done all of those colour changes if I thought I would have to weave them all in!
- December 7, 2008 at 10:56 PM