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In our recent survey of vacation rental owners and managers about their online marketing in 2013, many said social media and email would be a major focus. While paid and free listing sites were Nos. 1 and 2 respectively, social media and email came in at 3rd and 4th in importance, well ahead of organic and paid search.
This makes some sense. Paid search is expensive. Organic search is a constant battle against competitors and Google algorithm changes. Facebook and other social media, on the other hand, are free unless you advertise, and email's monetary costs usually consist of only what you pay to your email service provider, which in most cases is a relatively small amount.
But both social media and email take up your most valuable resource--your time. Every hour you spend on them is an hour you could have spent prospecting more profitably, so you need to make both count.
Facebook's a hot button right now for the vast majority of people, so for brevity's sake, we'll focus on it rather than try to address other social media outlets, such as LinkedIn, Pintrest or Twitter (we'll save those for a future blog post). Here are five tips for making sure your Facebook and email efforts are coordinated, so you can make the most of your time.
|Where is everybody? In the social media pool!
It's time you dove into Facebook too.
2. Develop Facebook only offers. Then publicize them via email. People need to find value in your Facebook page and your emails. You need to give them a reason to visit Facebook and open your emails. Run sweepstakes and contests on Facebook, but make sure everyone on your mailing list knows about them. Encourage sweeps and contest participants to sign up for your emails so they don't miss deals or freebies.
3. Post your emails to Facebook. This can be as easy as posting the link to your email on your Facebook page. Many email service providers allow you to do this by simply checking a box when you schedule your email. Or, you can post elements of your email on your Facebook and direct customers back to your page. If you have a special offer featured in your email, you can pull it out of your email and post it on your Facebook page. The same goes for an article on your blog, new property, or new amenity.
4. Keep your branding consistent. Make sure that your logo is displayed on your Facebook page within the Profile and/or Cover images. One problem with the Profile image on Facebook is that the size allotted is a rectangle oriented vertically. This means that logos that are rectangles oriented horizontally don't fit too well in the space allotted. You might have to pull a recognizable element out of your logo and use it as your profile picture. Don't just upload anything--it's worth engaging a freelance designer to help you get your Facebook Profile image right. The same goes for your Facebook Cover image--it should be consistent with your website. Then, make sure your emails are using the same or similar images and logos.
5. Coordinate your Facebook, website and email content. If you add new properties to your site, announce them in Facebook and in email. Blog posts you want noticed can be pinned to the top of your Facebook page and distributed via email. Content on your site should include Like Us links and email sign ups. It's best to create at least the outline of a content marketing calendar. Have a rough idea every week or month of what it is you want to accomplish. This will save you time and keep your efforts focused.
The most important thing to remember is that Facebook and email should work together with your website and blog to create a synergistic experience for the customer. They may find you on Facebook, but you want them to remember you when they open their email inbox or see your URL on a search results page. A holistic approach to your marketing is how you stay top of mind no matter how your customers find you.


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St. Vincent and the Grenadines is an archipelagic nation located within the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean, composed of 32 islands, islets and cays. St. Vincent is rugged and mountainous with steep slopes and fertile yellow earth, volcanic ash and alluvial soils while the Grenadines are characterized by low, dry hills surrounded by extensive coral reefs. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the Caribbean Islands Hotspot. Based on data collected, the following list of species has been recorded on St. Vincent and the Grenadines: • Mammals – 17 species, including 12 species of bats. • Birds – 190 species, including 2 island endemics, the St. Vincent Parrot (Amazona guildingii) and the Whistling Warbler (Catharopeza bishopi) and over 14 regional endmics. Two endemic subspecies of Myadestes genibarbis and Troglodytes aedon also exist. • Reptiles – 21 species, including 5 endemics - four lizards: Anolis griseus, Anolis trinitatus, Sphaerodactylus kirbyi (endemic to Bequia and Mustique), and Gonatodes daudini (endemic to Union Island) and one snake - the Black Snake (Chironius vincentii). There are 4 species of turtles: Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Green (Chelonia mydas), Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Leatherback (Dermochelys coraica). Two of the 21 species are apparently recent invasive species. • Amphibians – 4 species, including one endemic, Eleuthrodactylus shrevei, and two invasive species. • Plants – 1,150 species of flowering plants with 16 endemics. There are 163 species of ferns, 4 are endemic, including the Tree Fern (Cyathea tenera) found on the uppermost ridges within cloud and rain forests. • Fresh water – There are 25 fresh and brackish water species. • Marine – There are over 500 marine species including 450 species of finfish, 12 species of whales and dolphins, 4 species of turtles, 9 species of gastropods, 11 species of seaweed and 30 species of corals recorded. There is also 1 invasive species of fish, i.e the lionfish (Pterois volitans, Pterois miles) and 1 invasive species of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) and the invasive species of brittle star (Ophiothela mirabilis). • 25 species of diplopods (centipedes and millipedes), 220 species of arachnids (not including microscopic mites), 2,000 species of insects, and 35 terrestrial crustaceans have been recorded in the country. • 875 species of molluscs (75 terrestrial and aquatic, 800 marine) exist. • 16 species of nematodes have been recorded for Union Island alone. Many of these species are of very high economic value, whilst others perform vital supportive and regulatory services. The country has 12,700 hectares or approximately 29% of tropical forest, including primary and secondary rainforest, palm brakes, elfin woodland, littoral woodland, dry scrub woodlands and mangrove forests. It has been seen that, between 1949 and 1993, total forest cover declined by almost 10%. The current rate of deforestation is estimated to be between 3-5% per annum. Approximately greater than 42 hectares of four distinct species of mangroves remain along coastal areas, mainly on Union and Mustique Islands and a very tiny area on St. Vincent's south coast. The country has 24 wildlife reserves, 6 marine conservation areas, 3 forest reserves, and 1 marine park and 1 marine reserve, which account for 47.2% of the country's total marine habitat, 42% of terrestrial habitat and 38.4% of freshwater habitat.
The country's biodiversity is threatened by various factors, including limited and ineffective land use planning, deforestation and other forms of habitat loss and fragmentation, excessive use of ago-chemicals, forest fires, sand mining, destructive harvesting practices and unsustainable use of resources. Natural threats to the forest ecosystems include volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones, extended drought and landslides. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to squatting for housing and development are now also major factors threatening forest biodiversity in the country. Invasive alien species are also on the rise, presenting significant challenges to forest and marine biodiversity. Threats to agricultural ecosystems and biodiversity include export markets, natural disasters, genetic erosion, invasive alien species and introduced pathogens. Unplanned development and the unregulated use of the coastal and marine resources of the Grenadines have already led to significant degradation in many areas. Overfishing, coastal habitat destruction, sedimentation, solid waste and sewage disposal from land-based and boat sources, as well as the recreational abuse of coral reefs, have been cited as causative factors for this deterioration. Coral bleaching, as a result of global climate change, is also considered one of the greatest threats to coral reefs. The fragmentation of habitats and degradation of coastal ecosystems is making the country increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, storm surges and heavy rains, the effects of which are expected to worsen under climate change.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines developed its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in 2000, to guide implementation of the Convention in the country by systematically addressing what were regarded as main threats and key priority areas for action. The Plan's objectives were to: develop and articulate a National Biodiversity Policy which fosters the sustainable use of biological resources and the maintenance of biodiversity; integrate biodiversity conservation into national planning processes; encourage integrated natural resource management techniques with emphasis given to developing practical and cost-effective measures for the preservation of natural habitats; rationalize land use allocation and encourage sectoral and regional planning for human settlements; create conditions and incentives for effective conservation at both the national and local levels; strengthen the human capacity for conserving and using biodiversity sustainably. The document also contained 8 priority areas for action.
An ecological GAP analysis for the Protected Area System was conducted in 2006 by members of the National Implementation Support Partnership with technical assistance from The Nature Conservancy. The analysis determined the "representativeness" of the current system and identified actions that could be taken to ensure better representation of biodiversity in protected areas. Through the Grenadines Marine Resource Space-use Information System (MarSIS) project implemented by the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), and the Sustainable Grenadines Project, information on marine space-use in the Grenada Bank, upon which the Grenadine islands sit, has been compiled that can be used to identify areas for special management attention such as: critical habitats; representative marine ecosystems, areas of high aesthetic value and cultural importance; areas important for livelihoods, fishing grounds and marine-based tourism; and areas of highest human threat and space use conflict.
The recently created National Environmental Commission is a multi-stakeholder committee which functions as the primary mechanism for facilitating the effective integration of environmental and sustainable development considerations into economic and social development planning and decision-making in the country. In addition, the Environmental Management Department coordinates the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and inter-agency collaboration in environmental management.
No comprehensive monitoring measures have been established in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, however several small targeted inventories have been established by diverse institutions. Under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, a biodiversity inventory and assessment were carried out for the Kingshill Forest Reserve through the implementation of the project on protecting the Eastern Caribbean Region's biodiversity. The information collected is entered into a web-based database that is periodically updated with the help of the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. The Tobago Cays Marine Park regularly conducts inventories of the sea grass beds, fish, coral and marine vertebrates found within the Park. Regular assessments are also done on Mustique Island, organized by the Mustique Company. The Forestry Division conducts a by-annual Parrot Census as well as regular inventorying of the population of the endemic Black Snake and Endemic Frog. Bird Life International and Avian Eyes conduct inventories from time to time on important bird areas/species found in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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It's commonly known that the Shalshelet (accent/cantillation mark) occurs only four times in the Pentateuch/Torah. This is something also confirmed by popular literature on the subject:
1.Cantors Marshall Portnoy and Josee Wolf, The Art of Torah Cantillation pg. 61
2.James D. Price,Concordance of the Hebrew accents in the Hebrew Bible: Volume 1 pg 6.
3.Joshua R. Jacobson, Chanting the Hebrew Bible pg. 107-108 (Out, of his list of seven occurrences of the Shalshelet four are from the Pentateuch)
Since, I already know how many times the Shalshelet should appear in the Pentateuch I thought this would be a great search to start with. So, here is my attempt:
- Opened, Accordance
- Selected the BHS-W4
- Limited the Search range to the "Law" or the Pentateuch using the button bar above the text window.
- Click on "Window" heading on the menu bar at the top of the screen. A drop down window opened.
- Then selected "Character Palette" from the drop down window(Or the 5th choice from the top).
- In the character palette window I then selected the Yehudit (font)
- made sure that there was a check mark next to the "cantillation" option.
- Then, on the command line I entered: A wildcard period(.) followed by Shalshelet (I used the character palette to select it)
- Finally, I Hit enter
Now, I am wondering if there is a way to distinguish between searches on the Shalshelet Gedolah and Shalshelet Ketanah?
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The Accounting Historians Journal
Vol. 15, No. 2
Fall 1988
Robert J. Bricker THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Abstract: This study explored the citation of pre-1960 literature in a body of contemporary accounting research. In a database of nearly 11,000 citations from 428 source articles, 117 pre-1960 accounting citations were identified. From the set of 413 nonhistorical articles, forty pre-1960 accounting citations were found. This study also examined the breadth of coverage of these citations and their distribution among journals. The results showed that many pre-1960 accounting documents traditionally considered important were not cited. This result may be useful to accounting historians by helping them to identify early research traditions that are in danger of being forgotten by nonhistorians.
The purpose of this study was to identify the classic ac-counting documents that continue to be used in contemporary accounting research and those which are not. My examination of the citations of a recent body of published accounting research showed that classic literature of any sort was only occasionally referenced. Few classic accounting works were cited, overall, and even fewer (about .4 percent) were cited by nonhistorical articles. Since most of those that were referenced were cited only a single time, relatively broad coverage of pre-1960 literature was afforded, given the small number of citations. However, many classic accounting documents and writers were not refer-enced.
Two journal patterns were noted. Some of the accounting documents that were cited multiple times by nonhistorical accounting articles were dispersed over more than one journal, suggesting general interest. Others were cited by a single jour-nal, suggesting interest limited to a single research area.
I would like to acknowledge the invaluable help of Professors Robert Colson, Larry Parker, Gary Previts, and Paul Salipante, the comments of two anony-mous reviewers, and the financial support of the Deloitte, Haskins and Sells foundation in the completion of this research.


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NASCAR Hall of Fame: Let's discuss it
NASCAR inducted its second Hall of Fame class Monday night (David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore) and now talk is already focused on next year's class.
Driving legends Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough are likely shoe-ins in 2012. A lot of people, including Waltrip, thought they, or at least he, should have been in the 2011 class. I don't like all this self-promotion stuff, but in this case he's probably right. He should have been in the 2011 class and will be for sure in the next one.


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Grains settle mixed but off their lows. December corn finished ½ cent higher, November beans finished 4 cents lower, and December wheat finished 3 ½ cents lower.
Monday's key reversal in December corn has pushed corn below the trendline (see chart below). The next technical target would be $5.67. We are getting more aggressive on new crop sales. Please see new hedge recommendation to see the latest levels sold and call strategy.
Weekly export inspections. Estimates for tomorrow morning:
Corn 700-1400
Wheat 300-750
Soybeans 400-700
Cattle on Feed Average Estimate (Friday)
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On-Feed (Feb 1) 105.1 104-106
Placed in Jan 103.5 98-109.2
Marketed in Jan 100.6 99-103
The next WASDE report will be on March 10th. After that, we will have the March 31st planting intentions report. We want to be more aggressive on sales between now and then. In fact, we want to consider the idea of getting all the way sold on guaranteed bushels right now, and re-own with call spreads. I believe this recommendation would be best considered on an individual basis with your broker and with a close look at your breakevens/ROI's. Many times we make highs in February, and we want to secure these levels while we are up here. We would still want to keep upside in the market on these bushels with call strategies. Please call your broker to discuss a specific strategy for your operation.
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D.J. Augustin had 20 points and 12 assists and Joakim Noah added 19 points and 14 rebounds, helping the streaking Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats 103-97 on Saturday night.
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Dudley J. RaynalDistinguished Teaching Professor
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EFB 445/645 Plant Ecology (3 credit hours). Two hours of lecture and discussion one laboratory session. A first course in plant community ecology dealing with the dynamics of community development and change and the process of community analysis and description.
EFB 535 Systematic Botany (3 credit hours). Two hours of lecture, three hours of laboratory. Identification, nomenclature, and classification of flowering plants with special emphasis on local flora and developing the ability to classify plants in any region.
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EFB 496 Functional Ecology of Adirondack Communities (participant). Experimental, interdisciplinary, or special coursework in biology for undergraduate students. Subject matter and methods of presentation varies from semester to semester.
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Investigations in my research group focus on plant population, community and ecosystem ecology. Topics currently being pursued include the ecology and control of invasive plants, historical patterns of forest tree growth, the role of forest herbs in biogeochemical cycling, the influence of nitrogen fixing shrubs on nitrogen dynamics in Adirondack surface waters, characterization of Adirondack wetland ecosystems, relationships between forest condition and water quality in the Catskill Mountains, and influences of atmospheric deposition on Adirondack forests.
Graduate Students
Todd Hurd, Ph.D., Influences of speckled alder on nitrogen dynamics in Adirondack wetlands.
Brian Kiernan, M.S., The abundance of alder in Adirondack wetlands.
Frances Lawlor, M.S., Control of black swallowort in central NY.
Jack Tessier, Ph.D., The role of forest herbs in nutrient cycling.
Cyndi Boesse, M.S., (with Dr. D.J. Leopold) Ecological characteristics of the weed orchid.
Kim Kiernan, M.S., (with Dr. D.J. Leopold) Historical tree growth patterns of Catskill trees
Kemal Gokkaya, N-fixing shrubs in Adirondack wetlands
Selected Publications
Burke, M.K. and D.J. Raynal. 1998. Liming influences growth and nutrient balances in sugar maple seedlings on an acidic forest soil. Environmental and Experimental Botany 39: 105-116.
Raynal, D.J., J.P. Gibbs, N.H. Ringler, and D.J. Leopold. 1998. Ecological surveys: the basis for natural area management. Exercise 21 (pp.141-160) in, J.P Gibbs, M.L. Hunter, and E.J. Sterling (eds.), Problem-solving in conservation biology and wildlife management: exercises for class, field, and laboratory. Blackwell Sciences.
Hurd, T.M., A.R. Brach, and D.J. Raynal. 1998. Responses of understory vegetation of Adirondack forests to nitrogen additions. Can J. For. Res. 28: 799-807.
Raynal, D. J. and D. J. Leopold. 1999. Landowner's guide to state-protected plants of forests in New York State. New York Center for Forestry Research and Development. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY (distributed by Syracuse University Press).
Yorks, T. E., D. J. Leopold, and D. J. Raynal. 2000. Vascular plant propagule banks of six eastern hemlock stands in the Catskill Mountains of New York. J. Torrey Botanical Society 87: 87-93.
Kaya, Z. and D. J. Raynal. 2001. Biodiversity and conservation of Turkish forests. Biological Conservation 97(2): 131-141.
Hurd, T. M., D. J. Raynal, and C. Schwintzer. 2001. Symbiotic N-fixation of Alnus incana spp. rugosa in shrub wetlands of the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Oecologia 126: 94-103.
Tessier, J. T., S. J. McNaughton, and D. J. Raynal. 2001. Influence of nutrient additions and tree seedling density of nutrient uptake by Oxalis acetosella and Acer saccharum. Environmental and Experimental Botany 45: 11-20.
Hall, B. R., D. J. Raynal, and D. J. Leopold. 2001. Environmental influences on plant species composition in groundwater seeps in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Wetlands 21: 125-134.
Driscoll, C. T., K. M. Driscoll, M. J. Mitchell, and D. J. Raynal. 2003. Effects of acidic deposition on forest and aquatic ecosystems in New York State. Environmental Pollution 23: 327-336.
Mitchell, M. J., C. T. Driscoll, S. Inamdar, G. G. McGee, M. O. Mbila, and D. J. Raynal. 2003. Nitrogen biogeochemistry in the Adirondack Mountains of New York: hardwood ecosystems and associated surface waters. Environmental Pollution 123: 355-364.
Kiernan, B. D., T. M. Hurd, and D. J. Raynal. 2003. The influence of Alnus incana ssp. rugosa on inorganic nitrogen in shrub wetlands of the Adirondack Mountains, NY, USA. Environmental Pollution 123: 347-354.
Tessier, J. and D. J. Raynal. 2003. Vernal nitrogen and phosphorus retention by forest understory and microbes. Plant and Soil 256: 443-453.
Tessier, J. and D. J. Raynal. 2003. Use of nitrogen to phosphorus ratios in plant tissue as an indicator of nutrient limitation and nitrogen saturation. J. Applied Ecology 40: 523-534.
Yorks, T. E., D. J. Leopold, and D. J. Raynal. 2003. Effects of Tsuga canadensis mortality on soil water chemistry and understory vegetation: possible consequences of an invasive insect herbivore. Can. J. Forest Research 33: 1525-1537.
Hurd, T. M. and D. J. Raynal. 2004. Comparison of nitrogen solute concentrations within alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) and non-alder dominated wetlands. Hydrol. Proc. 18: 2681-2697.
Gokkyaya, K., T. M. Hurd, and D. J. Raynal. 2004. Symbiont nitrogenase, alder growth, and soil nitrate response to phosphorus addition in alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa) wetlands of the Adirondack Mountains, New York State, U.S.A. Environmental and Experimental Botany. In press.


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Report: MSN, MySpace May Share Music
A day before the rumored launch of Google Music, word is arriving that Microsoft is looking to bolster its own musical offerings via a proposed partnership with MySpace. The deal would bring music from the social network to Microsoft's MSN portal.
It's an interesting proposal, given that Microsoft currently has a fair share invested in Myspace's chief competitor, Facebook. But music has long been one of Myspace's main selling points--and besides, Facebook is clearly focused on ramping up its own music offerings, as evidenced by the rollout of a new storefront, last week.
The details of the proposal aren't clear, at the moment, though MSN Music could certainly use the help. According to the latest rumors surrounding Google Music however, if Microsoft really wants to compete, it should consider using such a deal to bolster Bing's music selections.Originally posted to AppScout.


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When you place an open display plastic unibody MacBook upon a closed display MacBook of almost any kind, the display will cut out when it goes past the ninety degree angle. I am thinking its a pressure point issue or a magnet issue. Though not entirely sure.
Its consistent enough to see it, but infrequent enough not to worry about it, since stacking laptops is a no-no, but occurs when doing mass imaging.
Has anyone else out there seen this strangeness?
What may be causing it?


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Innovasjonens tre S'er, skapermot, skaperkraft og skaperglede, betinger begivenhets-, nærværs- og tidsledelseKirkeby, Ole Fogh; Sletterød, Niels Arvid (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6338
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Lessons learned from testing a prototype combining talent development and leadership innovation in a Scandinavian hospital settingIngerslev, Karen; Bjørn, Kasper; Johansen, Jørgen (, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper addresses the potential clash between the "non-failure" culture of the hospital and the "fail-fast-forward" approach of innovation by sharing and analysing narratives from a field study of innovation processes. The case is a large university hospital in Scandinavia and the health care sector in general is outlined as context of the challenges addressed by the innovation processes. The narratives fall into three overlapping categories; the product, the process and the culture of innovation. Regarding the product of innovation, we outline the lessons learned about tensions created by ambitions of radical innovation in a public sector context, challenged by the idea of small-scale experiments and the participant's feelings of inferiority. As for the process of innovation: we share the lessons learned about how linear and non-linear thinking affects the process of innovation. Addressing the culture of innovation, we discuss the lessons learned from working with a prototype testing approach in a system characterized by an evidence-based non-failure culture. Finally we summarize the lessons learned and share concluding perspectives. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8647
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Final Project ReportCastellacci, Fulvio; Karpaty, Patrik; Laursen, Keld; Tingvall, Patrick G. (Oslo, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8190
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Lyck, Lise (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This article studies the theoretical and applied development of the creative economy. There exists many definitions of creative industries, creative economy and experience economy, all dealing with the same core problematic. It is why it is chosen in this article to talk about the creative economy complex. The ideas to the different elements in the complex have been developed over the last 20 years. A conclusion on experience economy and creative industries is presented on page 7. It is followed by a presentation of how the creative economy complex has been applied in the Baltic Sea Countries and by a section on the development of the creative economy complex after the financial crisis in 2008. It is found that the complex and its development has been closely related to the business cycle development, implying that the complex from being a general theory in times with positive business cycle development has changed to become more specific and integrated into marketing, regional economy and innovation theory when the business cycle changes to recession and when state debt becomes a main economic problem. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8735
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A potential for local business development?Tetzschner, Helge; Herlau, Henrik (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Over the past few years, the tourist industry has come to be recognised as a way of providing strategic support for sustainable local business development. In this article we attempt to define an appropriate innovation concept in relation to tourism on the basis of an attractor principle. We then discuss the concept of entrepreneurship in connection with tourism, looking at its significance in its relationship with local business development, thereby positing the premise of social entrepreneurship. This frame of reference is used in five cases in the analysis. The analysis shows that it is possible to innovate and draw up plans for new attractors but that it is considerably more difficult to convert these plans into reality through social entrepreneurship. The conclusion is that we need to focus upon organisation of semi-public tourist organisations, if we want tourism to promote local business development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6384
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Technological-Integration Challenges – The Case of Digital-Technology CompaniesToppenberg, Gustav (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This research examines the technology-related integration challenges to acquisitions in digital industries and how these challenges can be managed. Historically, companies seeking to increase markets, products or customers have utilized the strategic growth process of mergers and acquisitions. Their motivation was primarily to utilize economies of scale and operational synergies to integrate acquisition targets that were similar in product, market, and customer demographics. The aim of these acquisitions was to scale the acquisition products to its own markets and customers while potentially gaining new markets and customers in the process. For companies in the digital-technology industry, the path to growth in these fast-paced markets is through the acquisition of innovation-based technologies from new and emerging companies to complement their current R&D strategies. The incumbent enterprises look for emerging technology companies as acquisition targets in order to stay ahead of the increasingly fast technology-development lifecycle. The acquisition and integration process for these types of companies present challenges to practitioners that are very different from what has been experienced in the past and will present new research opportunities for scholars researching the related domains. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9184
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A Case Study of the Laundry Detergent Market in JapanFujiwara, Masatoshi (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper aims to describe how a commercially successful innovation occurs with the altering of the existing competitive structure in a market under environmental and competitive pressures. I study the history of the laundry detergent market in Japan and elucidate the manner in which Kao accomplished an innovation and increased their market share during the late 1980s. Kao introduced their new detergent Attack through a biotechnological innovation and dramatically changed the competitive structure to their advantage. The innovations introduced were of two kinds 1) fermentation engineering technologies to improve the cleaning performance of detergents by using alkaline cellulase, and 2) concentration of detergents to four times their earlier strength through changes in their powder processing technologies. This historical innovation that occurred in the laundry detergent market in Japan has a contemporary implication because combining firms' activities and environmental sustainability has been one of the most crucial topics over recent years. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8440
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For Økonomi- og ErhvervsministerietJunge, Martin; Sørensen, Anders (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8275
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a reseachers perspectiveTomlinson, Mark (Manchester, 2000)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: An earlier version of this paper was prepared for the joint OECD/Eurostat workshop on innovation surveys, OECD, Paris, June 30th 1999. The paper addresses some issues about the nature of innovation surveys (particularly the new Community Innovation Surveys) and how they might be improved to take on board several crucial developments in contemporary advanced economies. In particular the following topics are discussed: the increased distribution of innovative activity across firms and networks; the problems of service sector innovation and the comparability of services and manufacturing firms; and the problems of labour in the innovation process. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8078
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The Case of the Executive Master of Public Governance Program in Copenhagen, Denmark: A co-operation between University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business SchoolGreve, Carsten (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper gives an introduction to the Executive Master of Public Governance degree program in Copenhagen, Denmark – a joint effort by University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School aided by Aalborg University. The degree program itself began its first intake of executive students in August 2009. The average age of participants is 45 years. By the summer of 2011, the Copenhagen MPG program had enrolled 500+ public managers from Denmark as executive master students. In order to understand the context of the program, the paper gives an introduction to the background of the establishment of the program which was a result of a government reform – the Quality Reform – agreed and also funded partly by the Danish Parliament in 2008. The second part of the paper describes the organization and purpose of the program. The third part presents the content of the degree program. The paper ends by pointing to some preliminary lessons learned and future directions for the program. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8571
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A Reconstruction of Corporate Social ResponsibilityBoxenbaum, Eva; Battilana, Julie (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The notion of institutional entrepreneur (DiMaggio, 1988) has given rise to a controversy in neo-institutional theory around the ability of actors to distance themselves from institutional pressures, envision alternative institutional patterns, and act strategically to change institutions in which they are embedded. This paper empirically examines the ability of embedded actors to envision alternative institutional patterns, that is, their innovative capacity. We analyze the role that an individual played in the development of a new institutional logic of corporate social responsibility in Denmark between 2001 and 2002. Based on our empirical findings on the innovative capacity of this individual, we propose a new definition of institutional entrepreneurs that is more compatible with the premises of neo-institutional theory than the one proposed by DiMaggio (1988). We propose that institutional entrepreneurs are institutionally bounded agents who a) transpose an institutional logic across fields and introduce it as a deliberate alternative to the institutional logic in the focal field, or b) deliberately seek to diffuse an alternative logic within a field. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6719
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Effects of Aligning Partner Types with the Firm's Science BaseValentin, Finn; Reichstein, Toke (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Using extensive patent data on Scandinavian Biotech firms together with associated firm level data, this paper explores factors that drive the innovative scope of biotech firms. Collaborating with pharmaceutical firms, universities and other dedicated biotech firms proves beneficiary in introducing innovations broadening the innovation scope of biotech firms. Contrasting large and small molecules research firms exhibit noteworthy differences in the type of collaboration partner that allows the firm to expand its innovative scope. This suggests that biotech firms need to align the partner type with its science base if the goal is to produce patents beyond the firms technological boundary. Additionally, we find that outsourcing and acquisition of innovations increase their scope, lending support to the view that outsourced R&D expands the boundary of the firm's innovative search. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7205
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Stjernholm Madsen, Arne; P. Ulhøi, John (Aarhus, 2002)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The case described in this article is based on an innovation project at Ericsson Denmark. The project has been called the home communication concept (HCC), and represents the response of a major ICT manufacturer to the reshaping of the telecom market, paved by internet technology. The project is described from its start in summer 1997 to the end of 2001. This is a unique case study in more than one respect. The first author followed the project very closely during his employment in a new business development department (BDD) at Ericsson Denmark. Secondly, the study covers all phases and aspects, from inception to field trials. Thirdly, it represents a radical innovation based on a disruptive technology (Internet technology), which transcends the traditional business of the company in question. The paper describes the entire project, and tries to present it within a framework capable of analysing the actual events. In this respect, it not only demonstrates the classical dilemma of management during disruptive technological development, but also illustrates the internal problem of allowing a creative BDD to become 'sectarian', i.e. blindly believing in itself and suspicious of the rest of the world. Using the framework presented in this paper, several fundamental concerns regarding existing research are identified and discussed. In closing, implications for research and management are addressed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8135
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a study of the dynamics inherent in the relationship between innovation and diversityLamdahl Justesen, Susanne (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6348
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Strand, Robert Gavin (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this dissertation I examine the establishment of corporate social responsibility (CSR) bureaucracies at corporations and I come to consider the CSR bureaucracy as a space for reflection within the corporation. In the face of charges that bureaucracies are inherently unethical and devoid of consideration for humanistic concerns, I argue that within the large bureaucracy that is the corporation, the CSR bureaucracy can create a space in which tensions that arise from conflicting values and purposes can be identified, negotiated, and actions coordinated. I position this dissertation within the field of CSR, to which I introduce the Weberian distinction between formal and substantive rationality as means through which to identify and describe tensions that become apparent with the CSR agenda. This dissertation contains four articles, two of which draw from the engaged scholarship approach. One includes findings from a study I conducted as an action/intervention researcher with a U.S. corporation during the period in which a CSR bureaucracy was established. The other includes findings from a study of CSR focused MBA courses I instruct in which reflection is a primary learning objective. The other two articles include findings from studies I conducted to explore the establishment of a CSR position to the top management teams of U.S. and Scandinavian corporations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8462
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Borowczyk-Martins, Daniel; Lalé, Etienne (Frederiksberg, 2018)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We develop an adjustment procedure to construct U.S. monthly time series of involuntary part-time employment stocks and flows from 1976 until today. Armed with these new data, we provide a comprehensive account of the dynamics of involuntary part-time work. Transitions from full-time to involuntary part-time employment dominate this dynamics, spiking up at recessions' onsets and persisting well into recovery periods. On the other hand, weaknesses in job creation contribute little to these fluctuations. Our data and findings are relevant to inform a broader assessment of labor market performance and to develop models of cyclical labor adjustment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9671
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An actor-Network perpectivePiihl, Jesper (Frederiksberg, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8126
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Towards a Relational Perspective on Incubating PracticesHenriques, Christine Thalsgård (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The world wants more entrepreneurs so badly, that it has become a major priority of governments all over the world trying to produce them. Based on Industrial PhD collaboration between the Danish Science Park, Symbion A/S and Copenhagen Business School, this dissertation presents a unique opportunity to study how the interactions between technology-based entrepreneurs and an Accelerator programme may lead to increased entrepreneurial capacity, learning and growth. The Industrial PhD setting offers privileged access to entrepreneurs, advisors, incubator management and investors, and we get to listen to stories seldom told in this field. As follows, the write-up of the ethnographic fieldwork is a narrative multi-voiced analysis in search of entrepreneurial learning in an incubator context. The phenomenon of business incubation – in this dissertation referred to as incubating activities - is originally intended as a forum that is shielded off from the everydayness of things, with the purpose of adding resources and removing barriers to venture creation. The idea is that entrepreneuring actors will be offered complementary resources and forced to spend time on planning and strategies in a helicopter perspective, which in the end will benefit the process and make venture success more likely. Policy makers together with researchers of entrepreneurship policy and incubation, to a large degree assume that entrepreneurial actors somehow lack skills and resources and cannot easily acquire these themselves, and furthermore that it is possible to affect the resources, behaviour and skills of entrepreneurs. It has nevertheless been shown that enhancing entrepreneurial growth from support activities is not as easy, even if the intentions are good and the resources invested considerable (Blackburn and Schaper 2012, Bruneel et al. 2012, Mason and Brown 2013). It is also taken for granted that entrepreneurs are open to learning and foreign intervention (help and support). This study shows that this is not always the case. Hence, the dissertation explores a highly political and delicate matter touching upon the legitimacy of business incubation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9305
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Three Essays on Global Linkages for InnovationHarirchi, Gouya (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Globalization is an important theme in a broad set of conversations, from everyday talks to political and academic debates, both in positive and also negative terms. But what are the positive implications of globalization for the economic development of the countries? Do the effects of globalization on innovation differ between developed and developing economies? This PhD dissertation aims to explore these questions by identifying under which conditions globalization – conceived as a process fostering knowledge flows at a global scale – has played an important role in the innovation process. The contribution of this dissertation is to the field of geography of innovation. Despite recent research on the spatial dimension of sources of innovation, this field still remains focused on the impact of local and global linkages, for firms in the advanced economies. This thesis contributes to this matter, by extending the discussion also to the organizational learning of firms from emerging economies. Theoretically, it builds on contributions from innovation studies, economic geography and international business. Empirically, the focus is on firm level data gathered from emerging economies (BRICS) as well as several European countries. The thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by a literature review on previous works related to spatial aspects of knowledge sourcing for learning and innovation, three essays at different stages of publication, and finally conclusions. Contextualizing the searching behaviour and the engagement in global collaborations is at the core of all three papers. By using firm level data and conducting comparative studies between advanced (North) and emerging economies (South), the first two papers analyse the impact of global knowledge flows for novelty of innovation. The third paper explores the impact of high level of local embeddedness on firm's engagement in global sourcing of knowledge; this paper relies on data from Indian firms The first paper investigates the effects of local and global innovation collaborations on the degree of novelty in innovations of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector by considering the country in which these firms are located. The findings of this study show that global linkages do indeed impact on the degree of novelty of innovation. However, this impact is highly positive on the innovativeness of Scandinavian firms, whereas for the Indian SMEs, the regional linkages matter most. The second paper explores the role played by active collaboration with users on the degree of novelty of innovation by focusing on the location of both users and producers. The results indicate that collaborating with international users is positively related to higher degrees of novelty. Furthermore, firms in low- and middle-income countries benefit more from South- South user collaboration than from South-North collaboration. The third paper addresses the relation between high level of local embeddedness and engagement in global linkages for innovations -as a pre-requisite for catching-up- by comparing the engagement of group-affiliated firms, that are expected to present higher degree of internal collaboration, with standalone firms. The results indicate that affiliation to a business group also increases the likelihood of engagement in global linkages for innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9148
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Inertia, Knowledge Sources and Diversity in Collaborative Problem-solvingØrding Olsen, Anders (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Innovation is at the core of firms' competitiveness. External knowledge is increasingly leveraged in the efforts to increase innovation performance by solving innovation related problems and thereby developing new technology, products or services. Using internal knowledge sources can be beneficial when pursuing minor performance improvements in existing technologies. However, reliance on internal knowledge sources carries a risk of organizational inertia related to problem understanding and solution development in the shape of path-dependencies and preferences for exploitation and reapplication of existing knowledge. Such inertia may imbue innovation processes related to the development of new technologies with reduced novelty and an inability to recognize alternative and potentially more attractive solutions. As a result, over-reliance on internal knowledge sources is likely to inhibit the ability to solve problems and reduce innovation performance related to the development of new technology. In contrast, a growing stream of research shows the positive effect on problem-solving and innovation performance from drawing on diverse knowledge sources outside the firm. Through collaborative efforts involving universities, customers, competitors and suppliers in problem-solving firms can gain complementary perspectives, insights and technological knowledge as they pursue the development of innovative technologies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9278
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Dick Cheney demolished Joe Lieberman in the 2000 vice presidential debate.
Over the years, vice presidential candidates rarely make a difference in presidential contests. Nobody, after all, gives Charles Dawes any credit for Calvin Coolidge's victory in 1924. And Andrew Johnson certainly didn't help Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
But in recent decades, vice presidential choices have played important roles in defining several presidential races — sometimes aiding the election prospects of a party's standard-bearer and sometimes reflecting poorly on the man who made the choice.
We don't yet know whether Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan will be a turning point in his White House bid. As Ryan prepares to address the Republican National Convention tonight, let's look at five vice presidential candidates who helped their ticket — and five who hurt.
Good picks
1. Teddy Roosevelt, 1900.
William McKinley, who fought in the Civil War, wanted a running mate who exuded youthful vigor at the dawn of a new century to provide a contrast with his vigorous young Democratic opponent, William Jennings Bryan. His choice was New York Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, the roughest Rough Rider, the hero of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt proved to be a dynamic running mate. A year later, after an assassin felled McKinley in Buffalo, TR became the youngest president in American history.
2. Lyndon Johnson, 1960.
It is very, very rare that a running mate can make a difference by delivering a key swing state to a ticket. But Texas Sen. Lyndon Johnson did just that. His hard work and loyal following tipped the Lone Star State to John F. Kennedy, who narrowly defeated Richard Nixon in November.
3. Al Gore, 1992.
Gore, a Tennessee senator, didn't bring any regional balance to the ticket with Bill Clinton. Both were young southerners from neighboring states. But Gore's selection transformed the 1992 election into a generational choice between 68-year-old George Bush and two 40-something Democrats. Gore's rollicking speech at the '92 Democratic convention, declaring "it's time for them to go," underscored the generational shift.
4. George Bush, 1980.
Some Republican strategists worried that Ronald Reagan would be viewed as an extremist by many voters and that his lack of Washington experience could hurt his effort to unseat a sitting Democratic president in 1980. (How wrong they were.)
Reagan allayed those fears by picking his former rival for the Republican nomination, George Bush, as running mate. Bush was an establishment favorite with impeccable DC credentials: Texas congressman, Republican National Committee chairman, United Nations ambassador, CIA director. Bush turned out to be a loyal, effective running mate. His searing attacks on Carter's record dovetailed perfectly with Reagan's cheery optimism and conservative vision for a strong America.
5. Dick Cheney, 2000.
Don't judge Cheney by his performance in office. Think back to 2000, when George W. Bush was trying to fend off charges that he knew little — and cared less — about international issues. (Remember his failing the "gotcha" quiz of world leaders?) Cheney, a former Defense Secretary under Bush's father and chief of staff to President Gerald Ford, was seen as a steady hand and a tested expert. He also demolished Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman in their debate at Centre College in Kentucky.
Bad Picks
1. Tom Eagleton, 1972.
George McGovern's Democratic presidential campaign never recovered from its disastrous choice of Missouri Sen. Tom Eagleton. After reports surfaced that Eagleton had been treated for depression, McGovern declared he was "one thousand percent" behind him. Days later, Eagleton was off the ticket. Both the selection and the removal of Eagleton reflected poorly upon McGovern's judgment. Richard Nixon was on his way to a 49-state landslide.
2. Dan Quayle, 1988, 1992.
Ronald Reagan was the oldest man ever elected president. His vice president, George Bush, would become the second oldest president if elected to succeed Reagan in 1988. Bush's team wanted a youthful running mate and settled on Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle. Quayle's first appearances as vice presidential contender were panned by the press, and Bush fended off rumors that he would drop Quayle. Months later, Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen delivered the famous debate line, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Bush remained loyal to Quayle and won the 1988 election comfortably. But when Bush faced a tough re-election race in 1992, Quayle proved to be a liability.
3. Bob Dole, 1976.
Two words haunted Bob Dole's vice presidential campaign in 1976: "Democrat wars." In a debate against his Democratic counterpart, Walter Mondale, Dole noted that all of the major wars of the twentieth century — World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam — had begun under Democratic presidents. Although Dole was a war hero who had been seriously wounded in Italy, his comments were damaging to the GOP ticket among aging blue-collar veterans of the Second World War.
4. Bill Miller, 1964.
Bill Who? That's what they said when Barry Goldwater picked the obscure New York congressman as his 1964 Republican vice presidential candidate. Even without Miller on the ticket, Goldwater was destined for a landslide defeat. But Miller added nothing: no speaking skills, no regional appeal, no issue expertise.
5. Joe Robinson, 1928.
Like Goldwater, 1928 Democratic presidential candidate Al Smith was headed for an electoral debacle. America wasn't ready for a gritty, urban, derby-wearing, son-of-an-immigrant Catholic with a thick New York City accent. Smith decided to balance his ticket with a segregationist southerner, Sen. Joe Robinson of Arkansas. It was a match made in … well, Hell. The election results were so dismal that even the Solid South wasn't solid for the Democrats for the first time since the Civil War. Texans sided with Republican Herbert Hoover, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the Lone Star State.


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Bichette excited by simple execution more than homers
MILWAUKEE -- Rockies hitting coach Dante Bichette loves home runs. He hit 274 in his big league career, including 201 for the Rockies from 1995-'99. But good at-bats with two strikes, when a runner needs to score by any means, truly satisfy him.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's seventh-inning sacrifice fly to give the Rockies the lead and begin a three-run inning in their 8-4 victory over the Brewers Tuesday meant more to him than the homers by Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez. Truth be told, he enjoyed those even more than the three homers the Rockies hit in their season-opening loss on Monday.
"That was probably the most exciting at-bat of the night to me," Bichette said. "That's what we've been working on all spring, that situational-type hitting and getting those runs home that sometimes seem easy. You'd think it would be executed quite a bit, but it's only executed in the high 50s, maybe 60 percent of the time. It's not executed as much as you think it is."
Bichette knows the plight of a Rockies player. Often, his numbers and abilities are shrugged aside because the offensive numbers are dramatically higher at home, with no regard for the demand to adjust to the radical difference in pitch action in opposing ballparks due to the mile-high atmosphere. Because the coach understands in a personal way, the players appear to have bought into Bichette's insistence that they approach two-strike or scoring-position situations with what he calls a "bulletproof approach," which forces them to concentrate on contact, hitting fly balls when necessary and putting the ball in play rather than trying to crush it.
"Obviously, we do really well at home, but we're trying to change those things [on the road]," Gonzalez said. "We've been working all Spring Training, bulletproof, take a good pitch and try to hit it, don't try to do anything special. That's special, when you're thinking about just doing your job. That's professional hitting right there. We're going to hit grand slams, but if you take that approach you're going to have more success."
It's just two games into the season, and the approach will be tested after the Rockies have a long homestand and benefit from their friendly park, only to see that friendliness disappear as soon as they board a plane.
The Rockies recorded 26 hits in their first two games. What will happen in those inevitable close games when hits are not as plentiful? The execution was not as crisp in the 5-4, 10-inning loss on Monday as it was Tuesday.
"It's evident that guys have embraced it," manager Walt Weiss said. "Guys are not going to be able to come through every time, but that was exactly what you want your hitter to do in that situation -- be in the big part of the field and find a way to score that run."


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During the austral summer of 2009/2010,
AMLR scientists tagged 60 Antarctic predators: chinstrap penguins, Antarctic fur seals, leopard seals, Weddell seals and gentoo penguins. All of these animals were tagged at Cape Shirreff, the field camp represented by the western-most flag - learn more about both our field camps by clicking on the flags. Join AMLR as these animals are tracked on their winter journey through the Southern Ocean. The results of this study has been published in Ecosphere ( Hinke J.T., M.J. Polito, M.E. Goebel, S. Jarvis, C.S. Reiss, S.R. Thorrold, W.Z. Trivelpiece, G.M. Watters. 2015. Spatial and isotopic niche partitioning during winter in chinstrap and Adélie penguins from the South Shetland Islands. Ecosphere 6:art125. )
The map below tracks the movements of individuals, by species, beginning in March of 2010. Ice coverage over 20%, analyzed by the
National/Naval Ice Center, is represented by light blue. For best results, choose the settings (wrench) icon by the scroll bar at the top left of the map and select loop animation, then slow the animation to half-speed or less. You can also stop animation and use the scroll bar to choose a specific date. Click on individual lines to learn more about the animal that is being tracked.
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Gentoo Penguins
Weddell Seals
Leopard Seals
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Antarctic Fur Seals
All data presented herein are preliminary and are not considered true representations of the exact location of the animal at any given time.
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This month's Golden Transfer goes to Del Rey, musician, storyteller, and general adventurer. Del Rey is a successful blues artist who performs all over the world (she spent the month of January on tour in Australia). She also happens to be a committed bus chick. When she's in town, Del Rey regularly takes the bus (yes, with all of her instruments) to gigs. Most recently, she rode to consecutive shows in Port Townsend and Friday Harbor. Her itinerary: Seattle to Port Townsend, Port Townsend to Friday Harbor, Friday Harbor to Seattle. Here's what she had to say about the trip:
We made good time to Port Townsend following Mark Canizaro's links. I'll never rent a car to go there again! Under three hours and $10! Definately a cool mini-vacation option. Getting from PT to Anacortes was a little more hassle, (but still 5 hours and under $20). We connected no problem to the keystone ferry, the island Transit #1 to Oak Harbor, then the 411W to Marches Point PnR, then the 410 to the ferry. Coming home we had an hour and a half to kill between the ferry shuttle (the 410 in Anacortes) but there's lots of nice restaurants in Anacortes, then another hour to kill in Mt Vernon (bus station is a block from the brew pub) waiting for the 90X to Everett, which connects well with the 510 to my neighborhood (Wallingford). As always, even when compared to Mt Vernon, Everett is the hands-down winner for odd-balls on the bus…
Want to know more about the Everett oddballs? Check out one of Del Rey's shows. She loves to share stories about her chosen form of transportation with her audiences. In the meantime, remember: If a woman with three ukuleles and a guitar can make it from Port Townsend to Anacortes on the bus, the rest of us can probably ride to the next show we attend in town. (Shoot, I'd ride from Port Townsend to Anacortes twice to see Prince perform. Matter of fact, I'd walk 100 miles barefoot–on hot asphalt. But I digress.)
Thanks, Del Rey, for devoting your life to your art (those of us with "day jobs" watch with admiration, envy, and hope), and for remaining true to your values in spite of the unique demands of your profession.
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If you are in the Chicago area and/or are a design/innovation/tech junkie, the WIRED NextFest event in Chicago's Millennium Park may be right up your alley. From what I have seen the event has a lot of groundbreaking design work that could potentially foreshadow what we'll be seeing and using in the not so distant future. Some of the highlights include "advances in sustainable design, next generation healthcare, interactive art and games, and humanoid robotics."
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"Don't just sit – Hoverit" is the slogan of a two-person British design team who proclaim this chair to be "the first in a series of magnetic hover furniture." The design visually reminds me of a mix between the hover board scene from Back to the Future and a dental chair, but Read the rest of this entry »


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New York, July 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harsh prison sentences issued by Ethiopia's High Court today for blogger Eskinder Nega and five independent journalists on vague and politically motivated terrorism charges.
"As Ethiopia hosts the African Union Summit, where regional leaders discuss important security challenges, the Ethiopian government is using the fight against terrorism as a cover to silence peaceful voices of dissent," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "This sentence makes clear that Ethiopia's growth and stability is dependent on an iron fist from a leadership intolerant of critical reporting or journalists seeking public accountability."
Since 2011, the government of Ethiopia has convicted 11 independent journalists and bloggers under a sweeping antiterrorism law. Eskinder Nega has been jailed in Ethiopia since September 2011, while the other defendants are living in exile.


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How to Calculate the Specific Gravity of a Substance
In physics, a substance's specific gravity is the ratio of that substance's density to the density of water at 4 degrees Celsius. Because the density of water at 4 degrees Celsius is 1,000 kg/m3, that ratio is easy to find. For example, the density of gold is 19,300 kg/m3, so its specific gravity is the following:
Specific gravity has no units because it's a ratio of density divided by density, so all units cancel out. Therefore, the specific gravity of gold is simply 19.3.
Anything with a density greater than 1,000 sinks in pure water at 4 degrees Celsius, and anything with a density less than 1,000 floats. As you'd expect, gold, with a density of 19,300 kg/m3, sinks. Ice, on the other hand, with a density of 917 kg/m3, floats.
So how can a ship, which is made of metal with a specific gravity very much greater than water, float? The ship floats because of the shape of its hull. The ship is mostly hollow and displaces water weighing more than the weight of the ship. Averaged throughout, the ship is less dense than the water overall, so the effective specific gravity of the ship is less than that of water.


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Tiny tremors, smaller than earthquakes, are shaking the Cascadia subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Northwest.
The Cascadia subduction zone is where two of Earth's tectonic plates meet in an epic collision and one haltingly slides below the other. The Cascadia Fault stretches for almost 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) from Northern California up to Canada. The force required to shove a piece of ocean crust into Earth's mantle can produce mega-earthquakes along the zone, as in Japan and Sumatra.
But unlike its western Pacific cousins, the Cascadia subduction zone has not experienced a major earthquake since 1700, when an estimated 9.0-magnitude earthquake generated an enormous tsunami that killed trees in Puget Sound and traveled across the ocean to Japan.
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The slow-slip earthquakes creep along the fault at about 4 mph (6.4 kph), for two weeks at a time. The tremors hum about 18 miles (30 km) below Earth's surface, deeper than the zone where big earthquakes rupture. Some scientists think the tremors are evidence of the sinking tectonic plate slowly dropping into the Earth, which may "load" the shallower, locked zone of the fault.
Segall's group uses computational models of the region to determine whether the cumulative effects of many small events can trigger a major earthquake. The research simulates the slow-slip and tremors on a computer model of the subduction zone.
Segall noted that the model needs refinement to better match actual observations on the subduction zone — the decade of intriguing seismic monitoring records that revealed the tremors. He hopes to possibly identify the signature of events that could trigger a large earthquake.
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May 1, 2001
Michelle Johnson
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Saturday, May 19, 2001
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The Honorable DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., New Jersey's 30th Secretary of State will serve as keynote speaker to an audience of aspiring young people and their parents on May 19, 2001 at the Second Annual 21st Century Scholar Certificate Award Ceremony. NJ GEAR UP State Project celebrates the remarkable commitment and early preparation of 7th grade students from Trenton, Jersey City, Newark, and Camden who have started to plan for college. The 21st Century Scholar Certificate Award Ceremony specifically targets 7th grade students to help reinforce their decision to attend college.
The NJ GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) State Project is a $10 million federal grant awarded to the Commission on Higher Education in 1999. The project provides academic instruction, tutoring, mentoring, support, and financial aid services to students, grades 7-12, who participate in the program. Scholarships are awarded to students who complete the program.
The Second Annual 21st Century Scholar Certificate Award Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., at The College of New Jersey, in Ewing, New Jersey. About 150 seventh grade students will receive personalized certificates that indicate the approximate amounts of federal and state financial aid they may be eligible to receive when they go to college. By participating in the ceremony, students and parents are provided with tangible evidence that a college education is indeed possible and affordable. Approximately 60 twelfth-grade participants and other outstanding students will also be recognized for their accomplishments.
Over 600 students in 17 middle and high schools in four target cities participate in an extensive array of NJ GEAR UP services each year, from Saturday classes to 6-week summer programs. Providing these services are staff of pre-college programs at six colleges and universities (Mercer County Community College in Trenton, Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey City University in Jersey City, and the Consortium for Pre-College Education in Greater Newark, comprised of New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers-Newark, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ); representatives from the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA); hundreds of tutors, mentors and instructors; and guidance counselors and teachers from the target schools.
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