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Below is a description written by my summer student assistant, Melissa Dickey, on her experience transcribing a recently acquired hunting journal (MS 647). In the near future there will be a post letting everyone know the links for the transcription, journal, and finding aid.
Over the past few weeks, I have been able to take a walk in someone else's shoes, or more accurately, their hunting boots. I have been transcribing a journal detailing a hunting trip across northern Iowa. The journal is unsigned so we don't know the name of the author and it is only dated with the month and day, but by looking up those dates we've found that the first entry, Wednesday, March 29, was most likely written in 1871. The journal contains various records of goods bought and sold before the actual entries begin and by comparing the two styles of handwriting, it seems that these preliminary records were kept by someone other than the author of the entries, possibly his wife.
Other than the author, one additional companion, known as Friend H. or sometimes simply "H", seems to have stayed for the whole trip. The author's dog, Old Bull, is also mentioned occasionally. The group started out from Charles City, Iowa, toward Emmetsburg, Iowa, on a hunting trip. It may interest some of you that this year's RAGBRAI route follows part of the route that the hunting party took from Charles City to Clear Lake and Algona. Here is an excerpt of their arrival in Clear Lake:
nothing before us but once vast Prairie seeming as it were out of sight of land occasionally getting a shot at a [chicken?] or duck and now and then [obliging] a gofer to take his hole in a hurry an hour or two past Swift away, and we found ourselves in sight of the little town of Clear L. where we met som as we passed down Maine street of the T. who should we see but Old [Fur?] and the Elder Stand on the steps waiting our return Soon we were mingled our spot for dinner was found the Horses watered and fed and our dinner spred upon the ground together with a [steeming] frypan full of hot pork stake which I had procurd from a B. shop in town
Most of Iowa in 1871 was, as the author describes, vast prairie with a variety of wildlife and game. The author mentions many animals including gophers, prairie chickens, ducks, cranes, and pelicans (which migrate as far north as Iowa). The hunting party relied on most of these, as well as the occasional fish and muskrat, for food. Wolves are also mentioned, the author notes:
sines grew stronger of the fierce animal till now and then a fierce bark could be heard… morning at length came again and we found that our dog was still alive
The whole process of transcribing was new to me, so I spent some time researching the do's and don'ts. A pretty obvious rule is to not correct any spelling or grammar mistakes, and believe me, there were plenty in this journal. For a grammar stickler like me, it was hard to resist the urge to hit "spell-check." Getting used to the author's unique penmanship also took some time, and I caught many of my early mistakes and mistranslations by occasionally rereading the journal and comparing words. The author almost never crosses his lowercase "t's", which sometimes led to a wrong translation if I mistook the letter for an "L". Also, whenever a word ended with the letter "n", instead of forming the letter, the author carries his pen stroke out in a straight line from the previous letter.
Page from the atlas used to locate Lime Creek. From: Atlas of Cerro Gordo County Iowa. Chicago, IL: Anderson Publishing Company, 1912.
Having only lived in Iowa for a couple of years, I was not familiar with some of the towns and geographical locations mentioned in the journal. One in particular, Lime Creek, I had to double check on, so a co-worker and I looked in an Iowa atlas from the 1870's, to confirm the name of the creek. It was also helpful to use geographical information to pinpoint where exactly the hunting party was when the author didn't mention their location, or as was more often the case, overestimated their distance from a town or river. Speaking of distance, while transcribing this journal I noticed that the author kept saying things like "we are twenty rods distant of the town" and at first I thought I was mistranslating again, but after some fun on Google, I found out that a rod was a common measure of distance from the 17th century onward and was equal to 16.5 feet, or the length of a perch or pole, which were also common units of measure in old English.
Transcribing can be really fun and rewarding; especially when you finally finish a page you've spent a lot of time on. In the case of this hunting journal, it was a nice break from my usual work and a chance to step back more than a hundred years in time and take a walk in someone else's hunting boots.


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Originally built for chemistry, this restrained Beaux Arts-style building honors William Alphonso Withers (1864-1924). The first chemist appointed at NC State's founding in 1889, Withers eventually served the University as vice president under President Riddick's administration. His accomplishments include the discovery of toxic properties in cottonseed and writing the North Carolina Pure Food and Drug legislation of 1899.
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In 2011, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) included in its aid data grants made by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in global health.
The data show that in 2009, the Gates Foundation disbursed USD 1.8 billion in grants to improve health in developing countries, including support for vaccines, polio, HIV/AIDS, malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), diarrheal diseases, other infectious diseases, family planning, nutrition, and maternal, newborn and child health. This made the Gates Foundation the third largest international donor of aid to health after the United States and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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By Susan M. Catlett, November 2004; revised by Sonia Yaco, April 2011
Title: Everett Parker Lesley, Jr. Papers, 1907-2010
Primary Creator: Lesley, Everett Parker, Jr. (1913-1982)
Extent: 4.0 Linear Feet. More info below.
This collection is organized into five series: I. Personal; II. Professional; III. Trips; IV. Photo Slides; V. Oversize.
Series I: Personal. This series is divided into seven sub-series. Subseries B is in alphabetic order. The remaining subseries are in chronological order. Subseries A: Calendar Planner and Notes; Subseries B: Correspondence; Subseries C: Personal Records; Subseries D: Student Records; Subseries E: Military Records; Subseries F: Photographs; Subseries G: Printed Materials.
Subseries A: Calendar Planner and Notes. Includes calendar planners and notepads from various years dated from 1974 to 1981.
Subseries B: Correspondence. Correspondence with family and friends from 1942 to 1982. Of interest are Lesley's mother's recollections about him and letters between E. Parker, Jr. and E. Parker, Sr. Included are letters from Lesley's brother John (a.k.a. Jack) who refers to E. Parker as "Bill." In correspondence between John Roper, also known as Jack, Lesley is referred to as "Sambo." Correspondence and related photographs with the Riemann Family (Lesley is the godfather of the eldest son Christopher Riemann) are also included.
Subseries C: Personal Records. Includes official records dated from 1914 to 1979 for his birth, baptism, divorce, retirement. Also included are medical records and passports.
Subseries D: Student Records. Contains Lesley's student records dated from 1930 to 1938. Includes his high school, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Fine Arts diplomas and transcripts.
Subseries E: Military Records. Dated from 1942 to 1953, documents include an Award of the Bronze Star Medal Citation; certificates of commendation, completion, proficiency, promotion and service; and two Honorable Discharges: one from Quartermaster Corps Officer Candidate School (QMC OCS) and one from U.S. Army.
Subseries F: Photographs. Includes photographs of family members and from a California trip (photos were collected out of context with California trip documents elsewhere in the collection). The photographs are dated from 1907 to ca. 1981.
Subseries G: Printed Materials. Includes items related to Lesley's death in 1982 including several obituaries.
Series II: Professional. This series contains material dated 1955-2010 and is divided into two sub-series: Subseries A: Creative Works and Subseries B: Correspondence.
Subseries A: Creative Works. Includes manuscripts, painting, photographs, lecture notes, translations and correspondence dated 1958-2010. Of interest is an art history handbook he wrote for the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, written in 1958. David Corona, an Old Dominion University volunteer, transcribed the handbook in 2010. Also of note is a manuscript and related material for "Bibelots." The series is arranged alphabetically, and then chronologically.
Subseries B: Correspondence. Includes correspondence related to Lesley's publications and academic work. Also contains a catalog of works for an exhibit. Arranged alphabetically, 1955-1982.
Series III: Trips. Contains material dated 1962-1982 from Lesley's trips to California, Russia, Seattle, WA, Taiwan, Thailand, India & Nepal and Turkey. Includes correspondence, a travel log, photographs, various travel documents, a class roster, a syllabus and miscellaneous documents. Includes correspondence with the Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen of Netherlands regarding the ODU class, Art 320D.
Series IV Photo Slides. This series is divided into seven sub-series: A. Belgium; B. England; C. Israel; D. Massachusetts; E. Turkey; F. Virginia; G. Miscellaneous (includes negatives). The slides are dated 1967 to 1970.
Series V: Oversize. Includes a painting and an article about Lesley, dated ca. 1959 to 1968.
Date Acquired: 07/23/1982
Subjects: Art historians--United States, Lesley, Parker, Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (Va.), Old Dominion University--Dept. of Art, Old Dominion University--Faculty, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
Languages: English
Everett Parker Lesley, Jr., known as Parker Lesley, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 31, 1913. He graduated from Palo Alto Union High School, California, in 1930 and proceeded to attend Stanford University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Classical Literature (Greek), in 1934. From 1935 to 1938 he was a Scholar Fellow and an Advanced Fellow in Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. In 1935 he earned a Certificat des tudes, Institut d'Art et d'Archologie from the University of Paris; in 1937 he earned a Master of Fine Arts, Art and Archaeology, Princeton University. Also in 1937 as a Belgian- American Educational Foundation Fellow he earned a Certificat des tudes from the University of Brussels, Belgium.
Lesley enlisted as Private in the United States Army, June 1942 and progressed through the grades to Sergeant. He was commissioned December 1942 at the Quartermaster Corps Officer Candidate School and progressed through the ranks to Major. He was discharged from the U. S. Army December 1946. During his military career he was awarded a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, Army Commendation Medal, Chevalier of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) and Honor Medal in Silver for Art and Science of the House-Order of Orange-Nassau (The Netherlands).
In 1942 Lesley married Miriam Pfaff Lucker and the two were divorced in 1948.
Lesley was Curator of European Art at Detroit Institute of Arts in 1938. From 1939 to 1942 he was Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture at University of Minnesota. He served in the U. S. Army from 1942 to 1946. The following year he was Chief of the Restitution Division with the Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse (Germany). From 1950 to 1954 as Assistant Keeper he progressed to Associate Keeper and then to Keeper of Department of Exhibitions at The Cooper Union (NYC). In 1955 he was contracted by Fortune Magazine, which resulted in two published articles. 1955 to 1958 he was self-employed in New York cataloguing private collections. He moved to Norfolk, Virginia in 1959 and became the Norfolk Museum's Acting Director. Also in 1959 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Art at the College of William and Mary in Norfolk and taught under that title up to 1967 (in 1963 the College became Old Dominion College). He began building up the Art Department during 1960 to 1964. From 1968 to 1969 he was titled Professor of Art and was co-chairman of the Art Department (in 1969 Old Dominion College became Old Dominion University). Throughout the remainder of his tenure Lesley did not hold the position of chairman, he continued to teach as Professor of Art until his retirement in 1979 as Eminent Professor; between 1970 through 1979 he went on leave two times: 1972-1973; and 1975-1976.
Lesley was fairly fluent in the German language, fluent reading knowledge in French, working knowledge in Italian and Spanish, studied Hebrew and had a fluent knowledge of classical Greek and Latin. His teaching specialties were Classic and Byzantine Art, Medieval Art, European Painting from the 17th Century to the present (1982), American Painting, History of Architecture and Architectural Design and History of the Decorative Arts.
Lesley authored articles in "The Art Bulletin", "Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts", "Art in America", and "The Art Journal"; in 1945, a Report of The General Board, European Theater of Operations, War Department, "Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Operations in the European Theater"; at The Cooper Union Museum, 1950-1954, "Leather", "Alter Ego", "Lacquer", "Conspicuous Waist", "Enamel" and "The Prince Regent's Style"; December 1955 and January 1956 (with Eric Hodgins), Fortune Magazine, "The Great International Art Market"; catalogue of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Collection of Russian Imperial Jewels, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Art-historical handbook (2nd version), Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences; "The Iconography of the Spirit"; "Bibelots"; and a book "Renaissance Jewels and Jeweled Objects", The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1968.
During Lesley's teaching years he ventured on many trips across the world; England, Israel, the Netherlands and Turkey. After his retirement from Old Dominion University he traveled to California and Washington state, U.S.A., India, Nepal, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand.
Everett Parker Lesley, Jr. died Saturday, February 13, 1982 in his home.
Art historians--United States
Lesley, Parker
Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (Va.)
Old Dominion University--Dept. of Art
Old Dominion University--Faculty
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
Repository: Special Collections and University Archives
Alternate Extent Statement: 8 Hollinger Document Cases, 1 oversized box
Access Restrictions: Open to researchers without restriction.
Use Restrictions: Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Acquisition Source: Mark Lesley
Acquisition Method: Gift. Accession #A82-14
Related Materials: Monuments Men Foundation: Captain Everett Parker Lesley, Jr.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Everett Parker Lesley, Jr. Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University Libraries, Norfolk, VA 23529.


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Jeppesen, Lars Bo (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7233
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The Importance of Geographical Proximity for New Product Development Activities within Inter-firm LinkagesAn Empirical TestDahlgren, Henrich (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper takes an economic approach to investigate the role of geographical proximity for organizing new product development (NPD) activities within inter-firm linkages. Product development theory and the resource-based view is discussed from an inter-firm perspective and contrasted to arguments in the literature on geographical economics. The approach in this paper assumes that geographical proximity is crucial for inter-firm learning, knowledge transfer and creation of capabilities to a higher extent in inter-firm linkages with a high level of interaction, in industries where knowledge is relatively more important as a resource and where collaboration partners are important. Hypotheses are tested by means of a quantitative analysis of a data set containing information about 4842 domestic and international inter-firm linkages of Danish firms in manufacturing industries. The findings in this analysis exhibit low support for the general role of geographical proximity for organizing NPD activities within inter-firm linkages. The result suggests that geographical proximity seems to play a role in inter-firm linkages in few cases. For instance, it is shown that knowledge intensive firms exhibit a propensity for international linkages. It is further suggested closer geographical distance for inter-firm linkages with medium and high level of interaction, suppliers or customers accounting for more than one third of total purchases or sales, and for linkages lasting for at least 10 years. Key words: capabilities, economics of localization, innovation, inter-firm linkages, knowledge, product development, proximity, resources JEL-codes: L23, L60, O32 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7268
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a crucial capability for value creation in the network economyFoss, Nicolai Juul (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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Final Project ReportCastellacci, Fulvio; Karpaty, Patrik; Laursen, Keld; Tingvall, Patrick G. (Oslo, 2010)[More information][Less information]
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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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Interpreting and Learning from the Rise and Decline of the Spaghetti OrganizationFoss, Nicolai Juul (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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a taxonomy of knowledge transfer costsHusman, Tina Brandt (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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the role of institutions and regional innovation systemsLorenzen, Mark; Foss, Nicolai Juul (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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an organizational economics perspectiveFoss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai Juul (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
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how much do they really differ? And how does it matter?Foss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
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Some descriptive results from DenmarkBille, Trine (, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the labor market for artists and in the creative industries more broadly: How important is a formal education for jobs in the creative industries? How are the careers of people with a creative education? Do they work in the creative industries or outside the creative industries? How is the profile of the jobs within the creative industries? Alper and Wassall (2006) present an overview of the economic, mainly empirical research concerning the labor market of artists. Different types of studies can be distinguished: theoretical models of artistic career processes, qualitative interviews and data, retrospective surveys and panel data based on surveys (either true panel studies or quasi panel studies). Some of the most extended studies on artists' earnings are done by Alper and Wassall on American census data, where data comes from peoples selfreporting in surveys, and peoples' occupation is based on time spent at work during a single reference week. This do obvious have some drawbacks. Register data from Statistics Denmark representing true panel data, makes it possible to overcome some of these problems and gain new knowledge on the career patterns of artists, their income, the importance of education, multiple jobholding etc. The register data used in this paper includes a lot of variables on socio-economy, income, employment etc. for the Danish population in the period 1994-2003. The paper includes a discussion and delimitation of artist and the creative industries, and presents new empirical results on the labor market for artists and in the creative industries URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7750
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The Role of Ambidexterity, Standard, and Decision ProcessMei, Maggie Qiuzhu (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Innovation is the engine of sustained organizational performance and is central to organizations' competitive advantage. In an effort to understand how to foster innovation at firms, extant research has highlighted the role of organizational learning in shaping innovation capabilities at firms. Motivated by the importance of innovation, this PhD dissertation aims to improve our understanding of the complex relationship between organizational learning and innovation capabilities at firms. The dissertation consists of three studies using various datasets and methodologies that investigate the relationship between organizational learning and innovation creation in an organizational context. Taking a nuanced view of organizational learning, the dissertation investigates how three different organizational learning processes could affect innovation creation at the firm level and project level. Specifically, essay 1 focuses on how to manage ambidextrous learning for superior radical and incremental innovation capabilities; essay 2 examines how learning through knowledge sharing in the context of standard setting impacts on firms' innovation performance; and essay 3 moves down to project level and explores how and when strategic decision comprehensiveness can affect new product development performance. Taken together, though examining three separate approaches that firms employ to manage organizational learning for innovation creation, the three studies in this dissertation collectively contribute to the understanding of managing organizational learning for innovation creation at firms. The three studies in this dissertation show how three prominent organizational learning processes impact on firms' innovation performance. Furthermore, the studies in this dissertation emphasize that there are limitation and boundary conditions for different organizational learning processes. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8898
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The Value of Coworker Mobility in Pushed and Pulled-driven StartupsRocha, Vera; Carneiro, Anabela; Varum, Celeste (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: By combining the insights from the widespread research on entrepreneurial spin-offs and from the emerging literature on hiring choices in startups, we investigate the role of coworker mobility in pushed and pulled spin-offs survival. We address two main gaps identi ed in prior research: the relative inattention paid to other human resources beyond the founder, and the hetero-geneous context where employee startups may be established. We use a rich matched employer-employee dataset for Portugal, and estimate a multi-stage model addressing the issues of self-selection in entrepreneurship and endogeneity in recruitment choices. We find that spin-offs hiring coworkers from the parent fi rm survive longer. The survival bonus resulting from coworker mobility is higher in pushed-driven startups. This work has important implications for broader theories on the role of labor mobility in organizational outcomes of arrival fi rms, and also for developing theories on labor markets for entrepreneurship. It also constitutes an important step towards unpacking the mechanisms through which mobile human capital affects the performance of receiving firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9307
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et økonomisk perspektivFoss, Nicolai Juul (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: How should a court set the negligence standard in a given area of activity when future (potential) injurers or victims are unlikely to know the standard set by the court? In particular, how should the standard be set in the oft-occurring case where one of the future parties is a professional actor who is likely to know the legal standard of negligence, while the other is an amateur, who is unlikely to know it? In this case, it may be optimal for the court to set the standards at the first-best level despite the amateur's ignorance of the law. The amateur may be able to infer the standards, either from the situation itself (from his knowledge of the costs and benefits of precautions), or from the act performed by the professional party. Moreover, the amateur may take due care because he realizes that the professional party will have an incentive to live up to the standard, and that the risk of a loss will therefore be on the amateur. However, when the ignorance of the amateur is "large," involving not only the legal standards but also the risks inherent in the activity, it may well be optimal for the court to depart from first best standards. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7239
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the case of the Øresund medi-tech plastic industrySornn-Friese, Henrik; Simoni Sørensen, Janne (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper investigates barriers to the process of regional economic development from a linkage perspective. It develops the concepts of linkage lock-in and switching costs as fundamental factors explaining some of the social dynamics of the process. The overall claim of the paper is that different types of costs and their determinants may lock firms in to existing linkages, creating a probable barrier to successful regional economic development. The paper defines linkage lock-in as the difficulty in switching to alternative linkage partners, even if this is desirable. Switching costs are the costs involved in terminating and forming linkages. The extent of transaction costs, dynamic transaction costs and opportunity costs delineate switching costs in interfirm linkages. The paper further elaborates on the concept of opportunity costs; it states that in dynamically competitive environments a class of opportunity costs, namely learning opportunity costs might arise as a result of the relative importance of learning and innovation. Learning opportunity costs are defined as the costs of missing key possibilities to learn in dynamically competitive environments. They are furthermore seen as being constituted by cognitive costs, which in turn are influenced by the existence of information costs. The theoretical argument is illustrated by a case study of the medical part of the Øresund medi-tech plastic industry. Key words: Regional economic development; interfirm linkages and switching costs; lock-in and learning; cross-border business; medi-tech plastic industry. JEL classifications: D83, L14, L22, L68, R58 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7240
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tentative findings from in-depth case studiesLorenzen, Mark (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
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why are inter-firm learning patterns institutionalised within particular localities?Lorenzen, Mark (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
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At 9am in a garden shed behind a house in Amsterdam, a handful of alcoholics are getting ready to clean the surrounding streets, beer and cigarette in hand.
For a day's work, the men receive 10 euros (around US$13), half a packet of rolling tobacco and, most importantly, five cans of beer: two to start the day, two at lunch and one for after work.
"This group of chronic alcoholics was causing a nuisance in Amsterdam's Oosterpark: fights, noise, disagreeable comments to women," said Gerrie Holterman, who heads the Rainbow Foundation project, financed by the Dutch state and donations.
"The aim is to keep them occupied, to get them doing something, so they no longer cause trouble at the park," she told reporters.
The alcoholics are split into two groups of around 10 people, with each group working three days a week.
The imaginative approach to the problem of anti-social behaviour demonstrates typical Dutch pragmatism, which could be found shocking in other countries, but not here.
The day begins at about 9am, with the workers drinking two beers and some coffee, if desired, before going to clean the streets.
Sat at a large table, Holterman carefully notes each person's beer consumption, but there is an atmosphere of trust: If she gets called away, the alcoholics themselves record how much they have drunk.
"I think I can speak for the group and say that if they didn't give us beers then we wouldn't come," said Frank, wearing a fluorescent street cleaner's bib and carrying a bin bag and litter-grabber.
"We need alcohol to function, that's the disadvantage of chronic alcoholism," the 45-year-old said, somewhat fatalistically.
Frank says he has been jailed for violence, has never worked for anyone and has no fixed abode.
For lunch, the team returns to the shed where they get two beers and a warm meal, before heading off again for the afternoon shift.
The working day ends with a final beer at around 3:30pm.
"You have to see things like this: everyone benefits," Holterman said.
"They're no longer in the park, they drink less, they eat better and they have something to keep them busy during the day," she added.
"Heroin addicts can go to shooting galleries, so why shouldn't we also give people beer?" Holterman said.
Project participants also say they are happy to be there, all taking part voluntarily.
"It gives our lives some structure," said one alcoholic who asked not to be named.
"Lots of us haven't had any structure in our lives for years, we just don't know what it is, and so this is good for us," Frank said.
People living in the neighborhood also seem happy, greeting the cleaners as they work.
"They're doing something useful instead of hanging out in the park," a woman said, stood on her doorstep, declining to give her name.
However, opinions differ about how much the work affects the group's drinking habits.
"When I get home, I've already had a busy day and I don't necessarily want to drink," said Vincent, 48, a former baker.
"We also feel satisfied, a job well done, contributing to society despite the fact that we drink," he said.
"What's also good is that the beer they give us is light, 5 percent, not 11 percent or 12 percent, like I used to drink," he said.
Frank is more sceptical.
"Of course we drink in a more structured way, but I don't think that we drink less," he said.


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Girls' Generation's Tiffany, YoonA, Seohyun Attend Burberry Show in London
SNSD members Tiffany, YoonA and Seohyun have been invited to attend the 2012 Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show in London. The 2012 Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show is a part of London Fashion Week. According to SM Entertainment, the three members were invited to attend Burberry's 2012 women's fall/winter collection show as representatives from Korea.
SM representatives claim that Burberry's chief executive creator, Christopher Bailey, officially invited the three to the show. The show took place on Monday, February 20. The girls also attended the red carpet event. SM wrote on their official facebook page, SM Town, that "local fans were enthused" by the presence of the girls in London and that an official from Burberry stated that the girls were "met with the most enthusiastic interest and response." The girls appeared in, what else, Burberry clothing for the event.
Seohyun wore a blue dress with orange and black squares. The dress came past her knees and the sleeves came to her wrists. She complimented the outfit with a brown belt, large bag and leather heels that laced up over her ankles. YoonA wore a lovely green dress, which came to her ankles. The short-sleeved dress had a retro-feel, which she paired with a black and green hand-bag and light brown leather heels. Tiffany appeared with medium brown hair. She was in the shortest dress of the three. The nickle and black colored mini-dress was paired with turquiose heels.
It's winter in London, but these ladies are looking hot. What do you guys think about their dresses?


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New York, February 9, 2012--Bahrain has rejected at least six journalists' applications for entry visas ahead of the anniversary of antigovernment protests that swept the country in February 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to allow journalists into the country to carry out their work freely.
Several international journalists wrote on Twitter over the past two days that their visa applications had been denied. They were told the rejections are due to a "high volume of requests," but that they are welcome to reapply after February. The journalists had wished to cover the February 14 protest anniversary.
Among the journalists who were denied visas are: The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof and Adam B. Ellick; Kristen Chick of the Christian Science Monitor; the BBC's Cara Swift; Alex Delmar-Morgan of The Wall Street Journal; and Gregg Carlstrom from Al-Jazeera.
"Bahraini authorities act as if they have something to hide by engaging in this crude form of censorship," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator. "The government should immediately reverse its decision and allow international news media to observe and report on the anniversary."
In 2011, local independent and foreign journalists in Bahrain endured the worst conditions since King Hamad bin Khalifa assumed the throne in 1999. CPJ has documented two journalist deaths in government custody, dozens of detentions, physical assaults, arbitrary deportations, and government-sponsored smearing of journalists, among other violations.


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The presidents of two large labor unions have written to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to complain that Mark Penn, her pollster and chief strategist, is chief executive of a public relations firm that is helping a company fight a unionization drive.
In the letter sent Friday, which a labor official released yesterday, James P. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, and Bruce Raynor, president of Unite Here, wrote that they did not want to see Mrs. Clinton or the Democratic Party embarrassed by the anti-union activities of Mr. Penn's firm, Burson-Marsteller, one of the nation's leading public relations companies.
"If Hillary is pro-worker and pro-union, she will certainly take steps to rein in Mr. Penn," Mr. Hoffa said in an interview. "He cannot serve two masters, working for a pro-union candidate and working for anti-union companies."
In the letter, Mr. Hoffa and Mr. Raynor said, "It is with distress that we write you today," adding that they valued Mrs. Clinton's positions on many worker-related issues.
They said the public relations firm's "activities in the effort to undermine workers' right to organize at Cintas, a campaign our unions are involved in, is particularly disheartening." Four years ago, the two unions began a major drive to unionize 17,000 workers at the Cintas Corporation, the nation's largest uniform rental company. Cintas, helped by Burson-Marsteller, has responded with a vigorous - and thus far successful - effort to resist unionization.
Mr. Hoffa and Mr. Raynor, whose union represents apparel, hotel and restaurant workers, noted that they had learned of Burson-Marsteller's anti-union activities in an article last week in The Nation magazine. Their action comes as Mrs. Clinton prepares to speak at an A.F.L.-C.I.O. forum on Saturday in Detroit.
Mr. Penn did polling for Bill Clinton when he was president and has long been a top adviser to Mrs. Clinton. Thirty years ago, Mr. Penn founded a prominent polling firm, now known as Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates. In December 2005, he was named chief executive of Burson-Marsteller.
In interviews, Mr. Hoffa and Mr. Raynor stopped short of calling on Mrs. Clinton to disassociate herself from Mr. Penn.
Mr. Raynor said, "She ought to send a clear message to this guy Penn that she is unhappy about this union-busting stuff and that he shouldn't be associated with it."
Mr. Penn, speaking for himself and for the Clinton presidential campaign, said: "Senator Clinton's well-documented support for pro-union causes would not in any way be affected by some clients in a firm related to the corporate network of one of her advisers. There is no connection whatsoever with her pro-union record."
Mr. Penn said that he had worked for Democratic candidates for 30 years and that Burson-Marsteller worked for Democrats and Republicans.
As for Cintas, he said, "I personally had zero involvement in any of the work related to Cintas." He said Burson-Marsteller had begun representing Cintas well before he joined the firm.
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Gothic was the language of the Goths; the oldest known Germanic language, it is now extinct and left no descendants. As a Germanic language, Gothic was related to Old English and Old Norse.
Gothic was the first language that J.R.R. Tolkien studied for his own pleasure, and it may have given an impulsion in the first development of Qenya. Tolkien even attempted to reconstruct some parts of the language and such elements survived in Taliska, the language he created for the Edain of the First Age. He also composed a full poem, Bagme Bloma "The Flower of the Trees" in Gothic.
Since in The Lord of the Rings Old English represents Rohirric, Tolkien used Gothic to represent the earlier language of the Northmen of Rhovanion in order to show the relationship between these languages. However, in reality Gothic had no descendants, so Old English is not directly related to it; therefore this simulation does not reflect exactly the relationship between Northern and Rohirric.
Names like Vidumavi or Vidugavia are of Gothic etymology.
According to Lisa Star, Tolkien also devised a tengwar mode for Gothic is known to exist, but remain unpublished to date [1]


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The Arlberg Myth
A unique atmosphere awaits you at the entrance of Lech as the romantic village is surrounded by snow-covered mountains. Guests from all around the world have come to this winter paradise in order to spend their holidays. It is the combination of a fantastic ski resort, an unspoilt landscape and many high-class accommodations and restaurants. Despite the fact that Lech has attracted famous people and royals for decades, it is still very different to most skiing resorts. It is not the place where you will find large concrete hotels, fancy events and party tourism. Lech am Arlberg is one of the best skiing areas worldwide located around a cozy mountain village. Fun in winter, sports and pleasure are the most important aspects for skiing holidays in Lech.
Skiing & Snowboarding
The journey to Arlberg seems rather adventurous as high snow walls line the streets all the way to Flexen Pass. Once on top you will find a winter wonder land and Lech and Zürs. The two villages are connected with a very divers skiing area. Arlberg is the place where Alpine skiing was born and 100 years later it fascinates more than ever skiers and snowboarders from all around the world. A total of 190 km of slopes await you in the Skiing Area Lech Zürs which is connected to the Warth-Schröcken skiing area. All skiing areas at Arlberg combined offer more than 300 km of slopes. But it is not the figures that count. When advanced skiers talk about their skiing holidays at Arlberg, they rave about the many free-ride options, the amount of snow and the variety of slopes. Sportive skiers will find demanding slopes in Zürs, families with children love the wide and sunny slopes in Oberlech.


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Think Mardi Gras is something that only happens in New Orleans? Think again! Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," has been celebrated in many parts of the world at one time or another, including right here in Florida. And it isn't a recent phenomenon. Some Florida towns were holding Mardi Gras celebrations over a hundred years ago.
Mardi Gras, for all its characteristic decadence, actually stems from religious origins. It is the final, culminating day of the Carnival season on the Christian liturgical calendar. Carnival season extends from Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night or Three Kings' Day) to the beginning of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday, which occurs about six weeks prior to Easter Sunday. Since the Lenten season typically involves a sober regimen of self-denial and penance, Carnival season and Mardi Gras serve as an opportunity to eat richly and celebrate joyously (hence the "fat" part of Fat Tuesday) before things get more serious.
A wide variety of colorful rituals and traditions have developed around this basic concept, many unique to the cities in which they were born. Common Mardi Gras activities include parades, costume balls, colorful decorations, and the designation of "royalty" to preside over the festivities. When Apalachicola celebrated its first Mardi Gras in 1915, for example, the event was reigned over by King Retsyo. Ten points if you can guess the significance of King Retsyo's name!
Pensacola was perhaps the first Florida city to observe Mardi Gras, holding its first celebration in 1874. A group of leading local socialites formed a Mardi Gras "krewe" called the Knights of Priscus Association to organize the festivities. The tradition fizzled after a few years, but was revived with gusto in 1900. Pensacola continues to celebrate Mardi Gras annually.
Today, Mardi Gras is celebrated in cities all over Florida, featuring a blend of time-honored traditions and new ideas. Apalachicola, for example, recently instituted a Mardi Gras parade featuring both citizens and their pets. The event is spearheaded by the Krewe of Salty Barkers, adopting themes like "Barkaritaville" and "Woofstock" to guide both two- and four-legged participants in their costume choices.
Farther down the peninsula, Orlando's Universal Studios theme park offers an annual Mardi Gras event patterned after the popular New Orleans version of the festival. Hollywood also holds an annual Mardi Gras celebration titled "Fiesta Tropicale." It originated in 1935 as the "Festival of Nations." These are just a few examples; Florida towns from Dunedin to Lake Wales to Leesburg regularly celebrate Fat Tuesday with enthusiasm.
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If you are looking for a fun weekend project, beginner project, or just a little something to spruce up your home for the Fall and Halloween, you'll love this e-pattern!
The "Not-So-Spooky" Table Runner and Tea Towel Set Pattern is a mix of fabric strips, applique, and the whimsical touch of ric-rack! Kimberbell Designs patterns take you through every step with diagrams so you'll complete this set quickly and easily.
Add this table runner to any room! If you'd rather not make one for Halloween, try the same pattern for a Fall look! Leave off the spider applique and create with warm colors of oranges, browns, and blues - your end result will be stunning!
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Menu for Public Space Usage
year of design / realization: 2008-2012
office: Újirány Group - UILA Kft.
authors: Dominika Tihanyi, Gábor Szohr, BME university students
The durational strategy is a model for implementing public art as part of urban rehabilitation are able to create platforms for communication that will help the social aspects of rehabilitation to arise and allow the process to become flexible. The chain of interconnected public art actions (12 interventions) developed in the duration of 4 years are set up in strong connection to the social-economical and environmental aims of the rehabilitation and act as acupuncture points that constantly activate the city part. The actions create the possibility for new social connections to develop and act as communicational surfaces through which local knowledge can be devised that can be incorporated in future plans and designs of the rehabilitation. The actions reflect on aims of the rehabilitation and cultural heritage and potential of the area and inspire inner courtyards to be renewed. They also become tools for modelling alternative space usages, drawing attention to the communal role of public spaces. The aim is to turn the city part into an ever evolving, interactive gallery, enhancing local economy and culture.


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Homemade Chicken Soup with Noodles Made from ScratchPosted: January 27, 2013 Filed under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Recipes, Winter | Tags: Chicken, Chicken Noodle Soup, Comfort Food, Dinner, flat parsley, Food, garlic cloves, yellow onion 2 Comments
Chicken Soup
- 2 whole organic young chickens – 2 or 3 pounds each
- 1 cup flat parsley, rough chopped
- 1 bag of carrots, about 7 or 8 peeled and chopped
- 4 or 5 celery stocks washed and chopped
- 20 cups of water (filtered or bottled)
- 1 whole onion peeled
- 5 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- 2 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
Noodles from Scratch
- 3 Eggs
- 2 3/4 Flour
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 Cup of Milk
Unwrap and rinse the chickens. Make sure to take out any of the innards from the chickens. Most come with neck and livers inside, discard them. In a very large stock pot, (12 plus quarts) add the chickens, crushed garlic and the peeled yellow onion. Bring to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Meanwhile use this time to peel and chop all of your veggies, setting them aside in a bowl.
After simmering for an 1 1/2 to 2 hours, remove and discard the onion. Remove the chickens and set aside to cool. Add your bowl of chopped veg and bring the stock back to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer the veggies and stock for about 30 minutes until the veggies are soft.
Once the chickens have cooled, carefully separate the chicken from the bones making sure to discard any funky pieces. Tear apart the chicken into small pieces with your hands. This will ensure that you have removed all of the bones and inedible pieces of chicken. Add the chicken back into the soup with the vegetables. Now for the noodles.
Noodles From Scratch –
Making the noodles (Country Noodles also sometimes called Spaetzle) from scratch is the most time consuming piece of the recipe. Up until this point we've chopped a few veggies and waited for time to pass. In a separate pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil, salt the water with about 1 Tbsp kosher salt. In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt and flour. Mix until smooth.
On a clean flat cutting board pour 1/3 of the noodle batter onto the cutting board. Use a butter knife to evenly spread the batter across half of the cutting board up to one edge. While holding the cutting board over the pot of boiling water, use the butter knife to shuck (or scrape) small, even amounts of the batter into the water. Have fun with the size of your noodles, tailoring them to the size you like. Cook the noodles in batches, making sure the water continues to boil.
As the noodles rise to the top they are done cooking and can be transferred to the chicken soup with a slotted spoon or a spider. The noodles cook fast, in about 30 to 60 seconds depending on how large they are. Repeat and continue this process until no batter remains and all of the noodles have made their way into the stock pot full of soup.
Enjoy on a cool winters night with a loaf of crusty bread, such as a rye bread topped with butter.
An Education in Drinking Good Wine – 3 Easy Tips for Learning What You LikePosted: January 21, 2013 Filed under: Wine | Tags: Red Wine, Wine Leave a comment
In the last year I have begun my education in good wine. It started with my wife's uncle sharing a superb bottle with us on occasion. Time after time he would bring out outstanding bottles of wine. I have to say, I was hooked. I never realized how good wine could be! Probably because I had never tasted anything of quality up until this point. In the past I've never been interested in spending too much money on a bottle of wine. That is not to say you have to spend lots of money to find quality wine. When starting out, I think what is hardest, is that there are so many choices. How in the world are you supposed to know what you like? It is so easy to spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine and be dissapointed.
Here are the three keys that I have found in my pursuit to finding and buying good wine.
# 1 – Start out trying different styles of wine. Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah… The list goes on and on, but the point here is that you need to find what you like. A lot of wine's can be good quality, but just not your style. Once you find a style of wine that you like you can begin to experiment and try different price points. Have fun, maybe invite some friends over for a wine tasting? Have everyone bring a different style. Pinot Noir is a great wine to start with. It's easy to drink and low in tannins (see # 2 to learn more about tannins). As you try wines with tannins you'll be able to more easily recognize them. Try this Pinot Noir, it's one of my favorites.
Ampelos Pinot Noir 2008 Lambda. Ampelos makes several different Pinot Noirs. Make sure to get the Lambda. It's silky smooth, very tasty, a pleasure to drink. Best of all it's reasonably priced at about $30 a bottle.
# 2 – Read this book… Kevin Zraly's Complete Wine Course. The New York Times says it's "One of the best start-from-scratch wine books ever written." The book will give you a great overview of how wine is made, where its made (the different regions of the world). You'll also gain knowledge of the different styles of wine and what makes them different. Get the book here on Amazon.
# 3 – Find someone that knows what they are talking about. Pick their brain, get recommendations, have them help you when making a purchase. If they are passionate about wine, they will enjoy helping you learn what you like.
Eatsie Boys Evolution – Food Truck to RestaurantPosted: January 13, 2013 Filed under: Food Stuff, Restaurant Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Food, Food Truck, hotdog bun, Houston, mustard seeds, pretzel bun, restaurants, Review, university of saint thomas 3 Comments
I have been following the Eatsie Boys since early 2011. Known for their pork snuggies, this one time food truck has made the transition to Full-blown restaurant. Opening the brick and mortar restaurant just last Monday, after a soft open in December. The Eatsie Boys have done what so many food trucks dream of when starting out.
New Sign, So New it Still Has Tape on it
I love the location in the Montrose area, here in Houston. Located down the street from the University of Saint Thomas and the museum district. I can see a lot of students making their way over after classes. They serve breakfast too, which should also be a great attraction to students. I stopped by after a visit to the children's museum, just a few miles away.
The interior is very inviting, bright and modern. The kitchen, which is visible from the dining area almost looks like the interior of a food truck. For only being open less than a week the place was packed on Saturday for lunch. At one point there was a line out the door. It shows that the Eatsie Boys have established a name for themselves in the area. While busy, our order was taken promptly and our food delivered quickly to our table. The kitchen seemed experienced, efficiently calling out, cooking and serving orders.
Kate (My wife) ordered Frank-the-Pretzel, chicken poblano sausage, sautéed onions, mustard, on a pretzel bun…. Interesting, right? The mustard had whole mustard seeds in it giving the dish a great texture. The bun made in the sandwich. Crusty and chewy on the outside, just like a pretzel and soft on the inside like a traditional hotdog bun. Frank's my new friend, our favorite of the bunch… Lunch.
I ordered the Maestro sandwich and pork snuggies, I had to try them since hearing so much about them. (Back in 2011 at the food truck festival they were unavailable due to the Eatsieboys generator not working).
When it comes to bread, I am very picky. Growing up in the Boston area I always had access to great bread. The opposite is true here in the south, it's hard to find good bread. It's always dry, tasteless and has no chewiness. Bread is the foundation of any good sandwich, so it has to be great. The bread used for both Frank the pretzel and the Maestro were delicious. Definitely some of the best bread I've had a sandwich on in all my years in Houston. Good job Eatsie Boys for choosing a premier bakery to provide such an essential ingredient.
The Maestro was made with perfectly cooked roast beef, that was just a little bit rare and very tender. Sitting on a slice of cheddar cheese and topped with horseradish aioli and caramelized onions. The horseradish aoli was nice and spicy. The sandwich was accompanied by a side salad, some mixed greens and a little dressing. The salad was nothing spectacular. Seemed more like an afterthought. The sandwich was very tasty, but I thought it was a little overpriced at $12.
The pork snuggies were good and creative. Pork belly, topped with a cucumber (they call it a quick pickle), green onions, hoisin sauce on a steamed bao bun (typicaly found in Chinese cuisine). I would have liked the pork to be a little more crispy and less chewy, but good overall. A salty snack with the cucumber and green onion adding freshness.
Pork Snuggies
Eatsie boys Cafe is a nice spot to grab a bite to eat for lunch. The food is fun, creative and very fresh. Way better than what you would expect to find at a chain restaurant. It's exciting to see a group of young guys start a food truck locally here in Houston and turn it into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. I wish these guys the best of luck and look forward to returning to Eatsie Boys to try their breakfast. In case you are wondering, the food truck still lives on. So if food trucks are more your thing, you can take your pick.
Crustless Bacon & Cheese QuichePosted: December 29, 2011 Filed under: Baking, Breakfast, Recipes | Tags: bacon, Cheese, Eggs, Quiche 3 Comments
With a change in jobs and a new addition to our family, the last few months have been busy to say the least. I have to confess that my passion for cooking these last few months has been stifled and ordering take out has become more frequent. As we ring in the new year I don't expect to become any less busy, but I do hope to get back to my passion of cooking and sharing more with you.
When I started Erik Eats a year ago, I told myself that if my mom and a few other family members would read my food blog, it would be a success. Well, I have been more than surprised in this last year by the number of you that have visited my blog, over 1,000 people per month! One of my first posts included a video on how to make restaurant quality pizza at home. To my sheer amazement that one video on YouTube has been viewed over 20,000 times, incredible!
Today I bring you a dish that is easy to make and just perfect for sharing on New Years day for breakfast. Bacon & Cheese Crustless Quiche. What's even better is that you can make the quiche in advance, and just heat it up in the oven in minutes. While great for breakfast you could eat the quiche at any meal, hot or even cold. Prep is simple and can be done in 10 minute or less. You can serve them hot out of the oven, reheated the next day or freeze them to have on hand.
What you need –
The instructions are for one quiche, but you will have enough eggs & bacon to make 3. (A dozen eggs and precooked bacon usually comes with 12 strips) purchase some additional cheese and pie tins and you could make all three. You could always freeze the remaining 2 in ziplock freezer bags or feed a big group. One quiche will serve 3 – 4 people.
8″ Store bought aluminum pie tin
Precooked bacon – 4 slices diced
4 large Eggs
1 cup of whole Milk
1 8oz Package Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Black Pepper
Cooking Spray
Sliced Tomatoes (Optional)
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Spay your pie tin with cooking spray.
In a food processor add the 4 eggs. (I crack mine into a bowl first incase any shell decides to jump in). Add a cup of milk and a pinch of black pepper. Blend together for about 20 seconds. This will make the quiche light and airy. Next add the whole package of cheese, blend again for about 5 seconds. Then add the chopped bacon and blend very briefly. You just want to mix it in, if you over blend, the bacon will become chopped to finely. Next pour the entire mixture into your pie tin. If adding sliced tomato lay them over the top. Lightly sprinkle with nutmeg and pop it into the oven for 35 – 40 minutes, until the top becomes golden brown and the center is no longer runny. Once they are done let them rest for 10 – 15 minutes before serving.
*I don't add any salt, the bacon and cheese makes them plenty salty. If made ahead (or defrosted from the freezer) to reheat place them in the oven for 8 minutes at 375 degrees fahrenheit. From my family to yours, Happy New Year!
"The Family Recipe" Meaty Pasta SaucePosted: July 2, 2011 Filed under: Pasta, Recipes | Tags: Family Recipe, Meat Sauce, Pasta, Tomato, Tomato Sauce, Tomatoes 5 Comments
When I met my wife's family over twelve years ago and tried their sauce recipe, I knew that I was marrying into the right family. It's the best tomato based pasta sauce that I have ever eaten. It's thick, rich and meaty. The ingredients are basic, its seasoned to perfection and cooked slowly. I fell in love with this dish years ago, its contributed to my joy of cooking and my appetite for pasta dishes.
This is one of those dishes that you start on a Saturday morning and the sweet aroma permeates the house all day long while it simmers on the stove. You can make large batches and freeze it or turn it into other meals like… Well I'm not going to tell you since that would be giving away next weeks post. To me and my family this sauce is comfort food, it brings back great memories of family meals of the past. I hope you will find that this recipe transforms your family as it has mine.
"The Family Recipe"
What you will need
3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Large Yellow Onion Chopped
6 Cloves of Garlic Chopped
1.25 Lbs Ground Beef (90/10)
1 6oz Can of Tomato Paste
1 28oz Can of Tomato Sauce
1 28oz Can of Whole Tomatoes
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 1/2 Tbs Oregano
3 or 4 Leaves Fresh Basil Julienned (Sliced in strips)
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 Lb Dried Pasta (I like Spaghetti or Rotini)
In a thick bottomed pot add your olive oil and heat over medium. Once the oil is hot add your chopped onion and cook for 3 minutes. Move the onions to one side of the pot and add your garlic. Let the garlic cook for 1 – 2 minutes, but don't let it brown (or it will become biter). Mix the onions and garlic togethers. Add a few pinches of salt and pepper, add the oregano and mix together. Move your onions to one side and add the ground beef to the pot. Season the ground beef with salt and pepper. Break the ground beef apart with a wooden spoon and cook until browned. It is okay to mix the onions and garlic in with the ground beef. Once the ground beef is browned, add the tomatoes, sauce and paste. Mix and let the sauce simmer for 2o minutes over low heat. With a potato masher crush the whole tomatoes. Mash them until the sauce becomes smooth. Add the fresh basil. Simmer over low heat for 3 to 4 hours, mixing with a wooden spoon every 30 minutes to make sure the sauce doesn't burn at the bottom of the pan. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve over pasta and enjoy what my family has enjoyed for half a century.
Perfect Summer PastaPosted: June 18, 2011 Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Summer | Tags: Cherry Tomatoes, Dinner, Garlic, Olive Oil, Pasta, Summer Pasta, Tomatoes 6 Comments
I could eat pasta anytime, any day. I'm a pasta junkie. The good news for me and other pasta junkies is that pasta, and their accompanying sauces are really versatile. There is a combination for every season. A rich meaty bolognese (see here) is great on a cold winters night. With the summer upon us, I've got the perfect pasta recipe to share with you. I've been making this dish for years, to the joy of family and friends. Made with ripe cherry tomatoes, sweet basil, garlic and olive oil, this dish bursts with flavor. The tomatoes and garlic marinate in the olive oil, making a deliciously light summer sauce.
Inspired by Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa –
Perfect Summer Pasta
1lbs Angle Hair Pasta
2 Pints Cherry Tomatoes
5 – 6 Cloves of Garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp Red Chili Flakes
15 – 20 Basil Leaves, Julienned
1/4 Cup of Good Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tsp Kosher Salt
Rinse, then slice all of the cherry tomatoes in half. I used a variety of both red and yellow cherry tomatoes. In a bowl top the sliced tomatoes with 1 tsp of kosher salt. This is really important, because the salt pulls the water and flavor out of the tomatoes. This helps to make the sauce extra flavorful.
Add to the bowl, the sweet basil, red chili flakes, and garlic. Pour the olive oil into the bowl and mix all of the ingredients together. Cover the bowl and let the mixture sit for 2 – 4 hours. This allows time for all of the flavors to come together.
The rest is easy. Boil your water and cook the pasta according to directions on the package. Angel Hair pasta usually cooks really fast, in just 3 – 4 minutes. Once the pasta is cooked and strained pour the tomato and olive oil sauce over the top along with the parmesan cheese, toss together. Plate, and top with a little extra parmesan cheese. If you friends and family are like mine, they will be clamoring for seconds, so make plenty.
Now that's a "Good Dog!" Food TruckPosted: June 12, 2011 Filed under: Restaurant Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Food Truck, Hotdog, Review, Video 1 Comment
What do you get when you combine a Dachshund, a trained chef, a 1991 diesel bus and boyfriend that grew up in the restaurant industry? You get a food truck cranking out gourmet hot dogs that will make your taste buds dance. Good Dog Food Truck established in early 2011 has all of the ingredients to grow a following of fans and keep them coming back for more.
Molly and Danny owners of Good Dog have been in the food industry for several years and have a passion for serving great quality food. Molly, a trained chef has worked in upscale restaurants here in Houston for the last five years. Restaurants including Reef, you might remember seeing the Executive Chef Bryan, Caswell on the Next Iron Chef.
The concept for the food truck was born out of the idea of making all of their condiments from scratch, including homemade ketchup's, relish and mustard. Molly jokes that the only thing that they don't make from scratch is the cheese, which they just might make in the future. The hot dogs and buns are sourced locally here in Texas. To find the perfect hot dog Molly and Danny traveled the state of Texas trying many different dogs. The dog that they chose is quite a "Good Dog!" You can see spices in the hot dog and the taste is much better than a hot dog purchased from your local grocery store. Combine those great hot dogs with condiments made from scratch and fresh combinations like homemade dill pickles, cream cheese and pickled onions… Great taste and a party in your mouth.
They are really going all out to produce great gourmet food served from their truck. Instead of using Phase (artificial butter) to grill their hot dog buns they are using real butter and taking the time to clarify the butter (so that it doesn't burn on the hot grill). In my experience its the simple basics that if are done right, takes food from good to great. What I saw behind the scenes, was that Good Dog is doing the little things right that make a big difference in terms of taste.
You can find Good Dog Food Truck by following them on Facebook or Twitter, they post a weekly schedule and update their locations daily. You can also visit their website at Gooddogfoodtruck.com ~ Make sure to watch the behind the scenes video above.


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Tonight is the premiere of the ninth season of "Project Runway." The Emmy-nominated series is back with 20 more talented designers, host Heidi Klum and mentor Tim Gunn. Only 16 people will remain after tonight for a chance to win $100,000.
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2 dried ancho chilies
1 large red bell pepper
2 canned chipotle chilies, seeded
1⁄3 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves
1⁄4 cup olive oil (or more)
Roast red pepper in the broiler to blacken skin, cool, seed and chop. Add all ingredients to processor except oil. Process lightly. Then add oil, and process to a smooth paste, adding more oil if needed. Note: Want to make championship chili? Pesto it. Also good on barbecued meats, poultry and seafood. Can't take the heat? Substitute poblano peppers for the chipotles.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
SHABBONA (AP) - A small pond where fish are raised before being hand-released into Shabbona Lake was nothing more than a mud pit, but by this time next year, thousands of fish will be growing in deeper, cleaner waters.
A crew of six men four of whom are tribal members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, a Kansas-based American Indian tribe arrived in Shabbona this week to dredge the 5-acre pond, which is adjacent to Shabbona Lake.
Clearing out the sediment will deepen the pond, thus improving the survival rate of smallmouth bass raised there. In shallow waters, young fish can be easily snatched by birds of prey, Shabbona Lake State Park Superintendent Kerry Novak said from the work site Wednesday.
"Shabbona Lake is the most heavily fished lake (among all Illinois Department of Natural Resources lakes) on a per-acre basis," Novak said.
"We have to keep the quality of the fish up."
The Potawatomi have teamed up with the state because the tribe has a special interest in the community, said Aaron Chambers, a spokesman for the tribe.
"It's government-to-government relations," added Tim Ramirez, director of the tribe's public works department, which led the project.
"We heard that the last governor cut the budget so bad, and went for the state parks first."
In addition to clearing sediment, the crew installed a new drain valve and pipe that will allow water and fish to drain from the pond to the lake more efficiently, Novak said.
The Potawatomi donated all labor and equipment for the project, while the state paid for the new valve and pipe.
"The amount of money they've saved the state and the taxpayers, I can't even imagine," Novak said.
While the public works department mainly works on maintaining roads and bridges within the Kansas reservation, they traveled over 500 miles to Shabbona because of the long history in this area and the proximity of tribal-owned land to the state park.
The land, on University Road, was purchased in 2006 with plans to build a government center and an electronic bingo parlor. But in order to operate the bingo facility, the tribe would have to get a declaration from the federal government that the land is a reservation, a decision that has not yet been reached.
In June, the Potawatomi seeded 125 acres of that land with prairie grass to return it to its native state.
Though they're on separate soils, the projects on the Potawatomi land and at the state park greatly intertwine: Much of the water flowing above ground to Shabbona Lake flows through the reservation, and the prairie grass helps to reduce runoff of sediment and pollution that would otherwise wash into the lake, Chambers explained.


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Well-heeled S.A. effort aims for more charter schools — lots more
A coalition of San Antonio philanthropists is throwing its support — including a lot of money — behind an elite group of charter school operators that could someday educate nearly one in four area students.
Some see that as a threat to traditional public school education. Backers hope that offering more choice to families will translate into better academic outcomes all around.
Charter schools often rely on private donations, especially to start up in a new city, but Texas Charter Schools Association executive director David Dunn said he has never seen a group of Texas philanthropic heavyweights court so many charter operators so aggressively.
The Choose to Succeed effort, spearheaded by George W. Brackenridge Foundation trustee Victoria Rico, aims to bring four out-of-state charter management organizations, or CMOs, to San Antonio within the next couple of years. Combined with the KIPP and IDEA Public Schools — which already have San Antonio schools and receive Choose to Succeed support — the six could serve about 80,000 local students by 2026 at as many as 145 campuses, or more than 20 percent of current Bexar County school enrollment.
Charter schools are public schools operating under a contract or "charter" with the state, freeing them from some of the rules and regulations that traditional public schools face. Last year, about 50 charter schools not affiliated with public school districts operated in Bexar County, enrolling about 14,000 students.
The six charter organizations that Choose to Succeed is courting — BASIS Schools, Carpe Diem Schools, Great Hearts Academies, IDEA Public Schools, KIPP and Rocketship Education — are widely considered among the best in the nation, with impressive test scores and high rates of graduates going on to college.
Cultivating their growth in San Antonio would require more than $50 million in local donations, about $24 million of which has already been raised thanks to hefty pledges from Harvey Najim and his foundation, the Ewing Halsell Foundation, Graham Weston's 80/20 Foundation and others. Cheering them on are former mayors Henry Cisneros and Phil Hardberger.
For charter school opponents, it's a nightmare scenario.
The new schools would siphon students — and therefore funding — from traditional school districts, they argue, and the charters' good track records and tuition-free status might also draw private school families, putting a greater burden on public funds.
But for Rico, it's a no-brainer: She sees the plan as a fast, inexpensive way to get "high quality seats" for students.
For instance, IDEA needs a one-time infusion of $1,500 in local private funding per child to get a school up and running before being fully sustained by public money, Rico said. Supporting a well-regarded mentoring organization also comes in at $1,500 per child, she said, but it will be back year after year. The Brackenridge Foundation — a 90-year-old organization whose namesake once headed the San Antonio School Board — has pledged more than $6 million so far. It will support some other causes, but the charter push will be its focus for many years, Rico said.
"San Antonio philanthropists have been pumping millions and millions of dollars into public schools and nothing's changed," she said.
Hardberger, who as mayor knocked on doors urging dropouts to return to high school, said he does not view traditional public schools as failures but that too many students still drop out and too few graduates are prepared for college.
Not all charter schools are better, he said, but it's worth trying out the top performers, and the public schools "may learn something from that experiment."
Backers say charter competition with traditional public schools is good for all involved.
"What happens when you lose your customers in business is you look at your business practices and you try to change them to get your customers back." said Najim, executive chairman of Sirius Computer Solutions, who also donates to traditional public school programs. "I think this will force the public schools to make their curriculum and their instruction stronger."
Sylvester Perez, interim superintendent of San Antonio Independent School District, said he's unfazed by the potential for more competition. SAISD enrollment has held relatively steady for the past few years, and the number of students living in the district but enrolled elsewhere is declining, he noted.
"We're offering the same things, if not more, than any charter schools outside our district will offer," Perez said.
But Shelley Potter, president of the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Personnel, raised concerns about outside entities "that don't know our kids, don't know our parents, don't know our community" opening schools here.
Clay Robison, spokesman for the Texas State Teachers Association, stopped short of calling Choose to Succeed a bad idea, but he said charters are no silver bullet.
Most students will still be in traditional public schools, so urging state lawmakers to restore education funding slashed in 2011 "would have a lot more long-term benefit to the children in San Antonio," he said.
Though this may be the largest ever in Texas, alliances between charter schools and philanthropists aren't new. Charters get no public funding for facilities, but donations allow many of them to spend more per pupil than other public schools, research has found.
The State Board of Education will vote next month on applications from Great Hearts and BASIS, which could open their first San Antonio schools next year if granted. (A third San Antonio applicant, Ben Yehuda Academy, is not a part of the Choose to Succeed program.)
Rocketship and Carpe Diem plan to apply later and could open schools here by 2014.
But even with financial backing and charters in place, replicating high-performing schools is no simple task, said Thomas Toch, senior managing partner at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teachers, who has studied the difficulties of finding good staff, transplanting an effective school culture and adapting to different state funding formulas.
"More broadly, there is no guarantee — as they say in the financial disclosures — that past performance is a promise of future profits," he said.
To add new schools without losing focus, Toch said, CMOs should have leaders on the ground who make sure new hires buy into their model, whatever it may be.
Tapping the elite
Such challenges weren't brought up at a reception this month for Choose to Succeed CMOs and supporters. Attendees heard more than a dozen speakers in the chapel at the Southwest School of Art.
The chance to foster a half-dozen well-regarded CMOs puts San Antonio "in a very unique and enviable position that a lot of other cities would like to be in," said Dan Fishman, director of K-12 education programs for the pro-charter Philanthropy Roundtable.
The room oozed money, a point Rico's husband Martin made when he announced that the software company he owns had pledged $50,000 and challenged others to pledge, too, noting that some there could raise him by a factor of 100.
Notably absent was H-E-B Chairman Charles Butt, a billionaire well-known for his education philanthropy, the catalyst in bringing Teach for America here two years ago and the co-chair of the task force that spurred Mayor Julian Castro's Pre-K 4 SA initiative.
His office said he was unavailable to comment on the Choose to Succeed initiative.
"H-E-B's primary area of focus remains on improving and investing in our teachers and our Texas Public Schools," company spokeswoman Dya Campos said in an e-mail.
Others, however, are eager to help. Though charter schools are often considered a pet project of conservative Republicans, Hardberger is joined by Cisneros, a fellow Democrat, in supporting the local effort.
"I'm first and foremost a believer in the importance of our public schools," Cisneros said. "But I do think charters are one additional option for reaching more children and for showing alternative delivery systems."
The Ewing Halsell Foundation has devoted $16 million, or 25 percent of its budget, to the effort, including a $10 million pledge to IDEA.
Mark Larson, chief executive officer of KIPP-San Antonio praised the plan, though the additional schools could compete with his for students and donations. He even helped steer Rico toward other CMOs.
Larson wants to grow his district by 7,000 classroom seats but said that won't be enough to alter the area's education landscape.
"And so if they can come in and be part of the solution ... then I welcome them," he said.


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Tonight my small meet the Aussies dinner turned into a meetup for representatives of the British Empire or British Commonwealth as we know the Commonwealth of Nations.
Australians Jenny Joyce, Liz and Peter Pidgeon, Alan Phillips, Helen Smith, Alona Tester, Mr Geniaus and I were joined by New Zealander Roger Moffat and his wife Lisa, Scottish lass Marie Dougan and Audrey Collins who has one foot in the English camp and the other in the Scottish camp.
Thanks especially to those intrepid travellers who only arrived today in Salt Lake City for making the effort to dine with us.
The photos aren't as good as they could be because people kept on talking instead of posing for my pictures.
|It was hard to get the group to keep still for a photo
|Helen, Peter and Jenny
|Marie and Mr Geniaus
|Alona and Liz