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As most of you know, it had become almost impossible to find a spot during the regular season where we had an opening at the lodge. What will the difference be between what we have had for the past several years and the new hunts???? If we do it right, you will not be able to tell the difference. The State says we can start earlier in the day, shoot more birds, and that we have to release one bird for every one we kill. If we limit the groups and limit the number of birds each group kills, the birds on the preserve will be no different than the birds anywhere else. The Snake Den package includes 4 birds/day, but the state law allows up to 15 additional rooster pheasants per day. In the past, clients have hunted the Preserve exclusively, used it as another opportunity for additional hunts during the regular season, and traded regular season hunts for preserve hunts to accommodate their departure and arrival schedules.
The Preserve consists of nearly 800 acres of food plots, grass, trees, cattails, and mixed farm-ground, along with two dams containing, bass, bluegills, and perch. The Preserve season runs from September 1 through March 31. The first and second videos available on this web page were shot on the land in February after the 2007 season and prior to the 2008 hatch. Things continue to improve and are shaping up to be fantastic for the future.

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Rush's Alex Lifeson Shares Love for the Album Experience
Rush may not be burning up a singles chart or have the hot radio jam of the summer, but that's quite alright with guitarist Alex Lifeson. That's because he says that their latest disc, 'Clockwork Angels,' is meant to be experienced as a full album.
Lifeson tells GuitarWorld, "People are getting away from the whole album experience, it's true. I think that's sad. Maybe I'm just saying that because I'm an old fart [laughs], but I can't help it – albums are what I grew up with, and I still love them."
In fact, Rush didn't stop at a traditional album, but also made sure to take on another older standard – the concept record. Lifeson says, "We've always been a little contrarian, I think. It is a concept record. We haven't done something like this in a while. All of our albums are thematic, but this is a little more direct. I think the songs stand on their own though. I can listen to them independent of the story, but when I hear everything from front to back, it really makes sense to me."
Lifeson says the band committed to the concept prior to recording, leaving it up to drummer Neil Peart to come up with the idea while he and Geddy Lee had already started on musical ideas.
The "Clockwork Angels" tour comes to Buffalo, October 26 at HSBC arena.
The guitarist will join his bandmates in September for their North American tour.


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REYNOSA, Mexico (Reuters) - At least 26 people were killed and as many injured when a Pemex gas facility burst into flames in northern Mexico on Tuesday, one of the worst accidents to hit the state oil monopoly in recent years.
Pemex said in a statement that 26 workers had been killed at the gas compression station near the city of Reynosa, a key entry point for natural gas to Mexico from the United States.
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A great and an adorable Bleach character I made a great tutorial on "how to draw Nel step by step"! She's one of the most charmingly cute and funny characters of the series. Ichigo mainly has her hanging around him, so she's one of the main characters. Did you know that Neliel is really part of the Espada? When her and Ichigo face Nnoitra, she reveals herself to him. Nnoitra turned Nel into a baby and sent her off somewhere. I'm not sure what the reason was for but it must have been for something out of greed. Anyways, I referenced from another photo that truly inspired me to draw Neliel in her most adorable form. Of course when she's in her normal form, she has a really big chest similar to Matsumoto's. I think the character itself is pretty cool; especially the accent. "Itsygo" is probably my favorite phrase that she uses. Anyways, the overall drawing took me a while to sketch, ink, and color. The sketching was easier then expected and the inking was a snap. The coloring was referenced and spruced up from various images. The steps were accomplished by adding simple circles to enhance the learning experience. There are very simple shapes used in this image, as well as the lines. The guidelines should be very easy to get drawn. Nevertheless, I really hope you'll enjoy this tutorial. I had lots of fun drawing this cute character. Like always, have fun learning "how to draw Neliel" and don't forget to send me feedback!
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Map of Botswana's main safari areas
This map splits the main safari areas of northern Botswana into seven parts. Read more about them by clicking the blue markers. Our more detailed maps of the areas show where there are different safari camps and lodges; to see these, follow links in the bubbles – or at the bottom of the page.
Things to see on this Botswana safari map
Even at this scale – the huge expanse of the Kalahari's Salt Pans are visible as a blue-white splodge, just below the relevant bubble. Zoom in by one level on the scale to see the Okavango delta more clearly, entering Botswana in the north-east (where the 'Okavango Panhandle' marker is), and then fanning out. It's in this area that most of the main safari camps are.
Click onto any of the markers, and follow the links in the bubbles, for maps of these areas with precise locations for the various safari camps and lodges.
Navigating around this Botswana map
Drag the sliding marker (over the left-side of the map) along the vertical scale to zoom the map in (+) and out (-), or click on the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons.
Move the mouse over the blue markers to see area names.
Click on the blue markers for more information on the areas.
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Take a look at Asiatique Sky through this fine selection of images. Did you capture a great image as well? Feel free to post it on our facebook page.
Take a look at the beautiful festival at the Asiatique Waterfront, including the countdown to 2013 and fireworks show!
The video features an aerial view of Asiatique Sky and gives you a good feel of the height of the wheel.
How to get to Asiatique Sky
2194 Charoenkrung Road,
Wat Prayakrai District,
Bangkok Laem,
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Opening hours
5 P.M. to midnight - daily
Adult ticket 400 THB
Child ticket 250 THB (height under 120cm)
Senior ticket 250 THB (60+)
Disabled ticket 200 THB
Private Cabin 1,700 THB (2 persons)
VIP Cabin 2,500 THB (2 - 5 person)
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New website online
We are very proud that as of today the brand new Asiatique Sky website has gone live.
Did you find us online? We now look forward to welcome you at the Riverfront. See you soon!
The Biggest Wheel in Town!
Most people now know about Asiatique, the latest and greatest lifestyle development on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.
The headline attractions these days surely has to be Asiatique Sky - a jaw-dropping 60-metre high Ferris Wheel with 42 gondolas.
Asiatique Sky fits in perfectly with the Asiatique ethos and the views when you are up there are truly spectecular.
Ferris Wheels are for all ages, you can take your kids and they will really have a blast.
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Preventing the contamination of our environment.
Waste and how we choose to handle it affects our world's environment — that's YOUR environment, everything that surrounds you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. You know that you need a healthy environment for your own health and happiness; you can understand why effective waste management is so important to you and to everyone else.
The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 has representation on two landfill commissions; the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Waste Management Services Commission as well as the Athabasca Regional Waste Management Services Commission. The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River also operates three transfer stations.
Landfill and Transfer Station Locations
- Smith Transfer Site | 1km West of Smith in Public Works Yard
- Flatbush Transfer Site | 2km South and .5km North of Flatbush
- Marten Beach Transfer Site | 2km North of the Hamlet of Marten Beach
- Athabasca Transfer Site and Recycle Facility and Blue Heron Bottle Depot | 1km North on Hwy 813 from Athabasca
- Athabasca Regional Landfill | 56km North on Hwy 2 from Athabasca
- Lesser Slave Regional Landfill | 13km West of Slave Lake and South of Highway 2
- Click here to view a list of acceptable and unacceptable materials and conditions.
- Click here to view the Waste Management Facility brochure
- Click here to view the Recycling Program brochure Please arrive 15-30 minutes prior to closing, depending on load size, to allow time for sorting and unloading. All Commercial loads are expected to be off site at least one hour before closing to allow for time to push and cover the loads. All loads must be covered or secured. Operators have the right to refuse any load.
At our rate of waste, our landfill cell will be full in less than 5 years? Because the cell is filling much faster than expected, rates will have to increase to pay for a new development. Opening a new cell costs $1.5 million dollars.
Landfill and Transfer Station Hours
The Lesser Slave Regional Landfill is under the guidance of the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Waste Management Services Commission, which is comprised of three Council members from the Municipal District and three from the Town of Slave Lake. It operates under Approval from Alberta Environment and provincial legislation.
Wednesday to Friday: 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Closed on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Statutory Holidays.
The Athabasca Transfer Site, Recycle Facility and Blue Heron Bottle Depot is set up similar to the County Transfer Sites with the exception that it may consider medium size loads of construction, renovation or demolition waste. Large Loads may be re-routed to a landfill.
Tuesday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:00pm to 5:00pm
Please arrive at least 15-30 minutes prior to closing time. Website: www.athabascaregionalwaste.com
Wednesday: 10:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday: 9:00pm to 5:00pm
Please arrive at least 15-30 minutes prior to closing time. For more information, please call 780.849.4888.
Tuesday: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30pm to 5:30pm
Please arrive at least 15-30 minutes prior to closing time. For more information, please call 780.849.4888.
Wednesday: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30pm to 5:30pm
Sunday: 9:30pm to 5:30pm
Please arrive at least 15-30 minutes prior to closing time. For more information, please call 780.849.4888.
As residents of the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River and Town, you are not charged at the landfill for most of your waste, however your respective municipality is billed. This is why we ask where you reside. You are allowed up to 500kg of waste per load/trip. If you exceed that allowance, you are responsible for associated costs.
Appliance Free Disposal
In 2015, the MD began providing appliance disposal free of charge at all times. Whereas previously, this was available only once per month. Domestic appliances and household electronics will now be accepted free-of-charge at transfer stations & the regional landfill. This promotes less waste in ditches and backcountry dumping sites.
Accepted domestic appliances include stoves, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, and refrigeration units. Please note that there is a limit of one of each appliance per household. Appliances from commercial entities will not be accepted.
Residents, Did you know?
01 You could be responsible for the tipping fees for all of your waste as well as a $50 fine if you are found throwing away a lot of recycle material into the waste stream, or for not sorting your waste appropriately. The landfill offers options for recycle materials and it is expected that residents work with us in recycling and diverting those materials from the landfill, such as: Metals, Electronics, Tires, Paints, Household Hazardous Wastes and regular recycle material such as cardboard and plastic.
02 Even though you are not charged for most of your waste directly, your respective municipality is billed for the waste, this is why you are asked if you are from the Town of Slave Lake or the MD of Lesser Slave River. You are allowed up to 500kg of waste in a load, over that you are responsible for that extra amount.
03 It is considered theft if you are found dumping without weighing in, for example going into the Class III site when the gate is open and dumping your construction material without weighing in and out at the scale. All materials have to be recorded accordingly, even just a few boards from a small project. Here are some references to Provincial Laws relative to dumping of waste or not tarping your loads, These laws are enforced locally by Peace Officers as well as RCMP in our region.
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WOODSTOCK– Fresh off his highest poll ratings against Gov. Pat Quinn, gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady paid McHenry County a visit Monday.
Brady, R-Bloomington, spoke to about 80 local business owners and community members at Woodstock North High School, answering questions about solving the state budget crisis to creating new jobs through a proposed tax credit.
"Balancing the budget is relatively simple," Brady said. "Bottom line of it is, you can't spend more than you have."
Brady said if elected governor, he would target pension and Medicaid reforms. He also talked about his idea for a two-year, $3,750 tax credit for each new job created by a business – although parts of that plan would add even more to the state's $13 billion budget deficit.
Joy Dembinski, a local business owner and tax accountant, said she was undecided on who she was voting for but wished Brady had addressed more how he and the state could help small businesses recover.
"A lot of the problems fall on federal law right now because of health insurance, unfortunately," she said. "Everybody's stressed in this small business world."
But Frank Vavra – a McHenry County-area electrical contractor who recently was fined by the Illinois Department of Labor for breaking prevailing wage rules by not paying himself enough for a Gurnee job – called Brady "refreshing."
"He's got to be better than what we've got," Vavra said, adding that he was continuing his fight against the state department.
According to a Rasmussen Reports poll released last week, Brady is earning 50 percent of likely voters' support in the November gubernatorial race, while Democrat incumbent Quinn has 37 percent of the vote.
Green Party candidate Rich Whitney is earning 4 percent of the vote. Seven percent prefer another candidate, and 3 percent are undecided.
A survey of 750 likely voters in Illinois was conducted Sept. 12, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percent.
Quinn's job approval rating stands at 35 percent.
Monday's forum was organized by area Chambers of Commerce and the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation. The groups have been unsuccessful in scheduling Quinn to visit McHenry County.
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This trucker, with a Guy Fawkes mask strapped to the passenger seat of his Navistar semi-truck, is not about to let police privilege-abuse go down on his watch. Apparently this Illinois state cop blew past time with his face in his phone, so the trucker flagged him down and gave him an earful.
The dash cam footage of the cop behaving badly (which the trucker says exists) isn't included, so the trucker could be overzealously taking the law into his own hands here. But based on the officer's reaction it sure looks like he knew he was in the wrong.
The officer starts defending himself by claiming "cops are allowed to use technology while driving," but reneges on that by the end of this impromptu interrogation and almost admits he was breaking the law.
If the unofficial rule-of-the-road is "don't drive faster than the cop," I'm not sure I really mind the police driving a little quick... but it's way satisfying watching this officer squirm and recite exactly same dodges and excuses everybody else does when they get busted.
Comments on the original YouTube video have already eroded into religious diatribes and angry ranting, perhaps we can carry on a more civilized discussion of what went down here.


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"• The community must raise the money for its own clinical trials. As I have pointed out earlier, if 10% of the community (say 100,000 people) paid a dollar a day to support the trials in the United States, this would add up to $36.5 million per year. We are just getting this program going."
Dr.Wise, concerning this point ,it was a good suggestion made by Antiquity("Perhaps a mandatory, one time membership fee could be considered")(http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthr...72#post1207372 post#193) .Implementation of it would considerably enhance the membership status and at the same time probably will bring closer the "club" dissolution what is a desire of this club unintentional members.


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July 2008
Education in this country has evolved dramatically from the days of one teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. Today, student learning is no longer confined to a physical space. Computers and the Internet have broken through school walls, giving students greater opportunities to personalize their education, access distant resources, receive extra help or more-challenging assignments, and engage in learning in new and unique ways.
Although online learning is a relatively new enterprise in the K-12 arena, it is expanding rapidly, with increasing numbers of providers offering services and more students choosing to participate. As with any education program, online learning initiatives must be held accountable for results. Thus, it is critical for students and their parents—as well as administrators, policymakers, and funders—to have data informing them about program and student outcomes and, if relevant, about how well a particular program compares to traditional education models. To this end, rigorous evaluations are essential. They can identify whether programs and online resources are performing as promised, and, equally important, they can point to areas for improvement.
The evaluations highlighted in this guide represent a broad spectrum of online options, from programs that provide online courses to Web sites that feature education resources. The evaluations themselves range from internal assessments to external, scientific research studies. All demonstrate how program leaders and evaluators have been able to implement strong evaluation practices despite some challenges inherent to examining learning in an online environment.
This guide complements another publication, Connecting Students to Advanced Courses Online, published last year by the U.S. Department of Education. Both are part of the Innovations in Education series, which identifies examples of innovative practices from across the country that are helping students achieve.
My hope is that this guide will assist evaluators and program leaders who seek to use data to guide program improvement aimed at achieving positive outcomes for our nation's students.
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The Parabolic Earthen Solar Cooker is a low cost and low environmental impact design envisioned by Bart Orlando for use by the poor in refugee camps and in villages of non-industrialized nations. The design is simple; a large parabolicly shaped hole in the ground lined with reflective materials such as salvaged pieces of broken glass mirrors, reflective can lids or with funding, approximately 50 one foot diameter mirror finished aluminum food serving plates collected each day by 10 a.m. and used to line the hole (earthen solar cooker).
Sunlight is concentrated to the base of the hole where 10 one gallon black containers of water can be boiled per hour and used for drinking or food preparation. A 210cm(7ft) diameter hole, 150cm(5ft) deep cooks 38 liters(10 US gal) of rice/hr from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on an 30°C(85°F) summer day in south central Oregon. Cooking/water boiling containers are accessed via steps carved into the side of the hole. The plates are redistributed with servings of the solar cooked food. When cleaned, the reflective plates can be used as person grooming mirrors until collected the next morning for solar cooking again. The plates rest upon salvaged nails pressed into the sides of the hole. Each plate would be be less than half the diameter of the larger aluminum sheet metal mirrors shown in the image above. This will enable the final reflective surface lining the sides of the hole to conform better to its parabolic curvature, thus making possible a more tightly focused concentration of reflected sunlight near the vertex.
Given a large enough diameter parabolic hole and smaller diameter mirrors it may even prove to be an effective solar barbecue pit; vegetarian being my preference. Doubling the radius of the hole increases the power of the Earthen Solar Cooker by a factor of four. An Earthen Solar reflector the size of an amphitheater might be capable of casting bronze.
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If you live in the UK, you may be familiar with the TV series 'The Killing' (Forbrydelsen) that has been on for the past several weeks, about a Danish police detective Sarah Lund, played by Sofie Gråbøl. Besides being a very intriguing crime thriller that has me staying home on a Saturday night to watch the next episode, the handknit jumpers that Sarah has been wearing are quite beautiful.
Sarah Lund Interview
In an interview with Sofie Gråbøl by the Guardian, Sofie tells about the decision to wear the jumper. "It tells of a woman who has so much confidence in herself that she doesn't have to use her sex to get what she wants. She's herself….
Also I was brought up in the 70s in a very left-wing politically active scene and I wore those sweaters. To me, a sweater like that tells of a person who deep down believes in soft values, togetherness. She works in a cynical world and she is cynical herself, but the sweater says that maybe deep down there's a longing to, I don't know, sit around a fire with a guitar!"
Gudrun and Gudrun
If you don't want to hand knit the sweater yourself, you can order one.
Sirri Faroese Yarn
Where to buy wool for knitting this sweater. You will need about 400 grams of Sirri yarn 3-ply undyed White and Dark Brown, Needle size 8 mm is recommended.
The jumper is knit with quite a loose stitch. But knit the jumper to fit very snugly, because the Sirri wool will stretch when you wear it.
The pullover is knit in a traditional Faroese star knitting design , using a basic raglan sleeve and crew neck sweater design.
I think that this sweater would be quite stunning if knit using natural handspun wool yarns. I may have to purchase some wool roving and spin myself some yarn.
The Killing is available for purchase in a DVD box set via Amazon.co.uk. The show is in Danish, with English subtitles. Series 2 and 3 have also been produced and will be airing on BBC at a later date.
A US version of this series has been produced recently and is being aired on TV AMC – The Killing
The Killing Series 1 – US DVD
The US version of The Killing will be available on DVD soon.
You Tube – The Killing – Forbrydelsen
Star Knitting Motif
Here is my version of the white sweater knitting motif
Sarah Lund Brown Sweater
In some episodes, Sarah wore a brown sweater that was similar but with a Diamond pattern rather than the Star.
Here is the Knitting pattern motif for this sweater.
Sarah Lund Brown Jumper Knitting Pattern
Raglan Sleeve Sweater Patterns
Raglan Jumper
A knitting pattern I designed that is knit from the bottom up.
Raglan Sleeve Sweater
A free sweater pattern knit from the top down.
Spindling Sweaters
A selection of sweater knitting patterns that you can purchase.
Knitware Design /Software
I find this software easy to use for designing sweaters for handwoven yarns. Knit a test swatch and the software calculates the pattern and yarn requirements.
Sarah Lund Jumper
A knitting project on Ravelry.
Sarah Lund Red Sweater
The new season 2 of The Killing is starting this week.
Now Sarah wears a new red sweater. Here is a link to the pattern for the new red Sarah Lund Sweater.
And a copy of the snowflake pattern.
This website is in Danish. If you use the Chrome browser, it has a feature that will translate the page to English for you.
Hand Spun Yarn
Hand Spun Shetland Knitting Yarn
I find Shetland fleece to be a bit softer and less scratchy than Gotland wool, so I prefer using it for hand knits.
Shop for my hand spun knitting yarns at Folksy. Lovely when knit as a 'Lund' style jumper.
Handspun, Handknit Jumpers
If you are looking for something a bit different, how about a Sami-style handknit sweater? These are handknit from handspun pure white merino wool, and decorated with a Sami-style handwoven band – in Sami traditional colors, of course.
Isin Sweaters
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ABC announces 2013 fall schedule
The fading "Dancing with the Stars" will be cut to one night a week in the fall, and a spinoff of "Once Upon a Time" will launch the Thursday night lineup, ABC announced Tuesday for the network's 2013 fall schedule. Joss Whedon's eagerly anticipated "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will take the place of "DWTS" on Tuesday nights. The boldest aspect of the network's new slate is the entirely new Tuesday lineup, with two family friendly comedies, "The Goldbergs" and "Trophy Wife," leading into the drama "Lucky 7," about guys in a lottery pool in Queens.
"Suburgatory" will be held until midseason. "The Neighbors" moves to Friday, traditionally the least-watched night of the week. "Modern Family," "The Middle," "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," "Castle," "Nashville," "Once Upon a Time," "Last Man Standing" and "Revenge" were all renewed. "Shark Tank," "The Bachelor" and "America's Funniest Home Videos" will also return.
Shows given pink slips: "Happy Endings," "Malibu Country," "How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)," "Body of Proof" and "Red Widow."
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Yoshi's New Island, Disney Magical World Get Release Dates
The Nintendo 3DS had a hell of a 2013, and Nintendo expects 2014 to be just as strong, if not better. With the early release calendar showing some strong titles like Yoshi's New Island, we're inclined to believe they hype.
Last year, Nintendo sold more than a combined 16 million games on the 3DS physically and digitally. If you can believe it, that was 45 percent more than they sold in all of 2012. Part of that has to do with the continued success of the 3DS family of handhelds, which (counting the 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS) has moved 11.5 million units in the U.S. alone during its lifespan.
Nintendo is expecting big things from the handheld in 2014, with games like Super Smash Bros. and Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy holding down the fort of dependability. Newcomers like the just announced Disney Magical World, which has you managing a cafe and helping Disney characters solving problems, should help keep those astronomical numbers growing, too. But before Disney Magical World arrives on April 11, 3DS owners will have Yoshi's New Island to look forward to. Arriving on March 14, Yoshi's New Island brings producer Takashi Tezuka's (who worked on the original Yoshi's Island) vision to life in 3D, and reunites him with Baby Mario and everyone's favorite green lizard.
There are still plenty of other 3DS titles we're eagerly awaiting release dates for, but the early part of 2014 is shaping up fairly nicely. Whether or not Nintendo will be able to replicate, let alone outdo, the success of 2013 remains to be seen.


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On the other hand, sometimes (much more rarely) the RCC adds some new requirement to the list of things that must be believed. For example, about four years before the Lourdes event, the RCC defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception – requiring people to believe the unbiblical (and frankly Pelagian) doctrine of the Immaculate conception.
In the comment box, John Martin (Roman Catholic) responded:
"and frankly Pelagian" are you for real? The Immaculate Conception is the very opposite of Pelagianism. It indicates Mary was saved completely by God through His grace from conception. This is the Gospel of salvation by grace and not by Pelagian works. You ought to be ashamed of yourself for making such a wild claim.
There are at least two reasons to view the Immaculate Conception as Pelagian:
1) It denies the universality of Original Sin.
While Pelagianism would deny that anyone has Original Sin, the dogma of the Immaculate Conception asserts that Mary did not have Original Sin. Thus, it is Pelagianism as applied to Mary, though obviously my comment above should not be taken as suggesting that Roman Catholicism has the full breadth of Pelagianism. Indeed, Roman Catholicism (in Trent) sought to condemn full Pelagianism on the issue of original sin, even while making an explicit exception for Mary:
This same holy Synod doth nevertheless declare, that it is not its intention to include in this decree, where original sin is treated of, the blessed and immaculate Virgin Mary, the mother of God; but that the constitutions of Pope Sixtus IV., of happy memory, are to be observed, under the pains contained in the said constitutions, which it renews.
(Interpretive Note for Session 5 on Original Sin)
Trent was wrong to make Mary an exception. It was a Pelagian error to do so, even if making that exception does not mean embracing all of Pelagianism.
Saying that Mary was "saved completely by God through His grace" is not a way of differentiating the Roman position on Mary from the Pelagian view on Mary. When God's gift of a pure nature to Mary is called "grace" and "salvation" – the Pelagian believed the same thing about Mary and people in general. In any event, the need to make an exception for Mary in Trent's Fifth Session should be an adequate answer to sophistical attempts to make Mary's condition consistent with orthodoxy. In other words, the fact that the Tridentine bishops felt the need to say that the doctrines of original sin they had just taught shouldn't be applied to Mary shows that they were not teaching the same thing about Mary that they were teaching against the Pelagian error.
2) As a minor, almost trivial point, the Pelagians are the first group we can document in church history who claim that Mary was born without original sin. Obviously, that doesn't make the doctrine in itself "Pelagian" in the normal sense, but it may make it "Pelagian" in a very loose sense.
So, I'm not sure what else to tell John Martin. His comment was long on shaming and assertion, but rather short on documentation and analysis. That may simply be a byproduct of the fact that he left his comment in the comment box, but perhaps this post will help him to think more deeply about the subject.


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Cat-calling, taunting, chastising, and even mocking people living with multiple sclerosis is not going to get you in my good graces.
Dr. Palo Zamboni's theory that MS is caused by narrowing of veins draining blood from the brain (CCSVI) is not a particularly new idea: the so-called Father of Neurology, Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, also thought MS may be vascular in nature. This theory has been questioned by medical science (and since discarded as unlikely) for generations.
Media coverage of Zamboni's Liberation Treatment for MS using venoplasty sparked an online storm that has all but neutered the Canadian MS Society — which sought to debunk the theory straight-off — and led to the creation of the Reformed MS Society, whose aim is to make the treatment available in Canada in tandem with clinical trials.
Thousands of well-meaning donors and fundraising participants set out on a celebratory lap of four-odd miles in support of the MS cause in Seattle this past weekend. As they made their way out of the opening rally, they were greeted by members of the CCSVI movement, who were out in force to mock the National MS Society and its efforts to help people living with multiple sclerosis.
Later Sunday night, news reports stating half-truths and outright lies coming from the protesters greeted walkers flipping on the evening news to hear of the walk event's success. Falsehoods like, "The National MS Society won't fund CCSVI research" and "The MS Society and your doctors are trying to keep you sick" were coupled with video taunts like, "I used to have MS too" by a person running around, pushing an empty wheelchair.
One man came by our team's headquarters to pass out a full-color flyer about the treatment his wife had received in Albany, NY. "We didn't tell the doctors she had MS," said the man. "Otherwise our insurance wouldn't have paid for the procedure." He was happy to report (as I was happy to hear!) that his wife's MS symptoms "have totally gone away."
This part is important: I am very happy for the people for whom CCSVI has led to the return of functions!
My point is simply this…until there is a convincing body of research, Get Out Of My Face!
I found it particularly odd that this group was pushing the "conspiracy theory" just days after Dr Zamboni's ethics were called into question for failure to disclose his patent application for the device that is used to detect CCSVI. (Note: This blogger has no issue with the process here. It is the lack of disclosure that taints the argument that All Other doctors are out to make money from MS patients and Dr. Zamboni is a warrior against the establishment and Big Pharma's money interests.)
The National MS Society is far from perfect but they strive to improve themselves and to deliver on their promises to our community, and I will not ask much more from an organization than to improve and deliver.
To clear a few things up:
- The National MS Society (along with the Canadian MS Society) has ponied up nearly $2.5 million and fast-tracked CCSVI research at an unprecedented rate.
- Neurologists are the second-lowest compensated doctors (next to family practice docs, formerly called general practitioners), because they have few "procedures" for which they can bill. Quite the converse can be said of interventional radiologists, who charge $7,000-$10,000 (often out-of-pocket for patients) for the Liberation Treatment.
- The NMSS provides support and services to people living with MS. These MS services include, but go far beyond, searching for better treatments and an eventual cure for MS.
- The NMSS offers hundreds of links to information on CCSVI when you simply search "CCSVI" on their web site.
My words here are sure to rally voices in support of CCSVI treatment. To you, I will state again that I support research into this idea. I have raised funds and donated my own money to this research and look forward to its results.
The intimidating and disrespectful tactics of supporters who want to belittle the rest of us for wanting to know more about this CCSVI's validity are what I take issue with. No one has the answers yet, so why would you stand and belittle people for trying to make a difference in the lives of those of us with MS? Why would you scoff at the very people who have put out money to help prove or disprove the theory of CCSVI?
Why do you have to "hate on" us for wanting to know the whole story?
I will not be responding to anonymous comments on this subject.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via my Life With MS Facebook page and on Twitter.


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David Novak calls himself a "pretty informal guy." He used to hand out employee recognition awards in the form of rubber chickens. He loves to teach. He's also the multimillionaire chief executive of Yum Brands Inc., the fast food company with the most stores in the world.
This week, Novak, 59, swung through Los Angeles and briefly talked about leadership lessons, international expansion for brands such as KFC and Pizza Hut and why he thinks struggling Taco Bell will "go down in history" this year.
Novak's new book dropped in January, its bright red back cover plastered with praise from the likes of Alan Mulally (chief executive of Ford Motor Co.), Jeffrey Immelt (chief executive of General Electric) and Jamie Dimon (chief executive of JPMorgan Chase). Warren Buffet was on the front.
Titled "Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen," it's a manual on motivation and management style. Proceeds are being donated to the United Nations World Food Programme.
Some of the book's tips have been worked into Yum training guides that have been translated into 11 languages and distributed across the company in what Novak calls "the most ambitious learning and training effort ever done." (Note that he often makes grand proclamations that he usually doesn't bother to hedge.)
Part of his mantra: staying down to earth.
"Nobody's going to follow you unless you're the real deal," he says, urging managers to be "extraordinarily authentic."
For Novak – whose $29.7 million in compensation last year led Forbes to rank him 23rd among high-earning CEOs – that means using goofy tactics to recognize employee work.
Bosses at Yum companies now give away sets of fake teeth, sauce packets and cheese-shaped hats to top staff members. And Novak's office at Yum's Louisville headquarters has no corporate art – unless you count the photos of him posing with employees that blanket the walls and even part of the ceiling.
That includes Yum's growing international base. While comfortably ensconsed in a chair at the Marriott hotel in L.A. Live, Novak said he now spends half of the year traveling to sites such as India, Dubai, Thailand and Europe.
"You have to make the rounds," he said. "We have more places to go now. Satellite video technology has helped a lot."
In the U.S., chains such as KFC have struggled. Yum is selling off more company-owned stores to franchisees – a model that Novak claims to "love" because of its high returns.
Taco Bell had an especially "challenging time last year," with sliding sales, a salmonella outbreak and a controversy over the content of its beef filling. (Novak, though, says the newly launched Doritos Locos Tacos is the "number one breakthrough in the industry this year, one of its greatest innovations" with a Cool Ranch version coming soon.)
The chain, he says, is "on its way to having an outstanding future."
But Yum is growing madly in markets such as China, where the company has experimented with concepts such as Chinese food-focused East Dawning restaurants and the recently purchased hot pot chain Little Sheep.
There are now 37,000 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in more than 120 countries.
This fall, Yum split India into a separate division; the company is planning more than a hundred new KFC stores in Africa as well as major pushes in markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Russia. Roughly 60% of its profit now comes from outside the U.S.
Training the global teams is a straightforward and uniform process, Novak said. After all, "we don't have different operational cultures around the world at Yum."
But local managers are tasked with providing what Novak calls "sales layers" – basically expansions on the original recipe chicken or pan pizza on core menus. In China, that means soybean milk and congee and KFC as well as options such as afternoon tea time and desserts.
"We're leveraging our assets throughout, much like McDonald's has done," Novak said.
Yum Brands profit soars 30% largely from Chinese expansion
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Alpine ski racing | Vonn wins again; Mancuso second in Lake Louise super G
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Led by their superstar, the defending champion U.S. women's speed team made a statement in Lake Louise this past weekend.
Lindsey Vonn ran her win streak in Lake Louise to seven straight with a victory in an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super G on Sunday, while teammate Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley was runner-up to complete a one-two U.S. sweep of the weekend.
"I'm just happy – it was a good run and I'm excited to start the season off with a podium," Mancuso said. "I had confidence from skiing well here in the past. The downhill went pretty well for me, so it was just a matter of getting going."
Vonn won all three races on the weekend, including a pair of downhills on Friday and Saturday. Truckee's Stacey Cook placed second in both downhills.
With the dominant sweep at the Canadian venue, the U.S. women racked up a staggering 722 World Cup points over three days.
"Every athlete has their favorite hill where they feel confident and comfortable. I know the hill like the back of my hand and have confidence knowing I have won here in the past," said Vonn.
Vonn's win marked the 56th of her career, placing her alone in second on the all-time victory list behind Annemarie Moser-Proell's 62. Vonn also became the fourth woman in history to earn 100 podiums.
"This weekend was a huge boost for my confidence," she said. "I was definitely feeling extremely low after being in the hospital and my poor result in Aspen. But I knew if there was a place to turn it around, it was Lake Louise. So I just tried to get myself every opportunity to rest and recover for the races this weekend."
Five U.S. women cracked the top 30 on the snowy, foggy super G track. Leanne Smith was the early leader and finished eighth, while Laurenne Ross was 13th and Cook 29th.
The women travel to St. Moritz, Switzerland, next weekend for a super combined, super G and giant slalom.


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I remember "Oak's Beverage" in the town of Oaks. I told the owner they misspelled Oaks.
Yesterday at Goodwill I also saw signs for "bra's", "pantie's" "sock's"...was really tempted to tell someone about that too!
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Letter to the House and Senate Opposing the FY2011 CR
April 13, 2011
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA), we would like to express our opposition to the FY2011 continuing resolution. We are disappointed that this budget deal relies on so many cuts to core programs serving the most vulnerable in our nation. Such cuts are harmful for the short-term and set a very troubling precedent for the fiscal year 2012 budget and beyond. We also strongly oppose the use of scarce taxpayer dollars to fund private school vouchers for the District of Columbia—a program that is neither successful for students, nor supported by local government. We urge you to vote NO on this legislation. Votes associated with these issues may be included in the NEA Legislative Program for the 112th Congress.
NEA believes that how we choose to spend our resources should reflect our priorities as an entire nation. Children should be a top priority for our support and attention, not an afterthought in funding proposals. Middle class families in America are struggling. Children, as a consequence, are feeling the burdens of their parents' economic worry and uncertainty and in many cases their ability to stay afloat. Here are the harsh facts about the impact of the economic crisis on our nation's children:
- More than one in five children is poor;
- One in four children is at risk of hunger;
- Nearly 8 million children lack health insurance; and
- The number of children with at least one unemployed parent in 2010 (over 7 million) has nearly doubled from the start of the recession. (First Focus, Cutting Spending for Children will Not Fix Our Budget Problems, http://firstfocus.net/sites/default/files/DCK_Overview.pdf, April 2011)
The condition of our nation's children is not confined to a small number of isolated rural towns or concentrated wholly in our cities. The statistics clearly indicate that the breadth of this problem reaches into every state and in most communities across this country. Congress should not ignore the depth of this problem.
We are very disappointed that the CR includes an expansion of the District of Columbia private school voucher program, particularly given the cuts to other programs and the overall scarcity of dollars. Our focus should be on strategies proven to increase student achievement, such as increasing parental involvement, strengthening teacher training, and reducing class size. And, our goal should be to prepare all students for the jobs of the future, not to allow a few students and parents to choose a private school at taxpayer expense.
We recognize that we must address the nation's serious fiscal challenges. But, we do not believe cutting core education programs is the right approach. We do appreciate the protection of funding for Pell Grants and Head Start. However, we are very concerned that the across-the-board cut would impact proven programs like Title I and IDEA, which provide essential services to students with the greatest needs in every state and district in the nation. Congress has long recognized the critical role that federal funding plays in attempting to level the playing field for poor students, as well as its promise to provide funding necessary to provide students with disabilities services to which they are legally entitled. Cutting such programs and relying increasingly on competitive grants to distribute any increases in education funding will not ensure students the resources they need to succeed. While we are not opposed to competitive grants as a general proposition, we are extremely disappointed that this CR appears to walk away from Congress's historic support for and responsibility to provide basic aid to all states.
Cutting spending for children will not only hurt kids, it will hurt our economy. Research clearly demonstrates that investments in education help grow the economy. In addition to widespread productivity increases, the higher earnings of educated workers generate higher tax payments at the local, state, and federal levels. Consistent productive employment reduces dependence on public income-transfer programs and all workers, regardless of education level, earn more when there are more college graduates in the labor force. (Education Pays, The College Board, 2007).
Congress should go back to the drawing board and find a solution that doesn't harm America's students.
Kim Anderson
Director of Government Relations
Mary Kusler
Manager of Federal Advocacy


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Often when I travel, I have to work long hours: programming
In many cases there is no office chair, resulting in an uncomfortable work position on a regular chair and table, and ultimately in back pain. I am about 190cm or 6'2" tall.
Is there some trick or some pocketable "device" to make my sitting situation better?


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A spate of recent deaths of New York police and fire officers who took part in the emergency operation at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has heightened fears that it could be the start of a delayed epidemic of cancer-related illness.
Five firefighters and police officers, all of whom were involved in the rescue and clear-up at the site of the collapsed Twin Towers, have died of cancer in the past three months, the oldest being 44. Three died last month within a four-day period.
Those three were Robert Grossman, a Harlem-based police officer who spent several weeks at the emergency site and died of a brain tumour aged 41; fellow police officer Cory Diaz, 37; and firefighter Richard Mannetta, 44.
In addition, John McNamara, a 44-year-old firefighter, died in September; and Renee Dunbar, a police officer in her late 30s, died in August.
The cluster of cancer deaths comes as Congress is under pressure to pass legislation that would provide federal help to emergency workers who have contracted illnesses since 9/11. Campaigners hope that a bill will be put to the House of Representatives by the end of the year that would set up a $10bn (£6bn) national fund for hundreds of people who now have cancer, respiratory illnesses and other diseases that may be linked to their work at the World Trade Centre site.
Up to 70,000 people took part in the massive operation at Ground Zero, including police, firefighters and construction workers who came to New York voluntarily from all over the US. Many worked for months amid a toxic soup of dust and chemicals.
Amid the pollutants within the giant pile of 1.8m tons of debris and the surrounding air were 90,000 litres of jet fuel from the two stricken planes, about 1,000 tons of asbestos that was used in the construction of the Twin Towers, pulverised lead from computers, mercury and highly carcinogenic by-products from the burning of plastics and chlorinated chemicals.
No official tally is available for the number of those who have died as a result of the 9/11 clear-up. The New York state health department has recorded 817 deaths of emergency workers but it cannot confirm categorically how many of those were directly linked to the site.
Federal funds for ill emergency workers ran out in 2003 and, since then, the onus has fallen on cash-strapped New York city, which is facing up to 10,000 claims for compensation through the courts. Families of those who have died say that the burden should be shouldered by the nation as a whole.
Robert Grossman's father, Stephen, drew a parallel with the $3bn the federal government spent this year on buying up old cars under the "cash-for-clunkers" scheme. "They spent that, but they don't have a dime for people who volunteered after 9/11 and ended up giving their lives for their country."
The 911 Police Aid Foundation, a group run by and for sick police officers, says it is helping more than 100 officers who worked at Ground Zero and who now have cancer. The group is receiving new cases at a rate of about one a week, many of which are extremely rare at such young ages.
Michael Valentin, who volunteers for the group, spent about four months working around the pile of debris from the towers. He now has lymphatic tumours in his chest, as well as asbestos poisoning.
"We all have terminal illnesses, we are all going to die. We just want to help others by showing them that they are not alone," he said.
The bill currently before Congress, which is named after James Zadroga, a police officer who died in 2006, would provide for the health monitoring and treatment of an additional 15,000 emergency workers. Paradoxically, it would not cover cancer, which was not perceived as a priority at the time the legislation was drafted though numbers have escalated since then.
Claire Calladine, a campaigner who runs the organisation 9/11 Health Now, said the fear was that the recent rise in cancer cases was just the start.
"We have only seen the tip of the iceberg. How bad will it get - that is the big question."


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i watchd the whole first season in three days. its much better than the wire. i love it. its amazing. i cant wait for seaeson two. im going to buy book 2 and read it all.
i watchd the whole first season in three days. its much better than the wire. i love it. its amazing. i cant wait for seaeson two. im going to buy book 2 and read it all.
and this is coming from someone that loaths the mythology of the english north and would happily see everything north of birmingham declare independence and fuck right off. i like brummie accents so im hanging onto the midlands.
game of thrones! Ha, yeah, it's quite good - carcetti is badass.
which one was carcetti? was he the dacing master? i loved him.
o was it the slimy brothel owner. im very bad with names.
thanks rich!You will witness effeminate men having sex in bathtubs while speaking about dragons
Been considering picking this up from the library, and that link has made me definitely write it down.
Summer - finish watching Carnivale
Winter - watch Game of Thrones
cool, i was thinking of starting a thread about game of thrones.
I started reading this book over xmas after seeing a couple of the tv episodes and am completely gripped. I think its bloody great which is saying a lot from someone who's steered well clear of fantasy stuff since i was 14.
My fave character is Tyrion the dwarf because of his sardonic wit but you've also gotta love the Dothraki horselord! Sean Bean is perfect for Lord Stark.
I notice the book is nowhere near as racy as the TV show in which they seem to have invented some lesbian sex scenes etc and ramped up the swearing. Still, can't wait to finish the book then watch the whole series.
the dwarf is such a great character. i love him. great performance.
so many wonderfully rugged men. sean bean is outruggeded by quite a few of the cast. thats impressive.
i want to be a cross between drogo and the dwarf. drogo has the big brow ridge formed by mighty levels of testosterone. the dwarf has all the best lines and delivers them with aplomb. i love the fencing master too. i love stock characters played properly, to the hilt without apology or irony.
Im warning you now. The first three boks are great, the 4th is OK, but the 5th takes a serious nosedive in quality. Also, judging by the time its taken him to write the last two, it'll be at least 2020 before all seven books are finished.
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0245982/ this is carcetti
he gives a great monologue over a sex scene before getting cross and telling them he doesn't believe it! Hilarious.
I just finished the book today and, as good as it is, i don't think i'll move on to the second one straight away cos they're so long and absorbing, i cant justify the time right now. I feel like a complete nerd reading fantasy again after so long away from it.
Martin is a brilliant writer though, anyone else here read his Sandkings short story collection. Really good, nasty sci-fi shockers.
Droid, you're the third person to tell me that its all downhill after the third book, guess it must be true.
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Sterling Hosts First Track Meet in over a Decade
On Saturday, April 10, the Sterling College track team members did something they haven't done in a very long time. They competed at home. Due to the recent track renovation-which included a track surface installed in the summer of 2009 and a new discus and hammer ring installed just this spring-Sterling College was able to hold a home track meet for the first time in over a decade as the host of the ACCK Championships.
Sterling took advantage of the familiar surroundings and home crowd, with 24 top-three finishers for the day, including seven event champions, twelve event runner-ups and five third-place winners. Leading the way for the men's track team was Chris Morr, who finished first in three events: long jump, 110 meter hurdles and the 4X100 meter relay team, for which he ran the anchor position. Ralphaell Punch won the 100 meter dash; Brett Jensen won the 400 meter hurdles; and Tim Dinh finished first in the pole vault. Chris Penner also had a good showing, finishing second in both the 800 meter run and the 1500 meter run. Kevin Burgess finished second in the 10,000 meter run. Sterling's 4x800 relay team finished in third place. In field events, Sterling's Logan Bennett finished second in the triple jump and Alex VanLoenen finished second in the discus throw. As a team Sterling finished the meet with 135 points and tied for second place with Tabor College. Bethel won the meet with 152 points.
On the women's side, Sterling had one individual champion in Jessica Stuart, who won the 200 meter dash. Stuart also finished third in the 400 meter dash. Whitney Dautel had second-place finishes in the 800 meter dash and the 1500 meter run. Sara Doll finished second in the 10,000 meter run and fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Julie Penner earned a third place in the 800 meter run. The SC women's 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams both finished second. Sterling finished in fourth overall as a team.
"There was a lot of anticipation leading up to our first home meet," said Head Coach Jack Dillard. "It has been a very long time. Every year kids ask when they will get to run at home, and for this group to stick it out and be patient paid off. They stepped up to the occasion and performed exceptionally well. From start to finish they put on a show for their peers!"
Sterling's 1.5 million dollar renovation to its track and football field is a reality due to generous donations from former President Dr. Bruce Douglas and Board of Trustees Chairman Tony Thompson, along with funding from the USD 376 and many other Sterling alumni. The hammer and discus facility was donated by SC alumni Jim and Cindy Brackensick.
"It was extremely exciting to be a small part of the track meet on Saturday. There has been much investment of time, energy, and resources to bring our track project to fruition" said Sterling College Athletic Director Andy Lambert. "I am proud of Jack and the way his student athletes competed, and I am grateful to all the members of our college and city community who supported the construction of our new facility. We look forward to many more meets in the future."
The Sterling College track team has three more meets before competing in the KCAC Championships at Ottawa University April 30 and May 1.


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Abstract: Our paper reports research from the emerging institutional field of venture capitalists in Europe. In Europe venture capitalism began to emerge about ten years ago, and thus, in Europe the phenomenon has the characteristics of emergence and novelty, as a local in-dustry venture capitalists have yet to develop distinctive characteristics. The European countries do not constitute a homogeneous institutional environment, but must be per-ceived as different local settings, and thus, venture capitalism may evolve into different forms in the various parts of Europe. The objective is to understand if and how differen-ces in local institutional settings affect learning and adaptation by European venture ca-pitalists and start-ups, and thus, affect the processes of field formation. For example, it has been observed that institutional settings can facilitate or discourage learning from direct experience (Herriot et al., 1985). Thus, depending on the institutional settings venture capitalists and start-ups may rely on diffusion of experience in various degrees. Experiences can diffuse from the US, where venture capitalism as an entrepreneurial form evolved in Silicon Valley in the 1970s. In the US venture capitalists represent an institutionalized type of organization with formalized rules and standards, codified be-havior and roles (Suchman, 1995; Suchman et al., 2001). European venture capitalists and start-ups may imitate behavior and rules developed in Silicon Valley, and thus, a second research objective is to understand if and how US venture capitalism affect the evolvement of venture capitalism in Europe. We study the emergence of a venture capitalist industry in Denmark and Italy, and thus, by selecting two countries with distinctive differences in cultures and institutions, we study learning and adaptation by venture capitalists and start-ups in different institutio-nal settings. We suggest that venture capitalists and start-ups perceiving institutional settings as non venture-friendly are more likely to rely on learning by imitation than on trial-and-error learning. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6515
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Abstract: Information Systems scholars continuously debate about the nature of the IS discipline. Recently a series of articles have discussed whether the IS field has reached the status of a reference discipline. We address this issue by examining the application of the theory of sensemaking in IS research. Our findings show that the prospects for IS as a reference discipline are not promising. Based on these findings we suggest that IS scholars hallucinate when they a) assume that to become a 'real' academic discipline, IS has to become a reference discipline, and b) believe that IS will become a reference discipline in time. Hence, we describe the IS reference discipline discussion as a misconception, which should be abandoned in the pursuit of a stronger IS discipline. Academic legitimacy, information systems research, reference disciplines, theory application, theory of sensemaking URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6452
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Excited for St-Pierre vs. Shields?
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So how many of you are excited for UFC 129 this weekend from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada? Something like 50,000 people are expected for an event headlined by two of the most dominant fighters of the last five years.
Welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre ranks only behind Anderson Silva as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He's reeled off eight straight wins since his stunning knockout loss to Matt Serra, and his 15-2 overall record in the UFC ranks near the top in the organization.
In terms of win-loss record, challenger Jake Shields is no slouch either. The former StrikeForce champion has won 15 fights in a row, including wins over Yushin Okami and Carlos Condit on the same night in a Rumble on the Rock event at the Blaisdell Arena 5 years ago.
The resumes are impressive enough that you'd think it should be a classic fight and contender for one of the best all year.
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Jose Aldo and Ben Henderson are two guys that set the WEC on fire, so checking out their UFC debuts is something worth watching. Nate Diaz is also on the card, yet for some reason, he can't even get a PPV spot and is instead relegated to the undercard that is being broadcast on SPIKE TV. Understandable putting him on the free lead in to get people to order the fight, but once they do, they'll be treated to Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brillz. Yes, in the era of the UFC owning all of the major fighters in the world, somehow Brillz vs. Matyushenko is taking up a PPV spot.
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