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- How to Top Tomato Plants
- How to Get Rid of Little Bugs That Are on the Leaves of My Tomato Plants
- How to Keep Mosquitoes Away From Tomato Plants
- Tomato Plants: How Long From Flower to Tomato?
- How to Make Tomato Plants Bloom
- How to Cover Tomato Plants With Plastic
- How to Not Over Water Tomato Plants
- How to Use Alfalfa Meal to Grow Tomatoes
- Are Tomato Plant Leaves Poisonous?
- How to Boost Tomato Plant Blooms
- How to Plant Hanging Tomato Plants
- How to Propagate Tomato Plants
- Are Tomato Plant Leaves Edible?
- Facts About Tomato Seeds
- How to Feed an Organic Tomato Plant
- How to Water Tomato Plants
- Topsy Turvy Tomato Planting Instructions
- How to Properly Water Tomato Plants
- The Best Tomato to Grow in Arkansas
- How to Kill Caterpillars on Tomato Plants
- What to Do About Little White Flying Bugs on Tomato Plants
- How to Cover Tomato Plants
- How to Use Wire Fencing for Tomato Cages
- How to Prevent Tomato Plant Wilt
- How to Plant Goliath Tomatoes
How to Top Tomato Plants
Tomato plants come in two types. Determinate varieties only reach about 4 feet tall, then they stop growing upward. Indeterminate varieties continue to gain in height throughout summer and into fall, reaching heights of 6 feet or more. When trellising or staking indeterminate tomatoes, this height can be an issue, as they overgrow their supports. This can also lead to breakage and damage to the stem as the plants become top-heavy. Topping the plants encourages more lateral branching and helps prevent the plants from growing too tall.
Remove the suckers on the tomato plant so it only produces one to two main stems. Pinch off the shoots that form between where the leaf joins the main stem. This prevents them from growing into multiple main vines and makes the tomato easier to tie to a stake or trellis.
Prune off the top of the main vine when it reaches the desired height for the plant. Use clean, sharp pruning shears to make the cut so the plant isn't damaged.
Pinch off the any new suckers that form where you topped the plant, as these can become new stems. Pinch them off where they form between the junction of the leaf and the topped stem or where lateral stems join the main stems.
How to Get Rid of Little Bugs That Are on the Leaves of My Tomato Plants
Pour either the liquid soap or the canola oil in a small bucket.
Add the water to the bucket and stir the two ingredients.
Fill a spray bottle with your homemade insect killer.
Spray the insects on your tomato plants first thing in the morning. Insects are more sluggish early in the morning.
Repeat each morning until you no longer spot insects on the tomato plant leaves.
How to Keep Mosquitoes Away From Tomato Plants
Purchase mosquito-repelling plants. Marigolds add bright color to the garden. Basil and garlic both add depth of flavor to developing tomatoes. Choose one that suits the needs of your household.
Dig a ring around your tomato plant, approximately 4 to 6 inches further out than the furthest-reaching branch of the tomato plant. Break up the soil in the ring to approximately 4 inches deep.
Plant the mosquito-repelling seedlings into the ring. Space them as close together as possible, to create a strong repellent barrier. Brush the soil back over the plants' root balls and into remaining spaces in the ring.
Water thoroughly, to enable the root systems to settle and release any trapped oxygen bubbles. Thereafter, water as you would regularly water your tomato plants.
Tomato Plants: How Long From Flower to Tomato?
The period from planting to harvesting tomatoes depends on the variety grown, as it can take anywhere from 55 to 75 days. After tomato flowers develop, bloom, are fertilized and set fruit, it takes approximately 45 to 50 days before the fruit is ripe for harvesting, according to the University of Arizona.
How to Make Tomato Plants Bloom
Add a garden fertilizer to the soil prior to planting the tomatoes. Choose a low nitrogen and high phosphorus type such as 8-32-16.
Plant tomatoes once the soil temperature has reach 60 degrees F. Planting too early or late will cause a delay in blooming and fruit production.
Apply a soluble fertilizer such as 15-30-15 after planting by mixing 2 tbsp. per gallon of water.
Place tomato plants 24 inches apart to prevent disease by increasing air circulation around the plants.
Prune the side shoots on late season tomato varieties to focus the plants energy on blossom and fruit production instead of creating bushy growth.
Water tomato plants regularly at a rate of 2 quarts water per plant per day. Soak the soil well as this will encourage deep root growth.
Place mulch around the plants to prevent weed growth and assist with water retention.
Apply a 5-10-5 fertilizer through the growing season if soil tests indicate low fertility. Work the fertilizer into the soil down to 6 inches.
How to Cover Tomato Plants With Plastic
Pound the stakes into the ground at intervals around your tomato plants. If you are only protecting one or two plants, you only need one or two stakes. If you are protecting a large tomato patch, place stakes 4 feet apart around the perimeter and place additional stakes in the center area (also 4 to 5 feet apart). Use the hammer to pound the stakes approximately 4 to 6 inches into the ground.
Stretch the plastic tarp over the tomato plants, with the stakes holding the tarp up and off the plants. The plastic must not touch the tomato plants, because foliage that touches the plastic will freeze. Create a pocket of warm air above the tomato plants by suspending the plastic above the plants.
Extend the tarp down to the ground around the tomato plants and secure it with bricks or large rocks.
Remove the plastic tarp the next morning when the temperature rises above 40 degrees F.
How to Not Over Water Tomato Plants
Step 1
Place mulch on the top of the soil. This helps to reduce evaporation and to keep the water where the tomato plants need it most: the roots.
Step 2
Water your plants every one to three days. This is usually sufficient even during the hottest parts of summer. If you are unsure whether your plants need more water, stick your finger into the soil around the base of the plants to a depth of about an inch. If the top inch of soil is dry, it's time to water. If the top of the soil is still wet or damp, do not water.
Step 3
Water the roots of the plants and not the leaves, which can encourage foliar diseases and soil-borne ones as well.
Step 4
Add water to your tomato plants slowly. One way to do this effectively is to use a drip hose, which adds water in a trickle.
How to Use Alfalfa Meal to Grow Tomatoes
Fill a 5-gallon bucket with water. Add 1 cup of alfalfa meal to the water. Blend it well. Let the mixture sit for about a week to make an alfalfa meal tea.
Pour one 5-gallon bucket of alfalfa meal tea evenly over each acre of garden area to get the nutrients deep into the soil before transplanting or planting tomato plants.
Add a side dressing of dry alfalfa meal to each of the tomato plants six weeks after the initial application of the tea. Measure ½ cup of alfalfa meal for each plant and apply to the soil.
Water the soil until it is moist immediately after applying the alfalfa meal. Repeat the application of dry alfalfa meal every six weeks during the tomato plant's growth.
Are Tomato Plant Leaves Poisonous?
The stems and leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous. However, they are only toxic if consumed in large quantities. The only edible parts of the tomato plant are the unripe or ripened tomatoes. The toxic principles in tomato plants are demissine and solanine, also known as glycoalkcoloids.
How to Boost Tomato Plant Blooms
Examine each of the tomato plants. Locate the thickest and greenest branches coming out of the main tomato stem. Select three to five of these branches to be the growing branches. Remove all the other branches completely from each of the tomato plants.
Remove any large leaves off of the remaining stems. Leave only the smaller leaves. However, don't remove the leaves at the end of the branches. Don't remove any leaf clusters that are currently filled with blooms.
Remove any dead leaves, dead stems or yellowing branches as the tomato plants grow. Save the tomato plant's energy to grow new blooms, instead of repairing yellow areas.
Mix 10-10-10 liquid fertilizer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Mix in the appropriate amount of fertilizer to organic compost. Put the mixture at the bottom of each tomato plant 2 inches deep.
Put a 1 inch layer of mulch on top of the organic compost mixture (from step 4).
Water tomato plants twice weekly but don't leave the ground soggy or get the leaves wet.
How to Plant Hanging Tomato Plants
Purchase an empty 5-gallon bucket with a snap-on lid. This bucket can be found at hardware stores. Clean the bucket with warm sudsy water to prepare it for planting your tomato plant.
Cut a hole in the bucket using a drill or a utility knife. The hole should be right in the middle of the bottom of the bucket and about 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Cut several 1/2-inch holes in the snap-on lid of the bucket to allow you to water your plant.
Place several layers of newspaper in the bottom of the bucket, covering the hole. This will later be used to anchor the tomato plant.
Fill the bucket with a 40-lb. bag of soil and put on the lid. Soils with vitamin additives, like Miracle-Gro, are the best for growing tomatoes.
Turn the bucket over, and plant the tomato seedling. Cut two slits in the newspaper at the bottom of the bucket to allow you to plant the tomato plant. Plant the seedling with only about 3 inches of the plant coming out of the hole. Use extra soil to anchor it in the bucket.
Hang the bucket in a sunny area and water. Tomatoes require at least 50 percent sunlight. Move the bucket according to where the most direct sun is during the day.
Harvest tomatoes as they ripen on the vine. Tomatoes will begin to form not long after the tomato plant flowers. The fruit should be red and firm before cutting from the plant.
How to Propagate Tomato Plants
Cut at least 6 inches from the tip of an existing tomato plant, making sure there are two or more sets of leaves on the cutting.
Fill each container with moist potting soil, and press a pencil down into the center to create a hole.
Snip off any flowers or buds from your tomato clippings, then snip off the bottom leaves. Leave the top two leaves intact.
For each new plant, place the tomato cutting in the hole you made in the potting soil. Make sure the section you just trimmed the leaves from is below the soil surface.
Push the soil up around the tomato cutting stem to secure it in place, then put the container in a warm place out of direct sunlight.
Keep the soil moist, and in about a week start gradually exposing the cuttings to more light until they are in full sunlight for the better part of the day.
Once the cuttings are used to the full sunlight, transplant them into larger containers or put them out into the garden.
Are Tomato Plant Leaves Edible?
While the fruit of the tomato is edible, the plant's leaves and stems are not. Symptoms of tomato plant poisoning include headache, dilated pupils, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory and circulatory depression.
Facts About Tomato Seeds
The hundreds of varieties of tomato seeds available range from an heirloom to the small, sweet, cherry type. Hybrid tomato seeds produce better fruit and resist diseases common to the plant. The Big Beef variety is disease-resistant, and the Jet Star is lower in acid than most varieties.
Growing Requirements
Tomato seeds do not require sunlight until they have sprouted. Plant seeds in shallow trays in sterile potting soil, not common garden soil.
To save tomato seeds from the fruit, you must following a fermentation process.
Tomato seeds can grow successfully in commercial flats or simple plastic or plastic-foam cups with holes poked in the bottom.
Tomato seeds are widely available at garden centers and nurseries or through mail-order catalogs.
Tomato seeds should be started indoors about six to eight weeks before you plant them outdoors.
How to Feed an Organic Tomato Plant
Lay down a thick layer of mulch around the tomato plants as soon as they are in the ground and watered in. The mulch will help preserve moisture to the plants and cut down on insect problems.
Spray the tomato plants weekly with a solution of liquid seaweed. Follow the instructions on the seaweed label as far as water/seaweed ratio is concerned.
Side dress the plants with mature compost when the organic tomatoes begin flowering.
Spray the area around the plants with a manure tea when the fruit first begin to appear. Do not spray directly on the leaves or fruit of the tomatoes.
How to Water Tomato Plants
Water tomato plants in the early morning, before the sun has reached its midday height. This will give the moist soil time to warm up before the temperatures drop in the evening, making sure the plants aren't sitting in sopping dirt overnight.
Apply the water to the base of the plant with a watering can or hose, being careful not to wet down the leaves and fruit as this can damage the tomatoes.
Make sure all water is absorbed into the soil. Tomato plants do need to be watered thoroughly, but take your time to ensure that the water isn't puddling on top of the dirt. If this happens, the plant has been over-watered.
Keep the tomatoes on a schedule. Water them every day at the same time if you live in a very hot area, or every other day if the heat doesn't cause the soil to dry out within 24 hours.
Plant potted tomatoes in pots with large, well-spaced drainage holes in the bottom. The holes will allow the excess water to flow out of the bottom of the pot. If the water is trapped in the pot, it can rot the plant.
Topsy Turvy Tomato Planting Instructions
Drill a 2-inch hole in the center of the bottom of a clean bucket.
Place the bucket between two sturdy surfaces, such as a pair of wooden workhorses, for stability to access the hole.
Thread a tomato seedling through the hole by pushing the root ball through the hole to the inside. Roots are much hardier than tender leaves and branches--damaged roots can heal while damage to a new plant can be fatal.
Use sphagnum moss or a piece of landscaping fabric to hold the tomato plant in place. Have a helper hold the plant in place. The moss or fabric is needed not only to help anchor the plant but to keep loose soil from falling out.
Amend your potting soil by adding compost and mixing well. Tomatoes grow best in soil that is high in phosphorus and potassium, and lower in nitrogen. Using a blend of soil specially designed for tomatoes is helpful.
Fill bucket with potting soil, keeping 2 inches of clearance at the top. Have your helper hold the plant to keep it from slipping out.
Hang bucket in sunny location.
Water regularly, keeping the soil moist but not soggy. Fertilize with a commercial product formulated for tomatoes as instructed
How to Properly Water Tomato Plants
Water the tomato seedling or juvenile plant twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening. Apply 32 ounces of water per plant at each watering.
Add organic or synthetic mulch around the base of the plant once the tomato seedling is 3 inches tall. Mulch helps to guard soil moisture against wind evaporation and the sun's heat.
Increase the daily watering as soon as the tomato plant produces flowers and begins growing fruit. Apply 64 ounces of water per plant twice a day.
Fertilize the tomato plant every three weeks as soon as the plant's fruits measure 1 to 2 inches in circumference. Use a standard granular garden fertilizer, applied according to the label's guidelines as potency varies widely by brand, or straight nitrogen--ammonium nitrate intended for garden use and available at most nurseries--at the rate of 1 pound per tomato plant. Apply before a standard watering session to help deliver the nutrients to the tomato plant's roots.
The Best Tomato to Grow in Arkansas
Red Tomato
Better Boy tomatoes are indeterminate and mature in 72 days after planting. Better Boy is considered a red tomato and has globe-shaped red fruit. Average fruit size of the Better Boy is 12 oz.
Indeterminate tomato plants such as the Better Boy are tall vine plants that will bear fruit until the first frost. Better Boy plants need to be staked up with a trellis or tomato cage to keep the fruit off the ground.
Better Boy is resistant to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt and nematodes. Fusarium and verticillium wilt are diseases that will cause leaves to turn yellow and will hasten premature dying in tomato plants.
How to Kill Caterpillars on Tomato Plants
Lift up the leaves of your tomato plants and look for tiny caterpillar eggs. You can remove these eggs by hand and burn them. This is an easy way to destroy the caterpillar before it has a chance to destroy your tomato plant.
Set a few bird houses near your crop of tomatoes. Birds are natural predators to the caterpillar and will kill and eat any caterpillars they see.
Plant sweet alyssum, fennel, dill, or spearmint next to your tomato plants. Tiny parasitic wasps that are attracted to these plants will see the caterpillars and lay their eggs on them. When the eggs hatch, the larvae eat right through the caterpillar and kill it.
Make your own insecticidal spray. Fill a spray bottle with a water and add dish soap. Mix the ingredients together and spray your tomato plants with it. This solution will not hurt your tomato plants at all. It will, however, kill the horned worm caterpillar.
What to Do About Little White Flying Bugs on Tomato Plants
Whiteflies cause damage to tomato plants by feeding on the leaves. Control whiteflies biologically by introducing known whitefly predators such as predaceous wasps, ladybird beetles and lacewings to the garden or greenhouse. Insecticidal soaps, used according to manufacturers instructions, reduce the population of whiteflies on tomato plants.
How to Cover Tomato Plants
Pound the stakes into the soil approximately every 3 feet along your rows of tomatoes. If you already have support stakes or cages surrounding your tomato plants, omit the stakes.
Spread the old sheets over the tomato plants with the stakes or tomato cages supporting the sheets and keeping the sheets from contacting the foliage of the tomato plants. Place the sheets over the tomato plants in the late afternoon when you expect frost during the upcoming night.
Anchor the sheets around the tomato plants with the large rocks.
Leave the sheets over the tomatoes until the following morning. Wait until the temperature rebounds back over 40 Fahrenheit and remove the sheets.
How to Use Wire Fencing for Tomato Cages
Cut a piece of wire fencing that is 3 to 6 feet tall and 9 1/2 to 12 1/2 feet wide with wire cutters. The size of the wire depends on the mature size of the tomato plant. Taller plants need the larger size. Use galvanized wire with space of least 6 inches so your hands can fit inside the cages.
Bend the fencing so the width forms the diameter of a circle. The circle is 3 to 4 feet across to make reaching the fruit less of a stretch.
Connect the sides of the cylinder with plastic fence ties. Space the ties out to every 6 inches along the seam. Pull the ties down tight with a pair of pliers.
Place the tomato cage around the tomato seedling when it is first planted to avoid damaging the branches later.
Lay the branches on the wires of the tomato cage as the plant grows. Do this early in a branch's growth while it is still bendable to avoid breakage.
How to Prevent Tomato Plant Wilt
Purchase tomato plants with a capital "F" after the name of the tomato variety. These tomato varieties can still get tomato wilt, but it won't kill the plant and the plant will still produce tomatoes.
Rotate your tomato growing area each year. Wait four years until you plant tomatoes in the same spot.
Remove tomato plants completely in the fall when you are preparing your garden for winter.
Remove all plant refuse over the winter. Do not use it as compost. Instead, discard it all. This will prevent spores and fungus from infecting the soil.
How to Plant Goliath Tomatoes
Plant the seeds or start transplants early indoors before to the last frost. Once the danger of frost has passed, the plants can be moved outside in containers or set directly in the ground.
Place Goliath tomato plants 3 feet apart. Each hole should be 12 inches deep unless the transplants and seedlings are tiny. Plant tiny plants or seedlings at the same depth as their container.
Work organic matter into the garden soil around the tomato. Use peat moss, leaf debris or aged manure. Mix at a ratio of 50 percent organic matter with 50 percent garden soil.
Fertilize each plant with 1/2 cup of 5-10-10 fertilizer per plant. Water the fertilizer in thoroughly.
Apply 2 to 3 inches of mulch such as peat moss or bark chips around the base of the Goliath tomato plant. The mulch will help reduce weed growth and keep the soil moist.
Harvest Goliath tomatoes when they appear completely red. Squeeze the tomato to check its firmness. The Goliath tomato should feel hard and firm to the touch before harvest.
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When he bowed out of active campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
The libertarian Texan said he would focus on gathering as many delegates at state GOP conventions as he could going into Tampa -- and he's making good on his promise.
Even after collecting the lion's share of delegates at the state convention in Minnesota -- where a Paul-backed candidate will square off against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November -- as well as other states, Paul has a long way to go to catch Mitt Romney.
Going into the Texas primary Tuesday, Romney was about 150 delegates shy of mathematically capturing the 1,144 needed to win the party nomination. Paul had about 120.
But the legion of Paul supporters will tell you those numbers aren't correct, either, since they don't include unbound delegates who are Paul backers and don't account for Romney delegates who could go rogue in Tampa. Which would make things uncomfortable for Romney and the Republican establishment.
Robin Koerner, a member of the grassroots movement backing Paul, says Paul may not get 1,144 delegates, but "there are big, big numbers" backing him, perhaps enough to block a first-round nomination for Romney and force a second round that he says Paul could win.
If there aren't enough delegates to make a floor fight worthwhile, Paul backers must decide whether further action is warranted, risking the possibility of looking like sore losers, said Koerner, founder and editor of WatchingAmerica.com and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.
He also said it was possible "creative chaos" could result if "something dishonest seems to be happening at the national convention ... where supporting Romney contributes to creative chaos."
The groundswell of support demonstrates Romney, the front-runner who's still trying to rally the GOP base, conservatives and evangelicals, "isn't the inevitable candidate," Koerner said.
Koerner attributes Paul's popularity to the fact he's "like a breath of fresh air" in today's politics, has held steadfast to his principles and has been "correctly identifying for many years the true drivers of state of this nation and the state of American politics."
A physician, Paul has taken the "first do no harm" maxim into the political realm and his followers "think maybe we should try that. There's just so much passion for him," Koerner said.
Building frustration with Republicans and Democrats means the 2012 election could be a watershed year for the "non-Republicrat paradigm Ron Paul represents," Koerner said. "The question has always been, what is critical mass his supporters need" and how quickly can it be reached?
"I think we might already be there -- certainly in a sense there are now many issues that have been mainstreamed [since] four years ago," he said. "Republican can talk about benefits of peace; can you imagine that under [President George W.] Bush?"
Koerner, a British permanent resident of the United States, also started the "Blue Republican" movement of Democrats and independents supporting Paul's candidacy. He and other supporters crisscross the country to ensure the depth of support for Paul translates into people going to state GOP meetings, knowing the procedure, and get Paul backers elected. So far, their strategy is working.
"Ron Paul's support is … deeper than support for Romney," Koerner said.
Paul's in it to win, he said.
"There is no other benefit that warrants the sheer amount of effort and pain he's going through," Koerner said. "He has always wanted to change debate."
However, "Ron Paul has already made American politics safe for the next constitutionalist," he said.
During a recent appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Paul said he was in to win the GOP presidential nomination, and has won a lot along the way, "but we also want to help direct the party and the country in a certain way, so that would be a very, very positive strategy to have an influence on the party."
Absent a win, Paul said, a prominent speech or the inclusion of his views in the party platform would be "a good goal."
At the convention, a majority of delegates in six states can suspend the rules at any time, ABC News said. Paul-supporting states will be represented on the convention's platform committee, albeit in a minority. However, delegates can make motions from the floor, and the convention chair must choose whether to recognize them. Paul's supporters could interject in proceedings to try to nominate him.
"Creative chaos is in favor of the liberty movement," Koerner said. "If Ron Paul's people pull an open revolt, where would others' sympathies lie? I think everything is more possible than other people think."
Paul's popularity and following show "the split in the Republican Party and Romney's struggle to win over support of the libertarian and the very conservative component. There's no way to see this as anything else," said Larry Jacobs of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. "The risk is that the crucial element of the Romney coalition may fail to turn out and support him."
The drawn-out and bitter primary season also showed Romney still struggles among the party's conservative base, he said.
"That's also what Ron Paul's candidacy is revealing," Jacobs said.

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Quote from: Alenaveda on June 30, 2013, 10:13:02 PMWhole pic here:WHo is the guy w./beard upper left corner?
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You are right!! The Boston strong woman AND the Interracial couple woman!!
Looks like Japan again to me seeing the kimono-dressed lady behind one of those weird structures. I hope I'm wrong and it's South Korea.What are they trying to make or function?
Yangon? It sure looks a lot like the corner of Polk/Vallejo in SF (viewpoint here).
Quote from: Slowhatch on June 30, 2013, 11:56:04 PMYangon? It sure looks a lot like the corner of Polk/Vallejo in SF (viewpoint here).It does look like SF, but on the website with the pictures, she said "I deleted all my originals for that night and theres no way to get them back. The instagramised pics reflect the artistic endeavours of Myanmars youth, many of whom have created similarly-inspired graffiti on street walls."We can deduce from this a few things. The photographer deleted her original images, so she had to recreate some new ones based off of what she saw in Myanmar. This is just pure spec so I could be wrong, but I believe that this pic is of SF, but it just reminded her of Yangon. She is pictured with Phil, so there is no way that picture is in SF (how could he be); however, the other pictures might be of SF. However, the last picture I believe was taken in Yangon, as it "shows local children mingling with our press con at the event". This is just my two cents, so I do believe that Myanmar was visited.
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Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka was hospitalized Friday after having a stroke.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Ditka was playing cards earlier in the day when he experienced difficulty with his hands and with speaking.
"He's doing fine. He'll be released tomorrow after observation," Ditka's agent, Steve Mandell, told NBC Chicago via text message.
According to the Tribune, doctors classified the episode as "very minor."
"Thoughts and prayers go out to #MikeDitka and his family. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery from his stroke," Sen. Mark Kirk said in a Tweet. Kirk continues to recover from an ischemic stroke he suffered in January.
Ditka, 73, is currently a commentator for ESPN, including "Sunday NFL Countdown." A senior producer with the network, Seth Markman, said Ditka would not be taking part in weekend coverage.
The stroke came on the same day that a Lake County prosecutor said in court that Ditka's son, Mark E. Ditka, tested positive for opiates during a pretrial screening earlier this month. The younger Ditka is awaiting trial on his fourth DUI charge.
Ditka coached the Bears for 11 years, including the team's Super Bowl-winning 1985 season. He had a heart attack during the 1988 season.
Mike Ditka "Doing Fine" After Stroke
Former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka was hospitalized Friday after having a stroke.


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Blue Jays claim Laffey
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have claimed LHP AARON LAFFEY off waivers from the New York Mets.
LAFFEY, 28, appeared in four games, (two starts) for the New York Mets this season, posting 0-0 record with a 7.20 ERA. The 6-0, 200 pound, left-hander posted a 4.56 ERA with the Blue Jays last season in 22 games, (16 starts). In 152 career games (67 starts), Laffey has a 25-29 won-loss mark with a 4.44 ERA for Cleveland (2007-10), Seattle (2011), New York Yankees (2011), Toronto (2012) and New York Mets (2013).
To make room on the 40-man roster SS JOSE REYES was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.
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A former Marxist guerrilla who has promised to continue the government's popular social programs is poised to win El Salvador's presidential election runoff today and give the ruling party a second consecutive term in power.
Most polls show Salvador Sanchez Ceren, 69, of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) holding a lead ranging from 10 to 18 percentage points over San Salvador Mayor Norman Quijano, the candidate of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance, known as ARENA.
Quijano, 67, campaigned with Cold War references to the country's 12-year civil war, in which the US backed San Salvador against the FMLN to stop the spread of communism in Latin America.
Quijano said that Sanchez Ceren, one of the top rebel commanders at the time, would take the Central American country down a communist path and invoked images of Venezuela's late socialist president Hugo Chavez.
"The FMLN's proposals are based in giving the country's sovereignty to Venezuela," he said during the campaign.
Yet analysts say the strategy has backfired in a country of 6 million people more concerned with gang violence and a sluggish economy than with the ghosts of the past.
"[It] only works with one sector of society, the most conservative one in Salvadorean society, which is still afraid of an electoral victory by the FMLN," political analyst Alvaro Artiga said.
Sanchez Ceren said he will take a moderate approach to government like that of his political role model, Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, another former guerrilla who formed an inclusive government.
El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, even after a 2012 gang truce that has been billed as having halved the country's daily average of 14 dead — the majority of whom are gang members.
Salvadorean President Mauricio Funes, a former TV journalist who did not participate in the war, was the first FMLN candidate to be elected in 2009, unseating decades of ARENA governments, but Sanchez Ceren would be the first true guerrilla to lead the country.
He helped negotiate the 1992 Peace Accords that ended a conflict that left 76,000 dead and 12,000 missing, and has since campaigned door to door as his party worked to paint ARENA as the party of corruption.
Funes has been pushing for the investigation of former Salvadorean president Francisco Flores, who was of ARENA and served as Quijano's campaign manager, over the destination of millions in aid he received from Taiwan while in power.
Quijano criticized Funes for negotiating with criminals to strike the truce between the nation's two largest and most dangerous gangs: the Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street.
After an initial drop in killings last year, murders have been on the rise again so far this year. According to police, between Jan. 1 and March 1, there have been 501 murders, 106 more than in the same period last year. In addition, many dead are starting to be discovered in mass graves, fueling criticism that the truce did nothing more than cause the gangs to hide their victims and create the illusion of less crime.
Sanchez Ceren said he will fight crime by boosting community investment, better education and fortified police. He also plans to continue Funes' social programs, including giving books, shoes and uniforms to school children, seeds and fertilizers to the poorest farmers and a small pension to the elderly.


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When it comes to simple desserts, there are few things as comforting and satisfying as warm pears. Don't be deceived by the simplicity of this recipe; treated to a simple roasting, this is an elegant and flavorful way to enjoy them. Fragrant sprigs of sweet rosemary add a wonderful, yet unusually aromatic and peppery flavor to an otherwise ordinary dessert. This is also a perfect dessert for effortless entertaining — just prepare ahead of time and pop into the oven to roast while enjoying your main course. Buy firm pears, as they maintain their shape best with heat.
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The Hope College Pull tug-of-war, a 112-year tradition, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. on the banks of the Black River (near U.S. 31 and M-21).
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The Pull, first held in 1898, is an annual fall highlight at Hope. In the competition, freshman and sophomore teams, entrenched in shallow pits on opposite sides of the river, attempt to gain the most rope through their strength and stamina.
Each team has 18 students on the rope as "pullers" and another 18 acting as guides and morale boosters, or "moralers." The freshmen are coached by the junior class while the sophomores are instructed by the seniors. The coaching arrangement also leads to a rivalry between the even-year and odd-year classes.
This year's Pull will pit members of the Classes of 2012 (sophomores) and 2013 (freshmen) against one another. The sophomores will be on the north side of the river (nearest Lakewood Boulevard) and the freshmen will be on the south side of the river (nearest M-21/Chicago Drive).
The Class of '11, which will be coaching the freshmen, won last year's Pull, held on Saturday, Sept. 27. The class had also won as freshmen, the first class since the Class of 2000 to win both years.
In 1977, the Pull set a record for length and uniqueness. The freshmen and sophomores tugged for three hours and 51 minutes before judges called a tie due to darkness. In contrast, the shortest Pull lasted two minutes and 40 seconds in 1956.
New rules were implemented in 1978, following the 1977 marathon, limiting the event's duration. The rules now allow the judges to determine the winning class by measuring the amount of rope pulled from the other team if one team has not claimed all of the rope within three hours.
Through the years, the sophomores and even-year classes have held the edge in the win-loss column. Since 1909, the sophomores have taken 62 contests to the freshman class's 30; the even-year/odd-year split for the same period is 53 to 39.
There have been four draws and four cancellations since 1909.


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Texas Senate Passes Bill That May Close Down Several Abortion Clinics
Texas' state Senate has approved a pro-life bill that many believe will lead to the closure of most of the Lone Star State's abortion clinics.
Senate Bill 5, passed Tuesday in a vote of 20 to 10 after about six hours of debate, would require abortion clinics to be held to ambulatory surgical centers' standards. The costly nature of refitting the clinics to those standards could result in the shuttering of at least 32 of Texas' 38 abortion-providing facilities.
According to Elizabeth Graham, director of the Texas chapter of Right to Life, SB 5 successfully made it through committee last week due in part to the topic of late-term abortion providers.
"Though debate in committee on Thursday lasted about four hours, the committee heard about the atrocities recently uncovered at the Houston abortion clinic operated by abortionist Douglas Karpen," wrote Graham.
"Karpen's practice and the conviction of Kermit Gosnell brought to light the urgency of stopping the infanticide of fully-birthed newborns. The committee recognized the need to enact protections for both children and pregnant women by moving these bills to consideration by the full Senate…"
While considered sweeping by many analysts, during the amending process SB 5 had removed its provision to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy save for certain exceptions.
Republican Sen. Glenn Hegar, author of SB 5, stated during Tuesday evening's debate that the bill involves the protection of innocent life.
"At this point this committee substitute is the most practical and logical way for us to raise the standard of care and protect innocent life and move something to the House to give them an opportunity to weigh in on this very heavy and weighty emotional issue," said Hegar.
Democratic Senator Wendy Davis took issue with the bill, saying it was "not about making women safe," but rather "about political primaries and making sure you're feeding the red meat for the political primaries."
According to Claire Cardona of Dallas News, in addition to the new clinic standards SB 5 had other provisions.
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The Silent Witness
by Metropolitan Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya
Paperback (May 2004)
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The manner in which Orthodoxy was introduced into East Africa during the twentieth century, and the way in which it has taken root and spread, can only be explained in terms of a Divine miracle. Orthodoxy has spread phenomenally throughout East Africa. From Uganda, it has spread into Kenya, Tanzania and all Africa. In recent years, the Orthodox Churches of Finland, Greece, Cyprus and America have assisted their sister Church in East Africa. This help in no way detracts from the fact that the planting of Orthodoxy in East Africa was achieved by African men and African enterprise without any external missionary support. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Metropolitan of Zimbabwe, a native of Cyprus, began his missionary activity in East Africa as the Prinicipal of the Patriarchal Seminary which was established in Kenya by His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus. In 1992, he was elected and consecrated Bishop of Riruta. He continued as principal of the Patriarchal Seminary until September 1997. The following year, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria elected him as Metropolitan of Zimbabwe. His collection of sermons and other discourses, delivered on various occasions, gives an insight into a work of transformation. Seventy years ago, authentic Orthodoxy did not exist in East Africa. Today, a network of hundreds of parishes extends across the length and breadth of this vast area of the continent. It is an event of no small significance in modern Christian history. These sermons serve to provide a witness to this remarkable phenomenon.
Archbishop Makarios of Kenya (Dr. A. Tillyrides) was born in 1945 in Limassol (Cyprus), where he completed his elementary and secondary education. He studied Theology at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris (1968 – 1972) and at the same time attended the classes of Professors Jean Gouillard (École Pratique des Hautes Études, in the Sorbonne) and Paul Lemerle (College de France) (1970–1972) and was named in the "élève titulaire."
In September 1972, he was accepted by the University of Oxford as a post-graduate student under the supervision of the Bishop of Dioklea, Kallistos Ware. In 1976 he was awarded the title Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford.
He spent three years at the University of Louvain (Belgium) as a post-doctorate research student (1979–1982). He taught in the Seminary of St. Barnabas in Nicosia, in secondary schools and for more than 15 years in the Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary, "Makarios III, Archbishop of Cyprus," in Nairobi, Kenya.
His first acquaintance with the Orthodox in Africa was in January 1977 when he was sent by the late Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus to organize and open the Orthodox Seminary in Nairobi. Since then he has dedicated his time, working closely with the Patriarchate of Alexandria, to the development of the Orthodox faith in the African continent.
As a lay-theologian he participated in inter-Ecclesiastical and inter-Orthodox conferences. For more than ten years, he was a member of the Anglican-Orthodox doctrinal discussions, taking part in meetings of the World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches, the Ecclesiastical History Society, the Patristic Conferences in Oxford and Syndesmos, etc.
On 19 July 1992, he was ordained Deacon in the Church of St. Nicholas in Riruta, Nairobi, by the Patriarchal Exarch of East Mrica, Metropolitan of Accra Mgr. Petros (the present-day-Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa), at which time he was given the new name Makarios. On 20 July 1992, Deacon Makarios was ordained to the Priesthood in the Church of St. Makarios of the Patriarchal Seminary in Nairobi by the Patriachal Exarch. On 25 July 1992 in the same Church, he was consecrated as Bishop of Riruta by the Metropolitan of Accra, Petros, assisted by the Metropolitan of Axum, Petros, and the Bishop of Uganda, Theodoros.
Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, French, Russian, Italian and can also speak and read many African languages. He is the author of hundreds of theological and scientific articles. His studies and writings are concerned mainly with the past and present Ecclesiastical history of the ancient Patriarchates as well as Cyprus and Russia. He served as Dean of the Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary, "Archbishop Makarios III" in Nairobi, where he taught Church History; Homeletics, Hagiology, Teleturgics, Patristics and Greek. During his service as Dean of the seminary he organized the students in translating the Orthodox services into more than fifteen Mrican languages. In September 1997 and at the recommendation of the Patriarch of Alexandria, H. B. Petros VII, the Holy Synod appointed him Director of the Patriarchal Library in Alexandria.
On 13 January 1998, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate elected him Metropolitan (Archbishop) of Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, and in February 2001, he was elected Metropolitan of Kenya and Irinoupolis.


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5 great spots for dropping off the grid
By Jennings Brown, Special to CNN • Published 17th April 2012
Tax day got you down?
Now is your chance to flee society. Drop off the grid. Pull a Thoreau. Be you a survivalist, an environmentalist or a cheapskate-ist, you can join the growing movement of Americans embracing off-grid living.
"There's a desire to step out of the rat race, and in America, that goes very deep in the national psyche," says Nick Rosen, author of "Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America" and editor of
. "You know, the pioneering spirit and sturdy self-reliance -- these things which define the American character."
For some off-griders, it's a matter of having little or no impact on the environment -- literally living off the power grid. This lifestyle has been championed by celebrities Daryl Hannah and Ed Begley Jr. Then there are those who no longer want to be a blip on the societal radar.
"Off-grid living is a spectrum that unites greens and survivalists," says Rosen, referring to those who choose to escape city life because they either don't trust the government or don't want it meddling in their affairs.
So if you've been considering going AWOL, let tax day be your inspiration. And if you've got what it takes to look after yourself, with a little help from some earthy friends, here are a few off-the-grid destinations that will take you in. Or perhaps you'd like to drop in for a visit ...
Terlingua, Texas
There's no shortage of songs about this fabled West Texas ghost town on the edge of Big Bend National Park, chock full of desert gypsies occupying the remaining mining ruins. But perhaps the most well known is Gary P. Nunn's "Terlingua Sky": Well, you know we're probably too old for this. / Maybe the rest of the world is too young. / We drive 500 miles to get loose and get wild / And stay up 'til the last song is done.
Of course it's hard to tell just how young or old anyone is in Terlingua. Desert living takes its toll on your skin while rejuvenating the soul.
Terlingua is surrounded by ruggedly beautiful terrain, sits at a high altitude and a distance from civilization that provides for some of the world's finest star-gazing and plays host to two of the most celebrated and highly attended chili cook-offs in the country. If you aren't ready to escape to the wilds of West Texas, at least plan a trip for the first Saturday of November, when both the
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and the
Chili Appreciation Society International
cook-offs take place.
And make sure to spend a night at Upstairs at the Mansion -- a boutique hotel built in the ruins of the century-old mansion owned by the founder of the Chisos Mining Co.
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Slab City, California
"The Last Free Place in America" is about 190 miles southeast of Los Angeles and an hour's drive north of the Mexican border. Here, in Slab City, you'll find hundreds of free spirits living in campers, RVs and school buses scattered amongst the giant concrete-slab ruins of a World War II-era military base.
When the base closed after the war, a group of servicemen stayed, and the community continued to grow -- mostly because it supports the wayward life, and neither the U.S. military nor the state of California have ever charged the squatters. Keep in mind there's no water, electricity or sewer service, so the lifestyle presents its own challenges.
You might recognize the village of mobile homes or the nearby "Salvation Mountain" from the 2007 film "Into the Wild" or the book of the same name that inspired it. Illuminated by a vision from God, Leonard Knight spent 26 years and thousands of gallons of paint crafting a hillside out of adobe and straw. The
giant art installation
is an explosion of colors and scriptures and such a spectacular vision that an unsuspecting traveler might think it a mirage.
It's worth the trip just to see the giant work of art or to take a life lesson from some of the locals making their own way in this concrete Eden.
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri
In the heart of the Midwest lies a commune dedicated to socially and environmentally sustainable living. Located on 280 acres in Rutledge, in northeastern Missouri, Dancing Rabbit inhabitants aim to prove that egalitarian communities can thrive in America. But the main focus is on the environment, as much of the property is reserved for wildlife habitat and villagers have reintroduced native plants to the area.
If you're just looking to stop in and check out the scene, stay at the Milkweed Mercantile Eco Inn, a
bed and breakfast. Dancing Rabbit also offers one- to three-week
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to more fully experience the ecovillage. Most of those program participants camp on the property.
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Smith Island, Maryland
For more than 300 years, the residents of this Chesapeake Bay waterman community have managed to exist without local government, jails or police. The Methodist church and the blue crab business give the community its structure. Not only have islanders preserved a sense of order, but they've also upheld a unique way of life and dialect similar to that of the West Country of England.
The assortment of islands known as Smith Island can only be accessed by boat, and many are uninhabited. If you're not looking to take up island life permanently, you should at least visit for the outstanding seafood and their signature eight-to-15-layer
Smith Island cake
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Breitenbush Hot Springs, Oregon
Breitenbush Hot Springs is a worker-owned cooperative promoting personal renewal.
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This holistic hot spring resort nestled in the Willamette National Forrest, 50 miles outside of Salem, Oregon, is one of the most relaxing spots to go off the grid. You can join the 50 to 70 members of this worker-owned cooperative who run Breitenbush by lending your skills for a year, at which point the community will vote on your membership.
The community's mission: "To provide a safe and potent environment where people can renew and evolve in ways they never imagined."
Of course, if you just want a short rejuvenation escape, you can make reservations for anywhere from $52 to $119 a night, depending on dates and accommodations. Visitors can enjoy massages, performances, yoga, more than 20 miles of hiking trails and the renowned natural geothermal springs that have been used by Native Americans for centuries.
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The Bridging Work of George RichardsonFoss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 1996)[More information][Less information]
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tensions, credible delegation and implications for new organizational formsFoss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai Juul (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: The notion of distributed knowledge is increasingly often invoked in discussions of economic organization. In particular, the claim that authority is inefficient as a means of coordination in the context of distributed knowledge has become widespread. However, very little analysis has been dedicated to the relation between economic organization and distributed knowledge. In this paper, we concentrate on the role of authority as a coordination mechanism under conditions of distributed knowledge, and also briefly discuss other issues of economic organization. We clarify the meanings of authority and distributed knowledge, and criticize the above claim by arguing that authority may be a superior mechanism of coordination under distributed knowledge. We also discuss how distributed knowledge influences the boundaries of firms. Our arguments rely on insights in problem-solving and on ideas from organizational economics. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6894
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Present Use and (Some)Future PossibilitiesFoss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 2001)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The way in which bounded rationality enters contemporary organizational economics theorizing is examined. It is argued that, as it is being used, bounded rationality is neither necessary nor sufficient for producing the results of organizational economics. It is at best a rhetorical device, used for the purpose of loosely explaining incomplete contracts. However, it is possible to incorporate much richer notions of bounded rationality, founded on research in cognitive psychology, and to illuminate the study of economic organization by means of such notions. A number of examples are provided. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7896
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Internationalization of Indian Film IndustryLorenzen, Mark; Taeube, Florian Arun (Frederiksberg, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In the context of an emerging economy, the paper analyzes indigenous growth and internationalization. Using novel and original data, the paper studies the Indian film cluster in Mumbai, Bollywood. It argues that as the world's biggest commercial film cluster and a conspicuous growth phenomenon in an emerging economy context, Bollywood can be seen as a paradigmatic case for adding to our understanding of the development of film clusters outside the USA, as well as suggesting more general insights into the growth and internationalization of industries in emerging economies. The empirical analysis of the paper points to the importance of home market, government regulation, and industry structure for Bollywood's recent export growth. The paper discusses how the existence of a well-defined and geographically centered social network among producers, directors and other key roles in filmmaking in Mumbai supports the development of a 'Bollywood model' of filmmaking with a industry structure remarkably different from Hollywood's. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7872
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The Role of Temporary ClustersMaskell, Peter; Bathelt, Harald; Malmberg, Anders (Frederiksberg, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Business people and professionals come together regularly at trade fairs, exhibitions, conventions, congresses, and conferences. Here, their latest and most advanced findings, inventions and products are on display to be evaluated by customers and suppliers, as well as by peers and competitors. Participation in events like these helps firms to identify the current market frontier, take stock of relative competitive positions and form future plans. Such events exhibit many of the characteristics ascribed to permanent spatial clusters, albeit in a temporary and intensified form. These short-lived hotspots of intense knowledge exchange, network building and idea generation can thus be seen as temporary clusters. The present paper compares temporary clusters with permanent clusters and other types of inter-firm interactions. If regular participation in temporary clusters can satisfy a firm's need to learn through interaction with suppliers, customers, peers and rivals, why is the phenomenon of permanent spatial clustering of similar and related economic activity so pervasive? The answer, it is claimed, lies in the restrictions imposed upon economic activity when knowledge and ideas are transformed into valuable products and services. The paper sheds new light on how interaction among firms in current clusters coincides with knowledge-intensive pipelines between firms in different regions or clusters. In doing so, it offers a novel way of understanding how interfirm knowledge relationships are organized spatially and temporally. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7883
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Abell, Peter; Felin, Teppo; Foss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Micro-foundations have become an important emerging theme in strategic management. This paper addresses micro-foundations in two related ways. First, we argue that the kind of macro (or "collectivist") explanation that is utilized in the capabilities view in strategic management - which implies a neglect of micro-foundations in two related ways. First, we argue that the kind of macro (or "collectivist") explanation that is utilized in the capabilities view in strategic management - which implies a neglect of micro-foundations - is incomplete. There are no mechanisms that work solely on the macro-level, directly connecting routines and capabilities to firm-level outcomes. While routines and capabilities are useful shorthand for complicated patterns of individual action and interaction, ultimately they are best understood at the micro-level. Second, we provide a formal model that shows precisely why macro explanation is incomplete and which exemplifies how explicit micro-foundations may be built for notions of routines and capabilities and for how these impact firm performance. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7873
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The Rebirth of Production in the Theory of Economic OrganizationFoss, Nicolai J.; Langlois, Richard N. (Frederiksberg, 1997)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7852
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Foss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 1996)[More information][Less information]
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On Some Problems in Recent ResearchOn Inter-firm RelationsFoss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 1999)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: The many competing schools of thought concerning themselves with industrial clusters have at least one thing in common: they all agree that clusters are real life phenomena characterized by the co-localization of separate economic entities, which are in some sense related, but not joined together by any common ownership or management. So hierarchies they are certainly not. Yet, it is usually taken for granted that clusters, almost regardless of how they are defined, all expatriate the 'swollen middle' of various hybrid 'forms of long-term contracting, reciprocal trading, regulation, franchising and the like' residing somewhere between hierarchies and markets. This fundamental (but usually implicit) assumption would, perhaps, be justified if markets could be reduced to events of exchange of property rights, between large numbers of price-taking anonymous buyers and sellers supplied with perfect information as they are commonly conceived in mainstream economics. One of the original attractions of Neoclassical price theory was precisely that it promised a way of analysing the economy in general and market exchange in particular independently of specific institutional settings. However, introducing transaction costs as more than fees paid to intermediaries leads inevitably to comparative institutional analysis and, not to be forgotten, to the perception of markets as institutions with specific characteristics of their own. Some sets of characteristics are so common that they represent a specific market organization or market form. The cluster is one such specific market organization that is structured along territorial lines because this enables the building of a set of institutions that are helpful in conducting certain kinds of economic activities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7265
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local buzz, global pipelines and the process of knowledge creationBathelt, Harald; Malmberg, Anders; Maskell, Peter (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7251
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The Case of the digital AmplifierFrøslev Christensen, Jens; Holm Olesen, Michael; Kjær, Jonas (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper addresses an issue of great importance for the future organization of the consumer electronics industry: the "battle" of control over component-based digitization. We are now witnessing the dismantling of the Japanese Model that has prevailed in consumer electronics over the past 30 years. Specialized and large-scale component suppliers have taken the lead in most component-based innovations and have obtained increasingly powerful positions in the value chain of consumer electronics. This paper provides an in-depth study of the strategic and structural ramifications of one such component-based innovation, the current transformation of sound amplification from conventional to digital amplifiers. We study the early formation of this new technology as especially reflected in the particularly dynamic cluster of innovation in Denmark and extend the analysis to the global strategizing around this new technology. A framework is developed to explain the reluctance of most of the large consumer electronics giants in developing/adopting this new technology. Key words: Consumer electronics, Industrial dynamics, Open Innovation JEL Codes: L6, L68, O32 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7201
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The Impact of Human Capital Diversity, Experience and Compensation on Firm Performance in Engineering ConsultingLaursen, Keld; Mahnke, Volker; Vejrup-Hansen, Per (Frederiksberg, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper investigates the relationship between human capital characteristics and firm performance in engineering consulting. Because general experience, firm-specific human capital and diversity carry specific costs and benefits we hypothesize curvilinear (taking inverted U-shapes) relations to firm performance. We find little effect of general experience and firm-specific human capital, but the findings give some support for the curvilinear relation between performance and human capital diversity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7889
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Do Export and Technological Specialisation Patterns Co-evolve in Terms of Convergence or Divergence?Laursen, Keld (Frederiksberg, 1998)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7850
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Drejer, Ina; Laursen, Keld (Frederiksberg, 1997)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7854
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Frøslev Christensen, Jens (Frederiksberg, 1998)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7842
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Some Cross-Country EvidenceBjørnskov, Christian; Foss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While much attention has been devoted to analyzing how the institutional framework and entrepreneurship impact growth, how economic policy and institutional design affect entrepreneurship appears to be much less analyzed. We try to explain cross-country differences in the level of entrepreneurship by differences in economic policy and institutional design. Specifically, we use measures of economic freedom from the Economic Freedom of the World database to examine which elements of economic policy making and the institutional framework are responsible for the supply of entrepreneurship Our data on entrepreneurship are derived from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The combination of these two datasets is unique in the literature. We find that the size of government is negatively correlated with entrepreneurial activity but that sound money is positively correlated with entrepreneurial activity. Other measures of economic freedom are not significantly correlated with entrepreneurship. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7876
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Some Austrian InsightsFoss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 2001)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: I critically discuss recent claims about economic organization in the emerging "knowledge economy," specifically that authority relations will tend to disappear (or at least become radically transformed), the boundaries of the firm will blur, and coordination mechanisms will be much more malleable than assumed in organizational economics, resulting in various "new organizational forms." In particular, the price mechanism will be used inside hierarchies to a much greater extent. In order to obtain an analytical focus on the knowledge economy, I assume that it may be approximated by "Hayekian settings" (after Hayek 1945), that is, settings in which knowledge is distributed and where knowledge inputs are relatively more important in production than physical capital inputs. I then argue, drawing on organizational economics as well as Mises' insights in property rights and comparative systems, that the presence of Hayekian settings does not mean that authority will disappear, etc., although economic organization will in fact be affected by the emergence of the knowledge economy. This suggests that Austrian economics has an important contribution to make to the study of economic organization. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7899
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Stow is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1683 and was previously called Pompositticut Plantation. It can be found in Middlesex county and is a part of the Southern registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 380 Great St., Stow 01775. On the attached map, Stow is shown as 40 in Middlesex county.
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GnomeyNewt necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Thanks for taking the time to read about my contest. This is the second contest I have held here at SitePoint and I enjoyed doing the first one. The logo I need is for my new blog BlueJar.com and I am looking forward to viewing your creative ideas.
the webmasters guide to the galaxy (optional)
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue (#3DAAE3, #69C5F6, #D9F1FD), Dark Blue (#436183) and Orange (#FF7F24)
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Unique and Creative. See description.
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vector preferred, but not required. .psd is okay too.
I have a new blog named BlueJar.com and I need a logo for it! I am terrible with logos, so I need your guys and gals help to come up with something creative that can describe my blog through its logo. The blog is basically a webmaster resource blog - including tips, reviews, and other fun tidbits that I've come across through my adventure through the webmaster galaxy.
The reason I am here to get a logo is, 1) I bought the theme from SitePoint, 2) Believe it or not, I bought the domain here too 3) I want to have the logo made here and have it full circle! Lets have fun and I know I will find a winner here.
Description/Requirements for logo:
The logo should contain the color blue (Blue (#3DAAE3, #69C5F6, #D9F1FD), Dark Blue (#436183) and Orange (#FF7F24)).
The logo should contain the text 'BlueJar.com'.
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Celebrity Family Pictures Week of Dec. 17, 2012
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Stars had a busy weekend with their little ones on shopping trips, family strolls, and celebrating special occasions. Jennifer Garner held hands with her girls, Violet and Seraphina, for a smiley shopping trip in LA, while Tom Brady bundled up for a stroll with his son Benjamin in Boston. Britney Spears had her boys, Jayden James and Sean Preston, by her side for a Starbucks stop, and Kourtney Kardashian brought baby Penelope along to celebrate big brother Mason's birthday in Miami.
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Poor Alexi Devers: Bitten by a "dog," then finding himself naked in a park on the morning after the next full moon, a pulpy mess of unidentifiable victim, dewey and glistening on the ground around him. News stories that day confirm that a terrible murder has taken place by a rabid "dog," and Alexi looks up from the paper with the wide-eyed stare of the recently diagnosed. What will he tell Debbi, his girlfriend? How will he keep her safe? Fortunately for him, after a Google search and a few false leads, he discovers WereSafe, a service for people with "dog" problems just like him. It's expensive, sure, but what choice has he got? One web form and credit card number later, he's joined the service and a special package is on the way.
The WereSafe service has two main service aspects. One to keep the monster contained, and the other to hide the problem from the innocent.
This offshoot of ZipCar offers full-moon rentals of specially-constructed, industrial-grade, automated cages located throughout most major metropolitan areas, with a complete guarantee of secrecy, security, and soundproofing. Weremembers can schedule favorite ones in advance, and have a fresh set of clothes waiting for them when they wake up human again. (ZipCage is even experimenting with automated espresso machines in its Parisian and San Franciscan locations.)
Full Moon Alibis
Partnering with existing alibi services that cater to philanderers, this part of the service arranges fake evidence of a thoroughly normal, non-werewolf life. Boys-nights-out, sudden business trips out of town, and ailing grandmother excuses each come with carefully designed pieces of evidence that are perfectly convincing to loved ones, and make easy explanations for full moon absences.
These two services might work well enough, if it weren't for the fact that the wolf pushes its way into Alexi's sunlit psyche and encourages risky behavior; making him order his steaks grotesquely rare, taking that tiny detour by the park before the full moon rises, assuring him that there's plenty of time, and tempting him to the eternal hunt. Managing these animal instincts takes more than services. It takes a special dog collar.
The WereChoker
Two days after joining, Alexi opens a delivered package and pulls out the device that helps to manage the beast within. It's the WereChoker, a silver-alloy necklace that—the informational card within informs him—only gets harder to adopt the longer he puts it off. Each one is custom-made to avoid easy identification. Glancing at his favorite photo of Debbi, he lowers the choker around his neck. It senses his body heat, turns on, and tightens, using woven lengths of memory wire that can shrink or expand with electrical current.
Reading the card, he learns that individual components along the choker additionally house a GPS receiver, a cell receiver, a clock chip, a battery, an induction coupler, and a processor, enabling the major features of the device.
The "squeeze" of the choker serves not just a sartorial effect, but also as a mechanism of control. If he ignores repeated warnings from the service that tell him to get to a cage, the WereChoker silently but firmly tightens. As the situation becomes more dire, the choker can begin to press against his windpipe and actually choke him, setting off an adrenalin-fueled panic that ensures it's Alexi, and not the wolf, that's in control.
The choker is additionally outfitted with multi-variate haptic actuators that allow the choker to direct him to the nearest empty cage. As he's making a sundown dash for the nearest one, if he needs to take a right, the right side of his neck vibrates, telling him this is the direction he needs to run to avoid both asphyxiation and the bloodshed of the innocent. Once he makes it into the cage and its bolts clang into place, the choker relaxes and lets supernature take its course. Overnight, the induction couplers wirelessly recharge the device's batteries for the next month, even as the beast paces within.
Following these signals, Alexi is almost guaranteed to make it to the cage before the full moon transforms him into a viscera-craving, glowing-eyed werewolf who hungers for the throats of the living. In the morning, as he wakes in a cage to find clothes neatly folded up on a chair just outside the bars, perhaps accompanied by a warm and comforting latte, he can rest assured that WereSafe has his evil side—and our safety—well under control.
And if you're concerned about a nameless organization that has remote control of a Pavlovian-trained army of vicious full-moon killers, let's just note the service isn't exactly called YoureSafe.
Designer's Notes
WereDesigner Chris lets us know why this is awesome for Alexi.
- ZipCage provides him with a set-n-forget way to secure a secure place for nights of the full moon.
- Debbi's not only safe but unaware of the bloodthirsty nature of his Beast Within.
- The choker helps keep the beast in check when he's outside the cage, and his conscience clean.
- Should a cure become available (and WereSafe need to provide it) the ongoing relationship of the service provides a way to contact him.
Related reading
- Yay, Zipcar! (Cooper's not just a member, but fans.)
- Yes, alibi services are real.
- Memory metal can shrink with an electrical current, though not yet this much.
- Immersion Corporation has already got HD haptic actuators on the market.
- Induction coupling exists as well.
- The pictured choker, by MissingLinkJewelers, is still available on Etsy last time we looked.
- That tiny little wolf logo was based on Freakzter's freebie wolf drawing on DeviantArt. Hey Freakzster, we think it's awesome.
- Special thanks to Benjamin Remington for the photography help. Happy Halloween!


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Pack your bags for a desert safari with Chilli Gold
Mexico is one place that has been used in many slot games for some of its authentic aspects such as music, places and food. Chilli Gold from Lightning Box is one of these games that has used the concept of the mexican food, deserts, music and other exotic elements in a great combination to whip up some awesome entertainment. The game not only has some authentic presentation elements but also has wonderful features with a spicy twist to add to the fun. When it comes to this game, you can expect a whole lot of hot fun as the game is located on a desert terrain with slot symbols on a desert yellow background and quite a bit of chillies and red peppers as the slot symbols.
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Being a 5 reel and 40 payline game, players might think that Chilli gold is more for high rollers than casual slot gamers. But Lightning Box has designed the game such that it ends up being fun for all kinds of players since the stake range is flexible between 40p and £ 200.
The game has a number of symbols such as a guitar, hombre, a mule, a parrot, red peppers and a golden chilli besides the conventional deck of cards. Though the deck of cards give comparatively low returns, the other symbols which all have great payouts worth more than a thousand times your stake.
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As far as the features in the game are concerned, you will find that Chilli gold has nothing lacking in it to give you a memorable slot gaming experience. From wilds, free spins to adjustable multipliers, the game has some great ways to make you leave it a rich man.
The red pepper symbol is the wild in the game and it also doubles up as the spin button. Though this symbol is a symbol substituting wild, it is also used to trigger the free spins round. To do so all you need is at least 6 or more of these symbols in your 3 central reels. This can give you 3 free spins while getting 12 wilds can give you an impressive 21 free spins.
The multiplier in the game is a button rather than something that must be triggered, and all you need to do is select a number and get the reels spinning.
Chilli Gold is a fun slot game from Lightning box that has a great theme and fitting features that go with it. Though there are no unique features, the symbols and the overall gameplay makes things very interesting and is enough to make the game a must play slot game.


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Antichrist High School
In Texas, a federal court will soon rule on high school student Andrea Hernandez's claim that her high school shouldn't require her to wear an RFID tag to track her movements because it is an infringement on her religious freedom. She and her family believe these microchips are akin to the "mark of the Beast" mentioned in the book of Revelation. The Rutherford Institute, a civil rights and religious liberty legal organization, has taken up her case, and says:
"While we all want to ensure that our schools are safe, especially in the wake of this terrible shooting in Connecticut, these RFID tracking badges will do little to ensure student safety and, in fact, could potentially be manipulated in such a way as to make students even more vulnerable to attack by predators," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. "No matter how many ways school officials attempt to justify this program, the key here, as NISD officials have themselves acknowledged, is the fact that this program is about one thing only—making money for the schools at the expense of students' constitutional rights and potentially their safety."
The Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, has launched a program, the "Student Locator Project," aimed ostensibly at increasing public funding for the district by increasing student attendance rates. As part of the pilot program, roughly 4,200 students at Jay High School and Jones Middle School are being required to wear "SmartID" card badges embedded with an RFID tracking chip which will make it possible for school officials to track students' whereabouts on campus at all times. School officials hope that by expanding the program to the district's 112 schools, they can secure up to $1.7 million in funding from the state government.
Fifteen-year-old Andrea Hernandez has been penalized, discriminated against, and retaliated against by school officials for objecting to being forced to participate in the RFID program. For Hernandez, a Christian, the badges pose a significant religious freedom concern in addition to the obvious privacy issues. Andrea's religious objection derives from biblical teachings that equate accepting a personalized code—as a sign of submission to government authority and as a means of obtaining certain privileges from a secular ruling authority—with a form of idolatry or submission to a false god.
Laugh at Hernandez's religious objection if you want to, but do you really want to live in a society in which people — innocent people who have committed no crime — have been conditioned to accept electronic monitoring by authorities of their every move? Andrea Hernandez's reasoning may be senseless to you, but this is an important principle. If my kid were in that school, I would object too, for reasons of civil liberties and, well, standing up for the dignity of a free citizen of a free nation.