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Start Planning: 18 Cheese-Centric Additions to Your Thanksgiving Spread
In a week from today, you'll probably be shopped, planned, and (partially) prepped for Thanksgiving. If you want some Thanksgiving-worthy cheese ideas, look no further than the archives of our Cheesemonger columns. From cheese balls to the tastiest homemade cheese crackers. to spreads, accompaniments, and all the best things to serve with a cheese platter, here's your go-to Thanksgiving guide on how to incorporate copious amounts of cheesy goodness into your meal next week. You can thank us later.
American Cheese FavoritesKey players on a Thanksgiving cheese board. Considering the occasion, it only makes sense to showcase American wheels.
1. Jasper Hill Farm's Harbison or Winnemere. Both bound with spruce bark from the farm's property, which imparts some serious woodsy flavors to the paste of the cheeses. Winnemere is washed, so it's a bit stinkier, and Harbison is more of a bloomy rind. Both are eggy, meaty, and definitely autumnal.
2. Redwood Hill Farm's Camellia is California's answer to Camembert. A small round gets you far. Serve with concord grapes, persimmons, figs, and dried fruit for a veritable Thanksgiving cheese plate.
3. Red Rock and Dunbarton Blue cheeses from Roelli cheese in Wisconsin were two of my favorite American cheeses last year. Both are great Thanksgiving picks because they're hardy, toothsome cheddars, made with blue mold, which gives them a unique kick and a backbone to stand up to the rest of your rich food.
4. Trader Joe's Cinnamon cheese has tremendous synergy with the entire Thanksgiving spread. And warm spices like cinnamon have that inherent ability to make holiday time even more festive.
5. Pleasant Ridge Reserve: A superstar of the American cheese portfolio. If you don't know it by now, you should get to know it next Thursday. Do it right: Get it out of the fridge a couple of hours before serving, eat it with just about any kind of beverage for ultimate satisfaction-- white, red, beer, martini-- and just like that, this cheese has made your meal. Or at least your cocktail hour.
6. Nettle Meadow Kunik. Words can't explain the tastiness of this superb triple creme mixed milk (goat and cow) bloomy rind. It's a bit pricey, at about $16 for a half pound drum, so it warrants a special occasion. Thanksgiving? Yep.
7. Cowgirl Creamery's Redhawk is stinky and meaty, but also over-the-top creamy. That's what you get when you make a washed rind cheese into a triple creme. When perfectly ripe, you'll get a magnificently complex drum of cheese, tasting of butter, hay, and bacon, all at once. Best served with candied nuts or something a bit sweet, like honey, dried figs, or riesling.
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8. Pommes Aligote may be just the ticket if you're looking to vary the way you do mashed potatoes. Stringy to the point of string cheese, these mashed potatoes require fork twirling. Serve with stuffing and a pool of gravy.
9. Gruyere and Hazelnut Crackers are special. When you make something from scratch like a cracker-- so easily purchased in a store-- you makes guests feel special. And these crackers taste better than packaged versions, obviously. Make the dough ahead of time, and simply slice and bake. Serve with dips or, of course, more cheese.
10. Parmesan Cheese pie Crust. Good for savory quiches, galettes, or tarts. Flakey, cheesy, so so good, and perfect for an apple pie if you want to switch it up a bit from your go-to pie dough recipe.
11. For the sports fans, this Cheesy Spicy Popcorn makes great cocktail hour fare, or would be entirely snackable with some beer while watching football. Cheesy and spicy, it is, I'm not lying.
12. These colorful, updated Cheese Balls are so, so good. There's one that's laden with horseradish and cheddar, one encrusted with quick homemade candied almonds, and another that's goat cheese with seeds, like an everything bagel in cheese ball form. All are super tasty, make ahead, and perfect with crackers or crudites. Cute, too.
13. Cauliflower and Chestnut Gratin with Parmesan Cream is one of those dishes you can assemble before and bake later. With a rich base of cream seasoned with parmesan and topped with breadcrumbs, it an amalgam of all the best food groups in casserole form.
Cheese Accompaniments
14. First, check out this inventive list of 10 things to serve with cheese to make your spread special. And different.
15. Homemade Membrillo, or quince paste, is just about as classic as it gets, but making it yourself is just plain satisfying.
16. Roasted Grapes for cheese platters is one of the more innovative and easy things you can do for your cheese. Pretty, too. Make ahead and serve at room temperature. If you're a fan of honey or fig jam with your cheese, you're sure to love this. And the best part is that it takes less than 5 minutes of active kitchen time.
17. Red onion and golden raisin jam is one of my favorite things to serve with cheese. It's great with pates, terrines, and cured meats, too. The colors are autumnal and the flavor is outrageous. Cheese-wise, try everything from fresh goat to cheddar to aged sheep.
18. Date and cherry nut bread is something you can bake in the morning. Make the dough the night before-- it's a no-knead wonder-- and the next day you'll have quite possibly the best accompaniment for cheese ever. A bit sweet, very nutty, and totally worthy of a feast.
Happy (early) Thanksgiving!
Nora Singley used to be a cheesemonger and the Director of Education at Murray's Cheese Shop. Until recently she was a TV Chef on The Martha Stewart Show. She is currently a freelance food stylist and private chef in New York City.
Related: Bloomy, Boozy, and Blue: The Thanksgiving Cheese Trinity
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The Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels have worked all year to get stronger, faster and more physical with a "one dream, one team" mind-set. It has not been in the conventional gridiron cliche of "one game at a time." Rather, the Rebels, ranked second all year long, have been setting their sights in for a shot at number-one Caledonia, a team that has twice previously kept ML-WR from a State Class AA championship.
Thursday afternoon, November 15, the Rebels accomplished the step needed to get to the title tilt by running and gunning down the Jackson County Central Huskies with an exciting 27-20 victory at the Metrodome.
Save for two errant handles of punt snaps totaling minus 43 yards, the Rebels ran for exactly 300 yards. ML-WR lost only five other yards to have a net yardage running game of 252 yards. The Huskies gained 237 with a loss of five yards for a net yardage game of 232 yards. The total offensive yards showed ML-WR with 341 and Jackson County Central with 277 yards of total net offense.
Furthermore, the Rebels' pass rush led by Ezra Szczyrbak and Isaac Coil and others put a good rush on Tanner Menke and contained the 195-pound senior. Rebel backfield men Ben Moonen, Michael Pender and B.J. Young kept the Huskies much-vaunted passing game well in check. The linemen and linebackers did their best to try to limit or least contain Darick Vancura.
Jackson County Central was able to find its way to a mere 45 yards passing with Menke going just 6-for-17 on his throws. Rebel Tony Adamczak had another good outing, going 6-for-8 for 89 yards, including five to Jake Disterhaupt for 68 yards with one going for 10 yards and another for 29 yards. Coil was the recipient of one Adamczak throw for a 21-yard first down.
The Rebels had 21 first downs with 14 on the rush and five via the pass and by penalties on the Huskies. Jackson County Central had 13 first downs with 10 by rushing, two by passing and only one by a penalty on ML-WR. The Rebels ran a total of 76 offensive plays, while the Huskies ran 51 plays. Split between rushing and passing, the total 68-34 for ML-WR and 17-8 for Jackson County Central.
Time of possession was a big factor in the Rebels' success. ML-WR had a total time of possession of 28:55 to 19:05. The Rebels' largest differences by quarters came in the first, third and, particularly and most importantly, in the final frame with times of possession at 7:54 to 4:06, 6:32 to 5:28 and a large 9:44 to 2:16. The only quarter that Jackson County Central held an advantage in time of possession was the second quarter at 7:15 and 4:45, but it was ML-WR that scored twice in that quarter. Plus, ML-WR converted on a total of nine out of six third down situations and one out of six fourth downs. The Huskies only converted on one of nine third situations and one out of five fourth down situations.
Moose Lake-Willow River scored on three-for-four inside the red-zone while Jackson County Central scored on two-for-three inside the red-zone. Neither team attempted a field goal, although at one time it appeared the Rebels might give it go. Neither team had a quarterback sack. Ben Moonen went three-for-four on PATs with one getting blocked by Vancura. The Huskies' Taylor Christopher went two-for-three with one blocked and attributed to a Moose Lake-Willow River team effort.
Pender carried the ball 24 times for 88 yards, with only one yard lost and two touchdowns with the longest run covering 10 yards for an average of 3.6 per carry. Disterhaupt carried 20 times and went over the century mark at 109 with just four yards lost for a net of 105 yards, including one TD run of 28 yards. Disterhaupt averaged 5.2 per carry. Young and Michael Gassert filled in the offensive very well. Young carried 10 times for 61 yards with no losses with his longest carry covering 15 yards. Gassert also carried 10 times. Gassert gained 42 yards, averaged 4.2 per touch and had a two-yard TD run.
Vancura was the Huskies' workhorse. The 185-pound senior pounded the ball 23 times for 182 yards with no losses. He had two touchdowns with his longest covering 30 yards and he averaged 7.9 yards per carry. Menke ran eight times for just 49 yards and once lost five yards for 44 yards net with his longest run for 22 and a 5.5 average per carry.
The rest of the Huskies' running corps ran just a total of six times with two carries each for only a combined six yards. Big 245-pound senior Spencer Johnson did get the call once inside the red-zone and scored the Huskies' other TD from two yards out. It was the first TD of the game and came after a mishandled punt. The ensuing first quarter drive covered just 31 yards and took only four plays for a shocker that took just 1:37 off the clock. Christopher hit the kick for 7-0 at 7:35.
The Rebels would need only 2:55 to answer. It was Pender from 10 yards out and Moonen on the kick on a drive that had covered 65 yards in only nine plays to knot it up 7-7 at 4:40 on the clock.
Moose Lake-Willow River took the lead in the second quarter as they went 80 yards in only eight plays, taking a short 2:07 to answer again. Pender went over from two yards out. Although Moonen's kick was blocked by Vancura, the Rebels were up 13-7 at 10:44. But Jackson County Central was able to tie it again. They used 10 plays covering 82 yards and using 4:25 of the clock. Vancura went in from five yards out. The Rebels got credit for a team blocked PAT and it was tied again at 6:13.
The Rebels were to earn a lead to take to the locker room. The drive was another quick one. It took only three plays and 30 yards and 49 seconds as Disterhaupt got free for a 28-yard dash. Moonen nailed the kick and at 5:17. The Rebels held the 20-12 lead until halftime.
There was no scoring in the third quarter, but the teams would exchange touchdowns and extra point kicks in the fourth quarter. A Rebels drive covered 66 yards in 11 plays and used up 4:19 of the clock. ML-WR switched things up and used Young and Gassert to get the majority of the yardage. It was Gassert from four yards out to dive through a hole and score. With Moonen getting the kick straight up and through, the Rebels were riding a 27-13 lead at 7:37 left to play.
Vancura and the Huskies were not done and they did it quickly as they went 59 yards in only a half dozen plays, culminated by Vancura's 30-yard sprint to pay dirt and Christopher's kick for 27-20 at 5:58.
The Rebels, starting from their own 12 as a result of a personal foul, were able to gather themselves and go on a time-consuming drive. First downs came on a run by Young for 15 yards, a pass by Adamczak for 14 yards to Disterhaupt and a rush by Disterhaupt for 15 yards to Jackson County Central's 30. The Huskies used all of their timeouts, and would get one last possession. However, the Rebels' drive had covered 65 yards on 11 plays, and most importantly had chewed up 4:15 of time to leave the Huskies only 1:36 to try to drive 77 yards.
Menke tried a rush and was stropped by Coil after six yards. Menke attempted a pass to Kyle Luhmann, but it was incomplete. A pass to Vancura was incomplete with Jake Christopherson on the play. A rush by Vancura went only a yard as captain Christopherson polished it off with a crunch.
With 33 seconds to tick after, it was the victory formation and two knees by quarterback Adamczak. After two runner-up finishes in the last three years, the Rebels had earned their way back to get their shot at the Caledonia Warriors. That title tilt will be on Friday, November 23 at the Metrodome on November 23 with the winner being named Class AA State Champions.
Moose Lake-Willow River and Jackson County Central tacklers had each got a workout in the rather warm Metrodome. Cornerback Young and safety Moonen led the way for ML-WR with seven stops apiece. Captain Christopherson had five tackles. End Szczyrbak had four tackles. Szczyrbak had a tackle for a loss. Coil, Disterhaupt and Pender each had a trio of tackles. Brett Hawkins, Zach Paull and Gassert each helped out with a pair of stops. Gassert had one tackle for a loss and one fumble recovery. With one tackle each were Aaron Shelton, Dylan Lovegreen, Josh Petterson, Jon Evenson and Brennen Newham.
Jackson County Central was led by big linebacker Spencer Johnson with eight tackles. Paden Moore, Christoper and Luhmann each had seven stops. Luhmann had two tackles for a total of three yard losses. Moore had one tackle for a one yard loss. Matt Schmit had six tackles and Menke and Vancura had five and four, respectively. Nolan Hohenstein had five tackles with one for a one-yard loss.


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Healthcare advisors to Gov. Jerry Brown believe the latest effort on Capitol Hill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would blow a monstrous hole in the state budget, slashing federal health funds by $138.8-billion over a seven-year period.
The estimate, released Friday by the state Department of Healthcare Services, comes on the heels of increased focus on the Republican bill championed by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
It is the third time since President Trump took office that GOP lawmakers in Washington have proposed changes to federal health subsidies that would downsize California's share of federal funds. No firm estimates have been made of the number of state residents who might lose health coverage under the Cassidy-Graham proposal, though earlier efforts from congressional Republicans were estimated to put millions of Californians at risk.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation to ensure farm labor contractors train employees on how to prevent and report sexual assault, a response to a 2013 PBS Frontline investigation that found sexual violence against women was a pervasive problem in California fields.
Senate Bill 295 by Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) makes sexual harassment training mandatory at all businesses that supervise farm employees or provide them with lodging, transportation or other services.
The training has to be conducted or interpreted in a language that employees can understand, the law stipulates, and farm labor contractors will have to provide proof of all of their materials and resources to the Farm Labor Commission as part of the license renewal process.
The political dominoes from U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's retirement are almost done falling.
Her decision two years ago to forgo reelection led to a reshuffling that eventually left vacant a state Assembly seat in Los Angeles.
There are 13 candidates running in the special election, and the primary is Tuesday.
For months, lawmakers in Sacramento said that their effort to pass a package of bills aimed at California's housing woes was only the beginning.
They repeated that pledge on Friday, even after acknowledging the heavy political lift it took just to pass the simple steps signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.
On this week's podcast episode, we discuss the political and practical impact of the new housing laws, as well as what might be in store for 2018.
At a signing ceremony in San Francisco on Friday morning, Gov. Jerry Brown signed 15 bills aimed at addressing the state's mounting housing problems.
"It is a big challenge," Brown said. "We have risen to it this year."
The bills could add nearly $1 billion in new funding for low-income housing developments in the near term as well as lessen regulations that slow growth.
Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are gathered in San Francisco for the signing into law of a package of proposals designed to tackle some of the most pressing parts of California's housing crisis.
California will require online businesses that offer free trials to tell customers exactly how much an automatic renewal will cost under a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday.
The law's author, Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), thinks the bill, known as SB 313, will make it easier for customers to cancel service.
"Consumers need to know what they are signing up for and that they can just as easily cancel any service or subscription online as when they started it online," Hertzberg said in a statement.
California candidate for governor Antonio Villaraigosa wants the state to bring back an urban renewal program to fund low-income housing.
"Solving our state's growing housing crisis will take a sustained commitment and creative thinking," Villaraigosa wrote in an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle. "But when it comes to giving local governments the tools they need, we don't need to reinvent the wheel."
Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers eliminated a state redevelopment program in 2011 as a cost-cutting move aimed at saving nearly $2 billion during the state's budget crisis. The program allowed cities to target run-down neighborhoods for investment and use a share of property tax dollars generated by development to fund improvements, including financing low-income housing. But doing so required the state to spend more to support public schools, and Brown derided the agencies as being rife with abuses of taxpayer dollars.
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Lena Dunham is putting her health and well-being first.
In a heartfelt Instagram post Monday, the "Girls" creator and star announced she would not be "out and about doing press for the new season" of her HBO series due to health concerns.
"As many of you know I have endometriosis, a chronic condition that affects approximately 1 in 10 women's reproductive health," she wrote. "I am currently going through a rough patch with the illness and my body (along with my amazing doctors) let me know, in no uncertain terms, that it's time to rest. That's a hard thing to do, but I'm trying, because all I want is to make season 6 of 'Girls' the best one yet."
Lena wrote about her longtime struggle with endometriosis in her Lenny Letter newsletter this past November. She explained the condition in simple terms as "when the tissue that lines the uterus grows in other places in the body," clarifying, "This usually means on the ovaries, in the abdominal cavity, and on the bladder and major organs like the liver and kidneys (though, in rare cases, the errant tissue has been found as far away as the brain)."
She wrote at length about her personal struggles with endometriosis, which can cause "pain, fatigue, nausea, gastrointestinal problems, and a host of other physical symptoms" including infertility. In her Lenny Letter, Dunham reflected on the times she'd been sidelined by her chronic condition.
As she noted in Monday's Instagram post, she's grateful she's able to prioritize her health. "I'm lucky enough to have support and backup from Jenni [Konner], Judd [Apatow] and the whole 'Girls' gang," she wrote. "So many women with this disease literally don't have the option of time off and I won't take it for granted."
Dunham signed off her post by "Wishing you all health & happiness, in whatever form suits you."
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AUBURN — The man behind the wheel of a Worcester Regional Transit Authority bus that smashed through a house Monday evening was on his first day in service.
The bus was traveling 38 mph in a 30 mph zone moments before the crash.
Around 5 p.m. Monday, the bus being driven by Francis Artey, 27, of 169 Belmont St., Worcester, was heading west on Swanson Road, toward the Auburn Mall, when it left the road, cut across a yard at the corner of Homestead Avenue and smashed into a house, Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis Jr. said.
Chief Sluckis said it appeared the brakes were not applied; he said the driver may have suffered some sort of medical problem before the crash, or there may have been a mechanical problem with the brakes. The crash remains under investigation.
John Carney, general manager of RTA Transit Services, said Mr. Artey went through a rigorous eight-week training program before "driving in service" for the first time on Monday.
"He had been driving that bus in training, significant training, group training, for over three weeks. Prior to that, he was driving the bus in traffic, in training, prior to testing," Mr. Carney said. "No, it's not the first day. It's the first day in service. We don't put someone in service until they've proven themselves to us they know what they're doing."
Mr. Carney said Mr. Artey has "significant experience" as a school bus driver and an "excellent" driving record.
"Here is a person who had already had significant experience with a school bus," Mr. Carney said. "And while he was training with us, he still had the school bus job until school was out."
Wednesday afternoon, information began to be downloaded from the bus's black box. Although inspectors haven't finished determining the braking system, Chief Sluckis said data from the box indicate Mr. Artey was traveling 38 mph about 150 feet before the bus barreled into the house. That was the last speed measurement on the black box. The speed limit on the street is 30 mph.
"We really don't have too, too much. They haven't finishing determining the braking system," Chief Sluckis said. "They still want to talk to some witnesses."
Inside the home at 24 Swanson Road were Laura Erickson and her three sons, Austin, 14, Tyler, 11, and Kaden, 6, all of whom escaped serious injury. Four passengers were on the bus.
The passengers got out the side exit of the bus, but Mr. Artey remained inside for more than an hour. Fire crews from Auburn and Worcester freed him, and he was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester with fractures and facial lacerations, Fire Capt. Eric Otterson said.
Mr. Carney said Mr. Artey was more than halfway through his shift Monday when the bus hit the Erickson family's home.
Because of an operation on Tuesday, Mr. Carney said, Mr. Artey was put into critical care, just to make sure he is doing OK. The police were going to interview Mr. Artey on Wednesday about what happened on the bus before the crash, but they were not able to because he was in critical care, Mr. Carney said.


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The term "original work" may have several meanings. For purposes of these awards, it is defined as follows:
"Original work" means that the illustrations were created by this artist and no one else. Further, "original work" means that the illustrations are presented here for the first time and have not been previously published elsewhere in this or any other form. Illustrations reprinted or compiled from other sources are not eligible.
"American picture book in the United States" means that books first published in previous years in other countries are not eligible. Books published simultaneously in the U.S. and another country may be eligible. Books published in a U.S. territory or U.S. commonwealth are eligible.
"In English" means that the committee considers only books written and published in English. This requirement DOES NOT limit the use of words or phrases in another language where appropriate in context.
"Published…in the preceding year" means that the book has a publication date in that year, was available for purchase in that year, and has a copyright date no later than that year. A book might have a copyright date prior to the year under consideration but, for various reasons, was not published until the year under consideration. If a book is published prior to its year of copyright as stated in the book, it shall be considered in its year of copyright as stated in the book. The intent of the definition is that every book be eligible for consideration, but that no book be considered in more than one year.
"Resident" specifies that author has established and maintains a residence in the United States, U.S. territory, or U.S. commonwealth as distinct from being a casual or occasional visitor.
The term, "only the books eligible for the award," specifies that the committee is not to consider the entire body of the work by an artist or whether the artist has previously won the award. The committee's decision is to be made following deliberation about books of the specified calendar year.
In identifying a "distinguished American picture book for children," defined as illustration, committee members need to consider:
Excellence of execution in the artistic technique employed;
Excellence of pictorial interpretation of story, theme, or concept;
Appropriateness of style of illustration to the story, theme or concept;
Delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting, mood or information through the pictures;
Excellence of presentation in recognition of a child audience.
The only limitation to graphic form is that the form must be one which may be used in a picture book. The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media (i.e., sound, film or computer program) for its enjoyment.
Each book is to be considered as a picture book. The committee is to make its decision primarily on the illustration, but other components of a book are to be considered especially when they make a book less effective as a children's picture book. Such other components might include the written text, the overall design of the book, etc.
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children. The award is not for didactic intent or for popularity.
[Adopted by the ALSC board, January 1978. Revised, Midwinter 1987. Revised, Annual 2008.]


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This workbook presents guidelines for strategic planning to reach gender parity in technology companies or departments. Key components include: A Blueprint for Sustained Increases in Women's Participation; Create Your Strategic Plan Using the NCWIT IT Industry Reform Model; Lay the Foundation with Top Leadership Support, Institutional Accountability, and Supervisory Relationships; Build the Ecosystem; Evaluation.
Making curricula more relevant to students, introducing collaborative learning into the classroom, and tailoring courses to different student experience levels benefit female as well as male students.
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This workbook presents some guidelines for strategically planning a multi-pronged approach to retain females — and all students — in undergraduate computing programs of study. For more information on the Extension Services program, visit https://www.ncwit.org/project/extension-services-undergraduate-programs.
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Based in research on women's participation in computing, this document outlines a model of the system of undergraduate experiences that affect retention in undergraduate programs. To create and sustain excellence through diversity, effective practices must be mainstreamed into the experiences of all students, not just those of women or minorities. For more information on the Extension Services program, visit https://www.ncwit.org/project/extension-services-undergraduate-programs.
Women in IT: The Facts, sponsored by NCWIT's Workforce Alliance, brings together the latest findings from recent research on technical women. This report gives you:
Supervising-in-a-Box Series helps establish supportive and effective relationships with a diverse range of employees. This box explores ways to reduce or remove unconscious bias, discriminatory practices, and institutional barriers while performing supervisory job functions – including recruitment, project management, performance evaluations, feedback processes, and everyday communication. Employee Development focuses on ensuring that employees contribute their best ideas and talents to the team.
Gotta Have IT is an all-in-one computing resource kit designed with educators' needs in mind. A select set of high-quality posters, computing and careers information, digital media and more, the resource kit builds awareness and inspires interest in computing.
Gotta Have IT is for all students, but is especially inclusive of girls. Read more about these resources here.
Sexism has measurably harmful effects, but sexist behavior can be minimized. Instructors and supervisors can practice zero tolerance and facilitate positive peer interactions, and they can provide highly visible leadership, policies, and procedures that go beyond legalities to explicitly denounce sexism.
In the popular press and in public debate, one often hears that U.S. students are performing poorly in math and science in comparison to other countries. What is the basis for these claims? What are students' actual scores and rankings? How should we interpret and use these scores? A better understanding of the evidence is important for making effective policy decisions that affect computer science and other STEM fields.
Positive leader-member relationships are characterized by exchanges of trust, respect, and low formality. They measurably improve performance, job satisfaction, and commitment.
Institutional barriers (IBs) are policies, procedures, or situations that systematically disadvantage certain groups of people. IBs exist in any majority-minority group situation. When an initial population is fairly similar (e.g., in male-dominated professions), systems naturally emerge to meet the needs of this population. If these systems do not change with the times, they can inhibit the success of new members with different needs. IBs often seem natural or "just the way things are around here."
Undergraduates with positive research experiences feel more confident and motivated to enter graduate programs. To facilitate successful REUs, supportive faculty advisors or graduate mentors should clearly communicate goals to students and allow them to spend a large amount of time on research, increasing independence as the project progresses.


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Mmmm Bacon Bagels. But I digress.
Yesterday was a crazy haul day – for beauty and for clothes. It's funny how problematic buying clothes online really is. On one hand I like it, because I can see everything in front of me – have you seen how busy some of the shops get? But then again you will never know how something fits until you try it on. I'm returned about 20% of the clothes I ordered which is not bad but then there's the hassle of sending it back and waiting for a refund…ho hum.
Onwards with haulage pics! I will br-br-br-break it down soon, so check back for reviews and swatches!
Anatomicals Paw Cream and Foot Cream:
Lavshuca LE Gift Sets
Read on! There are too many pics….
Naturatint Dye:
Cle de peau shadow (my first one!) in no 17:
T'estimo Black Eyeliner (tried it, more of a metallic gunmetal):
Lavshuca Eye Crayon Shadows, in Black and Gold:
Nars Hydrating Lotion:
NYX Round Lipglosses:
Three NYX round lipsticks:
Ciate Nail Polish gift set – unfortunately not for moi:
Shu MIKA Palette:
Shu Hair products:
RMK Christmas Palette:
I also got the Lipgloss in 09. White with pink highlights its STUNNING and I don't have anything else like it:
Free gifts!:
There is the goodie box in RMK, which I probably already have half off but I managed to find these goodies, a bright pink gloss, super cute and a mascara in Blue! (there was also golden brown, red and purple – my next choice would have been red);
Mandypandy, are you ready for this?
LE Quad in Precious Shimmers. The spotty square rubs away to reveal a sparkly black. But I ain't ever touching that square!
Shine Indertint Lipstick – Rose Shine. They said this is LE but it looks to me like the packaging is LE not the product itself? The case is soooooo stunning – old school glamour:
It's a stunning texture – the only one by a western brand that stands up to the Japanese style lipsticks I think.
I have no idea why I got this as I'm not a body shimmer kind of gal but the promise of Pandy wetting her pants was enough:
So the lady didn't have the LE Shine Lipstick in Nude Shine left. How I lamented. Oh what the hell she says, have the tester! She gave it a wipe and gave me a lid for it too! Score!
She also nicked a clutch bag from the lancome counter for me:
I also got a huge box of stuff (which when broken down wasn't that much stuff! I got some jewellery and a cush for my tush which is probably why the box was so big):
MUGU Trio of Trios
Shopping99 have a slightly more upmarket brand called Cinderella:
Duo Lipgloses and Concealers – very pretty.
Brow Kit:
So far I am loving the Cinderella range.
Just for fun hauls:
Mini jumper for a new baby in my family. This is soooooo cute it's unreal. In real life its tiny as its for a 3 monther, and made out of very fine knit wool:
Hello Kitty Cameo Brooch:
I actually got a new winter coat:
It's from Bravissimo and the coat is cut for fuller chests. It looks good in the purple but I've decided I have to send it back. It cost £115, which isn't cheap, but its such bad quality. The wool is a lightweight, horrible blend mix, the lining is super cheap polyester that feels scratchy. I wanted a big winter coat that sort of envelops you and keeps you feeling cosy, but this is a bit too short (thigh length) and not substantial at all. For £50 I would keep it but at twice the price, I'd rather squeeze my chi-chis a bit and get a better quality coat for less. Shame on you Bravissimo-there is no way on earth you would have made this coat and thought, wow – what amazing quality! And charging over £100? No chance.
Finally after all that:
MR Scruff Mint & Chilli Tea. I quite like it, the boyfriend hates it but men (straight men anyway) never are big herbal tea drinkers.
I'm tired. Are you tired after that?!? I will go into everything in more detail next week!
It's my birthday next week! My birthday! Did I tell you it's my birthday!


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Measuring Health Disparities By SocioEconomic Group using SEER Incidence Data
In this exercise, we will calculate several measures of health disparities by socioeconomic group for lung and bronchus cancer for ages 45 and older using SEER data. Use incidence data from 1992 to 2005 to see if the disparities have narrowed or widened over that time period. Many of the steps in this exercise are similar to those in Exercise 1.
For this example we are going to generate age-adjusted rates by sex, socioeconomic group, and year for the cancer site of interest. The socioeconomic groups will be based on the percentage of persons below poverty in 1990.
Step A: Create a Rate File in SEER *Stat
- Open a new Rate session in SEER*Stat.
- On the Data tab, select an incidence database that covers the time period for which you want statistics. For example: Incidence - SEER 13 Regs Research Data, Nov 2007 Sub (1992-2005)
- On the Statistic tab, select Rates (Age-Adjusted) as the statistic and choose to Show Standard Errors and Confidence Intervals.
- Define the records to include in your analysis on the Selection tab. For this exercise, we want to include only ages 45 and older, and malignant lung and bronchus cancer.
- Use the Table tab to choose the variables by which you want your data organized.
- You need to define two user-defined variables, for Sex and Year of Diagnosis, to exclude total rates (e.g. Both Sexes, and 1992-2005 combined).
- You will need to create another user-defined variable for the following socioeconomic groupings based on % Persons Below Poverty in 1990:
- 20+%
- 15-19%
- 10-14%
- 00-09%
- Last Two Variables: HD*Calc expects that the Disparity Groups (% Persons Below Poverty) and the Time Points (Year of Diagnosis) must be the last two variables in the table. Make sure that they are in that order.
- On the Output tab, set Display Rates as Cases Per to "100,000" and set the Number of Decimal Places for Rates/Trends to "0.000000001".
- Execute the session to create the results matrix of age-adjusted rates. You can download this sample matrix* and compare it to your results matrix: health.disp.table1.socio.sim
- Once the results matrix is created, the age-adjusted rates can be exported to a text (*.txt) data file. When you export the data, the associated information about the variable names, format, and the name and location of the data file will be saved in the dictionary (*.dic) file. Export the matrices with the following settings:
- Output Variables as: Numeric Representation
- Line Delimiter: DOS/Windows (CR/LF)
- Missing Character: Space
- Field Delimiter: Tab
- Check the boxes to Remove All Thousands Separators (Commas) and Remove Flags (Footnote), Prefix and Suffix Characters. Leave the other checkboxes unmarked.
* Your results may differ if you are using a different SEER Incidence database.
Step B: Import the Data into the HD*Calc Program
- When you start the HD*Calc application you will get a message that reminds you to open a data file in order to view the disparity measures.
- Select Open... from the File Menu to open your data file. You will be prompted for a dictionary (*.dic) file. Find the same file that you exported in Step A.8 above.
- When your file is opened, you will be taken to the HD*Calc Data Import dialog where you will provide all the information needed to identify the fields in your input file. In the edit box at the top please provide a Title for your input data. This title will be displayed with the resulting disparity measures.
- Use the Dictionary edit box to select a file for storing your data input specifications.
- The checkbox indicating that your Data File Contains Column Headers should not be checked and is disabled by default since no headers were exported with your data.
- The Statistics are Sorted by All Variables In Their Order box has been checked by default and is disabled. This will speed up retrieval of records during computation.
- The Fields Are Character Delimited radio button should be selected, and Tab should be selected as the Delimiter. No change is needed.
- Your fields should have the correct field type by default, but you can select them individually (one field at a time) and press the Change button to the right to view the details.
- Click OK.
Step C: View Disparity Measures In HD*Calc
- When the dialog opens you will be asked to specify whether the disparity groups in your data are ranked (e.g. by income or education). There are some disparity measures that will only be presented if the groups are ranked. Since your example uses % Persons Below Poverty as the basis for the disparity groups, there is an inherent ranking, so press Yes as your response.
- Use the Selection dropdown list to select Male or Female sex from your input data. Whenever you choose from that list, all the disparity measures are re-calculated for the selected set of records.
- On the Disparity Groups tab, in the Ranking Disparity Groups box, see that the groups in your file are ranked and that the least advantaged group is first. The checkbox below that indicating that a higher rate means less healthy (more disease cases), should also be checked.
- On the Disparity Table tab you will see all the measures that have been calculated for your data. If you click on the title of a disparity measure, the help system will display a description of that measure.
- On the Disparity Chart tab, you can select any measures you wish to view in the graph. You can use the checkbox labeled Show Relative Change Over Time (top right) to show the percent change over time instead of the actual measures.
- The Data Table and Data Chart tabs show the rates read from you data, and some additional fields calculated from your data for use in the computation of disparity measures.
- The Combined Chart tab can be used to present input data values and disparity measures on the same graph at the same time.
- The Pair Comparison tab allows you to select any two disparity groups to be compared. For the two groups, the Rate Difference and Rate Ratio are calculated and presented on the graph.


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Everybody loves heist movies or capers. Especially if you enjoy Home Cinema treat on a nice Sunday afternoon. Who can say 'no' to a great adrenaline-pumping heist packed with action, surprises and twists? But, there are so many claims to be an exciting heist movie. Which one to pick? One's favorite movie can be very boring for another. Or the vice versa. So how to make a list of best heist movies for everybody? So let's create a one! Only a few clicks per movie all you have to do.
Keep in your mind...
Since I am building my blog whenever I have free time, and adding each movie takes time, each time you come back to my blog, you will see more and more movies with richer context. At the moment, there are 68 robbery movies in the blog, while many others, including the latest heist movies, are waiting to be added. So make sure that you note down my blog address or click the button to be a 'follower' and come back.
And please don't hesitate to vote for the polls and share your opinions to encourage my work.
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Revolution Season Ticket Holders packed the East Putnam Club at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night for the annual Welcome Event, exclusively for Revolution Season Ticket Holders. STHs had meet and greet time with Revolution rookies Patrick Mullins, Steve Neumann, Alec Sundly and Jossimar Sanchez to start things off, and then were able to learn about all of the benefits of being a Revolution Season Ticket Holder. The night was capped off with an interactive Q&A session with head coach Jay Heaps, midfielder Kelyn Rowe, general manager Michael Burns and team President Brian Bilello. Check out some photos from the event below, or click here to view on flickr (best for mobile users).
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Francisco "Franky" Leal of Mexicali died Tuesday, three days after being knocked out in the eighth round by countryman Raul Hirales at Auditorio Municipal in Cabo San Lucas, several outlets are reporting.
Leal had been decked in the sixth round, then again in the eighth. He collapsed and eventually died from a brain injury sustained in the fight. Leal was just 26.
In 2010, he was knocked out in the 10th round by Evgeny Gradovich and taken on a stretcher to a hospital.
Leal, a super bantamweight, went 20-8-3 with 13 knockouts over a career.that began in January 2005.


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I have to admit that as a kid who grew up frugally, I love it when companies give away free things in exchange for something simple.
At the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the TRASHed program allowed me to do exactly that. The program, sponsored by nonprofit organization Global Inheritance, allows festival-goers to trade in 10 empty bottles or cans for a free bottle of cold water.
The empties can be turned into points, and instead of free water, festival-goers instead save up for a bigger prize, such as a Ferris wheel ticket or an official Coachella T-shirt.
When I discovered the program Saturday, my frugal upbringing kicked into high gear. It was my first Coachella, so I should have something to commemorate the experience, I reasoned with myself.
I had my sights on the Coachella T-shirt, which could be mine in exchange for 500 empty bottles and cans.
I figured that between checking out performances and writing about them, I would have plenty of time to pick up a bottle here or there, simply because there were so many of them.
I was wrong. Saturday night's plans were completely destroyed by the intense desert sandstorm. I didn't collect a single bottle that night, leaving only Sunday to complete my goal.
On Sunday I elicited the help of the entire press tent. Knowing that I would be out covering the festival and that the press tent had an unlimited supply of bottled water, I figured it would a steady source of bottles to supplement my own collection.
The day went on with incredible sets, interviews and writing. And suddenly it was 5 p.m., and my trash bag wasn't even full yet.
At this point I went into hyperdrive, collecting a ton of bottles before going to the booth and getting them counted. I became increasingly self-conscious as festival-goers judged my antics silently, and I straightened up and headed to the TRASHed booth to get my bottles counted. I had to have at least 200 or 300 bottles, I thought to myself.
I only had 139.
At this point I begin to panic.
My desire for the $25 T-shirt became less of a want and more of a need. I needed that T-shirt. I needed it.
But with less than 3 hours left to turn in bottles and an impossible task before me, I walked back to the press tent in defeat.
I had two options at this point: foergo my responsibilities and pursue the dream of owning an official Coachella T-shirt, or settle for a lesser prize.
My coworker and Coachella roommate urged me to make up my mind before TRASHed ran out of prizes, and at that moment, I realized how absurd I had been.
I redeemed my bottles for an official Coachella water bottle with an elegant body and a stainless-steel carabiner.
Although I didn't reach my goal, I realized that sometimes settling is OK.
Maybe next year I'll try again and get that official T-shirt.


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Lindsay Lohan's mom Dina has pleaded not guilty to drunk driving charges related to her arrest earlier this month.
The 50 year old Lohan was pulled over in her native Long Island, N.Y., on September 12 after she was allegedly caught speeding.
During the stop, Lohan appeared intoxicated and was placed under arrest after a blood alcohol level test registered at .20 – more than twice the legal limit.
Dina was booked on two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of speeding and was subsequently released.
On Tuesday, Dina's driving license was suspended. She is due back in court next month.
In addition to the DWI charges, the mom of four is reportedly facing foreclosure. Bankers recently filed a lawsuit to take Lohan's $1.3 million Long Island home as part of a battle over alleged mortgage debts, according to The Long Island Press.


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Silver medal commemorating the deliverence of Hamburg from plague, Germany, 1714
This silver medal commemorates Hamburg's escape from a plague epidemic in 1714. A flying angel is engraved, armed with a shield protecting the city. The angel indicated the engraver's intention to show Hamburg as a place looked after by God. At this time, plague was often viewed as a divine punishment. The reverse depicts a peaceful country complete with a rainbow. The rainbow is a Christian and Hebrew symbol of God's promise being kept to the faithful. The inscription is in Latin.
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Small pieces of metal, usually gold, silver, or bronze, bearing a relief design on one or both sides and having a commemorative purpose; not used as a medium of exchange. Medals may also be created to commemorate individuals or events or even as works of artistic expression in their own right.
Glossary: commemorative
Use for items produced, issued, or worn to commemorate a person, event, or occasion. For structures erected to preserve the memory of persons or events, use "memorials."
Glossary: plague
An acute contagious fever with high levels of mortality. Both the 'Black Death' that swept Europe in the 1340s and the Great Plague of London in 1665 are believed to have been bubonic plague.
Glossary: epidemic
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Reviews - Mercure London Kensington Hotel4
1a Lexham Gardens, Kensington, LONDON, W8 5JJ
Customer Reviews
Our reviews are from genuine LateRooms.com customers. We verify that the customer has stayed before leaving a review.
65% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Food quality
Room quality
Well done Mercure Kensington! Great service.
We arrived at the hotel after finding out that our reservation at an unrelated hotel had not been honoured.
The team at the Mercure saved the day for us!. The response of the receptionist (Ahmet) was just what we needed. We were treated to free welcome drinks and a room upgrade, even though our bad experience with the other hotel was nothing to do with Mercure (or the Accor group). Fabulous service which will have us going to Mercure in preference to other hotels in future.
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Me and my partner booked this room so that we didn't have to travel back from London from a night out.
The price of the room was good for one night and the room itself was what we paid for. The only down fall was the welcome we got was not as welcoming, the lady just wanted to sign us in and be done with us. In the room the toilet flusher didn't work well as it was partly coming off the wall. Some of the towels had holes in them. The hair drying didn't work and on the bed there was a hole in the wall above us. Overall it was okay, but I wouldn't want to go back again.
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2 night stay
very clean room, but definitely in need of some maintenance.
Bad water stain to he ceiling in the bedroom area. Plug sockets in strange places on wall facing the bed with dodgy surface mounted cable and casing. Coffee and biscuits not replenished after the first night. The lift only holds three people which is not good first thing in the morning when busy. Not bad but too far from centre to warrant the pricing menu. Very pleasant and helpful staff a bonus in London.
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Very happy with the room we stayed in, very cosy and clean!
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mercure hotel was good, clean and functional.
Poor barman, good breakfast, good reception and dining staff. Room slightly too small. Regards, Peter Graham.
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Small rooms.
Clean but the rooms are tiny.
I had to keep shuffling along the end of the bed as it was so close to the wall. Also the shower follows suit and was leaking profusely. But for £80 it is what it is.
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Excellent Hotel,
I was very impressed with the service I received and in particular my room which was upgraded on arrival.The staff are very accommodating particularly Kevin who has recently joined the staff.I stayed in the Mercure two years ago and there is a vast improvement in all aspect of the hotel.
As expected small room
The staff are extremely polite and efficient and can not do enough to help, the location is ideal for visiting all around the tourist side of London and lovely to stay in the nicer side of the city.
The rooms however are tiny and I mean tiny. you won't be relaxing as such, just sleeping there, as expected with London you pay more for the postcode and anywhere else in the country the room would be twice the size for the money.
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The room is tiny!!!!!
Beware of the small room type I think it's the same value with the standard one but the small room type is super super small!!.
my luggage can't fit through the corridor between the bed and the wall
Becareful of what you choose, I think the standard one is bigger
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Three of Top-Ten Welterweights are Veg
Of the top ten ranked Mixed Martial Arts welterweights, there is a vegetarian, a near vegan, and someone who is trying out veganism. Number nine ranked Nick Diaz recently stated on recent conference call: "I try to eat a raw, vegan diet... I've been doing that since I was 16, 17 years old so I'm pretty used to it. It helps me not feel like shit when I'm training all day long." (source*) In the next couple of months, a vegan or near vegan will be headlining a night of fights for Strikeforce, and a lifelong vegetarian (Jake) will be headlining a night of fights for UFC.
From the Sherdog website:
. #2. Jon Fitch (23-3, 1 NC) After besting Thiago Alves for a second time, Fitch was hopeful he would get another crack at the UFC welterweight crown. That opportunity will be going to Jake Shields. Instead of another title shot, Fitch draws former two-division champion B.J. Penn at UFC 127 on Feb. 27 in Sydney, Australia.
#4. Jake Shields (26-4-1) In light of Georges St. Pierre's domination of Josh Koscheck at UFC 124, Shields now knows exactly what daunting task lay in front of him in his effort to win the UFC welterweight title. The major questions are simply when the fight will take place and whether it will land at UFC 129 in Toronto come April 30.
#9. Nick Diaz (23-7, 1 ND) Strikeforce remains hopeful that Diaz will be in action at its Jan. 29 event in San Jose, Calif. In the meantime, the public war of words between Diaz and rival Jason Miller continues to rage, as the two try to negotiate a potential catchweight bout via the media.
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No, Airwise does not say that AF732 flew on July 13. Unfortunately right now it is not saying that AF730 flew on July 13 either.
I see Peach likes the missionary position too.
Train to O or train leaving O for somewhere else???
Where is your evidence for teams arriving in Dubrovnik on July 18th? I bet that TK and Rachel arrive there on the 19th as Eilan has reported.
Common CBS! I need more hints so I can get a good score this week =/
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I resorted to bribery. I'm not proud of it, but it is working.
The kids Spanish comprehension has been increasing in leaps and bounds, but I want them to SPEAK fluently. The conversations were typical of 1st generation American kids, with them responding in English, even though they understood exactly what I said in Spanish.
I remember a kid in my Spanish class in middle school. He used to ask me for help on the assigned "páginas" in the workbook. (How we groaned when we heard that word!) That kid asking for my help was 100% Latino, with a Spanish first and last name, two Spanish speaking parents at home, and he got made fun of hard for stumbling over basic exercises like, "Me llamo Enrique y yo soy de los Estados Unidos."
I asked him why he couldn't speak Spanish. He said, "I UNDERSTAND it, I just can't speak it. I can't put the sentences together in my head on my own." … This made absolutely no sense to me at the time, but now watching my kids heading down the same path, I realize this is a common problem.
Well, I don't want my kids to be Enrique so I resorted to bribery. I bought a jumbo bag of jelly beans and poured them into a jar, their tempting colors on full display. I then got two other jars and marked my children's name on them. I explained that every time they responded to me in Spanish instead of English, and every time I heard them speaking Spanish with each other, they would get to put a "frijol" in their jar.
The boys responded to this game even more enthusiastically than I expected. Soon I found myself saying "Un frijol para ti" a dozen times per hour. I've created monsters. My younger son had the idea to do workbook pages for frijoles. They have a few workbooks, a couple Silabarios and another one that has little tongue twisters which they copy into a journal and then read aloud to me. Here's an example:
Mi nena me ama.
Nena ama a Papá.
Mamá mima a nene.
Nina ama a mi nomo.
When they first began trying to read Spanish, they would read words using English grammar rules. For example, they would pronounce "silla" (chair) as having an "L" sound in the middle rather than the "Y" sound required for the "ll" in Spanish. (For non-Spanish speakers "silla" is pronounced phonetically as "see-ya".) … Now they are applying proper rules all on their own much of the time.
Here are mis niños reading one of these little tongue twisters, (and being silly as usual.)
As for the jelly beans, I think I'm going to have to switch to some other sort of currency or else my children will soon have cavities along with their fluency.


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A Conceptual FrameworkHoldt Christensen, Peter (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract This paper argues that knowledge sharing can be conceptualized as different situations of exchange in which individuals relate to each other in different ways, involving different rules, norms and traditions of reciprocity regulating the exchange. The main challenge for facilitating knowledge sharing is to ensure that the exchange is seen as equitable for the parties involved, and by viewing the problems of knowledge sharing as motivational problems situated in different organizational settings, the paper explores how knowledge exchange can be conceptualized as going on in four distinct situations of exchange denominated organizational exchange yielding extrinsic rewards, organizational exchange yielding intrinsic rewards, financial exchange, and social exchange. The paper argues that each situation of exchange has distinct assumptions about individual behaviour and the intermediaries regulating the exchange, and facilitating knowledge sharing should therefore be viewed as a continuum of practices under the influence of opportunistic behaviour, obedience or organizational citizenship behaviour. Keywords: Knowledge sharing, motivation, organizational settings, situations of exchange. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7486
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The Implications for Whole Farm Risk ManagementFriis Pedersen, Michael (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis analyzes the institutional framework around risk management in Danish agriculture, with the two main sectors, the hog and the dairy sector in mind, and it suggests a new more active role for the cooperatives in these sectors, with regard to the reallocation of price risk among members. The thesis consists of a general introduction, three linked but independent and self-contained papers and a conclusion. The first paper introduces a measure of credit capacity using Data Envelopment Analysis. This is a novel application of a well-known methodology from production economics on financial issues. The paper was motivated by the fact that most literature on risk management explains the rationale for risk management activities such as hedging, with increased ability to obtain finance via debt. However, no hedging had been performed on the output side for Danish pig or dairy farms, while access to debt capital seemed abundant. It seemed that farmers may have been thinking "Why hedge, if you can borrow?" The perception of the abundant availability of liquidity in the form of credit reserves may have been an explanation for the absence of other risk management activities in the sectors and why a measure and empirical analysis of the development in credit capacity was needed. However, existing measures of access to credit had focused on the dichotomous question of whether firms are financially constrained or not, while the relative unconstrainedness of firms (farms) would have explained the absence of risk management. An analysis of some 92,000 farm accounts from 1996 to 2009 found that access to credit roughly doubled during the period. This may have been an important explaining factor for the (absent) development of risk management institutions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8817
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Insights from the Hearing Aid IndustryKirkegaard, Matilde Fogh (Frederiksberg, 2018)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Through an investigation of individual decision-making behavior and the impact it has on the perceived value of innovation, this thesis offers novel perspectives on key strategic management issues. We demonstrate how the value of innovation, when identified as a subjectively realized value by the consumer, specifically, perceived product benefits, can help identify the role of individual decision-making as well as behavioral factors guiding value creation of innovation. In the intersection between behavioral science and strategic management of innovation, these insights take the perspective of both the firm-side and demand-side of a value chain by identifying innovation performance as value created at the levels of the manufacturer, the salesperson and the consumer. Hence, this thesis contributes to the strategic management literature on innovation and value creation by answering the following research question: To what extent do decision-making heuristics at the individual level affect value creation at the firm-side and the demand-side of the value chain, and what management practices can facilitate decision-making for improved value creation? By attending to both the manufacturer and product market, the three papers constituting this thesis identify opportunities to augment value creation by exploring whether systematic behavioral bounds determine the likelihood of innovations to fulfill firms' expectations for innovation performance. The thesis introduces specific behavioral strategies for the decisionmaking context that are critical to realizing business outcomes and identifying the key observations and challenges that managers face that affect value creation along dimensions of firm activities. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9660
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A strategic management analysisØrberg Jensen, Peter D.; Petersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this exploratory study we take a strategic management approach to global sourcing of advanced services. We discuss in which ways conventional sourcing differs from strategic sourcing and what impels firms to aim for the latter (or, prevent them from doing so). Potentially, strategic global sourcing of services has high returns, but is also associated with high risks and needs for organizational changes. Strategic global sourcing may therefore be outside firms' "comfort zone" – a composite of organizational knowledge transferability, structural inertia, managers' risk preferences, and – most interesting in a strategic management perspective ‐ their ability to mitigate risks of strategic global sourcing. One important risk reducing measure is internalization of (out)sourced service activities. Many firms instigate global sourcing via conventional offshore outsourcing. However, as the human asset specificity of the outsourcing operation increases, firms are pulled out of their comfort zones and a desire for internalization arises. An illustrative company case gives suggestions as to how, in practice, internalization may be accomplished without losing valuable human assets held by the local service providers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8494
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A strategic management analysis on activity levelØrberg Jensen, Peter D.; Petersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this exploratory study we take a strategic management approach to global sourcing of advanced services. We discuss in which ways conventional sourcing differs from strategic sourcing and what impels firms to aim for the latter (or, prevent them from doing so). Potentially, strategic global sourcing of services has high returns, but is also associated with high risks and needs for organizational changes. Strategic global sourcing may therefore be outside firms' "comfort zone" – a composite of organizational knowledge transferability, structural inertia, managers' risk preferences, and – most interesting in a strategic management perspective ‐ their ability to mitigate risks of strategic global sourcing. One important risk reducing measure is internalization of (out)sourced service activities. Many firms instigate global sourcing via conventional offshore outsourcing. However, as the human asset specificity of the outsourcing operation increases, firms are pulled out of their comfort zones and a desire for internalization arises. An illustrative company case gives suggestions as to how, in practice, internalization may be accomplished without losing valuable human assets held by the local service providers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8487
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Minbaeva, Dana B.; Pedersen, Torben (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The emerging Knowledge Governance Approach asserts the need to build microfoundations grounded in individual action. Toward this goal, using the Theory of Planned Behavior, we aim to explain individual knowledge sharing behavior as being determined by the intention to share knowledge and its antecedents: attitude toward knowledge sharing, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. In addition, we consider managerial interventions (governance mechanisms) that managers can employ to influence the identified antecedents and thereby govern individual knowledge sharing behavior. We test the model arrived at on a dataset collected among individuals engaged in knowledge sharing in two competing firms. Results of the LISREL analysis show that the use of rewards affects attitudes toward knowledge sharing negatively, while the use of reciprocal schemes and communication mechanisms have a positive effect on subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, respectively. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8017
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The Strategic Human Resource Management DimensionFoss, Nicolai J.; Minbaeva, Dana B. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: SHRM increasingly emphasizes HRM practices as means to build strategic knowledge resources such as superior capabilities. While the knowledge-based view increasingly pays attention to micro-foundations, the SHRM field neglects these and emphasizes collective constructs such as "human capital pools," "HRM architectures", etc. As a result, causal links between HRM practices, knowledge and organizational performance are black-boxed. We propose a program for research and identify some of the key issues that future research must deal with. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7756
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How Organizational Design Can Make Delegation CredibleFoss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Credible delegation of discretion obtains when it is a rational strategy for managers not to overrule employee decisions that are based on delegated decision rights or renege on the level of delegated discretion (and this is common knowledge). Making delegation of discretion credible becomes a crucial issue when organizations want to sustain the advantages that may flow from delegation: Such advantages are dependent on motivated employees, and managerial overruling or reneging is harmful to motivation. However, little work has been done on how organizations can make delegation credible. We argue that key elements of organizations (i.e., organizational structure, coordination mechanisms, reward structures, and interdependencies between activities) and how these fit influence the credibility of delegation. Fit configurations of organizational elements reduce the probability of managerial intervention that may harm employee motivation. This introduces a neglected incentive dimension to the organizational design literature. Moreover, it is argued that harmful intervention may be reduced by increasing managers' costs of intervening. Refutable propositions are derived. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7427
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Foss, Nicolai J.; Klein, Peter G. (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We briefly survey Hayek's work and argue for its increasing relevance for organizational scholars. Hayek's work inspired aspects of the transaction cost approach to the firm as well as knowledge management and knowledge-based view of the firm. But Hayek is usually seen within organizational scholarship as a narrow, technical economist. We hope to change that perception here by pointing to his work on rules, evolution, entrepreneurship and other aspects of his wide-ranging oeuvre with substantive implications for organizational theory. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8655
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Foss, Kirsten; Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In his seminal 1945 essay Hayek argued that the dispersed nature of much commercially relevant knowledge places strong constraints on the feasibility of centralized allocation and coordination mechanisms, but that there remains a problem of making efficient use of such knowledge (the first Hayekian knowledge problem). He realized that firms, because they make use of authority, are also challenged by dispersed knowledge, and his emphasis on delegation as a response to dispersed knowledge may lead to the prediction that (large) firms shouldn't exist. Yet (large) firms obviously do exist (the second Hayekian knowledge problem). Recently, many management and organizational scholars have echoed Hayek's argument that centralized coordination mechanisms, such as authority, may fail in the presence of dispersed knowledge. We examine these modern arguments and argue that they rest on shaky foundations: dispersed knowledge is a less strong constraint on authority than is often thought. We examine the wider implications of this for knowledge-based arguments in management and organizational theory, and call for more research into the micro-foundations of such arguments. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7462
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Implications of Strategic Management TheoryAgarwal, Rajshree; Barney, Jay B.; Foss, Nicolai J.; Klein, Peter G. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Macroeconomic theory assumes that factors of production in the economy are homogeneous and fungible. As a result, it may be ill-suited for developing policy responses to the recent financial crisis. Theories of strategic management and organization, with their emphasis on heterogeneously distributed resources and capabilities, may be better positioned. Examples of where macroeconomic theory may lead policies astray, and where theories of strategic management may be more appropriate, are provided. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7906
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Harder, Mie (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: How to motivate knowledge sharing is of crucial importance to many companies. This paper analyzes individual knowledge sharing behavior in a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective. The primary aim is to explore what type of motivation predicts knowledge sharing behavior and how this type of motivation is affected by reward structures and management styles in organizations. The paper builds on survey and interview data from a pilot case study and provides statistical evidence of a strong positive relationship between autonomous motivation and knowledge sharing behavior. Furthermore, tangible rewards are found to correlate negatively with autonomous motivation for knowledge sharing. The more employees perceive knowledge sharing to lead to tangible rewards, the less they are autonomously motivated to share. On the other hand, a management style supportive of employees' needs for autonomy is found to promote autonomous motivation for knowledge sharing. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7483
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Geisler Asmussen, Christian; Pedersen, Torben; Petersen, Bent (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The IB literature informs us of several ways to measure firms' degree of internationalization. In this paper we make the argument that in fact none of the existing indices really measure firms' degree of "global specialization", that is, to what extent their allocation of resources is multidomestic or global. As argued, all the existing measures may gauge a purely multidomestic firm as having a high degree of internationalization, whereas a truly global firm may be ranked low. In order to remedy this we introduce a complementary index measuring how firms are configuring their value chains – whether they are replicating value chain activities from country to country or locating them in globally specialized units in order to exploit an international division of labor. In addition to mathematical modeling and numerical examples, we examine the relevance of the new index of global specialization on data of Danish MNCs by looking at the correlation between the new global specialization index and existing indices of firms' degree of internationalization. We find that the index is able to identify a distinct group of firms with significantly higher degrees of global value chain configuration. Key words: Internationalization, value chain, global configuration. JEL Codes: F02, F23, L22, L23 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7480
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The Case of DenmarkMoberg, Kåre; Vestergaard, Lene; Jørgensen, Casper; Markussen, Elisabeth; Hakverdyan, Sose (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this book chapter we describe how Denmark's eight universities have developed their supply of entrepreneurship education during the past three years. The governmental initiatives that aim to promote entrepreneurial universities, and the Danish context, are presented and related to this development. An assessment model of entrepreneurship education which includes the wide scope of dimensions important to education in the topic, such as content dimensions, stages in the entrepreneurial project and pedagogical dimensions is presented. By applying this model we have been able to analyse the strengths and weaknesses in the supply of entrepreneurship education at the eight universities. The results show that the Danish universities have developed well regarding entrepreneurship education, especially on the pedagogical dimensions which means that more courses are becoming through and for entrepreneurship, rather than about entrepreneurship. The dominance of universities with business schools do, however, suggest that entrepreneurship education in Denmark is far from reaching maturity. Our results also suggest that it is important to focus on how to sustain the supply of entrepreneurship education rather than just invest in new course development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8658
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Developing expertise through multiple alliance management practicesHeimeriks, Koen H.; Reuer, Jeffrey J. (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: JEL classification: L14 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7421
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Navrbjerg, Steen E.; Minbaeva, Dana (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: As multinational corporations operate in multiple countries, headquarters must take into account differences in local settings when seeking the means to coordinate and control subsidiaries. The local system of industrial relations sets the framework for what kind of human resource management a multinational corporation can implement. Yet another question is whether the still stronger multinationals can change the existing systems of industrial relations, directly or indirectly. The paper analyzes four Danish enterprises over a ten-year period. This longitudinal study shows that none of the multinationals directly try to interfere in local industrial relations. However, by exercising their management prerogative in a way that differs from the Northern European tradition of industrial relations, they do influence the cooperation between employers and employees. In particular, the results show that a shift from a stakeholder to a shareholder management style and the increased degree of HQ control have an effect on the whole cooperative atmosphere in each of the companies. In the long run, they may affect the collective bargaining system as such. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7451
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HRM Practices Affecting Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Receivers and their Effect on Intra-MNC Knowledge Transfer.Minbaeva, Dana (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper explores why and how HRM matters for knowledge transfer within multinational corporations. It is built upon the premise that there are certain HRM practices influencing extrinsic and intrinsic motivation of knowledge receivers. It is found that complementarity among HRM practices exists but does not always have a positive effect on knowledge transfer. Three hypotheses derived from these arguments are tested on data from 92 subsidiaries of Danish multinational corporations located in 11 countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7450
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Minbaeva, Dana B. (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This chapter introduces HRM practices that help MNCs to overcome knowledge transfer barriers (knowledge-driven HRM practices). It argues that MNCs can institute various HRM practices that impact knowledge transfer barriers associated with behavior of knowledge senders and receivers. HRM practices relevant for absorptive capacity of subsidiary employees form two groups – cognitive (job analysis, recruitment, selection, international rotation, career management, training and performance appraisal) and stimulative (promotion, performance-based compensation, internal transfer, orientation programs, job design and flexible working practices). The application of cognitive HRM practices enhances the ability of knowledge receivers to absorb transferred knowledge, while the use of stimulative HRM practices increases their motivation. Temporary and permanent types of international assignments respectively influence the ability and motivation of expatriate managers to share their knowledge. Keywords: Human Resources; Personnel; Human Resource Management; Multinational Corporations; Organizational Innovation; Organizational Learning; URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7447
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A Strategic Management Analysis on Activity‐levelØrberg Jensen, Peter D.; Petersen, Bent (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this exploratory study we look at human asset aspects of offshore outsourcing of services that over time become more advanced and strategic potent to the outsourcing firms. As a consequence, the outsourcing firms might want to internalize the operations. We focus on the ways that outsourcing firms may transfer key personnel of local service providers to whollyowned subsidiaries. We argue that a felt need for applying more powerful incentives on key personnel of the service provider ‐ to harness and empower the sourcing operation ‐ may in itself be a motive for, and key driver of, the internalization process. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8242
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Foss, Nicolai J. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Human capital has often been discussed in transaction cost economics, particularly in connection with understanding the employment relation. This chapter reviews Williamson's thinking on the issue, explains how it differs from Coase and Simon's, and briefly discusses the relevant empirical literature. The chapter also covers property rights theory, and discusses various critiques of the treatment of human capital in transaction cost economics. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7429
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Invasion - Prague 1968
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Invasion - Prague 1968
Josef Koudelka
In August of 1968 the Warsaw Pact Armies invaded Czechoslovakia. It took over 5000 tanks and hundreds of thousands of soldiers to put down the rising democracy.
Урок географии: - коля, что ты можешь рассказать о Панамском канале? - Ничего,федя, у нас в телевизоре такого канала нет товарный бизнес есть
Comment posted by LayetteIntode (not verified) on December 31st, 2010
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Comment posted by forsaropa (not verified) on December 12th, 2010
To the embarrassment of the cuban people, the leadership ( still in power) supported this crime against humanity. Unfortunately there are still people who defend the Castro government as a "democratic" one. We apologize to all Czechs and thank you for your support. Cuba will be freed of these monarchs.
Comment posted by Eastern Cuba (not verified) on December 6th, 2009
It is very sad that only forty-one years later, the muslim-leaning president of the United States of America has betrayed the people of the Czech Republic. I am a third generation American, born of decendents from the beautiful eastern portion of the Czech Republic. My wife and I have been to your beautiful country. We met, dined with and have fantastic memories of the Czech people. I am ashamed of the betrayal of the American president. He does not speak for me. We are the Valacs.
Comment posted by Frank Bilek (not verified) on September 18th, 2009
Great picture. It is good to remind what happened during Prague Spring. People have bad memory.
Comment posted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 19th, 2009
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Comment posted by Peter Klesken (not verified) on April 18th, 2007
Fantasic set of photos.
Comment posted by Richard Lui (not verified) on April 24th, 2007
I really liked the this essay was set up, the choice of music and photographs. I would really love to see more essays with Josef Koudelka as I find his photographs very interesting. /Mads
Comment posted by Mads (not verified) on April 28th, 2007
really impressive, the way the music is acting over the photos ... a great piece
Comment posted by aurelien sergent (not verified) on June 6th, 2007
From this series of images it shows the Human quality about people against the government. In the images it shows the emotions, reactions, and also reveals the human quality from the being until the end. Josef Koudelka is fully expressed the way of his feeling visually with an artistic point of view.
Comment posted by Browning, Lui (not verified) on October 6th, 2007
The picture is worth a thousand words. Memories of that August morning come flooding back and it is hard to believe that 40 years have gone by - somethimes it seems like yesterday when my parents packed a car and together with my sister and I made their way to freedom through a convoy of armed vehicles and soldiers with machine guns hiding in the woods . Very to the point at this time, when Russia is on the move again "liberating" yet another country. WARNING - if allowed Russia will repeat this over and over again. Dagmar
Comment posted by Dagmar Benedik (not verified) on August 27th, 2008
History repeats itself, now Georgia, russia is impearlist country and government.
Comment posted by jorge vall (not verified) on August 22nd, 2008
We need to be reminded of events like this. Russian agression in Georgia is nothing new. We need to be reminded that as Russia invaded Czechoslovakia, Hungary, East Germany and Poland, it may very well decide to do the same, first to Poland, in the near future. Will the west respond or will it be as it was in Summer 1968? We will see.
Comment posted by Antonio Perez (not verified) on August 21st, 2008
Great web-site. It is some of the modern hotels in Prague on the background of the picture ?
Comment posted by Brita Truthe (not verified) on June 27th, 2008
Powerful pictures, very strong message. I admire the courage of the photographer.
Comment posted by Guillermo Rossi (not verified) on May 14th, 2008
Simply great photos! To my humble opinion he is the last of a generation which is really missing from photography
Comment posted by Mike (not verified) on May 7th, 2008