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The speech will be Romney's big moment to connect with voters and articulate how he'd run the country.
According to released excerpts, he will accuse President Obama of dividing the country and failing Americans who voted for him. He will also cast himself as the solution to the problem, assuring Americans that, if elected, he would "lift our eyes to a better future" with a 5-step plan to create 12 million new jobs.
"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division," he will say. "This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. With your help we will do something."
He will add that "today the time has come for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us. To put aside the divisiveness and the recriminations. To forget about what might have been and to look ahead to what can be."
His 5-step jobs plan includes expanding the supply of fossil fuels, broadening school choice, negotiating new trade agreements, reducing taxes on businesses and repealing "Obamacare."
Calvin Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University says "the real importance of Romney's speech is that he has one hour with the American public paying close attention to him to introduce himself and the central themes he hopes to conduct his campaign on."
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If the speech is to be successful, NBC News' First Read says Romney must meet four objectives:
- He has to better introduce himself to the American public.
- He needs to convince the public that, while he looks the part, he's the man Americans are comfortable seeing on their TVs for the next four years.
- He has to try to close the empathy gap.
- And he needs to put some meat on the policy bone to make the case how his plans could actually work better than Obama's and how they are different from the past Republican administration.
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In a race that has been extremely close, the stakes are very high. Most voters are only now beginning to tune in to the presidential race, after a bitter and extended Republican nominating contest and a negative campaign in which Romney and Obama have relied on negative advertising.
Republican colleagues urged the normally reserved Romney to make an emotional connection, according to the Associated Press.
Romney appeared prepared to discuss his Mormon faith in more direct terms than usual, a direction signaled by Ryan on Wednesday in several allusions to the duo's differing religions but "same moral creed." Some Americans view Mormonism as not part of the Christian tradition.
According to excerpts, Romney will follow that thread, saying that his church reflected the diversity of America.
"We had a remarkably vibrant and diverse congregations of all walks of life and many who were new to America. We prayed together, our kids played together and we always stood ready to help each other out in different ways," he will say. "And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and in bad."
One potential way of boosting Romney's appeal among voters who have yet to warm up to him could be keeping the focus squarely on Obama and his record.
"There are two ways to deal with the problem of likability," said Marjorie Hershey, professor of political science at Indiana University. "One is try to make yourself more likeable, which isn't easy at this point, and the other is just to try to play down the importance of likability by raising the fears of the other candidate."
On the eve of the speech, Romney was still reworking what he would say, according to his wife Ann Romney, who confessed at a Latino luncheon Wednesday that "if someone were to ask me what is he going to talk about, I'm like, 'not quite sure!' cause he keeps almost rewriting it."
Romney hinted at the themes of speech in a morning fundraising appeal emailed to supporters.
"We believe in America, even though the last four years have been full of difficulties and disappointments, doubt and despair," Romney said. "We believe in America, even though President Obama's failed policies have left us with record high unemployment, lower take-home pay, and the weakest economy since the Great Depression."
This week's convention has given the party a chance to show itself in its best light and energize a conservative base that has been wary of Romney's more moderate positions on social issues as governor of the liberal-leaning Massachusetts.
The choice of Ryan as running mate has helped reach out to solid conservatives. The congressman, with a reputation for vigorous attempts to cut government spending, has become the party's darling since joining the ticket.
Relishing his role as Romney's attack dog, Ryan ripped into the president on Wednesday night, calling Obama's economic stimulus plan "a case of political patronage, corporate welfare and cronyism at its worst." He ridiculed the president's health care reform initiative and claimed Obama was shortchanging the elderly by cutting Medicare.
Ryan at times misrepresented Obama's record and other times seemed to overlook his own according to the Associated Press. But Ryan's message, delivered with composure and confidence, was well received by GOP faithful gathered in Tampa.
"We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead," said Ryan, 42, a congressman from Wisconsin. "We will not spend four years blaming others – we will take responsibility."
In a letter sent Thursday morning to potential Democratic donors, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina argued that the Ryan speech "represents a huge bet by the Romney campaign — they've decided that facts, truth and reality will not be a brake on their campaign message."
There was no shortage of advice for Romney from armchair speechwriters on all sides.
Jeb Bush, the brother and son of former presidents, said it was critical for the normally reserved GOP nominee to connect with people on an emotional level — even if he's never going to be "a new-age kind of guy."
"Where it matters is connecting with other people's concerns," Bush said in a round of morning talk show interviews. Only then, he said, will voters be ready to hear the candidate's case.


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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- The F-35 integrated test force aboard Naval Air Station Patuxent River completed a weapons ejection milestone for the Lightning II carrier variant on Nov. 28.
CF-2, the second F-35C test aircraft, ejected a 2,000-pound inert GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and a 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb from an internal weapons bay into a foam-covered concrete pit, completing the series of first-ever ground weapons ejections for the F-35C.
"The integrated government and industry team here, particularly the weapons team, have had a terrific 2012," said Capt. Erik Etz, director of test and evaluation for F-35 naval variants. "We have a lot more of the envelope to expand on the [F-35C], but we have a lot of momentum, and we're well equipped for the in-flight weapons separation work ahead of us."
In addition to the GBU-31 and GBU-12, the CF-2 team successfully ejected the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). Overall, the team completed eleven weapon releases, split between the left and right weapon bays, earlier than planned.
Weapons pit drop testing collects data to measure stresses on the airframe and any neighboring munitions, ensures proper function of weapon and suspension equipment, and validates the separation models for the munitions' ejection characteristics, including trajectories and velocities.
Combined with airborne test missions carrying inert weapons to evaluate environmental and handling conditions, pit drop testing is precursor to airborne separations.
In 2012, the F-35 test team aboard NAS Patuxent River completed the first airborne weapons separation for any of the three variants and at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the F-35A test team completed successful testing with a GBU-31 JDAM and the AIM-120 AMRAAM.
The F-35C carrier variant of the Lightning II is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear; features used to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing flight test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River prior to fleet delivery.
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America's cinema market is polarising with both premium experiences and discounting being growth areas. The net effect in 2018 was a small fall in average ticket prices but acompanied by a welcome increase in the number of tickets sold.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Obama Administration is pressing its case for reforming the country's home loan industry by providing a greater role for investors while preserving the fixed-rate, 30-year mortgages.
As the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs committee prepares to take up housing finance reform today, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan on Tuesday addressed a mortgage conference packed with lenders and investors already facing intense change.
Congress and President Barack Obama are working this fall to overhaul the country's mortgage finance system. While years of lax regulation and too-easy credit fueled the country's financial crisis in 2008, Donovan said, some rules put in place in the crisis' aftermath may have gone too far and cut off too many families from borrowing for their own home.
"We have to, within government, make sure that the rules are clear," he said. "It's simply wrong for a family to lose out on an opportunity, you to lose out on business, us to lose out on the growth that can come to our economy overall if a family is ready to buy and be successful and can't get access to mortgage capital."
Last month, Donovan noted, HUD and other regulators revised a firm down-payment requirement to qualify for the best loan rates. Lenders now must ensure that borrowers have the ability to repay their mortgage or retain more of the default risk, a rule proposed earlier this year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The administration's plan to overhaul the country's mortgage finance system includes a greater role for private investors and winding down government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which made bad bets in buying mortgages from lenders, guaranteeing them against default and selling them to investors. Taxpayers bailed out Fannie and Freddie in 2008 with $187 billion.
But Obama also wants to avoid shocking an improving housing sector in which sellers have enjoyed a 12 percent rise in home prices in the past year, Donovan said. That includes preserving the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, he said.
Obama's proposals are generally in line with a bipartisan Senate plan that would phase out Fannie and Freddie over five years, likely leading to slightly higher mortgage rates for borrowers. A House Republican bill would virtually privatize the mortgage market but sustain the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.
David Stevens, CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association and a former official in Donovan's agency, told the conference that rising interest rates mean the industry is in the midst of a lasting change as consumers quit refinancing existing mortgages. Mortgage refinancing in 2014 will be about a quarter of last year's $1.2 trillion, Stevens said.
Rising interest rates also have cut in half new mortgage applications in the past four months, according to the association.
Wells Fargo, the largest originator of residential mortgages in the U.S., said Monday it expects a nearly 30 percent drop in originations in its third quarter compared to the previous three-month period. The bank has announced it is cutting 3,000 full-time jobs and may have to lay off more if demand continues to weaken.
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Mum reveals misery of water allergy that means even her own TEARS could kill her
A MUM has revealed how she is so allergic to water even her own TEARS could kill her.
Barbara Ward, 43, was diagnosed with the rare disorder after being hospitalised by a shower which sent her into severe anaphylactic shock.
Any contact with water triggers a painful rash and wheezing and she has to carry two epipens at all times and take strong antihistamines every day.
Mrs Ward cannot even drink plain water and can only handle a few sips of tea or milk at a time.
She cannot exercise in case she breaks into a sweat, avoids weepy films in case she wells up, and even has to stay indoors during rain storms.
Even the simplest day-to-day tasks such as washing the dishes, bathing her children or going to the pub could kill her.
Mrs Ward, from Hartlepool, Co. Durham, is limited to just two one-minute baths a week, which still leave her in excruciating pain.
Her condition, aquagenic urticaria, is so rare it only affects one in 230 million people and doctors are still unable to explain what causes her symptoms.
She said: "It's an absolute nightmare and I react every day to the normal things in life.
"I can't even read sad posts on Facebook because if I get dragged into an emotional whirlwind and end up crying, I could die.
"I'm used to living like this now but it is such a limited life.
"I'm not like other mums, I can't even run around with my kids or play with them because the sweat could send me into shock.
"Family get togethers are off the cards and I can't ever go out for a meal or go to the pub for a pint.
"Other people's perfume can set me off so going out in public is really dangerous too.
"It sounds so unbelievable, but I have to live like this."
Mrs Ward first realised something was wrong when she began developing red, itchy rashes all over her body.
Doctors initially thought she was suffering from eczema and prescribed her steroid cream, but it did not get any better.
It was not until her early 20s that the former call centre worker realised she felt ill after drinking water.
"Whenever I drank water my throat would close up and I'd be really wheezy," she said.
"Before that, I'd just thought it was acid rain that was making my skin burn but then the penny finally dropped."
In October 2013, after years of suffering, she was finally diagnosed with the severe water allergy after a shower put her in hospital.
The allergy, which is barely understood by professionals, can develop later in life and get more serious over time.
Now she has to take extra strength antihistamines throughout the day and avoid water at all costs.
Her husband Michael, 46, has to carry out all the household chores such as cleaning, cooking and washing.
He even takes their children Nathan, 23, Jordan, 19, Natalie, 11, and Jasmine, five, on family holidays and for meals without her.
Mrs Ward can only drink tea or milk without suffering a reaction and she has not drunk a glass of plain, cold water for 20 years.
She said: "I really don't understand how it works, my body is made up of water!
"No one really knows anything about the condition so I'm lost.
"For some reason I've always been OK with tea and milk.
"A sip of tap water can make me have wheezing and angioedema of the throat.
"My only guess is that it must be down to the chemicals they pump into the water supply."
Luckily, Mrs Ward has had support from charities Anaphylaxis UK and Allergy UK who are helping her work towards leading a normal life.
Maureen Jenkins, allergy expert at Allergy UK said: "Aquagenic urticaria is very rare and so unpredictable as it can become more severe over time.
"Barbara can drink hot water in tea but not cold tap water because the reaction is a rare type of physical urticaria [itchy rash].
"This means there are allergic-type symptoms that are not caused by the normal allergy mechanisms. However the reaction is still very real.
"As yet, the underlying biological mechanisms are not understood."


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The "oops" comes in the form of what you see below, from the Devils' web site:
You've probably noticed that the arena is cheek-by-jowl with several thoroughfares. Apparently, this hasn't escaped notice of some officials in the city. Said Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy:
"You can't construct an arena and put it right against a street in a post 9/11 world. So, we're playing catch up and taking measure to make sure it's safe."
One would think that if there was any place in the country that would be sensitive to such concerns, it would be the New York metropolitan area. Having broken ground on this facility four years after 9/11 -- October 2005 -- the lack of adequate security planning (implicit in McCarthy's comments) seems incomprehensible.
I suppose one could make the case that Verizon Center is similarly situated among a host of surface streets, but that facility was opened in 1997. You can't construct an arena and put it right against a street these days?...oh, yes you can. It doesn't make it look any less bizarre.


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Visual Basic (VB) 6 introduced the new Data Report Designer as a way to create reports from within VB. This reporting tool increases developers' control over report execution. It's not as glitzy as some third-party products, but developers need functionality, not glitz, and Data Report Designer has the power of VB behind it.
The Data Report Designer supports hierarchical data commands that return a recordset containing a child recordset, which is related to the parent by a key. You can create reports from these recordsets and perform grouping operations. Hierarchical data commands are based on the hierarchical cursor feature in ADO 2.0 and the Data Environment Designer.
Let's examine Data Report Designer. First, it doesn't hook directly into a database table or use SQL to pull its data. Instead, each report has a DataSource property that lets you point at an object that will return an ADO recordset, allowing different data sources to feed data into one report.
To create the reports, you use the Data Report Designer interface, which uses a traditional banded report writer format, as you see in Screen 1. Each report part (e.g., headings, footers, and details) appears in a separate band of the report. The bands in Screen 1 are labeled Page Header, Detail, and Page Footer and change as you add groups that cause repeating sections in the data. For example, if you group the information to display customer order data for individual customers, Data Report Designer will add a Group Header and Group Footer. The Page Header and Page Footer bands contain each page's header and footer. Additionally, you can create a separate header and footer for the entire report by adding a Report Header and Report Footer.
Usually the innermost band in the report, the Detail band does most of the work and repeats for each detail record in the recordset. If you have several grouping bands, the Detail band sits in the middle and represents the output data.
In design mode, the Data Report Designer works similarly to a VB form (i.e., after adding a report to a project, you can edit the Data Report Designer report or use the Properties window to change the report's properties). Also, the Data Report Designer adds a special DataReport tab to the Toolbox. This tab contains controls that work only in reports. You can link the data-bound controls to the recordset that drives the report. However, only during the design phase can you set the other controls, which add information or design to the report.
You can add as many Data Report Designers to a project as you need. Each Data Report Designer represents one report and shows up in the Designers folder in Project Explorer.
To add a Data Report Designer to your project, select Add Data Report from the Project menu. If the Designer folder doesn't exist, this command will create it and put a Data Report Designer in it. You can open the Data Report Designer by double-clicking the report name in the Designer's folder.
Creating a Report
Before you create a report, create the report's DataSource. The DataSource can be an ADO recordset, data class, or Data Environment data command. In this example, I used the Pubs sample database that ships with SQL Server. I added a Data Environment to the project, then added a data connection to the Pubs database. Next I created a new data command (Authors) and set its SQL text (CommandText property) to:
SELECT au_id, au_lname, au_fname, phone, address, city, state, zip, contract FROM authors ORDER BY au_lname, au_fname
Close the command to update the properties. Now, add a report to your project (Project, Add Data Report). Next, click the report name in Project Explorer and press F4 to open the report's properties. Now, set the report's properties that determine its interaction and appearance. For this example, we'll change only the most frequently used properties.
First, give the report a descriptive name such as rptAuthors, and select the Data Environment containing your data command as the DataSource. This section will link the report to the Data Environment. Next, select the data command (Authors) for the DataMember property. These steps are necessary to link the report to a data source. Next, enter a report title string (Author Listing) in the Caption property. The other default values will work until you begin to fine-tune your report.
Now, save the project. The report file will default to the same file name as its name in the project. The extension for the file is .dsr, which is used for all designers. To avoid conflicts with other designers, such as the Data Environment, prefix your reports with a standard naming convention such as rpt.
Next, open the report designer by double-clicking its name. When you assign a data command to the report, set up the report's default structure to match the recordset that the command returns. Right-clicking the report designer and selecting Retrieve Structure from the shortcut menu is the easiest way to achieve this match. If you've already created a report, don't use this command, because it'll recreate the structure and destroy your settings. When the command finishes, the report's structure—Page Header, Detail, and Page Footer bands—will match your command. For this example, that structure consists of Page Header, Detail, and Page Footer bands.
Now, let's create the report. This process is like building a VB form. You drag the special Data Report controls onto the Data Report Designer for the report you're working on. Your data command provides the easiest way to add controls to the report. Open the Data Environment containing the data command the report uses. Size the window so that you can see the Data Environment Designer and Data Report Designer at the same time. To add label and textbox controls for each recordset field that the data command returns, drag and drop the data command onto the Detail area of the Data Report Designer. The format will resemble a table, but you can quickly change that format.
Drag the first field's label to the Page Header, and drop it into the position where you want the field. Now, drag the textbox that goes with that label and drop it under the Detail section. Perform this step for each field in the recordset. Using this technique, I created the report I designed in Screen 1. Notice how the header fields line up with the detail fields.
Before you continue with this report work, you can add code to the application to test it. Add a form to your project, then add a Command button and name it cmdAuthorReport. Double-click the command button you just added to open the code editor. In the Click event for the button, add this code:
The report object's Show method will open the report in a preview window. Screen 2 shows the completed sample report (rptAuthors). The report window lets users review the report, print it, and export it to an htm or ASCII file.
You can print the report directly by calling the PrintReport method, which takes several parameters. If you execute the method with no parameters, a dialog will prompt you for information about the report. The parameters are:
- ShowDialog—a Boolean expression that determines whether to display the Print dialog box. The default value, True, causes the dialog to show.
- Range—an integer value that determines which pages to print. The default, rptRangeAllPages (0), causes all pages to print. You can use rptRangeFrom (1) and the next two parameters to specify which pages to print.
- PageFrom—an integer value that determines the first page to print.
- PageTo—an integer value that determines the final page to print.
In addition to PrintReport, you can call the ExportReport method to export the report to a file. Also, you can pass this method parameters to alter its behavior.
So far, you can see how the report creates simple layouts and hooks them into your application. The Image, Line, and Shape controls let you add graphic features to a report. I added the lines under the field titles in Screen 2 to the Page Header just below the fields. Then I copied this line to the clipboard, pasted it into the Detail area, aligned it just under the fields, and sized the bottom of the Detail area to just below the line. These two lines generated the results seen in Screen 2.
The Data Report Designer is an important new reporting tool for database applications. It's easy to set up, but lets you produce well-designed reports. The report object also lets you control report display or printing, or export reports from your code to htm or Text files, making the reports usable in numerous situations.


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a latent class estimationPedersen, Torben; Soo, Christine; Devinney, Timothy M. (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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A Case Study of the Laundry Detergent Market in JapanFujiwara, Masatoshi (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper aims to describe how a commercially successful innovation occurs with the altering of the existing competitive structure in a market under environmental and competitive pressures. I study the history of the laundry detergent market in Japan and elucidate the manner in which Kao accomplished an innovation and increased their market share during the late 1980s. Kao introduced their new detergent Attack through a biotechnological innovation and dramatically changed the competitive structure to their advantage. The innovations introduced were of two kinds 1) fermentation engineering technologies to improve the cleaning performance of detergents by using alkaline cellulase, and 2) concentration of detergents to four times their earlier strength through changes in their powder processing technologies. This historical innovation that occurred in the laundry detergent market in Japan has a contemporary implication because combining firms' activities and environmental sustainability has been one of the most crucial topics over recent years. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8440
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An Empirical Investigation of the Credit Rationing HypothesisHobdari, Bersant (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We analyze the impact of corporate governance structures on access to capital using a unique and rich panel data for a large and representative sample of Estonian firms over the period 1993 through 1999. We distinguish among five different governance structures and provide estimates on the impact of each of them on capital constraints. Our results indicate that: (i) separate regimes exist in investment behavior; (ii) the likelihood of being financially constrained is higher in firms that are recently privatized, small and where ownership is concentrated in the hands of insiders; (iii) soft budget constraints lower the probability of a firm being financially constrained; (iv) the actual probabilities of operating in the financially constrained regime are calculated to be quite high and essentially stable during 1993-1999: 0.52-0.57 for state owned firms, 0.40-0.46 for domestic owned firms and 0.53-0.57 for employee owned firms. Corporate Investment, Corporate Governance, Liquidity Constraints, GMM Estimates, Switching Regression. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6555
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Ionaşcu, Delia; Meyer, Klaus; Estrin, Saul (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The concept of 'distance' has been used by international business scholars to explain variations in international business strategies and operations across countries. The more distant a host country is from the organizational centre of a multinational enterprise (MNE), the more it has to manage cultural, regulatory and cognitive differences, and to develop appropriate entry strategies, organizational forms, and internal procedures to accommodate these differences. Scholarly research has focused on the concept of psychic distance, which has been narrowed down in empirical work to indices based on Hofstede's work on culture. However, these measures capture only very partially the dimensions of distance of concern to international business. In this paper, we show how the broader theoretical concept of institutional distance, which incorporates normative, regulatory and cognitive aspects, affects entry strategies. Specifically, our theoretical arguments suggest that the impact of distance varies with different aspects of the concept of institutional distance, and that this impact interacts with both the investor's experience and with the relative importance of the pertinent operation for the investing MNE. Using a unique dataset of foreign direct investment in emerging economies that incorporates multi-host as well as multi-home countries, we find empirical support for our propositions, and provide an explanation for apparently inconsistent results in the previous literature. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6620
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the case of financial services in developing economiesPatibandla, Murali; Rosario, Shirley (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6597
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A Yin-Yang Perspective of Central and Peripheral Mechanisms in (Global) Strategy FormationJuul Andersen, Torben; Hallin, Carina Antonia; Li, Xin (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The organizational capacity to cope with unexpected changes remains a fundamental challenge in strategy as global competition and technological innovation increase environmental uncertainty. Whereas conventional strategy-making often is conceived as a sequential linear process, we see it as a non-linear interaction between top-down and bottom-up mechanisms dealing with multiple actions taken throughout the organization over time. It is driven by intension but with a flexible balance between centralized (planned) and decentralized (spontaneous) activities where strategy formulation and implementation interact. We adopt the frame of complementary Yin-Yang elements and Zhong Yong balance to explain the time bound interaction between these opposing yet complementary strategy-making mechanisms where tradeoffs and synergies are balanced across hierarchical levels. The model outlines how the interaction between top-down and bottom-up mechanisms shape sustainable strategic responses. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9010
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the case of IndiaPatibandla, Murali (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6575
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Petersen, Bent; Welch, Lawrence S. (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6526
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An empirical analysis of Economics and ManagementÓladóttir, Ásta Dis (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This dissertation consists of an introductory chapter, followed by four papers that approach the topic of internationalization of small economies and the multinational firm from different angles. The concluding chapter deals with what happened in Iceland after the crisis that started in October 2008 with the collapse of the Icelandic financial system and how the very fast internationalization of Icelandic firms was possible, but only as further issues that need to be researched. Each of the papers can be read individually as well as in the larger context of this dissertation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7993
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gradual learning or discrete rational choicesPedersen, Torben (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6572
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The 'Big Step' HypothesesPedersen, Torben; Shaver, J. Myles (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6607
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downstream entry and expansion via franchisingPetersen, Bent; Welch, Lawrence S. (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6578
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A framework for analyzing innovation in the context of holiday package industryBudeanu, Adriana (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper has the starting point in the acknowledgement that a closer examination of the operational elements related to holiday packages may reveal advanced opportunities for advanced innovation. The investigation confirms that such opportunities exist in the intangible aspects of tourism products and production. Summarizing these findings, the paper proposes a framework that enables better insights into the nature of tourism innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8545
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Some lessons from German FDI in HungaryDörrenbächer, Christoph (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6614
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Petersen, Bent; Welch, Lawrence S.; Liesch, Peter W. (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6565
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Investment and Determinants of Financial Constraints When Sample Splitting Criteria Are Unknown and EndogenousHobdari, Bersant; Jones, Derek C.; Mygind, Niels (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Unlike previous empirical work in analyzing investment behavior and the determinants of liquidity constraints, we use a switching regression framework when sample separation is unknown and endogenous and firms are assumed to operate either in the financially constrained or in the financially unconstrained regime. The actual regime the firm is in is determined by a switching or selection function, which depends on those variables that theoretically determine the wedge between internal and external finance, the severity of information and agency problems and time-varying firm characteristics. By using new panel data for Estonian companies during 1993 through 1999 we find that: (i) separate regimes exist in investment behavior; (ii) the likelihood of being financially constrained is higher in firms that are recently privatized, small and where ownership is concentrated in the hands of insiders and the state; (iii) soft budget constraints lower the probability of a firm being financially constrained; (iv) the actual probabilities of operating in the financially constrained regime are calculated to be quite high and essentially stable during 1993-1999: 0.52-0.57 for state owned firms, 0.40-0.46 for domestic owned firms and 0.53-0.57 for employee owned firms; (v) ownership structure affects investment beyond its indirect effects through financial constraints. Corporate Investment, Liquidity Constraints, Insider Ownership, Switching Regression, Soft Budget Constraint. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6626
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The Absorptive Capacities of South African Automotive Component SuppliersLorentzen, Jochen (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Innovative firms in developing countries have the odds stacked against them in more than one way. They must contend with the objective difficulties of all sorts of capital shortages and deficient infrastructures. Highly-trained scientists, well-endowed labs, seed funding, and institutions that test and certify prototypes and protect the resulting intellectual property are few and far between in the South. They must also come to terms with global value chains in which for different reasons both multinational corporations and smaller, knowledge-intensive firms typically keep R&D close to home. And finally, they are up against the broad brush of academic thought on industrial development which essentially holds that because of the technology gap between developed and developing countries, innovation proper can only really happen in the North. Thus if innovative firms appear on the radar screen at all, they are likely to register but an errant blip, the exception to the rule, that do not warrant systematic analysis. This paper analyses the absorptive capacities of automotive component suppliers in South Africa. It shows that some firms design and manufacture innovative products, while others upgrade their technological capability or merely strive to attain execution competence. It suggests that the reason for the differential performance lies in the strategic use of advanced technical skills and the kind of learning about frontier technology engendered by R&D. It further discusses the ways in which foreign-owned technology is internalised more or less easily depending on whether or not it is controlled by multinational firms or by passive investors. Section 2 reviews the literature on absorptive capacities in developing countries. Section 3 discusses innovation and the technology frontier in the automotive industry, and Section 4 briefly outlines why this is relevant to firms in South Africa. Section 5 presents data and methodology. Section 6 discusses the findings. Section 7 concludes with suggestions for further research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6622
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Exploring a New Indicator to Predict Financial PerformanceHallin, Carina Antonia; Tveterås, Sigbjørn; Andersen, Torben Juul (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper explores a new judgmental forecasting indicator, the Employee Sensed Operational Capabilities (ESOC). The purpose of the ESOC is to establish a practical prediction tool that can provide early signals about changes in financial performance by gauging frontline employees' sensing of changes in the firm's operational capabilities. We present the first stage of the development of ESOC by applying a formative measurement approach to test the index in relation to financial performance and against an organizational commitment scale. We use distributed lag models to test whether the ESOC can predict financial performance. Monthly data were collected from frontline employees in three different companies during an 18-month period, and the initial results indicate that the ESOChas predictive power. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8507
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Spliid, Robert (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Afhandlingens overordnede forskningsspørgsmål er, hvordan kapitalfondene skaber værdi for deres porteføljevirksomheder ved brug af metoder og kompetencer. Metoderne er de instrumenter, kapitalfondene anvender, mens kompetencerne er deres evne til at benytte metoderne effektivt. Siden den første kapitalfond så dagens lys i midten af 70'erne, har der været betydelig fokus på denne ejerskabsform. På den ene side er kapitalfondene blevet kritiseret for at skabe værdi for aktionærerne på andre stakeholderes bekostning, på den anden side er der gjort adskillige forsøg på at påvise, at virksomheder i kapitalfondsejerskab klarer sig bedre end andre virksomheder. Udgangspunktet for denne undersøgelse er, at ingen ejerskabsform er den optimale under alle forhold. Alle virksomheder gennemlever forskellige faser, og kapitalfondsejerskabet egner sig bedst for virksomheder, der har behov for hurtig transformation. Undersøgelser af, hvordan kapitalfondsejede virksomheder klarer sig i sammenligning med andre virksomheder, bidrager derfor ikke til at fremme forståelsen for kapitalfondenes værdiskabelsesproces. Kapitalfondenes funktion som tidsbegrænset ejer forstås bedst ved at analysere dem i den kontekst, de opererer. Kapitalfondene udgør ikke en homogen investorgruppe, der handler ens på alle udfordringer, men de råder over bestemte instrumenter og kompetencer, som tegner et mønster i den måde, de arbejder på. Afhandlingens formål er at afdække dette mønster. Metoden er en casebaseret analyse af tre danske kapitalfondsejede virksomheder, som er udvalgt efter en række krav til forskellighed. De tre cases er byggevarekæden DT, som var ejet af en kapitalfond fra 2003 til 2006, fjernvarmerørsproducenten Logstor, som var ejet af kapitalfonde i to omgange fra 1999 til 2013, og medicinalvirksomheden Nycomed, som var ejet af kapitalfonde i tre omgange fra 1999 til 2011. Der er således i alle tre tilfælde tale om virksomheder, som er exited, så kapitalfondsejerskaberne kan ses i deres helhed. Undersøgelsen er baseret på interviews med 21 personer, hvoraf de 20 har haft en tilknytning til en af de tre virksomheder, mens den sidste repræsenterer en bank, der har deltaget i finansieringen af alle tre virksomheder. De 20 personer med direkte tilknytning til de tre virksomheder repræsenterede fire grupper: kapitalfondene, bestyrelsen, ledelsen og medarbejderne. Repræsentanterne for de fire grupper redegjorde fra hver deres synsvinkel for, hvorledes de mente, kapitalfondene arbejdede med virksomheden. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8934
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Protectionism, Migration Control, and GlobalizationLorentzen, Jochen (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC opted to go international with the first pick in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft on Tuesday, nabbing New Zealand native Michael Boxall out of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The club also selected Canadian midfielder Joe Anderson from Coastal Carolina University and American defender Santiago Bedoya from Northeastern University.
This will not be Boxall's first trip to Canada. The 6-foot-2 defender played for the All Whites at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all three matches in the prestigious youth tournament. The 22-year-old also suited up for New Zeaand's U-23 national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and has two caps with his country's senior national squad.
"With him having Olympic and national team experience for New Zealand, we felt like he's a guy that had good qualities, being a big imposing center back," Whitecaps FC director of soccer operations Tom Soehn said of the team's first pick.
WATCH: Michael Boxall highlights
Working against Boxall, perhaps, is the fact that he would count on the roster as an international player (although the club has yet to officially use an international slot). As it currently stands, no more than 10 places on the roster will go to players who are not Canadian or American.
"It's always a concern because you only have so many international slots," explained Soehn. "Ultimately, though, it will be up to him to prove that he deserves to have one of those spots. It does make it more difficult, but it's no different than anyone else trying for one of those spots."
The 'Caps also picked up Brampton, Ontario, native Anderson with their 19th overall selection in hopes that the 24-year-old can translate his collegiate scoring prowess into MLS success.
The 6-foot-1 attacker led Coastal Carolina to the NCAA tournament this season with a hat-trick in the Big South Conference tournament championship game and netted 10 goals with one assist in two seasons at the school.
"Joe is more of a midfield/forward," said Soehn. "He's a big, tall, lanky player with good athleticism and good technique. There's an upside to him and obviously he's Canadian, which is a bonus."
Bedoya was the Whitecaps' final draft pick. Fans will likely recognize the name, as the 22-year-old is the younger brother of talented United States national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya.
"He's someone that was recommended to us pretty highly and they felt he could make it in the right environment," said Soehn. "He's an attacking left fullback, who gets his share of assists. He's athletic, he's got a good engine getting up and down the line, and he's got a bloodline with his brother."
Soehn insists that despite the fact that these three players were not selected during the MLS SuperDraft last week, they'll be given the same opportunity as every other player at camp.
"Come first day of camp, they're all starting equal," emphasized Soehn. "You don't evaluate where they were picked. They all show up the same and they have to prove themselves."


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Quintessential Edge necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 89 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Quintessential Edge
Dr Ann Quinn - Peak Performance Specialist, Quintessential coach, consultant speaker and author. I love helping people be all they can BE. Have mostly worked with elite athletes but also coaching high achievers to Make the Most of their lives too and some life coaching too.
Elite Athletes
Executive Coaching for high achievers
Life Coaching for people who want to be all they can be
Common theme is that they are elite and want to be their best
I want a logo that will encompass the different areas of my business
1 Executive Edge: http://www.annquinn.com/coaching-executive.htm
2 Life Coaching - Get the Edge - http://www.annquinn.com/coaching-life.htm
3 Athlete Edge -http://www.annquinn.com/coaching-athlete.htm
I already have logos for each of these three - see links above- they are at the end of the sequence on left side of page.
I love my own logo too - Dr Ann Quinn (http://www.annquinn.com) - at top of each page. To me this signifies - going with the flow and also - reaching for the stars.
I want to help people Make the Most of their lives and be EXTRAordinary.
One of my catch phrases is: It is the little differences that make the BIG difference.
I will leave the creative juices up to you!
Need a print file and file for the web too.
Thanks very much and wishing you quintessential success.
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What is the first thing that you would do if a cop pulls you over and performs a breath test? If you've been drinking slightly, the first thought in your head would be to gargle with some mouthwash to mask the alcohol in your breath. Don't.A common cause of false readings is alcohol-based mouthwash. The Alcohol in mouthwash can actually increase your blood alcohol content (BAC). Listerine mouthwash, for example, is 27% alcohol. "Incidentally, Listerine mouthwash can cause a false breath-alcohol test result of 0.43% BAC, which is near the level of coma. These effects last as long as 30 minutes to an hour." (The Prohibition Times, JUNK SCIENCE: GOVERNMENT TESTS FOR DRUNKDRIVING by John Lee) Research in Wikipedia also confirms this: "Mouth alcohol can also be created in other ways. Dentures, for example, will trap alcohol. Periodontal disease can also create pockets in the gums which will contain the alcohol for longer periods. And recent use of mouthwash or breath fresheners—possibly to disguise the smell of alcohol when being pulled over by police—contain fairly high levels of alcohol." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathalyzer)
Of course, the best way to avoid flunking a breath test is to avoid alcohol entirely. But if you decide to drink moderately enough to be able to drive, and anticipate a breath test, it is a good idea to use non-alcoholic mouthwash. So the next time you go out on a date, you'll be prepared for literally anything – a kiss, a slow dance, or even a breath test.
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Turkey with Vegetable Sausage Stuffing
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 3 hours + standing
Makes24 servings (12 cups stuffing)
- 2 pounds Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
- 6 cups chopped cabbage
- 3 medium carrots, shredded
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 3 cups stuffing mix
- 3 cups seasoned stuffing cubes
- 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 6 tablespoons egg substitute
- 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 turkey (12 pounds)
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the sausage, cabbage, carrots, celery and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
- Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the stuffing mix, stuffing cubes, broth, egg substitute, cream, poultry seasoning, pepper and salt.
- Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with 4 cups of stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; refrigerate until ready to bake. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together.
- Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.
- Cover and bake additional stuffing for 25-30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 317 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 109mg cholesterol, 568mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 41g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 starch.
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Nov 20, 2012
Sometimes about mid-year I make a small turkey and dressing dinner. That way we are not so starved for it by Thanksgving. I might give this recipe a try then just for something different. But not during the holidays because we love our traditional way to fix things.
Nov 17, 2012
This receipe might me tempting to make if it did not have something like stove-top stuffing in it! GROSS!
Nov 17, 2012
If the reviews I read so far are not glowing, who rated it 5 stars? I also use sausage in my stuffing, but my family would not touch it with cabbage. I agree stuffing mix is too sticky. Thanks, however, for sharing- I personally might like it.
Nov 16, 2012
Just reading this recipe, I know my family would not eat it. I can't image turkey stuffed with cabage and the packaged stuffing mixes are like goo. I make my own corn bread for stuffing and do it the old fashioned way. I pressure cook chicken parts and chop the meat and put in my stuffing. No sausage, that's for breakfast.
Nov 16, 2012
I do put pork sausage in our favorite dressing but I question one ingredient on this recipe.......what is stuffing mix?
Nov 16, 2012
Each family has their own traditions and they are interesting to read, but I can guarantee this would not be a hit with my bunch. Guess we are more traditionalists, but each family develops their own holiday must -haves so thanks for sharing.


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Street Food Profiles: Sam's ChowderMobile in San Francisco
"To our knowledge, it's the only gourmet seafood truck on the West Coast—possibly in the nation."
Name: Sam's ChowderMobile
Twitter: @chowdermobile
Vendors: Paul Shenkman, Juan Hurtado, Lewis Rossman
What's on the menu? New England clam chowder, fish tacos, fried calamari, pulled pork sandwiches, lobster rolls, salad specials, Old Bay fries.
Location and hours? All over the Bay Area, lunch routes daily as posted to Twitter and our website. Typically on the peninsula, South San Francisco, San Jose, etc.
How long have you been street fooding? Over a year.
How has Twitter affected business? It's great. It's how we tell our customers where we will be on a daily basis.
Why a mobile business over brick-and-mortar? We have both. Mobile is a great way to bring great food concepts to where customers gather (their home, business, or even the beach). Our brick-and-mortar restaurant has outdoor, oceanfront dining, so it's a great destination for people who want great seafood with an ocean view, and the feeling of "getting away" to the coast.
Who are your typical customers? Lots of high-tech and bio-tech companies. Special venues like Golden Gate Park, Domenico Winery, Fogarty Winery, Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend, Hiller Aviation Event, AT&T Park, 3Com Park (all the 49ers home games this season), etc.
Describe a typical day from start to finish. Load up the ChowderMobile first thing in the morning with fresh seafood and other required ingredients. Head to the day's lunch route by 11 a.m. to set-up and serve from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. Often then head to a private event, like a Lobster Clambake at a private venue, or a business who is doing an "on-site" event. Head back to Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay to unload and prepare the truck for the following day.
What were you doing before this? We have been operating Sam's Chowder House restaurant since October of 2006.
What makes your food so special? Can anything else like it be found in the city? To our knowledge, it's the only gourmet seafood truck on the West Coast—possibly in the nation. Our seafood is incredibly fresh. We have an on-board double fryer for the fish and chips, fish tacos, and fries (separate fryer from the fish), which is unique to food trucks.
How would you define "street food"? Anything that is delivered in a mobile fashion—with an on-board kitchen and wheels!
The best street food city and why. San Francisco, of course! We have great street eats, but it's also the wonderful ambiance of the city by the Bay. And of course, great service from interesting people.
Your comfort food after a long day? Fish and chips, lobster rolls, or spaghetti and meatballs.
Advice for an aspiring vendor? Know your target audience and make sure you are clear on your market niche. Anything is possible with a good plan and a lot of hard work!
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- Lefty's Silver Cart in Cambridge, Massachusetts »
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- Dosa Truck in Los Angeles »
- Boo-Kies Burgers in Burlington »
- Get Jerked! in Northern California »
- HubBub Coffee Company in Philadelphia »
- Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs in Denver »
- The Frying Scotsman in Portland, Oregon »
- The Green Gringo in Boulder, Colorado »


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A smaller than ideal number of people are going out to vote in the United States today. They're poking buttons on easily-hacked voting machines and making holes in poorly-formatted paper cards to pick our next supreme commander — and to take a stand on whether octopuses should wear school uniforms.
Our prophesy machines have already called the outcome of the election. It's going to be another four years of Johnny Sakko and his VP, Giant Robot. But what if we lived in an imaginary world, and could elect one of our favorite fictional characters? What then?
Tell us what votes you'd cast (and why) if you could elect any fictional person, alien, or other life form for U.S. president. Hell, you can even vote for an inanimate object if you want. We're open to anything!


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Those darn Republicans and their racist racisty racism!
The leftist New York Times moans about it:
Ms. Haley seriously considered a number of potential contenders, particularly Jenny Sanford, the ex-wife of former Gov. Mark Sanford, who supported Ms. Haley in her race two years ago. But in choosing Mr. Scott, she selected a lawmaker with a strong conservative voting record during his two years in Congress.
Mr. Scott, 47, also offers a unique story and background, one that is in scant supply in the Republican Party right now. Raised by a single mother, he was, by his account, a lost child who struggled with school and with life until a Chick-fil-A franchise owner took him on as a protégé and schooled him in conservative principles.
"Coming from a single-parent household and almost flunking out of high school," Mr. Scott said in 2010, during his bid for the House, "my hope is I will take that experience and help people bring out the best that they can be."
[…]Mr. Scott will become South Carolina's first black senator, and the first black Republican in the Senate since Edward Brooke of Massachusetts left in 1979. Over all, he will be the seventh black senator, and the chamber's fourth black Republican.
He is the only black Senator in the Senate, from either party. Racism!
The leftist Washington Post is not happy:
Since 2010, Republicans have either elected or appointed a black Senator, two Hispanic Senators (Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas) as well as two Hispanic governors (Susana Martinez of New Mexico and Brian Sandoval of Nevada) and an Indian-American governor (Nikki Haley of South Carolina). That group joins Gov. Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American, who was elected in 2007.
"As the country changes, our party is walking the walk in reflecting the role of all Americans in our politics today," said Eric Ueland, a Republican lobbyist and one-tim chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.).
Tim Scott with Nikki Haley and Michele Bachmann:
They also had some interesting facts about Tim Scott:
- Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) grew up in Charleston, S.C., where he was raised by his mother after his parents divorced when he was 7.
- In 1997, he found himself at the center of controversy when he hung the Ten Commandments outside the Charleston County Council's chambers to remind the members of the morals they must follow. The Commandments were later removed after the council was sued by Charleston residents and the American Civil Liberties Union. "I've always said and remain in this position: Whatever it costs in the pursuit of this goal (of displaying the Commandments) is worth it," Scott said at the time.
- He was first elected to the House of Representatives with strong support from tea party groups during the Republican wave election in 2010.
- He was one of two freshmen selected in 2010 to join the House Republican leadership.
- After graduating from college, Scott sold insurance and co-owned a real estate agency.
- Scott crashed the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Rep. Michele Bachmann (see picture above)
- After his mentor died when Scott was 17, the future congressman wrote a "mission statement" setting the goal of having a positive impact on the lives of 1 billion people before he dies.
Life News is happy:
Republican Congressman Tim Scott, a black pro-life advocate, will replace pro-life Sen. Jim DeMint in the U.S. Senate, after DeMint stepped down to take over as the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina announced today that she chose Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, a move which makes him the first black senator from the South in decades. Scott will serve until a special election is held in 2014.
Like DeMint, Scott is a staunch pro-life advocate who has a 100 percent pro-life voting record with the National Right to Life Committee. This year, Scott voted to stop abortion funding in Obamacare, de-Fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business, and stop taxpayer funding of abortion in various instances. He voted for a ban on sex-selection abortions, for enforcing parental notification laws, to repeal Obamacare, and to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Columbia.
[…]In 2010, then candidate Tim Scott outlined the development of his political positions and party allegiance to The Weekly Standard, which wrote: "As he tells it, Scott became a Republican in three stages. First, there was the military influence… Second, there was his becoming a Christian in college. That turned him into a social conservative and strong foe of legalized abortion. This, too, turned him toward Republicans, he says."
And so is the pro-America Tea Party:
Conservatives online cheered the news on Monday that Rep. Tim Scott has been picked for Sen. Jim DeMint's South Carolina Senate seat, citing both his conservative credentials and the diversity he brings to the table.
Guy Benson of Townhall.com noted on Twitter, "@townhallcom readership reaction is pretty much unanimous: Enthusiastic virtual applause for Gov. Haley's pick of Tim Scott for US Senate."
Katie Pavlich, also of Townhall.com, added, "Super happy about Tim Scott, great job Nikki Haley."
[…]"So happy it's Tim Scott that will replace Sen. DeMint!," offered Kathleen McKinley, a conservative blogger.
[…]"Tim Scott has taken our core values seriously in the House and we have every reason to expect similar, principled behavior in the Senate," said Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots group, in a statement.
[…]"Tim Scott is among perhaps the rarest kind of Washington official: One who knows how to articulate the moral case for conservatism and explain our fiscal challenges to the average American," said Ned Ryun, the president and CEO of the conservative group American Majority Action, in a statement. "This form of leadership outweighs identity politics."
[…]The conservative commentator Dana Loesch tweeted, "great news about Rep. Tim Scott."
Colin Hanna, the president of the conservative group Let Freedom Ring, also heaped praise on Scott.
"Gov. Nikki Haley made a wise and courageous choice by nominating Rep. Tim Scott," Hanna said in a statement. "Sen. DeMint was a voice for limited government, fiscal responsibility and the advance of liberty. We have the same hopes for Tim Scott."
This makes up for losing Allen West in Florida – a Congressman I deeply admired and respected. Maybe he will win again in 2016.
Even though I am visible minority myself, I really only care if people are conservative or not, not what color they are. But when stories like this come out, I must mock the racist Democrats who are obsessed with things that don't matter, like race. What matters is this – promoting policies that defend the rights and freedoms of all the people equally. And Tim Scott is going to do about as well doing that as anyone in the Senate can do. That's why we like him.


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Road to the World Series: Oct. 17, 2013
Dodgers force a Game 6 against Cardinals; Tigers knot up ALCS
One series is en route from sun-drenched Chavez Ravine to the shadow of the Gateway Arch, the other assured to shift from Michigan to Massachusetts this weekend.
The Road to the World Series has quite a few more miles left to travel, and the final destination remains uncertain after a Wednesday doubleheader that only made the route longer.
The National League Championship Series moved on to St. Louis after the Dodgers stood their ground at home in Game 5, beating the Cardinals, 6-4, but still needing two road victories to advance.
And the American League Championship Series is knotted up after a 7-3 victory for the Tigers in Game 4, which means the series will head to Boston for at least one game once Game 5 is decided Thursday.
No, we're not there yet, and that's a beautiful thing. The joyride continues.
"You're in the playoffs. You've got to have fun," said Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who punctuated one of his two Wednesday homers with pantomimed Mickey Mouse ears, keeping some October gamesmanship with the Cardinals alive. "If you're not having fun in the playoffs, then you don't deserve to be here."
The Dodgers entered their Wednesday afternoon game with their backs against the wall, hoping to keep the Cardinals from clinching a 19th trip to the World Series, knowing this would be the first of three potential elimination games they'd have to win.
And as if they needed more inspiration than that, the Dodgers had Orel Hershiser throwing out the first pitch and Will Ferrell announcing the starting lineup.
It's go time, Dodgers. If you're not first, you're last. pic.twitter.com/ExZPGlhnjN- Tommy Lasorda (@TommyLasorda) October 16, 2013
Very early in Game 5, things got serious for the Dodgers. The Cardinals loaded the bases with none out in the top of the first, but starter Zack Greinke pulled a Max Scherzer and got out of the jam he'd created.
That, in turn, created some momentum for the home team, and the Dodgers responded with four solo homers -- Gonzalez with two and Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis with one each. Four homers tied for the second most in an LCS game behind the five hit by the Cubs against the Padres in Game 1 of the 1984 NLCS, and Crawford now has four homers this postseason after hitting just six during the regular season.
The Cardinals did their utmost to overturn the Dodgers' lead in the ninth, bringing the go-ahead run to the plate. But they couldn't come all the way back, and now they head home for what they hope is a one-game stop en route to the World Series.
"We're OK," Cardinals veteran Carlos Beltran said. "We have a one-game lead. We weren't expecting to come here and have it be easy. That's why they're here. They are a good ballclub. We have to give credit to them. We have to battle, we have to find a way to get it done."
The @Dodgers live to fight another day. pic.twitter.com/eS4qY5GQgB- MLB (@MLB) October 17, 2013
When the scene shifted to Detroit, there was news as soon as Jim Leyland put pen to paper to make out the Tigers' starting lineup. With Austin Jackson out of the leadoff spot and the rest of the key hitters moving up a spot, the lineup resembled nothing they'd had in the regular season.
Leyland knew it was time to shake things up a bit, sly old salt that he is.
"I mean, we scored one run and no runs in two of the games. It certainly can't hurt," Leyland said before the game. "We're going to take a shot. ... Just a little something to, you know, churn up the butter a little bit."
The Tigers proceeded to churn out as many runs as they had in the first three games of the series, and everyone seemed to thrive in the new configuration, from Torii Hunter -- the 38-year-old making his first start at leadoff since he was a 23-year-old rookie -- to Jackson, who had two hits after just three in his first 33 postseason at-bats, reaching base four times.
"The players executed tonight," Leyland said. "They played well against an outstanding team. And this is playoff baseball, and we'll see what happens. It's tied 2-2, we're happy with that. We know we're going back to Boston for sure, either one up or one down."
It's now a best of 3. @Tigers breeze past @RedSox in Game 4: http://t.co/eIfwHakKnR #ALCS pic.twitter.com/hYITGbGrbR- MLB (@MLB) October 17, 2013
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On Thursday, the third of three ALCS games in Detroit either will be the last game of the 2013 season at Comerica Park or a prelude to Game 1 of the World Series on FOX next Wednesday. It's that simple.
Certainly, Game 5 of the ALCS will go a long way toward deciding which scenario unfolds. It's the fifth ALCS since 1985 to be tied at 2-2, and the Game 4 winner has claimed the series twice and lost twice.
In Game 5 on Detroit's home turf at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, it'll be back to the Game 1 starters, with Jon Lester taking a hard-luck loss in the 1-0 outcome and Anibal Sanchez coming off six no-hit innings with 12 strikeouts and six walks.
The Dodgers and Cardinals, meanwhile, will be in St. Louis, preparing for a Game 6 meeting Friday night at 8:30 p.m. ET on TBS that will pit ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw against upstart right-hander Michael Wacha.
Heading into Game 6, manager Don Mattingly has a feeling the Dodgers are destined to go the distance in this series.
"I think if you look at it now, we've kind of become America's team, because everyone wants to see a seventh game," Mattingly said, dryly. "Probably even the fans in St. Louis would like to see a seventh game, so I figure that everybody's for us to win on Friday night."
Of course, Mattingly knows better than that. The Cardinals and their fans are eager to claim this series, preferably in six, especially after the Giants came back to win three in a row to advance to the World Series last October.
"We're not going to San Francisco, we're going home, so I think that's a big plus, but regardless, the Dodgers think they can win at our place and they're going to come out ready to go in Game 6," Cardinals third baseman David Freese said.
Thursday's League Championship Series game
Red Sox (Lester 1-1, 1.93 ERA, postseason) at Tigers (Sanchez 1-1, 4.35 ERA), 8 p.m. ET (FOX) Preview >
Wild Card: Rays 4, Indians 0
Division Series: Red Sox beat Rays, 3-1 | Tigers beat A's, 3-2
Championship Series: Tigers vs. Red Sox, series tied, 2-2
Wild Card: Pirates 6, Reds 2
Division Series: Cardinals beat Pirates, 3-2 | Dodgers beat Braves, 3-1
Championship Series: Dodgers vs. Cardinals, St. Louis leads, 3-2
2013 postseason schedule
NL Division Series
Game 1: Cardinals 9, Pirates 1
Game 2: Pirates 7, Cardinals 1
Game 3: Pirates 5, Cardinals 3
Game 4: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Game 5: Cardinals 6, Pirates 1, Cardinals win series, 3-2
Game 1: Dodgers 6, Braves 1
Game 2: Braves 4, Dodgers 3
Game 3: Dodgers 13, Braves 6
Game 4: Dodgers 4, Braves 3, Dodgers win series, 3-1
AL Division Series
Game 1: Red Sox 12, Rays 2
Game 2: Red Sox 7, Rays 4
Game 3: Rays 5, Red Sox 4
Game 4: Red Sox 3, Rays 1, Red Sox win series, 3-1
Game 1: Tigers 3, A's 2
Game 2: A's 1, Tigers 0
Game 3: A's 6, Tigers 3
Game 4: Tigers 8, A's 6
Game 5: Tigers 3, A's 0, Tigers win series, 3-2
NL Championship Series (All games on TBS)
Game 1: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (13 innings)
Game 2: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0
Game 3: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0
Game 4: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2
Game 5: Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4, St. Louis leads series, 3-2
Game 6: Dodgers at Cardinals, Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET
*Game 7: Dodgers at Cardinals, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET
* - if necessary
AL Championship Series (All games on FOX)
Game 1: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Game 2: Red Sox 6, Tigers 5
Game 3: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
Game 4: Tigers 7, Red Sox 3, series tied, 2-2
Game 5: Red Sox at Tigers, Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
Game 6: Tigers at Red Sox, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET^
*Game 7: Tigers at Red Sox, Sunday, 8 p.m. ET
* - if necessary
^ - game time subject to change
WORLD SERIES (All games on FOX)
Game 1: NL champion at AL champion, Wednesday, time TBD
Game 2: NL champion at AL champion, Thursday, Oct. 24, time TBD
Game 3: AL champion at NL champion, Saturday, Oct. 26, time TBD
Game 4: AL champion at NL champion, Sunday, Oct. 27, time TBD
*Game 5: AL champion at NL champion, Monday, Oct. 28, time TBD
*Game 6: NL champion at AL champion, Wednesday, Oct. 30, time TBD
*Game 7: NL champion at AL champion, Thursday, Oct. 31, time TBD
* - if necessary


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|A Corruption Eradication Commission's new Web page that
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Interesting News, Links or other Subjects related to Information Technology and Business.
" ... Now I give you something that few think about: What do you think the Internet is all about, historically? Citizens of all the countries on Earth can talk to one another without electronic borders. The young people of those nations can all see each other, talk to each other, and express opinions. No matter what the country does to suppress it, they're doing it anyway. They are putting together a network of consciousness, of oneness, a multicultural consciousness. It's here to stay. It's part of the new energy. The young people know it and are leading the way.... "
" ... I gave you a prophecy more than 10 years ago. I told you there would come a day when everyone could talk to everyone and, therefore, there could be no conspiracy. For conspiracy depends on separation and secrecy - something hiding in the dark that only a few know about. Seen the news lately? What is happening? Could it be that there is a new paradigm happening that seems to go against history?... " Read More …. "The End of History"- Nov 20, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll)
Etiquette mavens say the book on manners must be rewritten, literally, to take into
account new technologies and social media (AFP Photo/Ed Jones)
A 2012 survey by Intel found that in several countries, a majority said they were put
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|A Corruption Eradication Commission's new Web page that
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Investigating the F-35 Part 4: The Community
Part 4 of our 5-part series
Eileen Andreoli lives in Winooski.
"We'll probably leave because this is so unacceptable," she said.
She's worried that the F-35 will be louder than the planes already flying overhead -- loud enough to change her neighborhood.
"People are fighting for their homes, and that puts it on a whole different level," said Andreoli.
One level that gets a lot of attention is 65 decibels, an FAA benchmark on noise levels near an airport.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement predicts the F-35 will be 17 decibels louder than an F-16 on takeoff, and would leave nearly 1,000 more homes with an average sound level of at least 65 decibels. A lot of the homes affected by the predicted new noise footprint are in Winooski. If the guard gets six additional jets, the total number goes up to about 1,300.
"The increase in the decibel levels will cause our homes to be unsuitable for residential use," said Andreoli.
She cited page C-14 of the DEIS which states that areas exposed to a day-night average level above 65 decibels are generally not considered suitable for residential use.
In response, the Vermont Air National Guard said that's not a law, and that "the responsibility for determining the acceptable and permissible land uses remain with the local authorities."
Winooski Mayor Mike O'Brien said some people in the city have already been living inside a 65 DNL zone for years. He said right now, there's no plan to change the zoning.
Andreoli is still worried about her community.
"Your home is not going to be able to get the value of sale that it should because of this designation," she said.
She also said the DEIS relies on older census data that doesn't reflect the current community.
"They use a 2000 census which didn't show all the refugee population that we have in the city, and it didn't show a lot of the new houses in our downtown," said Andreoli.
If the noise level in Winooski does go up, she said people invested in their homes would be hurt.
"Where is Winooski's compensation in this if this is going to come and have these levels?," asked Andreoli.
A UVM economist who used to work for the state said home values could be affected, but it's hard to know how much.
"The value of your house is based in part on the fact that you're in a flight path. If now there's more planes or noisier planes of some combination, well that's going to make it a little bit worse," said UVM professor Arthur Woolf.
"I've lived here all my life, I've lived under F-4s, 102s a lot louder," said realtor Ernest Pomerleau.
He thinks if home values can survive that, they'll survive the F-35.
"So we're trying to put the data out, we're trying to show the massive support for this, and the fact that it's really good for our region," said Pomerleau.
Supporters circulated a petition that garnered more than 10,700 signatures.
Opponents question how many of those people who signed the petition actually live in affected areas. If they can't agree on something as simple as a petition count, you can imagine the disagreement over what happens if the F-35's don't come to Vermont.
"There's been nothing said officially, by anyone, that this base would close. It's had seven or eight missions over the years," said Andreoli.
"Nobody has approached me with any option other than flying the F-35," said Col. David Baczewski, commander of the 158th Fighter Wing at the Vermont Air National Guard.
"Half of our jobs here are tied to the maintenance of an aircraft. If there's not an aircraft to maintain, there there's no reason for those jobs to exist," said LtCol Daniel Finnegan of the Vermont Air Guard.
Woolf said if those jobs do go, it could have a widespread impact. But in the end, he said, like all economic questions this one involves weighing the pros with the cons.
"Almost always the case, is that when there's cost, the costs are impacted on a relatively small number of people and the benefits are widely diffused," Woolf said.


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Calendar Girls Signing in Tampa Bay!
The 2014 Hooters Calendar Girls are taking over the Sunshine State. Come meet them in person and get your calendar signed December 12th-15th in the Tampa Bay area. Cover Girl Marissa, Miss May Nicole, Miss November Alyson, Miss Inside Cover Jamie, Miss October Kendall, Miss Centerfold Feature Ashley and more of your local Tampa Bay favorites will be in attendance! Buy one for you, your friends on your Christmas list, or one for the troops and we will send it overseas for you! Don't miss out on the 2014 Hooters Calendar Girls signing!
Full Calendar Girls Signing Schedule:
Thursday, December 12th
5:30-6:30PM: Hooters in Channelside
7:30-9:00PM: Hooters of Brandon
Friday, December 13th
12:30 – 1:30PM: Hooters of South Tampa
5:30 – 7:00PM: Hooters of North Tampa
7:30 – 9:00PM: Hooters of Hillsborough Ave
Saturday, December 14th
12:30 – 1:30PM: Hooters of Spring Hill
2:30-3:30PM: Hooters of Port Richey
7:00 – 9:00PM: Hooters of Clearwater
Sunday, December 15th
1:00-2:00PM: Hooters of St. Petersburg/4th St.
2:30-3:30PM: Hooters of St. Petersburg/Tyrone Mall


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Motley Crue Stickman Tommy Lee Bids Farewell to Drum Roller Coaster
There may be no one as inventive as Motley Crue's Tommy Lee when it comes to setting his drumkit in motion. His drum rollercoaster has thrilled audiences around the world during the band's most recent tour cycle, but Lee is ready to move on to something different.
The drum set took its final 360-degree spin Saturday (May 25) in Atlantic City, N.J., but not before Lee gave it a proper send-off. The drummer alerted fans over the weekend that he was saying goodbye to the kit in a couple of online tweets, one saying "Tonight the 260 drum rollercoaster will roll it's final time!,' followed by another promising, "Dont you all worry! Just wait til ya see what crazy I got for ya next!"
He later added a lengthier post in which he revealed exactly how the band said goodbye to the popular stage prop. His post read, "A bottle of Champagne smashed on the coaster last night as it sets sail for the scrap yard! Ha! Man we've given so many people the thrill of a lifetime together! all the crazy f---ers who've I've strapped in with me who had the balls to ride with me and all the spectators that have watched from a far! Cheers to ya all! This one's for the history books kids! We did it! On to design the next Spectacular!"
Motley Crue will enjoy some time off from touring this summer, playing only a handful of dates. Nikki Sixx has previously stated that he's working on a new Sixx: A.M. album that he expects to arrive this year. Plus, Motley Crue have been working on new music after teasing fans with the single 'Sex' last summer. The group will return to Las Vegas for a second residency at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino running Sept. 18 - Oct. 6, at which point we could potentially see Tommy Lee's next drum invention.


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The New York Times reported that much of the country was still waking up to the mayhem and confusion outside Boston on Friday morning when Senator Charles Grassley decided to link the hunt for terrorist bombers to immigration reform.
"How can individuals evade authorities and plan such attacks on our soil?" asked Mr. Grassley, the Iowa Republican, at the beginning of a hearing on the Senate's immigration bill. "How can we beef up security checks on people who wish to enter the U.S.?"
The country is beginning to discuss seriously the most sweeping overhaul of immigration since 1986, with hearings in the Senate last week and this week, and a possible vote by early summer. After years of stalemate, the mood has shifted sharply, with bipartisan Congressional coalitions, business and labor leaders, law-enforcement and religious groups, and a majority of the public united behind a long-delayed overhaul of the crippled system.
Until the bombing came along, the antis were running out of arguments. They cannot rail against "illegals," since the bill is all about making things legal and upright, with registration, fines and fees. They cannot argue seriously that reform is bad for business: turning a shadow population of anonymous, underpaid laborers into on-the-books employees and taxpayers, with papers and workplace protections, will only help the economy grow.
About all they have left is scary aliens.
There is a long tradition of raw fear fouling the immigration debate. Lou Dobbs ranted about superhighways from Mexico injecting Spanish speakers deep into the heartland. Gov. Jan Brewer told lies about headless bodies in the Arizona desert. And now Representative Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, is warning of radical Islamists posing as Hispanics and infiltrating from the southern border.
But the Boston events have nothing to do with immigration reform. Even if we stop accepting refugees and asylum seekers, stop giving out green cards and devise a terror-profiling system that can bore into the hearts of 9-year-olds, which seems to be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's age when he entered the United States, we will still face risks. And we will not have fixed immigration.
There is a better way to be safer: pass an immigration bill. If terrorists, drug traffickers and gangbangers are sharp needles in the immigrant haystack, then shrink the haystack. Get 11 million people on the books. Find out who they are.
The Senate bill includes no fewer than four separate background checks as immigrants move from the shadows to citizenship. It tightens the rules on employment verification and includes new ways to prevent misuse of Social Security numbers. It has an entry-exit visa system to monitor traffic at borders and ports.
And if we are serious about making America safer, why not divert some of the billions now lavished on the border to agencies fighting gangs, drugs, illegal guns and workplace abuse? Or to community policing and English-language classes, so immigrants can more readily cooperate with law enforcement? Why not make immigrants feel safer and invested in their neighborhoods, so they don't fear and shun the police? Why not stop outsourcing immigration policing to local sheriffs who chase traffic offenders and janitors?
As we have seen with the failure of gun control, a determined minority wielding false arguments can kill the best ideas. The immigration debate will test the resilience of the reform coalition in Congress. Changes so ambitious require calm, thoughtful deliberation, and a fair amount of courage. They cannot be allowed to come undone with irrelevant appeals to paranoia and fear.


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Adventure game company Legacy Interactive and the American College Of Emergency Physicians have teamed up to create Disaster Hero, a web-based game aimed at helping people keep it together while the world is falling apart.
When the forces of nature turn against us it seems like there's nothing we can do to prevent them, but with a little preparation we can up our chances of survival. That's the message in Disaster Hero, a web-based game and website dedicated to educating parents, children, and teachers how to prepare for and survive natural disasters.
Due out in 2011, Disaster Hero will feature mini-games that educate players about common natural disasters based on geographical location, help them identify potentially dangerous situations in the aftermath of said disasters, and relay helpful tips about the items they should have on hand to help them survive. Covered subjects will include preparing a survival kit, finding escape routes, and applying pressure to staunch bleeding wounds.
"Legacy's success in developing casual games such as The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes and House, M.D., combined with our long experience creating medical simulations for adults and kids, makes us an ideal partner for this project. It's a privilege to be able to work with the American College of Emergency Physicians on this very important project," said Ariella Lehrer, President and CEO of Legacy Interactive.
The game is funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
It's always nice to see the government putting its faith in gaming as an educational tool, especially since they're using our money to pay for it.
Disaster Hero [Placeholder Website via The Daily Caller]


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From: Science Daily
Published March 25, 2012 07:23 AM
How do Spring plants know when to bloom?
With buds bursting early, only for a mild winter to turn Arctic and wipe them out, we are witnessing how warm weather can trigger flowering, even out of season, and how important it is for plants to blossom at the right time of year.
In research published in the journal Nature, scientists from the John Innes Centre on the Norwich Research Park have identified the switch that accelerates flowering time in response to temperature.
With warm air, a control gene, called PIF4, activates the flowering pathway, but at lower temperatures the gene is unable to act.
"What is striking is that temperature alone is able to exert such specific and precise control on the activity of PIF4," said Dr Phil Wigge.
Previously, it has been shown that PIF4 is vital for controlling other aspects of plant responses to warmth, for example growth, but this is the first time that the gene has been shown to be necessary for the activation of flowering by temperature.
Flowering is activated by a special molecule, called Florigen. Florigen is activated by many signals, including the longer days of spring. Some plants rely more on temperature, others more on daylength to control key stages in their life cycle such as leaf emergence and flowering. This is reflected in the old saying "Ash before Oak, you're in for a soak; Oak before Ash, you're in for a splash."
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