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1 More PDO applications
Issue C240 of the European Commission's Official Journal announces the filing of three applications for registration under Article 6(2) of Regulation 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications. The applications are for
The IPKat rather liked the idea of protecting products that had genuine character and were held in repute, so that other traders could not get better prices for their inferior goods by stealing the 'good' product's name. But he is more than somewhat disenchanted with the continuous trickle of PGI and PDO registrations for products that, in general, no-one except the growers and their immediate families have ever heard of and which are defined by sometimes ludicrous pseudo-technical descriptions. Merpel adds, is it still possible to buy generic products - or will prices be forced up by all producers turning themselves into growers or makers of PGI and PDO products?* CAROTA DELL'ALTOPIANO DEL FUCINO, an Italian carrot of which it is said: "Precisely because of the very loose and unstructured nature of the soil itself, the carrots produced in Fucino are notable for the shape of the vegetable which is mainly cylindrical with a rounded tip, free of root hairs and with no deep scarring where the leaves emerge, with a smooth skin and the whole root has an intense orange colour". The carrots are rich in thiamine, riboflavin and (surprise, surprise) carotene.
* PATACA DE GALICIA or PATATA DE GALICIA, for Spanish potato tubers with a diameter of 40 mm to 80 mm (calculated as the length of one side of a square mesh through which the potato just passes without forcing) and being (i) oval to round, (ii) shallow eyed, (iii) thin, smooth, bright yellow skinned, (iv) white fleshed and (v) firm to the touch.
* CLÉMENTINE DE CORSE for pipless Corsican clementines grown at an altitude of between 2 and 300 metres.
Corsican pipsqueak (right)
2 Database sui generis right review
The sui generis database right in the European Union's 25 Member States protects databases in which there has been
"qualitatively and/or quantitavely a substantial investment in either the obtaining, verification or presentation of the contents".Under Article 16(3) of the European Union's Database Directive 96/9, the Commission has to submit every three years to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee
"a report on the application of this Directive, in which, inter alia, on the basis of specific information supplied by the Member States, it shall examine in particular the application of the sui generis right ... and shall verify especially whether the application of this right has led to abuse of a dominant position or other interference with free competition which would justify appropriate measures being taken, including the establishment of non-voluntary licensing arrangements. Where necessary, it shall submit proposals for adjustment of this Directive in line with developments in the area of databases".The IPKat wonders if he must have missed something, since he can't recall having seen any of these reports (which, according to his calculations, should have been submitted in 2001 and 2004), though he has heard rumours that a review of the impact of sui generis right is currently taking place. Can anyone enlighten him? If so, please feel free to post comments below or to email the IPKat here. A future blog will consolidate all responses, giving credit where due.
3 Putting the Kat out?
The IPKat's terrestrial snailmail this morning contained a very handsome brochure from the UK's Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys entitled "UK Trade Mark Professionals: Providing a Gateway to Europe and the World". The front cover contains a partial picture of the British Isles, South Wales (the location of the Trade Mark Registry) having fallen off the bottom of the page.
More sinister was the accompanying letter of welcome from the affable President of ITMA, Stephen James (right), normally the nicest of people, which closes with the menacing words "You may even consider becoming one of our many Overseas Members". The IPKat quite enjoys his occasional forays across the water but, being a staunch Londoner, he is a little alarmed at what appears to be a tacit invitation to go into exile. A word of reassurance from the Institute - which must be congratulated on its modernity - would be very much welcomed.
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The Tulare Parks, Library and Recreation Department provides a wide array of programs for the entire family. The department is responsible for coordinating activities including instructional classes and sports programs for youth and adults, as well as special community events. The department also maintains all city parks totaling 363 acres and city medians and landscaping and lighting districts. Our goal is to create community through people, parks and programs.
We are supported by the Tulare Parks & Recreation Commission, a seven member advisory board appointed by the City Council who are charged with the responsibility of recommendation to the City Council in all areas related to parks, recreation, teen services, park improvements and development. This Commission meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 a.m., Claude Meitzenheimer Community Center, 830 S. Blackstone Street.
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Our mission is to provide recreational experiences, enhance human development, promote health and wellness, support cultural unity, facilitate community problem-solving, protect natural resources, strengthen community image and sense of place, support economic development, strengthen community safety through the provision of leisure programs.

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Saturday, May 04, 2013
by John
The Genealogy Center holds a wide variety of books. We collect not only with current genealogists in mind, but also with an eye to future researchers who may be interested in records of more recent events of genealogical value. A good example is our collection of military histories. Yes, we have lots of books about the wars of the 19th and early 20th centuries, but we also have a strong collection of Vietnam War histories and memoirs, and even sources for America's most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers and veterans of today will become the ancestors of future genealogists.
Military sources can vary in type. For these more recent conflicts, it is obvious that the veteran service records are not available to researchers. So instead, in order to document what little is available about these wars, we look for memoirs, first-hand accounts, unit histories, and even general histories, knowing that they may assist genealogists in the future. We also seek out books about military uniforms, medals, and insignia, since these sources may help researchers when evaluating ancestral photographs or heirlooms. Many such works have been published about World War II.
Recently we obtained a most unusual new book by Trevor Paglen titled, "I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World" (GC 973.001 P148i). As the title would imply, Paglen attempts to bring together in one volume a collection of obscure patches from some of the most classified programs in the military. Many seem to be connected with aviation units that test experimental aircraft for the Pentagon. Paglen includes brief histories of these units based on what he has been able to determine from declassified sources. As to why these units have patches (considering they are so secretive), Paglen speculates that they provide a certain pride and esprit de corps that motivate the members of these units. "Without a doubt, many members of the black world are proud of the secrets they hold, and of the clandestine work they've done in the military or intelligence industries." He adds that he has found patches in unusual places such as on the walls of the watering holes of test pilots and even in private living rooms. Many contain unusual mottoes and symbols that he often cannot explain.
This unusual book is not likely to be of help in tracing your ancestors today, but who knows? A generation from now a descendant who has inherited one of these patches may look to this source as a useful reference. As always, we will continue to collect for genealogists, both today and tomorrow.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
The popularity of the PERiodical Source Index, a.k.a. PERSI,
was once again evidenced this past weekend as more than seventy
attendees of the Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Conference attended
a session on this wonderful genealogical resource. Twenty-first century
researchers are familiar with the online version of this subject index
to more than 10,000 historical and genealogical magazines, but the new
generation of family historians may not be aware that The Genealogy Center has been creating PERSI since 1986.
Genealogy Center librarian Delia Bourne is someone who can recite the details of the migration of PERSI from print to electronic format, the facts and figures of the project, and the overall history of PERSI,
while thoroughly explaining how to best use this valuable resource. She
is one of the few people who has first-hand experience with the project
from its creation through the present day.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
by Delia
I always get a bit excited on May 1st. Many people do. Yes, there are holidays, both religious and cultural on that day, but for me, it was always school's-almost-out excitement. Whether I might have been looking forward to long days of play and fighting with my sister (elementary school), reading and learning to drive (high school), or a summer job (college), doing something different was always fun, especially if my parents had planned a vacation somewhere, which was usually in August.
As an adult, summer signaled that I had not only extra time to enjoy with my family, but also the influx of customers that we, at The Genealogy Center, attracted in the summer months. New people, mixing with our regular friends, intriguing research questions, and chatting with folks from far away.
As you plan your summer, work in some time to come and see us. There's a lot of research material on the Internet, but we have many unique sources that aren't online. Plan a quick trip or change your route to spend a day or two or three with us.
And then, of course, in August, right when my family took vacations, plan to come to the Federation of Genealogical Societties' Conference. It's being held at the Grand Wayne Center, here in Fort Wayne, a block from the Allen County Public Liibrary's main branch (home of The Genealogy Center). Four days (August 21-24) of great sessions, luncheons, evening events, extended research hours at The Genealogy Center (for conference attendees), the great camaradarie that only a genealogy conference provides, and if you can't find a session in one particular hour, it's over to The Genealogy Center, where our staff and volunteers are waiting to aid you.
So as summer approaches and you are planning your travel, don't forget The Genealogy Center and the FGS Conference!
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013
As both a researcher and a genealogy librarian, I don't like to give up on any family history question. I always think that searching church records, doing cluster research and reading newspapers, etc. will yield the answer, if only one will take the time.
And often, I am right when offering these possibilities on finding that missing piece: spelling the names slightly different; switching the first and last name; looking in a neighboring county; the list goes on. But sometimes, I know that the information that is sought will probably never be found.
Do you have an ancestor who was a child left abandoned on porch steps, a church pew or at a train station? The authorities would have sought the mother at the time, so once a search of the records of the abandonment have been searched and local newspapers have been perused, it's unlikely that the identity of the parents will be established. (Although my compulsion to continue the search tells me that if one reads all personal diaries and newspapers for the 25 closest counties and all communities on the connecting rail lines, it may be possible that someone mentioned a pregnant woman....) Or if your ancestor was a woman who married a man that was new in the community, about whom nothing was known, and who disappeared the minute the woman got pregnant and no records were ever found concerning the man.... Well, although one might get lucky in that he really did use his own name, chances are good that he made a practice of loving and leaving, and his real identity may never be discovered.
While I am not advocating completely giving up on the brick wall, I am suggesting setting it aside for a while. New records become available on a regular basis, and you may pick up more experience over several years working on something else. Sometime in the future, you may come across something new. Or you might attend a conference where someone else, a speaker or fellow attendee, could make a break-through suggestion. Or perhaps genetic identification might make such strides that our whole ancestry will be identified with a single drop of blood, and family history research will only give substance to that information.*
But there is always the possibility that the puzzle piece may never be found. This can be hard to accept, especially if you have a wall chart that displays a huge blank for 12.5% of the page. I've seen people frustrated, angry and dispairing over research issues like this, and it very sad because these researchers have exhausted every avenue, made every right move and still come up empty. So the important thing at this point is for us, as researchers, to accept that this may be an unsolvable problem, but not let it ruin our love of family history.
Besides, you never know when you might get lucky....
* Yes, I read science fiction.
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013
We love it when a group arrives to use The Genealogy Center. The first thing we do when a group presents itself at the Ask Desk is to check our "Talks, Tours & Groups" notebook to see whether the group leader requested a tour when he or she called to schedule the visit. Tours are fun! And any of our librarians may give a group tour. Although we cover a lot of territory, this helps our visitors get a feel for how large the Center is, plus we can demonstrate some of the equipment and make a few jokes along the way. Afterward, everyone settles down to work, but group members are encouraged to approach the desk at any time to ask questions that vary from in-depth research queries to questions on which button to press to make a copy.
The tips we've passed along previously in this blog for individual visitors also apply to people coming in groups or on bus tours. Those include bringing a USB drive to download images of census, passenger lists and other documents; bringing $1 and $5 bills to charge copy cards; and bringing enough information to do research without bringing originals that could become lost. But visitors in groups have some special challenges to take into consideration.
Time is one factor with which groups have to contend. Time of arrival at The Genealogy Center, especially if a group tour is requested, is a vital piece of information for us. We will organize the day - including staff lunch hours and breaks - around the tour(s) that have been requested. If a group is more than 15 minutes late, it may throw our planning into disarray, so a quick phone call letting us know of any delay is appreciated. Arrival time is also important to the visitors. Every minute of a visit is valuable, and no one wants to waste vital research minutes. And time is vitally important on the last day of a visit, as the minutes slip quickly past.
What to bring is also important. If a visitor is away from home and without personal transportation, having all of those little things (that USB drive, an extra pad of paper, just the right pens or pencils, a sweater, and acetaminophen) may take on a greater importance than normal. On the other hand, one must remember that when bringing everything including the kitchen sink, the backpack or tote bag gets heavy after a while!
Sustenance is vital. It is permissible to have a granola bar and a water bottle tucked away in your bag to eat outside of The Genealogy Center, but please remember that no food or drink may be consumed inside the department. You might decide to go out to one of the many eateries in the vicinity (ask for a map of Downtown Eateries at the Ask Desk), or bring a full sack lunch to enjoy in the Great Hall of the library or on the Plaza. It's a personal choice whether to take a break for a refreshing meal or to save time by just having a quick nibble before returning to research.
Making photocopies as you discover new information is certainly preferable to waiting until the last minute of the day because everyone else may be doing the same thing, so, again, time management is important.
Visiting the Genealogy Center in groups or as part of a bus (or airplane!) tour has its advantages: Travel with people with whom you share an interest, most arrangements are organized for the group, and no driving. It also has its disadvantages: One is without personal transportation, on someone else's schedule, and you can't just decide at the last minute to stay another day. But generally, our visiting groups seem to have a productive research experience and an enjoyable adventure. So, if you hear about a group that is planning a trip to The Genealogy Center, why not come along? Or consider organizing a group yourself and share the fun.
Monday, Apr 22, 2013
Friday, Apr 19, 2013
For genealogists and those who just seem to acquire all the family records, organizing the information can be overwhelming! Bruce Buzbee of RootsMagic will be at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Monday, April 22, to show how RootsMagic software may be the perfect solution. The event will be in Meeting Room C of the Main Library, 900 Library Plaza, from 6-8 p.m.
Topics include:
6-7 p.m. - Roots Magic Overview
Whether you're a beginner or long-time researcher, RootsMagic can help you organize your family tree. Join RootsMagic's Bruce Buzbee as he explains the basics of how it can work for you.
7-8 p.m. - Ooo, Ahhh! New Features of RootsMagic
Once you learn about RootsMagic's basics, Bruce Buzbee will demonstrate new features sure to dazzle and amaze you. Don't miss this unique opportunity!
To register for this free class, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013
More additions have been made to The Genealogy Center's Free Databases!
More than 3500 abstracted tombstone inscriptions for Illinois and Missouri have been added recently, along with more than 10,000 associated images.
Thirty-one new memorial cards, with more than 100 associated images, have been added to the Marsha Smiley African American Collection.
Another 4,417 entries have been added to the Evangelical Messenger Obituary Index, bringing the total to 156,011 entries, covering 1848 to 1932.
And 549 memorials, with 2675 images, have been added to Genealogy Tracers Obituaries & Memorial Programs,
With all these additions, there is no time better to check the Free Databases.
Monday, Apr 15, 2013
Heads-up! The Genealogy Center has added an additional 514 images to Our Military Heritage! This wonderful collection is all due to your efforts to share your ancestor's military records, letters, photographs and memories with the world by allowing us to scan them and post them to this website. If you're interested in sharing, contact us!
Friday, Apr 12, 2013
by Matt
Each day The Genealogy Center is fortunate enough to receive donations of all kinds to be added to our collection, but many of you might be curious about what happens to donations before they are available on the shelves for patrons to use.
Every item that is added to the collection is carefully analyzed to determine where it would be best placed and a corresponding call number is assigned. A record is then created in our catalog, which includes a description of the physical piece as well as prominent subjects and family names. These subject headings are what relate the books to one another and are incredibly useful in locating similar materials in our collection. Because this is the first step in the process, it is possible for a record to display in the catalog before the book is on the shelf. Once the record in the catalog, the book is then labeled with the assigned call number and with a unique bar code. At this point hardcover books are ready to go up to the shelves.
Donations that are unbound or softcover will need to be sent to the bindery to be bound in hardcover. All of the books in our collection are bound in hardcover to better preserve them for continued use. However, many materials need to have preservation steps taken before they can be bound. Books in poor condition, materials with variable sizes or items that contain acidic paper (usually newspaper clippings) are preservation photocopied on acid-free paper, and then the photocopies are sent to be bound. This step ensures that the piece is a standard size, and that the information contained is not lost due to wear from use or discoloration from acidic paper.
We are also fortunate to receive many manuscript collections that have been researched and compiled by researchers like you. Manuscript collections are the most time consuming materials that we handle, as they usually require a great deal of organization before they can be bound and placed on the shelves. Each manuscript is unique and must be organized in the most appropriate way according to the information that it contains. Once the lengthy organization and preservation process is completed, a catalog record is created and then the books are sent to be bound before being placed on the shelves.
Although the whole process can take quite a bit of time, our donations are a big part of what makes our collection special. We want to ensure that all of the books that go on our shelves are not only discoverable in the catalog, but also able to endure another generation of use.
If you have history, yearbooks, church directories, published genealogies, or personal research that you would like to donate to our collection, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email.
Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013
Saturday, Apr 06, 2013
Famly History Fundamentals sessions will be held one Saturday each month, at 10 AM in Meeting Room A. The first class will be "Researching Church Records," on May 25th, followed by "Locating Newspapers Online," on June 8th, "Just Start Looking on Ancestry," on July 13th, and finish with "Jumping Off Points: Getting the Most From a Single Record," on September 14th. For more information about these free classes, see the brochure.
Beyond Ancestry's Leaves & Branches sessions are on weekdays, but still in Meeting Room A. The first session is "What Can I Find at The Genealogy Center: A Catalog Tour," presented by Melissa Shimkus and Aaron Smith, on Thursday, April 11th, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Other sessions include "Find Births, Marriages and Deaths Online," on Wednesday, May 29th, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM; "WeRelate Overview," on Monday June 24th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM; "Genealogy Jargon," on Wednesday July 24th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM; and finally "Public Member Trees on Ancestry.com" on Thursday, September 12th, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. If you want to learn more about these free classes, check the brochure.
Now, notice, there are no classes scheduled in August. That's because the Federation of Genealogical Societies is holding its annual conference here Wednesday through Saturday, August 21-24, with Librarians' Day on Tuesday, August 20th.
So there you have it! A cornucopia of events to enlighten and entertain you through the summer, Make your plans and sign up soon!
Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013
by Melissa
Technology is moving at such a rapid pace, it sometimes feel like it is a full time job to keep up with all of our electronic devices. Moore's law states that technology doubles every eighteen months. Think about the fact that the first iPhone was released in 2007 and the most current edition, iPhone 5, which
had an inception date of 2012 will soon become obsolete.
With this ever-evolving cycle of expanding technology, how do you keep up? Do you read technology journals or blogs or buy products based on advertising or word of mouth? With every new edition of a product, how compatible is your first generation techno device? If we have a printer from two years ago, we have to download drivers to connect with our new Windows 8 laptops. How do we maneuver these waters?
And can the next generation relate to our experiences or those of the generations before us? I remember accessing video games by typing in the c:/run command. Today, we can play video games on
our touch-screen phones or other handheld devices. Try explaining a typewriter's corrective tape to a teenager who regularly uses a voice-command tablet.
While navigating the waves of technology, consider documenting your everyday activities in a journal, blog, website, or video so that future generations will have a better understanding of how we spent our days in this dramatically changing landscape.
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013
by Delia
There are seven new Family Bible Records on our Genealogy Center Free Databases page. All seven are from the Franklin County, Indiana area, and include records for the Huntington, Logan, Maharry, Martin, Millsbaugh, Monroe, and Wilson-Applegate families. Remember that our Free Databases offer a wide range of material from various locations, and is constantly being updated. We'd also love to have your family Bible records, military records or other material to add. If you have any questions, just contact us!
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
We're genealogists. We always want more. More information about our ancestors. More details. More maps, more cemetery records, more church histories. And when we run across a vague reference to another source, we want that, too. WorldCat (World Catalog) may be just what you need.
WorldCat is part of OCLC. OCLC, the Online Computer Library Center, was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, and was intended to aid Ohio libraries by sharing cataloging records and to facilitate interlibrary loans. By the 1990s, it was used by libraries all over the world and the first public access catalog, WorldCat, was made available through libraries. Now, WorldCat is available online from any computer. It not only allows you to search for books, computer resources and select articles by author, title, subject and keyword, but allows you to limit to language, date published, and format. The result will let you know in what library or archives the material is located, but also how far it is from your location.WorldCat also allows you to create your own free account, which will allow you to create lists of material you've used or plan to use.
If you haven't tried WorldCat, now is the time. Have Fun!
Monday, Mar 25, 2013
by Dawne
The Genealogy Center is anticipating this summer's Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference that will be here in Fort Wayne the 21st through the 24th of August, with a special Librarians' Day pre-conference event on the 20th of August. When FGS comes to town, The Genealogy Center always gets involved in a big way, from hosting some conference-related events – like Librarians' Day – onsite, to offering extended hours for genealogists to do research early in the morning before attending sessions, and late into the night after the day's lectures.
When Fort Wayne is the locality of the state or a national conference, The Genealogy Center's staff usually gets directly involved, and not just during the days of the event, but in the earliest planning stages. This year, several Genealogy Center staff members are participating in the conference planning and execution.
Genealogy Center Manager Curt Witcher is on the FGS 2013 Conference Committee as the representative of the Allen County Public Library, one of the two local co-hosts organizations of the conference. The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana is the other local co-host organization. Curt also will be delivering four lecture sessions and speaking at the Indiana Genealogical Society-sponsored luncheon. Curt's topics are "SOS! Saving Our Societies & Thriving in the 21st Century," "Your Society Wants You! Effective Recruiting Strategies for Genealogical Societies," "Being the Outstanding Leader Your Society Needs," "Digital Lincoln: Access to an Incomparable Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials," discussing the library's Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, and "The Indiana Genealogical Society: A Case Study in Thriving," at the IGS luncheon.
Genealogy Center Assistant Manager of Public Services Melissa Shimkus is serving on the 2013 Program Committee as co-chair from the local area. The Program Committee has put together a fantastic conference that is full of engaging, knowledgeable speakers on a wide variety of topics! You can read about the individual sessions at the conference website. In addition, Melissa is presenting three lectures, "Researching at The Genealogy Center," "Researching Indiana Digital Collections Online" and "Why Should I Look at Revolutionary War Pension Records?" In addition to her other duties, Melissa will be coordinating ACPL staff who want to volunteer for various duties during the conference.
Delia Bourne, Genealogy Center librarian, is co-chair of Librarians' Day. She is also presenting three lectures at the conference: "Beginning Kentucky Research at The Genealogy Center," "Researching Your Confederate Ancestor at The Genealogy Center" and "Researching Your Union Ancestor at The Genealogy Center."
Dawne Slater-Putt, Genealogy Center librarian, is National Conference Co-Chair, and Aaron Smith, Genealogy Center Assistant Manager of the Materials Handling Unit, is co-chair of the Audio-Visual Committee. Kay Spears, Genealogy Center Department Assistant and graphic artist, designed the conference logo and other publicity pieces for the event. During the week of the conference, all of The Genealogy Center staff will be on hand to help visitors to The Center, and don't be surprised to see some familiar smiling faces from elsewhere in the ACPL system pitching in as well.
Friday, Mar 22, 2013
by Dawne
In late March of 1913, the Ohio Valley experienced one of the most devastating floods of all time. Especially in river towns like Peru, Logansport and Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Dayton, Ohio, the water was all-consuming. Fort Wayne is home to the Maumee River Basin, one of the eight major watersheds in the state. The confluence of the Maumee, St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers is in the heart of town, and the Basin also includes the Trier, Junk and Fairfield Ditches and Spy Run Creek.
Locally, the rivers crested at 26.1 feet before the flood waters receded. Some 5,000 acres were flooded in the Fort Wayne area and 15,000 were left homeless for more than a week. The property loss was estimated at $25 million.
The devastation in the Midwest began with deadly tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa on Easter Sunday, March 23. The storms moved eastward across Illinois and into Indiana. Northern Indiana already had experienced a heavy rainfall on Good Friday, March 21. Between the morning of March 23 and the night of March 25, 4.75 inches of rain fell. As many as 2000 homes were underwater in Fort Wayne by Tuesday, March 25. Before the rivers crested at 26.1 feet on Wednesday night, the Lakeside dikes of the St. Joseph River broke in two places. The electric light plant was submerged, casting Fort Wayne into darkness for two nights. The three pumping stations stalled, leaving the town vulnerable with no fire protection.
Six people are reported to have lost their lives in Fort Wayne during the Great Flood of 1913, including four young girls from the Allen County Orphans Home who drowned when their boat capsized during an attempt to move children from the home to a safer location. In other cities, the loss of life was even greater. In Peru, on the Wabash River, twenty people died. And in Dayton, Ohio, 150 died.
In Peru, the winter quarters of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus were flooded with six feet of water. Joseph Leiethel, one of the circus managers, reported that the elephants panicked, pulled their stakes from the ground and began to fight with one another in their fear. Five elephants were killed in the fighting, three were drowned and one died of exhaustion. Three escaped and were roaming the countryside. "Most of the monkeys went floating down the crest of the flood huddled on pieces of wreckage," Leiethel said.
The storms raged on eastward, all the way to Vermont, leaving citizens in their wake to pick up the pieces of their lives and their communities.
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013
As you plan your trip to The Genealogy Center, are you lost when using our Catalog? Once you're here, does it still seem complicated that you just end up browsing the stacks, missing some material? Here is the opportunity to learn how to locate the more than a million items in The Genealogy Center collection. In this virtual tour of the catalog systems, instructors Melissa Shimkus and Aaron Smith will demonstrate the different features of the system, including special notes and making lists.
The class will be 2 PM to 4 PM on Thursday April 11, 2012, in Meeting Room A.
For more information, see the brochure.
Sunday, Mar 17, 2013
by John
Today is St. Patrick's Day. For many places it is an unofficial early rite of Spring and it affords many people a chance to think about Ireland, whether or not they actually have any Irish heritage. In the last census more than 36 million Americans claimed Irish heritage - 11.9 percent of the population, while another 3.5 million (1.2 percent) claimed specifically Scots-Irish heritage. These numbers are actually small, and the number of Americans with at least one ancestor of Irish blood, whether Catholic or Protestant, is undoubtedly much higher. Even President Obama claims Irish heritage on his mother's side.
Family historians wishing to trace their Irish heritage face a number of obstacles. The biggest problem that most encounter is not knowing the exact place in Ireland where their ancestor was born. Scots-Irish settlers who arrived in the eighteenth century usually came from parts of Ulster (the counties of Down, Londonderry, Tyrone, and Antrim), while those arriving later in the 1840s during the Potato Famine came from all over Ireland, especially the western provinces of Connacht and Munster. Passenger lists from the period typically list just "Ireland" for a passenger's birthplace.
Here are some steps for researching one's Irish heritage. First, identify the immigrant as completely as possible from American sources. Use census records, church records, cemetery records, mortuary records, city directories, newspaper obituaries, and even fraternal lodge records.
Second, look for other identifying information about the immigrant in American sources. If your Irish ancestor got married in America, there is a chance that the birthplace or at least the county of birth was recorded in the church record. The amount of detail preserved varied greatly from church to church, depending on the interest and record-keeping practices of the pastor or priest. Look also for the burial and cemetery record of the immigrant. Sometimes specific birthplace information was recorded in the church burial register or on the tombstone. Look for the obituary. If he or she died in a city with a sizable Irish population, there might have been specific information recorded about the place of birth. If a family arrived with children born in Ireland, seek out records for the whole family, including marriage and burial records for every sibling. It only takes one such record to provide the necessary clue.
Sometimes notices were published in newspapers by relatives in Ireland looking for lost family members who had immigrated. Those published in the Boston Pilot between 1831 and 1920 have been gathered in a set of books titled, Search for Missing Friends 974.402 B65sea.
If you can identify the town and county, a number of tools exist, both in Ireland and in The Genealogy Center, to go further back in time. Ireland has suffered a great deal from record destruction, including a 1922 fire in the Public Records Office that destroyed many census, court, and probate records, as well as some church records stored there. Many records have survived, however, and there are guidebooks available to show what kinds of sources may exist for a particular place.
The task of bridging the genealogical divide between America and Ireland can be challenging. But persistence and tenacity can sometimes pay off.
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I have been searching to look for how to change the default umask and dmask for the auto-mounted directories. I searched all the google and bing pages that I could, but to no avail. But I found some interesting info though.
Fedora now uses DeviceKit for managing the disks and Devicekit calls udev for actually mounting and unmounting the disks. The operation is controlled by policykit to determine who can do what?
So, with this information, I was pretty sure that I should resort to fstab to mount my disks. But remember another change Fedora made some time back. UUID are preferred way to mount the disk in the fstab. So I thought why not do it this way, so here\'s what I did (might save you with some time)
lshal|grep uuid
This will give you output like the below:
udi = \'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_4852_A67D\'
info.udi = \'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_4852_A67D\' (string)
volume.uuid = \'4852-A67D\' (string)
volume.uuid = \'\' (string)
This will give you the UUID. and then you can map the devices with the UUID from the current mount locations.
But if you like to do things the easire way then just run the following:
The output will be similar to below:
/dev/sda5: LABEL=\"\" UUID=\"XXXX-XXXX\" TYPE=\"vfat\"
Now login as root and add the following to the fstab file in /etc.
If you want to do it with a bash one liner, then you can try this: (Be careful to take a backup of fstab, as I have not tried this)
\';mount_opts=\"rw,uid=500\"; for i in $(blkid|grep \"vfat\"); do temp=$(echo $i|awk \'{print $3}\');echo \"$temp $mount_opts 0 0\"; done
Please note that this will not specify the mount point and thus mount will fail, if you directly use the output in the fstab file. You can insert the mount point in the output as second field.
Also, change the mount_opts value in the above to whatever mount options you want.


text: Consider the pros and cons -- and whether your child is ready for this responsibility -- before saying yes. By Cameron Huddleston, Former Online Editor August 5, 2010 If your child is heading off to college, you might be thinking he or she needs a credit card -- you know, for emergencies. My parents gave me one my freshman year of college, and my desire to have some new clothes seemed like enough of an emergency to justify using the card. And the cafeteria food was so bad that a few pizza purchases with the card seemed justifiable, too. The truth is credit cards and teens don't always mix well -- especially if kids haven't been taught to use credit wisely (I wasn't given that lesson before going to college). Even if you talk to your child about credit, he still might not have the maturity to make wise choices. Sponsored Content Luckily, a new law makes it tougher for teens to get a credit card on their own. The law requires anyone younger than 21 who wants to open a credit-card account to have proof of income or get an adult co-signer. So most kids will have to ask mom or dad to sign for a card. Before you say yes, consider these pros and cons: PRO: As a co-signer, you get a monthly statement, too. So you can monitor your child's spending. Advertisement PRO: The card's credit limit can't be increased without your approval. PRO: If your child is responsible, he can build a good credit score while in college. CON: If your child makes a late payment, it will show up on your credit report. CON: If your child doesn't pay off his debt, you (the co-signer) will be responsible for it. Advertisement CON: If you pay the bills for your child, he won't learn how to manage credit. If you think the cons outweigh the pros, start your child with a debit card so he or she can learn to balance a checking account before getting a credit card (see Debit Versus Credit Cards for Kids). However, if you're willing to co-sign for a credit card for your college student, you need to teach him or her how to use the card responsibly. Follow these tips from Bill Hardekopf, chief executive of LowCards.com and author of The Credit Card Guidebook: 1. Make it clear that credit cards are loans that have to be repaid in full each month.Tell them what is a good time to use a credit card for payment (textbooks, emergencies) and what isn't (clothing, food, entertainment). 2. Use your credit card bill to explain interest rates, grace periods and minimum payment. Advertisement 3. Show them how much they will pay in interest by only making the minimum payments. Our tool can help. 4.Tell them about the fees and penalty rates. Help them sign up for online payment with reminders to help avoid late payment fees. 5. Teach them that credit scores will be nearly as important as test scores (see Why Your Credit Score Matters). Show them how they can get a free copy of their credit report from each of the three credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion) once every 12 months at www.annualcreditreport.com. 6. Give advice on how to avoid credit card theft and what to do if your card or identity is stolen (see How to Protect Yourself Against Credit-Card Theft). Follow me on Twitter


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Let's not blow things out of proportion.
Let's not blow things out of proportion.
Rest In Peace Craigos
My take on this issue is that the sequence of results in this year's IPL is linked to the Indians' subsequent decline in T20. We've seen teams that are relatively well-rounded and depend a lot on Indians fall out early, including Rajasthan, Punjab and (later) Delhi. Likewise, Deccan, who won, were heavily dependent on Gilchrist, Gibbs, Fidel, Dwayne and later Symonds, with no Indian playing a frontline role in the campaign. RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha seemed to benefit by bowling for a team with very strong batting. This Indian batting lineup is not so strong. Moreover, both have been found wanting against top batsmen or on flat pitches. Rohit Sharma, contrary to perception, did little of note, scoring one T20 fifty. In comparison, Ishant, already a far better bowler than RP Singh, has been his team's one-man strike unit and done everything he could, but isn't given due credit.Talking of fifties, no Indian batsman then had scored more than two. All of them were out cheaply, not getting settled. They either lack the big shots or try to manufacture shots from impossible situations.
Coming to this team, the bowling has actually been quite good, though at times restrictive, but the field placings have been so weak that singles are so easily taken. They need to convert all singles to dots, even if it means placing fielders inside after the first six overs. Their problems are compounded when their best fielders happen to field so badly, that it costs them a match or two.
"Talent is nothing without opportunity"
"You're not remembered for aiming at the target, but hitting it"
Twenty20 used to be boring.
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"Raab gives the 5pm press conference with the air of a man who strongly suspects theres a chalk penis drawn on his back, but is just going to butch it out by facing forward till the bell goes." - The Guardian's Marina Hyde on the UK's supply prime minister
That's the Kolkata Knightriders, not the Indian team.Originally Posted by Redbacks
At times, I don't think we should read too much into a tournament that's only two weeks long, and where one bad match results in an elimination. T20 seems a blink-and-miss style of cricket, with no room for a let-up at all.Raina is no more a #3 in T20, when the same plan works against him twice and claims him cheaply twice.Raina at 3 was going great till all the shuffling happened and for some reason, Dhoni thought he was the man for that spot.
It was a stupid move then, it is a stupid move now and it will be a stupid move forever.
India crashes out .... I feared something like this happening and that's why I felt India needed to introspect
they didn't play well, got the strategy wrong right from selecting the squad for the WC [thought selectors pulled the gun a bit early], playing 11 to batting order
can't feel sorry for them in the end, they got what they deserved
For the game against SA, may be they could try some of the players who had to sit out in the bench. they should bench Raina, Gambhir, Ishant and Zak. the line up should be something like
- Rohit
- Irfan
- Karthik
- Yuvi
- Yusuf
- Dhoni
- Jadeja
- Praveen
- Bhajji
- Ojha
Fastest gun in town
Tendulkar should have been picked. His assured presence at the top could have countered ENG bouncer tactic & everyone could have batted around him.
In hindsight, a 11 like the below would have been more useful
- Tendulkar
- Panday
- Rohit
- Yuvraj
- Yusuf
- Karthik
- Irfan
- Mishra
- Nehra
- Ojha
PS Sehwag is not considered because of his injury
Aussie, ret, You can't pick a guy who doesn't want to play! Not that I agree with his stance. He seems to have no problem playing for money in the IPL.
These two defeats are as significant as AUS achilles heel towards playing spin rearing up again. Teams who play IND in T20s in the future, will surely use their such tactics to keep their aggressive batsmen in check.
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Cathay Pacific, its sister airline Dragonair and Swire Hotels announced the hotel Group's participation in FLY greener, the airlines' carbon offset programme.
From 1 June 2011, Marco Polo Club members travelling on a Cathay Pacific or Dragonair flight and staying at a Swire Hotels property will be able to offset the carbon emissions from their inbound journey. This benefit will begin with The Opposite House in Beijing and The Upper House in Hong Kong.
Swire Hotels will be purchasing carbon offsets from FLY greener to help support the development of environmental projects in Mainland China that reduce carbon emissions and generate social benefits. Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, and Swire Hotels are conscious of making a positive difference to the environment and, in addition to carbon offsets, the three companies are committed to managing their environmental and sustainability impacts.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have been making focused efforts to lower their carbon emissions through fleet modernisation, enhanced operational measures and working with industry partners on improved air traffic infrastructure. Since 1998 they have improved the fuel efficiency of their fleet by 23.4%.
Both The Opposite House and The Upper House are committed to improving their environmental and sustainability performance. Upon arrival at the Houses, guests are welcomed to check in anywhere in the hotel with a Guest Experience team member by using a designated tablet PC or iPad® containing all guests' information and preferences for a paperless experience. At The Upper House, a unique iPod touch® is provided in each of the guest rooms and suites offering a comprehensive source for all hotel information, in-room dining, local area information, weather, news and feedback forms at the touch of a screen, replacing printed hotel directories. The hotel also uses energy-saving Lexus RX450H hybrid cars for airport transfers and private hire.
Cathay Pacific Head of Environmental Affairs Mark Watson said: "We recognise the vital contribution made by our loyal customers in supporting not only our business, but also our ongoing sustainability efforts. This new initiative makes it easier than ever for members of The Marco Polo Club to offset their carbon emissions from their trips and to help reduce their personal carbon footprints."
Brian Williams, Managing Director of Swire Hotels, said: "Swire Hotels has given great consideration to the preferences of our guests and the effect our practices have on the environment. This new drive allows both Swire Hotels and our guests to take a more active role in environmental initiatives by offsetting carbon emissions from air travel in a way that is credible, cost effective and efficient.".
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DabielOrganics necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 138 diseños de 55 diseñadores freelance.
Sonoma Vermiculture
We are a pair of young (26 year old) entrepreneurs who are doing a project to take spoiled vegetables from grocery stores and convert them into a fertilizer product using earthworms. Our age informs our tastes in design: simple, clean, elegant.
For reference: "Vermiculture" means work having to do with raising earthworms.
The target audience here is wide. From children who visit our site to senior citizens who buy our fertilizer. Meaning: the logo shouldn't be edgy.
We are looking for a logo to represent the company, Sonoma Vermiculture. The logo should not be edgy, should incorporate the name of the company, and be uncluttered enough so that it is clear from a distance on a large sign or printed on a business card.
A few themes important to us (in order of importance)
1) There should be an earthworm in the logo somewhere
2) The idea of recycling, or closing a loop on food scraps
3) The idea of farming or plant growth or Sonoma County (a beautiful farming region)
4) Green and Brown colors are suggested, but not required
Please no stock images or clipart; original work only. Cartoons are ok for a some worm personality, but please not in the logo typeface.
We will need the images in a format that can be sent to a large printer.
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Hoogendoorn, Sander; Parker, Simon C.; Van Praag, Mirjam (Amsterdam, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: What is the effect of dispersed levels of cognitive ability of members of a (business) team on their team's performance? This paper reports the results of a field experiment in which 573 students in 49 teams start up and manage real companies under identical circumstances. We ensured exogenous variation in - otherwise random - team composition by assigning students to teams based on their measured cognitive abilities (Raven test). Each team performs a variety of tasks, often involving complex decision making. The key result of the experiment is that the performance of business teams first increases and then decreases with ability dispersion. We seek to understand this finding by developing a model in which team members of different ability levels form sub-teams with other team members with similar ability levels to specialize in different productive tasks. Diversity spreads production over different tasks in order to escape diminishing marginal returns under specialization. The model comes with a boundary condition: our experimental finding is most likely to emerge in settings where different tasks exhibit moderate differences in their productive contributions to total output. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8963
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Evidence from Survival Rates in a Natural ExperimentAndersen, Steffen; Meisner Nielsen, Kasper (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We use a natural experiment in Denmark to test the hypothesis that aspiring entrepreneurs face financial constraints because of low entrepreneurial quality. We identify 304 constrained entrepreneurs who start a business after receiving windfall wealth and examine the performance of these marginal entrepreneurs. We find that constrained entrepreneurs have significantly lower survival rates and lower profits when compared with a matched sample of unconstrained entrepreneurs. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the marginal entrepreneur is of low quality. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8499
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Foley, Kelly; Gallipoli, Giovanni; Green, David (Bristol, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We use a large, rich Canadian micro-level dataset to examine the channels through which family socio-economic status and unobservable characteristics a ect children's decisions to drop out of high school. First, we document the strength of observable socio-economic factors: our data suggest that teenage boys with two parents who are themselves high school dropouts have a 16% chance of dropping out, compared to a dropout rate of less than 1% for boys whose parents both have a university degree. We examine the channels through which this socio-economic gradient arises using an extended version of the factor model set out in Carneiro, Hansen, and Heckman (2003). Speci cally, we consider the impact of cognitive and non-cognitive ability and the value that parents place on education. Our results support three main conclusions. First, cognitive ability at age 15 has a substantial impact on dropping out. Second, parental valuation of education has an impact of approximately the same size as cognitive ability e ects for medium and low ability teenagers. A low ability teenager has a probability of dropping out of approximately .03 if his parents place a high value on education but .36 if their education valuation is low. Third, parental education has no direct e ect on dropping out once we control for ability and parental valuation of education. Our results point to the importance of whatever determines ability at age 15 (including, potentially, early childhood interventions) and of parental valuation of education during the teenage years. We also make a small methodological contribution by extending the standard factor based estimator to allow a non-linear relationship between the factors and a covariate of interest. We show that allowing for non-linearities has a substantial impact on estimated e ects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8582
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How To Realize Its Potential in the Organization FieldVolberda, Henk W.; Foss, Nicolai J.; Lyles, Marjorie A. (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The purpose of this Perspective Paper is to advance understanding of absorptive capacity, its underlying dimensions, its multi-level antecedents, its impact on firm performance and the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. Nineteen years after the Cohen and Levinthal 1990 paper, the field is characterized by a wide array of theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical evidence. In this paper, we first review these underlying theories and empirical studies of absorptive capacity. Given the size and diversity of the absorptive capacity literature, we subsequently map the existing terrain of research through a bibliometric analysis. The resulting bibliometric cartography shows the major discrepancies in the organization field, namely that (1) most attention so far has been focused on the tangible outcomes of absorptive capacity; (2) organizational design and individual level antecedents have been relatively neglected in the absorptive capacity literature; and (3) the emergence of absorptive capacity from the actions and interactions of individual, organizational and inter-organizational antecedents remains unclear. Building on the bibliometric analysis, we develop an integrative model that identifies the multi-level antecedents, process dimensions, and outcomes of absorptive capacity as well as the contextual factors that affect absorptive capacity. We argue that realizing the potential of the absorptive capacity concept requires more research that shows how "micro antecedents" and "macroantecedents" influence future outcomes such as competitive advantage, innovation, and firm performance. In particular, we identify conceptual gaps that may guide future research to fully exploit the absorptive capacity concept in the organization field and to explore future fruitful extensions of the concept. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7955
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Hector Estrup og økonomisk metodologiFoss, Nikolai J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Med udgangspunkt i debatten mellem Hector Estrup og Hans Keiding i Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (1986) diskuteres centrale aspekter af økonomisk metode og metodologi, specielt hvordan økonomer mener at der kan etableres kontakt mellem modeller og virkelighed, og hvilke implikationer dét har for vurderingen af teorier i økonomi (dvs. økonomisk metodologi). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6312
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Who Cooperates with Firms, and Why?Lotz, Peter; Davis, Lee (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Academic scientists are under increasing pressure to engage in more commercially "relevant" research, through either patenting and licensing research results, or research cooperations. This paper seeks to add to our understanding of academic-business collaborations (contract research, joint research, and consulting) by presenting preliminary results from a novel survey of academic researchers in the life sciences in Denmark. We seek to draw a "profile" of those researchers who cooperate, and why. Expressed in a different way, we would like to determine what researcher characteristics and competencies business, in practice, demands. Both university and hospital scientists were polled. Our most surprising finding is that there is a consistent and highly significant relationship between strong publication records and cooperation, across both researcher groups, and for all forms of cooperation. Our results underline that it is important that scientists be permitted – indeed, encouraged – to continue to operate within the norms of the academic community, where success is measured by the collegiate reputation-based reward system, thereby maintaining a clear division of labor between what scientists do best, and what business does best. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6777
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a preliminary assessmentFrederiksen, Frode; Husted, Kenneth (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6380
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Andersson, Bo; Henningsson, Stefan (Springer, 2011/2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The recent years of rapid development of mobile technologies creates opportunities for new user-groups in the mobile workforce to take advantage of information systems (IS). However, to apprehend and harness these opportunities for mobile IS it is crucial to fully understand the user group and the mobile technology. In this paper we deductively, from previous research on aspects on mobility, synthesize a tentative analytical framework capturing factors accentuated in mobile IS design. We evaluate the framework based on criteria of completeness, distinctiveness, and simplicity. Eventually, these two steps develop the framework towards a theoretical contribution as theory for describing handheld computing from a designer's perspective. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were made and the tentative framework was elaborated and confirmed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8633
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Comparing Digital Piracy and Legal Modes for Film and MusicVeitch, Robert (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The emergence of the Internet in the late 20th century and its continued prominence after the year 2000 have created challenges and opportunities for firms and scholars alike. For firms, information technologies (IT) have facilitated access to foreign markets but exposed them to new forms of competition, both commercial and non-commercial, which have undermined their successes. For scholars, the new contexts created by IT have enabled new forms of behaviour not well explained by existing theory. Confronted by these developments, firms attempted to maintain their business models, while scholars applied established theories to explain and predict decisions and behaviour in the new digital landscape. The emergence of widespread digital film and music piracy facilitated by the Internet provides an example of how existing models are often insufficient to explain behaviours enabled by new technologies. Scholars seeking to explain and predict digital piracy have drawn on theories from across the social sciences to inform their investigations into the phenomenon. While these investigations have revealed important insights into the antecedents of digital piracy, the research literature is limited in three key ways. It is theoretically fragmented. It has largely decontextualised digital piracy by not examining how it occurs in relation to legal access. It has underemphasised factors that vary from title-to-title. This project integrates the key streams of piracy research, namely the research informed by social psychology, criminology, business ethics, marketing and economics, and presents a model that addresses the key limitations in the literature. The model was examined over three successive empirical investigations conducted between the autumn of 2010 and the spring of 2012, drawing on samples of university students and consumers in Denmark. The findings from the investigations emphasise the value of an integrated model that contextualises piracy and includes product-title factors. The model explains more variance in access decisions than the models previously offered in the literature. The empirical findings of the research conducted for the project indicate the importance of product-title factors, namely price perceptions, legal availability, and desirability, in addition to access-mode factors such as subjective norms, ethical judgements, and quality risks. The research contributes to the literature on digital piracy in information systems (IS) by emphasising the importance of producttitle factors in individuals' access decisions. Furthermore, it demonstrates the value of using an integrated theoretical model in IS research, when a variety of potential explanations are offered for behaviour. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8879
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Toward Value Representations of Individual Knowledge in AccountingKrebs, Anne (Frederiksberg, 2018)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Concerned with the management and control of the forces that drive the "knowledge economy"— the research question of the thesis is: How can individual knowledge become operable in dispersed, global contexts to support knowledge-based management decisions at a distance? The conceptual part of the thesis proposes generic, global measurement units in The Intangible Currency, (TIC), to represent the values of individual knowledge resources distributed in a webbased system of non-financial accounting, Intellectual Capital Management Control System, (ICMCS). It suggests methods for knowledge accounting on which to manage allocation of individual knowledge in dispersed firms. The thesis is in three parts. The first part, which applies the theory Design Studies Research, (DSR), conceptualizes the artefacts TIC and ICMCS. The second part produces case-based empirical validations of the two artefacts in a global company. The artefacts are technically and socially tested producing 2x2 tests. The development and implementation process of ICMCS is qualitatively tested and socially analyzed by Actor Network Theory, (ANT) and TIC is quantitatively tested by the use of proxies, because individual knowledge and competence is invisible and ICMCS has not been implemented yet. By four hypotheses the calculative properties in TICs are explored to analyze in an ANT perspective whether the calculative devices, containing no price mechanism, is able to keep the non-financial network of accounting together. The 2x2 validations were successful except for the 4th moment of translation, the mobilization, {{267 Callon,Michel 1986}}in the social validation of ICMCS, where the roll-out was stopped by top management decisions. The third part discusses the used methods, the results and their limitations and alleys for further research. Furthermore, it proposes contributions to literature in IC, Accounting, KM and OM by the concept of TICs as generic calculative devices and measurement units for individual knowledge and competence and the ICMCS as the IC system of accounting, which is assumed to coordinate and distribute Human Capital (HC) by means of clicks mirroring managerial decisions about movements (flow) in the capital. The remaining part of the summary is placed in 6 sections as follows; Firstly, the theoretical problem is presented and secondly a discussion of the empirical relevance is conducted. Thirdly, the research design is briefly described and the main results from the empirical testing presented. The summary is finished by references to the main contributions to theory and practice, and by some limitations and possible avenues for further research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9645
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The Social Life of a Customer Survey in HealthcarePflueger, Dane (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The customer survey has become increasingly central to accounting and accountability as pressures to make organizations and professionals more responsive to their customers has intensified over the past twenty years. Yet, the significance and effects of the addition of the survey technology and technique to practices of accounting has hitherto been overlooked. This paper begins to close this research gap by investigating what happens on and around the survey to remake it as central to accounting in healthcare. This paper shows the activities to account for the customer and to make organizations and professionals accountable to her through the survey to involve the 'remanagerialization of the patient'—that is, the recreation of the patient as a customer with "experiences" uniquely capable of allowing healthcare providers to achieve distinctive managerial ends. This paper also shows these processes to involve the 'sequestration of customer experience'. Accounting comes to express the customer's view, and the customer's view becomes an expression of accounting. This connectivity provides an ontological security and a moral vacuity: it at once establishes control over the experiences of customers and at the same time removes the full breadth of these experiences from organizational life. The intertwining of the survey with accounting, as such, is shown not to entail simply the adoption of a new technology, but rather the wholesale remaking of system to give a voice to the customer and allow her to be heard. Illumination of the processes by which such a system emerged provides insights into accounting change and means of accounting more successfully for customers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9211
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Controversies in IFRS in the Aftermath of the 2008 Financial CrisisPucci, Richard (Frederiksberg, 2017)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis explores the response of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to the 2008 financial crisis. At the onset of the crisis, the international accounting standard on financial instruments, IAS 39, was blamed for exacerbating the ill effects of the economic downturn and significant changes were called for by numerous actors including the G20 and the Financial Stability Forum. The dissertation focuses on the events surrounding the emergency amendments to the standard in October 2008 along with the IASB's long-term response to the crisis, IFRS 9. Moreover, the project analyzes the IFRS 9 endorsement process in the European Union. Attention is directed towards broadening our awareness of the interplay among diverse actors in the revision of international accounting standards. Ultimately, it is hoped that the thesis will broaden extant understandings of the manner in which accounting standard-setters cope with multiple and conflicting interests which crystallize in times of crisis. The project contributes to the literature on accounting standard-setting by further explicating three pertinent issues; namely, (1) how agreements are reached in the critical moments of standard-setting, (2) the influence of economics on accounting standards, and (3) how financial accounting texts are solidified. The thesis is comprised of three papers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9477
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Keiding, Hans; Hansen, Bodil O. (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In the paper, we use the theory of mechanism design to exhibit the cost of efficient provision of healthcare, defined as the uniquely defined sum of individual side payments which would eliminate moral hazard. It is argued that this cost may be used to assess the costs arising from use of the treatment in cases where it is not appropriate from a strictly medical point of view. An example is given to indicate how this assessment might enter into practical cost-effectiveness analysis. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7626
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Rhizomatic stories of representational faithfulness, decision making and controlLennon, Niels Joseph Jerne (Fredriksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: There is a tendency in accounting theory, both external reporting and management accounting, to express a representational ideal. This to be understood in the sense that accounting information, independent on whether it is reported externally or used for control purposes internally, ought to represent something underlying, whether this is revenue, costs, performance or other things inscribed in the accounting information. In some cases the underlying is not an object, but a procedure which is developed with the purpose of standardising the calculations as to become comparable (Financial Accounting Standards Board, 1980a). In the beginning of the 1970's in the accounting information literature, simultaneously with the foundation of the American Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), an academic discussion regarding which qualitative characteristics accounting information ought to have, emerges (e.g. Ijiri, 1975, Hines, 1988 og Ingram and Rayburn, 1989). This was caused by FASB's work on a conceptual framework Standard of Financial Accounting Concepts (SFAC), which was meant as a guide to the standard setters in the development of new accounting standards/principles. A new notion, representational faithfulness, was introduced in SFAC no. 2. The discussion about representational faithfulness is equivocal and no unambiguous definition of what representational faithfulness actually is. This has occasioned a range of dialogues about the representativity of accounting information, the accounting setters' roles and effects of disclosure of accounting information... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8640
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Bajlum, Claus; Tind Larsen, Peter (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of accounting transparency on the term structure of CDS spreads for a large cross-section of rms. Using a newly developed measure of accounting transparency in Berger, Chen & Li (2006), we nd a downward-sloping term structure of transparency spreads. Estimating the gap between the high and low transparency credit curves at the 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10-year maturity, the transparency spread is insigni cant in the long end but highly signi cant and robust at 20 bps at the 1-year maturity. Furthermore, the eect of accounting transparency on the term structure of CDS spreads is largest for the most risky rms. These results are strongly supportive of the model by Du¢ e & Lando (2001), and add an explanation to the underprediction of short-term credit spreads by traditional structural credit risk models. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7189
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Dark Days
He was the very reason I took up photography aged 14.
We used to make temporary darkrooms in the kitchen, even a on school night.
Which did not particularly help my performance at school.
But my Dad got it.
He knew.
The most important thing is to nurture interest in your child, and watch the enthusiasm grow and the rest would follow, with luck, opening up whole new possibilities in their lives.
Without his encouragement I would never have been a professional photographer and had such a wonderful life.
As he passed away I told him he was my ladder to the stars.
And he truly was.
24 comments:
- TwinLens said...
My Mother and a lady in the church I attend gave me the same encouragement.
I took my first wedding when I was 15-16years old,that was some 40 years ago.
- 8 March 2012 at 00:17
- Unknown said...
Hi Twinlens
Sometimes all we need is someone to show us the way.
And my Dad surely did that
Warm Wishes
- 8 March 2012 at 00:24
- Keith Heneghan said...
Very sorry for your loss...
It can't be easy to write this at such a traumatic time.
Thank you for sharing.
- 8 March 2012 at 00:45
- Unknown said...
Hi Keith
Thanks for you message.
Funnily enough it came very easily this morning.
I wanted to acknowledge what he had done for me.
Warm Wishes
- 8 March 2012 at 00:53
- Gordon The Photographer said...
sorry to hear about your dad Drew. Mine died just over a year ago and I still miss him terribly.
- 8 March 2012 at 01:41
Drew, very sorry to hear of your loss. I'm glad you could tell him.
- 8 March 2012 at 01:49
- Unknown said...
Lovely words.... so sorry for your loss.
- 8 March 2012 at 02:13
- Unknown said...
Thank you all so very much for your kind wishes.
- 8 March 2012 at 02:23
- Telmo Ferreira said...
So true what you say.
Sorry to hear of your loss.
- 8 March 2012 at 02:45
- Bill Giles said...
I'm sorry to hear of his passing, but glad to hear that he meant so much to you.
- 8 March 2012 at 04:39
- Unknown said...
Thank you so very much.
Your kind comments and support mean so very much to me
- 8 March 2012 at 04:52
- Dave Keating Photography said...
So sorry to hear this Drew. It is wonderful that you were able to tell him how you felt. I hope he knew that by encouraging, and helping you follow your dream, he has impacted many of our lives as well.
Gods speed.
- 8 March 2012 at 08:14
- Unknown said...
Sorry to hear, can't really imagine what you're going through, but know this. As he inspired you, you inspire us, and his legacy lives.
Thank you drew.
- 8 March 2012 at 08:28
- John said...
My condolences, Drew. This is always a heartbreaking development, no matter who else has gone before you in this journey, we all have to experience it on our own.
- 8 March 2012 at 08:57
- Fred Combaneyre said...
Hi Drew,
I'm very sorry for your Dad. All my thoughts are with you.
Family and friends are finally what really count the most.
Take care of you mate and see you soon.
- 8 March 2012 at 09:23
- Unknown said...
I'm truly overwhelmed by all of the kind comments
Thank you
- 8 March 2012 at 09:31
- Mike Padua said...
My thoughts go out to you, Drew. While I've never met your OR your dad, I have a very good feeling he's proud of your work.
- 8 March 2012 at 09:40
- Unknown said...
My condolences Drew. We all need a good person to inspire us along the right path. I'm pleased that your father gave you so much.
- 8 March 2012 at 09:55
- Cole said...
Extremely sorry to hear that, Drew.
At least you were there for him and told him your love.
My grandma died in Malaysia one month before I was due to go back there..... I didn't even have the chance to say goodbye.
Stay strong, my friend. And take care.
Cole (Coltrane Koh) xx
- 8 March 2012 at 09:59
- Unknown said...
Drew many children have fathers that dont understand, have time for or genuinely love them.
You had a great father, he was lucky to have a thoughtful son such as yourself. He is at peace, and he leaves a legacy behind that he would have been proud of, may not have said it but he would have been.
Look after yourself mate, dont think you are alone as you have so many friends on here for you.
god bless
- 8 March 2012 at 14:20
- Pat Morrissey said...
So sorry for your loss, Drew. To have had such a loving father is a great blessing. I hope you find the gifts he gave you a source of some consolation.
Best wishes,
- 8 March 2012 at 14:37
- edmond terakopian said...
Drew, I'm so sorry for your loss. So wonderful to read your words of love towards your dad and his care for you. He must have been very proud to watch you grow into what he spotted in you when you were younger.
I give you my sincere condolences and wish you and the rest of the family strength and patience in dealing with these horrible times. May he have a peaceful rest.
- 9 March 2012 at 05:38
- Henri Ilanen said...
My sincerest condolences, Drew. It´s always a pleasure to read your blog as you write with so much experience and you have this down-to-earth approach on things. I hope you all the best during this sad time.
You said your father was your ladder to the stars and that reminded me of this video http://youtu.be/9D05ej8u-gU?hd=1 . If you have the time, do watch it. It´s inspiring.
- 10 March 2012 at 00:02
- Charlie said...
RIP Dad, my condolences to you Drew.
- 10 March 2012 at 01:36


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It's no exaggeration to say that legendary Dallas-based developer id Software was instrumental in the evolution of the modern day videogame. Pioneering the first person shooter genre with such landmark PC titles as Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake back in the 1990s, id paved the way for the current multi-billion pound mainstream industry. No Doom: no Modern Warfare.
In recent years it has been living on past glories, occasionally knocking out tepid sequels to its milestone titles. So the announcement of an all-new franchise - its first in 15 years - featuring vehicles and roleplaying elements was greeted with similar trepidation to hearing that The Rolling Stones are back in the studio, and that they've always had a dance element to their music.
The world of gaming has moved on apace since monsters ran straight at you, you shot them in the face, picked up a health pack, found the key card, and moved on to the next level. In technical terms, id has certainly kept up however. Not only did it make brilliant games, it also made the cutting edge graphics engines that powered them. That continues to this day, with the Tech 5 engine creating an exceptionally crisp, believable, colourful world full of incredibly intricate detail.
Warriors Of The Wasteland
But we're not here to swoon over a tech demo; fortunately there is a game involved as well. That game begins with you waking up in some kind of survival pod, which hasn't really done its job given that all of your colleagues are dead. So far, so Planet Of The Apes, with the key difference that this particular wasteland is occupied by mutants, marauders and extras from Mad Max. The whole post-apocalyptic thing has been done to death recently by the likes of Fallout 3 and Borderlands, but the lengthy nature of game development is such that similar titles can be obliviously created concurrently.
Rage's vision of a decimated future sees bands of survivors holed up in various settlements, including a pair of hub towns that form the basis of your adventures. It's here that the RPG element comes in, with settlers abusing your good nature by sending you into the wilderness to perform jobs in return for money, rewards, or crucially, vehicles. These can then be customised with weapons, and used to traverse the badlands between jobs.
Dead Cities
In accepting these quests - they're not referred to as quests, don't worry - you never know what you're going to get. A seemingly innocuous task can involve a two-hour battle through a ruined city, including the obligatory find-the-rocket-launcher-shoot-the-boss-in-his-vulnerable-area bit. It eventually dawns that the talkie sections are simply a way of disguising a largely linear FPS. That's what id does best though, and the combat is tight, challenging, and intense, with emphasis placed on ammo selection as much as it is weaponry. There are also cunning side-weapons, including the talismanic wingstick, a deft flick of which will behead an enemy before returning to your palm, boomerang-style.
As well as buying things from shops, or finding stuff lying around on the floor, items can also be crafted from their composite ingredients. At the lower end of the spectrum you can knock together a bandage out of some old rags and a bit of antiseptic, or going more hi-tech you can fashion lock grinders or even a remote controlled bomb car.
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As for the full-sized vehicles, transport aside, they can be raced competitively in either combat or non-combat mode. In fact, the entire competitive multiplayer consists of online car combat, something of a surprise from the studio that invented Deathmatch.
Save Me
Rage is a game of surprises all round, from the peculiar characters that occupy the wasteland, to the fact that a game from the people who made Doom involves collecting plants to make medicine. Some archaic concepts have been retained however, the most annoying of which is the need to constantly manually save, presumably a hangover from the PC days where you could tap Quicksave mid-battle. Admittedly there are people in the world with real problems, but having to continually go into the menu does detract from the immersion somewhat. A further PC trait is the insistence that the entire 22Gb be installed to the Xbox hard drive for optimum performance. We didn't bother (life is too short, as is space) and had to suffer lengthy loading times as well as textures that took a while to pop in.
The fact that we are essentially complaining about admin suggests that there is little fundamentally wrong with the game, and this largely proves to be the case. That said, while the world looks glorious, it's not exactly destructible, and a shotgun fired at point blank range fails to remove a plank of wood nailed across a doorway. It is of course down to game design, and experience tells us that they know what they're doing. You'll sometimes have to use your mind to work out what to do next, as unlike modern (warfare) games there is no white dot telling you exactly where to go.
A sprawling epic (on three discs), Rage is something of a return to form for veterans id Software, combining classic gameplay in new and interesting ways. The gunplay is tight, the on-wheel sections are on a par with bespoke driving games, and the RPG elements give you at least an illusion of choice and exploration. Rage may not change the world like Doom did, but while it lasts it will ably rock your world.


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Bleaklow is a gritstone hill north of Kinder Scout.
The Peak District covers much of Derbyshire and parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. There are many interesting features, such as wild flowers, well dressing, lead mining etc
Bleaklow is the northern sister to Kinder, joined to it by a neck of high land over 500 metres above sea level, over which pass the Snake Road and the old Roman road of Doctor's Gate. It is an area of typical gritstone plateau, largely covered in a deep layer of peat.
However, the Bleaklow plateau is cut by many more deep river valleys than the Kinder plateau, and many of these contain major streams. On the south eastern flank the Alport river forms a long deep-cut valley, as does the Westend river, while to the east of these the River Derwent rises on the extreme eastern edge of the plateau near Swains Greave. On the north-eastern flank there are the deep cuts of the three Black Clough streams and to their west, the similar features of Wildboar Clough and Torside Clough. On the western side Dowstone Clough forms a deep valley on its way down to Glossop.
Not surprisingly, the most common ways to approach Bleaklow are along the Pennine Way, either from the north up Torside Clough or the south from Doctor's Gate. It is also quite easy to approach the western flanks from Old Glossop, but any approach from the east or north tends to be hard work and often involves covering quite long distances.
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Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) or Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID)
SGIF is the use of small focus groups to help students develop and diagnose their own learning experiences.
It is a form of assessment generally used mid-semester which instructors may use when they wish to...
- fine tune teaching,
- examine the impact of a new instructional approach,
- investigate a problem, or
- improve classroom climate.
It is usually administered during the first or last 30 to 40 minutes of class by an outside consultant/facilitator (contact CTE Faculty Director, Tracy Price at (517) 483-1427.)
Step-By-Step Procedure
- The consultant is introduced as someone (a friend or colleague) who is
there to gather ideas about the students' learning experiences (not as
someone who is there to evaluate). The consultant assures the students that
- the instructor has requested the SGIF,
- participation is voluntary,
- results are confidential,
- and the point is to collect feedback about their learning experience in the class.
- After the instructor leaves the room, the consultant has the students form
small groups of 3 to 5. Each group has a note taker. Each group has one of
the following topics which can be modified depending on the instructor's needs:
- Textbooks/Materials
- Classroom Policies/Atmosphere
- Grading/Assignments
- In their small groups, the students address the following questions as they
relate to their assigned topic:
- What aspects help you learn more effectively?
- What aspects do not?
- What suggestions do you have for improving your learning?
- After approximately 10 minutes, the consultant reconvenes the group and begins the recording phase. A student volunteer is asked to write down all ideas exactly as they are written on the board. Ideas are collected from each group one at a time, authenticity is verified with the other groups, and the facilitator records the ideas on the chalkboard in the students' words. Once all responses for a topic are on the board, the facilitator summarizes their discussion, providing an opportunity for adjustment. If there is not consensus, quantifiers such as "most said" or "a few said" are added.
- The facilitator meets with the instructor within 24 to 48 hours to review the feedback and brainstorm possible solutions.
The Instructor's Follow Up Response To The Students
It is essential that the instructor respond to the students' feedback as soon as possible and include the following:
- Reinforce an atmosphere of mutual respect by thanking them for their feedback.
- Discussion of the entire report is not necessary, but the instructor should note what stood out both in terms of the helpful and not-so-helpful feedback.
- Which suggestions you are willing to act on and which ones you are not and why.
This is a unique learning opportunity because students are more receptive after a SGIF. They might in fact suddenly hear what has been said before. And because the students have made the suggestions, any change will have a greater effect on the students. SGIF's place students in an active role.
Bennett, W.E. "Small Group Instructional Diagnosis: A Dialogic Approach to Instructional Improvement for Tenured Faculty." Journal of Staff, Program, and Organizational Development. 5.3 (1987): 100-104.
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