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Wed, Aug 07, 2013 | 12:28 BST
Bayonetta 2: working with 'perfectionist' Nintendo is unnerving, says Inaba
Bayonetta 2 producer has reflected on Platinum Games' work with publisher Nintendo, calling the partnership both useful and unnerving due to the latter's eye for perfection.
Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 17:48 GMT
Anarchy Reigns has released in North America
At long last, Platinum's fighter-shooter Anarchy Reigns has released in North America, after Japan got the goods before anyone else last summer.
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 | 10:49 GMT
Metal Gear Rising's future: Platinum "would love" to make another spin-off
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance launches across Europe on February 22nd, but developer Platinum Games already has hopes that another Raiden spin-off could be on the cards. Get the quotes below.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 | 14:25 GMT
Metal Gear Rising: Inaba discusses his staff's "shock" at securing development
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance director Atsushi Inaba has penned a new blog that retells the moment he first broke news of Platinum Game's development of the game to his shocked staff, and the challenge of meeting the lofty expectations of Metal Gear fans. Get the details below.
Tue, Dec 11, 2012 | 19:58 GMT
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance would have been "very dull" without stealth, says Inaba
Stealth was added back into Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, according to Platinum's Atsushi Inaba, because the game would have been "very dull" if it were just non-stop action gameplay.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012 | 16:57 BST
Bayonetta's PS3 port was our "biggest failure", says Platinum's Inaba
Bayonetta's port on PS3 is considered Platinum Games' "biggest failure", according to director Atsushi Inaba.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012 | 08:49 BST
Platinum Games considering Kickstarter project for Steam
Bayonetta 2 developer Platinum Games has expressed interest in creating new PC titles and funding them through Kickstarter. The studio's executive director, Atsushi Inaba has specifically name-dropped Steam as a possible outlet for said projects.
Tue, Jun 19, 2012 | 23:36 BST
Platinum Games "in the dark" on Anarchy Reigns delay
Lauded action developer Platinum Games is unable to explain why the western release of Anarchy Reigns has been pushed back.
Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 00:45 BST
Metal Gear Rising producer trash talks Ninja Gaiden 3
Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba doesn't want players comparing hack-and-slasher Metal Gear Rising: Revenegeance to Ninja Gaiden 3, which he doesn't hold much affection for.
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | 10:06 BST
Platinum producer Inaba plays Tokyo Jungle – video proof inside
Here is Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba, currently involved on Anarchy Reigns and Metal Gear Rising. And here he is playing Tokyo Jungle. What do you get you combined the two together? The following video below, via Andriasang.
The PS3 title's out in June in Japan. No western release has been confirmed yet.
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 08:23 GMT
Kojima: Metal Gear Rising to be first playable at E3 2012
Hideo Kojima's confirmed in this week's Famitsu that a playable build of Metal Gear Rising will debut at E3 in June.
Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 21:38 GMT
Platinum Games hopes to make a 2012 anounce
Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya has hinted at something big in Platinum Games' near future.
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 | 10:55 GMT
Metal Gear Rising development leading on PS3, says Platinum
Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has confirmed PS3 is the lead platform for development for Metal Gear Rising.
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 23:09 GMT
Platinum Games boss defends Revengeance, KojiPro
Atsushi Inaba has been busy on Twitter, responding to fans criticising Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – and Kojima Productions.
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 04:03 BST
Bayonetta producer denies sequel news
Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has said rumours of a sequel announcement are unfounded.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 09:47 BST
Quick quotes – Platinum not developing MGS: Rising
"I am aware of the rumor that says [Bayonetta creator Hideki] Kamiya is working on Rising. It's not true." – Platinum producer Atsushi Inaba told Kotaku at E3. Just in case the rumour pre-E3 didn't convince you otherwise.
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | 03:11 GMT
Platinum: East versus West development division "not very meaningful"
Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has commented on claims that the Japanese industry is lagging behind the West, saying bad development happens everywhere.
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 07:23 BST
Platinum working on "big multiplayer title"
Platinum Games chief Atsushi Inaba has revealed the developer is working on a "big multiplayer title."
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 13:59 BST
Bayonetta 2 will come "when the time is right," says Platinum
Platinum Games has given its strongest indication yet that we'll see spandex-wearing witch Bayonetta in action again soon, saying a sequel to this year's OTT action title will happen "when the time is right."


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My re-imagining of Lego set 6054. I maintained all of the distinct features both playability and aesthetic but chose to change the color of the roof from blue to green opted not to mount shields on the outside or run a red flag. None of these things screamed hideout to me.
6054 Foresten's Hideout Redux by Aaron (-_-), on Flickr
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A conversation about what the Bills plan to do at quarterback in the off-season led to this quote from Clayton:
"You now have a College Coach who knows the read option system and, you can see that there can be a little excitement there maybe that can be a draw for the fans. Buffalo was quite interested in (Vick) before he ended up going to Philadelphia. Everything I hear, according to sources, is that there is interest there. How much money are they willing to spend? He's not going to get the one hundred million dollar contract that he got from Philadelphia."
Clayton thought it was possible that the Bills might be interested in drafting a young QB, possibly Ryan Nassib from Syracuse and then have a veteran QB groom their potential young passer. He did say that Vick is only one option for the team.
"I get the feeling, more than anything else that, I think there is legitimate interest in Michael Vick, but I don't know if it's going to consummate into any deal so, if they don't go for Michael Vick, than they could go for the Syracuse quarterback (Ryan Nassib) or one of the quarterbacks in the draft."
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The case of Hewlett-PackardSøren Nymark (Frederiksberg, 2000)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Learning organizations' enable companies to remove hierarchical levels and to introduce a flatter organizational structure, which can lead to reduced costs and increased productivity. A recent Danish study has proved coherence between a flat, integrative organizational structure and an increased productivity. This enables a kind of management in which the managerial form is not as direct as it is in more traditional structured companies. Value-based management is advanced as a possible answer to the question of which managerial form that is appropriate for these kind of companies. In the article, value-based management is described as well as the underlying factors that are affected by such a managerial form. Required managerial elements in relation to value-based management are advanced. Examples from Hewlett-Packard are used to illustrate both the use of value-based management in practice and the underlying factors. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8077 Files in this item: 1
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Understanding Technology Decision MakingGimpel, Gregory (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Recent innovations have integrated information and communication technology (ICT) into the fabric of people's daily lives. Wireless technology, with its constant presence and transcendence of geographical boundaries, has profoundly influenced people's behavior and the consumption of technology and related services. During the past few years, wireless technologies have shifted from simple devices offering mobile phone calling to multipurpose devices that incorporate the capabilities of other devices. The multiple uses of these devices, coupled with the blurring of the work-home and utilitarianhedonic technology, creates the need for a new understanding of technology adoption and use.... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8326 Files in this item: 1
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Bordum, Anders (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Jeg vil i denne sammenhæng præsentere en fortolkning af hvordan Jürgen Habermas i forhold til klassisk epistemologi forstår viden og læring. Jeg vil argumentere for at vi i videnssamfundet har brug for den realistiske diskursbaserede model for videnstestning og vidensdannelse Habermas repræsenterer. Endvidere vil jeg ved at rekonstruere Habermas' position med overbevisningen og propositionen som omdrejningspunkt vise at Habermas teori direkte kan omsættes som analysegrundlag og forståelsesramme for en hvilken som helst tematiseret praksis. Alt hvad der er virkeligt kan udtrykkes propositionelt. Den kritiske teoris metode handler grundlæggende om at finde en interessant proposition og herefter finde argumenter for og imod dens gyldighed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7673 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This paper looks at the export developments of Vietnamese garment producers after the Multi-Fibre Arrangement was removed by the beginning of 2005. It uses a Global Value Chain approach and analyses what happens when there is a major change in the institutional context, in this case shift in the basic institutional international trade arrangements. The focus is on Vietnam and the Vietnamese garment suppliers looking at how they have performed after the removal of the quota systems and what kind of strategies they have pursued. The results show that Vietnamese suppliers have been able to compete internationally after the quota removals although many of them appear to be locked in the low value end of the chain. The data show, however, that they are not only able to compete and grow but also to change between buyers and markets, which provides them with the flexibility of shifting between chains. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6752 Files in this item: 1
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Some Preliminary ThoughtsBrødsgaard, Kjeld Erik (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: It is the object of considerable debate in Western scholarship whether an authoritarian political order dominated by a strong communist party can continue to exist in China given the many challenges stemming from internal reform and the impact of globalization. Will China eventually turn democratic and will the communist party become obsolete and disappear, just as has happened in many other former communist countries. There seems to be a general consensus that Chinese political system is bound to change, but there is no agreement as to the direction and form of change... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8368 Files in this item: 1
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An Inductive Study from Chinacao, Yangfeng; Zhang, Kai; Luo, Wenhao (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This study aims to put forward a new concept in charismatic leadership theory: source of leader charisma (SLC). Using an inductive approach, we identified the various dimensions of SLC in the Chinese context, and found that SLC comprises of charismatic personality and charismatic behaviors. Charismatic personality consists of three dimensions: high morality, outstanding talents, and attractive characteristics. Charismatic behavior also includes three dimensions: visional inspiration, character development, and morale stimulation. Finally, we developed a primary model to explore the mechanism by which the SLCs are attributed to charisma by follower. Our findings in the present study contribute to new evidence that charismatic leadership theory may transcend cultural boundaries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8659 Files in this item: 1
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testing current theory on value drivers of innovations within a structural two-stage discrete choice simultaneous equation modelReitzig, Markus (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Patent indicators are widely used to assess innovative output. Despite the large variety of empirical studies in the field, however, the precise meaning of these indicators and their obvious relation to patent value is still based on assumptions and intuitions. This paper provides the first empirical test of patent indicators as value measures in the structural form. It disentangles the different effects reflected in patent indicators and enhances our understanding why inventions are valuable at all. Using a newly assembled data set on European polymer patents, current assumptions on the innovation incentives set by patentability requirements (novelty, inventive activity) are tested. The estimations are carried out using a custom-tailored two stage discrete choice probit model yet unknown in the literature. The results support the assumptions that novelty and inventive activity enhance a patent's value. They confirm the importance of backward citations, family size, and forward citations as va lue indicators. However, they expand on and partly break with the respective explanations why patent indicators correlate with profitability. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6807 Files in this item: 1
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Munch, Jakob Roland; Rose Skaksen, Jan; Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While immigration is unlikely to affect the employment of native workers in the long run, employment of immigrants may be associated with significant short-run adjustment costs for native workers as they have to fi nd alternative employment or are temporarily pushed into unemployment. In this paper, we therefore study the impact of immigrants at the workplace on the employment of native co-workers using a rich matched worker-fi rm data set for Denmark. Estimation of a single risk duration model for job spells of native workers shows that job separation rates increase if more immigrants are hired, especially when it comes to immigrants from Eastern Europe and less developed countries (LDCs). Furthermore, in a competing risks duration model, we fi nd that while immigrants from LDCs increase the unemployment risk for native workers, immigrants from Eastern Europe instead increase the job change probability of native workers. Thus, adjustment costs for native workers are more likely in the case where LDC immigrants are hired. Finally, we fi nd that the results only apply for low-skilled native workers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7510 Files in this item: 1
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Implications for U.S. Responses to China's RisePan, Chengxin (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: There has been a commonly held belief, especially in the United States, that Chinese business is distinctively Chinese. Understanding its Chineseness in unitary, monolithic and national terms, this assumption has both underpinned a zero-sum perspective on U.S.-China relations, and fuelled the China threat argument. This paper seeks to critically examine this essentialist construction of Chinese business and its foreign policy implications. Drawing on a global production network (GPN) approach, the paper argues that as well as exhibiting its Chinese characteristics, Chinese business is increasingly characterised by its transnationalness, which calls into question the coherence and unity of the Chinese economy. In this context, the American construction of China as a singular, threatening economic entity not only fails to capture the multiple, unstable identities of Chinese business and the complexities of U.S.-China relations associated with them, but often serves to inform simplistic, counter-productive and even dangerous China policy in the age of global interdependence. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7412 Files in this item: 1
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Maskell, Peter; Kebir, Laïla (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract: This paper investigates the theoretical backgrounds of the "cluster" and proposes a framework aiming at drawing the contour of cluster theory. The profundity of the notion of 'clusters' is arguably conditional on the coherence of four fundamental issues associated with the concept: 1) the economic and social benefits that may accrue to firms when clustering or co-locating (the existence argument); 2) the diseconomies encountered when clustering exceeds certain geographical and sectoral thresholds (the extension argument); 3) the advantages obtained by exploiting intra-cluster synergies rather engaging in external interaction (the exchange argument); and, finally, 4) the possible erosion of economies and onset of diseconomies over the lifecycle of the cluster (the exhaustion argument). Each of these four issues is examined in terms of three relevant major theoretical frameworks that can be brought to bear on the cluster concept. The paper considers approaches based on the idea of externalities (illustrated by the Marshall's work on 'Industrial district'); on competitiveness issue (illustrated by Michael Porter's theory of cluster growth); on a territorial perspective (illustrated by the GREMI approach). The analysis acknowledges the general shift in explanatory emphasis from considerations of static cost efficiency towards more dynamic interpretations that highlight the creation and use of knowledge as their pivotal theoretical element. By placing these changes within a common conceptual framework the paper shows how different theoretical solutions provide distinct points of departure for subsequent policy recommendations. Three distinctive groups of solutions are identified focussing respectively on local spillovers, on competitiveness and on the region and its development. The paper concludes by identifying areas of particular ambiguity where further theoretical work is most urgently needed. Key words: Cluster, cluster theory, industrial district, innovative milieu, regional policy JEL Codes: L22, R10, R58 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7211 Files in this item: 1
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Technological innovation and the role of regulation by law in information systems research: The case of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)Ronzani, Daniel (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper-based thesis attempts to answer the question how the adoption and diffusion of RFID can be balanced successfully between technological innovation and regulation by law. To answer this question, an abductive reasoning perspective has been applied. The first premise of abduction includes four sets of observations presented in four articles; the second premise of abduction includes two hypothetical claims, and the third premise of abduction builds the case, i.e., concludes the thesis. As first step, the definitional framework is established. Ten theories of adoption and diffusion of technological innovation (TRA, TPB, MPCU, SCT, TAM, TAM2, C-TAM-TPB, IDT, PCI, and UTAUT) and their characteristics are investigated. They frame the technological viewpoint. Then, the reasons for regulation (public interest theory, private interest theory, and institutionalist theory) as well as the means of regulation (regulation by law, norms, market, and architecture) and their application are investigated. They frame the regulatory viewpoint. As second step, four observations are made that constitute the first premise of abduction based on the findings of four individual research articles referred to as the Database Article, Marketing Article, Modality Mix Article, and Survey Article: Database Article: This research article evaluates the strategic advantage of placing RFID databases in certain territorial and jurisdictional regions based on database regulation. The analysis of the database regulation by law in Europe and North America revealed that, based on the creativity, skill and judgement, and investment doctrine, they do not protect RFID data in databases. It is claimed that protection of RFID data in databases should be regulated by other means of regulation, for instance, by regulation by norms or architecture. Observation 1 stipulates: Despite the amount of data anticipated to be stored and the regulation by law in the different countries where RFID is adopted and diffused, the location of the databases containing RFID data does not seem to play an important role for the technological innovator. Marketing Article: This research article applies a legal use case for the technological innovations marketed by the industry as active RFID tags. The analysis of the RFID industry's marketing efforts and the unfavourable regulation by law is possible, and likely. Adopting the broad legal interpretation of self-emitting devices (short-range devices) to RFID tags that need to transduce energy from an RFID reader (active RFID tags) might allow the search and seizure of transmitted RFID data without a warrant to be in line with the constitutional rights. It is claimed that within the RFID industry there should be more awareness of regulation by legislation and adjudication. Observation 2 stipulates: Extending the doctrinal definition of active RFID tags to include reader-independent and indiscriminate signalling might lead to unfavourable regulation by law. Modality Mix Article: This research article offers a reflection on how law must manage the evolution of technological innovation. The analysis of the Draft Recommendation (2008) by the European Commission shows that the focus on regulation by law is inappropriate for a manageable diffusion of RFID technology. An over-regulation of RFID technology by regulation by law is possible if the Draft Recommendation (2008) is implemented and comes into force. It is claimed that a more diverse set of modalities (regulation by norms, market, and architecture) is necessary to successfully regulate RFID technology. Observation 3 stipulates: The current adoption and diffusion of RFID technology do not seem to be following an appropriate mix of regulation. Survey Article: This research article provides a reverse perspective of current RFID issues by examining the RFID industry's view of regulation by law and consumers. The analysis of the survey data of the RFID industry shows three shortcomings by the RFID industry in its engagement of legal experts, its knowledge of regulation by law for RFID subject-matter, and its information policy to the general public. It is claimed that the exchange between the RFID industry and the legal regulator needs to improve. Observation 4 stipulates: The interaction between, and consequently also the exchange of expert know-how and standpoints of, (i) the RFID industry and the legal regulator and (ii) the RFID industry and the consumers seem insufficient. As third step, two hypothetical claims are made as second premise of abduction based on a literature review of characteristics of adoption and diffusion of technological innovation in IS research, namely IT, EDI, and RFID. First, the research shows that in IS research there are only a few regulation-by-law characteristics (5 of 150 different characteristics). Thus, a first hypothetical claim is made that in IS research there is a lack of legal perspectives. Second, the research shows that in IS research there are even fewer characteristics of other regulatory means, such as for example, social norms, market or architecture. Thus a second hypothetical claim is made that in IS research there is a lack of diversity in regulation of technological innovation. Finally, a case is built as third premise of abduction. It seems possible to conclude that (i) based on observation 1 and hypothetical claim 2, increasing the diversity of regulation modalities might have a positive effect on the strategic management decisions for the location of RFID systems; (ii) based on observation 2 and hypothetical claim 1, increasing the legal perspective in IS research might have a positive effect on the RFID industry's marketing strategy; (iii) based on observation 3 and hypothetical claim 2, a more thorough and precise review of essential regulation by law is necessary; and (iv) based on observation 4 and hypothetical claim 1, increasing the legal perspective in IS research might have a positive effect on the RFID industry's awareness of the legal challenges and their consequences. It is suggested that the four cases (conclusions) built in this thesis provide a solid foundation for the following four hypotheses that can be further tested with additional empirical data: 1. Increasing the diversity of regulation modalities has a positive effect on the strategic management decisions for the deployment location of technological innovation. 2. Increasing the legal perspective in IS research has a positive effect on the marketing strategy for technological innovation. 3. Increasing the thoroughness and precision in the review of essential regulation by law has a positive effect on other regulatory tools for technological innovation. 4. Increasing the legal perspective in IS research has a positive effect on the industry's awareness of the legal challenges and their consequences. Therefore, to prevent bits from falling once they have learned to walk, the legal perspective of regulation in IS research as well as the diverse implementation of regulation in IS research should probably be increased. Such an increase might augment the awareness for the potential of regulation in technological innovation, which, in turn, might foster the adoption and diffusion of RFID. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7930 Files in this item: 1
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A comparative analysis of the explanatory power of accounting and patent information for the market values of German firmsRamb, Fred; Reitzig, Markus (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the fitness of national German (German Commercial Code – Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)) and international (IAS and US-GAAP) accounting information, as well as European patent data to explain the market values of German manufacturing firms. For the chosen volatile period from 1997 to 2002, cautious national accounting information does not correlate with the firms' residual market values (RMV). International accounting information makes no meaningful contribution to explaining firms' RMV and seems to measure overinvestment only. Finally, patents counted at the individual country level correlate with the firms' RMV. Keywords: Accounting standards, investor information, market value, patents JEL-classifications: D82, M40, M41, K11 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6814 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: We originally investigate the comparative usefulness of patent data as a source of investor information depending on the market cycle (bull/bear market). Based on comprehensive data for firms listed on German exchanges between 1997 and 2002, we demonstrate that patent data contain complementary explanatory power to accounting data irrespective of the standard used to prepare the financial statement (German GAAP, IAS and US GAAP). Moreover, we provide original evidence that only patent data are able to provide plausible investor information in both bull-market and bear-market periods, whereas accounting information overvalues intangible assets in bull markets and undervalues them in bears. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7886 Files in this item: 1
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A Comparative International Analysis of Innovation Incentives from Patent Indemnification RulesReitzig, Markus; Henkel, Joachim; Heath, Christopher (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract: This paper contributes to the fundamental discussion of setting optimal liabilities in restitution law by analyzing the effects that the existing multitude of indemnification rules for patent infringements have on innovative and imitative activity. From a theoretical legal standpoint, the choice of patent law is particularly enlightening due to its hybrid public and private nature. From an economic perspective its relevance lies in regulating the driving forces of welfare in highly industrialized societies. Our analysis of regulations from six different jurisdictions (US, JP, DE, UK, FR, NL) reveals that from a scholarly standpoint none of the regulations sets optimal liabilities in general. Our major finding is that an expectation damage rule based on a renegotiation outcome from an ex-ante perspective (falling in between the generic legal notions of 'lost profits' and 'infringer's profits') between licensor and licensee appears optimal in patent infringement cases to avoid dynamic inefficiencies. The result is intuitive, however, was not predicted by the existing literature on indemnification law. Keywords: Patents, litigation, damage awards, innovation, infringement JEL-Classifications: K41,L00, L20 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6827 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: We estimate the maximum amount that Danish households are willing to pay for three different types of insurance: auto, home and house insurance. We use a unique combination of claims data from the largest private insurance company in Denmark, measures of individual risk attitudes and discount rates from a field experiment with a representative sample of the adult Danish population, and information on household income and wealth from registers at Statistics Denmark. We assume that households maximize expected inter-temporal utility subject to an inter-temporal budget constraint with several possible states of nature, where all uncertainty is realized in the initial period and any loss incurred by an accident is subtracted from initial wealth. The estimated willingness to pay is based on annual claims and should thus be considered as an annual premium. Since there is some uncertainty about the estimates of risk attitudes and discount rates, there is some uncertainty about the estimated willingness to pay. We use a randomized factorial design in our sensitivity analysis where each simulation involves a random draw from independent normal distributions of the estimated risk and time preferences. The results show that the willingness to pay is marginally higher than the actuarial fair value under Expected Utility Theory. However, the estimated willingness to pay is significantly higher under Rank-Dependent Utility Theory, and for some households it may be up to 600% higher than the actuarial value of the insurance claims. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8538 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: I 2011 blev det meddelt, at EU vil give match-finansiering til en forundersøgelse af mulige samfundsmæssige konsekvenser af en etablering af en Øresundsmetro, det vil sige EU vil matche finansieringen fra Københavns Kommune og Malmø Stad. Forundersøgelsen omfatter en række delrapporter med relation til Visionsrapporten: "Øresundsmetro mellem København og Malmö – en shuttle, der gør København og Malmö til bydele i samme by" (Palludan fremtidsforskning, 2012). Visionsrapporten skal ses i sammenhæng med den vækstdagsorden, der er blevet præsenteret i Københavns Kommuneplan og Malmøs oversigtplan, hvor intentionen er, at København og Malmø skal blive en sammenhængende metropol, hvor vækst og livskvalitet går hånd i hånd (Københavns kommuneplan og Malmø oversigtplan, 2012), og hvor København og Malmøs målsætning er et godt hverdagsliv, grøn vækst samt en økonomisk udvikling baseret på viden og erhverv. En etablering af en Øresundsmetro tænkes besluttet omkring 2025 og klar til anvendelse 2030-2032. Der er med andre ord tale om et projekt, der ligger et stykke ud i fremtiden og om et projekt, hvortil der knytter sig en række usikkerhedsfaktorer. Visionsrapporten opererer derfor med scenarier, da der ikke meningsfuldt kan skønnes en udvikling, der kan baseres på ekstrapolation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8807 Files in this item: 1
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Posted 05 September 2007 - 07:49 AM
This is the first instance that I've encountered every keyword in every Campaign and AdGroup having a broad match, phrase match and exact match version. Does this seem a little overkill to anyone?
I just keep thinking that these keywords are likely competing against each other and so there is no way to determine the best fit for what they want to be found for. I believe some should be broad, some should be phrase and a select few should be exact.
Does anyone have an opinion on the overuse of match types in this case? My thoughts are to pause the keywords in certain match types and test one match type for a month or so and then determine if it needs refining. Since I don't want to lose the past data, I'd like to leave it paused and in the campaign.
Posted 05 September 2007 - 10:26 AM
It's not really a problem. The keyword with the highest AdRank will always win. It may not be the one you expect to win though.
Assuming you put the three match types in different ad groups, then you can use negatives to stop the exact match triggering the phrase or broad match, and the phrase match triggering the broad match.
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Posted 05 September 2007 - 11:18 AM
I'll plan on leaving the keywords, but I think I will move them to their own AdGroup. We'll be adding negative keywords (they currently have none!), but I thought the negative keywords were set at the campaign level. How would the negative keywords at a campaign level help stop the exact match from triggering the phrase or broad match in a different AdGroup?
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Posted 06 September 2007 - 03:00 AM
I just keep thinking that these keywords are likely competing against each other and so there is no way to determine the best fit for what they want to be found for. I believe some should be broad, some should be phrase and a select few should be exact.
Hi Erin,
Using broad, exact and phrase match is fairly standard practice. It *shouldn't* be necessary, but it works.
Using the three match variations for every single keyword is a little unusual, but not unheard of.
As in all things related to Google AdWords, just keep monitoring and tracking everything.
Also, Alan said "The keyword with the highest AdRank will always win". This isn't the case. The position depends on the bid and quality score. And Google recently started placing increased emphasis on the bid. Great...
Oh and just so you know, I'm a qualified adwords professional with (too many) years of experience. Not saying this to boast, but just to reassure you that you're getting good advice!
Posted 06 September 2007 - 03:42 AM
I said AdRank, not position ...
A keyword-targeted ad's position is based on its ad rank, which is determined by your keyword or ad group's cost-per-click (CPC) bid times the matched keyword's Quality Score.
Posted 06 September 2007 - 08:37 AM
* high search volumes
* use of keyword insertion
* issues with expanded broadmatch
* extremely difficult matching issues
Unless any of those issues apply, you're best off using just broadmatch (or phrase, if you need the extra precision).
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Posted 06 September 2007 - 08:57 AM
I will be discussing the goals with the client very soon. Since they've been managing it internally, I'm not sure if they have thought much about what kind of user they are trying to attract. I think having a better understanding of their PPC goal will help determine how extensively these campaigns / adgroups, etc. need to be revamped, which keywords need to be paused, moved or deleted, etc.
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Posted 11 September 2007 - 02:34 PM
Hey Dan,
I run a fairly substantial adwords campaign as well as several small ones (which are my own money so it means so much more!!) and I'm always looking for ways to reduce CPA and get more out of my budgets.
At the moment I am using a PHP script I wrote to record the actual search terms typed when I get a broad match click, I then put this into a seperate adgroup using an exact or phrase match. I don't however use the embedded broad match, as you mention, as I wasn't aware of this technique to stop the broad match triggering. I have had a look about on the AdWords help guides and can only find a fleeting mention of the Embedded match - without any specifics on how to use it.
Is there any chance you can give some advice on where I can read about Embedded match and how to implement it? It would be much appreciated.
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I never thought of that but its brilliant, simplicity really is genius - i'm sure I can use this with my existing strategy to really maximise our effectiveness and cut acquisition costs.
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At 53 now, I guess I should expect to see some wear and tear issues, especially being all natural.
I had an MRI and was diagnosed with bursitis-tendontis in my left shoulder a few months back. I also have it in my left elbow joint but was not diagnosed. I went to an ART (active release technique) doc who has been pushing me to do specific stability-enhancing exercises to prevent further inflammation and damage. In the meantime, he sent me to a sports MD who administered an IM injection of Kenalog which after a couple days reduced the inflammation to almost zero. I was told to eliminate lateral raises and machine presses. I have been a big fan of lateral raises for many years, but now it is way too painful to do even 1 rep. So I abstained from them and the presses.
After a week or two of doing everything else, the inflammation came back even worse! I cannot raise my shoulder now without sharp pain, weight or no weight. Now a couple months into this, I returned for a follow-up visit to the sports MD. He refused to give another K. shot and suggested PT or to continue doing the ART exercises. He also suggested to do no resistance movement pushing or pulling away from the torso (that would include all presses, lat pulldowns, raises, flyes, pushups). Not what I wanted to hear.
Since this is my first chronic injury that isn't going away, I am at a loss as to what my best option is. I really don't want to start popping ibuprofen either. The ART docs says that if all I want is to get shots to relieve the pain, then that's a lazy man's way out and don't waste time doing any of the ART exercises - but how are the ART exercises going to help relieve the shoulder pain which is what I need to do NOW? I cannot stand not being able to do my workouts and am totally lost at this point.
The ART doc further mentioned it might not be a bad idea to look into TRT (he's on it himself) and peptides or rHGH to help speed recovery. I am supplementing with many OTC joint formulas also. On a side not, my free T is very low, but my total T was 623. SHBG was 60+ too high. E2 too low @10.
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Phaeophyscia pusilloides
(Zahlbr.) Essl.
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Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora
Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bugartz, F., (eds.) 2001. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 2. Tempe, AZ
: foliose, up to 2.5(-3) cm in diam., irregular to more often orbicular
: elongate and discrete or occasionally irregularly rounded and partly imbricate, 0.31(-1.5) mm broad, +flat, prostrate
upper surface
: gray to gray-brown, epruinose and without distinctive epinecral layer, sorediate
: powdery to granular, occasionally pseudocorticate and isidioid, in primarily terminal soralia that become reflexed and labriform or more often capitate/stipitate
upper cortex
: paraplectenchymatous
: white
lower cortex
: paraplectenchymatous
lower surface
: black, sometimes paler at the lobe ends, dull or rather shiny; rhizines: simple, black
: occasional, rarely up to 3 mm in diam., sessile; margin: entire, usually with a corona of rhizines
: ellipsoid, 18-23(-25) x 7-11 µm, Physcia-type
Spot tests
: all negative in cortex and medulla
Secondary metabolites
: none detected (but rarely with a sparse K+ anthraquinone in the soralia).
Substrate and ecology
: on bark, rare on rocks
World distribution
: North America (primarily eastern), Europe
Sonoran distribution
: rare in the mountains of Arizona and Chihuahua.
: Phaeophyscia pusilloides is distinguished by the initially marginal (actually on the ends of short side lobes) or terminal soralia, which become clearly capitate (sometimes passing through a reflexed/labriform stage). At maturity the soralia often appear stipitate, due to their position on upright lobe ends. Phaeophyscia orbicularis sometimes has more or less reflexed marginal/submarginal soralia, occurring along with the predominantly laminal ones, but these never become distinctly labriform or capitate. Phaeophyscia insignis has rounded soralia that may appear nearly capitate, but they are mostlly laminal in origin. Also, this latter species has a pale tan to brown (not black) lower surface.
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A Long Way from Chicago is a humorous story about Joey and Mary Alice Dowdel's annual summer visits to their gun-toting Grandma Dowdel's home in a sleepy Illinois town between 1929 and 1935, the years of the Great Depression.
It was always August when we spent a week with our grandma. I was Joey then, not Joe: Joey Dowdel, and my sister was Mary Alice. In our first visits we were still just kids, so we could hardly see her town because of Grandma. She was so big, and the town was so small. She was old too, or so we thought—old as the hills. And tough? She was tough as an old boot, or so we thought. As the years went by, though, Mary Alice and I grew up, and though Grandma never changed, we'd seem to see a different woman every summer.
Each chapter, one per summer visit, is packed with new adventure, whether it is encountering their first corpse, flying at the county fair, winning first prize in a dancing contest, or learning to drive.
Grandma Dowdel is an intimidating woman of large proportions, and Joey is never certain how he should react to her antics. Mary Alice, on the other hand, seems to gain an intuitive ability to understand Grandma Dowdel's eccentric persona. Although Grandma Dowdel refuses to involve herself in the life of the community and says she minds her own business, her grandchildren soon learn that she cares about the people in her community in spite of what she says....
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Chapter Summaries
Prologue and Chapter 1 Summary
Joey Dowdel and his sister Mary Alice spend a week in August with their Grandma every year. The two are "just kids" at the time of their first few visits, but though Grandma remains constant, their perception of her changes as they grow up.
Chapter 1: "Shotgun Cheatham's Last Night Above Ground—1929"
Joey is nine and Mary Alice is seven the first time they go to stay with Grandma Dowdel. Their parents put them on the Wabash Railroad's Blue Bird, which leaves Chicago's Dearborn Station bound for St. Louis. Somewhere in between those two points, Grandma lives in the last house of one of the many small towns lying along the tracks. Mary Alice hates the place because at Grandma's, one has to go outside to use the bathroom, and there is never anything to do.
Joey and Mary Alice often stroll "uptown," which is a short block of brick buildings—a bank, insurance agency, store, and The Coffee Pot Cafe. It is during the height of Prohibition, and though there are a few automobiles, most farmers come to town on horse-drawn wagons. Things are definitely slow in Grandma's town—until the burial of Shotgun Cheatham.
Shotgun Cheatham was "just an old reprobate who lived poor and died broke," and he might have been buried in the same obscurity in which he lived had it not been for his distinctive name. A big city newspaper notices Shotgun's obituary in a local newspaper and sends a reporter to Grandma's small town in search of a story. Rumors abound at the Coffee Pot Cafe, as townspeople welcome the hapless investigator and vie to tell all they know about the deceased; most of their tales are exaggerations. Mrs. Effie Wilcox, "a real old, humped-over lady with buck teeth," tells the most outrageous whoppers of all, until Grandma has her say.
The reporter, going door-to-door in search of more information, comes out to Grandma's house. Joey and Mary Alice are astounded when their not particularly sociable grandmother regales him with a tale about how Shotgun Cheatham was a decorated Civil War veteran who had broken the heart of Effie Wilcox in his glory days. To the further astonishment of the children, Grandma announces that, rather than allow the deceased to go to his grave unrecognized, she will host a wake for the him, right in her own front room.
At Grandma's direction, Shotgun Cheatham's body is brought to her house, where he...
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Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter 2: "The Mouse in the Milk—1930"
When Joey and Mary Alice are sent to Grandma Dowdel's for the second year in a row, they begin to see that this is going to be an annual event. Mary Alice in particular is not happy about this and "pitch[es] a fit." Having no choice, however, the children dutifully go. As they sit in Grandma's house one long, uneventful evening soon after their arrival, they hear a horse come by; it stops briefly, then gallops off. Moments later, there is a flash of light and a deafening explosion. Grandma goes out to investigate and discovers that her mailbox has been blown "sky high." Surveying the ruin, she mutters an ominous word: "Cowgills."
During breakfast the next morning, Mrs. Effie Wilcox comes to the door, asking to use Grandma's privy. The one at her house has been wrenched from its foundation and flung into the yard by vandals. Grandma gives her permission, then settles back into her chair, again muttering thoughtfully, "Cowgills."
Joey and Mary Alice find Grandma's Winchester Model 21 prominently displayed on the kitchen table next to a box of shells when they come down for breakfast the next morning. Grandma herself is talking to Ernie Cowgill, a hulking, dim-witted sixteen-year-old whose family runs the local dairy. Ernie has come to deliver milk, and Grandma complains to him that she found a dead mouse in one of the bottles delivered the day before. She then mentions to Ernie that she will not need anything the next day, as she will be going away.
The children know that Grandma is telling another one of her whoppers. When Joey asks what the shotgun is for, she responds cryptically, "Bait." Later that day, she catches a "good-sized mouse" in a trap, slips the grisly body into an empty bottle, then covers it with milk. After supper, when night falls, Grandma locks the door and will not allow the children to turn on the lights. The children know that some plot is afoot, but Grandma offers no explanation. All they can do is sit with her in the darkness and wait.
Much later, there is a noise outside and then the sound of someone slicing through the screen door with a file. Whispering to Joey and Mary Alice to stay behind her, Grandma creeps over to the kitchen, strikes a match, and touches it to something in her hand. She rolls the object into the kitchen, and a few seconds later, the room erupts in sound and light. Joey turns on the...
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Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter 3: "A One-Woman Crime Wave—1931"
The Great Depression is in full swing when Joey and Mary Alice make their annual visit to Grandma's in 1931. Droves of men are riding the rails in search of sustenance and work, and when the children arrive in Grandma's town, they see a sign on the station platform that reads, "DRIFTERS KEEP MOVING—THIS MEANS YOU!" Grandma's house is the last one in town, close to the Wabash tracks. At night, the children can hear the sounds "of shuffling boots and sometimes a voice," as law enforcement officers carrying shotguns keep the drifters moving along so that they do not loiter and beg for food around town.
One morning, Grandma announces to Joey and Mary Alice that they are going fishing. She shoulders a gunnysack of putrid-smelling cheese-bait, hands Joey a hamper of picnic supplies to carry, and leads them on a long hike to Salt Creek. When the three of them come to a barbed-wire fence with a "NO TRESPASSING" sign tacked on it, Grandma somehow manages to shimmy under it, and she instructs the children to do the same. The arduous hike continues, until, at the creek bottom, Grandma pulls a decrepit rowboat out of a tangle of vines and whispers to the children to "climb aboard."
With amazing facility, Grandma rows out into the creek and upstream along the bank. At a predetermined point she stops, searches, then withdraws from the water a large orange crate filled with writhing catfish. Aghast, Joey, the son of a fisherman, asks Grandma, "...is trapping fish legal in this state?" She responds, "If it was...we wouldn't have to be so quiet."
The trap apparently does not belong to Grandma, but she replenishes the bait and resets it. As the trio heads back with their stolen catch, they hear raucous singing coming from around a bend in the creek. A group of half-naked, drunken men are carousing on the porch of the creekside Rod & Gun Club. When Grandma recognizes some of the town's most prominent citizens among the inebriated partiers, she brazenly rows right past them instead of trying to remain undetected as the children would expect. The sheriff, who is part of the debauched group, calls out, "Stop in the name of the law!" but Grandma calmly continues rowing. He cannot pursue them, because they have his boat!
On their way home, Grandma, Joey, and Mary Alice stop at an old, ruined dwelling, the home of an ancient lady known as Aunt...
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Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 4: "The Day of Judgment—1932"
By 1932, Joey and Mary Alice realize that they actually look forward to their annual visits with Grandma. On their first morning there this year, they awaken to find Grandma busily at work in the kitchen, making her famous gooseberry pies. Pompous Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach drops by, with a clear purpose in mind. She wants Grandma to enter one of her renowned pies in competition at the upcoming county fair, to give their "small community" the opportunity to "make its mark."
Ordinarily, Mrs. Weidenbach's own bread-and-butter pickles take first prize at the contest, but this year, in the midst of the Depression, negative public feeling is running high against the bankers. Mr. Weidenbach wants to keep a low profile until times are better, so he has asked his wife not to enter her pickles at the fair this year. Mrs. Weidenbach is determined that the community should have a good showing, however. She has come to try to convince Grandma to enter one of her pies instead. Grandma relents when Mrs. Weidenbach agrees to drive her and the children to the fair on prize day in her Hupmobile.
A flurry of activity ensues as Grandma and the children bake countless pies in search of one worthy of a blue ribbon at the county fair. When the big day finally comes, Joey and Mary Alice are dumbfounded to see their normally plainly-clothed grandmother all decked out in a ready-made dress covered with flowers and a wide-brimmed hat decorated with blue ribbon to match. When they arrive at the fair, Grandma insists that they explore the grounds before going to the culinary competition. Joey, whose hero is Charles A. Lindbergh, is particularly captivated by a biplane that awaits in an open field. The pilot, Barnie Buchanan, will take passengers for a ride for the exorbitant fee of seventy-five cents, but he is offering to take every blue-ribbon winner up for free.
Joey is filled with hope that Grandma will win first prize and let him have her plane ride "because she [is] too old and too big" to go up herself. When they arrive at the Domestic Sciences tent to enter her gooseberry pie, however, they find another "very nice-looking entry" already on the table....
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Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 5: "The Phantom Brakeman—1933"
It is 1933, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the nation's new president. Shirley Temple is the new entertainment sensation, and Mary Alice, like every other girl in America, is learning to tap dance in imitation of the child star. Joey is thirteen, a teenager at last. He likes to be called Joe now, not Joey.
During their annual trip to Grandma's, Joe and Mary Alice go down to the Coffee Pot Cafe one day to enjoy some Nehi sodas. Mary Alice befriends Vandalia Eubanks, a skinny, pale seventeen-year-old who works there as a waitress. While they are talking, the girl's mother comes in and demands her daughter's wages. Later, Mary Alice tells Joe that Vandalia's mother is like a jailer and wants to rule her daughter's life.
Back at home, the children help Grandma with the laborious process of making homemade soap. As darkness falls, Grandma suddenly looks up from the steaming pot of lye she is stirring and peruses the skyline where the road and the Wabash tracks seem to meet. She relates the tale of a terrible accident involving a freight train and a train full of firefighters that occurred on the tracks back in 1871. Legend has it that the brakeman of the freight train and both engineers were killed; the ghost of the brakeman still appears sometimes, wandering along the tracks in the early evening, when day turns into night.
That night, Joe is awakened by a snuffling sound that seems to come from Mary Alice's room. Getting up to investigate, he knocks on the door, only to be told by his sister that she is hiding a puppy in there. Joe does not quite believe this, but he is too tired to argue. He returns to bed.
Mary Alice appears at breakfast the next morning looking "perky and innocent," but when Grandma's back is turned, she slips a biscuit and a sausage patty into her shirt. She tries to be secretive about it, but as she returns to her room when the meal is over, Grandma studies her with a long look. Later that morning, when they are again all outside working on the next step in the soap-making process, Mrs. Eubanks comes roaring up in her buckboard and accuses Mary Alice of sheltering Vandalia, who has run away. When she demands to be allowed to search the house, Grandma replies, "If you set a foot over that doorsill, I'll wring your red neck."
Around noon, Joe is out by the privy when he is accosted by a middle-aged man...
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Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 6: "Things With Wings—1934"
Grandma is at the depot when Joe and Mary Alice arrive this year, but she has not come to meet them. Instead, she is seeing somebody off. Mrs. Effie Wilcox, her "sworn enemy," is moving away because the bank has foreclosed on her house. That day at noon dinner, the children regale their grandmother with the exciting news about the killing of the notorious John Dillinger back in Chicago. Grandma is uncharacteristically subdued, however, and Mary Alice acutely observes, "Grandma's missing Mrs. Wilcox."
In the evening, Grandma takes the children to the park to see a picture show. The movie being shown is "a Dracula," and its intensity leaves everyone a little spooked. On the walk back in the darkness, Grandma shies away from the shadows and pointedly latches the screen door when they get home. Joe and Mary Alice wonder if she is trying to scare them, but all she says is, "Movies is all pretend...make something seem real, and people will believe it."
The next morning, Joe tells Grandma that he needs two dollars for Ray Veech, who works at the garage uptown and has promised to teach him to drive. Grandma brushes off his request, telling Joe that he does not have time for driving lessons because she needs him and Mary Alice to search in the attic for items to sell at the church rummage sale. Dutifully, the children plow through steamer trunks of miscellaneous items stored in the cobweb-filled room. At Grandma's request, they bring down a stovepipe hat that had belonged to a visiting preacher, and a faded quilt that had been pieced together by her Aunt Josie.
When Grandma arrives with Joe and Mary Alice at the rummage sale, she turns over her offerings, then sits back to watch the ladies gathered around the tables of goods. There is a commotion at one of the tables. Mrs. Earl Askew, the lady in charge, comes over to Grandma and whispers that Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach, the banker's wife, has offered the unheard-of sum of fifteen dollars for the stovepipe hat Grandma has donated. Mrs. Askew just wants to be sure that Grandma really wants to part with the valuable item, but Grandma says it does not belong to her. She claims that the hat is something Effie Wilcox had found in her house back when she moved in. She had subsequently thrown it away "when the bank run her out of town."
A few moments later, a scuffle begins between Mrs. Askew and...
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Chapters 7-8 Summary
Chapter 7: "Centennial Summer—1935"
On Joe and Mary Alice's last annual summer visit to Grandma Dowdel's, the town is in the midst of a gala celebration commemorating "A Century of Progress." Although Grandma feigns disinterest, she tells the children that there will be a talent show that they just might "look in on" and a parade that they can view from the porch.
Grandma sends her grandchildren up into the attic again, this time to search for appropriate old-time attire for all of them to wear to the festivities. Mary Alice discovers a lovely white dress with seed pearls and a bustle; she also finds a dandy black waistcoat with drainpipe pants, a string tie, and a derby hat. She convinces Joe to wear the suit while she tries on the dress. When the two go to show Grandma, she is moved to tears. Grandma had been married in the dress. When she sees the children, she says with uncharacteristic emotion, "I thought it was me and Dowdel on our wedding day."
At breakfast, Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach stops by to ask Grandma to help out with the Ladies' Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration. Mrs. Weidenbach heads the committee, but she cannot help out because she will be busy campaigning for her daddy to secure the honor of "Oldest Settler" and for her nephew to win the talent show. Rightfully offended at the woman's audacity, Grandma declines. Mrs. Weidenbach leaves, defeated, but Joe knows that the interaction is not over yet.
Later, Joe sees Mary Alice and Grandma whispering conspiratorially. He does not see much of his sister for the next few days. During that time, Grandma takes Joe far out into the country to find Old Uncle Grady Griswold, who, if he is still alive, would be a hundred and three years old. The ancient codger is indeed living, and Grandma asks his wife, Aunt Mae, if she can "borrow" him for the day on Saturday. Uncle Grady will bring his old army uniform and saber, which date all the way back to the Mexican War.
The talent show is held on the first night of the Centennial Celebration. Grandma and Joe go down to the park to see it, but Mary Alice is nowhere to be found. After a number of mediocre presentations, Mrs. Weidenbach's nephew comes up, made up ridiculously with artificial freckles and wearing "old-time britches," to recite a poem. His performance is truly ludicrous, but the audience, egged-on by the banker's wife, responds wildly. If...
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