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Candace Calloway Whiting
Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor.
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What Qualities Would Save a Trainer From A Killer Whale Attack?
Both Dawn Brancheau and Alexis Martinez were attractive, atheletic, experienced trainers – yet they died two months apart at the jaws of two of Seaworld's whales, Alexis died in Loro Parque, Spain, and Dawn died at Seaworld . Their looks, talent, intelligence, and experience were of no use when the whales decided to attack – […] [Read More]
Orca Calf Struggles with Plastic Bag in His Mouth – Another Warning On Plastics
Most of us are guilty of lugging our purchases home in plastic bags from time to time, but when we do we have to be meticulous in the disposal both the bags and the various plastic items we buy. Once these materials enter the ocean, the plastic materials wreak havoc on the marine life, eventually […] [Read More]
Sea Life Park is Cleaning Up – "Empty the Tanks Worldwide" is Already a Success
A recent visitor to Sea Life Park on the island of Oahu in Hawaii snapped these photos of the sea lions' pool. Although the enclosure does look dismal, the visitor noted that most of the tanks – from the sharks' exhibit to the dolphins – looked as though they were newly cleaned. He reported that […] [Read More]
Owner of Marineland Threatens to Stab Protester – Caught on Video
In this video John Holer, the owner of Marineland of Canada, brazenly threatens a protester who is attempting to distribute leaflets outside of the amusement park. Holer's reaction is over-the-top, and just lends credence to whistleblowers' complaints of cruelty behind the walls of Marineland. Not satisfied with death threats, Holer has now sued the protester, […] [Read More]
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"The Human Brain Memorizes Event Frequencies While Forming Subjective Beliefs"
Mon, January 14, 2013 • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • SEA 4.244 (Library)
IRC/Psychology/Neurobiology Job Talk
In order to make adaptive choices, people need to estimate the probability of future events. It is generally assumed that probabilities are inferred by combining a priori, potentially subjective, knowledge with factual observations using Bayesian principles, but the precise neurobiological mechanism remains unknown. In my talk, I will explore whether neural encoding centers on subjective posterior probabilities, and data merely lead to updates of posteriors, or whether objective data are encoded separately alongside subjective knowledge. During fMRI, young adults acquired prior knowledge regarding uncertain events, repeatedly observed evidence in the form of stimuli, and estimated their probabilities. Participants combined the prior knowledge with the factual evidence along Bayesian principles. BOLD response in the default mode network (angular gyri, posterior cingulate, and medial prefrontal cortex) encoded the factual frequencies of stimuli, unaffected by prior knowledge. In this network, activity increased with frequencies and might reflect the accumulation of evidence in memory. In contrast, Bayesian posterior probabilities, computedfrom prior knowledge and stimulus frequencies, were encoded in bilateral inferior frontal gyrus. Here activity increased for improbable events and might reflect an attentional response to events which violate Bayesian predictions. My research thus uncovers a dual system of inference in the brain: empirical-based and knowledge-based. The advantage of separate encoding of empirical observations and subjective beliefs is that objective evidence can be recombined with newly acquired knowledge when a reinterpretation of the evidence is called for. This may provide a biological foundation for psychological therapies centered on re-visiting the past.

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Geek Speak
Geek Speak is where the world of Geekdom comes alive.
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Marvel NOW! promises a new beginning that's about time
Remember all the super-hype about the New 52, DC Comics' line-wide restart with all-new No. 1 issues? You just knew DC's own distinguished competition, Marvel Entertainment, would respond in kind with its own major shake-up. Enter Marvel NOW!, an upcoming reboot that's not really a reboot but had to happen nonetheless. Like DC, Marvel will […] [Read More]
UPDATED: 'Fantastic Four' ongoing returns in November with No. 600, plus 'FF' No. 12 the same month
Marvel has revealed that the Fantastic Four ongoing series will indeed return in November with Fantastic Four No. 600, an appropriately quadruple-sized issue to mark the title and its title heroes' 50th anniversary. (I had a feeling it would.) The announcement included cover art to Fantastic Four No. 600 by John Romita Jr. (right) which […] [Read More]
First look at 'FF' No. 1
Yeah, I miss the hell out of the Human Torch, but I can't wait to see what Fantastic Four writer Jonathan Hickman has in store for Marvel's First Family post-Johnny Storm. Thanks to this FF No. 1 preview, I can get a taste of that forthcoming greatness right now. In this handful of preview pages […] [Read More]
Spider-Man joins original Fantastic Four members in March's 'FF' No. 1
Guess if you can't have the Human Torch on your team, you might as well have his favorite web-slinging frenemy. Marvel just released some covers and info for FF No. 1 — its follow-up to the death of the Torch and the end of the Fantastic Four as we've known it for many decades — […] [Read More]
The AP & Marvel make Fantastic Four death official
The Associated Press and Marvel have revealed which Fantastic Four team member dies in this week's Fantastic Four No. 587. [WARNING: Clicking that link takes you right to a spoiler headline and info.] So in case you've kept yourself in the dark this long and still want to remain so as you rip open that […] [Read More]
All smiles for 'Fantastic Four' final issue?
You'd think Marvel Comics was pretty serious about the upcoming end of the Fantastic Four, what with a poly-bagged, direct-sales-only release of January's Fantastic Four No. 587. So why in the Negative Zone are Reed Richards and the rest of the FF smiling in this promo (right) for February's Fantastic Four No. 588, especially with […] [Read More]
Better hit the comic shop for 'Fantastic Four' No. 587
Marvel has announced that next month's Fantastic Four No. 587 will arrive polybagged in comic shops — and only comic shops, not newsstands — so as not to spoil what Marvel calls "the cataclysmic ending of the Fantastic Four." Furthermore, Marvel will not overprint this penultimate FF issue. About all that's missing is Ben Grimm […] [Read More]
Preview: 'Fantastic Four: Three' counts down to a fallen FFer
(all images courtesy Marvel) What could possibly prevent me from hating on the umpteenth attempt to reduce the ranks of the Fantastic Four? How about Jonathan Hickman writing, Steve Epting of "Captain America" fame drawing and good ol' Dr. Doom, um, Machiavellianing? I'd say those three reasons alone are good enough to roll with an […] [Read More]
UPDATED: Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary at local comic shops Tuesday
(link) You blink and just like that it's 70 years of comics done in the merry Marvel manner. Marvel Comics is celebrating its big 70th anniversary this year. And your friendly neighborhood comic shop wants to help you party like it's 1939. Participating retailers will take part in a special celebration Tuesday, Aug. 11 at […] [Read More]


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In getting into the spirit of Hallowe'en, I thought I'd point out a few things that are scaring me about my favorite hockey team right now.
The Second Line
For an entirely capable centerman, Scott Gomez is just playing some truly poor hockey right now. He's missing passes to his wingers, constantly powering through to the offensive zone and then turning over the puck, parking himself behind the net instead of in front of it, and making poor decisions time and again.
He's a better player than this, and I'm not sure why he typically starts so slow, nor how the Habs can afford to wait until December for him to get going.
Brian Gionta, meanwhile, is working hard but can't seem to dislodge that monkey off his back.
Missing an open net is proof positive that the Habs' captain is indeed snake-bitten. I suspect he'll come around a lot sooner than Gomez, but just to shake things up a bit I'd really like to see this duo given a break and Gionta given a new center, like Lars Eller. I find it hard to believe Eller could be much worse than Gomez at this point.
The Insert-a-Left-Winger-Here strategy that Jacques Martin has going on this line is surely not helping matters either. It's hard to build chemistry when playing with a different linemate every couple of games or couple of shifts. While it's not an excuse for the second line's current lack of production, there's no way this experimentation is helping any.
The Power Play
Currently sitting at an embarrassing 3-for-39, the Habs power play was a source of strength that helped overcome their lack of 5-on-5 scoring last season. While it's great to see that the Canadiens have managed to figure out how to score goals without the extra man, it's also imperative they score them with the man advantage.
Last night versus the Panthers they had another 5-on-3 advantage and while they applied pressure, they still failed to cash in.
More traffic in front of the net and less trying for the perfect shot would probably help, but parking PP quarterback Andrei Markov on the bench for the beginning of the 3rd period was simply another headscratcher move by the Habs' head coach.
It has been 11 games and the Habs coaching staff still seemingly can't fix this issue. Mike Cammalleri keeps saying the team is getting plenty of chances, and while that's somewhat true, this is hockey not horseshoes. Close doesn't count.
The Sniper
Speaking of Cammalleri, he's now taken to sniping shots from the worst possible spots, including the blue line. He's has some pretty setups by his centerman Tomas Plekanec, but he's having Gionta issues in that he also can't put it in the net.
The top line is the Habs best asset right now, but of the three players on that line, Cammy's shot is the best and the Canadiens need to see it more consistently.
The Proposed Solutions
A couple of the names I'm seeing thrown around as possible solutions for the Habs problems are Bill Guerin and Marc-Andre Bergeron.
Bill Guerin is not going to fix the second line, even if the Habs could fit him under the cap. Firstly, he's a right winger and the opening slot is on the left wing. He's also 39 years old, and while he did have some good numbers last season, I'd still rather see the slot go to Pouliot who already has five points despite being kicked down to the fourth line.
Bergeron's point shot would no doubt help the power play, but his defensive play is such an enormous liability that I'd rather see the Habs take their chances with PK Subban, Josh Gorges, Roman Hamrlik and Andrei Markov working the power play.
Bergeron had a nasty habit of failing to hold the offensive zone, making blind passes through the neutral zone, and dropping the puck rather than taking a hit.
So there's my current list of horrors regarding the Montreal Canadiens this Happy Hallowe'en. What are yours?
Tyg used to frequent the old Forum during her early childhood when her father was a corporate season ticket holder, where she fell in love with Larry Robinson, so her lifelong obsession with the Habs is entirely his fault.


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The Southern Kings kick off their debut season in the tournament at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth at the end of a round otherwise studded with conference derbies.
Vodacom Super Rugby was last played in the region 13 years ago. The Coastal Sharks played one match in Port Elizabeth in 1998 and a second in 1999 as well as one match in East London in the latter year.
Last season's finalists, The Sharks, travel to Bloemfontein to meet the Toyota Cheetahs (kick off 17h05) while the season opens in South Africa with the North-South derby at Loftus Versfeld with the Vodacom Bulls hosting 2012 conference winners, the DHL Stormers.
The fixtures were announced by SANZAR today (Friday) in a new-look draw which features a staggered start, and staggered resumption after the June internationals, to accommodate the British & Irish Lions' tour of Australia.
The Australian teams kick off one week earlier, and close one week later, as well as resuming two weeks later in July after the international window, in order to manage the extended Lions' schedule.
South Africa's Conference is unaffected with the Kings going into the bye week SA's first round and then hosting The Sharks in the third round of South African action.
They then host the champion Chiefs in round five before heading overseas for the first time for matches against the Crusaders, Hurricanes, Brumbies and Rebels.
The Sharks have their first home match in South Africa's second round when they face the DHL Stormers, who play their first home match in Cape Town on March 9.
The tournament actually kicks off on February 15 but only Australian Conference teams will be in action. The same will occur in round 17 (just before the Vodacom Super Rugby season 'breaks' for the June inbounds), while rounds 18 and 19 (after the break) will feature only New Zealand and South African Conference teams.
"The Lions tour to Australia presented some unique challenges in preparing the 2013 Super Rugby draw," SANZAR CEO Greg Peters said.
"We are very appreciative of the cooperation we received from the National Unions and broadcasters in preparing this draw and working through the issues."
Peters said there was much excitement building despite being months out.
"Over the last two seasons we have seen two franchises – the Reds and the Chiefs –win the Super Rugby trophy for the first time," Peters said.
"The emphasis in early rounds is again on local derbies that have again proven to be the most watched and attended matches in 2012."
There is Sunday play in 2013 with the Blues hosting the Bulls in round four, while the Waratahs will host consecutive Sunday fixtures in rounds six and seven – with the Crusaders, Brumbies and Force other teams to play on the last day of the weekend throughout the season.
Peters said the draw would build on the successes of 2012.
"The 2012 Super Rugby season was the most watched season of Super Rugby ever, both in terms of those attending matches live and also viewing on television. The 2013 draw will hopefully see us grow those numbers again," he said.
The Vodacom Super Rugby Finals Series starts on Friday, 19 July, with the Super Rugby Qualifiers scheduled for that weekend – while the Super Rugby Semi-Finals will take place on 26 / 27 July, with the Super Rugby Final to be played on Saturday, 3 August.
Click here for the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw.
• This is the first schedule, with some New Zealand venues and Rebels v Chiefs date still to be finalised. An update will be provided when all venues and timings have been confirmed. Please visit sanzarrugby.com for the latest 2013 schedule.
• The season runs from February 15, 2012 until the Vodacom Super Rugby Final on August 3, 2012.
• The season break for New Zealand and South African teams will begin after round 16 concludes on June 1, 2013.
• Round 17 will only see Australian Conference sides in action, with the Brumbies hosting the Rebels on Friday, 7 June and the Force hosting the Waratahs Sunday, 9 June. The touring British and Irish Lions will play the Reds that weekend, after opening their proceedings against the Force on Wednesday, 5 June.
• The season will consist of 125 matches.


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Baby otter receives rough swim lesson
A mother otter astonishingly teaches its newborn to swim, weeks after its birth.
Video of Molalla, a nine-week-old river otter at the Oregon Zoo, shows him being violently taught how to swim by his mother.
The mother's teaching style seems awfully harsh, given that she drags him lifelessly as she swims through the water.


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- 12 Jun 2014
- Working Papers
The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer
How do senior risk officers strike a balance between the twin roles of "compliance champion" and "business partner"? Understanding what role risk officers may play in organizational life is especially important in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, continuing corporate debacles, and ongoing corporate governance calls for the appointment of chief risk officers (CROs) and risk-management committees. This paper tracked the evolution of the role of two highly acclaimed chief risk officers (CROs), and the tools and processes they implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very different industries (one is a power company, the other is a toy manufacturer), they both embraced the concepts and tools of Enterprise Risk Management. Over a number of years, at both firms, risk management transformed from a collection of "off-the-shelf," acquired tools and practices into a seemingly inevitable and tailored control process. The paper investigated the role of the CRO in making these transformations happen and discusses implications for managers. Read More
- 10 Jun 2014
- Working Papers
Cohort Turnover and Productivity: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals
Nearly all managers must deal with the consequences of employee turnover within their organizations. Despite the importance of this issue, several authors have observed that academic attention has been disproportionately focused on the causes rather than consequences of turnover. To investigate consequences more closely, the authors of this paper focus on the effects of turnover in a particularly high-stakes setting: teaching hospitals. Specifically, the authors examine the effects on productivity of cohort turnover-the planned simultaneous exit of a large number of experienced employees-in this case, medical residents and fellows-and a similarly sized entry of new residents and fellows. Typically, at (or slightly before) the beginning of every July, the most senior residents at teaching hospitals move on to permanent medical positions or fellowships at other hospitals, and recent medical school graduates arrive as first-year residents. The authors examine the impact of the July turnover on hospital productivity using data on all patient admissions from a large, multi-state sample of American hospitals over a 16-year period. By comparing trends in teaching hospitals to those for non-teaching hospitals over the course of the year, they find significant negative effects of the residency turnover on hospital efficiency as measured by risk-adjusted, average length of stay. Overall, the cohort turnover of resident physicians in teaching hospitals reduces medical productivity by increasing resource utilization and, to a lesser degree, decreasing quality. The authors discuss implications for labor turnover in other types of organizations. Read More
- 27 Nov 2013
- Working Papers
Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of US Firms
The immigration of skilled workers is of deep importance to the United States, particularly in occupations closely linked to innovation and technology commercialization. Appropriate policies and admissions levels for skilled workers remain bitterly debated in the popular press. The authors analyze how the hiring of skilled immigrants affects the employment structures of US firms. This focus on the firm is both rare and important, since economists typically study immigration through the conceptual framework of shifts in the supply of workers to a labor market; yet substantial portions of the US immigration framework have been designed to allow American firms to choose the immigrants that they want to hire. Young workers account for a large portion of such skilled immigrants; for example, 90 percent of H-1B workers are under the age of 40. Given this context, the authors look specifically at the role of young skilled immigrants within more than 300 large employers and major patenting firms over the 1995-2008 period. The evidence suggests that increased employment of young skilled immigrants 1) raises the overall employment of skilled workers in the firm, 2) increases the immigrant share of these workers, and 3) reduces the older worker share of skilled employees. The latter effect is evident even among natives only. Overall, these results provide a multifaceted view of how young skilled immigration shapes the employment structures of US firms. There are significant implications for the competitiveness of American firms, the job opportunities of natives and immigrants employed by these firms, the larger national innovative capacity of the United States, and much beyond. Read More
- 20 Nov 2012
- Working Papers
Pay Harmony: Peer Comparison and Executive Compensation
This paper demonstrates how horizontal wage comparisons within firms and concerns for "pay harmony" affect firm policies in setting pay for executives. Using a rich dataset of pay practices for the senior-most executives within divisions, Gartenberg and Wulf ask whether horizontal comparisons between managers in similar jobs affect pay. The authors also evaluate evidence in support of a tradeoff between pay harmony and performance pay. Findings are consistent with the presence of peer effects in influencing pay policies for executives inside firms. These results contribute to the ongoing policy debate on the consequences of transparency and mandatory information disclosure and potential ratchet-effects in executive pay. For practitioners involved in designing the structure of executive compensation and pay disclosure policies for firms -- including compensation committee directors, senior human resource executives, and compensation consultants -- it is important to recognize the tradeoff between the incentive effects of performance-based pay and costs of peer comparison that arise from unequal pay when designing executive wage contracts. The research also raises questions on the costs of pay disclosure and on labor markets more generally. Read More
- 14 Oct 2010
- Working Papers
Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring
While there has been a steady rise in the number of black executives in corporate America, the fact remains that white males have a persistent advantage in terms of access to managerial positions. This paper sets out to find out how a company's performance influences the hiring of minorities into management positions, and whether the presence of minorities in senior management positions affects the racial composition of the subordinate management team. Research, which focused on the corporate structure of the National Football League, was conducted by Harvard Business School doctoral candidate Andrew Hill and professor David Thomas. Read More
- 26 May 2010
- Working Papers
Unraveling Results from Comparable Demand and Supply: An Experimental Investigation
In many professional labor markets, most entry-level hires begin work at around the same time: for example, soon after graduating from college or graduate or professional school. Despite a common start time, offers can be made and contracts can be signed at any time prior to the start of employment, sometimes well over a year before employment will begin. "Unraveling" happens in markets in which competition for the elite firms and workers is fierce, but the quality of workers may not be reliably revealed until after a good deal of hiring has already been completed. Thus unraveling is sometimes a cause of market failure, particularly when contracts come to be determined before critical information is available. In this paper Muriel Niederle of Stanford, Alvin E. Roth of HBS, and M. Utku �nver of Boston College consider conditions related to supply and demand that tend to facilitate or mitigate unraveling. Read More
- 07 Oct 2009
- Working Papers
Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement
Performance measurement is one of the critical factors that determine how individuals in an organization behave. It includes subjective as well as objective assessments of the performance of both individuals and subunits of an organization such as divisions or departments. Besides the choice of the performance measures themselves, performance evaluation involves the process of attaching value weights to the different measures to represent the importance of achievement on each dimension. This paper examines five common divisional performance measurement methods: cost centers, revenue centers, profit centers, investment centers, and expense centers. The authors furnish the outlines of a theory that attempts to explain when each of these five methods is likely to be the most efficient. Read More
- 30 Jul 2009
- Working Papers
Fluid Teams and Fluid Tasks: The Impact of Team Familiarity and Variation in Experience
In the context of team performance, common wisdom suggests that performance is maximized when individuals complete the same work with the same people. Although repetition is valuable, at least up to a point, in many settings such as consulting, product development, and software services organizations consist largely of fluid teams executing projects for different customers. In fluid teams, members bring their varied experience sets together and attempt to generate innovative output before the team is disassembled and its individual members move on to new projects. Using the empirical setting of Wipro Technologies, a leading firm in the Indian software services industry, this study examines the potential positive and negative consequences of variation in team member experience as well as how fluid teams may capture the benefits of variation while mitigating the coordination costs it creates. Read More
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: 'Necessary Evils' at Work
"The core challenge for everyone who performs necessary evils comes from having to do two seemingly contradictory things at once: be compassionate and be direct," say Joshua D. Margolis of Harvard Business School and Andrew L. Molinsky of Brandeis University International Business School. Their research sheds light on best practices—typically overlooked—for the well-being of those who carry out these emotionally difficult tasks. Q&A Read More
- 11 Feb 2009
- Working Papers
Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting
For decades, goal setting has been promoted as a halcyon pill for improving employee motivation and performance in organizations. Advocates of goal setting argue that for goals to be successful, they should be specific and challenging, and countless studies find that specific, challenging goals motivate performance far better than "do your best" exhortations. The authors of this article, however, argue that it is often these same characteristics of goals that cause them to "go wild." Read More
- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a 'Portable' Career
Can you predict whether star performers will replicate their success in a new environment? HBS professor Boris Groysberg and colleagues ask this question of professional football teams, and the results offer valuable lessons for star performers and hiring executives of business firms, too. Q&A with Groysberg, Lex Sant, and Robin Abrahams. Read More
- 22 Oct 2008
- Working Papers
Variation in Experience and Team Familiarity: Addressing the Knowledge Acquisition-Application Problem
Team familiarity helps team members successfully locate knowledge within a group, share the knowledge they possess, and respond to the knowledge of others. While team familiarity may help all teams to better coordinate their actions, it may play a particularly important role for teams with individuals looking to apply knowledge from their varied experience. This possibility leads to the question that provides the foundation for this paper: Does team familiarity moderate the relationship between variation in experience and performance? Prior research attempting to link variation in experience and performance has found effects ranging from positive to neutral to negative. Huckman and Staats explain these differential results by drawing on related work from learning, knowledge management, and social networking. Read More
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
When economists watch football games they see more than flying pigskin and stadiums overflowing with fans. In the case of U.S. college football, Harvard Business School professor Alvin E. Roth along with Guillaume R. Fréchette and M. Utku Ünver studied the timing of team selection for championship bowls. What they found: Good teams are much better matched up than they used to be, and there are implications beyond sports. Q&A with Al Roth. Read More
- 17 Jul 2008
- Working Papers
A Replication Study of Alan Blinder's "How Many U.S. Jobs Might Be Offshorable?"
The movement of business activity from developed economies to developing economies—commonly called offshoring—has become the focus of heated debates. Behind these debates lies a pivotal question of scale: How much business activity and how many jobs are at stake? Official statistics are nearly silent, and private-sector researchers vary widely in their estimates of the number of U.S. jobs that have moved offshore, will move offshore, or could move offshore. In an effort to address this gap in prior literature, Princeton economist Alan Blinder released an innovative working paper in 2007 in which he personally reviewed more than 800 occupations in the United States, assessed the "offshorability" of each, and used the evaluations to estimate the total number of U.S. jobs that might be offshorable. Here, HBS research associate Troy Smith and Professor Jan W. Rivkin describe an online exercise that allowed 152 teams of HBS MBA students, collectively, to recreate Blinder's study and to develop insights about the future of offshoring. Read More
- 23 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Are Great Teams Less Productive?
While studying teamwork, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson chanced upon a seeming paradox: Well-led teams appeared to make more mistakes than average teams. Could this be true? As it turned out, good teams, which value communication, report more errors. In a recent research paper Edmondson and doctoral student Sara Singer explore this and other hidden barriers to organizational learning. Read More
- 08 Dec 2006
- Working Papers
When Learning and Performance are at Odds: Confronting the Tension
While most people agree that learning leads to improved performance, there are several ways in which learning and performance in organizations can be at odds. First, when organizations take on a new learning challenge, performance often suffers in the short term, because new behaviors or practices are not yet highly skilled. Second, by revealing and analyzing their failures and mistakes—a critical aspect of learning—individuals or work groups may appear to be performing less well than they would otherwise. This paper reviews research that describes the challenges of learning from failure in organizations, and argues that these challenges can be at least partly addressed by leadership that creates a climate of psychological safety and that promotes inquiry. Read More
- 20 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
Are you afraid to speak up at work? The amount of fear in the modern workplace is just one surprising finding from recent research done by HBS professor Amy Edmondson and her colleague, Professor James Detert from Penn State. Read More
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
Companies reflexively look to charismatic CEOs to save them, and that's a bad idea, says HBS professor Rakesh Khurana. In this excerpt from his new book and in an e-mail interview with HBS Working Knowledge, he explains how the CEO cult arose. Read More
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
Firms in the $80 billion professional services industry all face the same fundamental challenge: aligning their most valuable assets—the talents of their employees—with the strategy and organization of the firm. In this interview, HBS Professor Jay Lorsch, chair of the Executive Education program Leading Professional Service Firms, discusses the role these firms play in the world's economy and the keys to their success. Read More


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Posted at: 12/04/2012 6:00 PM
Updated at: 12/04/2012 6:14 PM
By: Danielle Todesco, KOB Eyewitness News 4
It is the worst case of animal cruelty some local veterinarians say they have ever seen.
A pit bull was found dumped on the side of the road with gashes, gunshot wounds, and missing teeth. That is not the only case found in Valencia County within the past week.
The other case, completely separate, was an 8-week-old puppy that Valencia County Animal Control said was thrown into a ditch.
Both animals are now getting care from a veterinarian in Albuquerque, while Valencia County tries to find who is responsible for each case.
They named the pit bull Mercy, but veterinarians who have examined her believe she has never been shown any.
"She's got old wounds, new wounds, honestly...to me, she shows a lifetime of abuse," Doctor Jessica Marsh with TLC Pet Hospital said.
Dr. Marsh thinks Mercy is three to four years old. She has scars all over her face that are now covered with new cuts and gashes. She has bullet wounds in her nose, eye, stomach, head, and behind. Dr. Marsh also says there is evidence of her mouth being wired shut at some point. She says that is a tell tale sign that Mercy was a bait dog used to train other dogs how to fight.
"A lot of times what they do for bait dogs in dog fighting rings is they will actually destroy their mouth so they can't bite the other dogs," Dr. Marsh said. "That may have been why her mouth was previously described as having been wired shut."
Mercy will undergo multiple surgeries over the next few weeks. She is blind in the eye where bullet fragments are stuck behind. But they say her temperament is already improving.
Right next to her sits the eight-week-old puppy, also brought in from Valencia County the same day. It is a completely separate case.
"The puppy was found on a ditch bank near some trash, just thrown. He was just thrown out there," Eric Tanner with Valencia County Animal Control said.
His bottom lip was ripped away from his jaw, but now he is expected to be okay.
"He's really, really lucky that he only sustained the injuries that he did and we were able to surgically repair his lip yesterday," Dr. Marsh said.
Valencia County Animal Control has no suspects right now, but they say Animal Protection of New Mexico is getting a reward together for information.
Viva Animal Rescue NM is also helping with the dogs. You can track their progress on their Facebook page.
New Mexico People's Anti-Cruelty Association is paying for both vet bills, but they still need help. If you would like to donate, you can go to https://npo.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=85-0261399. If you are donating specifically for the pit bull named Mercy, put her name in the donation dedication line to make sure the money goes to pay her bills.


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The ten most memorable movie love quotes haunt people who hate chick flicks but the quotes never fail to bring a smile, or a tear, from chick flick fans. Film is the perfect medium to explore the human dynamics of love and the celluloid medium is full of memorable movie quotes about love. Too bad the repartee for most real-life love interactions isn't quite like the scripts of these films.
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I always smile when I hear the quote from The Stickup, since Spader and Stefanson ended up as a real life couple. I always wonder if it was love at first sight.
ok, that first quote from princess bride was attributed to the narrator. westley said it.


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SOUTH WHITLEY — Visiting Wabash downed the Whitko boys tennis team Wednesday.
The Apaches defeated the Wildcats by a final of 4-1.
Tyler Baugher was the lone Whitko winner, picking up a victory in No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3.
At No. 2 singles, Blake Castle of Whitko dropped his match, 6-3, 6-4. Cole Bechtold lost 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. In doubles play, the No. 1 doubles pair of Alex Bechtold and Bailey Platt fell 6-3, 6-1, and the No. 2 doubles combo of Reed Brace and Alex Robbins lost for the Wildcats, 6-2, 6-1.
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- G. Hogarth: The Philharmonic Society of London from its Foundation, 1813, to its Fiftieth Year, 1862 (London, 1862)
- M.B. Foster: History of the Philharmonic Society of London, 1813-1912 (London, 1912). This volume includes details of music played in Philharmonic Society concerts for the first 100 years.
- R. Elkin: Royal Philharmonic: the Annals of the Royal Philharmonic Society (London, 1947)
- A. Searle: 'The Royal Philharmonic Society scores of Haydn's "London" symphonies', Haydn Yearbook, xiv (1983) 173-86
- A. H. King: 'The Library of the Royal Philharmonic Society', British Library Journal, xi (1985), 1-24
- Alec Hyatt King: 'The Library of the Royal Philharmonic Society', pp. 151-77 in King's Musical Pursuits (British Library, 1987)
- C. Ehrlich: First Philharmonic: a History of the Royal Philharmonic Society (Oxford, 1995)
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Today the Museum of Science and Industry's new roommate, Chicagoan Kate McGroarty, begins a historical thirty days as their first live-in visitor. A 3-sided, 16x16' glass cube just outside the main rotunda will remind daily visitors that Kate's there 24/7—but she'll also be out and about doing some research, collecting her thoughts, writing and blogging about living in this home to more than 35,000 artifacts and one of the largest science museums in the world—not to mention an architectural gem.
Built in 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World, 'The Palace of Fine Arts' is the only surviving permanent structure from the fair. Designed to follow principles of the Beaux Arts movement highlighting symmetry and splendor, it officially opened as a museum in 1933.
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....as there is a guy wearing kind of a tiger costume next to it... lol perhaps the driver or one of his friends?
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If you are in all of this bad weather like I am, then you're going to feel like a snow family, so why not make a Snow Family Card to celebrate (and get through) your cabin fever!? I can't wait until our ice/snow melts and I can venture outside again without being scared that I'll fall and break something. I hope you are all safe as we get on with our delightful holiday season!
This card is super fun to make! You have stamps. You have coloring (a personal fav). You have sequins. What more can you ask for, right? I used the adorable Kaisercraft Gingerbread paper for this card and I love the holiday colors! I also love that it's double sided because I wanted the inside of my card to be cute too! The snow family stamp by Deep Red Stamps is too adorable not to have this holiday season. Maybe it's just me, but connecting little packs of snow couldn't have turned out more adorable than this stamp! Just stamp, color, and cut out. Next I embossed a piece of white paper just to give it some snowy texture, put the card together and then added some adorable Teresa Collins' sequins. I never thought I would use sequins on a card, but it is sooo cute! I used scor-tape to stick them on, but I would advise to use some liquid or hot glue to make them stick a little better.
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Your dog barks and cries when left alone.
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You wonder if you did the right thing getting a dog--particularly this dog.
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Lehigh University honored the recipients of the 2008 Faculty Awards at the annual faculty dinner, held May 3.
Those honored include:
Thomas D. Craig
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Jonathan D. Poplawsky
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Natalie M. Foster
, associate professor of chemistry, who received the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, which is presented to a senior faculty member for distinguished teaching performed during the academic year and can be won only once in one's career.
Michael G. Kolchin
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Tianbo Liu
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Nelson Tansu
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Theodore K. Ralphs
, associate professor and co-director of graduate programs in industrial and systems engineering, recipient of the Hillman Award for Graduate Advising, which recognizes excellence in the advising of graduate students.
Heibatollah Sami
, Eugene and Sue Mercy Professor of Accounting, who received the Carl R. and Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award, which highlights quality research and refereed scholarship in business and applied economics.
Richard Sause
, Joseph T. Stuart Professor of Structural Engineering and director, Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Center, recipient of the Eleanor and Joseph F. Libsch Research Award, which honors excellence in research, scholarship, and/or artistic
Kenneth P. Sinclair
, professor of accounting, who received the Hillman Award for Undergraduate Advising, which recognizes excellence in the advising of undergraduate students.
Stephanie P. Watts
, assistant professor of English, recipient of the Lehigh Junior Award for Distinguished Teaching, which is presented to a member or members of the teaching staff for distinguished teaching performed during the academic year.
Richard N. Weisman
, professor of civil and environmental engineering, who received the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is presented to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated not only mastery of his or her field and superior ability in communicating it to others, but also an exceptional talent for encouraging students.
"It is both a challenge and an honor to select winners of the faculty awards from such a wonderfully talented and devoted group of faculty that we have here at Lehigh University," said Susan A. Sherer, Kenan Professor of Information Technology Management and chair of the Department of Management, who chaired the Faculty Awards Committee.
New for this year, award review committees were formed to evaluate nominees and recommend winners.
Donald Rockwell, the Paul B. Reinhold Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, who chaired the Libsch Awards Committee, echoed Sherer, saying, "The nominations from our colleagues provide evidence of the exceptional caliber of research and scholarship that extends across the diverse disciplines at Lehigh. The international engagement and accomplishments of these faculty are at the highest level, and their activities provide a dynamic and exciting environment for our students."
Other members of the Eleanor and Joseph F. Libsch Research Awards Committee included:
Lynne U. Cassimeris, professor of biological sciences; George J. DuPaul, professor and chair of school psychology; John N. DuPont, professor of materials science and engineering; Norman J. Girardot, University Distinguished Professor of religion studies and co-director of ArtsLehigh; Judith A. McDonald, associate professor of economics and Barbara H. Traister, professor of English.
Members of the Faculty Awards Committee included: Mary J. Bishop, associate professor of teaching, learning and technology; Mayuresh V. Kothare, associate professor of chemical engineering; Michael L. Raposa, professor of religion studies and associate dean for undergraduate studies; Jeffrey A. Sands, professor and chair of biological sciences; Svetlana Tatic-Lucic, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Todd A. Watkins, associate professor of economics and George White, professor and program director for educational leadership, director for Center for Developing Urban Educational Leaders.
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"These simple and few ingredients make for quick but elegant entertaining. The final broiling caramelizes the sugar to give the salmon its attractive, mildly sweet glaze."
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2 tablespoons
packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons
balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon
olive oil
1/4 teaspoon
dried rosemary
1 clove
garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 1/2 pounds
salmon fillets
1/2 teaspoon
This is a very good marinade. I wound up marinating for more than 30 minutes. I did use fresh Rosemary. I prefer to use fresh herbs because it elevates the dish to a whole new level. I would use this marinade on other fish. I would even suggest using this for a pork loin or pork chops. I think the flavors would go really well with that type of protein. I served this on a bed of parmesan polenta and topped it with a polenta cake. I reserved some of the marinade to drizzle over the fish. The marinade I reserved was put aside before I added the fish. As to not contaminate it. I highly recommend reserving some on the side. It's really delicious. I did DOUBLE the recipe knowing I was going to reserve some to drizzle. Thanks for sharing.
Not flavorful enough for us... too bland - even though it smelled good at the time of marinating.
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Made this for dinner and loved it. I didn't have any rosemary but it was great without.
Wonderful and flavorful. It's the dead of winter and instead of the grill, I used my oven. Turned out perfect. Like a few others, I reserved some of the marinade and topped it with it at serving time. Very, very good and most definitely will make this again.
this was just as described - simple and elegant; really delicious too! I used 6oz center cut salmon portions for each person; served with brown rice and slivered almonds; asparagus tips drizzed w/ sesame oil - baked in foil, and steamed baby spinach. Very healthy, but the compliments focused on the fantastic flavors. Thank you so much cdagirl!
This recipe is awesome! I love salmon, my husband, not so much but when I made this dish he commented it was the best salmon he ever ate. Would be great served over spring mix with a light dressing. Certainly suitable for company. Allrecipes is the best. I find such great recipes right at my fingertips. Thanks
I do not like rosemary at all and whenever I make recipes that call for it, I substitute with something else. For this dish, I substituted with oregano and we loved it.
This is such a flexible and FAST recipe. I like to substitute Arctic Chard. Sometimes it's cheaper than salmon, and it's rated very high on the sustainability scale!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Roast Salmon With Balsamic Vinegar
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 336
Calories from Fat: 178
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Since its founding in 1989, Vinythai Public Company Limited has established itself as a leading producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), chlorine, and other co-products such as caustic soda. Vinythai's production facilities are located in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate on the Eastern Seaboard in Rayong Province.
Vinythai's major shareholders are Solvay Vinyls Holding AG and PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited.
Nature of Operations
The Company's production facilities are located at Map Ta Phut in Rayong. They include two PVC plants (suspension and emulsion resins), one Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) plant, one Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) plant, and one Chlor-Alkali (MCA) plant. The purpose of the latter three units is to integrate upstream production of PVC, so that the Company can rely as much as possible on locally-purchased raw materials and utilities, including ethylene from PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (formerly known as "PTT Chemical Public Company Limited"), salt from Pimai Salt Company Limited (PSC), and electricity from Glow Energy Public Company Limited (Glow Group). Also with the objective of ensuring availability of raw materials, Vinythai holds a minority shareholding in PSC.
In addition to chlorine, which is utilized in downstream production processes, the Company's Chlor-Alkali plant produces significant quantities of Caustic Soda as well as Hydrogen and Sodium Hypochlorite. These products are sold in the domestic market.
The Company's facilities are also equipped to import EDC and VCM as the need arises.
Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
The Company manufactures and sells Epichlorohydrin, a chemical substance mainly used in the Epoxy Resin production. It operates a plnt located at Map Ta Phut in Rayong, on the site of its parent company (Vinythai). The company uses a new production technology based on the Epicerol® process, developed and patented by Solvay S.A. The main raw materials of this process are Glycerin, Chlorine and Caustic Soda. The Glycerin is supplied from import and domestic suppliers, Chlorine and Caustic Soda are supplied from the parent company (Vinythai).
Solvay Biochemicals (Taixing) Limited
The Company manufactures and sells Epichlorohydrin, the same product as Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Shareholders of the Company is Vinythai Holding Pte. Limited. which is incorporated in Singapore. It operates a plant located in Taixing Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. The main raw materials of this process are Glycerin which is upplied from import and domestic suppliers, Chlorine and Caustic Soda which are supplied from domestic supplier located within the same area.
Vinythai's Vision
Vinythai is an ethical corporate entity hosting a diversified portfolio of businesses with profitable growth and sustainable development.
Vinythai sees its customers as partners, supplying them with quality products at competitive prices, so as to support each customer's growth and development.
Vinythai provides its personnel with opportunities to develop their skills and realize their potential.
Vinythai gives due consideration to health, safety, environment, and society responsibilities pertaining to its businesses.
Vinythai's Mission
Vinythai supplies customers in Thailand and Asia with Polyvinyl Chloride resins, Caustic Soda, and Epichlorohydrin backed by world-class technology while creating ever-increasing value to its stakeholders.
Vinythai's Values
Vinythai firmly believes in:
• Customer Care: Constant enhancement of the quality and added value of our products and services through ongoing and cost effective innovation.
• Ethical Behavior: To engender the respect and admiration of all, acting with the utmost regard and concern for the law, the environment and the fair treatment of people and conducting ourselves based on the principles of honesty, integrity and trustworthiness.
• Empowerment: Fostering a culture that encourages delegation, risk taking, speed of response, accountability and partnership in order to adapt effectively to an uncertain and rapidly changing world.
• Respect for People: Encouragement to exercise creativity and leadership, giving opportunities for every individual to develop his/her full potential.
• Teamwork: Developing a learning organization by building teamwork with open communications across our organization, sharing knowledge, technologies and best practices.
Competitive advantages
Currently positioned at the forefront of Thailand's petrochemical industry, Vinythai, as a leading integrated PVC producer, is proud to offer customers:
- Proven, up-to-date standards
- World-class product quality
- Outstanding services
- Commitment to Total Quality Management (TQM).
Leading integrated PVC producer
PVC, or polyvinylchloride, is one of the most dynamic and versatile production materials to have been developed in the 20th century. With significant projected annual growth rates in Thailand and the region, PVC is expected to see still greater opportunities for development.
As a leading integrated PVC producer, the company enjoys a significant advantage in having a secure supply of locally produced ethylene from PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, and salt from Pimai Salt Co., Ltd.
Proven up-to-date standards
Vinythai enjoys technical support from the Solvay global group of companies, headquartered in Belgium, which is now ranked as one of the world's top four PVC producers.
Vinythai runs its plant at full capacity while continuously improving its production operations. In addition, Vinythai has entered into a service agreement with Solvay, NA for worldwide PVC business intelligence on export markets, as well as transfer of technical support and assistance in increasing production process efficiency. This support also includes a focus on reducing production costs, improving product quality, new product development, as well as legal services, procurement and personnel training.
World-class product quality
The company devotes considerable resources to assuring customers that its products fully comply with both Thai and international standards. Under Vinythai's in-house quality control system, every stage of production is carefully and systematically monitored.
Like all products developed at Solvay production facilities throughout the world, Vinythai's PVC resins are cross-checked periodically, ensuring the company's compliance with standards.
Outstanding services
In addition to Vinythai's commitment to delivering products of world-class quality standards, the company provides a professional PVC Customer Technical Services team. With extensive experience in the PVC industry, they offer special technical assistance to the company's clients via:
PVC process support: The team can help adjust clients' PVC formulations, assist in solving production problems, and cooperate with customers to develop new applications.
Vinythai's Customer Technical Services Laboratory: This was the first PVC technical service laboratory in Thailand to offer these services to its customers.
Commitment to Total Quality Management
The Company is committed to Total Quality Management (TQM), to the management system standards of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and ISO/IEC 17025, and to the product standards of TIS for PVC resin (K 66), TIS for caustic soda, FDA for caustic soda as food additive, and HALAL for caustic soda.
Vinythai's major shareholders: