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Hunterdon Central played a pivotal role in the NJ Department of Education's "High School Redesign Initiative." As part of that initiative, our focus was to create and implement a pilot program for Student 1:1 Computing, redesign our curriculum to reflect a more student-centered approach and complement this with increased technology access for all students. The result was an increased use of progressive instructional methods, which have garnered overwhelmingly positive evaluations from our teachers, students and parents/guardians.
During the initial stages of this program, District-provided netbooks, classroom desktop computers and students' personally-owned devices were all utilized to enhance our students' learning. As the pilot program progressed, it quickly became evident that students greatly benefited by having access to a personal learning device during their learning day.
If your child has a mobile device, (netbooks, laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, etc.), this device can be connected to the District wireless network. Detailed information on how this can be accomplished has been posted to the BYOD: Students Webpage.
On this webpage, you will find specific details on the use of personally-owned devices, information regarding computer purchase options, if you would like to pursue this possibility, and planned provisions for students who can not afford personally-owned devices. Hunterdon Central will continue to make classroom computers, netbooks, and laptop carts available.
If you have any questions about the program and/or use of student-owned devices, please feel free to contact me or our Manager of Information Systems, Michael Marron, at 284-7137..
Christina Steffner,Superintendent
Making a well-informed purchase decision for a personally-owned device is both exciting and challenging.
If you are considering this option, we have provided both minimum and recommended technical specifications for your consideration. We've also consolidated resources that can assist you in researching the wide variety of devices available, including an online store via CDW-G.
If you are considering insurance for a device, we've also provided information that will allow you to research various options.
If you are planning to purchase a device, please use these specifications as guidelines for your purchase.
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We are now officially announcing the Emerging Photographer Fund grant for 2013.
We are awarding $15,000 to three winners and spreading the love.
One top winner will receive $10,000 and two runner-ups will each take home $2,500.
These grants are designed to support continuation of a photographer's personal project. This body of work may be of either a journalistic mission or purely personal artistic imperative. It was initiated by David Alan Harvey in 2008 and is awarded by the Magnum Foundation.
We offer this to support emerging photographers in our craft. All types of photographers. This is not a photojournalism grant, nor an art photographers grant, but could be garnered by either or both. We just want to support committed authored photography of any ilk. Please click here and see who has secured this grant in the past and who our jurors have been. 2013 jury will be announced in the next few days!
The deadline for entry will be May 5, 2013 (6pm EST). No extensions for any reason.
Over the next months, your essay will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges in the photographic industry. Past judges include Carol Nagar, Martin Parr, Gilles Peress, Eugene Richards, Maggie Steber, Fred Ritchin, Bruce Gilden, David Griffin, John Gossage, Susan Meiselas, and James Nachtwey.
A maximum of 25 photos may be submitted. The submission fee is $25. All payments are final. Once your submission is complete, you will be unable to alter it.
The winner will be announced in June 2013 on Burn and at this years LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph. The top 10 finalists will be featured on Burn.
Past Burn finalists have been published in print via Burn 01 and Burn 02. Burn 03 is on the horizon and being cooked up as a limited edition magazine/book. Stay tuned.
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text: Mikalonis is in her first year with the University of New Mexico as the Student Success Manager for Baseball, Swimming & Diving, Volleyball, SAAC, and Life Skills. She graduated from Canisius College in 2005 with a BA in Art History and Psychology. She also earned her MS from Canisius College in 2008 in College Student Personnel Administration.


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Apparently we've decided that no racial slurs were used, HOWEVER, if this was not true and Hout did indeed poke at Blount's ethnicity I believe "the punch" would be rather justified and not worthy of a season long suspension.
Please ignore Longviewdawg. He's a naive schmuck on the Blazers boards and I'm not surprised to see his similar junk posted on this board.
JC -- why don't you hurry up and announce your position as an OSU beat writer?
(REPLY FROM JC: Seriously. Why would I do that? You trying to start a controversy in the newsroom?)
Batum still needs to improve his perimeter game?
That's the biggest piece of bull I've heard -- most of the respected NBA analysts claim the Blazers rely waaayyyyyyyyy to much on jumpshooting and couldn't agree more.
Sure a better 3-ball would be nice, but a slashing Batum is more beneficial to the success of the team.
Well said JonathanPDX
Are you kidding me? Was that post serious?
You epitomize why our 'progressive' city isn't progressing whatsoever these days. What a joke.
I understand this is a time when rest is much appreciated but I don't get why either of these guys would shy away from such a great opportunity not only to improve but also to represent their country.
This reminds me those optional off-season high school practices whose attendance helps dictate the best players and teams the following season.
Hahaha Blazin12
I'd take that deal
Somewhere Longviewdawg is laughing at all of us
I truly thought Bayless looked a heck of a lot better this game. Sure he isn't what we had hoped for at the PG position, but he showed a few flashes of what he could be down the road.
Oh, and I wouldn't state that Bayless was upstaged by Lawson without mentioning the fact that Pooh Jeter marked him the great majority of the game.
That, ladies and gentleman, is why Jeter can impress in Vegas but will never be an NBA mainstay.
flyduckfly ,
You're correct when you say that time is on our side but the fact that the Blazers may never again have such a strong position in the free-agency market is the real issue.
I know we shouldn't "make a move just to make a move" but this is an opportunity to shore up some of our glaring weaknesses in which we could soon regret standing pat in the near future.
Great work Blazers, lets keep failing in the free agent market!
No idea who you are referring to.
The only person I could think of was Oden who supposedly lives downtown but still...
I don't get the booing of the Yankees' players. There are an absurd number of Red Sox fans in the Portland area, I guess this is what I truly can't grasp.
If someone could explain the cause for our 'Red Sox Nation' in Portland, please let me know (beyond the fact that Elsbury is from Oregon).
"With your Univerisities reputation it should not be hard to keep them eligible"
What, as the flagship school of the state of Oregon? So... where does that leave OSU then?
My respect for Nate just went way up, this is an incredibly classy and selfless move.
you made me laugh with the 'girlie' part -- particularly because it was spot on.
Good post.
I don't understand the discontent here -- Millsap is an instant upgrade who would answer our glaring lack of toughness.
You guys who think Outlaw is the answer at PF, are you kidding me?
Millsap should be a starter... getting him as a backup would be phenomenal. Please let the money fly on this one KP.
Good call acquiring Patty Mills.
I don't see Steve Blake stopping him in practice without ease -- hopefully this will push both Blake and Bayless to improve greatly.
Sorry to make this simple, but the only thing that really matters is whether the athletes and the fans like the jerseys.
I'm a student. I love 'em.
Are you guys brain dead?
"Oregon State tries to avoid the dreaded worst-case athletic department scenarios (dropping sports) during this economic swoon."
Yes I know no programs have been cut so far, but clearly your own river-rat Buker suggests that is a possibility.
Reading does wonders.


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Noel Biderman
Noel Biderman (born 1971)[1] is a Canadian internet entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Avid Life Media, notably for owning a dating web site named Ashley Madison, established in 2001, that is intended for married people to arrange adulterous affairs.[2][3]
A slogan behind Biderman's desk promoting his company reads, "Life is short. Have an affair."[4] As the public face of the company, the former lawyer and sports agent has said he is a happily married father of two and does not himself cheat.[5]
Biderman says that his Web site does not promote infidelity when responding to critics, by saying, "We're just a platform. No website or 30-second ad is going to convince anyone to cheat. People cheat because their lives aren't working for them." [6] He has said that he writes the commercials for his company (which have featured two attractive people in the throes of passion, and then the sign: "This couple is married...but not to each other"), which the LA Times called "hilarious." [1]
Biderman designed Ashley Madison to focus on married women, instead of married men. "I was very confident that men would gravitate towards a service to conduct these otherwise anonymous affairs. They were seemingly doing it already," Biderman told BusinessWeek. "I was much less confident that women would behave that way."[4]
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In an interview with the "A Current Affair" program in Australia, he admitted that if he found out that his own wife was accessing his cheater's site, that "I would be devastated."
He's appeared on The Tyra Banks Show,[7] The View,[8] Larry King Live,[9] and served as a judge for the Miss Tiger Woods mistress pageant on The Howard Stern Show, a contest which Ashley Madison sponsored.[10]
He has appeared on GluckRadio, which is the podcast of New York life coach and radio personality Errol Gluck, [11] as well as on the RogersTV daily show Daytime York Region.
Personal life[edit]
Noel Biderman is a native of Toronto. Biderman is Jewish.[12]
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- ^ Pearson, Patricia. "The Two-Timers Club". [1]. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ ABC, News. "When Cheating On Your Spouse Is Business". [2]. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
- ^ a b Sheelah Kolhatkar (February 10, 2011). "Cheating, Incorporated". Businessweek. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Cheats' site a popular affair - Connect - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Caplan, Jeremy (2009-06-29). "Cheating 2.0: New AshleyMadison Apps Make Adultery Even Easier". TIME. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "The Tyra Banks Show - Ashley Madison". YouTube. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "The View Hot Topics - Ashley Madison". YouTube. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ Wisniewski, Angela. "Ashley Madison | Features". Real Detroit Weekly. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ^ "Episode 25: Where To Go For an Affair". Podomatic. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Angel, Ilana (March 30, 2011). "Ashley Madison & Noel Biderman: Will a Rabbi Take Them On?". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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Entrepreneurship: General Entrepreneurship
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- 30 Oct 2014
- Working Papers
Housing Collateral, Credit Constraints, and Entrepreneurship-Evidence from a Mortgage Reform
One of the strongest findings in studies of entrepreneurship is the clear positive correlation between personal wealth and the propensity to engage in entrepreneurship. One study, for example, has shown that entrepreneurs comprise just under 9 percent of households in the United States, but hold about 40 percent of total net worth. The most common explanation for this correlation is that credit constraints pose an important barrier to entry for less wealthy individuals. However, others have questioned the degree to which financing constraints are barriers to entrepreneurship, particularly in advanced economies where firms have adequate access to capital. In this paper, the authors consider a unique mortgage reform in Denmark to study how increasing access to credit through the unlocking of housing collateral for personal loans had an impact on entrepreneurship. Findings show that the reform affected the ability to draw on debt backed by home equity. However, despite the positive and statistically significant effect of relaxing credit constraints on entrepreneurship, the magnitudes are small. Furthermore, an important reason for the small magnitude was that the marginal business founded by those who benefited from the reform was of lower quality, where the new entrants failed within two years of entry. Overall, the results paint a more nuanced picture of the extent to which financing constraints are important in settings with well-developed credit markets, and the role that home equity can play in alleviating these. Read More
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
Why is the firm overlooked as a contributor when we identify the drivers of globalization? Geoffrey Jones discusses his new book, Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World. Open for comment; 1 Comment posted.
- 19 Sep 2013
- Working Papers
U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence
In the 2008 Current Population Survey, immigrants represented 16 percent of the United States workforce with a bachelor's education. Moreover, immigrants accounted for 29 percent of the growth in this workforce during the 1995-2008 period. Exceeding these strong overall contributions, the role of immigrants within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is even more pronounced. Even so, the importance of the global migration of STEM talent has been under-studied. In this paper, which focuses exclusively on the United States' experience, the author reviews academic work regarding the effects of global migration on innovation and entrepreneurship. Findings show that while some aspects of the phenomenon are well understood, such as the quantity and quality of immigrants, scholars still have very little insight on others, such as return migration. Overall, immigration has clearly been essential for the United States' leadership in innovation and entrepreneurship. There is also evidence of positive impacts of high-skilled diasporas for home countries, although the ledger that can be measured in the United States remains incomplete. Read More
- 03 Sep 2013
- Working Papers
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures
Creating hybrid organizations that combine existing organizational forms is a complex process. Given the legitimacy challenges facing hybrid organizations, why are they created in the first place? The authors focus on the role of "environmental imprinting" on individuals: this means the persistent effects that individuals' environments during sensitive periods have on their subsequent behaviors. After constructing and analyzing a novel dataset of over 700 founders of social ventures, all guided by a social welfare logic, the authors suggest that individual imprinting helps to explain why an entrepreneur founding a social venture might create a hybrid by incorporating a secondary, commercial logic. Overall, the paper contributes to the understanding of hybrid organizations by providing the first large-scale, empirical examination of the antecedents of the widely-discussed type of hybrids that combine social welfare and commercial logics. Read More
- 13 Sep 2012
- Working Papers
Entrepreneurship in the Natural Food and Beauty Categories Before 2000: Global Visions and Local Expressions
How do entrepreneurs create a market? Geoffrey Jones takes a historical approach and focuses on influential figures who created new categories of natural and organic food, agriculture, and beauty products over the course of the twentieth century. At first these pioneering entrepreneurs, often motivated by ideological or religious convictions, faced little consumer demand for "green" products and little consumer knowledge of what they entailed. The creation of new categories thus involved a lengthy process with three overlapping waves of entrepreneurship. First, the diffusion of ideas through publishing, and promotion of research and education, engaged many entrepreneurs. They were, in effect, making the ideological case for natural products, and providing the basis for them to be made available. Second, entrepreneurs engaged in the creation of industry associations which could advocate, as well as give the nascent industry credibility and create standards. Finally, entrepreneurial ventures established retail stores, supply and distribution networks, and created brands. Read More
- 29 Nov 2011
- Working Papers
Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India
Despite its recent economic advances, India's gender balance for entrepreneurship remains among the lowest in the world. Improving this balance is an important step for India's achievement of greater economic growth and gender equality. This paper uses detailed micro-data on the unorganized manufacturing and services sectors of India in 2000-2005 to identify and quantify the importance of existing female business networks for promoting subsequent entrepreneurship among women at the district-industry-year level. Read More
- 21 Nov 2011
- Working Papers
Caste and Entrepreneurship in India
Has India's political revolution been accompanied by corresponding changes in the economic sphere? This paper argues that for the most vulnerable, whether in villages or cities, the social structure has not changed. While Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and traditionally "middle-level" castes have made significant progress at the level of political representation in independent India, their progress in entrepreneurship has been uneven. By looking at the ownership of enterprises across the country, this paper sheds light on two larger narratives about India's emerging political economy: first, that the rich have benefitted more than the poor, the towns and cities more than the villages, and the upper castes more than the lower castes has acquired salience in several quarters. And second, that "Dalit entrepreneurship," a category conspicuous by its absence in India's business history, has become a significant trend. Findings by Lakshmi Iyer, Tarun Khanna, and Ashutosh Varshney show that while the "middle-level" castes have made progress in entrepreneurship, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are considerably under-represented in the entrepreneurial sphere. That is, for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, political gains have not manifested themselves in greater entrepreneurial prowess. Read More
- 15 Sep 2010
- Working Papers
From Bench to Board: Gender Differences in University Scientists' Participation in Commercial Science
Does gender affect whether a university scientist will be invited to work with for-profit companies? Indeed it does. A new paper finds that male professors receive more opportunities than their female counterparts to join scientific advisory boards and start new companies. Research, focusing on the biotechnology field, was conducted by Haas School of Business professor Waverly W. Ding, MIT Sloan professor Fiona Murray, and HBS professor Toby E. Stuart. Read More
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
How can multinationals, entrepreneurs, and investors identify and respond to new challenges and opportunities around the world? In this Q&A, HBS professors and strategy experts Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu offer a practical framework for succeeding in emerging markets. Plus: Book excerpt with action items. Read More
- 31 Mar 2010
- Working Papers
When Open Architecture Beats Closed: The Entrepreneurial Use of Architectural Knowledge
Entrepreneurial firms rich in knowledge but poor in other resources can use superior architectural knowledge of a technical system to gain strategic advantage over larger and better endowed rivals. This paper presents a model and provides examples showing that architectural knowledge can be applied strategically to change a firm's scope and boundaries, make innovations more or less autonomous, and change the span of problems it must solve. Read More
- 08 Oct 2009
- Working Papers
Clusters of Entrepreneurship
Economic growth is highly correlated with an abundance of small, entrepreneurial firms. This relationship is even stronger looking across industries within cities, and has been taken as evidence for competition spurring technological progress, product cycles where growth is faster at earlier stages, and the importance of entrepreneurship for area success. Any of these interpretations is possible, however, and the only thing that we can be sure of is that entrepreneurial clusters exist in some areas but not in others. This paper first documents systematically some basic facts about average establishment size and new employment growth through entrepreneurship, then analyzes entry and industrial structures at the region and the city levels using the Longitudinal Business Database. Read More
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
Professor Diego Comin and fellow researchers find a little observed link between private savings and country growth. The work may offer a simple interpretation for the East Asia "miracle" and for failures in Latin America. Q&A. Read More
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
An economic crisis is a charter for business leaders to rewrite and rethink how they do business, says Harvard Business School professor Lynda M. Applegate. The key: Don't think retrenchment; think growth. Read More
- 02 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
Want to be a successful entrepreneur? Your best bet might be to partner with entrepreneurs who have a track record of success, suggests new research by Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner, David S. Scharfstein, and Anna Kovner. Read More
- 04 Dec 2008
- Working Papers
Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the Spatial Distribution Can We Explain?
Some places, like Silicon Valley, seem almost magically entrepreneurial with a new start-up on every street corner. Other areas, like declining cities of the Rust Belt, appear equally starved of whatever local attributes make entrepreneurship more likely. Many academics, policymakers, and business leaders stress the importance of local conditions for explaining spatial differences in entrepreneurship and economic development. This paper uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau to characterize these entry relationships more precisely within the manufacturing sector. Read More
- 03 Dec 2008
- Working Papers
Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship
All else equal, a venture-capital-backed entrepreneur who starts a company that goes public has a 30 percent chance of succeeding in his or her next venture. First-time entrepreneurs, on the other hand, have only an 18 percent chance of succeeding, and entrepreneurs who previously failed have a 20 percent chance of succeeding. But why do these contrasts exist? Such performance persistence, as in the first example, is usually taken as evidence of skill. However, in the context of entrepreneurship, the belief that successful entrepreneurs are more skilled than unsuccessful ones can induce real performance persistence. In this way, success breeds success even if successful entrepreneurs were just lucky. Success breeds even more success if entrepreneurs have some skill. Read More
- 21 Nov 2008
- Working Papers
Applicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis
The ready availability of patent citation data has been a tremendous boon to applied research on knowledge and innovation. The role of examiners in the generation of patent citations has been thought to potentially complicate these analyses, but has been difficult to study. Taking advantage of a change in the way patent citation data has been reported starting in 2001, this paper summarizes basic facts on examiner citations, and provides a descriptive analysis of factors associated with citations in a patent. Read More
- 31 Oct 2008
- Working Papers
Technology, Identity, and Inertia through the Lens of 'The Digital Photography Company'
Why do established firms find some technological change so challenging? While existing research has identified numerous sources of inertia in established firms exploring new technological domains, identity is a critical piece of the puzzle. As the core essence of an organization, identity directs and constrains action. The routines, procedures, capabilities, knowledge base, and beliefs of an organization all reflect its identity. So when a technology is identity-challenging to an organization—when pursuing it would violate the core beliefs of both insiders and outsides about what the firm represents—organizations face significant obstacles to adopting it. This study by Tripsas highlights the importance of recognizing and evaluating the tradeoffs associated with technological opportunity and organizational identity. Read More
- 16 Oct 2008
- Working Papers
Opening Platforms: How, When and Why?
It is crucial for firms that create and maintain platforms to select optimal levels of openness. Decisions to open a platform entail tradeoffs between adoption and appropriability, and opening a platform can spur adoption by harnessing network effects, reducing users' concerns about lock-in, and stimulating production of differentiated goods that meet the needs of user segments. At the same time, opening a platform typically reduces users' switching costs and increases competition among platform providers, making it more difficult for them to appropriate rents from the platform. This paper describes research on factors that motivate managers to open or close mature platforms. Read More
- 24 Jun 2008
- Working Papers
Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses
Access to "soft information" and the greater sensitivity of decentralized banks to the local institutional environment can have both positive and negative consequences for small firms. Hence there may be a dark side to decentralized bank lending in certain instances. This paper argues that the same ability of decentralized banks to act on soft information also makes them more responsive to the local environment when setting terms of their loans. While this can be beneficial for small businesses in competitive markets, it also implies that the organizational structure of decentralized banks might allow them to better exploit their market power in concentrated banking markets by restricting credit or charging higher interest rates from small businesses. Read More
- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
Despite the best of intentions and trillions of dollars worth of assets, nonprofits have been unable to solve many of society's worst ills. A new casebook by 4 Harvard Business School professors argues that the social sector should take an entrepreneurial approach. Q&A with coauthor Jane C. Wei-Skillern. Read More
- 30 Jan 2008
- Working Papers
Cost of External Finance and Selection into Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs are, on average, significantly wealthier than people who work in paid employment. Research shows that entrepreneurs comprise fewer than 9 percent of households in the United States but they hold 38 percent of household assets and 39 percent of the total net worth. This relationship between personal wealth and entrepreneurship has long been seen as evidence of market failure, meaning that talented but less wealthy individuals are precluded from entrepreneurship because they don't have sufficient wealth to finance their new ventures. Nanda studied how changes in the cost of external finance affected the characteristics and likelihood of individuals becoming entrepreneurs. He finds that market failure accounts for only a small fraction of the relationship between personal wealth and entrepreneurship in advanced economies such as the U.S. Read More
- 25 Jan 2008
- Working Papers
What Do Non-Governmental Organizations Do?
Non-governmental organizations play an increasingly important role in international development. They serve as a funnel for development funds both from individual donors in wealthy countries and from bilateral aid agencies. At the same time, NGOs are frequently idealized as organizations committed to "doing good" while setting aside profit or politics—a romantic view that is too starry-eyed. Development-oriented NGOs, which have existed for centuries, have played a growing role in development since the end of World War II; there are currently 20,000 international NGOs. This paper argues that the strengths of NGOs and their weaknesses easily fit into economists' conceptualization of not-for-profit contractors. Read More
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
Chinese and Indian scientists and engineers have made an unexpectedly large contribution to U.S. technology formation over the last 30 years, according to new research by HBS professor William R. Kerr. But that trend may be ebbing, with potentially harmful effects on future growth in American innovation. Read More
- 13 Aug 2007
- Working Papers
Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry
Several recent studies have highlighted the important role that cross-border ethnic networks might play in facilitating entrepreneurship in developing countries. Little is known, however, about the extent to which domestic entrepreneurs rely on the diaspora and whether this varies systematically by the characteristics of the entrepreneurs or their local business environment. The Indian diaspora is estimated at over 18 million people spanning 130 countries. Given that formal institutions in India remain weak and hence the informal barriers to trade are higher, do diaspora networks serve as substitutes to the functioning of the local business environment? Do they help entrepreneurs to circumvent the barriers to trade arising from imperfect institutions? This study examines the extent to which software entrepreneurs within India vary in their reliance on expatriate networks. Read More
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
It's a fundamental tension many entrepreneurs face, the conflict between wanting to become rich and wanting to keep control of their new company. Few can have both. Professor Noam Wasserman discusses his research into the motivations of entrepreneurs and the people who invest in them. Read More
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
Customers have produced some of the most important innovations in industries ranging from oil refining to scientific instruments. But how do user innovations take place? How do they get to market? Professor Carliss Baldwin discusses research into the rodeo kayak industry to understand the world of user innovation. Read More
- 20 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Are Company Founders Underpaid?
Company founders have a tough time convincing their boards to increase compensation, says HBS professor Noam Wasserman. He discusses his research into "founder frustration" areas. Read More
- 15 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Founding CEO's Dilemma: Stay or Go?
Bill Gates and Larry Ellison are rare birds. In this interview by HBS senior lecturer Mike Roberts for New Business, professor Noam Wasserman explains how and why many founding chief executives find themselves replaced. Read More
- 05 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity
A key to exploiting radical technological change is to clear your vision of historical constraints and see new opportunities with a fresh perspective. Michael J. Roberts interviews HBS professor Mary Tripsas. Read More
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
Highlights from a discussion with HBS professors Howard Stevenson, Richard Hamermesh, and Paul Marshall (moderated by Mike Roberts) on teaching entrepreneurship at HBS. Read More
- 30 May 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship's Wild Ride
Entrepreneurship's rise as a business phenomenon has occurred side-by-side with its emergence as a centerpiece of modern business education. In this conversation with Mike Roberts, Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Studies at HBS, Professor Howard Stevenson reflects on how academic inquiry has affected entrepreneurial practice and how scholars can learn from today's entrepreneurs. Read More


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ALDIE, VIRGINIA- OCTOBER 11: PGA Professional Brian Peaper dries off his clubs on the fairway of the 16th hole during the first round of The 25th Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship at Creighton Farms on October 11, 2013 in Aldie, Virginia. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America)
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Date: Oct 11, 2013
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tomatoes + plums + mozzarella
a final warm day before storm clouds gathered.
let's eat outside.
with a big glass of fizzy elderflower soda. whadda ya say?
my cute friend judy wise is offering this online class:
i haven't taken it and i don't know a single solitary thing about hot wax. except that i screamed once when someone tried to hot wax my upper lip. big sad face. since it's JUDY offering the class i'm sure it will be worth it's weight in gold. just sayin'.
And finally, extra clever LIbby was inspired by FTB to make this big stack of books for holiday gifts. In a stroke of genius she whipped up her own covers out of cardboard & fabric to sandwich the book blocks between. So cool!
Between now and Halloween, FULL TILT BOOGIE will be on sale. After the witching hour on the 31st prices revert back to normal.
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A smaller menu will debut in early October at all Scotty's Brewhouse locations.
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Scotty's Brewhouse fans will notice some changes at the local restaurants when a new, shorter menu debuts Oct. 2.
It was time for a change, said owner Scott Wise, time to freshen things up and refocus.
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Well at least he did the right thing by not driving. Tickle is a good guy.
By The Raleigh Telegram
DANVILLE – According to the Danville Police Department in southern Virginia, a famous character known as "Tickle" on the popular "Moonshiners" reality television show on the Discovery Channel has been arrested recently.
Police said today that they arrested Steven Ray Tickle, age 35, on charges of public intoxication last Thursday, March 7th in Danville.
According to statements from the police department, Tickle was allegedly drinking in a car in a parking lot at a gas station when someone called the police to report it.
"At approximately 2:41 pm last Thursday a citizen approached a Danville Police Officer and reported that a man was drinking in public while sitting in a nearby convenience store parking lot," said the police.
When police arrived at Charley's Stop and Shop on the Franklin Turnpike in Danville, they said they found Tickle in a vehicle drinking.
"He was also drinking from an open container," said Danville Police. "The officer approached him and detected a strong odor of alcohol as well as normal indications of being intoxicated."
When Tickle could not arrange for someone to drive him home, the police said they arrested him on misdemeanor charges of being drunk in public. He was released later that same day, said police.
Tickle, who lives in rural Pittsylvania County, Virginia, is well known to viewers of the popular "Moonshiners" TV show on the Discovery Channel cable network. The show goes behind the scenes to show the efforts of moonshiners in the North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee mountains as they try to brew illegal corn whiskey and other spirits.
The charistmatic and often comical Tickle is one of the main characters on the show and is usually seen helping a local fire chief named Tim in the mountains of Virginia to make moonshine in the backwoods, as they try to elude revenue officials. ::
Article Posted: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013.
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Your still the man Tickle your a big part of why i watch the show glad to see reality tv shows are real people


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Yokohama Tire Corporation Shifts 2015 Motorsports Programs into High GearMarch 17, 2015
SANTA ANA, CA (March 17, 2015) – Producing tires for a wide variety of racing disciplines – Red Bull Global Rallycross, sports car and off-road – Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) 2015 motorsports season is ready to roll.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Off-Road Racers to Kick-off Season at SCORE San Felipe 250January 22, 2015
SANTA ANA, CA (Jan. 23, 2015) – The Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC)-sponsored Desert Assassins off-road racing team heads to Mexico this week for the season-opening SCORE San Felipe 250, January 24.
Baja 500, Red Bull Global Rallycross on Tap for Yokohama Tire Corporation MotorsportsJune 09, 2014
FULLERTON, CA (June 5, 2014) – Dirt will be flying as Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) motorsports teams tackle two tough races: the 46th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert duel, June 5-8 in Ensenada, Baja, Mexico, and the Red Bull Global Rallycross (GRC) competition at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on June 7.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Formula Drift Title Defense Begins at Long Beach, April 4-5April 02, 2014
FULLERTON, CA (April 2, 2014) – The 2014 Formula Drift season starts April 4-5 in Long Beach, California, and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is ready to defend its title with reigning champion Michael Essa. YTC and Essa captured the 2013 Formula D crown on ADVAN Neova® AD08 R tires.
Stacked Race Week for Yokohama Tire Corporation MotorsportsMarch 12, 2014
FULLERTON, CA (March 12, 2014) – From Florida to Nevada, Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) motorsports teams will be in action this week. YTC will be competing at the season opener of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, March 13-14 at Sebring International Raceway, as well as the Mint 400, March 15 in Las Vegas.
Start Your Engines: Yokohama Tire Corporation Announces 2014 Motorsports LineupMarch 11, 2014
FULLERTON, CA (March 10, 2014) – Building upon its success in 2013 – which included capturing a championship in drifting and winning the Trophy Truck class at the HDRA South Point Vegas 250 race – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is gearing up for the 2014 motorsports season.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Named Exclusive Tire Supplier for Red Bull Global RallycrossMarch 03, 2014
FULLERTON, CA (March 3, 2014) – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is expanding its 2014 motorsports program to new arenas. The tire maker announced today it has signed an agreement to be the exclusive tire supplier of the Red Bull Global Rallycross (GRC) series.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Off-Roader Racers Cameron & Heidi Steele Team-up at Best in the DesertJanuary 29, 2014
FULLERTON, CA. – (Jan. 29, 2014) – After much anticipation, the husband and wife duo of Cameron and Heidi Steele – sponsored by Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) – are joining forces again, this time in a Trophy Truck at the Best in the Desert's Parker 425, January 31-February 2 in Parker, Arizona.
It's Baja 1000 Time for Yokohama Tire Corporation's Off-Road RacersNovember 13, 2013
FULLERTON, CA. – (Nov. 13, 2013) – There's lots of excitement building for Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) off-road racers as they head to Mexico for the 46th SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) Baja 1000, November 14-17 in Ensenada.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's New ADVAN Neova® AD08 R to Debut at Washington Formula Drift Event, July 19-20July 17, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (July 17, 2013) – Veteran drifting competitor Michael Essa is taking Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) newest ultra high-performance tire – the ADVAN Neova® AD08 R – for a spin…and then some. The YTC-sponsored driver will debut the AD08 R during the Formula Drift event at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington, July 19-20.
Baja 500 Preview with Yokohama Tire Corporation's Off-Road Racing Teammates Heidi Steele and Jessica McMillinMay 28, 2013
FULLERTON, CA. – (May 28, 2013) – In March, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) made history by partnering with the first-ever all-woman Trophy Truck driver tandem in SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) racing: The Desert Assassins' Heidi Steele and Jessica McMillin. YTC follows the teammates in this Q&A as they gear up for the Baja 500 race on May 31-June 1.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Motorsports Versatility Highlighted During Long Beach Race WeekendApril 11, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (April 11, 2013) – It'll be quite a weekend in Long Beach, California for Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) motorsports program. Its tires will be on race vehicles ranging from sports cars to drift cars to off-road stadium trucks. The excitement runs April 19 to 21 on the streets of downtown Long Beach.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Onboard as Stadium SUPER Trucks Series SponsorApril 05, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (April 5, 2013) – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is returning to off-road stadium-style racing for the first time in almost two decades. The Fullerton, California-based tire maker announced today it has signed on as a sponsor of Robby Gordon's new Stadium SUPER Trucks (SST) series, which kicks-off in Glendale, Arizona on April 6. YTC will use the 12-event series to promote its Geola
Yokohama Tire-Shod Ferrari 458 Ready for Sebring DebutMarch 14, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (March 14, 2013) – American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Race Week has kicked-off at Sebring International Raceway (through March 16) and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is ready to roll.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Gears Up for the 2013 Motorsports SeasonMarch 07, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (March 7, 2013) – From desert racing to drifting, Porsche 911 GT3 to Ferrari 458, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is busy tuning up for the 2013 racing season. "This will be an exciting year," said Andrew Briggs, YTC director of product planning and motorsports. "We have a new ALMS partner, a historic teaming in off-road and a strong, overall line-up, so we can't wait for the season
Yokohama Tire Corporation Slides into Action with 2013 Drifting ProgramMarch 05, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (March 5, 2013) – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced today it will participate as a Formula Drift tire supplier for the second consecutive year and will partner with three teams for the 2013 season.
Yokohama Tire Corporation and Desert Assassins Off-Road Race Team Head to San Felipe for SCORE Season OpenerFebruary 25, 2013
FULLERTON, CA. – (Feb. 25, 2013) – For Yokohama Tire Corporation and the Desert Assassins off-road race team, the journey to winning the new World Championship of Desert Racing continues at the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, March 8-10, in San Felipe, Mexico.
Yokohama Tire Corporation to Give Away $5,000 Take the High Road Vacation during the Mid-America Trucking Show, March 21-23February 25, 2013
FULLERTON, CA (Feb. 25, 2013) – Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) attendees will have a chance to win a $5,000 'Take the High Road' vacation and iPad 2s, courtesy of two contests conducted by Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) in booth 14124. MATS runs from March 21-23 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Yokohama Tire Wins HDRA Season OpenerJanuary 14, 2013
Yokohama Tire Corporation and the Desert Assassins' quest to be the first-time recipient of the recently-created World Championship of Desert Racing, jumped off to a great start this weekend with Cameron Steele's win at the HDRA South Point Vegas 250 in Jean, Nevada on January 12.
Yokohama Tires Win at the 25 Hours of ThunderhillDecember 11, 2012
When the checked flag came down after the demanding 25 Hours of Thunderhill, the Porsche 911 with Yokohama's ADVAN® ENV-R2™ was alone in the winner's circle.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Drifting Star Tyler McQuarrie to Take on the 25 Hours of ThunderhillDecember 04, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored Formula Drift driver Tyler McQuarrie is changing race styles as he tackles the tough 25 Hours of Thunderhill in northern California on ADVAN® ENV-R2™ tires.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Roader Racers Ready to Tackle the Tough Baja 1000, Nov. 14-17November 14, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-roaders Cameron and Heidi Steele are heading to Mexico's Baja Peninsula to compete in the storied SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, November 14-17.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Cameron Steele Wins Again in Lucas Oil RaceSeptember 27, 2012
Led by veteran off-road racer Cameron Steele's second victory of the season, Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC)-sponsored drivers scored several podium finishes during rounds 13 and 14 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, September 21-22.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Participating in 'Accelerating Sustainable Performance' Summit at Sonoma Raceway, September 7September 06, 2012
– For the second year, Yokohama Tire Corporation will participate in Sonoma Raceway's Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit (ASP). The September 7 eco event focuses on how motorsports technology and innovation drive advancements in sustainable transportation.
Yokohama Rubber Company-Sponsored Electric Vehicle Breaks World Record at Pikes Peak Race for the Third Consecutive YearAugust 16, 2012
For the third consecutive year, an electric vehicle (EV) sponsored by The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) not only won its class at the August 12 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but broke a world record doing it.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Roaders Cameron and Heidi Steele Gearing up for 'Vegas to Reno' Race, August 16-18August 14, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored Cameron and Heidi Steele – the husband and wife team known as "off-road racing's power couple" – will be back in action at the Best in the Desert's 534-mile "Vegas to Reno" race, August 16-18.
New Yokohama Tire Corporation Video Highlights the Return of Off-Road Champion Heidi Steele to Racing after Becoming a MotherJuly 13, 2012
The return of five-time off-road champion Heidi Steele to pro racing after giving birth to her first child is presented in a new video by Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC).
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Road Racer Heidi Steele Roars Back with a 2nd Place Finish at the SCORE Baja 500June 06, 2012
In her first race of the season, Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-roader Heidi Steele returned in style, taking second place at June 1-3 SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Extends Infineon Raceway Sponsorship for 5 YearsJune 04, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation announced it has signed a five-year extension to sponsor Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. The new deal continues Yokohama's designation as Infineon's "Official Tire Manufacturer" at the track through 2016, where it has been a sponsor since 2003.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Heidi Steele Returns to Action at SCORE Baja 500May 29, 2012
Heidi Steele is back. The Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road driver – and defending Class 6 SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) champion – will make her season debut at the 44th Tecate SCORE Baja 500, June 1-3 in Ensenada, Baja, Mexico.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's Cameron Steele Wins Pro Buggy Class at Lucas Oil RaceApril 24, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored Cameron Steele won his first Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series event of the year, taking first in the Pro Buggy class at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park in Lake Elsinore, California, April 21-22. Steele claimed victory riding on off-the-shelf Geolandar A/T-S+® tires.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Road Team Descends on Las Vegas for The Mint 400March 22, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Cameron Steele and his Desert Assassins teammates are back with two 800-horsepower Trophy Trucks, seeking victory in the Mint 400, March 24, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Yokohama Tire Corporation Signs 3-Year Sponsorship Renewal with IMSAMarch 15, 2012
Tire maker's eco-friendly, orange-oil-infused ADVAN® ENV-R2™ race slicks will continue to be the 'official tire' of the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama through the 2015 season.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Roaders Head to Mexico for 'Roughest Race of the Year'March 09, 2012
Cameron Steele and the Desert Assassins team take on tough terrain in the San Felipe 250.
Ready to Race: Yokohama Tire Corporation's 2012 Motorsports Program Revs UpFebruary 28, 2012
Tire maker teams up with a new partner in the ALMS GT Class and continues campaigns in 'green racing' with orange-oil infused tires in the GTC and GT3 Challenge series, plus off-road racing
Yokohama Tire Corporation to Partner with Alex Job Racing and Lotus in 2012 ALMS GT ClassFebruary 24, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation is teaming up with Alex Job Racing (AJR) to campaign a Lotus Evora in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT series, which kicks-off the 2012 season in Sebring, Florida, March 17.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Roaders Kick-Off Season at SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, Jan. 14-15January 12, 2012
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racers, including Trophy Truck veteran Cameron Steele, begin the season at the 18th annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nevada, January 14-15.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Chad George Wins Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series TitleDecember 12, 2011
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Chad George wrapped up a stellar season by clinching the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Super Lite title at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona on December 10.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Racer Heidi Steele Wins Class 6 SCORE ChampionshipNovember 21, 2011
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Racer Heidi Steele Clinches Another Class 6 SCORE Championship at the Baja 1000.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Drivers Set Their Sights on SCORE Baja 1000 RaceNovember 14, 2011
There's plenty at stake for Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racing husband and wife team Cameron and Heidi Steele as they head to Ensenada, Mexico for the 44th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, November 17-20.
Yokohama Global Motorsports – Track News October 2011October 25, 2011
October 2011 news and results from the FIA World Touring Car Championship, Intercontinental Rally Challenge, FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, SUPER GT, and MACAU Grandprix Formula 3.
Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Drivers "Steele" Show in SCORE San Felipe RaceSeptember 11, 2011
It was an exceptional day for the Steele family and Yokohama Tire Corporation at the Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions, September 10, in San Felipe, Baja, California, Mexico.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Heidi Steele Seeks Second SCORE San Felipe WinSeptember 07, 2011
Competing in Mexico has been extremely good for Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Heidi Steele. This year alone, she's won the San Felipe 250 in March and was third in the Baja 500.
No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Porsche Team Celebrates Season-Best Run in Baltimore Grand PrixSeptember 06, 2011
Miller and Maassen had their best run of the season in their Yokohama-shod Porsche with a fourth-place result in an ultra-competitive GT class after two tough hours of racing.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Roader Cameron Steele Wins Lucas Oil RaceAugust 09, 2011
Yokohama Tire Corporation collected two first-place victories in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS) event, August 7 at Glen Helen Raceway near San Bernardino, California.
Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen of Paul Miller Racing Carry Momentum to Mosport International RacewayJuly 22, 2011
Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen head to Canada's Mosport International Raceway for Sunday's American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón Grand Prix of Mosport carrying great momentum.
Paul Miller Racing Praises Yokohama Tires at ALMS GT Class at Lime RockJuly 14, 2011
Paul Miller Racing's co-drivers Bryce Miller and Sascha Maassen gave a big "thumbs up" to Yokohama's A005 racing tire, after the GT class of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón race at Lime Rock Park, July 8-9.
Life in the Fast Lane: Yokohama Tire Corporation's Andrew Briggs Discusses Motorsports MarketingJune 29, 2011
Andrew Briggs became Yokohama's senior manager of motorsports in January and has been running full speed ever since.
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Drivers Kickoff Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Season with Three Podium FinishesMarch 23, 2011
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored drivers combined for three podium finishes at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series opener at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, March 19-20.
Yokohama Tire Corporation's 2011 Motorsports Program Gears UpMarch 15, 2011
Tire maker continues with teams in off-road and ALMS, plus "eco-racing' in the GT3 Challenge and GTC series
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Heidi Steele Wins SCORE San Felipe 250March 14, 2011
Former two-time champion Steele and co-driver Rene Brugger come from behind to take Class 6 title on off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires
Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored West Racing Team Names Drivers for 2011 ALMS GT ClassJanuary 17, 2011
Nicky Pastorelli and Dominik Schwager will be its drivers for the 2011 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season.
Yokohama Off-Roaders Battle Bruising Baja 1000November 23, 2010
Heidi Steele gets podium finish on off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires; Ikuo Hanawa races solo for 34 hours
Yokohama to Sponsor West Racing Team in 2011 ALMS GT ClassOctober 01, 2010
Two Lamborghinis will race on ADVAN® tires
Mid-Season Chat with Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Off-Road Champs Cameron & Heidi SteeleJuly 15, 2010
Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road desert racers Cameron and Heidi Steele are chasing championships again.
Yokohama's Electric Vehicle Wins with Record Time at Pikes PeakJuly 01, 2010
EV bests previous "Race to the Clouds" mark by over a minute


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Sweet and Sour Pork Chop/Ribs or Sườn Xào Chua Ngọt is an adapted version from the popular dish originated in China and made its way into Vietnam via the Chinese influence in Vietnam. To make this dish, you can use baby back ribs or country style ribs, ask the butcher to cut them into strips about 1 1/2 inches wide. When you prepare this dish, cut it into 1 1/2 inch cubes to increase the meat flavor when you marinate or sauteed. If you marinate ahead of time, about 3 hours, then you can just coat it with flour and deep fry the ribs and toss it with the sweet and sour sauce. If time is short, then sauteed the ribs first before frying to intensify the flavors.
1 lb baby back ribs or country style ribs, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp cooking oil
In a pot, bring a pot of water to a boil (estimate enough water to cover the ribs). Add 1 tsp of salt and ribs to the pot and cook for 10-15 minutes. This will remove the impurity/foam from the ribs and lightly cook the ribs.
In a wok, heat up 2 tbsp of oil and add garlic. Stir fry until garlic is fragrant, add ribs in. Quick stir fry ribs in garlic oil to absorb the flavor, then add 1/2 cup of chicken broth, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1 tsp sugar. Cook over high heat until the sauce is gone, stir occationally. While the sauce is reduced, move on to prepare the sweet and sour sauce.
Sweet and sour sauce:
2 tbsp oil
1/3 yellow onion, cubed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 red bell pepper, cubed
1/2 green bell pepper, cubed
1 6 oz can of pineapple, cubed
1 tbsp ginger, slivered
1 tsp ketchup
3 tbsp plum sauce
3 tbsp chicken broth
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 3 tbsp water to thicken the sauce
Heat up 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a wok, then stir in yellow onion, garlic. Until the oil becomes fragrant, add remaining ingredients in and simmer the sauce until it is thickened. Set it aside.
Deep Fry Ribs:
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp tapioca starch
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1/2 cup water
Mix the batter, make sure the batter is thick enough to coat the ribs. Adjust the batter accordingly. Add the ribs into the batter to coat them and deep fry until ribs become golden brown and crispy.
Heat up the sweet and sour sauce, and toss in the ribs for about 30 seconds. (Don't simmer too long, you want to keep the ribs cripsy.) Turn off the stove and laddle over a bed of watercress, tomato and cucumber slices. Garnish with some pepper on the top. Serve hot right away.
Serve over steamed rice.
Serves 3
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The clouds shook
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In the Southeastern quadrant
Of the New Mexico firmament,
Complete with lightning
And growling, crackling,
Massive basso-profundo sound effects,
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By Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristin L. GroverAmphibious Squadron 4 Public Affairs
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Va., Aug. 30, 2010 The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed Aug. 27 to support U.S. humanitarian assistance in Pakistan.
The Kearsarge group is made up of Amphibious Squadron 4, 26th MEU, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and the amphibious platform dock ship USS Ponce. The deployment of the Kearsarge group was moved up; it originally was scheduled to deploy in late September.
"USS Kearsarge, USS Carter Hall and USS Ponce have exceeded my expectations in every aspect and are fully able to accomplish any mission that we might be assigned," Navy Capt. Larry Grippin, the group's commander, said. "We are all grateful for the opportunity to flex the disaster relief capability of this Navy/Marine Corps team. This mission shows that the U.S. military is truly a global force for good."
The Kearsarge group will work with the Pakistan government to provide logistical support, emergency transportation and supplies to aid flood relief efforts.
"The crew enthusiastically accelerated their deployment preparations," Navy Capt. Baxter Goodly, the commanding officer of the USS Kearsarge, said. "Even though we're deploying early, the crew is eager and proud to be heading over to help the people of Pakistan."
After their humanitarian mission to Pakistan is complete, the Kearsarge group and the 26th MEU will continue with their original mission in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of maritime security operations.
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The Compex battery charger is for use with the Compex Sport Elite Muscle Stimulator, the Compex Performance and Compex Edge US. Buy an extra battery charger for your gym bag or as a replacement part for your Compex device.
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Questions on Compex Charger Sport Elite/Performance/Edge US
- From alexander at 4/13/2010 10:37 AM
- hello the Compex Charger its compatible with the model misport?
- Yes, the Compex Charger Sport Elite/Performance US is compatible with misport.
- hello the Compex Charger its compatible with the model misport?
- From mark at 7/16/2010 2:28 PM
- is this one compatible with the following specs (out of the manual):
Type TR1509-06-E-133A03
Input 100-240 VAC / 47-63 Hz / 0.5 A max.
Output 9 V / 1.4 A / 15 W
It is one of the MI ones, but not the MiSport
- Yes, the Compex Charger Sport Elite/Performance US is compatible with Compex MI.
- is this one compatible with the following specs (out of the manual):
- From Dusan at 11/17/2010 7:54 AM
- Where can I buy charger for Europe? I d like to buy Sport Elite US.
- To purchase a European charger visit http://www.compex.info/en_EU/53398Battery-charger.html
To purchase a US Sport Elite visit http://www.shopcompex.com/compex-sport-elite.html
- From Sam at 12/29/2010 4:08 PM
- The sport elite i have came with the TR1509-06-E-133A03 charger cable which isn't compatable with USA outlets. Is there an adapter i can order to make this compatable? If not will this model cable work?
- Hello,
No, you would have to purchase a converter adapter from another source.
- From Jake at 10/7/2013 3:16 PM
- Whats the difference between the compex charger sport/fitness that's $20? I have the edge by the way. I need a new charger. Just wondering if the sport/fitness will fit my model
- Janke,
Each charger is specific to the unit. The charger for the Sport/Fitness is designed to be used with that unit, just as the Elite/Performance/Edge (the newer models) are designed to be used with a specific charger as well. Thank you for contacting DJO.
- From Gen at 11/17/2013 7:20 AM
- Hi,
I have a rather old Mi-sport compex (2007) I believe.
Battery 4,8 V
Typ 4vh-aa1200b
ref 941210
I would need a new AC charger and would you recommend a new battery as well?
Do you ship to Canada?
- Gen
Thank you for contacting product support. You might want to tak a look at the International site for Compex at: http://www.compex.info/en_UK/index.html. Look up your unit and you should be able to finde the accesories that you need. You can order from there and have it shiped to you
- Hi,
- From Brock at 12/30/2013 9:12 AM
- I have a Compex 3 Professional (Ref. 941213 Battery and Charger 69301X), will this charger work with my unit?
- Brock
The ShopCompex Website tells you which battery and charger will work with which unit. I do not recongnise the unit you mentioned, is it possible it is a European unit? If that is the case you need to purchase a battery charger off the Eurpean site to match the unit you have.
- From ROLAND at 4/26/2014 12:04 PM
- Hi
I have a Compex Energy european version, can I use this transformer to charge my bats? I lost my transformer
- Roland
The US Chargers are not compatable with the European versions
- Hi
- From Stephane MARTEAU at 5/4/2014 7:06 AM
- I have an European device. Now I'm living in USA so I need a battery charger. My model type 4H-AA150 ref 941210
Witch is the battery charger I need ?
- No the Us model parts won't work with euopean units you will have to order from them at http://www.compex.info/en_UK/index.html
- I have an European device. Now I'm living in USA so I need a battery charger. My model type 4H-AA150 ref 941210
- From Joao at 6/25/2014 10:39 AM
- Hi,
I have a Compex Mi Sport 500 that uses the 6 cell battery. Is this charger compatible with my device?
Do you ship to portugal?
- You will need to order a battery from the international Compex website to get something compatable. Here is the website
- Hi,
- From Stan at 10/19/2014 8:38 PM
I have a compex mi-fitness, and I need a new charger. I ordered this one from your website but it doesn't work, is that the correct one? I also ordered a new battery which worked but can't charge it now
- Stan
The Mi-fitness is a european model and we do not sell replacement parts for the european models. You will have to purchase though Compex http://www.compex.info/en_UK/index.html
- From mauricio rodriguez at 10/29/2014 7:18 PM
- i have a wireless compex what charger do i need or how many volts i need to get a universal charger
- We do not sell the wireless in the US so you will have to get a charger from the international site. http://www.compex.info/en_UK/index.html
- From Xavier at 11/1/2014 6:33 AM
- What is the model number
- The compex units do not have model numbers. The part number for the Elite is SKU # 11-2137


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Bryan Knicely, it seems, also experienced Nierengarten-Smith and company's unique form of personnel management, as well as their demands for "excellence." Knicely came to Laumeier from BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. Those who worked in the Laumeier offices at the time of his employment believe that whatever excellence he could have contributed to the institution was undermined by Nierengarten-Smith.
Kniceley chose not to discuss his experiences at Laumeier because of his pending lawsuit, but according to various sources, Knicely sought to implement responsible accounting procedures at Laumeier in regard to money handling. This included the coding of donated funds (to firmly differentiate between restricted and unrestricted donations) and maintaining stricter supervision of nonprofit funds used for professional expenses, instituting a system in which each expense would be described in writing and signed for approval.
A former employee who worked closely with Knicely says Nierengarten-Smith responded to his new accounting procedures with disdain. Although some donations that come to Laumeier are restricted to specific projects, such as the Art Fair or the planned children's sculpture garden, Nierengarten-Smith allegedly told Knicely that she would decide where to put the money. All she wanted him to do was to keep track of where it was going. If Knicely questioned one of Nierengarten-Smith's directives, a source says, she told him, "This is where I want it to go." Knicely's concern for year-end audits by Ernst & Young did not faze Nierengarten-Smith, either. "The board and Ernst & Young don't need to know all our business," she allegedly told her business manager.
One of the more serious, and repeated, allegations by former Laumeier personnel is that little or no distinction exists between Nierengarten-Smith's personal and professional business dealings.
For example, Nierengarten-Smith's charges to Laumeier's American Express card for September 1999 reveal a number of expenses that appear to fudge the line between personal and professional: a charge for $21.05 to L.L. Bean, restaurant charges for $606.90 (including a bill for $395 at Tiny's in Santa Fe, N.M.), lodging at the El Rey Inn in Santa Fe for $440.67 and a charge for $31 to Mental Health Resources in Saugerties, N.Y.
Museum directors, like all business professionals, certainly incur professional expenses. But some expenses should have raised red flags. Although Santa Fe is a notable art-world destination, an accountant might ask about the division between personal and professional on this trip. Not only have Nierengarten-Smith and her husband donated their Brazilian folk-art collection to the Santa Fe's Museum of International Folk Art, they have been building a home in Santa Fe, where they plan to move in two years (according to Bakewell Realty, a bid has been placed on their current Westmoreland Place home).
Expenses incurred on Laumeier's American Express for Jan. 1, 1998-Dec. 27, 1999, total $23,363.05 (including a board lunch on May 2, 1998, that came to $1,098.95). Nierengarten-Smith is listed specifically to have incurred $5,927.29 in expenses over this period, including a trip to Brazil -- purportedly with her husband, to plan yet another Brazilian exhibition -- totaling $3,800.
Nierengarten-Smith also charges expenses to a MasterCard, which the nonprofit pays. Charges for June 1999 include not only the shipping for the Brazilian collection ($4,128.64) and a meal at Big Sky ($103.05) but the gas and upkeep of the Jeep Cherokee the nonprofit leases for her. The vehicle was in the shop for repairs totaling $100.95 that month. In the meantime, she leased another vehicle for $287.35.
The blurring between personal and professional occurs in regard to art as well, according to a number of curators and registrars who have passed through Laumeier over the years. Many of them describe the confusion that ensued when they attempted to maintain an accurate art inventory.
A registrar's job is to catalog the artwork, recording data such as title, artist, the work's condition, where the work is kept and where it has been loaned. But Laumeier registrars, when perplexed as to the whereabouts of artwork that appeared to be missing, were typically told by Nierengarten-Smith: "It's at my house."
"You couldn't tell what was hers and what was Laumeier's," says one former registrar.
Former employees also allege that Nierengarten-Smith often purchased work from exhibiting artists for she and her husband's private collection. Numerous artists contacted by the RFT would not comment about their relations with Nierengarten-Smith and Laumeier, but former curators and registrars allege that artists who exhibited at Laumeier knew that a select work from their exhibition would be slated for the director and her husband.
Michel Krevenas, curator at Laumeier from 1992-95, alleges that she was directed to order two sets of the artist Donald Judd's prints: one for Laumeier, one for Nierengarten-Smith. "If Beej doesn't get something out of it," Krevenas claims, "it doesn't go."
And some art just goes. "Cromlech Glen" is not the first endangered artwork at Laumeier. Dennis Fortna served as preparator at Laumeier during the construction of Giuliano Mauri's "La Casa della Memoria (House Remembered)" -- a structure made of branches that twist into the configuration of a tall shelter, completed in 1997. Mauri's choice of material does not imply flimsy construction; he builds works to last at least 20 years. But Fortna has reason to believe "La Casa della Memoria" won't be around that long.
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We are the people our parents warned us about — T-SQL Tuesday
Its TSQL Tuesday time again, and this month the topic is being hosted by Steve Jones ( Blog | @Twitter ) The topic at hand is related to interacting with business users or more Specifically, "What issues have you had in interacting with the business to get your job done"
We are the people, they couldnt figure out!
We are the people our parents warned us about — Jimmy Buffett
A Different Twist
What If you were the business user who had the business "issues"? I've been the business user that is the subject of every technogeek stereotype. You know, the one who doesnt really know what they want until they see it. Yeah, I was/am that guy. As a matter of fact, Ive been that guy recently. You see, I have two jobs that put me in that sort of position relatively often. In my day job I manage a team of Database Professionals (Excellent ones I'd add! ) In my "night" job, I volunteer for PASS. In both of these roles I often see the need to have something built and anytime something gets built by IT there can be issues.
In order to succeed at completing your job/project/task its often easiest to go ahead and plan on change. Change is in my estimation at the root of 95% of all issues when dealing with business needs. Things change often and no matter how many times you think things are static on both sides of the project equation (requirements vs development) they will surely change again. Ive found that no matter how thourough I have been in coming up with a decent set of requirements before asking for work to be done, in the end something always changes. Often I will have no control over those changes but, many times something comes up that changes things and this always causes the "issues" between both sides of a project. Change is actually a good thing, If every project Ive been involved with were implimented exactly as first envisioned (no changes) I suspect things would be considerably different, and not in a good way!!
After sitting at both sides of the desk, you begin to realize the easiest way to eliminate issues between the people who have needs and wants and those IT Guru's trying to make them a reality is a very open line of communication and trust. Once you succeed at opening that communication line, all tasks become easier. With open communication change becomes less of an issue and dare I say it: a bit more acceptable to everyone. This is the first line of defense in solving issues before they even become issues!
We're not crazy
Despite rumors to the contrary the people who need work done AKA "business users" arent totally crazy and intentionally trying to make everyones lives difficult with constant changes. Often times we are just as frustrated that our needs (or requirements) are changing as the IT Gurus are for having to accomidate those changes. Once the communication lines are open between all parties, things get considerably easier and the impact of those changing needs can be efficiently weighed against the timelines, costs, etc of the task/project
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T-SQL Tuesday #19 Wrapup
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Huge Thanks go out to everyone who participated in this months T-SQL Tuesday.
I apologize for the tardiness of this post, its been a busy week with PASS finalizing the Summit Sessions.
As always, there were some awesome posts this month! If youve ever wondered why you need to prepare to recover your databases, or your
Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery
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This Months Topic
Disaster Recovery. This topic is very near and dear to me based on the fact that
Database Automagic
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This months TSQL Tuesday is hosted by a good friend Pat right over at SQL Asylum
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This year I resolve to…
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When creating a new application, after going through the entire business analysis & requirements gathering process, normally you wind up with a datamodel that includes many tables and relationships. By this time, depending on the size of the datamodel/system there has been considerable amounts of time invested on all sides. We need a way of
Developing Better SQL Speakers
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The AHA Moment
last week while going over some ideas and upcoming changes to the PASS Program Committee with my PASS boss, Jeremiah Peschka I had what I think is a great
Your relationship with your professional organization
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Do you have a relationship with your professional organization?
What is your professional organization? is it in technology? Something like Ineta, PASS, ISUG, IDUG, IOUG or one of the other various technology groups that exist. Or maybe your preferred group is more in the business side of things like ASPA, LOMA or AICPA. If you dont


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A Bath schoolboy has come second in a speaking competition by defending footballers' high salaries.
Year 9 Prior Park pupil Jose Pablo Payro, pictured, was runner-up in the junior section of the International Student Voice competition.
Meanwhile Cynthia Zhang, who is in Year 12, took first prize with a speech on the differences between studying dance in the UK and China.