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Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis; Woodland, Alan D. (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper examines the welfare implications of non-discriminatory tariff reforms by a subset of countries, which we term a non-preferential trading club. We show that there exist coordinated tariff reforms, accompanied by appropriate income transfers between the member countries, that unambiguously increase the welfare of these countries while leaving the welfare of non-members unaltered. In terms of economic policy implications, our results show that there exist regional, MFN-consistent arrangements that lead to Pareto improvements in world welfare. JEL code: F15. Keywords: Trading clubs, non-preferential tariff reform, Kemp-Wan-Ohyama proposition. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7540
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From 2007-2010Hedman, Jonas; Henningsson, Stefan (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: To become sustainable, or green, is in Nordea not a process that is forced upon the organization by top management. On the contrary, it is a smooth and soft process lead by champions and supported by the management team. One could compare the process with the game curling, where a small grain of sand might stop the curling stone to reach the nest. In the greening process of Nordea it is a risk that the process might be set back for several years if it is not carefully managed. To ensure that no grain of sand hinders the process, a slow and incremental strategy is in place. The process is supported and encouraged by the management and grounded in the corporate values.... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8312
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Does it make sense?Bille, Trine (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper discusses the concept of the experience economy in a Nordic context and shows how the Nordic version of the concept has come about from a mix of three different approaches and theories. Besides, the Nordic definition links the experience economy closely with cultural activities. In the Nordic countries the experience economy has been developed in a political context and it is apparently a popular development policy for local government authorities and regions. This paper discusses the Nordic definition of experience economy and questions if it makes any sense. The definition of experiences is not clear, and the definition of the word "economy" has different interpretations as well. In a narrow interpretation the term economy is related to market economic value, which is used in the political terminology. The paper shows that the experience economy can follow three different routes to market value creation, and how the growth opportunities for the different experience areas will depend on three different trends. Therefore, it can be shown that only some experience areas are growing, and the market value creation occurs in very different ways and to very different extents within, and in relation to, the different experience areas. The greatest growth potential resides probably in the broad value creation in association with the experience areas. But the experience economy does not lend itself to any consistent definition. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8012
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Towards Enabling Welfare states and experimentalist Business SystemsKristensen, Peer Hull (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7330
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Kleis Frederiksen, Niels (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This note discusses the generational incidence of consumption taxes in an OLG framework. The objective is to highlight the channels through which an increase in, e.g., a VAT redistributes income across generations. It turns out that with labor supply exogenous VAT incidence is very similar to the impact of a PAYG pension system or government debt. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7578
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Blomgren-Hansen, Niels (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Diamond's two-period OLG growth model is based on the assumption that the stock of capital in any period is equal to the wealth accumulated in the previous period by the generation of pensioners. This stock equlibrium condition may appear an innocuous paraphrase of the ordinary macro-economic flow equilibrium condition, S = I. This is not the case. In this note I demonstrate that Diamond's solution is unstable in a monetary market economy where households and firms make independent decisions as to how much to save and how much to invest. An increase in the rate of interest above the Diamond long-run equilibrium level will cause saving to fall by more than investment and, hence, result in excess demand for loanable funds and an upward pressure on the rate of interest. However, substituting the ordinary S = I flow equilibrium condition for Diamonds stock equilibrium condition reveals that the model has another solution - the rate of interest equals the rate of growth - and that this solution is stable in a capital-based economy (contrary to the pure consumption loan model of interest suggested by Samuelson(1958)). The model has interesting implications. Diamond's model predict that an increase in rate of time preference causing the young generation to save less will reduce the capital stock and raise the rate of interest. However,the S = I based two period OLG model reveals that the old generation's consumption falls by more than the the young generation's consumption increases. Consequently, excess supply of loanable funds will drive down the rate of interest. If the rate of interest is equal to the rate of growth an increase in the time preference has no effect on the supply of loanable funds and, consequently, neither on the rate of interest or the stock of capital. Whether people prefer to consume as young or old should not be a matter of public concern (although the transition from one state to another may be). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7656
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Moeran, Brian (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper starts from the premise that all forms of socio-economic behaviour are motivated and underpinned by values of one kind or another. The study of culture is thus a study of the values that constitute that culture. In their plural form, values constitute our socio-cultural beliefs and moral principles. However, in its singular form, value relates to economic utility, price and worth. The aim of this working paper is to examine the relation between economic and cultural values which, it is argued, constitute a field of values that are (re)produced, negotiated and transacted in the context of creative products. This field consists of technical, affective, social, situational, appreciative and functional values. Together these create a qualitative symbolic exchange value which is often then exchanged for a quantitative economic value. The paper outlines how each of these values works and interacts with other values in the context of creative industries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7971
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Hansson, Finn (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In the summary of the project as well as in the overall description for the SUCCESS project it is stated, that 'benchmarking of past and ongoing collaborations' serve as a tool to develop new and improved models of governance for large integrated projects. The reference to benchmarking as key tool to develop new models makes it necessary to have a closer look into the pro and cons for using this specific tool. A number of recent studies of science policy in Europe have taken a closer look into the system of benchmarking in this field. These studies, discussed later in this paper, have pointed to the fact that a reliable benchmarking exercise demand a strict data input very often impossible in science and innovation collaborations because of the very nature of these endeavours, the open and risky character of new knowledge as well as the unpredictable time. If we include the fact that collaborations all have their own history and do not represent some kind of representativeness of a science or R&D field but the opposite, are selected by pre-knowledge, a number of serious question to the use of a traditional benchmarking approach has been announced. What we can use from the benchmarking procedures is the idea of a systematic recording of knowledge of best practices analysed and interpreted by expert groups. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6391
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Ooi, Can-Seng (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Intercultural management broadly refers to the handling of cultural differences in businesses and organizations. Although culture develops in all social groups, such as in firms, schools and neighbourhoods, intercultural management often refers to cultures framed within national and ethnic settings. Language, religion, family relations, work ethics and daily living are some aspects of culture. These cultural manifestations reflect the community's world views, norms and values, and shape social behaviours and practices of members in the community. The idea of "intercultural management" also suggests that cultural differences are sources of miscommunication and misunderstandings. So in international business, intercultural management is a daily activity that affects different operations, including localization of services in a foreign market, offering local hospitality to foreign tourists, adapting one's negotiation style to overseas business partners, communication in an international work environment and devising appropriate human resource services in overseas subsidiaries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8976
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Forskellighed og innovation del IIUhlenfeldt, Thomas; Hinz, Ole (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: I nærværende rapport belyses de konkrete muligheder og udfordringer der møder danske virksomheder i forbindelse med ansættelsen af nydanskere. Herunder ser vi nærmere på, i hvilket omfang etnisk diversitet overhovedet opleves som et relevant tema ude i virksomhederne, hvilke organisatoriske konsekvenser den øgede diversitet har medført, og i givet fald hvordan den søges håndteret. Sidst, men ikke mindst undersøges, hvorvidt virksomhederne formår at omsætte medarbejdernes forskelligheder til konkret innovation eller anden form for værdiskabelse. Rapporten bygger på casestudier i 11 danske virksomheder fra forskellige brancher. Den overordnede konklusion på disse studier er at langt den overvejende del af de adspurgte ledere i virksomhederne oplever ansættelsen af nydanskere som værende helt eller hovedsageligt problemfrit. De nydanske medarbejdere opleves således som en særdeles stabil og samvittighedsfuld arbejdskraft som assimileres relativt problemfrit ind i den eksisterende virksomhedskultur. I enkelte tilfælde har ansættelsen af nydanskere dog krævet forskellige tiltag og tilpasninger af varierende omfang fra lidt mere lederopmærksomhed til mere omfattende programmer. Samtidig fremhæves især sprogvanskeligheder som en væsentlig udfordring. Derudover er det for ingeniørvirksomhedernes vedkommende ofte vanskeligt at oversætte en udenlandsk ingeniøruddannelses kompetencer til danske forhold. Personaleafdelingernes evne til at vurdere disse nydanskeres kvalifikationer er i disse virksomheder kritisk. I rapporten præsenteres afslutningsvis en model som beskriver tre forskellige måder hvorpå nydanskere kan bidrage til virksomheders værdiskabelse. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6294
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Forskellighed og innovation del IIUhlenfeldt, Thomas; Hinz, Ole (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: I nærværende rapport belyses de konkrete muligheder og udfordringer der møder danske virksomheder i forbindelse med ansættelsen af nydanskere. Herunder ser vi nærmere på, i hvilket omfang etnisk diversitet overhovedet opleves som et relevant tema ude i virksomhederne, hvilke organisatoriske konsekvenser den øgede diversitet har medført, og i givet fald hvordan den søges håndteret. Sidst, men ikke mindst undersøges, hvorvidt virksomhederne formår at omsætte medarbejdernes forskelligheder til konkret innovation eller anden form for værdiskabelse. Rapporten bygger på casestudier i 11 danske virksomheder fra forskellige brancher. Den overordnede konklusion på disse studier er at langt den overvejende del af de adspurgte ledere i virksomhederne oplever ansættelsen af nydanskere som værende helt eller hovedsageligt problemfrit. De nydanske medarbejdere opleves således som en særdeles stabil og samvittighedsfuld arbejdskraft som assimileres relativt problemfrit ind i den eksisterende virksomhedskultur. I enkelte tilfælde har ansættelsen af nydanskere dog krævet forskellige tiltag og tilpasninger af varierende omfang fra lidt mere lederopmærksomhed til mere omfattende programmer. Samtidig fremhæves især sprogvanskeligheder som en væsentlig udfordring. Derudover er det for ingeniørvirksomhedernes vedkommende ofte vanskeligt at oversætte en udenlandsk ingeniøruddannelses kompetencer til danske forhold. Personaleafdelingernes evne til at vurdere disse nydanskeres kvalifikationer er i disse virksomheder kritisk. I rapporten præsenteres afslutningsvis en model som beskriver tre forskellige måder hvorpå nydanskere kan bidrage til virksomheders værdiskabelse. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6762
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Resultater fra en spørgeskema-undersøgelseFoss, Nikolai J. (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Baseret på et sample af de 1000 største danske virksomheder undersøges forekomsten af nye arbejdsorganiseringsformer i dansk erhvervsliv. Endvidere undersøges det, hvilke virksomheder der typisk implementerer de nye måder at organisere arbejdet på. Det vises at det primært er virksomheder i konkurrenceprægede og vidensintensive brancher der gør dette. De nye arbejdsorganiseringsformer implementeres i bundter. Det indikerer at de nye organiseringsformer er komplementære. Deres forekomst er endelig tæt korreleret med forekomsten af resultatløn. Det tyder på at "kontrol"- og "kommitment"- modeller for HRM ikke er modsatrettede, men tværtimod komplementære. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6350
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Lando, Henrik (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7188
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Bilagsmateriale fra "ophavsret i den danske oplevelsesøkonomi: Tal og tendenser"Singal, Kunal; Lorenzen, Mark (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8217
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Erfaringer fra praksisPlenborg, Thomas; Ravnkilde Nielsen, Thomas Tang; Jensen, Morten; Banghøj, Jesper (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7960
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An Alternative IntegrationLi, Xin (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In a recent article in European Management Review, Pitelis and Teece (2009) argue that extant explanations of the nature and scope of firms, such as transaction costs, property rights, metering team production, and resource-based, can be integrated into a more general (capability-based) theory of the firm. Despite acknowledging their account offers new insights on the issue, I am critical of their claim that the (dynamic) capability-based perspective can integrate the existing theories, which they in fact have failed to substantiate for three reasons. Firstly, they downplay the role of opportunism and simply categorize it as a kind of market failure, which they suspect its explanatory power. Secondly, their account is entrepreneur-centric, ignoring the role of employees in the formation of the firm, a problem they see in the transaction cost theory but nevertheless fail to address themselves. Thirdly, their critique of the market-failure-based explanation is problematic. I briefly introduce my own relationship-based theory as an alternative integration of the existing theories. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8055
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Heijden, Hans van der; Sangsted Sørensen, Lotte (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6443
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A firm level perspecitve on internal learning and organisational behaviourGranerud, Lise (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The auto-components industry has improved its performance significantly in South Africa during the second half of the 1990's. However, it has not yet reached the level of the international competitors. The present paper suggests that a focus on the firms' internal conditions is a way to identify obstacles preventing further improvement of performance and competitiveness. Organisational behaviour has increasingly become important internationally in the understanding of firm development and learning in the recent years. This paper argues that it is crucial to take into account the behaviour of the organisation in the perception of the problems connected to the development of technology and capabilities in South African SMEs. The paper builds on the immediate findings of a qualitative case study on technological learning in two auto-components enterprises in Greater Durban, where the organisational behaviour in different ways hinders internal learning. These findings are contrasted with a third firm within the metal sector, which has a very different learning environment. The paper emphasises the importance of including the informal organisational behaviour in the understanding of how to develop the technological resources. The study investigates the physical resources, and the human and organisational resources, and relates these to the routines in the organisational behaviour, including formal and informal work practices and social relations at the shop floor in the understanding of what influence technological learning in these firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6987
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Rocha, Robson (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The analysis in this paper concerns how national institutions impact the implementation of occupational healthy and safety management systems (OHSMS) in different types of market economies. The main objective is to show how variation in national institutional frameworks influences the implementation of OHSMS, and thus, relative performance. There are two main conclusions. First, dominating organisational templates and co-operative industrial relations structures allow firms from coordinated market economies (CME) to more effectively implement OHSMS than those from liberal market economies (LME) which are embedded in adversarial industrial relations. Secondly, due to differences in the institutional framework among countries, the mechanisms of enforcement for OHSMS need to be designed in different ways. The article contributes to the literature by showing that the implementation and functioning of OHSMS are mediated by the different institutional logics in which firms are embedded. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7365
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hvordan får vi mest vækst for pengene?Skaksen, Jan Rose; Kirk, Jens Sand; Stephensen, Peter (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7987
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This is a basic introduction to Mrs. Palin, a place to start for anyone wanting to find out about her early years.
This brief book, a character sketch with many photos, is written in a straightforward style. It holds Sarah Palin in a very positive light. (Initially published before her selection as the GOP running mate, this version has been renamed and scooped up by people like me as an attempt to get to know her.) She is portrayed as an ordinary mom (a hockey mom) who, according to her father, has had an impenetrable stubborn streak since childhood.
The family came to Alaska from Idaho in 1969. She is the daughter of a teacher (and part time hunting/fishing guide) and a school secretary. They lived modestly. Her highlight reel in public life includes a captain's position on the high school JV basketball team, the beauty queen title "Miss Wasilla," and stint on the city council. This was her introduction to the good old boys network, which she has spent the rest of her career pushing aside. She was elected president of the Alaska Council of Mayors, chaired the gas and oil conservation commission and gained a reputation as a reformer. Next step: the Governor's office, which she's held for two years.
Does this brief introduction to this head-turning politician enable the reader to decide whether or not she's qualified to be a heartbeat away from the highest elected office in the land? No. Is it an interesting read? Yes. All party politics aside, she's a fascinating woman. And right now, this slim book provided more information than I could get anywhere else.
Michele Cozzens is the author of It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club.
This book is an enjoyable, friendly, and compelling story of the rise of an Alaskan women to the Governor's mansion. It was written before Gov. Palin became the Vice Presidential nominee. Apparently, it is being republished by a major publisher. This edition is by a small publisher.
This is not an expose or an in-depth assessment of Gov. Palin's personal life or politics. You will not find any psychoanalysis, cultural critique, or political theorizing. It is a homey biography. The broad outlines are of a truly Alaskan (tough, independent) women whose determination and principles led her into political leadership and to challenge some of the major political players in Alaska.
Readers will become more informed about the Alaskan way of life, which is quite alien to many in "the lower forty-eight," as we say. Alaskans love the outdoors, its scenery and wildlife. They often hunt, fish, climb, and sky. It is an oil-rich state with a significant population of native Alaskans from various tribes. (Gov. Palin is married to a man who is half native Alaskan.) Those who write off Gov. Palin as "the new governor of a sparsely populated state" (the Democrats' talking point) will find that governing Alaskans is anything but easy. The state brings its own unique challenges and requires real savvy from its leaders.
I'm sure several books will be written about Sarah Palin in the years to come--and from every possible angle. She is a compelling figure and may be in the political theater (I hope) for years to come. This book, though, will take its place as a matter-of-fact chronicle of an unlikely ascent to public service.
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If you've felt a weakening in the dork side of the force in town it's probably because Dorkbot has been on hiatus, but that's about to change. Tonight, the meeting of artists, scientists, and everyone in between gets together to spotlight a trio of experts on a subject dear to their respective hearts.
The event takes place tonight (Monday, April 21) at 7pm at the Thinkery (1830 Simond), which is becoming the center for smart and cool things in town whether you're a kid or an adult. The theme welcoming back Dorkbot to the edutainment fold is "Under the SeaBot."
Starting things off is Lewis Weil who not only spearheads Dorkbot's sibling Nerd Nite but also grows seaweed here in landlocked Austin. He runs the only inland culinary seaweed farm in North America at Agua Dulce Farms. He'll explain the ins and out of growing sea greenery good enough for some of the swankiest eateries in town. It probably goes without saying that making seaweed thrive in the drought-prone climate of Central Texas involves technology worthy of a Dorkbot time-slot.
Wiley Wiggins might be most famous for his roll as the kid from Dazed and Confused or more recently as a co-founder of the Juegos Rancheros indie video game nonprofit, but he also dabbles in paludariums. By "dabble" we mean he builds "enormous microcontroller-regulated biotopes in his home." That's what the Dorkbot site says anyway. That pretty much means he creates tropic conditions in small boxes. When was the last time you made any real micro-climates other than turning on your air-conditioning?
Lastly, the leader of Dorkbot, Dustin Younse takes a punny tangent with his talk called "Under the C's: Lessons Learned in the Trenches of a Library." In his talk about the present and future of public book dispensaries Younse will show the important role technology is taking to keep information accessible.
RSVP on Facebook if you're so inclined, but definitely head over to Mueller and welcome Dorkbot back. It's free and all ages, so you can indoctrinate the kids into dorkdom early.
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Before we get into why it's a problem, let's backup just a bit an look at the evolution of storage over the past few years to see how suddenly, we find ourselves knee deep in volumes and switches and management applications still not having enough storage space.
In years past (and yes, this will be a gross over-simplification), you generally had a server with what you thought would be enough internal storage, 3 or 4 disks in a RAID set of some type. Quickly, after a few years, we realized that we needed a LOT more storage that would comfortably fit into the rack mount chassis of our x86 based server. Enter external SCSI storage as the solution. As a solution, it was pretty decent. Throw a bunch of SCSI disks in a cabinet, give the cabinet its own power supply and hook up some servers. Create some LUNs and away you go.
Unfortunately, this solution was (and is) neither very flexible nor very scalable. Enter SANs and fibre (yes, that's the correct way to spell "fibre" when referring to storage connectivity) storage. SAN solutions allow the use of switched to route traffic so that many machines (servers) can see individual LUNs without worrying about which drives are mine, yours, etc. SANs give you the capability to connect dozens of servers to the same switch and setup zones defining which servers could see which disks, a major leap forward in technology that SCSI did not have. With technology moving forward, we also see in SANs the ability to create a raid set and carve multiple LUNs out of that, or to create disks using stripes of all disks, not just defined raid sets. Yes, SANs definitely were a leap forward in the technology area.
Now for the bad news. SANs are a total PITA to manage. I cannot tell you how many issues I've seen with zoning, presenting the wrong disks to the wrong server, presenting the same disk down multiple paths to the same server (or multiple servers) simultaneously, incompatible firmware between the HBA, the switch and storage processor….the list goes on and on. All of the flexibility and tuning ability came at the expense of management overhead, where one mistake (incorrect firmware on a switch) can toast all of your servers attached to the SAN.
Now, enter the beauty and the joy that is iSCSI. This is a major advancement in storage technology. iSCSI basically allows you to use the SCSI protocol over IP. On the surface, that doesn't really sound like much, except a new transport media for the SCSI protocol (yes, SCSI is a protocol, defining disk communication as well as a hardware spec), but, it's much much much more than that.
In order to connect to SCSI storage, you no longer need switches, expensive HBAs (fibre HBA - $1200 for the latest model. Gigabit adapter, $110, both major brands). You now have the ability to freely move servers around without having to re-zone or worry about cabling. You can have the same server connected to multiple SCSI targets at the same time without multiple HBAs, switches or zoning (for instance, the XP machine I am writing this on is connected to a NetApp Filer and a Windows 2003 machine using the StringBean WinTarget (http://www.stringbeansoftware.com) software to share disks out as SCSI devices. Do I need to HBAs? Why no I don't. All I need is one network card and my Windows XP SP2 workstation is simultaneously connected to two separate SCSI targets. The NetApp filer is being used for a cluster tested for several of our clusters here. I have Virtual Server running on my desktop machine, loading the VMs I have stored on the 2003 server I am connected to as an iSCSI target, and the VMs are using iSCSI to connect to their cluster drives on the NetApp box (which, BTW, is a pretty darn cool little box. I haven't found anything I can't easily do. From start to finish, never having seen one EVER, it took me 7 hours to set it up and get it running the way we want). Basically, each machine gets a unique iSCSI initiator ID (part of that is a hash of the machine name) and you zone by creating a LUN and in a text window, simply popping in then initiator ID's that have access to that LUNs. It's even web based so you can cut-n-paste and manage it from anywhere on your network.
Speed? Is iSCSI fast? Check out these numbers from Equalogic, http://www.equallogic.com/docs/EqualLogic_ESG_Lab_Report_04.pdf. They are reporting numbers like "25 array Peer Storage system using Microsoft iSCSI Software initiator produced 1.2 million IOPs out of cache". Basically, it's fast, cheap, flexible and good. Especially if you used gigabit and MPIO.
So far, I haven't found ANYTHING that iSCSI can't do to meet my storage need. iSCSI is the stuff, I say. Please, download the iSCSI initiator, whitepapers, case studies, Kool-Aid, etc, at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/storage/technologies/iscsi/default.mspx, because it's the stuff.


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While giving a presentation in Keynote for a job interview, the presentation suddenly exit and I got a Time Machine message telling me that the last backup was more than x days ago, which was very bad timing. Is there a way to disable this reminder? I can see from the menubar icon whether Time Machine thinks I should do a backup (from the ! symbol) and I don't need an additional reminder that interrupts presentations... Any ideas?
I think by clicking on the time machine logo in the menubar and opening time machine preferences and turning off hourly/daily backups it will stop the messages
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I've just removed all mine as I also am getting the annoying pop up. If it no longer pops up I'll update here.


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Different species have adapted to the various climatic conditions that we experience and live all over the world, and have become a very common pest. A very concentrated cockroach control operation regularly monitored and carried out could minimize their existence within our dwellings. Some species having lived in human habitats for a long period of time have built an impregnable immune system for regular pesticides. Pest control professionals would be able to identify these species and take appropriate and effective action.
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When nature was creating beauties, Alanya was blessed.
With one of the most beautiful coasts of the Mediterranean with sandy beaches, blue-turquoise water and picturesque mountains, Alanya is a place where the sun smiles on you.
This is one of those resorts that are simply doomed to be popular. First of all, because the swimming season is the longest in Turkey - in late April there are already swimmers in Alanya Bay, and only by November, do the beaches become empty.
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Alanya can boast not only long beaches with golden sand than slope gently to the sea making it ideal for travel with children, but also many discos, bars, restaurants, its own amusement park and even the Water Planet Aquapark with 23 slides. But recreation at the sea is not the only reason to visit Alanya, which is full of natural attractions and historic heritage sights:
- Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) – a medieval castle built on the remnants of earlier Byzantine era and Roman era fortifications in the 13th century (an open air museum)
- Red Tower (Kizil Kule) – peerless work of Seljuk architecture houses an ethnography museum. It is the biggest symbol of Turkish Maritime Reign.
- Tersane (dockyard) - remains of the finest examples of medieval military architecture - a medieval drydock built in 1221.
- Ataturk's House and Museum - since 1935 has been preserved in its historic state and is a good example of the interior of a traditional Ottoman villa.
- Antique cities and ruins - both by the seaside and in the mountains there are many historical sites as Alanya was a cradle of civilizations, tribes, empires and since the beginning of 13th century it has been the cradle of Turks and their long-established and rich culture.
- Alanya caves – the area is filled with lots of underground beauties which used to be first human homes and later pirate shelters.
- Sapadere Canyon - magnificent natural beauty where you can see all shades of green
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A guide designed to encourage creative thinking in business offers techniques, hints, and tricks for generating ideas and offers dozens of success stories.
A book on cultivating and using creative thinking
We are all born as talented artists but what do we forget as we grow? Michael Michalko helps us remember what we already unconsciously knew or simply did as we were creative kids. But make no mistakes, this book is not the silver bullet for all of your problems. You must be patient, very open-minded, not slave to the habit or discipline (just for the sake of discipline) and move along your way to being much more creative.
I really liked the structure of the book and I think I can use it as a creativity and problem solving reference, a kind of handbook. I have already read 'Mind Performance Hacks' and 'Pragmatic Thinking & Learning' which referred to some famous techniques and examples in this solid book.
Be warned: some of you may find the overuse of anecdotes disturbing or not very theoretical but grasping the essence of some of them will be very helpful.
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Do you need any new ideas for practical designs? How about when something is wrong with your business and you cannot put your finger on it? Did you ever need to brainstorm but not have anyone else around? Have you ever been stuck with writer's block and for the life of you could not get back to work? In other words, have you ever been stuck with any mental problem that you felt that you cannot solve? If this is the case I think you should have a look at Michael Michalko's latest book, Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques.
Thinkertoys is a great play on words – anyone who grew up in the United States playing with Tinker Toys would not have a hard time remembering the name of this book. But beyond the title, Michael Michalko has done better than a yeoman's job of cataloguing tried and true techniques and exercises that work individually and for groups. Not a left brained person you say? You don't need to be. Not a right brained person? Again, you don't need to be. These tools that Michael Michalko provides puts you in a position that the outcome will be the product of great creative thinking as long as you actually do the thinker work that goes along with the exercise. The entire book pushes the reader to think outside of his or her comfort zone when solving problems, creating ideas, etc. Some of these tools I have already been working on and implementing myself. Let me give you an example…
In addition to my other work I recently have become a monthly columnist with a magazine where I give advice based upon my knowledge and experience. But to be a columnist is very difficult in a way because you have to remain fresh – the material much be both focused and new every issue. Many regular columnists (and bloggers) use different methods to do this. For instance, Jack Welch actually goes on Twitter and asks followers to send him interesting questions or problems. As such I turned to Michalko's book and found an exercise that really helped to generate ideas for the column. (If you want to know specifically which tool this was contact me through my website and I will give a full explanation). Because of this tool though I not only found enough ideas, but rather more than enough ideas. I have now written several columns in advance for the magazine and am pretty much finished with the entire year's work. This is the kind of result you can get from sitting down and working with Thinkertoys – I can personally attest!
Also, Michael Michalko has a related product called Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck. I went out to my local bookstore and bought this card set. It is a great companion to Thinkertoys because each card is directly related to a principle or tool in Thinkertoys. So I carry this card deck with me now along with a list of issues I need to resolve when I travel. Sometimes I pull this book or these cards out because I have work to do and sometimes I do it because, dammit, it is just a good workout for the old noggin!
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Varner, however, imposed a deadline on the search. A deadline the law firm is 24 hours away from reaching. To keep Varner's millions from going to undeserving relatives, Willens asked for the Flash's aid in finding Varner's daughter. The only thing they had to go on is a baby picture of Priscilla, one that shows she has a star-shaped birthmark on the back of her neck. Allen states that he was merely trying to help the Flash out with the search. Appeased, West turns the television back on, just in time to catch a news cast regarding Captain Cold's escape from prison. Allen, as the Flash immediately goes on patrol, searching not only for Varner's daughter, but now for Captain Cold, too.As it turns out, Captain Cold's motivation for escaping prison, this time, is to win the hand of "Dream Girl". According to the tabloids, "Dream Girl's " affections rest solely with the Flash. Captain Cold sets out to humiliate the Flash with a string of unstoppable crimes. Captain Cold strikes first at the Central City Railway Station, where exiles from the government of Guanador are arriving with their country's treasury. Captain Cold deals with the heavy police presence by firing his Cold Gun at low-hanging clouds, triggering an ice storm. Captain Cold is just about to get away with the Guanadoran bank notes, when the Flash arrives. The Flash races around Captain Cold prompting the freezing felon to fire upon one of the Flash's after-images.The Flash is just about to deliver the knockout blow, when he is shot from behind by Central City's newest villain, Heatwave. The Flash is blasted into unconsciousness. Thankful for the timely assist, Captain Cold invites Heatwave back to his secret lair. The two villains make plans to enter into a felonious partnership. When Heatwave reveals that he embarked on a life of crime to win the hand of "Dream Girl", Captain Cold turns on him. The two villains instead begin a rivalry, each committing crimes to show the other up. Any time they encounter one another, an epic battle ensues, with Central City suffering millions in property damage, as a result. The Flash encounters the two criminals, blasting away at each other, in the middle of the street.Suspending their rivalry long enough to deal with the Flash, Captain Cold and Heatwave light the Scarlet Speedster up, with their respective weapons. Vibrating his molecules at super-speed, the Flash conducts Captain Cold's cold attack to the left side of his body, and Heatwave's heat attack to the right side of his body. The two opposing energies cancel one another out. Waving his arm at super-speed, the Flash generates a powerful vacuum that slams the two villains together, knocking them unconscious. With the two criminals in jail, the Flash meets with "Dream Girl" and confirms that she is, in fact, Priscilla Varner. With only minutes to spare before the deadline, the Flash carries Varner to the law firm, where her identity is verified. When West learns that the Flash's involvement in the case led to millions of dollars of donations to Central City's poor, she chastises Allen for not doing as much as the Flash.The Metal-Eater From The Stars!On his way to keep a lunch date with his girlfriend, Picture News reporter Iris West, Police Forensics Scientist, Barry Allen, is pulled over by the police. Allen is informed of a mysterious object that has fallen in Central City. Allen investigates, as the Flash. Arriving at the scene, the Flash finds that the object is protected by an impenetrable radiation field. After multiple attempts fail to penetrate the field, the Flash circles the globe, to achieve the speed of light. Upon penetrating the field, the Flash finds that, though he is still moving at light speed, he can barely walk at a snail's pace. 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A retired doctor remodels his Virginia retreat around 'bones and books and butterflies'
Peter Bullough has devoted a lifetime to collecting everything from contemporary art to antique books to scientific oddities. Now in his 80s, the retired orthopedic pathologist has settled into two homes quirky enough to hold him and his menagerie. His winter home, built in the 1840s, is cozy and traditional, meant for living in the colder months. But his summer home, built in the 1890s, is light-filled and highly modern, though with period flourishes.
Here's the quirky part: Dr. Bullough's winter and summer homes are next door to each other, connected in the back by a shared courtyard garden with rows of hornbeam trees, a Japanese meditation area and gravel pathways. Their owner said he likes the convenience, and the intimacy, of the setup. Because of the homes' proximity to each other, he uses the summer house as something of a salon space year-round, though he stays in his winter home the coldest half of the year. "It's a very easy commute. I don't see the point of driving 300 miles to get somewhere else," he said.
His compound is in a small town in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, walking distance from a cabin where George Washington worked as a young man. From the street, Dr. Bullough's homes look like many of the other Colonials in town, one with wood siding and a front porch, and the other made of stucco with shuttered windows.
But the similarity ends when the homes are viewed from the other side. The winter home retains its original appearance. But his summer home, recently remodeled, has walls of glass overlooking the gardens. Topped by a metal pyramid intended to resemble a secular church steeple, it also has an addition with a 13-foot-by-13-foot windowless cube cantilevered off one side. Covered in a monotone crosshatch pattern, the addition is modeled after a small Sol LeWitt etching in Dr. Bullough's art collection.
In the remodeling, Dr. Bullough's lifetime of collecting drove many design decisions. "The house is really a salon for looking at bones and books and butterflies," said Chuck Swartz, of Reader & Swartz Architects, who handled the design along with Joel Richardson and Elizabeth Reader. "It's a modern space, but an old-fashioned idea." Structurally the summer house is built somewhat like a museum, he added, with humidity- and temperature-controlled rooms meant to help maintain the most delicate collectibles and to keep the woodwork inside from cracking during Virginia's humid summers.
Inside, from the living room, a hidden doorway opens to the addition's interior, a windowless, candelabra-lit library with 13-foot coffered ceilings and a ladder to reach high books. Rare volumes, including 17th-century bibles and books on 18th-century Japanese woodblock art, fill the shelves. Mr. Swartz said Dr. Bullough wanted the library to be a "dramatic" space that served as a nod to the traditional in a house that had been made modern.
In the living room, a custom-made shelving unit takes up an entire wall and holds everything from antique cigarette holders and microscopes to framed butterflies. Also decorating the loftlike space are Dr. Bullough's more conventional collections—contemporary artworks by artists such as Mark Rothko and Wassily Kandinsky, black chairs by Jasper Morrison and Marcel Breuer stacking tables. (A medical practitioner in New York for four decades, Dr. Bullough said he purchased most of the artwork and furnishings inexpensively decades ago; some of his collection includes artwork by friends.)
One striking touch: Dr. Bullough liked the home's original subterranean cistern, a 15-foot-deep space once used to store water, so much he had it lighted and placed a round glass cutout in the floor just above so visitors could view it.
Dr. Bullough grew up in a seaside town in northwest England and began building his collection of curiosities at age 12 by buying a Russian religious icon. He moved to the U.S. for a graduate program at Harvard University's medical school and practiced medicine for more than 40 years at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery. Never married and with no children, he frequently went to the opera and museums and continued collecting things.
Now, more than 60 years later, his collection ranges from items he salvaged from estate sales and junk piles that have little monetary value to extremely rare antiques and artwork that have risen in value over the decades. "In those days, everything was accessible," he said. He also keeps a number of old English paintings and drawings and other items in his winter home.
Dr. Bullough began spending weekends in Virginia and purchased his property in 1992. He paid $373,000 for both homes, which he described as an "impulse" buy.
After retiring and selling his Manhattan apartment a couple of years ago, he decided to relocate to Virginia and thoroughly remodeled his summer home. The project cost roughly $375 per square foot, according to the architects. An Italian-style five-bedroom home built in the same era is on the market for $729,000.
On a recent summer evening, Dr. Bullough waited until the lighting was just right to point out his favorite part of his house. The light bouncing from the windows—which have partially mirrored backs—a mirrored archway and a glass wall in the living room created reflections on nearly every surface, giving the sense of being in a mirrored hall amplifying his wall of collectibles. "They subtly create an illusion that this space goes on," he said. "It's limitless."