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Korzen, Iørn (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9354
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A literature review and a suggestion of how to study the issueWestenholz, Ann (, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Very little research – if any – has been done to find out what happens to leadership and working live when Chinese companies settle in Denmark. This paper argues that it is worth investigating this topic, as I assume that the numbers of Chinese companies locating themselves in Denmark will increase in the coming years. The aim of the paper is firstly to give an overview of the literature that deals with the development of Chinese companies going abroad, and it is shown that the direct outward investments of China is experiencing a rapid growth. Secondly I like to look at leadership and working lives in China, and the lesson learned from the literature is that leadership and working life in China is diverse and continuously evolving. But some trends may be identified like different institutional regimes and different types of companies. Thirdly I look at leadership and working life in Denmark, and I compare leadership and working life in the two countries showing that there are many differences. These differences may have an impact on the way Chinese companies handle their encounters with 'strangers' when they establish themselves abroad, but we do not know if this is happening. I conclude by outlining a way of how to empirically study the interaction between Chinese and Danish managers and employees working together in a Chinese company in Denmark. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8645
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Managing the tension between reality and employee surveysLarsson, Magnus (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper aims at an exploration of leadership in the context of pervasive organizational control, in the form of standardized measurement systems. Measurement practices are proliferating in contemporary organizations, with ever more aspects of both organizational and private life being monitored and measured (Clegg & Courpasson, 2006). These systems are generally seen as an important part of organizational control regulating and shaping both actions of organizational members, and their own self-understanding or identity (Alvesson & Willmott, 2002). The image of the iron cage of bureaucracy, where action is tightly regulated, has in part been exchanged for the image of soft controls, regulating values and identities rather than behaviors and actions. Kärreman and Alvesson (2004), however, point out how these two types of control might work in tandem, constituting a strong regulating force. In contrast to this literature that emphasize the constraints on individual agency, the leadership literature emphasize the powers of leaders to influence and shape organizations and organizational processes (Yukl,2002). Leadership is commonly associated with driving and facilitating change and development. Theories of leadership emphasize (among other things) vision, personal engagement, interpersonal relationships, and ability to empower subordinates. How, then, can leaders exercise their agency and enable change when faced with systems generally seen as regulating rather than facilitating agency? It is this paradox that we wish to explore in this paper. We take the case of employee surveys, being a common practice in western organizations, that paradoxically constitute a standardized system aiming at change and development, and explore how these are experienced and managed by leaders in various organizations. We wish to analyze in terms of leadership how these standardized systems migh on the one hand constrain leadership action, and on the other hand be utilized in change related initiatives, thereby preserving leadership agency. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8709
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Hjerrild Carlsen, Mathilde; Høllund, Holger (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Despite the last years' efforts to innovate public education in Denmark the Danish public school has remained hesitant to change, and relations with the surrounding world have remained in their early stages. Using Michel Callon's concept of translation our study sheds light on the social processes that form the conditions of managing innovation among professionals. It shows how managing innovation in practice is part of a complex network of social interaction and evolves as a constant 'translation' aiming at enrolling opposing actors, and positioning oneself in relation to the professional identities and positions that innovation put at risk. The analytical contribution of our paper is to add comprehension to innovation management in the public sector as a process of positioning innovation in relation to a variety of human and non-human actors as well as professional identities. Innovation is shown to challenge the professional identities of the teachers and school leaders, as the teachers experience that innovation is not recognized in standardized tests and thereby jeopardizes their professional position. Onwards the paper outlines three management strategies that evolve in the social processes of the translation of innovation and the different management positions that these strategies entail. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8893
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A Framework and an Agenda for Social Media Research in ISWang, Cancan; Medaglia, Rony; Sæbø, Øystein (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: As the body of Information Systems (IS) research on social media grows, it faces increasing challenges of staying relevant to real world contexts. We analyze and contrast research on social media in the e-government field and in IS research, by reviewing and categorizing 63 studies published in key journal outlets, in order to identify and complement research foci and gaps. We find that, in comparison with egovernment social media research, IS studies tend to adopt an abstract view of the individual user, focus on a monetary view of value added by social media, and overlook the role of contextual factors. We thus propose an extended framework for mapping social media research, by including a focus on the role of context and environment, and identify a research agenda for future studies on social media-related phenomena relevant to real world contexts. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9240
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The Value of Coworker Mobility in Pushed and Pulled-driven StartupsRocha, Vera; Carneiro, Anabela; Varum, Celeste (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: By combining the insights from the widespread research on entrepreneurial spin-offs and from the emerging literature on hiring choices in startups, we investigate the role of coworker mobility in pushed and pulled spin-offs survival. We address two main gaps identi ed in prior research: the relative inattention paid to other human resources beyond the founder, and the hetero-geneous context where employee startups may be established. We use a rich matched employer-employee dataset for Portugal, and estimate a multi-stage model addressing the issues of self-selection in entrepreneurship and endogeneity in recruitment choices. We find that spin-offs hiring coworkers from the parent fi rm survive longer. The survival bonus resulting from coworker mobility is higher in pushed-driven startups. This work has important implications for broader theories on the role of labor mobility in organizational outcomes of arrival fi rms, and also for developing theories on labor markets for entrepreneurship. It also constitutes an important step towards unpacking the mechanisms through which mobile human capital affects the performance of receiving firms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9307
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Financial Literacy and the Corporate Governmentalization of the 'Business of Life'Højbjerg, Erik (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper is a work-‐in-‐progress. The purpose of the paper is programmatic in the sense that it tries to formulate elements of a research agenda revolving around the issue of corporate governmentalization. By this term I intend to indicate ways in which companies seek to construe and mobilize consumer subjectivities whose consuming practices involve the self-‐ management of the individual along etho-‐political goals of good governance. The back-‐drop of this topic is the investigation of the forms of contemporary social and political transformation, with a focus on the transformative powers of 'politicized private enterprises' or the 'political corporation'. The research question is: How do corporations seek to construe and mobilize responsible citizens by offering products and services, the consumption of which are assumed to transform the individual¹s self-‐relationship along proclaimed ethical and political goals? The research question will be discussed in the context of financial literacy educational initiatives. In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, increasing the financial literacy of ordinary citizen-‐consumers has taken a prominent position among regulators and financial institutions alike. The logic seems to be that financially capable individuals will enjoy social and political inclusion as well as an ability to exercise a stronger influence in markets. The paper specifically contributes to our understanding of the governmentalization of the present by addressing how -‐ at least in part -‐ the corporate spread of financial literacy educational initiatives can be observed as a particular form of power at-‐a-‐distance. The focus is on the role of private enterprise in governmentalizing the 'business of life' by establishing and mobilizing specific conceptual forms around which the life skills of the entrepreneurial self involves a responsibilization of the individual citizen-‐consumer. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9006
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How time impedes organizational agency in social responsibility activitiesBerg Johansen, Christina (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We live in an age where time is our most treasured resource. In all endeavors of life, we seek to control and exploit time towards specific ends, be it in organizational strategies, education, family logistics, career planning. We have colonized time with the clock and related technologies, and time is now a global currency that translates directly into money. The modern organization has developed out of this rationalization of time, and much management theory and education centers on temporal notions of efficiency – if we cannot work more, then how can we work harder and smarter, so as to spend time most productively? As will be argued in this article, rationalized temporality is one of the most powerful social constructions with which actors guide their behavior in contemporary organizations, and it invades other social constructions without our notice. This has real effect of our ability to develop new social solutions that lie outside the rational standards, as the case of a corporate social responsibility program will illustrate later. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9256
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Tackney, Charles T. (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This is a participant-observer report concerning curriculum deployment of Bernard J.F. Lonergan's insight-based critical realism and general empirical method for interdisciplinary research methods and allied courses in Copenhagen Business School (CBS, Denmark), from 2001 to the present. I also report similar instruction in interdisciplinary methods for management and organization studies at the International School for Social and Business Studies (ISSB, Slovenia) in 2012.1 The overall time period has been entirely under the aegis of the Bologna Process, begun in 1999, and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), launched in March, 2010. Both the originating Bologna Process and subsequent EHEA envision curriculum development appropriate to "ensure that the European higher education system acquires a world-wide degree of attraction" (European Commission, 2013). In addition, the Bologna Process calls for specification of the "necessary European dimensions of higher education" (Ibid.). The point of this working paper is to report teaching success and indicate potential merits of Lonergan's general empirical method, grounded in insight-based critical realism, as a robust epistemological basis for EHEA university curriculum and instruction. The design approach to Lonergan's method offers grounds to think it uniquely adapted for interdisciplinary social science in the complex trans-cultural, multi-lingual, and religiously pluralist EHEA, thus providing curriculum content adequate and appropriate for the "necessary European dimensions of higher education. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9085
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Carl, Michael; Kay, Martin; Jensen, Kristian T. H. (Preprint, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper investigates properties of translation processes, as observed in the translation behaviour of student and professional translators. The translation process can be divided into a gisting, drafting and post-editing phase. We find that student translators have longer gisting phases whereas professional translators have longer post-editing phases. Long-distance revisions, which would typically be expected during post-editing, occur to the same extent during drafting as during post-editing. Further, both groups of translators seem to face the same translation problems. We suggest how those findings might be taken into account in the design of computer assisted translation tools. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8046
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Expatriates´ Identity Work in Reverse Knowledge TransferFeldt, Liv Egholm (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In the last decade, researchers have shown that MNCs need to reverse knowledge transfer to secure their competitiveness in the global market. Lately this has been studied through re/expatriates. This study presents two exemplary cases from a study of 64 interviews conducted in 5 of the largest Danish MNCs. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to understand the role identity work plays in the ability and willingness of expatriates to learn and transfer knowledge. Second, to introduce Life Course Theory as an important methodological contribution with which to capture the entangled relationship between agency and structure within reverse knowledge transfer. Third, to develop and extend the current theoretical and methodological frame that govern the research of knowledge transfer. The present study indicates that institutionally generated organisational frames and work organising practices develop and feed certain power structures and communities, which influence the possibility of agency and as a result reverse knowledge transfer. The findings of this study stress that: 1) power is as an important productive force in identity work: consequently, it has the ability both to hinder and spur the processes of transformative learning and reverse knowledge transfer; 2) reverse knowledge transfer can be hindered by the lack of transformative learning in the single individual. The empirical material in this paper has been collected in the research project "Cultural Intelligence as a Strategic Resource". The project was funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council and conducted by Lisbeth Clausen, Liv Egholm Feldt, Martine Cardel Gertsen, Anne-Marie Søderberg, Verner Worm and Mette Zølner, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. The research team have had privileged access to five of the largest Danish MNCs. While the collection of material has in general been carried out by the research team, Liv Egholm Feldt is the only person responsible for the analysis, reflections and perspectives presented in this paper. To secure the anonymity of the interviewees, fictitious names have been used. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8436
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How Luxury Experiences Contribute to Consumer SelvesBauer, Martina; von Wallpach, Sylvia; Hemetsberger, Andrea (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Hitherto literature in the area of luxury and luxury brands predominantly applies a management-oriented view of luxury. This project departs from traditional views on luxury by focusing on consumers' experiences with what they perceive as luxury. More specifically, the objective is to enhance understanding regarding how luxury experiences contribute to consumers' selves. The empirical study is exploratory in nature and relies on consumer diaries regarding consumer luxury experiences. This project contributes to existing literature by outlining four different forms of how luxury relates to consumers' selves. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8683
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Management Policies and Industrial Sector Ecology in Japan's postware Machine-tools Industry to the 1980sTackney, Charles T. (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This is an exploration, using Japanese language primary sources, of management policies and relat-ed industrial sector ecology of the post-World War II machine tools industry. From postwar devas-tation to global leader in worldwide market share by the mid-1980s, remarkably little is know of the factors that contributed to this sucess. Paralleling Max Holland's 1989 Burgmaster case study method of the U.S. firm's and industry failure, this study examines the history of Okuma Corpora-tion, an Aichi Prefecture machine tools producer. The role of management leaders and government support for viable firms is shown to provide the necessary industrial ecology for machine tools pro-ducers to recover, innovate, deal with successive oil shocks, and achieve a leadership role in the machine tools sector. Comparative reflections on the parallel decline of the U.S. machine tools in-dustrial sector conclude the paper. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8614
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Henningsson, Stefan; Yetton, Philip (, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Acquisitions are standard components of the growth strategies of many organizations. Frequently, acquisitions raise important questions concerning how and to what extent the acquisition's information technology (IT) needs to be integrated into the IT of the acquirer. We investigate how the initial conditions of business and IT alignment in the acquirer and the acquisition affect the complexity of the post-acquisition IT integration process, in acquisitions of business units by multi-business organizations. Adopting an IT alignment model for multi-business organizations, we explain the complexity of IT integration paths in two acquisitions made by the industry group Trelleborg AB. We identify four initial business and IT strategic alignment conditions where the IT integration process is a simple one-step process exploiting existing business and IT capabilities. Low compliance with these conditions leads to increased complexity because additional business and/or IT capabilities have to be developed to leverage the full potential of the acquisition. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8628
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Michea, Adela; Varnes, Claus Juul (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This study adds to business model innovation literature by exploring the adaptability of dominant logics of corporate mindsets. The purpose is to analyze how a company can rethink itself based on the premises of servitization: how the mindset of a manufacturer can be reconfigured when changing the business model from product to service innovation and adapting a service logic for its entire business. A field study was conducted in the form of two workshops and interviews with middle-level managers of Vestas Wind Systems, a global wind turbine manufacturer. The study indicates that it is cognitively possible to change the business model of a manufacturing company. Furthermore, the results showed that mindsets can be mapped, but they change depending on the framing. Interestingly, each mindset possesses a different businesslogic, as the components of the business model framework interact differently in a product than a service situation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8844
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A Set Theoretical ApproachLaster Allan, Lasrado; Vatrapu, Ravi (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Recent advancements in set theory and readily available software have enabled social science researchers to bridge the variable-centered quantita-tive and case-based qualitative methodological paradigms in order to analyze multi-dimensional associations beyond the linearity assumptions, aggregate ef-fects, unicausal reduction, and case specificity. Based on the developments in set theoretical thinking in social sciences and employing methods like Qualita-tive Comparative Analysis (QCA), Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA), and set visualization techniques, in this position paper, we propose and demonstrate a new approach to maturity models in the domain of Information Systems. This position paper describes the set-theoretical approach to maturity models, presents current results and outlines future research work. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9356
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Colleoni, Elanor; Arvidsson, Adam; Hansen, Lars K.; Marchesini, Andrea (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In recent years, new digital media have become important for social networking and content sharing. Due to their large diffusion, social media platforms have also both increased the strategic importance of managing corporate reputation and rendered this more difficult. Companies are increasingly apprehensive about information and opinions that can spread through online communities rapidly without any control. While social media platforms increase the power of stakeholders, they also represent a large-scale source of information about feelings, opinions and sentiments of people that allow us to measure and monitor reputation through the analysis of user generated content in real-time. In this paper, we show how social media content can be used to measure the online reputation of a company. Furthermore, we present an open platform that uses a sentiment analysis algorithm on twitter traffic to monitor the real time evolution of company reputation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8730
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Hsuan, Juliana; Prockl, Günter (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Purpose - 3PL services are more or less individually designed bundles of logistics operations that are provided on the basis of a long term relationship between logistics service providers and their clients mostly in industry and retail. The appropriate degree of the individuality is however subject to a trade-off between the creation of complexity to reflect individual customer needs and the realization of synergy effects by the replication of common elements and the multiplied utilization of relevant resources for different customers. The appropriate mix of the more individual elements and the more common elements is seen as a major success factor for the design of the service propositions. Design/methodology/approach - The explorative paper is combining major elements and frameworks from different interdisciplinary research streams, such as modularity and service design and adapts them to the subject of third party logistics. Findings - As a major result the paper is providing a conceptual model for the systematic and formal description of modularity and individuality in the configuration of third party logistics services. The model thus serves as a tool to classify and categorize degrees of complexity that are embedded in TPL settings. Research limitations/implications (if applicable) - As our research is still in the exploratory stage, we do not offer empirical findings. Practical implications - Our findings can help firms to better understand the critical factors in their current TPL service offerings and how to replicate or (re)design the new services offered. Depending on the level of complexity of the TPL services, firms need also to consider the implications of the replication and/or (re)design on the configuration of the supply chain, especially downstream. Originality/value - The paper crosses disciplinary boundaries and combines relevant research streams to provide a sound foundation for the categorization and classification of TPL services and for new service design/development (NSD) and supply chain configuration. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8813
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Carl, Michael; Lacruz, Isabel; Yamada, Masaru; Aizawa, Akiko (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: By the mid-1980s it was clear that unrestricted high quality machine translation would not be achievable in the foreseeable future and alternative directions to the then dominant rule-based paradigm were proposed. The appropriate level of linguistic representation was difficult to determine, hard to compute; and translation relations were incomplete, error prone and time consuming to formalize within the current-state rule-based translation formalisms. At the same time, with the upcoming availability of Personal Computers (PCs), more translations were produced in electronic form. As translators produce translations daily, implicitly solving those translation problems that are so hard to formalize, Isabelle (1992) said that "Existing translations contain more solutions to more translation problems than any other existing resource." New horizons for using MT were thus sought, which led to a number of different paradigms, some of which are briefly described. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9280
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Tollin, Karin; Vej, Jesper (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Managers' mindset about the sustainability construct and its triggers is the topic dealt with in the paper. The interviewed managers are all working in companies expressing a commitment on sustainability in their external communication. However, our findings reveal that their commitment is pursued from different business models, visions and ideas about the sustainability construct. We found that sustainability is not triggered, approached and practiced in accordance with one overall mindset. Four interrelated mindsets emerged - due to that sustainability is a learning process and thus formed and developed over time. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8321
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I've been posting these monthly photos for one whole year now. I kinda can't believe that I have kept it up. But I'm so glad I have. Looking at photos of my kids makes me happy.
I used to take photos of my kids on the first of every month, now it's on the fourth. Four for four... get it? You can see past month photos here.

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5 Old-Timey Rules Sports Should Bring Back Immediately
Like a bratty kid shouting "New rule! New rule!" whenever something happens that he doesn't like, sports leagues love nothing more than changing their rules. Usually these are minor tweaks, like baseball's new one-game playoff to determine which Wild Card team goes on to lose against somebody better, or basketball changing its Finals format to ensure more travel, because it turns out the real championship is the memories the players make together on the road.
All modern changes, unfortunately, are either about making things safer or making more money for people who aren't us, which obviously does nothing in the direction of making things interesting. To do that, we need to revisit the past -- the glorious, horrible, screwed-up past. The early days of pro sports had some of the most entertaining rules imaginable, and bringing them back would freshen up pro ball handling overnight.
#5. Basketball in a Cage
Say hello to basketball's "angry phase."
"Everyone remembers where they were when Jordan tombstoned Mankind through the top of that thing."
Yes, up until the mid-1930s, basketball games were contested in a cage. Unruly fans kept charging the court, and the ball kept ending up nowhere near the hoop, because 1930s basketball players and fans were both terrible, but for completely different reasons. The solution? Encase the court in 12-foot-high steel mesh so the crowd stays out and the ball stays in. Fuck security; that costs money. And fuck drawing boundaries; that involves time and effort. Shutting people inside a giant chicken coop is fun, cheap, and easy.
On Fan Appreciation Night, the first 1,000 in attendance were allowed to leave with their lives.
It was dangerous, too; any good intended by the cage was forgotten as soon as players realized that brutally slamming opponents into it would make them far less likely to score going forward. Basketball soon degenerated into a ... a ... what's the word?
Swagbucks.com, Atari, theindychannel.com
No, that just sounds stupid.
Year after year of basket-beating-up-ball (NAILED IT) finally wore thin, as fans found themselves seduced by the college version of the game. There, basketball had hard rules and set boundaries, athletics in place of pure physicality, and nobody named their team the goddamned Mules. The pros quickly learned how to play sans cage, realizing at the end of the day that basketball's "get ball, put ball in hole" mandate wasn't all that complex of a goal to begin with.
The NBA needs this cage back, though, and stat. Based on the success of MMA, audiences aren't as squeamish as before, and a bunch of lanky giants brutalizing one another should do massive numbers. True, selling sneakers might be tougher when everybody's bleeding on them, but the increased ticket sales will more than make up for lost shoe revenue.
#4. Championship Teams Defending Their Titles Like Boxers and Wrestlers Do
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Even non-sports fans know how to win a title -- the team with the most drugs pulsating through their bloodstream wins a shiny trophy, and then they inject more drugs to win another trophy the next season. Nobody actually "loses" a championship -- not even teams that, in hindsight, never deserved to win in the first place.
Miami Marlins
"We won? Wow, we ALSO didn't watch the World Series the year we were in it, that's crazy. Good for us, I guess."
But from 1893 to 1914, hockey employed the challenge series, where teams could actually lose the Stanley Cup at any time, much like how boxers or wrestlers lose their title. OK, maybe not wrestlers -- I'm guessing the Boston Bruins never lost the cup because the Montreal Canadiens trapped their goalie under a forklift and scored at will.
The rules were simple: If a top team challenged the Stanley Cup champions and won, they became the champions. When the new champs got challenged, the process began again. It was like an arcade fighting game where the loser paid and the winner stayed, only with more toothless psychopaths who got knocked in the head too often and fewer supernatural psychopaths who got their torsos torn to shreds too often.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
"Kung Lao: Flawless Victory. Here is the Stanley Cup."
Back then, they only played in the wintertime, since the ice was real and audiences didn't want to see 10 minutes of great hockey followed by an hour of terrible water polo. Thus, each team only played a handful of games, leaving little room for constant cup-switching. However, there was still opportunity for a team to hilariously shit itself, like the Montreal Victorias did in 1895. They won the Cup on March 6 and lost it to Montreal HC just three days later. At least the cup stayed in Montreal, a fact I'm sure HC reminded the Victorias of time and again.
Mustache Mustache Mustache Mustache Mustache.
Sadly, hockey abandoned the challenge series in 1915 in favor of whatever worthless bullshit we have today. Sharing the trophy, probably. Reinstating the challenge series would make every game matter for once. No more would crap teams tank their whole season, since a hot winning streak could mean a title shot in just a few weeks.
#3. Asking the Fans if a Play Was Good
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Blogs, podcasts, and sports talk radio have proven that most fans don't know the first thing about sports. I can attest to this, as my version of expert analysis involves complaining about the beard situation in baseball and how I want my beloved Red Sox to sign Al Alburquerque for next season -- not because he's a good pitcher, but because his name is awesome and fun to say.
That's the picture we put on a card?
The point is, we should never be asked our opinions on anything jockish. Too bad Major League Baseball took so long to figure that out. From 1876 to 1911, they actually had a rule that stated:
"Should the umpire be unable to see whether a catch has been fairly made or not, he shall be at liberty to appeal to the bystanders, and to render his decision according to the fairest testimony at command."
In short, umpires asked fans what they thought. Biased, ignorant, quite possibly drunken fans. Clearly the system failed, because the rule's gone. But you know what else is failing? Today's system. Even with multiple officials and instant replay that covers more angles than AP geometry, calls still get blown on a regular basis, and players either get away with murder or are punished for imaginary infractions.
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"You gave me bad Chinese food in a dream last night! HIT THE BRICKS, PAL!"
So let the fans tell the officials what to do -- hell, you might as well widen the net from "fair catches" to "any play that confuses the official." Whenever I watch my favorite teams, I feel so impotent sitting at home knowing the only thing I could do to help them was get really drunk. What if I actually could help them by influencing the referees? And what if me and the players went on to become friends because I did such a good job helping them win? I don't know, what if Al Alburquerque and I move in together and OH MY GOD START A BAND!?!
Please bring this rule back.


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Top 10 Green Road Travel Tips
Show Us Your Green: Top 10 Green Road Travel Tips
By Rand McNally Editors
It seems like everyone's going green. Websites and advertisements tout green hotels, green destinations, and green tour operators. The world seems to agree that what's ecologically smart in general is ecologically smart for tourism. We agree. Here are some tips that will make your next road trip as green as the scenery.
#1: Stay Tuned
A car in good repair runs more efficiently. Period. Get tune ups and oil changes and replace air, oil, and fuel filters on schedule. Find out what grade of motor oil your car's manufacturer recommends, and use it. You can boost your gas mileage by 1 to 2 percent this way. Keep tires properly inflated—not only can this save 400 to 700 pounds of carbon dioxide per year, but it can also improve your gas mileage by up to 3 percent.
#2: Plan Your Route
Use a GPS and/or maps and directions to find the most direct routes. This saves on gas and reduces your carbon footprint. Though we don't want you to miss out on great sights or forego bathroom breaks, try to reduce the number of stops along the way by creating a formal itinerary. Continuously stopping and starting up a cold engine is less efficient than driving for longer stretches with a warm engine. When you do stop, though, don't idle—as the Department of Energy points out, idling gets exactly 0 miles to the gallon.
#3: Lighten Up—Literally
Lighter vehicles are more fuel efficient. Bring only what's essential for planned activities and safe, comfortable road travel. Limit multiples to socks, underwear, and wardrobe-stretching accessories. Select double-duty footwear (e.g., hiking shoes that work equally well for sightseeing, sandals that transition readily from day to night). Opt for mix-and-match clothes made of wrinkle-resistant, hand-washable, fast-drying fabrics. On that formal itinerary you created, jot down the items you need for each day. Then create your packing list—and go back and edit, edit, edit. If you pack less stuff, you might even be able to ditch the roof rack, which increases aerodynamic drag and thus reduces fuel efficiency.
#4: Shut Down
Before leaving home, check that small appliances are turned off—or, better yet, unplugged to eliminate the so-called ghost power drain from them. Turn the air-conditioning off and the heat off or down. And you don't need all the lights blazing all the time to ensure home security. Put only essential lights on timers. Turn off the sprinkler system, and ask a neighbor to turn it on only for short periods during any dry spells. Finally, pick up a solar-power source for recharging cell phones, tablets, and other small devices you plan to use on the road. You know your trip's going to be full of sun, so why not harness some of it?
#5: Lighten Up—Figuratively
Don't drive aggressively. Exceeding speed limits, slamming brakes, and accelerating like a scared jackrabbit can lower fuel efficiency by more than 30 percent at highway speeds. And, even on interstates, avoid driving faster than 60 miles per hour. Above that speed, fuel efficiency decreases dramatically. Cruise control is the fuel-conscious driver's friend. It helps conserve gas by keeping your speed constant. Four-wheel drive is another matter; use it only when you must.
#6: Park It
When you hit a city, park your car and use public transit. The inevitable idling in traffic or driving around to find on-street parking near every place you visit doesn't make sense when there are buses or subways at hand. Even better, sign up for a walking tour with a local operator. It's a great chance to take a break from driving, get some exercise, and get up close and personal with the destination. Plus, there's nothing like zero emissions!
#7: Don't Be Tempted to Waste
At hotels, don't let the temptation to get your money's worth lead to wasteful habits. Use linens for more than one day, and avoid letting the water run the whole time you shower or brush your teeth. Set the thermostat to reasonable levels, especially when leaving the room. (And don't forget to turn off those lights.) Convenience stores also encourage wastefulness. Don't let 'em. Use refillable bottles or thermoses for beverages, and buy fewer packaged goods. (Banana peels and apple cores, biodegradable; shrink-wrap, cardboard, and plastic bags, not so much.) Properly recycle materials from any packaged goods you do buy.
#8: Respect Nature
The rules in state and federal parks protect you and the environment, so follow them. When hiking, stay on trails (in single file or in pairs) to avoid disturbing the surrounding flora and fauna. Don't pocket anything from nature. And please don't feed the animals. Doing so exposes you to attack or disease and endangers the animal by giving it foods that aren't part of its natural diet and by teaching it to associate humans with food. When camping, stick to official sites to minimize your impact on the environment. It goes without saying that you should clean up after yourself. Remember: take only pictures, leave only footprints.
#9: Support the Greens
Try to patronize hotels and other businesses that are part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program and/or the U.S Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Certified businesses have been scrutinized in terms of air quality, energy efficiency, waste reduction and disposal, water conservation, and use of recycled and organic materials—both for everyday items and construction materials.
#10: Support the Locals
Being an environmentally friendly road tripper involves more than just conserving and recycling. It also involves contributing to the places you visit. Try to patronize locally owned and operated boutiques, inns, farm stands, and restaurants. This way, the money you spend stays in the community instead of being siphoned off to some faraway headquarters. Plus, you'll learn more about the people and places you visit—you might even make new friends, or, at least, get some insider trip-enriching tips.


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Firefighters from three Weld fire departments battled a garage fire in Gilcrest on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire began about 12:10 p.m. at 205 Main St. When firefighters from the Platteville Gilcrest Fire Protection District arrived on scene, they found the garage fully engulfed in flame. The firefighters battled the blaze for more than an hour, before having it fully extinguished about 1:30 p.m. Firefighters from the LaSalle and Johnstown-Milliken fire departments provided mutual aid. All told, 13 firefighters and five fire trucks battled the blaze, Platteville Gilcrest Fire Protection District spokeswoman Erin Christensen said.
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Kitten Gets No Help From 'No-Kill' Shelters
When a Houston woman found a skinny kitten covered with fleas, she began calling "no-kill" shelters looking for somewhere to take the animal, not knowing that these types of shelters are usually full and offer no help. Frustrated and worried, she called PETA.
We encouraged the caller to bring the kitten indoors right away and set up a temporary home for the animal in the bathroom, where the tabby would be safe and could be given much-needed food and water. The woman agreed. We found a reputable open-admission shelter in the area that would be able to accept the kitten when it opened the next day. The next morning, after just one phone call, the kitten had a welcoming, comfortable place to stay and a chance for a home. Once again, "no-kill" shelters had done nothing to help, while an open-admission shelter had. Open-admission shelters can't place every animal, but they don't turn their backs and leave kittens like this to suffer on the streets or end up giving birth and compounding the homelessness crisis.
So-called "no-kill" shelters sound heroic, but they are often anything but. In reality, they are limited-admission shelters, which turn away the most vulnerable animals and often allow only the youngest, cutest animals admission. And many such places force animals to live for years in a cage, even when the animals are sick or losing their minds from such confinement.
No one wants to have to perform euthanasia, but some of the most caring people in the world have to be brave enough to provide animals with a painless exit from an uncaring world—because no matter what the "no-kill" hucksters and hoarders say, there are too many dogs and cats and too few homes, and leaving them on the streets, selling them to laboratories, or just shunting them along to other states, is not a solution to the animal-homelessness crisis.
Blame needs to be placed where it belongs—at the hands of breeders, and people who refuse to spay and neuter their animals. In the meantime, open-admission shelters will continue to take in all of society's castoffs, not just the young, healthy, and cute ones—and not just when it's convenient.
If you know anyone who is thinking of buying instead of adopting or who still needs to make that sterilization appointment for a dog or cat, please help us reduce euthanasia by giving them the facts, not by supporting some "no-kill" fantasy facility.
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Even adoption places where I live are expensive…125.00 or more for a kitten. I often look for older cats..they get overlooked and of course the shelters or rescues places want them gone so the make it cheaper. It makes sense though for rescue or shelters to come down on the prices for people who want to adopt but find the price a little high. These places get donations all of the time so they are not hurting for money.
in reply to diane; unfortunately, yes, the chance could be the kitten might be HUMANELY euthanized but what was the alternative? NO KILL shelters have no space, was the rescuer to put the kitten back out on the street? I have been in the unfortunate position of coming to the aid of neglected, sickly , needy animals, and reaching out to 'no -kill' rescue groups and never once have I been fortunate enough to hear those magic words 'yes', we have space, euthansia has been the only heartbreaking alternative. I have a dog, a dozen cats and a rabbit. If I could take them all I would. Please UNDERSTAND there aren't enough homes for them all, let alone shelter space. So please, don't make judgements about the heartbreaking fact that is euthansia.
Thank you, PETA. This article addresses the complaint I see so often about PETA euthanizing animals. People want to comment but they do not want to look closely at the issues and self-educate re: the realities. Given the choice of alive and suffering or euthanized, I choose the latter every time for a gentle innocent animal for whom those are THE ONLY choices available. And, I'm so glad the tiny pumpkin kitty can have a chance at a home.
To Mei; You were willing to spend $2000 for a cat. If you took the adopted cat to the vet once a year as is recommended you would have spent the same amount in a 20 year period. The average vet charges less than $100 a year for shots and a check up. Plus the $10 a month for flea and heart worm prevention and your kitty would have had a happy life. Get your facts.
I tried to adopt a second cat, but because I only take a cat to the vet every few years or when I notice they aren't themselves, they would not give me a second cat. I never de-clawed a cat, my cats growing up lived to be 19 years old and ended up with a sickness we could do nothing about. The cat I already had was very happy and healthy, and when I was forced to buy a cat at a pet store instead, I spent over $2000 to make sure they were perfectly healthy to start out a life as my cat. If anything happened to my cat, I would without doubt or question go into debt to make sure they were ok. They're my babies! If shelters want people to adopt, they should actually adopt animals to people that want them, even if they don't match the "perfect pet owner" they have in mind.
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The tournament: 2 permanents teams, Davos and Team Canada. Are guest an another Swiss team, one from KHL, a German and the last one changes every year. Finnish, Swede or Slovakian. Brunner and Kane were invited by Davos. Marc Streit wanted to play but his team said no no no!
The game: IMO it was a mistake to play Brunner with Kane and The other one. Against Canada you think D first and these three just wanted to score. Paradoxically, Brunner looked good on the PK and better than Kane during the game IMO.
For Canada, they used 4 right handed players in PP. I think it's a bit strange.
Canada's coach is Doug Shedden, also coach of EV Zug. He knows Swiss teams very well and it's an advantage for team Canada.
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Not many child stars – not even Macaulay Culkin – get to romp (sans parents) with the Wild Things.
Unknown child actor, Max Records, 12, was plucked from obscurity in Portland, Oregon, to star as the young hero in Spike Jonze's buzzed-about Where the Wild Things Are, hitting theaters Friday.
He plays opposite the larger-the-life, Muppet-like creatures known as the Wild Things, unpredictable animals living by themselves on an island, based on Maurice Sendak's seminal 1960's kids' book.
The touselled, blonde-haired Records, whose only previous credits include music videos for Cake and Death Cab for Cutie, struck a kindred bond with director Jonze – who also cut his teeth in music videos – leading to his casting.
"It was a huge relief," Jonze says of Records, who auditioned with costar Catherine Keener. "We beat each other up with blow-up boxing gloves and Nerf guns. I was like, 'Wow, he has a good shot.' So, I cast him."
Says Records of why he liked Jonze, "Instead of acting, he wants there to be real, spontaneous emotion – just like raw emotion. Instead of just telling people just to get out there and be scared or happy, he would have some of the Wild Things in the background having a light saber fight."
Adds Records, who wears a crown and wolf pajamas in the film as the king of the Wild Things, of Sendak's nearly 50 year-old book, "This book reflects what it's actually like being a kid."
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At a pivotal moment in the debate over capital punishment, a new report finds that California's death penalty system is "dysfunctional" and "close to collapse."
For decades, opponents of capital punishment have been saying just that: The death penalty doesn't work, it risks executing innocent people, it's riddled with (literally) fatal errors and it costs far more that the alternative of permanent incarceration.
Finally, the independent, nonpartisan California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, following a comprehensive four-year study, agrees.
The 22-member commission was chaired by John K. Van de Kamp, and included prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement officials, academics and others. It concluded that the "system is plagued with excessive delay in the appointments of counsel for direct appeals and habeas corpus petitions, and a severe backlog in the review of appeals and habeas petitions before the California Supreme Court. Ineffective assistance of counsel and other claims of constitutional violations are succeeding in federal courts at a very high rate."
Those of us who oppose the death penalty have been decrying the extent to which California's system fails to produce reliable results. Now the commission has found that federal courts in 54 habeas corpus challenges to California death penalty judgments granted relief in the form of a new guilt trial or a new penalty hearing in 38 of the cases, or an alarming 70 percent.
Even California's Chief Justice Ronald George told the commission that if nothing is done, the backlogs in post-conviction proceedings will continue to grow "until the system falls of its own weight."
The commission pointed out what abolitionists have been saying for years that the "failures in the administration of California's death penalty law create cynicism and disrespect for the rule of law, increase the duration and costs of confining death row inmates, weaken any possible deterrent benefits of capital punishment, increase the emotional trauma experienced by murder victims' families, and delay the resolution of meritorious capital appeals."
Supporters of capital punishment have dismissed our criticisms as biased, ill-informed and lacking in evidence. But the commission's report is based on three public hearings, in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, where 72 witnesses testified, including judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers actively engaged in the administration and operation of California's death penalty law, as well as academics, victims of crime, concerned citizens and representatives of advocacy organizations. The commission also conducted independent research and received 66 written submissions.
While abolitionists often speak out against the death penalty on deeply moral grounds, we rarely rely on pragmatic reasons. But for the wider community, the astronomical cost of capital punishment may prove to be its undoing. The commission found that "by conservative estimates, well over $100 million" is spent on capital punishment annually. "The strain placed by these cases on our justice system, in terms of the time and attention taken away from other business that the courts must conduct for our citizens, is heavy."
Yet, to reduce the average lapse of time from sentence to execution by half, to the national average of 12 years, the commission estimated that taxpayers would have to spend nearly twice what we are spending now.
Critics of the death penalty have warned for decades that we are sending innocent people to death row. Although the commission stated that it had learned of no credible evidence that the state of California has actually executed an innocent person (and we believe it has), it could not conclude "with confidence that the administration of the death penalty in California eliminates the risk that innocent persons might be convicted and sentenced to death."
While nationally, there were 205 exonerations of defendants convicted of murder from 1989 through 2003 (74 of whom were sentenced to death) 14 of the 205 murder cases took place in California. Since 1979, six defendants sentenced to death in California, whose convictions were reversed and remanded, were subsequently acquitted or had their murder charges dismissed for lack of evidence.
Two of the most dangerous flaws in the criminal justice system are erroneous eye-witness identifications (which the commission found have been identified as a factor nationwide in 80 percent of exonerations), and false confessions (where it is a factor in 15 percent of exonerations). California State Public Defender Michael Hersek reported to the commission that of the 117 death penalty appeals currently pending in his office, 17 featured testimony by in-custody informants, and another six included testimony by informants who were in constructive custody.
Yet over the last two years, when the commission made interim recommendations to reduce the risks of wrongful convictions resulting from erroneous eye-witness identifications, false confessions and testimony by in-custody informants, although bills were passed by the Legislature, they were all vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. If there is not the political will and determination to heed the recommendations of the commission to "fix" the system, doesn't it follow that capital punishment itself should be abolished?
The commission concluded that the "time has come to address death penalty reform in a frank and honest way. To function effectively, the death penalty must be carried out with reasonable dispatch, but at the same time in a manner that assures fairness, accuracy and non-discrimination." Accordingly, first and foremost, the commission unanimously recommended a series of reforms to address ineffective assistance of counsel, which it estimated would cost at least $95 million more per year than is presently including that:
The California Legislature immediately address the unavailability of qualified, competent attorneys to accept appointments to handle direct appeals and habeas corpus proceedings in California death penalty cases by expanding the Office of the State Public Defender to an authorized strength of 78 lawyers, a 33 percent increase in the OSPD budget, to be phased in over a three-year period, by expanding the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center to an authorized strength of 150 lawyers, a 500 percent increase to its current budget, to be phased in over a five-year period; that the staffing of the offices of the attorney general, which handle death penalty appeals and habeas corpus proceedings be increased as needed; and that funds be made available to the California Supreme Court to ensure that all appointments of private counsel to represent death row inmates on direct appeals and habeas corpus proceedings comply with ABA Guidelines, and are fully compensated at rates that are commensurate with the provision of high quality legal representation and reflect the extraordinary responsibilities in death penalty representation.
The commission also recommended that funds be appropriated to fully reimburse counties for payments for defense services and reexamine the current limitations on reimbursement to counties for the expenses of homicide trials, that California counties provide adequate funding for the appointment and performance of trial counsel in death penalty cases in full compliance with ABA Guidelines.
Without taking sides, a majority of the commission presented detailed information on replacing the death penalty with a maximum sentence of lifetime incarceration or narrowing the "special circumstances" justifying the death penalty, to "assure a fully informed debate."
Framing the debate in terms of the total cost of four alternatives, the commissioners estimated that California could annually spend $137.7 million to maintain its current dysfunctional system, $216.8 million to reduce the length of the process to 12 years, $121 million for a more narrow death penalty or $11.5 million by replacing the death penalty with a policy of terminal confinement.
Leaving no doubt that the report is a stern rebuke to the whole system, five commissioners from the law enforcement community lodged an angry dissent, claiming it will "undermine public confidence in our capital punishment law and procedure," that it failed to adequately discuss arguments in favor of the death penalty, that uniformity among counties in seeking the death penalty for comparable crimes is not mandated and that capital punishment reflects the will of the people.
But a far larger group of 10 commissioners, took the unprecedented step of filing two supplemental statements calling for an outright repeal of the death penalty based on various factors including its cost, the risk of wrongful executions, the disproportionate impact on communities of color, geographic disparities, disadvantages facing poor defendants, the unjust bias triggered by allowing only "death qualified" jurors, how the death penalty forecloses the possibility of healing and redemption and the example set by other civilized societies that have abolished the death penalty.
The last time a state, New Jersey, undertook such a comprehensive examination of its death penalty system, it led to its abolition. Justice Harry Blackmun ended his career on the Supreme Court by declaring that he would no longer "tinker with the machinery of death." Unless California is prepared to divert hundreds of millions of dollars year in and year out to fund the recommended reforms, the time has come for this state to end the death penalty once and for all.
This article originally appeared in the Daily Journal on July 8, 2008.
Comment by Jerry, Sep 17th, 2008 11:58am
Let's see, the people of California voted for the Death Penalty. We have laws on the books to carry it out and still the state drags it's feet. As a taxpayer I would say get off our butts and do your job and start using that needle. That is what the MAJORITY of the Californians have asked for. I guess we are sick and tired of seeing the will of the general public circumvented by a select few who are imposing their beliefs on the rest of us. That is not what we are paying our elected officials for, we are paying them to carry out our wishes, or did I miss something here?
Comment by Stefanie, Jul 16th, 2008 5:11pm
very well said!
Comment by Hannah Zimmerman, Jul 9th, 2008 3:02pm
This is an interesting post. It reminds me of a post I read earlier about a Missouri district attorney screwing up the chance of a man getting the death penalty for killing a woman. Here is a link to the blog if you would like to take a look. It is pretty interesting....www.pitch.com.


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Deadly Crash Shuts Down Ave 52
Sheriff's: Driver crashed into tree
Three people are dead after a driver crashed into a tree in La Quinta, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
It happened at 1:11 a.m. on Avenue 52 and Madison.
Four people were trapped inside the vehicle and had to be cut from the wreckage, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Two people, 20-year-old Orlando Diarte and 21-year-old Michael Garcia died on the scene. Two more were flown to the hospital in a helicopter. 20 year old Eric Ceballos later died of his injuries.
The Riverside County Coroner's office says the sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed then the driver lost control and the car collided with a palm tree. All three were wearing their seat belts.
Investigators say alcohol played a factor in the crash.
Avenue 52 was closed from Madison to Monroe until around 9:00 a.m. while crews investigated and clear the scene, said Sheriff's Deputies.
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Pilot Ken Padgett of Cortland flew out of nearby Warren Skeet Airport in Braceville. He guided the plane into the field along McClurg East Road, off state Route 534, after a carburetor problem developed. After fixing it, Padgett was able to fly the plane out of the field and return to the airport. No injuries were reported.
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Padgett, center, back to camera, removes the carburetor from the engine of his airplane with the help of farmer Chuck Murphy of Newton Township, after Padgett made an emergency landing in Murphy's field about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. Rod Kramer of Boardman, left, a friend of Padgett, provides help at the scene of the emergency landing.
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To open the door to Saarthal go to College of Winterhold (that's where they train mages) and start your mage training. Your second task in the mage training is to meet Tolfdir (your instructor) at Saarthal. It takes him 3 hours or more to get there so if you beat him to it, just wait.
He will unlock the door and you will be doing 2 quests here Under Saarthal for your mage training and Forbidden Legend.
This question comes up either because you stumbled onto Saarthal while exploring, or you were doing the "Forbidden Legend" quest, and trying to put together the Gauldur Amulet, by collecting the 3 amulet fragments in Saarthal, Geirmund's Hall and Folgunthur. If you get to Saarthal before you joined the Mages Collage, you find a locked door.


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Brienna Gomes has never wanted to be treated any differently when competing against men in moto-cross events.
The recent Baldwin High School graduate has been holding her own against all racers at Maui Motocross Park in Puunene since age 14, and actually welcomes the challenge because she knows that being cut off, crashed into or bumped on turns - the same as everyone else - will help in preparing for her ultimate goal of being a professional rider.
"I usually race in the men's class," Gomes said. "They treat me just like any other rider. They know where I want to be. I want to be at a higher level. They treat me like how the riders would treat me on the Mainland. They're rough."
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Brienna Gomes, shown competing at Maui Raceway Park in Puunene earlier this month, will race in the 250cc women's class in the American Motocross Association amateur national championships, scheduled for July 28-Aug. 3 in Tennessee.
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The best shot Gomes has had so far at reaching her objective will come when she competes in the American Motocross Association amateur national championships, scheduled for July 28-Aug. 3 in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She is believed to be the first female from Maui to qualify for the event, after winning a state qualifier in mid-March on Oahu and finishing second at the Southwest regional in late May at Anza, Calif.
"I feel a lot of pressure, but this is what I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember," said Gomes, who will race in the 250cc women's class at the national championship.
Gomes, who has been competing since age 7, hopes to get noticed by sponsors during the Tennessee trip. Her mother, Marlayna Gomes, said that the family spends more than $1,000 per year on entrance fees and bike maintenance. Bri-enna Gomes even sold a bike last year to have enough money to travel to races.
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A website has been created to raise funds that would help Brienna Gomes and her family travel to the American Moto-cross Association amateur national championships, scheduled for July 28-Aug. 3 in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Shirts are for sale at sendbreetotennessee.com, and monetary donations can also be made through the site.
"She is investing into it herself," Marlayna Gomes said. "She knows how much her family is investing in it for her to get there. It just makes her try even harder."
While most of her competition at the national championship has been able to race more often and on different tracks, Gomes has done just about all of her riding in Puunene. The Maui Motocross Association holds races there every other month.
"I am the underdog. I'm at a disadvantage," Gomes said.
At a race in Puunene against the men earlier this month, she won the open and 250cc A races and was runner-up in the 450cc A race.
"You find something you like and you want to get better at it," Gomes said. "You just ride, practice, ride, race."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga took the House floor Wednesday to thank a long-time West Michigan mayor who is stepping aside after 29 years of serving the public.
Huizenga, R-Zeeland, stood up to the podium on Oct. 30, and praised Grandville Mayor Jim Buck, whom Huizenga referred to as a "friend of mine," for his leadership and commitment to West Michigan.
"I rise today to say thank you to a friend of mine, Mayor James R. Buck, who has dedicated 45 years of service to the City of Grandville in the Second District and has served the last 29 years as mayor," Huizenga said.
Buck was elected to the City Council in 1971 and elected mayor in 1984. In addition to being mayor, Buck serves as the chairman of the Grand Valley Metropolitan Council and recently received the Michigan Municipal League's Michael A. Guido Leadership and Public Service Award.
Buck's current mayoral term ends in November. He announced earlier this year that he will not seek re-election on Nov. 5.
"Under the steady leadership of Mayor Buck, Grandville has grown and thrived," Huizenga said from the floor. "Grandville would not be the city it is today without Jim, and his impact will be felt forever and recognized by all.
"I want to personally thank my friend, Jim Buck, for his dedication and service to our community," he added. "Your long days and hard hours have put Grandville on the map as a destination to do business, visit, and most importantly live. Mayor Buck, thank you for what you have done not only for Grandville, not only for West Michigan, but for all of Michigan and our country. Enjoy the time off. Thanks Jim."
View the C-Span video of Huizenga thanking Buck from the House floor.
"It was a complete surprise for me to hear that," Buck said. "It's a great honor and I do consider the representative a very good friend. He's been good to our district -- he listens to us and he is available when we need him."
Buck, who turned 80 earlier this month, said this year was a good time to pass the mayor position to someone else. Council members Steve Maas and Randall Gelderloos are seeking to replace Buck.
"I just thought it was a good time to retire -- 29 years is a long time," he said. "We've had a tremendous year."
Even though he won't serve as mayor, Buck plans to continue serving West Michigan as he is on the board of the Michigan Municipal League Foundation and the West Michigan Sports Authority. He also plans to step up his tennis game again and travel with his wife of 58 years, Kitty.
"I think there will be enough out there to keep me busy," he laughed.
Kyle Moroney covers suburban schools, business and general assignments for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email her at email@example.com or follow her on Twitter or Facebook


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DOHA: Qatar Exchange pursued its upswing trend on Monday adding 55.75 points or 0.49 percent to advance to 11,361.62 points from 11,305.87 on Sunday.
The volume of the shares traded up to 19,697,807 from 13,066,700 on Sunday and the value of shares increased to QR774,811,214.06 from QR580,164,067.00 Sunday.
Among the top gainers were Qatar National Bank which was up 2.04 percent to QR185.10, Qatar Islamic Bank gained 1.29 percent to QR78.60, International Islamic Bank added 3.42 percent to QR72.50 and Vodafone Qatar up by 3.07 percent to QR12.10.
The Banking and Financial sector index was added 1.17 points while Consumer Goods and Services sector index up 0.01 points.
The industrial sector was lost 0.06 points while insurance sector rose 0.16 points. (QNA)


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