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|2008-11-13, 10:20
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Euthanasia, Discussion and Debate
Let me die
Ailing British teen refuses heart transplant
Even though the AMD was passed into law in 1996, only 10,000 people — out of a population of 4 million — have signed such a document in the past 12 years. So, it seems that the majority of Singaporeans see no need for the AMD.
However, Singapore's health minister believes otherwise. Based on feedback he has received, and from the personal experience of his wife, who agrees with the philosophy behind the AMD but hasn't yet signed one, he concluded that there are other factors holding people back.
Namely, the moral objection to what seems, at first blush, to be legal support for euthanasia.
Archbishop says NO to euthanasia
|2008-11-13, 10:57
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Now what he's doing, on one hand, (at least to him and MOH) is to reduce suffering of patients with terminal illness... BUT what if just a little later after, a new cure for the ailment appears? I know of a case of someone with osterocoma - he almost went for an amputation - then they found out that liquid nitrogen can stop the disease, especailly since it wasn't the final stage yet. Close call, huh?
Besides, I don't think life is something we can play with. Our lives are intertwined with others. Our decisions affect others - even from non-religious view. Apparently, almost all major religions (except Hinduism and Haruhiism) in Singapore are against it. That should give some idea of public's views.
|2008-11-13, 11:48
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I'm not too fond of religion. But that's just me, of course.
|2008-11-13, 13:21
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Very well put, TinyRedLeaf.
I believe that people should have the right to end their life gracefully if they feel that their suffering is too much to bear. We even put our pets down if they're in too much pain, and I think that humans should be given the same opportunity. Your life is just that; yours.
It's heartbreaking that someone who's barely in her teens has been through so much already. Life can be much too cruel.
|2008-11-13, 13:21
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On the issue of euthanasia, this isn't the same thing. Euthanasia is intentionally ending a patient's life by means of utilizing toxic substances, whereas the refusal of a heart transplant is a complete different issue and should not be mixed. If it is the archbishop's idea of forcing the heart transplant, then the teen has no choice. He or she should have not followed the religion knowing that its religious belief is absolute (dictatorship).
|2008-11-13, 14:01
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Voluntary withdrawal of treatment or refusing high-risk treatment is basically letting the natural course of the disease take effect. Heart surgery/replacement is *high risk*. Secondary complications from diabetes can be horrible (e.g. internal organ gangrene and necrosis) and some patients choose to stop treating their diabetes because death from a diabetic coma is preferable to screaming uncontrollable painful death from rotting inside.
However..., there doesn't seem to be any direct connection between the Singaporean arch-bishop's comments and the English teenage heart patient. These were two totally separate and unrelated news stories. The teenager's big issue was that she is 13 (her religion isn't even mentioned but its probably Church of England) - not normally an age where they get to decide their fate legally. She convinced her parents to opt out of the high-risk surgery and I'm just glad to see medical policy supports her.
|2008-11-13, 15:32
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The relation comes in with regard to Singapore's Advanced Medical Directive, which allows a terminally-ill Singaporean to refuse extraordinary treatment that may or may not prolong his life.
But, predictably, some people here have mistaken the health minister's support for the AMD as a "yes" vote for euthanasia. They invoke the same old fear of slippery slopes, that is, voluntary death by natural causes today, assisted suicide tomorrow.
|2008-11-13, 16:07
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Ah, thanks for the clarification --- the arch-bishop's diatribe just sounded sort of ambiguous. Didn't know there was an AMD issue in Singapore (glad to hear there's an AMD though). I can only think that people against the options of an AMD have never had to deal with messy dying situations that pain meds will not placate.
|2008-11-13, 16:17
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|2008-11-13, 17:30
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I hope that doesn't come across as an argument. I'm just expressing my (ever-growing) shock at the failings of society.
And, while I think it's a slippery slope, being from the country I can understand mercy killing.
|2008-11-13, 17:40
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Well, I'm for euthanasia. Especially in cases where the patient is explicitly asking for it.
That removes the moral difference between poisoning someone and turning off his life support. They're both "OK", in the same circumstances. (Except in cases where there's no life support to unplug... Then euthanasia's still fine, but the other option is moot.) So, to me, they're pretty much the same, in that they allow the patient to escape the pain at the cost of his life. I don't see where the "failing" is.
|2008-11-13, 21:37
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|2008-11-13, 22:48
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/\ /\ /\ Oh, now I get it. I thought the two articles were meant to be interlinked.
Still, I'm against euthanasia for people who are still alive and kicking. For those who are brain-dead, that's a different story for a different place.
For whoever can still have awareness of what is around oneself - it is a miracle that he is still alive, whatever one has. One more day may mean one more day of suffering, but it gives you one more day to do something one has forgotten to do.
Then again, there are others who have absolutely no idea of what to do in their lives as they had, have (and possibly never have) purpose in their lives. That's pretty meaningless. Still, that, I feel =/= argument to go thru euthanasia.
For those who don't know what euthanasia is like, as someone who provides "pastoral care" (read - consoling and kind words - but I'm no nurse - I'm not even employed by the hospital!) It's actually rather painful. It's usually administered as an IV jab. The poison is not exactly anywhere near the fast-acting of Zyklon B in WWII. Nowhere near. It's so slow, it can take as much as 30 min in cases to kill.
The patient, while trying to achieve a 'merciful death", has to suffer just before dying. Compare this to someone who dies naturally. There is a huge difference. As far as i know, euthanasia is usually an order from the patient, not family/friends/doctors. The family has no choice but to accept. The doctor has no choice but to follow orders. I have no choice but to see the patient suffer more than ever.
Sometimes after seeing this, I run to the toilet and scream "WTF" in full. (In Japan, few understand English of THAT level) It's painful for the family too, but it's a choice they have to accept.
Therefore, I don't really agree with Euthanasia.
|2008-11-13, 23:11
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As to dying naturally - well, let's hope that none of us ever die during a battle with cancer while undergoing chemotherapy. That's dying naturally, but the pain and agony (according to my grandmother, who died while undergoing chemotherapy and probably would have opted for euthanasia if it were available) is terrible.
I think there are two types of thought that come into play here: those who feel that life should be as long as possible; and those who feel that life should be as pleasant as possible. I fall into the latter category. For example, suppose you reach a ripe old age and then develop something - let's say it's cancer. If you remain untreated you'll probably only live for another year, but you can live in your house, go where you want, and at worst you'll only experience moderate discomfort (and that isn't even guaranteed). The other option is that you can go to the hospital to undergo operations and chemotherapy - you'll probably be in the hospital for about a year, and the chances that you'll be cured completely are unknown. Your total lifespan is also unknown. You might end up spending your final days in that hospital, confined to your hospital bed and ward, feeling queasy and ill nearly every waking moment. Which option appeals more to you?
If you feel that you'd rather extend your life as long as possible, then that's your philosophy and of course euthanasia goes counter to that. If you'd rather live out your last days in peace, it doesn't indicate that you're a supporter of euthanasia, but you might be open to it.
As far as the suffering it would place on a family, I have mixed feelings about that. I am sickened by families that view an elder member as little more than a trophy - they do not seem to care about how much suffering this person goes through or what their wishes really are, so long as they are alive. If they truly cared for the person then I'd imagine that they'd be in agony no matter what: they'd be sad if that person passed away; they'd be sad to know that this person was physically and mentally suffering at all waking hours. So, ultimately, I feel that euthanasia is the individual's decision. They should be given a mental health examination to ensure that they are of proper mind to make such a decision, and they should be given a week or more between the initial request and the execution of that request. As far as I know those are relatively standard procedures. If you don't like euthanasia, then when your time comes, don't do it. Why force your opinion on others?
And because someone always brings it up: if a doctor is not comfortable with performing euthanasia, then they should not be obligated to do it. As far as I know, most hospitals/laws allow for doctors to pass on the duty if it goes against their beliefs or makes them uncomfortable.
|2008-11-13, 23:52
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Spoiler for if you hate religion, this is not for you:
Maybe this is where East Asia and the West differ - respect plays an important aspect in life. It's a Confucian thing, really. With 1/4-Japanese background, I can understand. (and this 1/4 actually dictates my surname, since it's my grandfather on my father's side which has the Japanese line - the rest are either German or Brit)
|2008-11-13, 23:58
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I'm not clear on how you would feel if people were, say, taken off of medications that were crucial for them to live - that would essentially be giving them a death sentence that could take weeks to months to be fulfilled. That's my own curiosity, though, and I'm sure it varies from person to person even among those who share the same belief as you.
|2008-11-14, 01:41
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|2008-11-14, 07:14
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However, it is not your fault to hold such belief. It is good that there are people with religious belief, but it isn't for people to be give up logic and stick to the idea that human life is less important than the will of the arch-bishops and that the only objective of humanity is to reach the final destination known as heaven or hell in your opinion.
|2008-11-14, 16:16
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Euthanasia and suicide. It's a free world, you can do what you want, just if it doesn't annoy other people. Like the hell I care. Sure I've never understand them and will mock them as pussies, because that's what they are. They lose at life, they end their own body, no matter how many warning pop-ups and alarms evolution put in man not to do stupid things and kill himself, people still find that the best thing to do after you stepped into poo after getting fired from your job and finding your partner doing another person in home. How about selling all your property and moving to Middle-Eastern deserts (in the middle of nowhere) if you feel so bad at your situation and location? I mean empty deserts could be pretty fun!
Suicides are Darwin's examples. Their brains fail.
For christ's sake little girl, hire a gigolo, rent an elephant, paint the hospital walls in yellow without telling the officials... You have money. People who live in the woods trying to find something to eat to survive don't have money.
|2008-11-14, 17:04
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Apparently, a 13 year old British girl is going to die unless she get a heart transplant. A heart transplant generally means that they will be opening up her chest, yanking out her heart, and replacing it with someone else's heart. If the blood type and organ is compatible, it will be considered a successful surgery and she will live. Otherwise, it may cause side-effects and she might die even after doing the heart transplant. And so, not wanting to suffer all these pain and surgery, she chose not to do so and refused the heart transplant. It is not the same as suicide under these circumstances.
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Easing communication with cognitive radio
In the wake of the season's most devastating hurricane, a major metropolitan area reaches out to nearby smaller towns for law enforcement and firefighting assistance. Communication between the city's command center and public safety professionals from these smaller areas is crucial, so the first thing those individuals providing mutual aid do when they reach the impacted area is pull out their smartphones and use an interface to search for public safety networks in range.
The scenario described above might take place much sooner than you might think. A research team from Virginia Tech has delivered a prototype device that uses an Android interface to search for nearby public safety networks, provide push-to-talk capability and create a bridge between two networks.
Charles W. Bostian, Virginia Tech alumni distinguished professor emeritus in electrical and computer engineering, says the formal goal of the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice-funded project was to solve the interoperability problem by providing intelligent and affordable all-band all-mode radios that find and identify public safety networks and configure themselves to interoperate with them.
"We use the Android as an input-output device. It's not functioning as a phone, but we use its internal computer, its speaker, its microphone and its touchscreen display. It's connected to another device that is our radio, but there is no reason why the connection could not be wireless and no reason the phone could not switch between being used as a smartphone and being part of the radio system," Bostian says.
The prototype radio can find signals from all public safety networks within range, then use the Android to display them to the operator and allow the operator to select one for operational use. It also can serve as a handheld gateway between any two networks or as a handheld repeater.
"Our thinking is this would be extremely useful in situations like they had in New Orleans after Katrina, or on 9/11, where a lot of the infrastructure has been destroyed," says Bostian. "Help comes pouring in and they're outside their mutual aid agreements. This will enable them to talk to each other, although there will still be command and control safeguards that the agencies will have to implement."
Because the project is software-based and uses a standard radio and computer chips, Bostian thinks a manufacturer could pick up the prototype and develop it for sale in the $1,200 range, which would be much less expensive than available radios that operate on all public safety bands. Now that the prototype has been completed and delivered, he hopes that a manufacturer will become interested in producing the device commercially. In the meantime, Bostian sees the next step as building 10 to 20 prototypes for beta testing, pending receipt of funding by his successor (Bostian plans to finalize his retirement in the near future).
In addition to advocating beta testing by members of the public safety community, Bostian drew on their expertise while developing the prototype. "We have a large campus police department," he says. "They have an interoperability problem every time there's a football game, because they typically bring in a large number of officers from surrounding jurisdictions. There's a command center at the top of the stadium where lieutenants or captains from the three largest forces sit with their own radios and cell phones and shout across the center at each other. If they need to communicate with an officer from a small force, someone has to go tap that officer on the shoulder."
Bostian added that interoperability was also a huge issue during the tragic April 16, 2007 campus shooting incident.
The research team met with focus groups composed of the local public safety professionals to ensure that the Virginia Tech group fully understood the interoperability issues the public safety community faces on a routine basis.
"It was made clear to us from the start that if officers and firefighters didn't like what we developed, they won't use it and it will fail," Bostian says. "We talked to them about what they wanted to see, what they like and what they don't like about the tools they have now. We wanted to make sure they liked the display and were comfortable with it."
Bostian says ensuring that officers' needs were met led to the decision to use the Android, because it's an interface they already understand and like. The same technology could be applied using an iPhone for control, he says.
For more information about the "A Public Safety Cognitive Radio on a Digital Signal Processor Platform for Affordable Interoperability" project, contact Charles Bostian at email@example.com, or NIJ Communications Program Manager Joe Heaps at (202) 841-2563 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Marines, Army form quick-strike forces for Africa
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps and Army have developed quick-reaction forces to respond to attacks such as the one in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.
The Marines will base 500 troops at Moron Air Force Base in Spain, about 35 miles southeast of Seville, said Capt. Eric Flanagan, a Marine Corps spokesman. They can be flown on short notice to African crises aboard six Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
Those aircraft can take off and land like a helicopter and cruise at more than 300 mph. Two KC-130 tanker aircraft have been dedicated to refuel them in flight, which will expand their reach.
The unit is known as the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Crisis Response. It will act as a first responder to U.S. embassies in the region on behalf of U.S. Africa Command, Flanagan said. It will be on standby to help evacuate Americans from hot spots and to provide disaster relief and humanitarian missions.
The Army has developed the East Africa Response Force, which operates under the Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa. Its headquarters are at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. The company-size unit is equipped with aircraft to conduct evacuations and rescue missions in the region.
"Soldiers have been on the ground in Djibouti to support this mission since April and have the capabilities they need to conduct it," said. Brig. Gen. Kimberly Field, deputy director of strategy, plans and policy for the Army.
The soldiers for the force come from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division based at Fort Riley, Kan.
The Benghazi attack on Sept. 11, 2012, exposed the vulnerability of U.S. outposts in dangerous countries. Although Pentagon officials knew of the attack as it was happening, they lacked forces in the region capable of responding fast enough to help. The consulate was overrun by Islamist militants, killing Ambassador Christopher Stephens. A nearby U.S. facility was also attacked.
The light, quick forces deployed by the Marines and Army are designed to fill that gap in north and east Africa.
"Benghazi really throttled things up," Flanagan said. "Everybody has looked at the threat and decided this is the new normal. We need something more responsive in the North Africa area."
Benghazi proved that the Pentagon needs to respond quickly to "flare-ups," said Loren Thompson, a military analyst at the Lexington Institute and a defense industry consultant. The Marines are his choice for the job.
"This mission should be given to the Marines, because they have Osprey tilt-rotors that can get to fights fast and then land anywhere," he said. "They also have amphibious warships that allow them to act without access to land bases. The Army doesn't have the right equipment for quick-reaction forces in the Mediterranean or Middle East."
Peter Singer, director for the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, said there have been about two embassy emergencies or evacuations each year for the past decade, making the Marine and Army quick-reaction forces necessary into the foreseeable future.
They're a "good idea," Singer said. "The response time at Benghazi was unacceptable. Period."


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Effects of Aligning Partner Types with the Firm's Science BaseValentin, Finn; Reichstein, Toke (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Using extensive patent data on Scandinavian Biotech firms together with associated firm level data, this paper explores factors that drive the innovative scope of biotech firms. Collaborating with pharmaceutical firms, universities and other dedicated biotech firms proves beneficiary in introducing innovations broadening the innovation scope of biotech firms. Contrasting large and small molecules research firms exhibit noteworthy differences in the type of collaboration partner that allows the firm to expand its innovative scope. This suggests that biotech firms need to align the partner type with its science base if the goal is to produce patents beyond the firms technological boundary. Additionally, we find that outsourcing and acquisition of innovations increase their scope, lending support to the view that outsourced R&D expands the boundary of the firm's innovative search. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7205
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Abstract: The case described in this article is based on an innovation project at Ericsson Denmark. The project has been called the home communication concept (HCC), and represents the response of a major ICT manufacturer to the reshaping of the telecom market, paved by internet technology. The project is described from its start in summer 1997 to the end of 2001. This is a unique case study in more than one respect. The first author followed the project very closely during his employment in a new business development department (BDD) at Ericsson Denmark. Secondly, the study covers all phases and aspects, from inception to field trials. Thirdly, it represents a radical innovation based on a disruptive technology (Internet technology), which transcends the traditional business of the company in question. The paper describes the entire project, and tries to present it within a framework capable of analysing the actual events. In this respect, it not only demonstrates the classical dilemma of management during disruptive technological development, but also illustrates the internal problem of allowing a creative BDD to become 'sectarian', i.e. blindly believing in itself and suspicious of the rest of the world. Using the framework presented in this paper, several fundamental concerns regarding existing research are identified and discussed. In closing, implications for research and management are addressed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8135
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a study of the dynamics inherent in the relationship between innovation and diversityLamdahl Justesen, Susanne (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
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Towards a Relational Perspective on Incubating PracticesHenriques, Christine Thalsgård (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The world wants more entrepreneurs so badly, that it has become a major priority of governments all over the world trying to produce them. Based on Industrial PhD collaboration between the Danish Science Park, Symbion A/S and Copenhagen Business School, this dissertation presents a unique opportunity to study how the interactions between technology-based entrepreneurs and an Accelerator programme may lead to increased entrepreneurial capacity, learning and growth. The Industrial PhD setting offers privileged access to entrepreneurs, advisors, incubator management and investors, and we get to listen to stories seldom told in this field. As follows, the write-up of the ethnographic fieldwork is a narrative multi-voiced analysis in search of entrepreneurial learning in an incubator context. The phenomenon of business incubation – in this dissertation referred to as incubating activities - is originally intended as a forum that is shielded off from the everydayness of things, with the purpose of adding resources and removing barriers to venture creation. The idea is that entrepreneuring actors will be offered complementary resources and forced to spend time on planning and strategies in a helicopter perspective, which in the end will benefit the process and make venture success more likely. Policy makers together with researchers of entrepreneurship policy and incubation, to a large degree assume that entrepreneurial actors somehow lack skills and resources and cannot easily acquire these themselves, and furthermore that it is possible to affect the resources, behaviour and skills of entrepreneurs. It has nevertheless been shown that enhancing entrepreneurial growth from support activities is not as easy, even if the intentions are good and the resources invested considerable (Blackburn and Schaper 2012, Bruneel et al. 2012, Mason and Brown 2013). It is also taken for granted that entrepreneurs are open to learning and foreign intervention (help and support). This study shows that this is not always the case. Hence, the dissertation explores a highly political and delicate matter touching upon the legitimacy of business incubation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9305
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Three Essays on Global Linkages for InnovationHarirchi, Gouya (Frederiksberg, 2015)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Globalization is an important theme in a broad set of conversations, from everyday talks to political and academic debates, both in positive and also negative terms. But what are the positive implications of globalization for the economic development of the countries? Do the effects of globalization on innovation differ between developed and developing economies? This PhD dissertation aims to explore these questions by identifying under which conditions globalization – conceived as a process fostering knowledge flows at a global scale – has played an important role in the innovation process. The contribution of this dissertation is to the field of geography of innovation. Despite recent research on the spatial dimension of sources of innovation, this field still remains focused on the impact of local and global linkages, for firms in the advanced economies. This thesis contributes to this matter, by extending the discussion also to the organizational learning of firms from emerging economies. Theoretically, it builds on contributions from innovation studies, economic geography and international business. Empirically, the focus is on firm level data gathered from emerging economies (BRICS) as well as several European countries. The thesis consists of an introductory chapter followed by a literature review on previous works related to spatial aspects of knowledge sourcing for learning and innovation, three essays at different stages of publication, and finally conclusions. Contextualizing the searching behaviour and the engagement in global collaborations is at the core of all three papers. By using firm level data and conducting comparative studies between advanced (North) and emerging economies (South), the first two papers analyse the impact of global knowledge flows for novelty of innovation. The third paper explores the impact of high level of local embeddedness on firm's engagement in global sourcing of knowledge; this paper relies on data from Indian firms The first paper investigates the effects of local and global innovation collaborations on the degree of novelty in innovations of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector by considering the country in which these firms are located. The findings of this study show that global linkages do indeed impact on the degree of novelty of innovation. However, this impact is highly positive on the innovativeness of Scandinavian firms, whereas for the Indian SMEs, the regional linkages matter most. The second paper explores the role played by active collaboration with users on the degree of novelty of innovation by focusing on the location of both users and producers. The results indicate that collaborating with international users is positively related to higher degrees of novelty. Furthermore, firms in low- and middle-income countries benefit more from South- South user collaboration than from South-North collaboration. The third paper addresses the relation between high level of local embeddedness and engagement in global linkages for innovations -as a pre-requisite for catching-up- by comparing the engagement of group-affiliated firms, that are expected to present higher degree of internal collaboration, with standalone firms. The results indicate that affiliation to a business group also increases the likelihood of engagement in global linkages for innovation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9148
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Inertia, Knowledge Sources and Diversity in Collaborative Problem-solvingØrding Olsen, Anders (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Innovation is at the core of firms' competitiveness. External knowledge is increasingly leveraged in the efforts to increase innovation performance by solving innovation related problems and thereby developing new technology, products or services. Using internal knowledge sources can be beneficial when pursuing minor performance improvements in existing technologies. However, reliance on internal knowledge sources carries a risk of organizational inertia related to problem understanding and solution development in the shape of path-dependencies and preferences for exploitation and reapplication of existing knowledge. Such inertia may imbue innovation processes related to the development of new technologies with reduced novelty and an inability to recognize alternative and potentially more attractive solutions. As a result, over-reliance on internal knowledge sources is likely to inhibit the ability to solve problems and reduce innovation performance related to the development of new technology. In contrast, a growing stream of research shows the positive effect on problem-solving and innovation performance from drawing on diverse knowledge sources outside the firm. Through collaborative efforts involving universities, customers, competitors and suppliers in problem-solving firms can gain complementary perspectives, insights and technological knowledge as they pursue the development of innovative technologies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9278
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An Empirical Investigation of the Credit Rationing HypothesisHobdari, Bersant (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We analyze the impact of corporate governance structures on access to capital using a unique and rich panel data for a large and representative sample of Estonian firms over the period 1993 through 1999. We distinguish among five different governance structures and provide estimates on the impact of each of them on capital constraints. Our results indicate that: (i) separate regimes exist in investment behavior; (ii) the likelihood of being financially constrained is higher in firms that are recently privatized, small and where ownership is concentrated in the hands of insiders; (iii) soft budget constraints lower the probability of a firm being financially constrained; (iv) the actual probabilities of operating in the financially constrained regime are calculated to be quite high and essentially stable during 1993-1999: 0.52-0.57 for state owned firms, 0.40-0.46 for domestic owned firms and 0.53-0.57 for employee owned firms. Corporate Investment, Corporate Governance, Liquidity Constraints, GMM Estimates, Switching Regression. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6555
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The Role of Families in Succession Decisions and PerformanceBennedsen, Morten; Nielsen, Kasper; Pérez-González, Francisco; Wolfenzon, Daniel (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper uses a unique dataset from Denmark to investigate (1) the role of family characteristics in corporate decision making, and (2) the consequences of these decisions on firm performance. We focus on the decision to appoint either a family or an external chief executive officer (CEO). We show that a departing CEO's family characteristics have a strong predictive power in explaining CEO succession decisions: family CEOs are more frequently selected the larger the size of the family, the higher the ratio of male children and when the departing CEOs had only had one spouse. We then analyze the impact of family successions on performance. We overcome endogeneity and omitted variables problems of previous papers in the literature by using the gender of a departing CEO's first-born child as an instrumental variable (IV) for family successions. This is a plausible IV as male first-child family firms are more likely to pass on control to a family CEO than female first-child firms, but the gender of the first child is unlikely to affect firms' performance. We find that family successions have a dramatic negative causal impact on firm performance: profitability on assets falls by at least 6 percentage points around CEO transitions. These estimates are significantly larger than those obtained using ordinary least squares. Finally, our findings demonstrate that professional nonfamily CEOs provide extremely valuable services to the organizations they work for. JEL classification: G32, G34, M13 Keywords: family firms, successions, CEO turnover, governance URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7594
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Brian Loasby and The Theory of The FirmFoss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 1997)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7856
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A sociomaterial study of development processes in the Danish film industryStrandvad, Sara Malou (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The empirical question, which the thesis addresses in the different papers, is how the process of development is organized in Danish film production. Development in film production characterizes the initial phase where an idea is constructed and transformed into a realizable film project. In practice, this creation consists in writing a synopsis and, later on, a manuscript for the film, because such drafts of the product are institutionalized as necessary devices for achieving funding to make the actual film. Hence, the focus area of the thesis is the process of manuscript writing in film production; an organizing process of developing projects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7793
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Pedersen, Ove K. (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In recent years, the concept of international competitiveness has (re)emerged as a paradigm in public discourse. In this paper I introduce the concept of institutional competitiveness to show how the concept of international competition has been reformulated as part of a political project for initiating economic globalization. It is my intention to show how the concept of institutional competitiveness (CIC) has raised to become important in the last 25 years, moving from a simple conversation among academics into a political discussion with real-world effects. The purpose of the paper is to describe the rise and movement into the realm of practice. The purpose is also to show how the voyage has come to include institutional change as an important policy instrument and the use of institutional analysis as a key utensil for policy makers. It is my claim that discourses and institutions are used with the intention to enhance the competitiveness of nations and enterprises; why discourses and institutions have become a political phenomenon of interest and salience for policy makers and decision takers. It is also my claim that knowledge of institutions is applied to explain economic growth and to assess the potential relevance of institutional reforms; why interpretations of institutions has been become a policy tool for the implementation of globalisation. It is this dual role of discourses and institutions I describe in the following. The whole debate on the CIC will be looked upon as an example of how institutions (as a political phenomenon) and institutional analysis (as a policy tool) have become part of a policy approach. Two caveats are necessary. It is not my ambition to describe the conflicts of interests and the accidents of history involved in moving the process from dawn to mid-day. Neither is it my ambition to explain why the travel has happened in the first place. Even if the process is engulfed in conflicts – at several levels and including multiple interests – I will NOT identify these, nor describe them. The purpose of the paper is only to describe not to explain. The paper will be organised as follows. First, I describe how the concept of national and institutional competitiveness is discussed. In order to describe how the concept of competitiveness has been redefined over the past 20-25 years I include literature from economic theory and business analysis (Aiginger 2006b; Siggel 2006). It is in this context that the concept of Institutional Competitiveness is introduced. Second, I trace the institutionalization of the discussion into expert systems. Two examples will be emphasized. One is the development of "The post-Washington consensus" another is The Open Method of Coordination within the EU. The presentation is based on a reading of policy papers, reports and other primary sources from international organizations and national governments. Third, I point to how the institutionalization has included a number of welfare reforms and ignited a process towards the transformation of national welfare states. I draw on primary and secondary literature in presenting the concept of competition state (Cerny 1990, 2007; Stopford et al 1991; Jessop 1994, 2003; Hirsch 1995; but also Rosecranze 1999; Bobbit 2002; Weiss 2003). Fourth, and finally, I emphasize how state-society relations have been changed. The concept of competitive corporatism (Rhodes 1998; Molina & Rhodes 2002) is employed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7356
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Lund, Anker Brink (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This inaugural address is a welcome opportunity to call your attention to a new area of research that the International Center for Business and Politics has chosen as one of five areas of special interest. By referring to this area of focus as"institutional competition in the media market" we also signal an approach that will be free of much of the traditional dogma in Danish media research: First of all, we will consider the media as a market for opinion, goods and services – not primarily as a cultural discourse with a singular focus on public service. Secondly, we consider media activity from a social science / leadership perspective – not from the perspective of a journalist or from the ideologically critical perspective of the license payer. Thirdly, we consider competition in the media market as an institutional phenomenon that is not solely conditioned by economic considerations. We aim to find a third way between economic determinism and the optimism of political regulation. The media enterprise as institutionalized practice is, from our perspective, placed at the intersection of the marketplace and politics. We recognize that the daily press, radio and television in Denmark have emerged from a tradition based upon ideals of freedom of expression, democracy and the enlightenment of the general public. At the same time we stress the fact that the media worldwide is Big Business – and that this reality has an increasing effect on Danish competitiveness and business development in general. Not only as a channel for opinion, but as a political actor and a potential business locomotive in the so-called culture- and experience-economy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7345
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Denmark and the United StatesCampbell, John L.; Pedersen, Ove K. (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Despite high taxes, a large state budget and welfare state, much economic regulation, and a very open economy, Denmark continues to compete successfully against the other advanced capitalist economies. Hence, Denmark presents a paradox for neoliberalism, which predicts that these policies will hurt national competitiveness under conditions of economic globalization. Following the varieties of capitalism literature, this paper argues that Denmark's success has been based in large part on its institutional competitiveness–its capacity to achieve socioeconomic success as a result of the competitive advantages that firms derive from operating within a particular set of political and economic institutions. The institutional basis for successfully coordinating labor markets, vocational training and skill formation programs, and industrial policy are examined for Denmark and the United States—two countries that are very different institutionally. The analysis shows that there is no one best way to achieve success in today's global economy, except perhaps for reducing socioeconomic inequality; that the type of capitalism known as coordinated market economies are oversimplified in the literature; and that high taxes, state spending, and economic regulation can actually enhance socioeconomic performance. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7329
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Ionascu, Delia; Meyer, Klaus E.; Estrin, Saul (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The concept of 'distance' has been used by international business scholars to explain variations in international business strategies and operations across countries. The more distant a host country is from the organizational centre of a multinational enterprise (MNE), the more it has to manage cultural, regulatory and cognitive differences, and to develop appropriate entry strategies, organizational forms, and internal procedures to accommodate these differences. Scholarly research has focused on the concept of psychic distance, which has been narrowed down in empirical work to indices based on Hofstede's work on culture. However, these measures capture only very partially the dimensions of distance of concern to international business. In this paper, we show how the broader theoretical concept of institutional distance, which incorporates normative, regulatory and cognitive aspects, affects entry strategies. Specifically, our theoretical arguments suggest that the impact of distance varies with different aspects of the concept of institutional distance, and that this impact interacts with both the investor's experience and with the relative importance of the pertinent operation for the investing MNE. Using a unique dataset of foreign direct investment in emerging economies that incorporates multi-host as well as multi-home countries, we find empirical support for our propositions, and provide an explanation for apparently inconsistent results in the previous literature. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7116
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Ionaşcu, Delia; Meyer, Klaus; Estrin, Saul (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The concept of 'distance' has been used by international business scholars to explain variations in international business strategies and operations across countries. The more distant a host country is from the organizational centre of a multinational enterprise (MNE), the more it has to manage cultural, regulatory and cognitive differences, and to develop appropriate entry strategies, organizational forms, and internal procedures to accommodate these differences. Scholarly research has focused on the concept of psychic distance, which has been narrowed down in empirical work to indices based on Hofstede's work on culture. However, these measures capture only very partially the dimensions of distance of concern to international business. In this paper, we show how the broader theoretical concept of institutional distance, which incorporates normative, regulatory and cognitive aspects, affects entry strategies. Specifically, our theoretical arguments suggest that the impact of distance varies with different aspects of the concept of institutional distance, and that this impact interacts with both the investor's experience and with the relative importance of the pertinent operation for the investing MNE. Using a unique dataset of foreign direct investment in emerging economies that incorporates multi-host as well as multi-home countries, we find empirical support for our propositions, and provide an explanation for apparently inconsistent results in the previous literature. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6620
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The institutional Embeddedness of Production Systems and the New Partnership for Africa´s Development (NEPAD)Lessond from East AsiaGammeltoft, Peter (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While still short of being entirely mainstream there does appear to be a growing recognition in both policy circles and academia that economic development is not brought about by autonomous profitmaximising agents interacting anonymously through equilibrium markets.1 Rather, economic development is an inherently disequilibric process involving interactive and institutionally embedded processes in broader systems of firms, governments, research centres, universities, consultants, and other entities. These systems can tap into stocks of global knowledge and technologies, assimilate and adapt it to local circumstances, and create new knowledge or technologies. Such broader production systems are conceptualised in several different ways in the literature, e.g. Lundvall et al.'s 'national innovation systems', Richard Whitley's 'business systems', and Sanjaya Lall's concept of 'industrial technology development'. This paper identifies and outlines four different systemic approaches to economic development. All four approaches have primarily been developed to address nationally based institutional systems in advanced economies. Both the ontological premises and the policy implications of these systemic approaches depart distinctly from the conventional orthodoxy on economic development as articulated in the 'Washington Consensus' and its later derivatives. The article goes on to explore which policy implications the adoption of such a systemic view might have for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6982
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The Emergence of Environmental Management AccountingGeorg, Susse (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Based on a study of the emergence of EMA as a new managerial domain and of how EMA costs the environment, the paper examines the institutionalisation of EMA. This is accomplished by linking EMA to the broader discourse of economic efficiency. Moreover, the paper contends that the institutionalisation of EMA is supported through the legitimacy it produces for individuals (notably environmental managers) and organizations. Through the use of different metrics, EMA frames the environment in terms of the well known – money – and establishes equivalence between the actions to protect the environment and changes in the bottom line. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6688
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I've always been the bug killer in the house. Even in college, my roommates relied on me to kill the bugs. I don't get freaked out easily. When my youngest daughter was in first grade, we got the lice letters from the school. I checked and — nothing. Then I saw a bug crawling across her forehead when she got out of the shower. I did what everyone does: freaked out. Called my mom. Stayed up until 2 a.m. cleaning and putting all the stuffed animals and bedding into trash bags. Washed everything. Went online. I Googled "lice advice" and found this company. While I was talking to them, my neighbor called and said her kids had it, too. I invited the owners to a PTA meeting, got up in front of the room and admitted we'd had lice. It was like the Scarlet Letter. But as soon as I said it, 18 hands shot up saying they did, too. The next time my older daughter got it, I knew what to do. The neighbors learned that I knew how to get rid of them, and I became the go-to person.
When I told my mom this was my new job, she said: "A life specialist? Are you sure you've had enough life experience to do that?" I said, "No, Mom, a lice specialist." She said: "Oh, yeah. You know how to do that!" What's funny is that you do learn a lot about people's lives. They let you in at a vulnerable, embarrassing time and trust you to make things better. I'm part psychologist. I have to gauge the temperature of the room. Is Dad upset that he had to leave work in the middle of the day? Is the teenager mortified? Is Mom freaking out? Yes, usually. Mom's wringing her hands, crying, thinking, We are so dirty. The first thing I say is, "Lice like clean hair." The stigma is worse than the bugs, really. That's why I don't have a bug decal on my car. No one wants the neighbors to see the Orkin Lady of Lice parked outside their house.
The kids are great. They have no shame. For them, it's a day off of school with a lot of attention. Their parents will get them anything they want, they can watch TV, and there's this nice lady gently combing their hair — not yanking it anxiously like Mom. Even shy kids open up. When someone is combing your hair for a long time, barriers drop. Teenagers are different; they are so embarrassed. My 13-year-old tells her friends I don't work.
Knock on wood, but I've not taken my work home with me. When I first started, I'd come home, wash my hair and meticulously comb my hair. I still get itchy sometimes, but I have to trust I know what I'm doing. The hardest part? Not hugging the kids until I'm done treating them. I always say, "Just a few more minutes, and I'll be out of your hair."


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Kaikoura – where mountains meet sea and people meet the wildlife
Onshore and offshore, there's plenty to do in and around Kaikoura. It's become an essential destination on our South Island journeys.
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'Call this a highway?' It's a fair question throughout New Zealand, particularly on those winding roads where your top speed reaches 60 kilometres per hour, or on those remote rural stretches where you way is blocked by a herd of sheep. It calls to mind the saying, 'It's not the destination, but the journey that counts.'
State Highway 1 between Picton and Christchurch is one of New Zealand's signature scenic drives, taking in rural plains, rolling hills and dramatic shoreline as it skirts along the east coast of the upper South Island. Around the midway point is Kaikoura (population 3621), sitting proudly on a peninsula backed by the snow-capped peaks of the Seaward Kaikoura Range. If you've got the time to stop on your way from A to B, you'll likely find Kaikoura very rewarding.
Early Maori certainly did, establishing many pa (villages) in the area, from where they harvested food from land and sea. The name Kaikoura attests to this history – kai meaning food, koura crayfish – and history further records that an early chief, Te Rakiwhakaputa, lived at South Bay 'because he was very fond of shark and it was an excellent fishing place for them.'
It was larger prey that attracted the Europeans, and between the 1840s and 1920s the town was a substantial whaling station. As elsewhere, stocks dwindled and the industry shut up shop, the town turning to agriculture and fishing for its daily bread. By the late 1980s, the whale hunt was on again, but this time for observation and conservation.
Here at Kaikoura the continental shelf plunges to 900 metres deep just a little way off shore. Add in strong oceanic currents and you have perfect conditions for the resident Sperm whales, as well as the migratory Humpback, Pilot, Blue and Southern Right. Dolphins and seals dig this place, too. Throw in a weight of albatrosses and flocks of other seabirds, and you've got the remarkable menagerie that attracts wildlife enthusiasts from all over the world.
As you'd expect, whale-watching and marine tours abound, but there are loads of worthy onshore attractions that have sprung up in their wake. There's horse-trekking, quad-biking, white-water rafting on the mighty Clarence, 4WD tours, skydiving and a rather charming sheep-shearing show amongst other things. There are also plenty of things to do for free, the highlight of which has to be the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway (three to four hour loop – although you can get good views on short walks at either end). And on a good day, eager walkers can bag the peak of Mt Fyffe (8 hours return), from which is it possible to see all the way from the North Island to Banks Peninsula, south of Christchurch.
Kaikoura's not short on places to eat and drink. Our pick is a sundowner at the historic Pier Hotel with its panoramic view, followed by dinner at Hislop's Café. If you're looking to try crayfish, the famous local delicacy, head down to the Kaikoura Seafood BBQ, or better still: get yourself out on a fishing trip!
Between tours galore and some irresistible hospitality, the bill for your Kaikoura stay is in danger of reaching leviathan proportions. Our solution to this is to stay in one of three excellent holiday parks. All have built accommodation as well as campsites, all offer a different atmosphere, and all are good value for money.
The award-winning Kaikoura Top 10 Holiday Park is the biggest of the bunch and has all the bells and whistles. It's right on the main road, but a large hedgerow shields it from the outside world and most of the traffic noise. There are plenty of well laid-out sites for campervans and tents, with built accommodation ranging from cabins through to motel units and a beachfront villa. The heated swimming pool and spas are bonus luxuries, and the children will no doubt enjoy the go-karts and giant inflatable-pillow. If the weather turns to custard, you can always park them up in the movie and games rooms.
Just a little further from the centre of town – but still only 5 minutes' walk – Alpine Pacific Holiday Park is smaller and more peaceful than the Top 10, and has the bonus of pastoral and alpine views. The grounds are grassy and proudly kept and the facilities spotless. The resort-style spa and pool is great for getting into the holiday mood, and barbecue area should help things along too. If you're not in a van or under canvas, you'll find rooms for every budget. Stylish cabins will please the bargain hunters, while motel units will comfortably accommodate large families keen on self-catering or searching for a space to spread out.
If you're looking for a beachfront option and you don't mind a short drive to town, you'll be sorted at Kaikoura Peketa Beach Holiday Park. It's a spacious site set on 30 acres, seven kilometres south of Kaikoura. Digby and crew have done a great job of developing this pleasant environment for tents, caravans and campervans, as well as cabin-dwellers. There are hard-tops for the tourers and many camping sites with sea views – there are epic sunrises for the early risers. Those at the back plots don't miss out either, enjoying a grand outlook towards the Kaikoura ranges. This is a relaxed camp and all the better for it. It's got an in-store shop stocked with essentials, and there's fishing rod hire so you can catch your own dinner. Mini golf offers a wee treat for the littluns.
Having grown up in Blenheim only 130 kilometres to the north, I can personally attest to the incredible transformation of this town. In our last few visits we've seen it through fresh eyes, and Lee and I feel like we've only just scratched the surface of its charms. In years gone by, we would have driven right through, but now Kaikoura has become an essential destination on our journey.
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig
NPR reported that holiday traffic deaths are down from last year. Yes, that's good news. But any sentence with holiday and death together gives me the heebie-jeebies. You see, I am the parent of a college-aged kid. And every parent of a college-aged kid has what I call the "nervous wreck" days.
The nervous wreck day is when you are going about your business–doing down dogs in yoga, getting to the office, checking your email, etc.–but all the while you have one, all-consuming thought. That bedeviling, anxiety-provoking thought:
"____(fill in the blank with your child's name) is _____(driving home, flying home, taking the bus/train home) today, just in time for ____(Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas). I hope (he, she) will have a safe trip!
You get used to your child being hundreds or thousands of miles away, going to college, and you try not to think too hard about how you spent some of your college days (me: sound asleep and drooling on my Biology textbook during a 7:30 a.m. lecture).
What I think you don't get used to are the travel days.
Take my son, Sam, for example. Sometimes he flies. That's okay, although I breathe a sigh of relief when I know he's on the ground again. Sometimes he drives with a friend. It's an eight hour drive from his liberal arts college in western Pennsylvania. During that entire 8 hour journey, I'm not exactly throwing up with anxiety, but I'm not relaxed.
What I'm warming up to saying is this: Sam came home last night for the fifth night of Hanukkah. Every hour leading up to his bursting through the door, dragging a duffel bag full of dirty laundry, I thought of him and sent out a Mom's heartfelt wish for his safe return.
Enough oil to light a lamp for eight days–it's a wonderful miracle.
But I'll take the ordinary miracles, too. Sam's grinning face as I sling him a blue and white cookie, as he peels back the gold foil on the gelt, and, alas, as the doorbell rings–it's his high school friends come a calling. There they go, driving off into the night.
Soon after that, my son Harry is standing before me, jingling the car keys. He has just gotten his night-driving permit. Great. "You'll be home by eleven, right? You'll drive carefully, right?"
Harry smiles; he nods. Then he, too, is gone.
On this sixth night of Hanukkah, I wish you all ordinary and extraordinary miracles and many happy homecomings.


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What are your favourite cricket things not at a cricket ground?
One that comes to mind for me is the clock at the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney that has a great cricket component to it. On the hour/every hour, out comes a collection of cricket models and a ball is bowled to the batsman which clean bowls him. It's all very nicely put together.


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A busy blogging day:
- Posted about my Bennett family for Surname Saturday
- Posted about my second great-grandfather for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Also went to garage sales this morning with my daughter and grandkids. Found a beautiful desk/hutch, almost brand-new or at least very well cared for, only $30! It fits perfectly in my living room!
Only one problem: when I moved all my computer equipment and junk from the old desk to the new desk, somehow or other my DSL modem died. Bummer! So I had to make a quick trip to Best Buy to get a new modem, but now everything is back up and running just fine (obviously!).