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House prices, Economic Output, and Inflation Interactions in Iran
Many economic theories indicate that house price changes should have real effect on the economy and vice versa. This study investigates the existence of causality among house prices, economic growth, and inflation in Iran using the Toda and Yamamoto approach during the period 1990:1–2008:3. The results show that there is evidence of a significant multidirectional link between house prices, and the macroeconomic factors. The causality tests confirm that GDP and CPI Granger cause house prices, and feedback effects are observed for house prices and GDP. This paper finds no evidence of Granger causality of real house price changes to CPI.
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Speak with Squire Danny to summon your opponent. Once you have defeated the Argent Champion, return to Jaelyne Evensong at the Argent Tournament Grounds.
If you lose your lance, you can get another from any of the Lance Racks near the stables or in the Silver Covenant Pavilion.
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Camp Koby and Yosef, which my husband and I created in the wake of our son's murder, ran camps for hundreds of Israeli children who lost parents or siblings in terror attacks, or who themselves had been injured.
With the summer over, we have worked with almost 600 children, helping them to go on in joy.
Our camps have art, music, and drama therapy, specially trained counselors and staff to enhance healing moments with the children, teaching them that pain can be touched, endured and shared. Our goal is to channel and transform pain so children can continue to grow into productive, energetic citizens.
In most Palestinian summer camps the philosophy starkly contrasts the intent of our camps. As reported in The Jerusalem Post, at summer camp Palestinian children learn to fight like soldiers; the camps have names honoring terrorists who have blown up buses; the campers march around like guerrilla fighters and swear allegiance to killing Israelis.
One reporter heard this childhood chant: "We don't want flour; we don't want sardines; we want bombs."
Meanwhile, in an exceptional camp explicitly founded as one that does not teach Palestinian children violence, the director states that he is, instead, teaching the children "solidarity." In other words, there is a still a political agenda, even if explicit violence isn't on the menu.
As an Israeli mother who lost a child to terror I know how immense grief is and how much work it is to deal with loss and keep it in a place that is surrounded by love and kindness. The pain is simply unbearable. But in my work with over 150 Israeli mothers this year, all of whom have lost children or husbands to terror, I have heard only a handful talk about anger.
The media assume that Israelis who have been struck by terror walk around filled with hate and anger and calls for vengeance. But it's not true. We walk around filled with sadness and despair. But that despair does not motivate us to hate or kill. We Jews translate our pain into sadness and a desperate need for coping, personal growth, and memorializing our children.
That is the message we transmit to our children.
Conversely, too many Palestinians teach their children to translate their pain into anger and vengeance. And though many argue that the Palestinians are powerless and in despair and thus forced to resort to vengeance and violence, the short-lived hudna showed us that Palestinian powerlessness is a myth.
What is supposed to be a time for innocent adventure is instead manipulated into a period of political and moral indoctrination of the worst kind.
The Palestinians can control their so-called desperation. Their calls for vengeance, their hatred is a choice. And their leaders keep choosing hate. You can see that hate expressed blatantly in Palestinian summer camps.
What is supposed to be a time for innocent adventure is instead manipulated into a period of political and moral indoctrination of the worst kind. And it is the children who are being manipulated; some would say, abused.
Camp songs might be dismissed as irrelevant, yet if the Palestinian children are singing songs of hate, those are the songs that will fill these children's hearts for decades.
There is a chasm between the Israeli and Palestinian cultures, and though some want to ascribe it to politics, the tragic truth is that no political solution can dampen the flames of hatred that have been kindled in Palestinian society. The hate is too deep, too insistent, and too accepted.
Few journalists want to touch the story of Palestinian hate. Major media like The New York Times and The Washington Post avoid our camp -- perhaps because it reveals the deep-seated difference in the two cultures.
Israelis are trying to process their grief -- the Palestinians are exploiting theirs.
Do not underestimate the power of pain. Unprocessed grief can last for decades. The cynical exploitation of pain -- in summer camps, schools, and in the Palestinian and international media -- is a prime saboteur of any attempts at peace -- and may be so for generations to come.
Israelis are working to cope with their pain. Palestinians nurture theirs, inflame it, and worship it.
This article originally appeared in the Jerusalem Post.
The writer is co-director of the Koby Mandell Foundation's Healing Retreat, a therapeutic program for bereaved mothers and widows of families struck by terror.


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The trends sound ominous. Mortgages get more expensive and both big companies and the federal government pay more to borrow. The stock market dips on suspicions that the Federal Reserve could start pulling its support for the economy this year.
The thing is, these current trends fall under the heading "good news."
How so? Because record-low interest rates are a legacy of the financial crisis. And as long as they disappear gradually, many in the financial world will be happy to see them go.
"It will mean we're in a healthier economy," says J. J. Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade.
Encouraging reports on housing and hiring, along with a soaring stock market, have led many to suspect that the Fed could cut back on its bond buying in the coming months. That's the main reason traders have been selling bonds over recent weeks, driving down prices and lifting the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level of the year on Wednesday — 2.23 percent.
When the Fed makes a move, many investors probably won't consider it a vote of confidence for the economy. Some believe the stock market could plunge without the Fed's support. Others are likely to move money out of the market because they're unsure about how everybody else will react.
"Maybe it's bad for the stock market in the short term," Kinahan says, "but it's probably good for housing, manufacturing and hiring. It will be better for everybody overall."
For those who think the economy remains fragile, the prospect of higher rates still stirs up fears. They worry that rising interest rates will derail the choppy economic recovery.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned of the dangers in a report Wednesday. The OECD estimates that a jump of 2 percentage points in long-term interest rates could sink the stock market, drive down home prices and hurt companies by pushing the value of the dollar up.
But there are plenty of reasons to think none of that will play out as interest rates edge higher.
One problem with these forecasts of disaster is that they rely on the past, and history can be a misleading guide. Before the Great Recession, rising rates usually followed a stretch of rapid economic growth or surging inflation.
The OECD's report, for instance, looked at the U.S. economy in 1994, a horrible year for the bond market but not so bad for the economy. Alan Greenspan raised the Fed's benchmark short-term rate from 3.25 percent to 5.5 percent in nine months. That sharp hike upended the bond market, cost investors billions and helped push Orange County, Calif. into bankruptcy Such a jump in interest rates might be expected to throw an economy into recession, but in 1994 the economy had "strong underlying momentum," the OECD report says. The unemployment rate actually dropped that year, from 6.6 percent to 5.5 percent.
"This is definitely not 1994," says Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. Back then, Greenspan's rate hikes came as a shock, he said.
By contrast, the Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke has stressed the need to give markets plenty of notice before making a move. And interest rates today remain close to historic lows. The Fed's short-term rate is near zero.
"You have to look at the big picture," says Guy Cecala, head of Inside Mortgage Finance, an industry publication. "Historically low rates are generally a sign of a weak economy. When things improve rates should rise noticeably."
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage hit 3.81 percent this past week, the highest in a year, according to Freddie Mac. Cecala thinks there's a good chance it will cross above 4 percent in the coming months without causing any trouble for the housing market. Record-low rates have supported sales, he argues, but what really brought the housing market back to life was a growing confidence among prospective buyers that they weren't about to lose their job.
"You had to have comfort in your job and know you had employment ahead of you" before buying a house, Cecala says.
Some investors have argued that the bond market is a bubble, ready to pop when the Fed steps away. Everyday investors have much at stake, putting $1.3 trillion into bond funds since 2009, according to Strategic Insight, a firm which tracks mutual funds.
It's a prediction that people have been making for years, says Catherine Gordon, who heads a research team at the mutual-fund giant Vanguard. Warnings of a bond bubble started shortly after the Fed began buying bonds in late 2008. With inflation low, Gordon sees nothing to suggest it is any closer to coming true.
Even so, any increase in long-term interest rates pushes bond prices lower. Her advice? Sit tight. Years may pass, but higher interest rates will eventually compensate for a bond fund's losses, she says.
"Don't try to time the market," Gordon says. "It's better not to worry about what your bonds or stocks are going to do next month or next year."
Wall Street Week ahead: Are rising rates reason to worry or sign of strength?
The trends sound ominous. Mortgages get more expensive and both big companies and the federal government pay more to borrow. The stock market dips on suspicions that the Federal Reserve could start pulling its support for the economy this year.


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• iOS and Android Adoption Explodes Internationally – Adoption of these smartphones far outpaces adoption of the PC in the 1980s.
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• Google responds to Apple v. Samsung verdict: most claims 'don't relate' to 'core Android' – Google appears to be putting its faith in the appeals and review process. Also With Samsung win on Galaxy Tab, judge may reconsider U.S. ban
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• Samsung unveils Galaxy Player 5.8, pockets everywhere brace for impact – The big media player looks like an oversized Galaxy S III.
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Cooking competition open to public, benefits Meals on Wheels
Baltimore is on a quest to name its own top chef.
The Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament returns this summer, pitting 16 chefs head to head and showcasing some of the area's best restaurants.
"They have 30 minutes of cold prep, followed by one hour of cooking time and they have to produce nine plates of the appetizer, four entree plates, amuse plates -- little taster-size portions of the entree -- and nine dessert plates. So, it's a lot of plates in a very short period of time and they're cooking from scratch," said Erik Folkart, the event's founder.
The winners from each match move on to the next round of the tournament, which takes place at Mari Luna Restaurant in Mount Vernon on Monday and Tuesday nights this summer. The event is open to the public.
Those who purchase judges experience tickets get to taste each dish and cast a vote along with professional judges to decide the winner. Sometimes, with the clock ticking, it comes down to the wire.
"The restaurant industry has the ability to adapt. So, in an hour, if things don't work, what you can overcome or reproduce just shows your ability as much as just being able to cook," said Mark Dunaway, of Regi's American Bistro.
"I think it has made me a better chef. It makes me more creative. It keeps my skills honed and keeps me more up to date," said Melissa Fordham, of Gourmet Again.
Each week, the chefs work with the same basic ingredients and they plan out their meals in advance to truly showcase their best, and as they're cooking, the guests are encouraged to walk up to the chefs to see what they're cooking and ask questions.
"It's nice to see your customers. Most restaurants, unless you're an open kitchen, you don't know who you're cooking for. So it's nice to have that interaction and they can get right up ask you what you're doing, what you're making. You can even slow down a little bit do a demonstration," Dunaway said.
Attendees can get a tip or two, some great food and entertainment and help out a great cause because 10 percent of the proceeds benefit the local Meals on Wheels.
The winner of the tournament gets a customized chef jacket, $1,000 cash, $1,000 in equipment and, of course, bragging rights.


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The Social Security Administration will run an annual deficit averaging 12% over the next decade and the funding gap will grow as more baby boomers retire, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
For fiscal 2013, Social Security spending totaled $808 billion, representing about a quarter of all federal spending. Revenue added to the Social Security system in 2013 was $745 billion. The system makes payments to 58 million people, about 70% of them retirees or their spouses and children.
The Social Security deficit will rise to more than 30% by 2030, according to the CBO forecast, as more baby boomers retire, increasing benefits payments as a share of the economy.
At the same time, tax collections as a share of the economy will remain constant. About 96% of Social Security's money comes from payroll taxes. The rest comes from taxes paid by those receiving benefits once they reach a certain income level.
The two trust funds for benefit payments – one for disability and the other for old age and survivors insurance – are in danger of being exhausted in the next 20 years. If that happens, benefit payments will be reduced because the only money available to make them will be from incoming tax collections. In that case, retirement benefits would be cut by 25%.
Various ideas to prolong the lifeof the Social Security trust funds have been proposed. One idea is to remove the wage cap from Social Security taxes. Currently, the tax is not paid on earnings above $113,700. That plan would increase revenue and, by some measure, eliminate the deficit. Other proposals have called for cuts in benefits or raising the retirement age. Those plans would decrease outlays.
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- Website: http://ffmpeg.org/
- Building for Mac: http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/articles/ffmpeg-howto.html
- User-level howto: http://howto-pages.org/ffmpeg/
- FFmpeg x264 encoding guide: http://rob.opendot.cl/index.php/useful-stuff/ffmpeg-x264-encoding-guide/
Conversion of screen captures
Record Linux screen using gtk-recordmydesktop → .ogv file.
To simply convert to Mac-readable format:
ffmpeg -i capture.ogv -sameq capture.mov
Sometimes it is easiest to capture the whole desktop and crop during conversion:
ffmpeg -i capture.ogv -cropbottom 304 -aspect 16:9 -sameq capture.mov
Skip ahead 20 second and convert 30 seconds:
ffmpeg -i capture.ogv -ss 20 -t 30 -cropbottom 304 -aspect 16:9 -sameq capture.mov
Transcoding AVCHD MTS files on Linux
Convert Canon AVCHD (MTS) file to something that can be processed by kdenlive:
ffmpeg -i XYZ.MTS -sameq -s hd480 -ab 256k xyz.mov
Assumes libav* installed from Medibuntu. By default, ffmpeg will use MPEG-4 codec for the MOV container.
Initially, I used "-acodec copy" but VLC could not play the sound in the output file. Therefore, I let it transcode the audio as wekk but keep the bitrate high.
High quality screen capture with Ffmpeg
See also: High quality screen capture with avconv
Capture without audio
ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1280x720 -i :0.0+0,24 -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_ultrafast -threads 0 video.mkv
Compress and convert to MP4 format (Youtube ready):
ffmpeg -i video.mkv -vcodec libx264 -vpre hq -crf 22 -threads 0 video.mp4
Lower -crf may give higher quality but for screen captures the improvement is only marginal. For post processing in iMovie or Final Cut Express better to use .mov container in the above conversion.
If ffmpeg complains that it has no hq preset, then try some of the others. Look for .ffpreset files in /usr/share/ffmpeg/. I had good success with -vpre medium (actually it might be the same as hq used to be).
Capturing with audio
ffmpeg -f alsa -i pulse -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1280x720 -i :0.0+0,24 -acodec pcm_s16le -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mkv
If you get "Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer" errors try using MOV container instead.
In order to make ffmpeg capture audio from other applications:
- Start the ffmpeg capture (it just has to run)
- Start pavucontrol
- In the Recording tab, ffmpeg should be visible and here we can choose between input and monitor
The settings will be remembered until we change them back.
Other useful audio options to adjust:
- -ac: Channels
- -ar: Audio sample rate
- -ab: Audio bitrate
- This does not work with Java running in firefox. In fact, it does not seem to work with applications that play through the pulseaudio ALSA plugin.
The audio output can also be captured with gstreamer:
gst-launch -e pulsesrc device="alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor" ! audioconvert ! \ lamemp3enc target=1 bitrate=128 cbr=true ! filesink location=output.mp3
where the device name is the one returned by
pactl list | grep -A2 'Source #' | grep 'Name: ' | cut -d" " -f2
Can we use this device name in ffmpeg recording?
- How to do Proper Screencasts on Linux Using Ffmpeg: http://verb3k.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/how-to-do-proper-screencasts-on-linux/
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This is the companion site for my new novel DEADLY FREEDOM.
Imagine a world that has moved to a Carbonless Electric Economy, severing its dependence on fossil fuels and reducing the value of imported oil to nearly zero. Then imagine the geopolitical ramifications of that event. How would the oil companies react? How would the OPEC countries react at the loss of trillions of dollars? How would every industrialized nation behave given this new-found freedom? This is the world that Doc Davidson and his team of researchers at USF have triggered and now they have to deal with the consequences.
If you've read my book and haven't had a chance to write a review on Amazon.com, I'd appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to do so by clicking here and hitting the "Create your own review" button. Your feedback will be incorporated in future works. I have now established a Facebook page for additional communications with the Facebook generation in addition to a Twitter account. These are the people who are fighting and dying in our current oil war that is being entirely funded by Chinese debt. It seems appropriate to open a channel of communications with those who will also be saddled with repayment of that debt. The Electric Economy will be able to help fund those payments…
The goal of this site is to discuss DEADLY FREEDOM and also discuss what the book is about—getting this country back on track by eliminating our addiction to fossil fuels and turning our energy problem into a national opportunity to become the "Saudi Arabia" of renewable energy technology. This is the place to discuss the characters (what does the future hold for Doc and Sandra?), the plot (could a rogue CIA group like "The Club" really come into being?), and the technology (how quickly could we have the "Electric Economy" in place). By scrolling down to the "comments" section at the end of this article, or clicking here, you can ask a question or enter a comment. You can still influence the sequel.
Political discussion will be unavoidable. When it comes to energy policy, our two candidates tend to rattle off a list of solutions including: hydrogen, biofuels, wind, and solar. The republicans also tend to favor "drill baby drill" with McCain's recent flip-flop. The problem is that neither understands the ramifications of implementing a multiple-choice solution of incompatible technologies, thinking that lashing together a set of technologies that don't work individually will somehow work together…hoping for a negative synergy perhaps! I will have some posts on this issue that I hope will generate spirited debate. The first is my "Help Wanted" ad for a president entitled Help Wanted: A President for the Issue of Our Time. My second is an appeal to the person I believe will win the election—which doesn't mean I'm voting for him—if he is able to avoid any serious missteps: Senator Obama, Real Leaders Have a Strategy.
And now oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens is getting in the act and while his plan will make him a lot of money, it won't help us at all.
I've had a number of readers tell me the book is prophetic, others have said it's a sign…
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco lawmakers have postponed voting on a proposal that would make the city home to some of the smallest apartments in the country.
The city's Board of Supervisors had been expected Tuesday to consider a building code change to allow apartments as small as 220 square feet. The super-tiny efficiency units would include a bathroom, kitchen and closet.
Current regulations require apartment living rooms alone to be that size.
Supervisor Scott Wiener asked to delay a preliminary vote on the issue until Nov. 13 so he could continue discussions with critics who fear the super-small apartments would increase population density, strain city services and further crowd out families.
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I am wanting to put up a web site to offer tests for mastery of state standards.
This test measures the amount of knowledge a child has gained at a certain grade level. I would make available a standards test for each grade level in each state.
Even though homeschoolers do not legally have to meet these standards in most states, it could be reassuring to know if your child is keeping up or zooming ahead with other children their age.
These assessment tests are only for private use by the parent, and are considered a tool to help the parent become the best educator possible.
The tests would be purchased from a large company and are very expensive--several thousand dollars. The homeschooler would be charged under $50 for an assessment.
Please help me decide if I should put up this web site by answering the poll question.
Thanks so much for your help.
Measuring your Child's Knowledge / Standardized Testing
Since surveys keep getting posted, here is a place to put them.
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The answer depends a lot on how much you intend to charge.
The answer depends a lot on how much you intend to charge.
I agree with Ted.....I answered yes before reading your post. When I saw "several thousand dollars," I wouldn't be willing to pay that much to find out. I wouldn't even be willing to pay one thousand. I would say $100 max would be more like it!
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No, homeschoolers would pay him only a small fee.
No, he'd pay thousands of dollars to the company that owns the tests, but homeschoolers would pay him only a small fee.
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I myself would blanch at $50. I'd rather get one of those,'What your child needs to know" books out of the library and figure it out from observation and discussion. But your survey question is a little hard to answer. Are you asking what do OTHER homeschoolers want? Or what do I want? Many of my friends find standards comforting, and report to our state with a standardized test. I make a portfolio, and only really care right now what my son knows and how to get him to know more. When I'm schooling both my boys, I may need a timesaver, right now all I have to do is look at my school aged boy's notebooks and ask him questions.
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What you're doing sounds like a great idea and seems like it can be very helpful. I doubt I can take advantage of it though, I am in Canada.
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I know a lot of people who would love this option. However, myself, I wouldn't use this option. Here is how I look at it. Why would I want to worry if my child is meeting state standards for each grade. Doesn't that take away from the ability to teach at the child's own pace? Just my thoughts on the subject.
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after the game Shoaib malik apologized for his teams failure to all "MUSLIMS" in the world. He pushed religion into the game, very bad. what do you guys feel?
after the game Shoaib malik apologized for his teams failure to all "MUSLIMS" in the world. He pushed religion into the game, very bad. what do you guys feel?
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well i dont think he meant it that way...consdering that it came from shoaib who is not as religious as inzi and yousuf are...
The best test match ever
I really have no problem with them thanking God before the interview though, It is their personal choice and should be respected, there is no need to ridicule him or anyone for saying that.
I must say Afridi was really good in acknowledging the loss to India. I have much more respect for him as a person.
It was really nice to see Afridi and Harbhajan hugging each other very warmly after the match. For most people and players India Pakistan matches are still great pressure games but they have changed in a fantastic way allowing us to enjoy each others game, skills, company and friendship.
I wish our leaders had learnt this decades ago.
India v Pakistan matches are like Australia vs England.
Only India and Pakistan are evenly matched :P
It was extremely stupid of Malik to have said that. Maybe he wanted to say something else and given his lack of proficiency in English, it came out the wrong way, we wil have to wait and see.
IF he did mean what he say, he is an absolute tool. Not only is it stupid that he thinks Muslims all over the world only support Pakistan but it is also stupid to assume that ONLY Muslims support Pakistan. Heck, I have rooted for Pakistan so many times in other games that it is not funny... He really deserves to be talked to if he did mean what he said.
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He made it sound as if Pakistan were playing on behalf of all the Muslims of the world and he owed an explanation to all the Muslims of the world as to why they lost and to assure them that they will come out on top next time around.
It had nothing but wrong connotations.
I was very dismayed because other than this it was a game played in the finest traditions of sportsmanship for which the Pakistani team deserves as much kudos as anyone else.
I wonder how Danish Kaneria or Lawson would be feeling.
What about all the muslims in India that were supporting India.. FFS there were 2 muslims who were playing for India. I was with my muslim friends and luckliy we were just over the moon by India's win so didn't hear much of what they were saying, they would have been pretty pissed off about it as well.
Don't know where he got the impression that Pakistan were playing for all the muslims
I do hope it was mistake and he was trying to say all the pakistani muslims.
I must say my respect for Afridi has gone up heaps for his interview and the way he acknowledged India's play as well. The way him and Harbhjan were hugging was great to see.
India, Pakistan matches are same, played with same spirit and hardness where noone wants to be the loser but without the nastiness that used to be around 90's. I remember many matches where it looked like players from each side was ready to kill the other and there would be alot of swearing etc. Good to see both teams get on so well.
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Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik is the leading conference venue for computer science. It is home to the Dagstuhl Seminars where the world's best-known scientists meet to present and discuss their research. Dagstuhl also hosts the Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshops and the GI-Dagstuhl Seminars, in addition to a variety of other events, e.g. continuing education offerings, workshops,
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Dong Zhou wrote:The problem for that that Zhou Yu had plenty of battles in which to show a flair for tactics, he never did. He was very good at listening to advice and using it but not creating his own. That ability to listen helped make him a very good commander so I'm not dismissing him but we can't call him a tactician.
Whereas we can certainly call the novel Zhou Yu a tactician which is my wider point.
Yeah you're right. He is a tactician in the novel but strategist in reality.


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Cat lives off McDonald's for a year
'Frankie' abandoned by his New Zealand owners as a kitten
A cat in New Zealand who survived by living off McDonald's for a year was recently rescued and put on a diet.
Nicknamed "Frankie," the black-and-white tabby started hanging out in the parking lot of the McDonald's after being abandoned by his owners as a kitten, according to the New Zealand news website Stuff.co.nz.
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Drive-through customers would toss him bits of fries and chicken nuggets, some even ordering him an entire hamburger patty.
But the rough life and fast food diet eventually took a toll on Frankie.
Jessica Watson, a regular McDonald's customer and field officer for the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals group, took him into her care after noticing his swollen face, eyelids that wouldn't properly close and matted fur coat, according to Stuff.co.nz.
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After a few weeks of living inside and eating healthy food, Frankie is doing much better, but it wasn't easy weaning him off fast food.
Watson says he wouldn't eat anything that wasn't from McDonald's at first, giving her a look like "What is that?" when she set a bowl of cat food down in front of him.
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But Frankie now loves his more traditional diet of water and cat food, always eager for seconds.
The local SPCA chapter has fielded so many adoption requests for Frankie that candidates are being asked to report in person to the office and fill out a "personal interest" form.
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DOVER — The man convicted last year on seven counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault will spend at least 23 years in state prison.
Elbert Wheat, 58, formerly of Chapel Street, was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman over the course of several days in 2009. The victim was not allowed to leave Wheat's home during that time period, said Strafford County Attorney Thomas Velardi, and according to the charges against him, Wheat used physical force to engage in sexual acts with her without consent.
"This is a very difficult set of charges to prosecute and for the victim to testify about," said Velardi.
The victim in this case is a woman who moved in with Wheat several days after meeting him and beginning to date him. At first, they had a consensual relationship, which over time became increasingly controlled and violent, said Velardi.
At trial in July, 2011, the victim testified that Wheat would not let her leave the Chapel Street home for several days, throughout which the assault was taking place. At one point during that time period, in June 2009, he didn't allow the victim to eat, only letting her have a few bites of apple.
The victim left Wheat's residence after she called her brother, and Wheat "threw her out" in anger, said Velardi. When the victim's brother came to pick her up, he noticed she was in very bad shape, according to his testimony last year.
"We believe he (Wheat) is a danger to people, the way he abused this woman over several days," said Velardi.
Between his trial in July 2011 and his sentencing hearing last month, Wheat was being held at Strafford County House of Corrections with no bail. Velardi said it took more than a year to sentence Wheat because he had terminated his defense attorney and there were questions pertaining to whether Wheat was competent to stand trial.
Wheat's conviction included four charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault, and three of those charges included two counts — one of those two counts pertained to Wheat using physical force, and one pertained to lack of consent during the sexual act.
On Sept. 26, Judge Brian Tucker ordered Wheat three consecutive sentences of 10 to 20 years in prison. However, if Wheat completes a sexual offender program with the prison, seven of those years will be removed from his prison sentence.
Without completion of the sexual offender program, Wheat would be eligible for parole in 30 years. With completion of the program, he would be eligible for parole in 23 years.
A fourth sentence ordered on Sept. 26 is suspended, and if Wheat gets arrested while on parole he could face another prison sentence, a maximum of 10 to 20 years.
Wheat is also required to register as a sexual offender.
During trial in July 2011, the prosecution consisted of Velardi and Assistant County Attorney Hope Flynn, who at the time was the deputy county attorney.
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The Problem Isn't Middlemen, It's Monopolies
from the ditch-the-monopolies deptI love middlemen. Yes I do! Most indie filmmakers I talk to complain about distributors and "middlemen," but they're missing the real problem. Middlemen -- publishers, distributors, resellers -- can do excellent work. The problem is not middlemen; it's monopolies.
So many middlemen insist on monopolies, we've forgotten we don't need to grant them. They say that without a monopoly (aka "exclusive rights") they have no incentive to promote and distribute. Actually a monopoly gives a middleman no incentive, because no one is competing with them. Take away the monopoly, and the middleman has to compete with other potential middlemen (including the artist). Then they have an incentive to work. Rather than monopoly, they succeed on the basis of expertise (theatrical distributors already know how to track, ship, and manage prints), innovation (finding better ways to meet customers' existing desires and identifying new ones), and quality.
I'm very happy with the middlemen I work with. FilmKaravan, who distributes Sita Sings the Blues on DVD, promoted and placed DVDs in outlets and markets I was too lazy to reach. (They out-competed me, which is great!) GKids, who distributes the film theatrically East of the Mississippi, manages the prints professionally, finds great new venues for it, and promotes it cleverly without overspending. These middlemen do their jobs very well, and I'm grateful for the services and value they add to the film. They have my non-exclusive Endorsement.
I'm only unhappy with one middleman, an overseas distributor who uses their monopoly to block access to the film rather than facilitate it. For example, a professional conference held by their country's national television company, and attended by important players in the film industry there, sought a one-time conference screening of Sita, but the distributor refused to lend the local print. Lending it would have helped the film tremendously, but the distributor was focused on immediate money instead of on the long-term good of the film. Because I had foolishly granted this distributor an "exclusive endorsement" in their territory, there was no one else in a position to lend a print. (What distributor would take up a film knowing that the filmmakers' imprimatur had already been granted to a competitor?)
My endorsement wasn't a mistake. I want that distributor to make money, and lots of it! But endorsing exclusively was a mistake: although not as bad as copyright, it's still a kind of monopoly, and monopolies invite abuse. That is their nature. I now know that to get good work from a middleman, I can't grant them a monopoly. They need to feel that if they let an opportunity slip by, another middleman may jump at it. Business competition improves business performance; some say it's an essential incentive.
Middlemen will only have monopolies if artists keep granting them. They're not going to give them up on their own. It falls on us artists to simply refuse to grant these monopolies in the first place. A copyleft license sends a clear, simple, and non-negotiable message to middlemen that they need to innovate and compete to profit from the work. Only we artists can supply the incentives they need to do their jobs well; and we can only do that by refusing monopolies.
A middleman without a monopoly is a great help to art and artists. Rather than abusing monopolies, they provide valuable services. The better they are at providing services, the more successful they become. Competition keeps middlemen on their toes, and eliminates the lazy and incompetent. Monopoly does the opposite.
In sum, the problem isn't middlemen, it's monopolies. Yay for middlemen! I love middlemen!
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cabaret25 brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
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AMP - an acronym for our marketplace platform
We are building and launching a brand-new e-commerce platform. Our platform will synchronize items for sale from people's individual web stores and will be able to output them in one location—say, a mobile application—so people can search and purchase items they would have had difficulty finding using a normal search engine.
Non-technically speaking, a platform coordinates the storage and output of various information for use in as many different ways as you can think of. You can use the information coming from a platform to build thousands of different Web sites and applications. Platform e.g.: Facebook has a platform for all the different information they collect on their users. Developers can use that information to create the many different applications, games, quizzes, etc. that Facebook offers.
Our target audience is anyone who wants to find more unique items. Individual web stores are more likely to have varied inventory and are less likely to have the same items for sale that big box stores have. We want to capitalize on that fact. We want to target those people, both buyers and sellers, who have been "forgotten" or "ignored" by the larger shopping Web sites. We are also interested in attracting developers who want to use our platform to build apps and Web sites to help buyers and sellers find each other more easily.
We are looking for a logo to represent our new platform and the ideas behind it.
Here are a few requirements:
1. No amps, guitars, sound images – since our name is actually an acronym and it does not have anything to do with an actual amp or anything to do with music or sound.
2. The typeface should be clear and simple. More than likely sans-serif but we are open if something seems to fit.
3. No images of computers, shopping bags or money.
4. We do not have a set color palette so please feel free to experiment with colors.
5. Please do not use the words marketplace or platform in the logo. We are just looking for the word AMP.
6. We are definitely open to the incorporation of design elements to make the logo softer, more appealing, friendly since the word AMP can look rather strong/harsh on its own.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
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Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen have been named among the elite for years, and now it is official as the two have been chosen along with two of the best U.S. Olympic teams as part of the 2010 induction class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The selection which took place on Monday (April 5) gave honors to Malone and Pippen both as individuals as well as honoring them for being a part on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team.
"This is a great moment. This is something that I never dreamed would happen to me as a player," Pippen said. "This is very special to me as a kid who walked on at the University of Central Arkansas."
Pippen, who made seven All-Star teams during his 17-year NBA career and won six championships alongside Michael Jordan, also served part of his tenure rivaling Malone, a two-time NBA MVP, who was an All-Star in 14 of his 19 seasons.
Malone led the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 and is also most notated for being the second-leading scorer in NBA history; Malone finished his career in 2004 with 36,928 points.
In addition to Malone and Pippen, NBA veterans Dennis Johnson and Gus Johnson and Brazil star Maciel "Ubiratan" Pereira will be honored along with Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, WNBA star Cynthia Cooper and U.S. high school coaching great Bob Hurley, Sr.
Dennis Johnson, a three-time NBA champion, was the MVP of the 1979 Finals with Seattle before taking over as the point guard on the Bird-led Boston Celtics teams of the mid-1980s. He died of a heart attack in 2007 at age 52.
Gus Johnson, who died in 1987 at 48, led the Baltimore Bullets to five playoff appearances, including the 1971 finals. Pereira, who died in 2002 at 58, won a gold medal at the 1963 worlds, a silver at the 1970 worlds, and a bronze at the 1964 Olympics.
The 1960 and 1992 U.S. Olympic teams, which both won Olympic gold medals, will be part of the induction ceremony on August 13th.
"Playing for your country is the ultimate," said Larry Bird, who represented the team at Monday's ceremony. "Our team was pretty special. We had some pretty good players."
Bird also was thrilled by Dennis Johnson's inclusion.
"It's very special. We've been waiting for this day for a long time," he said. "He's the best player I ever played with."


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Gloria Tsang's little nutrition website had five million unique visitors last year.
Major players such as General Mills, L'Oreal and ConAgra Foods (Hunts, Healthy Choice, Orville Redenbacher, Chef Boyardee) vie to fill her pages with their ads. When the Canada Revenue Agency asked for Tsang's list of advertisers recently, she faxed 50 pages before finally giving up.
"I really can't count any more," the Port Moody dieti-tian said.
Tsang pulls no punches on HealthCastle.com, which has its strongest following in New York City, Los Angeles and, surprisingly, Texas. When B.C. recently faced beef recalls due to an E. coli contamination at an industrial processor, she posted a Vancouver-specific blog detailing stores to avoid and listed the names and addresses of five independent butchers she believed would be safer bets.
"We actually take a stand," Tsang said. "A lot of us dieti-tians always say moderation is the key. I don't like that word at all. Everybody can say moderation is the key. You don't need a dietitian to tell you that. If I believe in 'No Diet Coke', I will say so."
Her site does not "preach the ABC's of nutrition, because that's boring," she said. Instead, she debunks diet myths and tries to help readers make sense of breaking nutrition news.
Tsang originally started the site to share nutrition information with the families of cancer patients she met while accompanying her father to radiation treatments in 1996. She had just graduated from the University of B.C.
"I got to know these groups of families and they would ask me questions about taking care of my dad," said Tsang, now 39. Pretty soon, they were plying her with nutrition questions, so she learned HTML, the main language used to create web documents, and created the site to share her answers.
By 2005, her site had attracted advertisers, as well as many more readers, so she decided to turn her hobby into a business.
"The first step was obviously to do more content," Tsang said. "Instead of one article per week, I had to write more. I remember making a 'Careers' tab on the site saying 'Hiring: dietitian/writer' and people actually submitted resumes. That's when I knew I could do it."
By year end she had 1.5 million readers and $100,000 in revenue with $30,000 in expenses. "I had some smaller ads here and there. I think Google had some ad platforms," she said. "It was probably the only site at the time run by dietitians. People just came to look for content. I had content back to 1997."
Tsang created an editorial calendar, started attending Internet marketing tradeshows and began seeking publicity in the U.S.
"I could have made it a local Vancouver food site, selling ads to local cafes and food companies," Tsang said. "But I had a national (U.S.) audience so I had to go where the national food companies are, that is U.S. and New York City. In 2011, we served five million readers."
Today, HealthCastle.com is fully booked with advertising three to six months in advance, depending on the geographic territory. Most of Tsang's readers are still in the U.S. (probably just a function of population size) and 85 per cent are female.
The site's back end infrastructure allows Tsang to readily meet advertisers' geotargeting needs. For example, a national U.S. advertiser might want to target specific cities and states, and to have each HealthCas-tle reader encounter an ad just three times per browsing session regardless how many pages are viewed. Tsang, who competes for advertisers with sites such as Yahoo Health and WebMD, responds to each advertiser's Request for Proposals by detailing relevant sections of her site where she can place the ads, and offering reader interaction instruments such as giveaways or a coupon.
She publishes an editorial schedule, but has learned that large companies buy ads based on their campaign schedules rather than her calendar. "When they have a campaign, they want to advertise now and for three months or six months," she said.
Tsang has discovered she loves the excitement and pace of entrepreneurship. "Networking is the key for me. It is probably what makes me a success and an expert within my industry. There are tons of dietitians out there and tons of people doing similar things. I was first to get into the space."
She uses Twitter to get the word out or to look for sources. She spends about five minutes on social media each morning, then 15 minutes at lunchtime and 15 minutes after work. She employs four - three writer/ dietitians, and her husband, Ian Lee, who manages sales and marketing.
"One lesson I learned is that it's not always good to hire contractors and have work done remotely," she said. "At the beginning, I hired a lot of contractors. I couldn't get a hold of anyone and accountability is virtually non-existent. It took me a while to move the operation back to Vancouver."
Tsang has invested time in HealthCastle, but little cash - after all, advertisers sought her out long before she viewed the site as a business. She is now beginning to licence local chapters of HealthCastle to dietitians in Canadian cities. Her licensees own their own web pages within the HealthCastle site.
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Txdragon wrote:BArevalos210 wrote:
How many pounds is that and how much do you recommend to buy if you usually buy 2 lbs at the restaurant?
It's still pretty much pound for pound. I've not actually ever weighed the end result to get an idea of the difference; just assume 5% loss after cooking. Normally a restaurant gives pre-cooked weight for meat items anyways. Cost for what i made was about 7 bucks. This batch net us a total of 16 GENEROUSLY sized tacos that if you received in a restaurant, you wouldn't flinch paying 2.50-3.00 for one. I've sold tacos like this for 2 bucks a pop and profited like a champ.
If you cook some up, post it here!
Currently in Saudi right now but this is one of the first items on the menu when I get home. I will post some pics and thanks for the info buddy. You are right about the flinch. 2lbs with torts, salsa and Guac is $35. Crazy!!!!


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The case of Hewlett-PackardSøren Nymark (Frederiksberg, 2000)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Learning organizations' enable companies to remove hierarchical levels and to introduce a flatter organizational structure, which can lead to reduced costs and increased productivity. A recent Danish study has proved coherence between a flat, integrative organizational structure and an increased productivity. This enables a kind of management in which the managerial form is not as direct as it is in more traditional structured companies. Value-based management is advanced as a possible answer to the question of which managerial form that is appropriate for these kind of companies. In the article, value-based management is described as well as the underlying factors that are affected by such a managerial form. Required managerial elements in relation to value-based management are advanced. Examples from Hewlett-Packard are used to illustrate both the use of value-based management in practice and the underlying factors. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8077
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Understanding Technology Decision MakingGimpel, Gregory (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Recent innovations have integrated information and communication technology (ICT) into the fabric of people's daily lives. Wireless technology, with its constant presence and transcendence of geographical boundaries, has profoundly influenced people's behavior and the consumption of technology and related services. During the past few years, wireless technologies have shifted from simple devices offering mobile phone calling to multipurpose devices that incorporate the capabilities of other devices. The multiple uses of these devices, coupled with the blurring of the work-home and utilitarianhedonic technology, creates the need for a new understanding of technology adoption and use.... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8326
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Bordum, Anders (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Jeg vil i denne sammenhæng præsentere en fortolkning af hvordan Jürgen Habermas i forhold til klassisk epistemologi forstår viden og læring. Jeg vil argumentere for at vi i videnssamfundet har brug for den realistiske diskursbaserede model for videnstestning og vidensdannelse Habermas repræsenterer. Endvidere vil jeg ved at rekonstruere Habermas' position med overbevisningen og propositionen som omdrejningspunkt vise at Habermas teori direkte kan omsættes som analysegrundlag og forståelsesramme for en hvilken som helst tematiseret praksis. Alt hvad der er virkeligt kan udtrykkes propositionelt. Den kritiske teoris metode handler grundlæggende om at finde en interessant proposition og herefter finde argumenter for og imod dens gyldighed. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7673
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Schaumburg-Müller, Henrik (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper looks at the export developments of Vietnamese garment producers after the Multi-Fibre Arrangement was removed by the beginning of 2005. It uses a Global Value Chain approach and analyses what happens when there is a major change in the institutional context, in this case shift in the basic institutional international trade arrangements. The focus is on Vietnam and the Vietnamese garment suppliers looking at how they have performed after the removal of the quota systems and what kind of strategies they have pursued. The results show that Vietnamese suppliers have been able to compete internationally after the quota removals although many of them appear to be locked in the low value end of the chain. The data show, however, that they are not only able to compete and grow but also to change between buyers and markets, which provides them with the flexibility of shifting between chains. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6752
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A Structural ModelMurgoci, Agatha (, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We price vulnerable derivatives - i.e. derivatives where the counter- party may default. These are basically the derivatives traded on the OTC markets. Default is modeled in a structural framework. The technique employed for pricing is Good Deal Bounds. The method imposes a new restriction in the arbitrage free model by setting upper bounds on the Sharpe ratios of the assets. The potential prices which are eliminated represent unreasonably good deals. The constraint on the Sharpe ratio translates into a constraint on the stochastic discount factor. Thus, tight pricing bounds can be obtained. We provide a link between the objec- tive probability measure and the range of potential risk neutral measures which has an intuitive economic meaning. We also provide tight pricing bounds for European calls and show how to extend the call formula to pricing other nancial products in a consistent way. Finally, we numeri- cally analyze the behavior of the good deal pricing bounds. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8899
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A warning concerning random effects and random coefficients in logistic regression models for binary dataTjur, Tue (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6738
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Some Preliminary ThoughtsBrødsgaard, Kjeld Erik (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: It is the object of considerable debate in Western scholarship whether an authoritarian political order dominated by a strong communist party can continue to exist in China given the many challenges stemming from internal reform and the impact of globalization. Will China eventually turn democratic and will the communist party become obsolete and disappear, just as has happened in many other former communist countries. There seems to be a general consensus that Chinese political system is bound to change, but there is no agreement as to the direction and form of change... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8368
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An Inductive Study from Chinacao, Yangfeng; Zhang, Kai; Luo, Wenhao (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This study aims to put forward a new concept in charismatic leadership theory: source of leader charisma (SLC). Using an inductive approach, we identified the various dimensions of SLC in the Chinese context, and found that SLC comprises of charismatic personality and charismatic behaviors. Charismatic personality consists of three dimensions: high morality, outstanding talents, and attractive characteristics. Charismatic behavior also includes three dimensions: visional inspiration, character development, and morale stimulation. Finally, we developed a primary model to explore the mechanism by which the SLCs are attributed to charisma by follower. Our findings in the present study contribute to new evidence that charismatic leadership theory may transcend cultural boundaries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8659
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testing current theory on value drivers of innovations within a structural two-stage discrete choice simultaneous equation modelReitzig, Markus (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Patent indicators are widely used to assess innovative output. Despite the large variety of empirical studies in the field, however, the precise meaning of these indicators and their obvious relation to patent value is still based on assumptions and intuitions. This paper provides the first empirical test of patent indicators as value measures in the structural form. It disentangles the different effects reflected in patent indicators and enhances our understanding why inventions are valuable at all. Using a newly assembled data set on European polymer patents, current assumptions on the innovation incentives set by patentability requirements (novelty, inventive activity) are tested. The estimations are carried out using a custom-tailored two stage discrete choice probit model yet unknown in the literature. The results support the assumptions that novelty and inventive activity enhance a patent's value. They confirm the importance of backward citations, family size, and forward citations as va lue indicators. However, they expand on and partly break with the respective explanations why patent indicators correlate with profitability. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6807
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Munch, Jakob Roland; Rose Skaksen, Jan; Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: While immigration is unlikely to affect the employment of native workers in the long run, employment of immigrants may be associated with significant short-run adjustment costs for native workers as they have to fi nd alternative employment or are temporarily pushed into unemployment. In this paper, we therefore study the impact of immigrants at the workplace on the employment of native co-workers using a rich matched worker-fi rm data set for Denmark. Estimation of a single risk duration model for job spells of native workers shows that job separation rates increase if more immigrants are hired, especially when it comes to immigrants from Eastern Europe and less developed countries (LDCs). Furthermore, in a competing risks duration model, we fi nd that while immigrants from LDCs increase the unemployment risk for native workers, immigrants from Eastern Europe instead increase the job change probability of native workers. Thus, adjustment costs for native workers are more likely in the case where LDC immigrants are hired. Finally, we fi nd that the results only apply for low-skilled native workers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7510
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Implications for U.S. Responses to China's RisePan, Chengxin (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: There has been a commonly held belief, especially in the United States, that Chinese business is distinctively Chinese. Understanding its Chineseness in unitary, monolithic and national terms, this assumption has both underpinned a zero-sum perspective on U.S.-China relations, and fuelled the China threat argument. This paper seeks to critically examine this essentialist construction of Chinese business and its foreign policy implications. Drawing on a global production network (GPN) approach, the paper argues that as well as exhibiting its Chinese characteristics, Chinese business is increasingly characterised by its transnationalness, which calls into question the coherence and unity of the Chinese economy. In this context, the American construction of China as a singular, threatening economic entity not only fails to capture the multiple, unstable identities of Chinese business and the complexities of U.S.-China relations associated with them, but often serves to inform simplistic, counter-productive and even dangerous China policy in the age of global interdependence. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7412
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Hansen, Michael W.; Gwozdz, Wencke (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: MNCs are increasingly investing in developing countries to be part of rapid market growth, to enhance the efficiency of their value chains, and to access abundant resources and talent. The potential gains are high, however so are the risks. Some developing country subsidiaries become top performers in terms of growth and revenue and assume key roles in the MNCs' global value chains, but other subsidiaries fail to meet expectations, struggling to produce positive returns and frequently experiencing stop of operations. While the issue of subsidiary performance should be at the heart of any International Business (IB) enquiry into MNC activity in developing countries, surprisingly little research has examined this issue. Based on a unique data base of approx. 800 MNC subsidiaries established between 1969 and 2008, this paper examines the evolution in subsidiary performance and the factors influencing this performance. The analysis reveals that MNC subsidiaries in developing countries have improved enormously on their performance since the early investments in the 1960s and 70s, but also that the risks of failure remain high. The paper moves on to analyze factors shaping subsidiary performance. Inspired by received IB theory, it is hypothesized that subsidiary performance is essentially shaped by five dimensions: location, industry, MNC capabilities, subsidiary role, and entry mode. A variance component analysis is employed to identify the sources of subsidiary performance. Especially MNC capabilities and subsidiary role appear to explain variance in performance, while location and industry factors appear to have less explanatory power. This suggests that while locational and industry factors affect subsidiary performance, strong MNC capabilities and appropriate strategy can make MNCs succeed regardless of location and industry. The findings of the study have important implications for the IB literature, for managers and for policy aimed at promoting FDI in developing countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8829
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Maskell, Peter; Kebir, Laïla (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract: This paper investigates the theoretical backgrounds of the "cluster" and proposes a framework aiming at drawing the contour of cluster theory. The profundity of the notion of 'clusters' is arguably conditional on the coherence of four fundamental issues associated with the concept: 1) the economic and social benefits that may accrue to firms when clustering or co-locating (the existence argument); 2) the diseconomies encountered when clustering exceeds certain geographical and sectoral thresholds (the extension argument); 3) the advantages obtained by exploiting intra-cluster synergies rather engaging in external interaction (the exchange argument); and, finally, 4) the possible erosion of economies and onset of diseconomies over the lifecycle of the cluster (the exhaustion argument). Each of these four issues is examined in terms of three relevant major theoretical frameworks that can be brought to bear on the cluster concept. The paper considers approaches based on the idea of externalities (illustrated by the Marshall's work on 'Industrial district'); on competitiveness issue (illustrated by Michael Porter's theory of cluster growth); on a territorial perspective (illustrated by the GREMI approach). The analysis acknowledges the general shift in explanatory emphasis from considerations of static cost efficiency towards more dynamic interpretations that highlight the creation and use of knowledge as their pivotal theoretical element. By placing these changes within a common conceptual framework the paper shows how different theoretical solutions provide distinct points of departure for subsequent policy recommendations. Three distinctive groups of solutions are identified focussing respectively on local spillovers, on competitiveness and on the region and its development. The paper concludes by identifying areas of particular ambiguity where further theoretical work is most urgently needed. Key words: Cluster, cluster theory, industrial district, innovative milieu, regional policy JEL Codes: L22, R10, R58 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7211
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Technological innovation and the role of regulation by law in information systems research: The case of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)Ronzani, Daniel (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper-based thesis attempts to answer the question how the adoption and diffusion of RFID can be balanced successfully between technological innovation and regulation by law. To answer this question, an abductive reasoning perspective has been applied. The first premise of abduction includes four sets of observations presented in four articles; the second premise of abduction includes two hypothetical claims, and the third premise of abduction builds the case, i.e., concludes the thesis. As first step, the definitional framework is established. Ten theories of adoption and diffusion of technological innovation (TRA, TPB, MPCU, SCT, TAM, TAM2, C-TAM-TPB, IDT, PCI, and UTAUT) and their characteristics are investigated. They frame the technological viewpoint. Then, the reasons for regulation (public interest theory, private interest theory, and institutionalist theory) as well as the means of regulation (regulation by law, norms, market, and architecture) and their application are investigated. They frame the regulatory viewpoint. As second step, four observations are made that constitute the first premise of abduction based on the findings of four individual research articles referred to as the Database Article, Marketing Article, Modality Mix Article, and Survey Article: Database Article: This research article evaluates the strategic advantage of placing RFID databases in certain territorial and jurisdictional regions based on database regulation. The analysis of the database regulation by law in Europe and North America revealed that, based on the creativity, skill and judgement, and investment doctrine, they do not protect RFID data in databases. It is claimed that protection of RFID data in databases should be regulated by other means of regulation, for instance, by regulation by norms or architecture. Observation 1 stipulates: Despite the amount of data anticipated to be stored and the regulation by law in the different countries where RFID is adopted and diffused, the location of the databases containing RFID data does not seem to play an important role for the technological innovator. Marketing Article: This research article applies a legal use case for the technological innovations marketed by the industry as active RFID tags. The analysis of the RFID industry's marketing efforts and the unfavourable regulation by law is possible, and likely. Adopting the broad legal interpretation of self-emitting devices (short-range devices) to RFID tags that need to transduce energy from an RFID reader (active RFID tags) might allow the search and seizure of transmitted RFID data without a warrant to be in line with the constitutional rights. It is claimed that within the RFID industry there should be more awareness of regulation by legislation and adjudication. Observation 2 stipulates: Extending the doctrinal definition of active RFID tags to include reader-independent and indiscriminate signalling might lead to unfavourable regulation by law. Modality Mix Article: This research article offers a reflection on how law must manage the evolution of technological innovation. The analysis of the Draft Recommendation (2008) by the European Commission shows that the focus on regulation by law is inappropriate for a manageable diffusion of RFID technology. An over-regulation of RFID technology by regulation by law is possible if the Draft Recommendation (2008) is implemented and comes into force. It is claimed that a more diverse set of modalities (regulation by norms, market, and architecture) is necessary to successfully regulate RFID technology. Observation 3 stipulates: The current adoption and diffusion of RFID technology do not seem to be following an appropriate mix of regulation. Survey Article: This research article provides a reverse perspective of current RFID issues by examining the RFID industry's view of regulation by law and consumers. The analysis of the survey data of the RFID industry shows three shortcomings by the RFID industry in its engagement of legal experts, its knowledge of regulation by law for RFID subject-matter, and its information policy to the general public. It is claimed that the exchange between the RFID industry and the legal regulator needs to improve. Observation 4 stipulates: The interaction between, and consequently also the exchange of expert know-how and standpoints of, (i) the RFID industry and the legal regulator and (ii) the RFID industry and the consumers seem insufficient. As third step, two hypothetical claims are made as second premise of abduction based on a literature review of characteristics of adoption and diffusion of technological innovation in IS research, namely IT, EDI, and RFID. First, the research shows that in IS research there are only a few regulation-by-law characteristics (5 of 150 different characteristics). Thus, a first hypothetical claim is made that in IS research there is a lack of legal perspectives. Second, the research shows that in IS research there are even fewer characteristics of other regulatory means, such as for example, social norms, market or architecture. Thus a second hypothetical claim is made that in IS research there is a lack of diversity in regulation of technological innovation. Finally, a case is built as third premise of abduction. It seems possible to conclude that (i) based on observation 1 and hypothetical claim 2, increasing the diversity of regulation modalities might have a positive effect on the strategic management decisions for the location of RFID systems; (ii) based on observation 2 and hypothetical claim 1, increasing the legal perspective in IS research might have a positive effect on the RFID industry's marketing strategy; (iii) based on observation 3 and hypothetical claim 2, a more thorough and precise review of essential regulation by law is necessary; and (iv) based on observation 4 and hypothetical claim 1, increasing the legal perspective in IS research might have a positive effect on the RFID industry's awareness of the legal challenges and their consequences. It is suggested that the four cases (conclusions) built in this thesis provide a solid foundation for the following four hypotheses that can be further tested with additional empirical data: 1. Increasing the diversity of regulation modalities has a positive effect on the strategic management decisions for the deployment location of technological innovation. 2. Increasing the legal perspective in IS research has a positive effect on the marketing strategy for technological innovation. 3. Increasing the thoroughness and precision in the review of essential regulation by law has a positive effect on other regulatory tools for technological innovation. 4. Increasing the legal perspective in IS research has a positive effect on the industry's awareness of the legal challenges and their consequences. Therefore, to prevent bits from falling once they have learned to walk, the legal perspective of regulation in IS research as well as the diverse implementation of regulation in IS research should probably be increased. Such an increase might augment the awareness for the potential of regulation in technological innovation, which, in turn, might foster the adoption and diffusion of RFID. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7930
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Lando, Henrik (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
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An Analysis of Delistings from the United Nations Global CompactRasche, Andreas; Larsen, Mathias Lund; Gwozdz, Wencke; Moon, Jeremy (Frederiksberg, 2017)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This study analyzes which firms leave multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) for corporate social responsibility. Based on an analysis of all active and delisted participants from the UN Global Compact between 2000 and 2015 (n= 15,853), we find that SMEs are more likely to be delisted than larger and publicly-listed firms; that early adopters face a higher risk of being delisted; and that the presence of a local network in a country reduces the likelihood of being delisted. We theorize that MSIs face a participant self-selection bias over time and that local networks enable legitimacy spillover effects that prevent firms from exiting. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9555
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A comparative analysis of the explanatory power of accounting and patent information for the market values of German firmsRamb, Fred; Reitzig, Markus (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the fitness of national German (German Commercial Code – Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)) and international (IAS and US-GAAP) accounting information, as well as European patent data to explain the market values of German manufacturing firms. For the chosen volatile period from 1997 to 2002, cautious national accounting information does not correlate with the firms' residual market values (RMV). International accounting information makes no meaningful contribution to explaining firms' RMV and seems to measure overinvestment only. Finally, patents counted at the individual country level correlate with the firms' RMV. Keywords: Accounting standards, investor information, market value, patents JEL-classifications: D82, M40, M41, K11 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6814
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Balance Sheet and Patent Data as Sources of Investor Information During Volatile Market TimesRamb, Fred; Reitzig, Markus (Frederiksberg, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We originally investigate the comparative usefulness of patent data as a source of investor information depending on the market cycle (bull/bear market). Based on comprehensive data for firms listed on German exchanges between 1997 and 2002, we demonstrate that patent data contain complementary explanatory power to accounting data irrespective of the standard used to prepare the financial statement (German GAAP, IAS and US GAAP). Moreover, we provide original evidence that only patent data are able to provide plausible investor information in both bull-market and bear-market periods, whereas accounting information overvalues intangible assets in bull markets and undervalues them in bears. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7886
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A Comparative International Analysis of Innovation Incentives from Patent Indemnification RulesReitzig, Markus; Henkel, Joachim; Heath, Christopher (København, 2002)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract: This paper contributes to the fundamental discussion of setting optimal liabilities in restitution law by analyzing the effects that the existing multitude of indemnification rules for patent infringements have on innovative and imitative activity. From a theoretical legal standpoint, the choice of patent law is particularly enlightening due to its hybrid public and private nature. From an economic perspective its relevance lies in regulating the driving forces of welfare in highly industrialized societies. Our analysis of regulations from six different jurisdictions (US, JP, DE, UK, FR, NL) reveals that from a scholarly standpoint none of the regulations sets optimal liabilities in general. Our major finding is that an expectation damage rule based on a renegotiation outcome from an ex-ante perspective (falling in between the generic legal notions of 'lost profits' and 'infringer's profits') between licensor and licensee appears optimal in patent infringement cases to avoid dynamic inefficiencies. The result is intuitive, however, was not predicted by the existing literature on indemnification law. Keywords: Patents, litigation, damage awards, innovation, infringement JEL-Classifications: K41,L00, L20 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6827
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Hansen, Jan V.; Højbjerg Jacobsen, Rasmus; Lau, Morten I. (Durham, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We estimate the maximum amount that Danish households are willing to pay for three different types of insurance: auto, home and house insurance. We use a unique combination of claims data from the largest private insurance company in Denmark, measures of individual risk attitudes and discount rates from a field experiment with a representative sample of the adult Danish population, and information on household income and wealth from registers at Statistics Denmark. We assume that households maximize expected inter-temporal utility subject to an inter-temporal budget constraint with several possible states of nature, where all uncertainty is realized in the initial period and any loss incurred by an accident is subtracted from initial wealth. The estimated willingness to pay is based on annual claims and should thus be considered as an annual premium. Since there is some uncertainty about the estimates of risk attitudes and discount rates, there is some uncertainty about the estimated willingness to pay. We use a randomized factorial design in our sensitivity analysis where each simulation involves a random draw from independent normal distributions of the estimated risk and time preferences. The results show that the willingness to pay is marginally higher than the actuarial fair value under Expected Utility Theory. However, the estimated willingness to pay is significantly higher under Rank-Dependent Utility Theory, and for some households it may be up to 600% higher than the actuarial value of the insurance claims. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8538
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