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Adler, Kristin
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Anderson, Bradley
Anderson, Nick
Andrus, Khristie
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Bill Osterndorf
- March 19, 2020
Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been very interested in issues concerning the veterans that are protected under the agency's affirmative action regulations. These regulations cover four categories of veterans, three of which are disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and armed forces service medal veterans. Until recently, the fourt...
The Evolution of the Tagline at the Bottom of Job Advertisements: The Demise of the Affirmative Action Reference
Alissa Horvitz
Josh Roffman
- March 15, 2020
Decades ago, long before employers used the Internet for recruiting, employers used to advertise job vacancies in the newspaper. The OFCCP knows this because its current sex discrimination guidelines reference the old newspaper way of recruiting. The current version of OFCCP's regulations state: Advertisement in newspapers and other media for employment must not express a sex preference unless sex is a bona fide oc...
How Do I Manage Remote Workers? Ben & Jerry's, Slate, and Big Brother
Lindsey Pollak
- January 10, 2020
This week's topic is an offshoot of the automation/tech theme, and it's on the minds of employers across all industries: remote work. With a decent WiFi connection and laptop, many employees can now work from almost anywhere: home, a coworking space, Cabo San Lucas, you name it. But in my conversations with managers, I've noticed the topic of remote work brings a lot of angst. Many managers fear that th...
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How Leaders Can Influence Team Creativity
Sara Canaday
- December 19, 2019
While speed and efficiency are necessary leadership traits in our always-on, do-more world, there's also a point of diminishing returns. If we let agendas and clocks dictate all of our meetings, we could be undermining our own efforts to encourage meaningful collaboration and innovative thinking. Consider the unfortunate impact. Many people are reluctant to speak up and contribute something that disrupts the cad...
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Are You Offering the Benefits Your Employees Expect?
Lindsey Pollak
- November 10, 2019
You might believe your benefits package is top-notch, but would your employees agree? Possibly not: A surprising 36% of respondents to Capital One's 2019 Work Environment Survey say that their company offers none of the benefits they expect. This, of course, can have a major impact on your workplace morale and productivity. I promise this is not an article about wooing Millennial employees by offering back rubs, b...
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Overturn Leadership Liabilities
Dr. Maynard Brusman
- October 11, 2019
Leaders are encouraged to develop their strengths and sharpen their skills to maximize their effectiveness. Many resources are available, including books, seminars, conferences and qualified executive coaches. A coach, of course, can address your specific needs, and customize an approach that perfectly fits your personality, circumstances and goals. Most leaders understand that all their beliefs and behaviors are exposed...
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10 Characteristics of a Good Leader
Debra Wheatman
- October 8, 2019
A leader can make the difference between success and failure. A good leader has a futuristic vision and knows how to turn ideas into real-world success stories. Unfortunately, there are many managers out there who are poor leaders. This is largely because of the time-honored practice of promoting people into management solely on the basis of their technical knowledge and ability, rather than because they are effective manag...
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The Three Pillars of Perspective
Sara Canaday
- September 11, 2019
I've noticed something interesting lately in my conversations with corporate leaders. Naturally, there are a few common themes: increasing demands and endless meetings that suck up valuable work time. (I'm guessing you can relate to that.) But when I ask these leaders how they personally contribute while in meetings, I almost always get an answer that involves status updates. Giving them or getting them. Briefi...
Are You Hiring for Cultural Fit? You Might Want to Rethink That.
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08 February 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Ansell opens 16,000 square foot R&D facility in the Biyagama Export Zone near Colombo, Sri Lanka
Singapore: Ansell's recently constructed 16,000 square foot state-of-the-art R&D facility in the Biyagama Export Zone, located outside Colombo, Sri Lanka, is now fully operational.
The Sri Lanka R&D center is the fourth center of excellence that Ansell has installed, thus adding to its existing facilities in Malaysia, Mexico and North America. The investment in additional R&D resources and the decision to create and co-locate its R&D centers with the Ansell manufacturing structure underline the company's commitment to accelerate innovation and to faster serve the emerging unmet needs of customers worldwide.
"Ansell has a long track record of manufacturing high quality industrial and medical products in Sri Lanka, and new product development will now complement manufacturing and expand our presence in the region," said Mr Magnus Nicolin , managing director and CEO, Ansell Limited, "This is a measure of the confidence in and commitment of Ansell to the talent and future of Sri Lanka."
In total, 30 science and technology specialists have been recruited, bringing along the latest technology and knowledge on both the material side as well as the manufacturing processes side.
"With over two decades in Sri Lanka and over 2000 employees, Ansell has been a key player in Sri Lanka's export industry for a very long time," said Ms Sujatha Weerakoon, director general of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board. "I am confident that the new R&D Center will greatly help further establish the role of Ansell as a local business leader while also benefitting the national economy."

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Microsoft Tries for Better Cinema Ads
Strikes branded-entertainment deal with National CineMedia
People expect to see trailers for other films when they go to the movies, but increasingly audiences have been subjected to ham-handed, repurposed ads for other kinds of products while they wait for the feature to start.
Now, Microsoft is attempting to create dedicated ads for the pre-movie experience that will actually entertain viewers. The tech giant has signed a two-year deal with National CineMedia (NCM) to use two-minute cinema spots, plus interactive in-lobby display ads and on-package promos, in NCM's 183 markets (19,300 movie screens) nationwide.
It's the first time that the cinema network has attracted a long-term advertiser to its platform after a 10-year history of one-off campaigns with Microsoft as well as others including Samsung, Old Navy, Kraft, Taco Bell and Best Buy. In the new arrangement, Microsoft plans to push the Windows Phone 8 before showings of such films as The Hobbit, Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty and others.
"We see cinema as a great way for us to go beyond that 30-second TV ad and continue a conversation with consumers in an interesting way," said Betsy Webb, gm of global media at Microsoft Marketing. "Branded entertainment on the big screen will let us tell stories about people's lives and how they use technology."
The creative running this winter will feature the "life story" of Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings. The long-form spot will detail how the volleyball player uses her Windows Phone 8 to Skype with her husband and three kids while training for the 2016 Olympics. Unlike past in-cinema efforts, the brand contends, these ads will come across as informative sponsored entertainment instead of dry product pitches. Starcom MediaVest's content division, LiquidThread, is handling the creative. The agency will also promote Microsoft's tablet device, Surface, as well as the company's Xbox and Windows 8 operating system down the road, marking the first time Microsoft is promoting its portfolio of consumer electronics in movie theaters.
Nielsen has tracked in-cinema ad spending for international markets in recent years and plans to start measuring spending in the U.S. in 2013. Spends in trend-setting Asia, per Nielsen, grew by as much as 40 percent in 2012, suggesting the space is indeed an emerging force. Globally, the firm found that in the first half of last year only Internet (+7 percent) and radio advertising (+6.6 percent) grew more than in-cinema (+6 percent).
Paul Lindstrom, svp of custom research at Nielsen, said in-cinema advertising is growing with marketers trying to reach 18- 34-year-olds as TV viewers age.
Moviegoers are a captive audience. The big screen and surround sound also appeal to marketers, he said.
"Microsoft could be a tipping point," he said. "Once somebody recognizes the value, other brands will start taking a more serious look."
That might as well be soundtrack music to the ears of Cliff Marks, president of marketing at NCM. "I believe Microsoft will show that in-cinema branded entertainment is not just something being talked about," he said. "It's being done, and done well."


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Comedian Moshe Kasher has signed a deal to develop an autobiographical half-hour comedy series for Showtime. The show would be based on the stand-up's material and his book, 2012's Kasher In The Rye: The True Tale Of A White Boy From Oakland Who Became A Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient… And Then Turned Sixteen, which chronicles Kasher's upbringing in the '90s, including his struggles with religion, his deaf parents, and substance abuse. Kasher will write, executive produce, and star, though how that last part will work in scenes referencing his high school days is anyone's guess.
Kasher currently hosts The Champs podcast with Neal Brennan.


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Before starting, prepare your workspace so that it is clean and uncluttered. If you don't want to roast your own green chiles, you can sub with about two 7-ounce cans of green chiles, chopped.
This recipe uses specific amounts of ingredients, balancing the non-acidic ingredients with the amount of added acid needed to make the recipe safe. Do not increase the amount of green chiles beyond 1 1/2 cups, or decrease the amount of tomatoes less than 7 cups.
- 5 pounds of tomatoes
- 1 pound large Anaheim green chiles (5-6 chiles)
- 3 jalapeño chilies, seeded and stems removed, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh chopped cilantro (including stems)
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or more (to taste, depending on how sweet your tomatoes are)
Special equipment:
- 5 to 6 pint-sized canning jars, with rings and new lids
- A very large stockpot or canning pot (16-qt)
- A flat steamer rack on which to place the filled jar for the water bath canning, so that they don't touch the bottom of the pan and crack from excess heat
Optional but recommended:
- Jar lifter canning tongs to make it easy to lift the jars in and out of boiling water
- Rubber or latex coated gardening gloves to make it easier on your hands for handling hot jars
1 Sterilize jars and lids in water bath: Place steamer rack in the bottom of a large (16-qt) stock pot or canning pot. Place new or clean mason jars on the rack. Fill the jars with water and fill the pot with just enough water to come to the top of the jars. Heat water to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. (Keep the jars warm while preparing the salsa.)
Have a kettle half filled with water ready to boil, to use to sterilize the jar lids a few minutes before canning.
2 Roast chile peppers: Roast the Anaheim green chile peppers until blackened all over. The best way to do this is directly over a gas flame on the stovetop (see how to roast chiles over a gas flame.) If you don't have a gas cooktop you can broil the chiles, or blister them on a grill.
Note that it is not essential that the chile peppers be cooked through, only that the outer tough skin is blistered and blackened. This is what will help with flavor. Also it will make it easy to peel the chiles.
Just put the chiles near a heat source until blistered and blackened, and turn them so that they get blackened on all sides.
Then place the chiles in a brown paper bag (or in a covered bowl), close the bag and let the chiles steam in their own heat for a few minutes.
Then gently rub off the outer skin and discard. Cut away the stems and remove the seeds and any prominent veins.
Chop up the chiles and set aside; you should have 1 cup of chopped chiles. Do not use more than 1 1/2 cups of chopped chiles.
3 Prepare the tomatoes: You want the tomatoes peeled, and there are several ways of doing that. Blanching them is easiest; grilling or broiling will result in more flavor.
To blanch them, score the ends of the tomatoes and place them in boiling water for a minute.
If you are going to grill or broil the tomatoes, I recommend coring them first. Grilling is best with whole plum tomatoes; grill them on high direct heat until blackened in parts and the peels are cracked.
Broiling works with any sized tomato. Just cut them in half and place the cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan. Broil until the peels are blackened in parts.
Remove the tomatoes (from water, grill or broiler) and let cool to the touch. Remove and discard the peels. Cut away any cores if you haven't done so already. Chop the tomatoes taking care to save any juices that may come out of them.
Starting with 5 pounds of tomatoes you should end up with about 8 cups of chopped tomatoes and juices. (You must use at least 7 cups of tomatoes.) Place them in a bowl and set aside.
4 Simmer all ingredients in a large pot: Put all of the ingredients into a large (8-qt) stainless steel pot. (Do not use aluminum or the acidity of the sauce will cause the aluminum to leach into the sauce.)
Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes.
5 Sterilize jar lids: While the salsa is cooking, place the jar lids in a bowl and cover with boiling water to sterilize.
6 Blend salsa if you want it to be more smooth: If you want your salsa to be more smooth than chunky, use an immersion blender to pulse it a few times, or working in batches ladle about half of it into a blender and purée.
7 Adjust seasonings: If too acidic to taste, add more sugar to balance the vinegar! If too sweet, add a bit more vinegar.
8 Ladle salsa into canning jars and seal: Ladle salsa into canning jars, leaving 1/2-inch head space. Wipe the rims with a clean, dampened paper towel so that there is no residual food on the rims.
Place canning lids on the jars. Screw on the lid rings. Do not over-tighten or you may not get a good seal. Air does need to escape from the jars during the next step, the water bath.
9 Boil in a water bath: Place the filled and lidded jars back onto the rack in the large stock-pot of hot water you used to sterilize the jars in step one. You may need to remove some of the water from the pot to prevent it from overfilling.
Cover the jars with at least 1-inch of water. Bring to a rolling boil and process for 15 minutes (20 minutes for altitudes 1000 to 6000 ft, 25 minutes above 6000 ft). Then turn off heat and let the jars sit in the hot water for 5 minutes.
10 Let jars cool, lids should pop: Remove jars from the water bath and let sit on a counter for several hours until completely cool. The lids should "pop" as the cooling salsa creates a vacuum under the lid and the jars are sealed.
If a lid has not sealed, either replace the lid and reprocess in a water bath for another 15 minutes, or store in the refrigerator and use within the next few days.
Remember to label the cans with the date processed. (I use a Sharpie on the lid.) Canned salsa should be eaten within a year.


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Software application developers focused on the still-emerging Internet of Things embedded space may be interested to know that Lauterbach's TRACE32 debugger now supports Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
As a streamlined and componentized device operating system offering support for x86 and ARM architectures and a successor to Compact 7, Windows Embedded Compact 2013 has been available for a couple of months and Lauterbach has extended its "Windows Embedded Awareness" for the TRACE32 debugger to include this new version.
For ARM based processors, Microsoft provides the new embedded RTOS with a completely new compiler, which generates Thumb2 code.
This (above note) change means BSP (board support package) developers have to make a considerable effort to port their code, says the firm. In an effort to address this, Lauterbach has enhanced its debugger to read the code and symbol information provided
According to Lauterbach's Barry Lock, his firm's tools support all the major families of embedded processor cores, covering products from 75 silicon companies.
"Using the 'Windows Embedded Awareness' included in TRACE32, the user is able to inspect the current processes and threads. With TRACE32, this is possible even if no software debug channel (e.g., KITL) and no shell are present in the system. Using the extended MMU support of the TRACE32 debugger, the developer has access to the complete virtual address space at any time — i.e., a developer can debug bootstrap, kernel, drivers, and applications simultaneously," he said.
Developers can also debug several processes at once, which may be especially interesting for testing interprocess communications. If the system is based on a CPU with tracing capability (e.g., Cortex-A with ETM), then TRACE32 records the complete program flow without instrumenting the code. Using those records, thread switches can be examined and graphically displayed.
Code coverage information can be obtained down to individual lines of code and also thread runtimes and function runtimes can be analyzed to provide performance details.
Statistics tables provide accurate information about the system load. The debugger also supports Symmetric Multi Processing (SMP), which distributes an application onto several similar processors or cores. The developer can concentrate on the debugging of his application, independent of which core is currently running the thread.
The debugger can switch to any CPU at any time, showing the view of code running on each CPU. It evaluates the call stacks of all active and passive threads and shows where an active thread is currently running or where a passive thread is waiting. By using the support for Windows Embedded Compact 2013, the developer will gain access to the complete system and all OS resources.


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The rise of a university: industry, engineering and science (Heritage Tour)
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Sackville Street Building - entrance on Sackville Street
University of Manchester
Sackville Street
United Kingdom
This tour takes visitors on a journey from the height of the industrial revolution to the white heat of 1960s scientific and technological innovation. Our guides explain the history of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution founded by eleven successful merchants in 1824 to enable workers to acquire a basic education.
The Manchester Mechanics' Institution later took on local and national concerns by tailoring its education to meet Manchester's industrial needs and by researching new technologies that would improve Britain's competitive edge.
The Institution developed into the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) which established itself as a specialised centre of scientific, engineering and technological education and research.
The tour takes places around one of Manchester's oldest industrial sites and leads visitors from the fine architecture of the Sackville building, invested with civic pride, through to the postwar modernist structures exemplifying progress and possibility.
The tour is outside and lasts around 1 hour.
Date and Time
Sackville Street Building - entrance on Sackville Street
University of Manchester
Sackville Street
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The intersection of a collection of half-planes describes a convex polygon, whose vertices can be constructed in $O(n \log n)$ time using a divide-and-conquer approach (e.g., intersect each half-plane with a bounding box and recursively merge the resulting polygons pairwise).
Suppose, however, that I'm interested only in the area of this polygon. Are there known algorithms for computing the area that are either 1. asymptotically faster (I'm doubtful) or 2. simpler (I'm hopeful) than those used to explicitly construct the vertices? Also of interest are algorithms that are 3. more stable in finite-precision.


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Charter Gets Restraining Order Vs. DirecTV
By: Mike Farrell, Multichannel News
Charter Communications won the first round in its defamation battle with DirecTV, with the granting of a temporary restraining order against the satellite giant that will force it to halt radio, print and direct mail ads the cable operator called misleading.
Charter filed suit against DirecTV in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Monday night, claiming that DirecTV has targeted its customers with misleading ads claiming the cable operator's bankruptcy will affect service.
Charter filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 27, but has said from the beginning that the action would have no affect on operations.
In the suit, Charter requested a temporary restraining order against DirecTV to cease running the ads, compensation from the satellite giant for any "corrective advertising," and unspecified damages.
"We are pleased that a temporary restraining order against DirecTV's clearly false and misleading advertisements was granted," Charter executive vice president and general counsel Grier Raclin said in a statement. "While we are well-positioned for competition, we believe competition should remain fair and truthful. Charter's operations are strong and our customers can feel confident that we will continue to serve them as usual, including providing them with high quality video, Internet and phone service during and after our restructuring."
DirecTV has been known for cheeky anti-cable advertising overall, including a recent batch set in a fictitious cable company's boardroom. A recent version tweaked cable over remote DVR programming.
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Culture Blogs
Exploring Pagans and their relationship with that earthiest of earth symbols, money.
This 2-dollar bill tells the American story
I'm a bit of a currency naturalist: I round bills up, mark them, and release them back into the wild. That even goes for two dollar bills, which many Americans believe are no longer made (they are; in fact, series 2013 is in print now). Because the two is in such low circulation, if you ask for them at the bank like I do, you will see some very old, very well-preserved currency.
Only on a two did I have much of a chance of finding this story. Everything I know for a fact comes from that very bill, which I have pictured here. A two from series 1976, in fairly crisp condition, with a note scrawled across it in black ink. The handwriting crosses over dark portions of the bill's design, there's at least one word crossed out, and it's not very legible in the first place, but this is what I think it reads:
"To the [Checkers or Cheeses or Russo or something] Deli
Congrats on Year #1
Best of Luck For the Future"
[squiggle or signature]
Where is, or was, this deli? When did it open? The fact that this bill is in circulation leads one to believe that it has since closed; is that true? How long was it open, and why did it close? Who wrote the note on this bill? Who decided to spend it?
The bill itself provides no further clues. The back is unmarked, depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence over the very small "In God We Trust," almost as if in deference to Jefferson's likely distaste for this new America motto. While the bill is decades old, it's been barely used, so it's not easy to guess how long ago it was written upon. There are no tack holes or tape marks to suggest that it was ever displayed.
My guess? This mild-mannered bill was presented in the last 5-10 years, and the business was another victim of the Great Recession which is still playing out for millions of people who can't find work or restructure debt that they didn't understand when they took it on in the first place.
Not only does this bill tell of our most recent economic crisis, it also speaks to our relationship with money. The wishes for success given with this bill almost certainly carried with them the assumption that the talisman itself would be retained, not spent. It's similar to never letting one's purse or wallet be emptied of cash. Like draws like, so this bill was placed as a seed to grow more of the same.
There is no doubt that money, like coat hangars, tends to multiply when left undisturbed. But I wonder if there are better ways to use money to confer success upon a new business. Businesses do not make money by sitting on all that they have; they create cash flow, spending in the hopes that more will return than went out. Money through growth, in the form of things like stock prices and compound interest, comes much later on in a business' life cycle.
Maybe we need to align how we make our wishes with how money behaves in the economy. "To the [name obscured] Deli," we might write, "spend this bill, and may many more just like it come to you in return."
If I have my druthers, this post will go viral and someone will come forward who knows the real story of this deli and this two dollar bill.
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Zorita de los Canes
A town in the region of La Alcarria, near the area of Embalses (reservoirs). It is located on a high rock, on the left bank of the Tajo river.
Its castle, which dates from the 12th-13th centuries, keeps a bastion tower, an iron gate with double arches, a refurbished Romanesque chapel, and the room of Moro. From the castle we can have a magnificent view of the Tajo river, the village's rooftops, and the lands of Zorita de los Canes. At the village we find an entrance gate from the ancient wall that dates from the 13th century. The most remarkable feature are the ruins of Recópolis, a Visigothic city commissioned by King Leovigild in the year 578, to honour his son Recared. Located on Oliva hill, it is one of the few Visigothic towns that remain in Spain, in addition to being the most ancient palace-basilica from the High Middle Ages that still stands in the whole of Western Europe.
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Example Spring Test Project
It is possible to bootstrap an Stardust engine without any server component in a plain Spring context. Download Example Project
The context provides an
- in-Memory Derby database,
- in-Memory ActiveMQ (JMS) and
- in-Memory Jackrabbit (JCR).
therefore you can use (nearly) all Stardust features. Due to the excluded server components the context is started within seconds. This is very useful for unit testing etc. Also included are some helper classes to do unit testing.
There are also some drawbacks which should be noticed:
- EJB-Application type is not working
- No Spring-Remoting/Webservice-Remoting. You have to use the ServiceFactoryLocator to communicate with the Engine.
All libraries are fetched via Maven. We tried to use only libraries already used by Stardust. For some features this was not an option:
- A more current version of Derby is included to allow in-Memory usage. This is fetched via Maven Central
- SpringTesting was included to use Spring-JUnit templates
- SpringModules for JCR was included to provide a JCA connection without JNDI/server components.
- Import the attached ZIP-file as project into you Eclipse workspace (install the M2 Eclipse Maven Plugin).
- Check pom.xml Execute
- JUnitTest to verify setup
- Adopt/Enhance/Customize as per your requirement.


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Research Interests
My primary research is focused on making a better computer bridge player. I did my MS Thesis on a fast algorithm to find a claim, and my current PhD work is on improving constructive bidding through expert systems.
Along the same lines, I have a general interest in game playing by computers, and how we can improve them to play better in all categories of games.
My research advisor is Professor Ernest Davis.
- DTAC: A method for planning to claim in Bridge. MS Thesis, NYU, 2010. pdf
- The State of Automated Bridge Play. Tech Report, NYU, Fall 2009. Updated Jan 2010. pdf
- Spring '09 - V22.0202 - TA for Undergraduate OS. Course page
- v2.0 of DTAC is available for download: DTAC v2.0
My personal webpage is here, and some miscellaneous bridge software can be found here.


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TacView releases patrol version pole camera for police
The camera can detach from the pole and attach to a chest harness or vest clamp
By Police1 Staff
TacView released a new PV Tactical pole camera — a pole-mounted color camera streamlined for first responders to monitor rooms with or without light.
The weatherproof, super-HAD camera is equipped with a 6.0 mm lens, an IR illuminator that turns on automatically for night vision, and a 6.5-inch color/infrared monitor.
The pole can expand from 3 to 10 feet and the durable Pyrex lens is contained in a 2-inch black metal housing.
The camera includes a carrying case and a chest harness and vest clamp for mounting the monitor onto the front or back of a uniform or load-bearing vest.
The TacView PV Tactical pole camera is National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) tested and comes with two high-capacity rechargeable batteries and a back-up power supply that holds up to eight AA alkaline or lithium batteries.
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Opinion: Is North Dakota the Next Saudi Arabia?
Institute for Energy Research CEO Tom Pyle on how U.S. domestic oil production this month exceeded imports for the first time in 16 years and whether the increased production will lead to cheaper gas prices.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... thus domestic oil production this month exceeded imports for the first time in sixteen years ... is this the beginning of the new energy renaissance in this country ... isn't sustainable ... Institute for Energy Research CEO Tom pile joins me now on ... so the US mid eighty eight percent of our own energy needs in February ... are we moving towards a hundred percent ... moving fast in the aam you know it's a great new story than that in the a lot of these ... the advances in technology ... have ... far exceeded anyone's expectations fracking horizontal drilling that really a mean looking out of the energy boom ... in this country that we haven't seen since ... the beginnings ... how on for Chile we we could be doing a lot better ... if we had some policies in Washington that were more aligned with ... the realities of the day it was all the while its a leading statements a law ... see what kind of policies do you think that as well you know that it stays there enjoying the boom are the ones who don't have federal and in their in their states North Dakota for example Pennsylvania ... policies of the federal level Erstein stymied production on federal lands ... are are basically a cramp in the economic revitalization in those days I went on a specific ... oh well it takes to triple the time to get a permit to drill for oil on federal land in the dusty or privately and that's a low estimate ... other than slow walk in the development process ... they find every excuse in the book ... not to own gas production but yet they seem to have the ... foresight of the of the ability to fast track ... other forms of energy down wind and solar for example even faster permits for that ... here we have a president who has ... benefited more from oil and gas than any other president in history has been more ... anti only gas than any other present as are the same time ... it's very convenient for him okay well it you see this changing anytime soon ... over the next call and once the two year ... I'm ... a it will defend via how ... the government to help or or or that this that the rate we're going probably not but fortunately it's that it's not minded to stymie this ... is bone and I think your Tennessee ... if we ever get for example the Keystone pipeline approved ... it in the sea the straightening of the relationship with Canada who by the way it ... is a pretty good ally ... last time I checked we were to ... worry about terrorists threats from Katie and so ... they just makes all kinds of sense for us to let this boom continually expand ... to other states because of the the ... energy story will only get better ... top one is seen numbers like this I e you have to ask ... should be aiming for a hundred percent energy independence cuz it's something you hear bandied about in Washington all the time ... is that actually a ... good goal ... I think it's a good ... rallying phrase but the reality is is a bold commodity ... the good news is is that if we continue to ... outpace our our imports we are going to be a market center ... not a market taken we will be at the mercy of some these other countries in the OPEC is over a full size ... runway Hemsley and they're very concerned about you can tell from the last round of meetings ... that they're starting to scratch their heads go with you about the shale revolution and they do anything about ... aam I think your Tennessee a realignment of strategic partnerships across the country and across the well I should say ... and who knows what that brings ... me you know with respect to foreign policy it certainly ... brings up some interesting questions but the end of day ... as long as we continue to strive for ... an aggressive production ... here at home and can only benefit or ... the sun North Dakota of the new OPEC ... Institute for Energy Research CEO


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"Bias Correction for Non-Stationary Noise Filtering in MRI", 2018 IEEE 15th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Washington DC, 2018.,
"Variance Stabilization of Noncentral-Chi Data: Application to Noise Estimation in MRI", 2016 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Prague, 2016, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016.,
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Attention owners of Ford and Lincoln crossovers with the MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch: relief is on the way, especially if you don't enjoy using the system. Ford and Lincoln has complete a software update expected to vastly improve the way the system works.
Starting Thursday, Ford and Lincoln customers who currently have the system in their vehicles should receive in the mail a USB flash drive containing software updates that should erase everything that pains them about MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch. Automotive News reports that owners should be able to install MyFord Touch 2.0 themselves or have a Ford dealers do it for them. According to Ford spokesperson Alan Hall, since this is the first time Ford and Lincoln has done an update of this magnitude, and by this specific method, the percentage of customers expected to come to the dealership for the update compared to the number that will self-install is unknown. The process takes about an hour and the touchscreen will be disabled for the last 30 minutes of the installation.
On paper, MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch 2.0 looks to be a significant improvement, but the real test will come from the first batch of customers who attempt to use the system. Among the many improvements are faster response times to touchscreen inputs, larger and bolder fonts, a larger clock, and easier access to commonly used controls like radio presets and heated seats. The navigation screen has also been improved with better graphics and added 3D landmarks.
Last December, more than 1000 Ford employees tested the new system in their personal vehicles. MyFord Touch 2.0 will also be installed in upcoming 2013 model year cars including the new 2013 Ford Escape, Ford Taurus, Ford Edge, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT. Despite the shaky debut of the system, Ford states that order rates for MyFord Touch are on the rise. The Explorer and Edge, for example, have seen order rates increase by five percent going into the new model year. According the Automotive News, 79 percent of Ford Explorer and 72 percent of Ford Edge crossovers have been ordered with MyFord Touch.
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Dallas Tigers founder/board chairman/head coach Tommy Hernandez has recollections of the 6-foot-3, 215-pound left-hander Clayton Kershaw – a fourth-year starter for the Los Angeles Dodgers who on Thursday was named the winner of the 2011 National League Cy Young Award – a lot of other folks wouldn't have.
Kershaw was childhood friends with current Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford while the two were growing up in Dallas, and he and Stafford first met Hernandez when they became part of the Dallas Tigers organization as 11-year-olds.
"I remember Clayton and Matt, and I had known (Kershaw) for awhile because I had been giving him instruction," Hernandez recalled in a telephone conversation with Perfect Game Thursday morning. "All I remember is that he was a short, chubby left-hander that nobody wanted. We kept him, he played with us and had great hands; he was a really good first baseman. He was also a great kid who grew to be 6-foot-3."
Kershaw had an amazing 2011 campaign with the Dodgers, who selected him out of Highland Park High School in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft. He won this year's NL pitching "triple crown" by leading the league in wins with 21 (he finished 21-5), ERA (2.28) and strikeouts (248 in 233 1/3 innings).
In four seasons as a Dodger starter – he spent three seasons in the minors – he is 47-28 with a 2.88 ERA.
Kershaw played for the Dallas Tigers in the 2004 PG/BA World Championship in Fort Myers, Fla., and also pitched for DBAT at the 2005 WWBA 18U National Championship. Perfect Game ranked Kershaw the nation's No. 3 overall prospect in the class of 2006, behind only right-hander and fellow Texan Kyle Drabek and left-hander Brett Anderson from Oklahoma. Drabek was selected 18th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2006 amateur draft and is now with the Toronto Blue Jays, and Anderson was a second round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks and is now with the Oakland A's.
Kershaw was named the 2006 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year after going 13-0 with 0.77 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 64 innings during his senior season at Highland Park.
"Clayton has electric stuff on the mound," Highland Park head coach Lew Kennedy said after Kershaw earned the award. "He competes well and has a knack for getting strikeouts in tough situations. He is a humble young man who is a great role model for our team and community."
Kershaw intended to play baseball at Texas A&M before being drafted so high. He made his major league debut on May 25, 2008 just shy of two years from the day he was drafted. Hernandez said he is not the least bit surprised by Kershaw's meteoric rise.
"He was dominating in high school, especially his junior and senior seasons," Hernandez said. "He always had a good pick-off move and he had good command of his breaking ball and changeup. Then he just got big and started throwing real hard."
Kershaw is the second Perfect Game alum to win a Cy Young Award. Right-hander Zack Greinke, now with the Milwaukee Brewers, won the AL Cy Young Award in 2009 while a member of the Kansas City Royals.


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Winemaker Mark McKenna reveals his recipe using Andis Winery's Painted Fields blend
1 1/2 cups finely chopped yellow onion
3 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup vegetable oil
12 oz tomato paste
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Andis Painted Fields
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup hoisin sauce (found in Asian food section at grocery store, I use Lee Kum Kee)
3 tablespoons mustard powder
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/3 cup cherry preserves (Not pie filling, but cherry preserves found in the jelly/jam section. I use Bonne Maman)
In a large saucepan on low heat, sauté the onions and garlic with the vegetable oil for 10 to 15 minutes, until the onions are translucent but not browned. Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer uncovered on low heat for 30 minutes. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.


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Rockland County, NY Paper Publishes Names, Addresses of Gun Permit Map-Publishing Journal News Employees
Turnabout is fair play.
A week ago, Gannett's White Plains, New York-based Journal News published an interactive map containing " the addresses of all pistol permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties" (previous related posts are here, here, and here). Like so many others throughout the U.S. and even throughout the world, Dylan Skriloff, Editor-in-Chief at the Rockland County Times, which calls itself "Rockland's Official Newspaper Since 1888," did not take it well, nor should he have. In a Thursday editorial, he blasted the Journal News and chose to publish "the home addresses of Journal News editors, publishers and the Gannet CEO to make a point; what's good for the goose is good for the gander" (he also included phone numbers). Excerpts from his write-up follow the jump (bolds are mine):
What You Don't Know About the Agenda-Driven Journalists in Your Neighborhood
In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the bright lights at Gannet's The Journal News decided it was high time to criminalize ordinary, law-abiding gun owners in the area.
… Some supporters of the Journal News editors eventually did materialize, saying they appreciate that the map shows them which neighbors have a gun, so they can prevent their kids from playing at those residences.
Overall, however, it would seem the Journal News editors are playing to an audience that simply does not exist. Even most supporters of strict gun control were offended by a list of their neighbors being published on the Internet, as if they were criminals.
One reader of the Rockland County Times said, "They treat gun owners worse than they treat sex offenders."
… Some commented on the Rockland County Times message board that many retired law enforcement are on the list, and having their addresses made public opens them up to harassment by perps they had locked away in the past.
… " … It is journalistic arrogance to abuse public record privilege, just as it is to air 911 calls for no reason or to publish the home addresses of police or judges without cause," Al Tompkins, a Poynter (Institute) senior faculty member, said in a statement. "Unwarranted publishing of the names of permitted owners just encourages gun owners to skip the permitting."
… The Rockland County Times shares in the community's frustration with the tactics of the Journal News, particularly the seeming attempt to draw a moral link between law abiding gun owners and the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The only remedy for this is for the editorial board of the Journal News as well as executives at Gannet (sic) to receive a taste of their own medicine.
… what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Skriloff began the list by specifically identifying the "reporter who penned the story" and the "visual editor who made the interactive map," while emphasizing in his final sentence that "We wish no will" on those whose information appeared.
I wonder if the same honestly be said about those at the Journal News who prepared the interactive map, especially given some of the possible consequences of their action, one of which, as Instapundit pointed out just before Christmas, might well include the following:
So is that NY newspaper going to pay to relocate the women who have gun permits due to stalkers and abusive spouses now that the paper has revealed their new addresses? What about the children who will now spend Christmas in a shelter or motel because their mother had to run?
On balance, it's seems fair to say that the Journal News has made Westchester and Rockland Counties less safe, all, as Skriloff accurately asserted, in the name of driving an agenda. Turnabout is indeed fair play in this instance.
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Professor Krzysztof Jackowicz
The decisions of banks regarding location of their branches are relevant not only for the banks themselves but also for local communities. They co-determine, for example, how easily households can use bank services or how available bank loans are for small local firms. Despite the obvious significance of bank branch location, the motives behind banks' decisions to enter or exit local markets for the Central and East European economies are unknown. Similarly, our knowledge regarding the role of traits of bank branch networks in shaping bank performance in this region is, at best, scarce.The situation described led us to the decision to investigate two issues using data from the Polish market. First, we intend to find factors encouraging banks to enter local banking markets, we plan to verify how traits of bank branch networks impact on bank performance.and we want to identify drivers of the banks' decisions to exit local banking markets. Second,we will investigate how different changes in local banking markets affect local economic activity and welfare.We conjecture that the outcome of our research project will be relevant not only for bank managers but also for regulatory bodies and institutions safeguarding consumer rights.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
The proposed research project has two main objectives. First, we intend to verify whether local banking market traits influence small and medium enterprises' access to bank loans in Poland. Thanks to a unique data set on bank branches in Poland, we will be able to characterise local banking markets based on two criteria: the type of banks present in those markets (commercial or cooperative banks) and the ownership structure of commercial banks (domestic, foreign and state owned entities). Second, assuming that there is a link between the accessibility of loans and local banking market structures, we plan to investigate whether some kinds of market structures are more favorable to small and medium enterprises' development.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
Research project objectives
During the recent financial crisis and previous crisis episodes, many countries introduced full or nearly full guarantees of bank deposits and even bank liabilities. It is customary to assume that such actions diminish or eradicate market discipline in banking. However, we think that this effect is not universal because the net result of changes in these so-called "safety nets" depends in large part on the credibility of the new commitments. This credibility is in turn ultimately shaped by the state of public finances. Therefore, our main research objective is to establish whether the different capabilities of various governments to fulfil their explicit or implicit obligations engender different and nuanced reactions from depositors with respect to modifications in safety nets.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
The aim of the project is to analyze depositor behaviors under crisis conditions in the East-Central Europe countries. Experiences, presented in the literature and related to the depositor behaviors under crisis conditions, refer in particular to all developed countries and non-European developing countries. They should not be automatically used for explaining the situation that is observed in our part of Europe. Countries of the East-Central Europe share a clear characteristic that results from the common economic history and similar level of development.
The proposed research strategy is based on the use of the specific character of banking systems of East-Central Europe countries and a peculiarity of the recent crisis. The analyzed systems are characterized by the high share of banks controlled by foreign investors. As a matter of fact, it was dominant banks derived from the developed countries that have been more affected by financial problems than domestic foreign-controlled companies. It allows to analyze depositor behaviors under crisis conditions by verification of the following hypotheses: deposit outflow from the banks owned by foreign banks, that found themselves in a difficult financial position; inflow of financial resources to state banks and national banks as well as to the banks recognized as too big to have let them collapse; banks owned by the foreign capital attempting to compete with the level of interest rate, impact of the public aid given to the foreign owners of domestic banks that reduces the deposit outflow. Tools for verification of the hypotheses will be: tests for significant disparities of average and median in various sub-groups of banks as well as parameters estimation of the explanatory models of high of interest rate on deposits and their volume dynamics.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
Professor Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn PhD with habilitation
Social capital is a critical for the absorption, transfer and generation of new knowledge and therefore innovations. There is growing number of literature demonstrating that the higher levels of social capital and university-industry networks are associated with higher innovative performance of high-tech industries. The objective of the research study is to identify which processes and interactions within social networks increase regional innovations and accelerate technology development in the biotechnology industry. Such analysis requires multidimensional, dynamic and comparative approach considering technological, geographical and socio-cultural dimensions. The research study involves conducting number of interviews in over ten different biomedical clusters in the EU and US. The biotechnology sector covers pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices and the R&D in the life sciences.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
Aneta Hryckiewicz - Gontarczyk PhD with habilitation
The ongoing mortgage crisis has witnessed the largest scale of government interventions in financial sectors since the 1920s. In Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries the government interventions in the banking sector were also significant. In Poland, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) in 2009 has announced the "Confidence Package" to improve the confidence in the banking sector, and improve the liquidity of the banking market.
Moreover, the NBP decided to purchase government bonds before the maturity as well as decrease the required reserves rate. In order to support the credit market, the government injected a new credit format – discount credit, which allowed banks to refinance their corporate credits. Furthermore, many CEE cou ntries decided to accept the flexible credit line offered by IMF. In Poland it amounted to USD 20.5 billion.
The main objective of this project is to examine the effectiveness of the government instruments policies in fighting with the consequences of the financial crisis of 2007-2011 initiated in Central and Eastern European countries as far as to assess the determinants of their success or lack of the success.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
The purpose of the project is to examine the effects of foreign banks' withdrawals on the functioning of the banking sectors in the developing countires, including Poland. In the last recent years we could observe the massive foreign banks' withdrawals from countries, in which these banks have constituted the largest part of the banking sector. Solely from Poland such banks decided to withdraw as AIG Bank, Allianz Bank, West LB, Nordea Bank, KBC Group (owner of Kredyt Bank). There are also some rumours about the divestment of Banco Comercial Portugues (Millenium Bank) and Commerzbank (owner of BRE Bank), banks having a huge market share in the banking market. Unfortunately, in the existing literature there is no research evidence on the consequences of banks' withdrawals on the domestic banking sectors. The only existing research is by Hryckiewicz and Kowalewski published in International Finance Review in 2011, where the authors investigate the determinants of foreign banks withdrawals. Even more important seem to the consequences of such banks' behavior. The aim of the project is to empirically examine and answer the following research questions: what is the effetc of the foreign banks' withdrawals on (1) the banking sector's liquidity, (2) and (3) credit supply and its cost, and (4) the banking sector concentration. The empirical research will cover the sample of banks' withdrawals especially from developing countries (indluding Poland) between the years of 1995-2012. Thanks to using the difference-in-difference methodology we will be able to investigate what change the foreign banks' withdrawals cause on the banking sectors they leave. The change will be examined with respect to liquidity market, credit market and concentration. Taking into account the importance of the banking sector for the real economy, as well as of proper supervision of the banking sectors to limit the excessive risk-taking, this research seems to be of great revlevance for regulators, supervisors, and politiciants. Also, the project allows to fill out the gap in the world academic literature, therefore having a great potential for being published in the international journal.
The realization of the proposed project will allow for closing a gap in the academic literature about the consequences of the foreign banks' withdrawls, as well as it will have a very practical aspect for the policy makers by providing important recommendations how to mitigate these consequences.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
Professor Grzegorz Kołodko
Research project objectives/ Research hypothesis
Goal of the research is to investigate current phase of globalization from the point of view of its impact on the income structure in the economies.
Main thesis: current phase of globalization is mainly responsible for huge increase of income inequalities in the majority of economies what jeopardize economic and social stability of global economy.
Supportive thesis:
- way of doing business in the current world contributes to the growing income inequlities both in developed and developing economies,
- changes in the income structure is one of the most important causes of the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2007,
- economic policy conducted in the last years contributed to the increase in income inqualities.
Research project methodology
Research will be based on both qualitative and quantitative methods. Goal of qualitative reasearch (theory and contemporary literature review, data analyze, comprative research) is to find channels of interdependence between current phase of globalization and income structure in both developed and developing economies. Quntitative part of the research will designed to investigate direction and size of relations in found areas, for example:
- impact of the size and structure of foreign trade on income distribution,
- role of outsourcing and offshoring for corporate's cost and level of wages,
- link between model of work force representaion and level of wages,
- role of financial sector in the income distribution,
- dynamics of household income and its indebtnes in years before the crisis,
- impact of economic policy decisions (tax rates, financial sectors deregulation) on the income structure.
Important contribution (acces to the data bases and econometric models) to the research is expected to get from the research visits in US leading scientific institutions - research centers at Berkeley and Stanford Universities.
Expected impact of the research project on the development of science, civilization and society
Impact of the research will have not only theoretical (scientific) aspect by contribution of the economic stock of knowledge on dynamics and structure of income in current economies. Additional goal of the project is formulate advice for economic policy, which has important role in income distribution. We mean here issues like:
- tax policy - income structure, tax progression etc
- public trasfers and delivery of public goods,
- regulatory role of the state in market economy.
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
The aim of the proposed project is to simulate the evaluation of the state of progress of system transformation to a market economy, as well as to civil society and democracy, particularly contrasting these processes and the functioning of the economy. The evaluation is based on both comparison and postulation processes.
The project also devotes particular attention to studies of institutional and cultural conditionings of production and development increase. This is to exemplify the process in the long-term by trying to capture factors that not only determine economic (financial and trade), but dynamic, social and ecological balance. Thus, only under this condition are chances for long-term, fast and harmonious development arise.
A substantial part of the project will consists of complex statistical and econometric analysis based on the methods of contemporary spectral analysis. Additionally, the practical feasibility of such econometric tools used for purposes of the analysis of production growth factors and optimization of their use will be verified.
All research will be strongly embedded in the international and global context because of the parallel globalization process. System transformation in post-socialist countries is integrally conjugated with this process and the corresponding dependencies require further studies.
The project is funded by The Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Oskar Kowalewski PhD with habilitation
An important concern relating to the increased role of large multinational bank holding companies is their impact on financial stability. The research project contemplates what is the scope for spillover of idiosyncratic shocks from one bank subsidiaries to other banks subsidiaries within a multinational bank holding company through the internal interbank market.
Within multinational bank holding companies internal interbank markets allow parent banks and subsidiaries to cope with capital needs and specific liquidity shocks. At the same time, they may represent a channel for contagion since a subsidiaries default may spread to other subsidiaries or parent bank through interbank linkages. The risk associated with interbank lending may lead to domino effects, where the failure of a bank subsidiaries in one country results in the failure of other banks subsidiaries in another country even if the latter are not directly affected by the initial shock or does not hold open positions with the initially failing bank.
This research project will try to establish how contagion propagates within the multinational bank holding company interbank market by using simulations and a unique data set on internal assets and liabilities of parent bank and its foreign bank subsidiaries
Project funded by the National Science Centre.
Renata Maria Dyląg PhD
The main objective of the project is to investigate the practices in use in Polish conditions for fair value measurement and presentation of elements of financial statements by banks and listed companies drawing up financial reports in accordance with IAS / IFRS and the impact of these practices on the credibility and usefulness of financial information. Implementation of the proposed project will provide a voice in the debate on the benefits and negative effects of widespread use as the basis of fair value measurement in financial statements. As a result, this study will provide information about the application of fair value, methods and techniques of estimating the benefits and difficulties associated with this practice occurring in Polish listed companies. Attempt is made to evaluate the suitability and acceptability in Polish conditions as the basis of fair value pricing by entities not listed.
Project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.