LAHTI

läˈtē, läkhˈ–, city (1998 pop. 96,227), Southern Finland prov., S central Finland. Connected with the southern end of the Päijänne lake system, it is an important lake port as well as a transportation center. It has many large factories and is a center of the Finnish wood-products industry. Other industries include glassworks, breweries, and clothing factories. The city, founded in 1878, was incorporated in 1905. Many Karelians came to Lahti after the Finnish-Soviet armistice of 1944. The city hall (1912) was designed by Eliel Saarinen.

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books on: Lahti  - 274 results

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Competitiveness, Localised Learning and Regional Development: Specialisation and Prosperity in Small Open Economies
Book by Peter Maskell, Heikki Eskelinen, Ingjaldur Hannibalsson, Anders Malmberg, Eirik Vatne; Routledge, 1998
...geographically very small regions dominate: the Lahti region in southern Finland and Suupohja...production concepts and market orientation. The Lahti region is by far the largest in terms of...undermined interfirm learning processes. The Lahti region developed its role as the leading...
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When Women Lead: Integrative Leadership in State Legislatures
Book by Cindy Simon Rosenthal; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Leadership In Women--United States--States, Legislative Bodies--United States--States--Committees, Legislative Bodies--United States--States--Leadership, Women In Politics--United States--States, Women Legislators--United States--States
...influences or womens impact . 83. Duerst-Lahti and Kelly, eds., Gender Power, Leadership...Leadership and Governance , ed. Duerst- Lahti and Kelly, 115-140. 89. Meredith Ann...Leadership and Govemance , ed. Duerst-Lahti and Kelly, 141-164. 90. Mary Ellen...
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The Casting Couch and Other Front Row Seats: Women in Films of the 1970s and 1980s
Book by Marsha McCreadie; Praeger Publishers, 1990
Subjects: Motion Picture Actors And Actresses--Interviews, Motion Pictures--United States--Reviews, Women In Motion Pictures
...to work during World War II, Christine Lahti and Goldie Hawn have the central relationship...easy access for their shared confidences. Lahti seems perfect for the friend role--witty...associated with being a plain old maid. Lahti again makes an ideal friend in Just Between...
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The President's Cabinet: Gender, Power, and Representation
Book by Maryanne Borrelli; Lynne Rienner, 2002
Subjects: Cabinet Officers--Selection And Appointment--United States, Cabinet Officers--United States, Women Cabinet Officers--United States
...these identities, see Georgia Duerst-Lahti and Rita Mae Kelly, eds., Gender Power...1996), p. 14. 47 Georgia Duerst-Lahti and Rita Mae Kelly, On Governance, Leadership...and Governance, ed. Georgia Duerst-Lahti and Rita Mae Kelly (Ann Arbor: University...
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The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch
Book by MaryAnne Borrelli, Janet M. Martin; Lynne Rienner, 1997
Subjects: Women Government Executives--United States
...Management Review 3: 805-815. 39. Georgia Duerst-Lahti and Cathy Marie Johnson. 1992. " Styles, Stereotypes...Leadership , and Governance , ed. Duerst-Lahti and Kelly. 41. Georgia Duerst-Lahti. 1987. " Gender Power Relations in Public Bureaucracies...
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journal articles on: Lahti  - 132 results

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Piloting Participatory Designing within a Collaborative Learning Environment
Journal article by Henna Lahti, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Kai Hakkarainen; Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Vol. 14, 2003
...Collaborative Learning Environment. by Henna Lahti , Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen , Kai Hakkarainen...Dillenbourg, Baker, Blaye, OMalley, 1996; Lahti, Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Hakkarainen...al., 2000; Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Lahti, Muukkonen, Hakkarainen, 2000). A...
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Ii. Genotype-environment Interaction in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: Qualitative Observations
Journal article by Lyman C. Wynne, Pekka Tienari, Anneli Sorri, Ilpo Lahti; Family Process, Vol. 45, 2006
Subjects: Behavior, Families & family life, Genetics, Parents & parenting, Ratings & rankings, Schizophrenia, Variables
...Wynne , Pekka Tienari , Anneli Sorri , Ilpo Lahti In recent years, debate about the influence...Healthy Family (#80) Interviewed by I. Lahti Family #80 was interviewed in June 1979...Constricted Family (#90), Interviewed by I. Lahti In June 1978, these farmer adoptive parents...
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Andrew C. Isenberg, the Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History, 1750-1920
Journal article by Janne Lahti; American Studies International, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History, 1750-1920 (Book)--Book reviews
...of the Bison: An Environmental History, 1750-1920. by Janne Lahti Andrew C. Isenberg, The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental...specialist, the student, and the general public. Reviewed by Janne Lahti, University of Helsinki.
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William C. Meadows, the Comanche Code Talkers of World War II
Journal article by Janne Lahti; American Studies International, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Comanche Code Talkers of World War II (Book)--Book reviews
...Meadows, the Comanche Code Talkers of World War II. by Janne Lahti (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002), xxvi + 280 pp...history of the twentieth century and deserves wide attention. Janne Lahti, University of Helsinki
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Ecology and Ontogenetic Variation of Diet in the Pigmy Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma Douglasii)
Journal article by Megan E. Lahti, Daniel D. Beck; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 159, 2008
Subjects: Animal behavior, Birds, Diet, Females, Studies
...Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma Douglasii) by Megan E. Lahti , Daniel D. Beck INTRODUCTION Ontogenetic variation in insectivorous...mesic forests and farm fields (Dvornich and Petersen, 2005; Lahti et al., 2007; Stebbins, 2003; St. John, 2002). Little...
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magazine articles on: Lahti  - 44 results

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Cynthia Lahti: PDX Contemporary
Magazine article by Jon Raymond; Artforum International, Vol. 46, September 2007
Subjects: Art, Modern--Exhibitions, Lahti, Cynthia--Exhibitions, Modern art--Exhibitions, Modernism (Art)--Exhibitions
Cynthia Lahti: PDX Contemporary. by Jon Raymond "Daughter," a recent exhibition by Cynthia Lahti, a long-underrecognized artists artist...cartoonist Lynda Barry--all artists, like Lahti, who make rough-hewn imperfection an...
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Sibelius Hall, Finland's New Concert and Conference Center in Lahti
Magazine article by Esa Laaksonen; Scandinavian Review, Vol. 88, Spring 2000
...Finlands New Concert and Conference Center in Lahti by Esa Laaksonen It is only an hours drive from Helsinki to Lahti, a middle-sized business and industrial...scenic lakeshore serves both the people of Lahti and tourists. A new housing development...
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The Finnish Phenomenon
Magazine article by Cori Ellison; Scandinavian Review, Vol. 91, Autumn 2003
Subjects: Classical music, Composers, Finland, History, Musicians & conductors
...b. 1953), builder of the virtuosic Lahti Symphony Orchestra and newly appointed...ignited the musical life of that city, while Lahti opened the acoustically brilliant Sibelius...joy, the celebrated and widely recorded Lahti Symphony. Kokkola is the home of Finlands...
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Personality Tests Adapt to the Times
Magazine article by Ed Frauenheim; Workforce Management, Vol. 89, February 2010
Subjects: Awards & honors, Human resource management, Internet resources, Psychological tests, United States
...assessment to each test taker, says Ken Lahti, vice president of strategy and content...degree to which they embody the trait. Lahti says it is highly unlikely any two test...tests may be less susceptible to faking, Lahti says. PreVisor has been using computer...
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The Character Issue
Magazine article by Jane Rosenzweig; The American Prospect, Vol. 11, June 19, 2000
Subjects: Dramatists--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Television programs--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wasserstein, Wendy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...the life of Lyssa Dent Hughes (Christine Lahti), a descendant of Ulysses S. Grant...her. In spite of their valiant efforts, Lahti, who convincingly cornered the market...die because she cant conceive a child, Lahti makes the strain on the resources of friendship...
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newspaper articles on: Lahti  - 218 results

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New Series for Lahti
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 7, 2009
Subjects: Lahti, Christine, Television actors, Television actors and actresses
New Series for Lahti. Byline: Robyn-Denise Yourse, THE WASHINGTON TIMES New series for Lahti Emmy winner Christine Lahti and Johnny Sneed have joined the cast of USA Networks 90-minute pilot Operating Instructions, directed by Andy Tennant...
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Best Fest for Female Filmmakers
Newspaper article by Christian Toto; The Washington Times, March 16, 2001
Subjects: Lahti, Christine, Sundance Institute
...Institute and women in the arts. Miss Lahti said her film, a heartwarming yarn about...matter the tragic consequences, said Miss Lahti, towering over her peers courtesy of her...from my kids and my day job," said Miss Lahti, an Emmy winner who also earned an Oscar...
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Mystery Veils $190-M Winner
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2011
...Winner. RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) - Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in...the money through a quirk in Idaho law.Lahti, 29, went underground with her two daughters...public since.The mugshot was taken after Lahti and her husband, Josh Lahti, both were...
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Mystery Surrounds $190 Million Winner
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 23, 2011
Subjects: News agencies, The Associated Press
...Associated Press RATHDRUM, Idaho -- Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in...the money through a quirk in Idaho law. Lahti, 29, went underground with her two daughters...public since. The mug shot was taken after Lahti and her husband, Josh Lahti, both were...
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First Harper President Dies at 76 in California
Newspaper article by Sara Faiwell; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 23, 2006
...College from the ground up has died. Robert Lahti, the community colleges first president...vice president of student affairs, called Lahti a tremendous mentor. "Bob taught me a...current Harper President Robert Breuder, Lahti helped Harper first gain national prominence...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lahti  - 3 results

 
 
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Lahti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAHTI la te, lakh , city (1998 pop. 96,227), Southern Finland prov., S...city, founded in 1878, was incorporated in 1905. Many Karelians came to Lahti after the Finnish-Soviet armistice of 1944. The city hall (1912) was...
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PÄijÄnne
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PAIJANNE pa eyan na, lake c.560 sq mi (1,450 sq km), S central Finland, stretching c.85 mi (130 km) from Lahti, the chief port, N to Jyvaskyla. One of the largest lakes of the Finnish plateau, it consists of several long rocky basins...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...In addition to Helsinki, other important cities include Espoo , Hameenlinna , Joensuu , Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku , Vaasa , and Vantaa . Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and...


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