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SHANGHAI — China's trade performance slumped in January, with exports falling 3.3 percent from year-earlier levels, while imports tumbled 19.9 percent, far worse than analysts had expected.
Largely as a result of the sharply lower imports — particularly of coal, oil and commodities — China posted a record monthly trade surplus of $60 billion.
The data contrasted sharply with a Reuters poll that showed analysts had expected exports to gain 6.3 percent and the slowdown in imports to be at 3 percent, following a better-than-expected showing in December. The poll had forecast a trade surplus of $48.9 billion.
The slide in imports is the sharpest since May 2009, when Chinese factories were still slashing inventories in reaction to the global financial crisis. Exports have not produced a negative annual reading since March 2014.
The dismal trade performance will increase concerns that an economic slowdown in China — originally considered a desirable adjustment away from an investment-intensive export model toward one based on domestic consumption — is at risk of derailing.
The government is expected to lower its G.D.P. target to about 7 percent this year, after posting 7.4 percent in 2014 — the slowest pace in 24 years.
Chinese economic indicators in January and February are typically viewed with caution, given the distortions caused by the shifting weeklong Lunar New Year holiday, and while the median estimate of analysts was for a rise, the range of estimates was extremely wide.
However, the figures — in particular the import data — are worrisome even after accounting for cyclical factors; last year the Lunar New Year holiday idled factories and financial markets for a week in January, but this year the holiday comes in late February and January was a full month of business as usual.
Andrew Polk, economist at the Conference Board in Beijing, noted that exports tended to be less affected by the holiday than other indicators but added that he was more concerned by the implications of the startlingly negative import figure.
"The import data suggests a substantial slowdown in the industrial sector," Mr. Polk said. "The first quarter looks to be pretty horrible."
Investors had hoped that the announcement of domestic stimulus spending plans, combined with moves to ease monetary policy, including a reduction in banks' reserve requirement ratios on Wednesday, would restore confidence and increase demand in China's struggling manufacturing sector.
Chinese imports have fallen every month since October, which is seen as reflecting weak domestic demand, and the scale of January's drop was mostly caused by a fall in import volumes of major commodities. For example, coal imports dropped nearly 40 percent to 16.78 million tons, down from December's 27.22 million tons, and China also appeared to cut back on its strategic stocking of crude oil imports, which slid 7.9 percent in volume terms.
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People are invited to share their comments about proposed improvements and new routes for ST Express bus service for South King County at two upcoming open houses being hosted by Sound Transit. Sound Transit is proposing new limited-stop ST Express service in South King County to be implemented in Sept. 2001 and Sept. 2002.
Renton open house Thursday, Feb. 15 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Renton City Hall 1055 S. Grady Way
Auburn open house Wednesday, Feb. 28 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Auburn Library 1102 Auburn Way S.
Sound Transit representatives will be available to provide information and answer questions. Those attending will be asked for their comments on the following proposals: New Route 580 would either connect Tacoma Dome Station with the Auburn Sounder commuter rail station and Auburn Boeing plant via 1-5 and SR-18, or connect Tacoma Dome station via River Road and SR-167 with stops at the Auburn, Puyallup and Sumner commuter rail stations.
New Route 583 would connect the Bonney Lake Park-and-ride with the Sumner and Auburn commuter rail stations, and Auburn Boeing.
Routes 560 and 565 would be revised to stop at the new Renton Transit Center scheduled to open in Sept. 2001, instead of the South Renton Park-and-ride. North of downtown Renton, buses would use Park Ave. instead of Logan Ave.
More information about these proposals, with maps, is available on Sound Transit's Web site, www.soundtransit.org. You may also get information by calling Sound Transit and leaving your name and mailing address at 1-800-201-4900. A survey is available online at www.pacific-rim-resources.com/soundtransit/survey.html.
Comments will be accepted until March 20, 2001. Comments may be mailed to Sound Transit, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle WA 98104, or e-mailed to email@example.com g# # #
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Trisha Espinoza has been promoted to head of planning and content strategy at Viacom's MTV, VH1 and Logo Group, where she'll oversee program scheduling, acquisitions and content windowing. Espinoza was senior VP, planning and content strategy for VH1 and Logo.
"Trisha is a gifted programmer and thoughtful leader who's been an amazing partner with whom I have enjoyed working and learning from for many years," said Chris McCarthy, president, MTV, VH1 and Logo. "She has a proven track record to drive growth and maximize our assets in a dynamic landscape and I'm thrilled to partner with her in this expanded role."
Espinoza started out as an intern at MTV before moving to MTV2 where she first worked with McCarthy leading MTV2's programming strategy. She then shifted to NBCU, and rejoined Viacom in 2014 as VP of programing at BET, before moving over to head up programing at VH1 and Logo in 2016.
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The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, less formally known as The Washington Center, is an independent, nonprofit organization serving hundreds of universities in the United States and other countries. The Washington Center provides selected college students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington D.C. for academic credit. The largest program of its kind, The Washington Center has over 50,000 alumni, many of who are in leadership positions in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
The Washington Center holds leadership positions in virtually every career field, including law, education, social work, medicine, journalism, diplomacy, business and politics. Several serve on The Washington Center's Board of Directors.
Its headquarters is located within the Sixteenth Street Historic District.
The late William M. Burke founded The Washington Center in the fall of 1975. Burke was committed to providing equal access and opportunity for all students and he believed that exchange between individuals from diverse communities is essential for personal growth and civic responsibility. He envisioned a new generation of leaders working to better communities throughout the world.
William M. Burke and Sheila Ann McRevey founded The Washington Center for Learning Alternatives. With a staff of four, it began operating out of a one-room office in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The Washington Center recruited 51 students from 35 colleges to participate in internships during the fall of 1975.
The Exxon Education Foundation provided The Washington Center with its first major grant, enabling the organization to increase its staff to eight and move operations to DeSales Street in Northwest. RJR Nabisco funded the first Presidential Lecture Series (in what year), featuring prominent speakers from government, businesses, associations, and the media.
The first three-week academic symposium, "Politics-Domestic and International Affairs" was organized (in what year), launching The Washington Center's academic seminars department.
New scholarship opportunities were created by organizations such as the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The Minority Scholarship Fund, The MacArthur Foundation, and The National Scholarship Fund. Additionally, Public Policy Dialogues on Capitol Hill (PPDCH) was established in (what year), providing students with the opportunity to meet and interact with members of Congress. Verizon currently funds this program.
Seminars also become a stable part of The Washington Center's programming during this decade. A number of seminars are launched including The Women as Leaders Academic Seminar, two-week academic seminars at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and Inside Washington: Presidential Inauguration.
The Washington Center for Learning Alternatives is renamed The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars in 1986. Also, The International Business School of Sweden begins an internship program in collaboration with The Washington Center.
The Environmental Internship Program and a related relationship was forged with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). Also, the Diversity in Congress was formed with funding from the Ford Foundation, the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Carnegie Corporation and AT&T. Furthermore, The Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students was established along with The Women's Leadership Internship Program, The College Plus One Internship Program for recent college graduates, The Cordova Congressional Internship Program for Puerto Rican students was formed in partnership with the Puerto Rican Legislative Assembly, The NAFTA Leaders Program, The Mass Communications Program, The Governors Internship Program (which was formed with the leadership of several Mexican states),
At this time, The Washington Center expanded its international programs to enable students from Canada, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the former Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and other countries to participate in the The Washington Center internship program. The Washington Center's state initiative program was formally organized to develop scholarship funds for students from participating states including Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, and West Virginia. The National Society for Experiential Education also awards The Washington Center the first Partner Award for Experiential Education during this decade.
During this decade, a number of new programs were created, expanding the academic depth and reach for students attending The Washington Center programs. Spring and fall semester enrollment surpasses 1,000 and summer semester enrollment surpasses 500 for the first time, as well. The Embassy Visit Program was also established to aid in organizing visits to embassies of "nations in the news" such as Botswana, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, India, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey.
In addition to all of this, The Federal Government Initiative was established, providing students with increased opportunities to intern with the federal government. Partnerships with federal agencies, including the E.P.A., the Department of Defense and the Department of Labor, are expanded to provide additional funding for interns. Michael B. Smith, who started at The Washington Center in 1976, was named President in 2004. The Washington Center moved to its new permanent location on 1333 16th Street NW in 2007.
The Campaign 2008 Seminar Series enrolled more than 700 participants. The Washington Center partnered with 130 colleges and universities to bring their students to President Obama's inauguration. More than 700 college students from 47 states and 14 countries participated in a 10-day inauguration program.
Construction of a Student Residential and Academic Facility in Washington D.C. began in 2009.
The Washington Center also developed signature programs with The Boeing Company, Coca-Cola Foundation, Ford Motor Company and Prudential Foundation to bring students from Brazil, China, India, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The Washington Center opened its first Residential and Academic Facility in Washington D.C. in NoMa at 1005 3rd Street NE. The Washington Center also launched InternsROCK!, the first-ever citywide intern appreciation week. The initiative honors approximately 20,000 interns who flock to the nation's capital each year to test-drive their careers at local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies.
The Washington Center offers programs in which students are placed in leading organizations and government agencies such as USA Today, the Peace Corps, and the Department of Defense. Students are provided a place to live and are given the opportunity to attend some of The Washington Center's programming activities such as Career Boot Camp and the Simpson-Mineta Leaders Series. Over 75% of students receive some form of financial assistance beyond their usual campus-based aid.
Internship Programs Include (but are not limited to):
Each academic seminar lasts between a few days to two weeks and offers a look into topics ranging from public policy and media to international affairs and the electoral system.
Seminars Include:
Since 1975, The Washington Center serves students both domestically and internationally.
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Alumni make up many fields, including: law, politics, medicine, business, nonprofits, education and others.
In 2010, in conjunction with MTV-U and Destination DC, The Washington Center launched InternsROCK!, the first-ever citywide intern appreciation week. The initiative has supported approximately 20,000 interns who flock to DC each year to test-drive their careers at local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies. In just the first year, 60 restaurants, museums, sporting venues, concert halls and boutique retails outlets came together and offered a variety of discounts to all interns in Washington, DC.
During 2010, 1,200 students participated in InternsROCK! In 2011 the number of interns participating in InternsROCK! doubled to 2,200. The initiative supported 10 percent of all students interning in DC during the second year. For 2012 and beyond, InternsROCK! will be expanded to include a kick-off event, new student workshops and even more partnerships with large corporations and community businesses.
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Many attendees to this event completed an evaluation form, and we are pleased to share with you some of the comments made about this day:
Good content and networking opportunitiesNHS Education for Scotland
Very interesting day. It is always lovely to be surprised into finding a talk that didn't seem particularly relevant, actually being really inspirationalSouthport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Very informative, the Q&A sessions were excellentWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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I enjoyed hearing about projects from different parts of the UK. This was a great opportunity to share ideasNHS Lothian
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The documentation from Improve and Extend your Cancer Service which took place on 25 March 2015 in Manchester, includes the following presentations:
- Designing, Piloting and Realigning your Service to Improve Cancer Outcomes - The Whittington Experience
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- Aridhia Informatics & London Cancer Case Study - Using a Data Lake Approach to Tracking Patients and Data Across London Cancer's Renal Pathway
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- Successful Models for Developing Pathways - and Integrating CUP into your Service
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- It was just a regular day for Sabrina Robinson one morning in 2014.
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U2 Rules posted a topic in All About U2My uncle (mk_u2) has his subscription expiring on November 10th, 2018... so he obviously needs to renew. The only choices for his renewal, however, are the previous fanclub gifts from 2017 & 2018. In the past we've been told "just renew and we'll make sure to send you the correct gift" but I know people who did this often got duplicates of their previous gift and then were no longer eligible for the correct gift. How can he renew and get the 2019 gift that he should be getting? Thank you for any help with this!
Ticketmaster Presale Ticket + U2 Subscription packageHi, I totally got confused with dates/times so I browsed Ticketmaster and the presale was happening already. So I got in panic, and since there was the option to buy tickets and to pay for the U2 subscription at the same time, I thought that was the best thing to do before the tickets (GA ticket) got pulled by someone else. So I bought just ONE GA ticket for Los Angeles #1 hoping to use "my new subscription/code" to buy ONE more ticket for one of the Phoenix shows. But after buying the ticket for LA, I received the confirmation of the purchase but nothing about my U2 subscription or "my code". So as of now, I'm unable to pull the other ticket for the Phoenix show because I'm literally unsubscribed/non-paid member. Is there anything I can do? I didn't know that I was not going to receive the U2 subscription code nor that it was a "one time" presale purchase... I should have bought two tix for LA instead Thanks.
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The first taste was cinnamon. The second something more sour. Strange.
In the corner, he saw cluttered clothing piles, tossed aside in moments of passion or pure laziness. Imagining both, he looked at the plate in front of him, then across at her. So many voices and images, all telling him different things. Run. Stay. Love her. Leave, now. He swallowed the emotions, savoring each one, like they were baked into the food she had prepared.
The third taste was salty.
"It's all in how you prepare the cabbage. Boil it too long and it is useless. My mother taught me how, though I always add a bit more spice than she did, I loved her cooking." She was slender, always slender, wearing his favorite white denim pants, baby blue blouse that made her eyes look sea blue, her skin pale like the moon after a storm. "She would fold the edged just so, securing the filling so none would escape. I can still see her fingers, olive oil slippery." She stood and looked out the window. "Let's go to the park, walk around, sit on a bench."
He followed the curve of her spine.
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Yesterday afternoon, I spent a few minutes with a good friend. Her life is in some turmoil, and friendly faces, ridiculous words can be exactly what she needs to forget, or at least enjoy things for a while.
Lately, I have felt my life has become pretty stagnant, doing the same five things over and over each week and while those things are not in themselves, worthless or dull, getting out of the usual is always welcome.
After meeting with my friend, I jumped in the 4Runner and started home. I usually avoid the Interstate, not because I hate driving home at higher speeds, but the exits I use are often annoying. Plus, I hate the way most people drive (knowing full well that I likely annoy some with my driving). I feel like I have more options if I use the surface streets. Yesterday, wanting to shake things up, I jumped on I-80 at 7th East, planning to exit at Foothill Drive.
Having only owned the car for a few weeks, I am not quite used to all the lights and gadgets and as I approached the 13th East overpass, a light flashed on the dashboard. It was one I didn't recognize and in the few seconds it took to register the light, ponder its meaning, the steering wheel started shaking and pulling to the right. A flat tire. I contemplated driving the mile or so to the next exit, but realized that would likely mean damage to the wheel.
The 13th East on-ramp ended just ahead of where I was, and though I considered driving through to the shoulder, the tire was completely deflated. My options were now reduced to one. Stay where I was, parked in the V between the end of the on-ramp and the right lane of I-80.
No big deal. I have changed tires before. If things were disastrously slow, this might take me 30 minutes. At best, I would be back on the freeway in 15. I turned on the hazard lights and opened my door. I had forgotten the sound high-speed traffic makes. Cars rushing by followed by the wind and instantly I was disoriented. My head was spinning; I was in trouble.
I opened the rear hatch and removed the jack and lug wrench. Staring blankly at the pile of metal objects in front of me, I had no clue how to get started. The parts for the jack handle seemed to require a screwdriver, which I did not have. The instructions in the owners manual were vague at how to assemble the handle and worse, the handle was required to lower the spare. I wandered back and forth from the front seat, looking for something to act as a screwdriver and standing near the open hatch staring at the items strewn across the carpet.
Almost by accident, I discovered parts of the handle could be used as a wrench (moron), and I was able to assemble it. Sounds kept rushing and wind blew the owners manual shut several times. With the hastily assembled handle, I started trying to lower the spare. Again, the instructions were useless and I attempted to find the lowering screw over and over. The sounds kept getting louder and it started to feel like the noise and wind were now constant. I kept thinking it was only a matter of time until someone passed too close and collided with my car. If cops could be hit hundreds of times a year passing out tickets and attending to accidents, it was not a stretch to imagine the same or worse happening here.
After the tenth failed attempt, I crawled under the rear of the car, hoping to see where this elusive lowering screw was housed. Of course, the spare was in the way and every object obstructed. As I slid out from under the car, feeling quite at a loss, I realized a Mazda had stopped behind my vehicle and the driver was exiting.
I was relieved and embarrassed at the same time. Finally, someone to help, but seriously, it was only a flat tire. It still took us several minutes and one of us under the vehicle to find the lowering screw. After that, the rest was gravy.
Something had lodged itself into my tire, leaving an inch wide hole in the tread. 45 minutes after first pulling over, I was finally driving away.
Chadwick (yes, what a great name), was very friendly and helped me feel a bit better about my pathetic tire changing moment. Once he arrived, the sounds from the freeway seemed less intrusive, less frightening, though my heart really didn't calm down until after I was getting the tire replaced (the inch wide tear had left it useless). The attendant at the store told me he would never have stopped on the Interstate. "I would have wrecked the tire, the wheel, the hub, whatever it took." And after my experience, I am not sure he was wrong.
I am having a hard time recalling the sound properly or the sensation of the cars passing. I don't recall specific types of vehicles passing me or any particularly close calls. What I remember is feeling like being stuck out on a precipice, with the elements around you conspiring to thwart your every effort. So disorienting and frightening, everything was confused and thinking clearly was not possible.
Later in the evening I had a moment when I said to myself, "Why didn't you just go sit in the car with the doors closed for a minute, collect yourself?" But even that was an impossible thought when I was out there in it.
Of Course I Did
Tool announced a few weeks ago they would be releasing a 21st anniversary edition of their first record, Opiate. At first I was excited, then I read a bit more. Only 5000 copies would be available. Ugh, so typical. I determined not to even try and get a copy. The extra perks (signed, new art work, exclusive packaging) only made me more frustrated. This band has constantly drove me insane with things like this .
Records are only released every five years at best. Live DVD's and albums are promised, never realized. The public spokesperson (newsletters and news updates) is a pretentious, cryptic arse. Rather than just say what the story is, everything has to be in riddles or only hinted at. This way, if things don't come together, he gets to say-I never said blah blah. Some in the fan base eat this up, arguing that the rest of us don't deserve to know what is going on and if we are not ready to work for it, we should find another band to like.
Ugh- Music, people!
We should be allowed to like it for whatever reason we want. I was drawn to Tool for the heavy sound and clever words. I personally like the layers to the songs, both musically and lyrically. Sometimes I like the surface meaning, the overt, often explicit nature of the songs. Other times, I like letting my mind swim and ponder the maybes. I also think it is just fine to like them because they are loud and you like it loud.
Wanting to know when a new CD is coming out should not be complicated and mystic. It's pretentious in all the wrong ways.
When the pre-sale began for the new Opiate limited editions, I went to the website, sure in my conviction-I would not buy it. I clicked on the link, convinced all the pre-sale items would be gone. They weren't.
It couldn't hurt to just look, right?
I looked and really liked. It was cool stuff. Five different editions with different colors, symbols and designs. It looked well put together and it fed the fan in me. Any real fan would want to own something this unique. Curious to the price, I looked again. 150 dollars. What the hell. Ouch! No way would I fork out that kind of money for 6 songs I already owned.
Ouch. Though, it did have clever packaging, all the band signed it. It is very, very unique.
Ouch? I could still walk away. Just close the page and feel good I stuck to my conviction. I didn't have to buy it. Yeah, right.
Of course I bought it. My hypocrisy is stuff of legend. Admitting it has to count for something.
Anyway, you should at least get to hear some of the songs I like from this band. A track from each record. The songs are quite long, but worth the effort.
Sweat– Opiate. Early stuff from the 90's but the elements are all there. Heavy riffs, clever lyrics.
Crawl Away-Undertow. The music is getting tighter and the song structure better. Undertow was the first Tool record I bought and I liked most of it, not all.
Pushit-Aenima. My favorite Tool song, ever. It always amazes how more complex this record was than anything previous. It came out a year and a half after Undertow. I like to point this out when people argue great art takes longer.
The Grudge-Lateralus. This song is really too good for its own face. The time changes, the drumming, magnificent. And it has such a positive message (insert giggle here).
Cover of Led Zeppelin's No Quarter-Salival. Someone claims this song was played at the 98 show in Salt Lake. I don't remember hearing it, but I guess I could have been otherwise occupied for fifteen minutes.
Jambi-10,000 Days'. Underrated record in my opinion. Seems it wasn't mystical enough for some fans. I found it refreshing.
I really want to understand why people who usually are staunch advocates of personal freedom are so against allowing consenting adults of any gender to marry.
They are allowed to disagree, but the insistence that the rest of us just go along with it, accept it, make policy because of it, is difficult to understand. Especially when the reason is often "I just don't like it," or "My faith tells me I don't like it." I get that, but why?
What surprises me is how some think questioning that reason is itself, unreasonable, as if certain things are off limits, or freedom of speech does not require responsibility or accountability when it comes to matters of faith. Just as anyone is free to challenge what I say, argue points and counterpoints, try to understand more fully WHY I think certain things, I should be able to question others in a similar manner.
And I am-questioning.
The text read, "I pick up Hannah at 3:00. Until then, I will be having coffee at the shop across from the school. Meet me?"
He looked at his watch. 2:40. It would take five minutes to get there. He had to leave for work at 3:00.
He drove, the smell of slow cooked beans wafting from the back seat. Pot luck at work, and his beans were always a favorite. Simple really, slow cook them, lots of ketchup. Ketchup made most things better.
She was sitting outside, leaves strewn across a plastic table that was bolted to the ground. When his car pulled in, she stood up, half waved, half smiled. Steam from two cups of coffee blew to the east, a storm coming. He took a deep breath, opened the car door and walked towards her. The diamond she still wore stared back at him, conspicuous and violently cruel, and he wished for the fiftieth time he could just once say no.
Mercy Me
A good missionary friend of mine entrusted me with a box full of keepsakes. He knew I was going home soon and wanted to save himself some postage. He handed me the box, I gave him a paper with my home phone number and address. I went home, expecting to hear from him soon.
So, I waited.
And waited.
Waited some more, then waited again.
well you get the picture. He never contacted me. Six months after I returned home, I cracked the box open, pure curiosity finally getting the best of me. Inside, I found several comic books, some cassette tapes, and five CD's of various artists. One of the bands, Caterwaul, I had never heard of (they ended up being very good). Another band, Sisters of Mercy, this friend introduced me to when we first met. I had almost forgotten about them and quickly put the CD in the player. Such a great band. I went out the next Saturday and bought the rest of their collection. I think you should all listen to them as well.
No Time to Cry– From Fist Last and Always. My least favorite record, but this song reminds me of The Cult during the Love era.
This Corrosion-Floodland. One of my favorite songs. Long and not long enough.
1959-Also from Floodland. This song makes me melancholy, and I like it.
When You Don't See Me-Vision Thing. The most accessible album, most mainstream, but still totally Sisters.
More-Vision Thing. My favorite Sisters track. Long and not long enough.
And finally, Temple of Love, which I first heard on the Greatest hits collection A Slight Case of Overbombing.
Two years after my friend would have been home, I figured I'd waited long enough, I sold the discs I didn't want along with the cassettes. I sold the comics to a friend at the library in 2006. He should have left me an address, yeah?
For giggles, check out this song from Caterwaul as well.
Stretching My City Legs
Found myself pondering the monotony of life today. I walked around the usual places, the Veterinarian's office, then Walmart, by the overdone apartment buildings, and up, up the hills.
When I returned home, I felt completely annoyed. Not because of the walk, but from knowing exactly what the rest of my day was going to look like. I would shower, take the dog outside, then go to the coffee shop. Soon enough, I would find myself writing daily paragraphs, then pondering this blog.
It left me feeling bland, boring and predictable. I didn't like it. I needed some interaction, something to break things up.
When I first left the library, I stayed away because I didn't want to be a pest. I thought my presence would be too distracting and I don't think that was a bad decision. Two years since quitting and I still feel like a bother.
I went to the Main library first. Such an amazing building. I recall my first experiences with the construction, walking inside that building before it was open to the public, watching each floor rise up, then entering the building from the basement, entering what we called "the canyon". What an amazingly beautiful building. I still feel that same amazement when I approach.
Inside, a great deal has changed.
Absence has made many things more glaring, stuff I used to ignore or find charming. Things are in disrepair, staff seem stressed, patrons are loud and rude, everything has a stale smell. My favorite moment-I was looking for a particular book, when from a row of public internet computers behind me, came the wettest, thickest coughing I have heard in years. Over and over, he coughed and in that instant, I had to leave. As I walked by the desk, I stole a few pumps of hand sanitizer. I felt dirty, disgusted by what I was hearing and seeing, and though I had experienced worse during my library career, this was too much.
It seems I am less calloused, less tough, less hearty than I used to be. It's not like the library is serving a different demographic, and it hasn't been overrun with transients or sickly persons. I was just acutely aware of it. The library hasn't changed, I have.
I planned on heading home, renewing my routine, forgetting my discomfort at the repetitiveness of everything. I couldn't, not with that horrible feeling in my head. I drove to the Foothill branch and instantly felt better. It may have had more to do with encountering familiar faces, friends and acquaintances, but it restored my faith in the library. I still don't miss working there, and every patron encounter I witnessed, confirmed I don't have that sort of patience any longer. The more removed I am from having to act a certain way, the less willing I am to every do that sort of work again. I admire my former co-workers for their efforts.
I still need more things to break up the week. I think I want to walk and take photos tomorrow. Anyone want in?


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Doors provide a convenient entrance that you can open and close. Iron doors can only be toggled by switches.
Placing two doors next to each other will form double doors.
Doors are placed on the edge of a tile, so place your door from the outside of your house so that you can attack mobs on the outside but they cannot attack you.
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Reviews for TrackMeNot
TrackMeNot by Daniel Howe, Helen Nissenbaum, Janoss
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154 reviews
- by Firefox user 13260794, 3 years agoRated 2 out of 5french rss feeds do not seem to operate correctly. If alone in the list, no query is sent, and if just added after a | no french query is done. Maybe the syntax of the url i use is incorrect or unusable ? ex. http://www.lefigaro.fr/rss .....
- by Arvind Dilawar, 3 years agoRated 4 out of 5Been using it for years. Has been great, but started reading "Error" since the most recent update, which happened today, June 8, 2017, I believe.Thank you for the review. Please, contact us at the support email address so we can investigate this bug.
- by Sharklaser, 3 years agoRated 1 out of 5I was using this for a day, thought it was pretty cool and was enjoying it, then I searched for something and my default engine had changed to Yahoo!. I saw some other reviews say the same thing from a couple months ago, the developer had replied saying he would fix it but it's still not fixed. I'm uninstalling until that gets fixed. Too annoying to deal with. And just plain weird. Why would that even happen?Sorry for this bug. This was not the expected behavior and it must have been fixed with the last update.
- by Cliff Berg, 3 years agoRated 1 out of 5After removing my Firefox installation and then re-installing it and adding back each of my extensions one by one, I have determined that it is TrackMeNot that is periodically resetting my default search engine to Yahoo. This is very unethical IMO, and if they do this, who knows what else the extension does. It should be removed from the Mozilla extensions library.Sorry, this is not the expected behavior. TMN is not supposed to change your default search engine, I'll fix this.
- by Firefox user 12765006, 3 years agoRated 4 out of 5Works.
New version seems to support multiprocess and web extensions.TrackMeNot is now using the WebExtension framework and e10s should not longer be a problem.
- by Firefox user 12758353, 3 years agoRated 2 out of 5To replicate:
Enable TrackMeNot.
Change default search engine to 'DuckDuckGo'
Restart browser.
Restart browser again.
Your default search engine has been replaced with Yahoo.com
Disable addon, repeat process, default browser remains the same.
I'm sorry I did not notice this before. This is a bug, I'll fix this very soon. Sorry for not catching this sooner.
- by Joe64, 3 years agoRated 4 out of 5Good tool, but why do you recommend the add-on "web of trust", which is widely known to be spam?
- by Fawzley, 4 years agoRated 5 out of 5Lack of privacy is a concern for all. Dithering privacy regulation(s) permit interests to snoop on internet users. Opening doors to surveillance, data-profiling & abuses.
If I understand correctly, TrackMeNot beclouds snoopers. Cleverly throws a monkey wrench in the snoop feeding-frenzy by inserting false leads (random internet transactions) into the data stream. Skewing the profile.
Runs quietly in background.
Give TrackMeNot a big fat attaboy!
- by Davide, 4 years agoRated 5 out of 5Great,
- You can specify your own search engines
- You can specify your own keywords by adding your own RSS freeds
check the Addon settings :-)
- by Firefox user 11705650, 4 years agoRated 2 out of 5I use DuckDuckGo by default and try to only use Google when necessary. This extension though overrides Firefox' setting of the default search engine. I have to remove it.
- by Firefox user 12144270, 4 years agoRated 5 out of 5The searches are based on news and popular searches and any rss source can be added
- by fushigi-kun, 4 years agoRated 3 out of 5Version 0.9.1 keeps showing "error" the whole time. "Version 0.6.728.1-signed" works fine.
- by Firefox user 12065257, 4 years agoRated 5 out of 5This is just what I was looking for. I was thinking about writing a program that ran in the background to do this same obfuscation thing, but this works just great. Ha! They take your data, use it against you.
This is how we fight back. They want data? Let's give it to them. Trillions of gigs of garbage. While you are at it, invest in an RFID wallet to put your phone in so that can't be tracked either. If enough people do this then the data will lose all meaning.
I Love it.
- by Taz, 4 years agoRated 5 out of 5Does exactly what it claims - I only wish it came packaged as a service or daemon instead of a browser plugin.
Probably the best way to use it is from a VPN privoxy proxy server which would keep the creeps at arms length while you perform your "good deeds".
Trackmenot beats writing endless letters to Congressional representatives who ignore you, and if enough people used this product we really would have a chance of moving all NSA employees to burger king...or forcing these traitors to clean toilets for the rest of their lives.
Congress *will* screw off tax dollars - but at some point even they will demand results. Once their money goes - so does the NSA.
Here's a good tool for protecting proxy servers: http://drivevaccine.com/ (free version should work fine).
For Linux, you could always use a GRSecurity platform or perhaps even a liveCD.
Just reboot your proxy every now and then - the creeps can do nothing. Things get to hot - just quit using the proxy for real searches (find another path to the internet) - but allow your proxy machine to continue hammering them.
Meanwhile stab at the NSA by writing letters to Congress. You really never know what will finally turn the tide. Congressmen do love their jobs....losing it for creeps ain't gonna happen.
- by samsonite1, 4 years agoRated 1 out of 5The "Use tab to search" feature won't let me exit Firefox! It keeps opening a new tab again every time I try to quit.
The newer versions of Firefox have eliminated the status bar, so I have no way of knowing what this thing is searching besides that buggy tab bar.
The black list edit box is ridiculously small. I have to manage dozens of black list words. This is like looking through a keyhole, it's so small.
Keywords need to be improved. Variations of blacklisted words are still being searched. That is unacceptable.
Fix these things and maybe you might have a decent add-on.
- by personok, 5 years agoRated 1 out of 5Opposite of what youre looking for; sure way to get you on many 'lists'. Out of the box this is set to randomly search keywords gathered from cnn.com's rss feed and others.
Here are some words it configured to search for first time:
DOGGYSTYLE, Cybersecurity, Terror turkey, ISIS, Spy, U.S.cuba, KKK black panthers, Transgender, Patron, 4yearold n.y., Could isis, Lone, Art sex pirelli, girl, Meet
Badly configured by default. Authors have had years to correct this and put in safeguards as standard and remove clearly BAD default feeds. As it is, it is designed to make you a target. Do not trust.
- by -1, 5 years agoRated 1 out of 5I love the concept of this extension, but it is so terribly buggy, I can't stand it. I have a huge number of empty log entries. Apparently, TMN has been submitting empty searches.
TMN doesn't work at all unless I enable "Use tab to search". But when I enable that option, TMN slows Firefox to an absolute unusable crawl. Also, when a new search is performed, the tab it's running in turns the loading animation on and off over and over and over.
Validating the RSS also doesn't appear to do anything. I get no feedback whatsoever when I use that function.
I'd pay $50 for a fully functional bit of software of this type.
- by aryonoco, 5 years agoRated 5 out of 5Works as advertised. Light and runs in background, won't slow you browser. A very good idea to install.
- by TiagoTiago, 5 years agoRated 3 out of 5Good idea. But it froze everything when I was trying to write a comment on Reddit (the first time I kept waiting for it to unfreeze, and then tried to use other programs while waiting but they froze too, so I tried hitting Control-Alt-Del and then Windows itself froze and I had to press the Reset button on the case. The second time I end-tasked Firefox as soon as it froze). After disabling it, I can write comments on Reddit without freezing; I don't wanna risk corrupting more files testing this.
Developer responseposted 5 years agoDear user. Sorry for the trouble, we 're investigating the issue to address the problem you reported.
Be sure that TMN should not be interfering and there is no risk TMN will corrupt files.
I tried to reproduce the bug and posted a comment on Reddit but it worked well so we would need additional information to reproduce the bug. Please file a bug report or contact us by email to help us.
- by Firefox user 11470704, 5 years agoRated 3 out of 5I've used TrackMeNot for a few years without problems but since FF v34.0.5 a couple months ago to v35.0.1 now, it has been hanging when closing FF. It just wouldn't close without forcing it to by closing the process in Task Manager. Quite a hassle. But after disabling individual add-ons, I narrowed it down to the problem being with TrackMeNot 0.8.13. I'd like to see it get fixed as it seemed to work well before.
- by kevin, 5 years agoRated 5 out of 5I like this extension. And I didn't get the 'hang' problem reported below. If you look at the latest development version listed below (3 Feb 2015) you'll notice that it fixes a 'freeze' error, perhaps the same.


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|Technology in Corrections: Panacea or Pariah?
|By Joe Bouchard
|Published: 10/24/2011
Once upon a time, it seems, that a common sentiment in corrections was, "Technology be damned!" However, two factors have made this exclamation as archaic as an eight track tape player. First, technological innovations have come rapidly and with great utility. In other words, the world is forcing us to adapt as a profession. Second, these innovations ultimately can save money. And this is important especially in times of economic uncertainty.
I am not condemning corrections as atavistic. Things have changed and corrections staff are not tied to the old ways. You are a case in point, if you are reading this online. This is a document that was created without paper and through electronic means. Certainly, later incarnations may be passed in paper form. But the first corrections professionals to read this do so on-screen.
Technology is neither a panacea nor a pariah. As with most things, there are benefits and there are pitfalls.
Now, let us consider electronic storage. Many prison law libraries are planning to utilize the technological magic of electronic storage. If done right, this can save a considerable amount of money over current print systems.
Is the general library next? Consider that today's price of an electronic book reader is around $100 and falling. Just a few years ago the price was quadruple. Companies may offer versions pre-loaded with a variety of books at a reasonable price. Perhaps it is not a stretch to say that it will be possible to outfit an individual with a book with a small library at a reasonable cost. And it is a matter of agencies delimiting the collection through a restricted publications list as outlined per policy directives and operating procedures.
This will help with security. Consider the current policy where a prisoner is perhaps allowed 25 books in his or her possession. Think of all of the places that one could hide dangerous contraband. However, an inexpensive, preloaded electronic book reader nullifies this. There would be fewer opportunities to pass or hide things when one has a self-contained library.
The electronic storage of music illustrates the speed of innovation. Agencies jumped right past the CD from the cassette tape to the MP3 player. The danger is diminished in two ways. Obviously, the CD is no longer an issue or a possible weapon. Secondly the MP3 player offers a smaller number of options for concealing contraband. There are even fewer places to hide things than in the common cassette tape player. Agencies are developing a manner of how prisoners purchase and store music. This can be applied to electronic book collections.
Does miniaturization of electronics make the lives of corrections professionals instantly better without hazard? Not entirely. In fact the rise of the cell phone as contraband is evidence that technology is a two edge sword. Cell phones are evolving to become smaller and more useful. Therefore, huge amounts of information can be stored on these devices.
Agencies and their staff must stay ahead of the technological curve by setting and knowing the limits on each device. Unless electronic book readers and MP3s are monitored and sufficiently tailored toward safety, fears of electronic storage and transmitting information apply. These must be devoid of recording, filming, and wireless capacities.
The need is great to foolproof each device through testing and research. In other words, there's nothing like tinkering with a complementary display device offered by companies. I believe that it behooves agencies to permit staff to trouble shoot these devises prior to wide implementation.
Of course, the new frontier of technology is really just building off of advances from the past. In other words it's not like going from an arctic setting to a tropical coastline in one step. There are graduations. With that in mind, basic vigilance, corrections experience, and technological prowess in staff is a good combination for security. In the end, old tricks remain and new tricks are created. All the gadgets in the world are worthless without staff watchfulness.
Editor's note: Corrections.com author, Joe Bouchard, has been with the Michigan Department of Corrections since 1993 as a Librarian for the Baraga Correctional Facility. He also teaches criminal justice and corrections classes for Gogebic Community College. He is the editor of The Correctional Trainer, the official journal of the International Association of Corrections Training Personnel and MCA Today, the official journal of the Michigan Corrections Association.
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A key relationship in the history of corporate social responsibility is the relative power between corporations and governments during particular economic periods. Although only in common usage since the 1960s, CSR has its roots in the Industrial Revolution – the birth of 'big industry' meant social structures, communities and ways of life were completely re-shaped over a relatively short period of time.
In the late 18th century a Scottish philosopher and economist named Adam Smith wrote numerous articles on these subjects, his magnum opus being The Wealth of Nations in which he espoused the concepts of free trade and the free market on which the classic market economy was based.
Smith's principles were borne out. By the early 19th Century, new technology saw jobs being created and living standards improved. Unchecked by regulation businesses flourished and industrialists in Europe and the USA amassed huge fortunes. However few of these wealthy new industrialists were concerned about the wellbeing of their employees, society or the environment. The appalling conditions under which people worked were documented in the novels of Charles Dickens and inspired radical theorists such as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to write about new concepts on labor, socialism and communism.
By the start of the 20th century, powerful corporations suffered a backlash against their widespread exploitation. Labour unions were formed, giving a voice to the workers, and governments began to assume more responsibility for welfare and infrastructure, gradually introducing anti-trust legislation.
In the 1950s, emerging 'consumer power' saw companies start taking a new interest in the social and human aspects of their markets – it was at about this time scientists and environmentalists started noticing some worrying changes to the environment.
The 1960s saw a shift in attitudes towards government and business. In 1962 Professor Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, published his controversial Capitalism and Freedom. In it he makes the case for economic freedom as a precondition for political freedom.
The 1980s and 1990s saw communism collapse, globalization emerge and the information revolution change the way the world did business. As globalization intensified, so did environmental awareness and the emergence of responsible business practice? Key developments include: the Brundtland Commission, the formation of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the United Nations Global Compact. Why follow CSR?
Businesses embarking on new environmental programs and initiatives are typically driven by three main drivers: values, compliance or opportunity. * Values: "the right thing to do" refers to those businesses that seek to reduce their negative and enhance their positive sustainability impacts as a demonstration of their values. Businesses that show concern for reducing their environmental footprint and for generating positive community benefits earn a reputation as a good company with employees, customers, suppliers, investors and community members. * Compliance: "the thing you must do" focuses on reducing time spent to manage current regulation, and the advantages of staying ahead of future regulation. All regulation can affect a business' ability to operate and its profitability.
Reducing regulatory risk of fines, reducing time to understand and comply with regulations, and anticipating new regulation is just good management. For example, many businesses are working to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions, expecting that regulation will soon follow and force businesses to pay for their emissions. Other businesses are focused on improving the health and safety conditions in the workplace to reduce their regulatory burden.
* Competitive Advantage: "the thing you can do to make money" highlights that an environmental focus offers businesses the chance for increased revenues and profits. Some businesses improve cash flow by reducing resource inputs (water, energy, waste services) to lower operating costs, while others diversify existing product lines to meet new customer demand for green products and services. Still others might look at new ways to meet social needs via the marketplace, such as products and services accessible to seniors or people with disabilities. Once a business has embarked on this path, marketing and advertising their green successes and social responsibility can help build brand and market share. benefits
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Environmental initiatives reduce operating costs by reducing material and resource costs. More efficient use of materials – even if it's a simple as using less toner and paper – reduces the cost of inputs. Resource efficiency – using less water, energy and sewage – reduces utility costs. It is also possible to reduce maintenance costs. For example, efficient lighting needs to be changed less often and waterless technologies require less maintenance. Small businesses can save up to 40% of energy costs simply by following recommended maintenance schedules for their equipment – cleaning and sealing ducts, changing filters and cleaning coils. Studies show small commercial buildings have duct leaks twice that of residential buildings. Identifying and repairing these problems is a cost effective way of reducing your energy costs and your impact on climate change.
Reduce Your Risk
By reducing your negative environmental and social impacts, your business can reduce the risks associated with volatile energy and commodity prices, and rising insurance premiums. Environmental initiatives help your business hedge against rising natural resource (water, energy, wood, minerals) costs by reducing demand. In some instances you can switch to alternative and renewable sources. By eliminating hazardous materials, you can reduce the risk and costs associated with spills and injuries.
Businesses who demonstrate they are proactively managing their sustainability impacts are more likely to reduce their insurance bill as they are perceived by insurance companies as having a lower risk profile. Companies that are effective managers of their social and environmental performance are better managed companies overall and likelier to have fewer insurance claims and pay lower insurance premiums.
Attract & Retain Good Employees
Environmental and social responsibility programs affect human resources by putting a business' values into action, and by engaging employees in the change. Such efforts can improve the morale and productivity of existing employees, and attract new talent to the business. Since many workers feel that they are greener than their employers, environmental initiatives allow them to bring their values and their ideas to work. When employees are proud of the business they work for, they are more productive, more creative, and more committed. Employee retention can reduce the costs associated with turnover. When considering recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, and reduced productivity it costs a business approximately $3,500.00 to replace one $8.00/hour employee. Sustainability commitments can provide the following benefits to a business' attraction/retention efforts:
* Increase competitive advantage for recruiting;
* Create a sense of teamwork among employees; and
* Establish an emotional tie between employee and the business.
Improve Your Brand
Brand is a business' most important asset. It represents your company's intangible worth – your reputation in the market. Sustainability initiatives help protect and enhance your brand. By walking your talk, you protect your brand from being tarnished. Further, a visible commitment to reducing your negative environmental and social impacts and enhancing your positive impacts can help foster strong relationships with your customers, your employees and your community. Many businesses refer to this as "social license to operate." The Good news for resource-strapped small businesses is that it doesn't take fancy marketing campaigns to broadcast your reputation. When surveyed, customers say that their decision to buy is mainly influenced by a product/company's reputation (21%), word of mouth (19%) and brand loyalty (15%). Dollars spent on green advertising impacts their decisions only 9%.
Improve Your Access to Bank Financing
Businesses that are managing their sustainability impacts are more able to access credit. Perceived as capable managers because of their integrated approach to managing their financial, social and environmental risks and performance, sustainability-oriented companies are increasingly perceived as better investments by financial institutions. Some Canadian banks, including HSBC and Vancity, have begun scrutinizing the environmental and human rights track records of potential loan recipients as part of the loan assessment process.
Maintain and Improve Your Market Share
As large organizations green their supply chains, the small businesses that supply them are affected by increasingly stringent environmental and social requirements. Innovative small businesses will maintain if not gain market share and stay ahead of competitors. For instance, global giant Walmart is pushing many of its suppliers to green their operations, working to reduce waste from product packaging and reduce carbon emissions from production of products. Your business' sustainability strategy can help you stay ahead of competitors, create a market differentiator, and gain access to new markets. In the refillable water bottle market in 2008 for instance, consumer concerns about the potential dangers of bisphenol-A (BPA) created a market opportunity for a small upstart called Klean Kanteen, positioning them as the safer alternative to BPA containing Nalgene bottles. issues
Businesses are owned by their shareholders – money spent on CSR by managers is theft of the rightful property of the owners
This is the voice of the laisser-faire 1980s, still being given powerful voice by advocates such as Elaine Sternberg. Sternberg argues that there is a human rights case against CSR, which is that a stakeholder approach to management deprives shareholders of their property rights. She states that the objectives sought by conventional views of social responsibility are absurd. Not all aspects of CSR are guilty of this, however. Sternberg states that ordinary decency, honesty and fairness should be expected of any corporation.
Response: In the first instance, this case strongly depends on the model of social responsibility adopted by the business being a philanthropic one. The starting point assumption is that, through CSR, corporations simply get to "give away" money which rightfully belongs to other people. If CSR is seen as a process by which the business manages its relationships with a variety of influential stakeholders who can have a real influence on its licence to operate, the business case becomes immediately apparent. CSR is about building relationships with customers, about attracting and retaining talented staff, about managing risk, and about assuring reputation.
The market capitalisation of a company often far exceeds the "property" value of the company. For instance, as much as 96% of Coca Cola is made up of "intangibles" – a major part of which rests on the reputation of the company. Only a fool would run risks with a company's reputation when it is so large a part of what the shares represent.
In any case, if shareholders are to be accorded full property rights one would expect to see the balancing feature of responsibility for the actions taken by the enterprises they often fleetingly own. Since most shareholders remain completely unaware of any such responsibility, it can only fall to the management – the "controlling mind" of the company, to take that responsibility on. The leading companies who report on their social responsibility are basket cases – the most effective business leaders don't waste time with this stuff.
When surveys are carried out of the "Most Respected Business Leaders" you will often find names there, such as Bill Gates of Microsoft, a few years ago Jack Welch of GE, who have not achieved their world class status by playing nice. Welch is still remembered for the brutal downsizing he led his business through, and for the environmental pollution incidents and prosecutions. Microsoft has had one of the highest profile cases of bullying market dominance of recent times – and Gates has been able to achieve the financial status where he can choose to give lots of money away by being ruthless in business. Doesn't that go to prove that "real men don't do CSR"?! Response: There is no denying the force of this argument. We do not live in a Disney world where virtue is always seen to be rewarded, and that's a fact. Nevertheless, the picture is not as simple as the above argument makes out.
In the first instance, very few businesses operate in a black or white framework, where they are either wholly virtuous or wholly without redemption. There are many aspects in the way Jack Welch restructured General Electric which would play to the kind of agenda recognizable to advocates of social responsibility – in particular that of employee empowerment. Welch has gone on record as saying that he believes the time has passed when making a profit and paying taxes was all that a company had to worry about. And since Welch moved on, General Electric has been busy catching up big time with its EcoMagination initiative.
Also, many of the leading companies with regard to their social responsibility are equally successful companies. The same "Most Respected" surveys will usually provide other names at, or near, the top such as IBM and Motorola – and these are companies that have been much more strongly associated with the CSR movement. Coca Cola achieved its place partially because of its profile in social responsibility. When still in charge, Sir John Browne of BP was widely respected as having led BP into a strong position as one of the world's leading companies whilst also showing environmental leadership. The events that latterly tarnished that reputation simply show that skill in execution is key to success – but even those events don't disprove the fact that success in business and commitment to responsibility can go hand in hand. Our company is too busy surviving hard times to do this. We can't afford to take our eye off the ball – we have to focus on core business. It's all very well for the very big companies with lots of resources at their disposal.
For those fighting for survival, it's a very different picture. You can't go spending money on unnecessary frills when you're laying people off and morale is rock bottom. And the odd bit of employee volunteering won't make any difference to our people when they feel cynical and negative about how the company operates. Response: Managing your social responsibility is like any other aspect of managing your business. You can do it well, or you can do it badly. If the process of managing social responsibility leads you to take your eye off the ball and stop paying attention to core business, the problem is not that you're doing it at all – it's that you're doing it badly. Well managed CSR supports the business objectives of the company, builds relationships with key stakeholders whose opinion will be most valuable when times are hard, and should reduce business costs and maximize its effectiveness. It's the responsibility of the politicians to deal with all this stuff.
It's not our role to get involved Business has traditionally been beyond morality and public policy. We will do what we're allowed to do. We expect governments to provide the legal framework that says what society will put up with. There's no point, for instance, allowing smoking to remain legal – even making large tax receipt from it – and then acting as though tobacco companies are all immediately beyond the pale. If you think it's so dreadful, you should make it illegal. If not, then let us get on with the job of meeting the demand out there of adults who can choose for themselves. Response: In some areas, this is right – albeit that it is getting increasingly difficult to sustain. If you consider that of all the institutions which are currently getting more powerful in the world, they are essentially the global players – the multinational corporations and the non-governmental organizations. The institutions which are decreasing in power and influence are those tied to the jurisdiction of the nation state – governments first and foremost. It is tempting therefore to look towards the multinationals to take a lead in creating solutions for global problems where the governments seem incapable of achieving co-operative solutions.
The interest of Unilever in sustainable fisheries comes to mind. However, there is a strong case that says that the democratic deficit created by such a process is too important to ignore. To whom are the multinational corporations accountable? Outside of that "macro" scale, the argument holds up less well. Many companies actually spend considerable time and money seeking to influence the formation of public policy in their area of interest. And since that area of interest can range far and wide – from international treaties on climate change, through to domestic policy on health (such as that relating to smoking) or transport – the fact is the lobbying activities of companies show that they have a role like it or not. And if that lobbying has involved blocking legislation that serves a social end purely in order to continue to profit in the short term, then the company is on very dodgy ground. If CSR is simply about obeying the law and paying taxes, then perhaps the above statement is fair comment.
If it is about managing the demands and expectations of opinion formers, customers, shareholders, local communities, governments and environmental NGOs – if it is about managing risk and reputation, and investing in community resources on which you later depend – then the argument is a nonsense. I have no time for this. I've got to get out and sell more to make our profit line. Response: I have spoken to a lot of business managers about environmental performance, and it always struck me how difficult a sell waste minimization was to managers who really needed to save money.
Study after study after study has shown that just about any business you can think of, if it undertakes waste minimization for the first time, can shift 1% of its overall turnover straight onto its bottom line. That is not an insignificant figure. And yet, getting out and selling more product somehow remains more attractive for business managers than making more profit through wasting less. It will take a long time and a change in fundamental attitudes towards doing business before this one shifts. In the meantime, keep looking at the evidence.
Case Title: The Tata Nano: A Successful CSR Strategy?
In January 2008, India's largest automobile company, Tata Motors showcased its dream, the 'People's Car' named Nano, worth 1 lakh rupees. The Nano had been manufactured targeting the Indian middle class and was therefore a reflection of Tata's efforts towards corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, since the car was a product of frugal engineering, analysts were skeptical about the impacts of such a car on the environment. They questioned Tata's ability to create a low cost car for the masses without sacrificing quality and safety standards.
They were apprehensive about the impacts of such low cost cars, as they could accentuate the already serious traffic scenario in India. Tata had defended its Nano, saying that it would cause less pollution than two wheelers, and instead questioned the moral authority of the people who were opposing middle class people owning a car. However, the question remained as to whether Nano would eventually be able to overcome the challenges and emerge as a successful initiative of Tata Motors.
Pedagogical Objectives:
* To analyze the Tata Nano 'The low cost car' as a reflection of CSR on the part of Tata Motors. * To understand the environmental impacts of the low cost car. * To analyze whether the Nano would be able to overcome the challenges and emerge as a successful initiative of Tata Motors.
Analysis and Interpretation
* I consider Tata Motor's providing the Nano 'the low cost car' as a social responsibility in the area of morale upliftment to the middle class. * Environmental impacts (obviously negative) is another issue in CSR. Coping with the economic and morale side for the customers, the company compromised the environmental side. Compromising the environmental side of the social responsibility not just offsets the essence of CSR but undermine it. It is better that they didn't not make a CSR plan for morale upliftment at least there would be no future damages than pursuing it but would later cause environmental hazards. * Nano would still be able to overcome its challenge by improving this line of brand to be also an environmental friendly car.
Creating Shared Value
The central premise behind creating shared value is that the competitiveness of a company and the health of the communities around it are mutually dependent. Recognizing and capitalizing on these connections between societal and economic progress has the power to unleash the next wave of global growth and to redefine capitalism.
Creating Shared Value (CSV) is a concept first introduced in Harvard Business Review article Strategy & Society: The Link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility and further expanded in the January 2011 follow-up piece entitled Creating Shared Value: Redefining
Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation in Society. Michael E. Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy and head of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, and Mark R. Kramer, Kennedy School at Harvard University and co-founder of FSG. The article provides insights and relevant examples of companies that have developed deep linkages between their business strategies and corporate social responsibility. Moreover the concept is remarkable in their last article "Creating Shared Value".
3 Ways of Creating Shared Value Opportunities
Reconceiving Products and Markets
Companies can meet social needs while better serving existing markets, accessing new ones, or lowering costs through innovation Redefining Productivity in the Value Chain
Companies can improve the quality, quantity, cost, and reliability of inputs and distribution while they simultaneously act as a steward for essential natural resources and drive economic and social development
Enabling local cluster development
Companies do not operate in isolation from their surroundings. To compete and thrive, for example, they need reliable local suppliers, a functioning infrastructure of roads and telecommunications, access to talent, and an effective and predictable legal system Examples
General Electric:
"We did it from a business standpoint from Day 1. It was never about corporate social responsibility."- Jefferey R. Immelt, G.E.'s chief executive General Electric's redirection of its business plan to "ecomagination" program in 2005 was a result of the societal and governmental push for reduction in electrical and fuel costs and in carbon emissions. With the help of environmental consulting firm, GreenOrder, G.E. managed to modify its products more eco-friendly and energy saving. Its sales reached $18 billion in 2009 and is predicted to grow twice as fast as overall company revenues over the next five years.
Dow AgroSciences:
Dow AgroSciences has developed a line of Omega-9 rich canola and sunflower oils, with zero trans fats and the lowest levels of saturated fats. Since 2005, Omega-9 Oils have eliminated nearly a billion pounds of trans fat and 250 million pounds of saturated fat from North American foods.
Companies can also improve the competitive context in which they operate by investing in their communities. Nestlé, for example, worked closely with the farmers of the Moga Milk District in India, investing in local infrastructure and transferring world-class technology to build a competitive milk supply chain that simultaneously generated social benefits through improved health care, better education, and economic development. In conclusion, CSV encourages each company to create economic and social value simultaneously by focusing on the social issues that each is uniquely capable of addressing.
CSV vs CSR
CSR differs from Creating Shared Value, although they share the same ground of "doing well by doing good." Mark Kramer, the co-writer of Harvard Business Review article on Creating Shared Value, states in his Creating Shared Value blog that the major difference is CSR is about responsibility, whereas CSV is about creating value. Whether it is an extended "new form of CSR" or "shared value," CSV is fundamentally different from the CSR activities of the past. Rather, CSV is a transition and expansion from the concept of CSR. Business responsibility has evolved from Traditional CSR 1.0 (Stages: Defensive, Charitable, Promotional and Strategic), Transformative CSR 2.0 and to CSR 3.0 what is similar to CSV.] Such development of stages by redefining CSR has laid theoretical foundations for companies and society to sustainably and communally overcome societal issues.
As capitalism matures, it is companies' duties to break itself out of the traditional CSR by realizing its limitations and try to restructure and pursue new market strategies that value both economic and societal development. CSV concept supersedes CSR for it is a way for corporations to sustain in the competitive capitalistic market. Whereas CSR focuses on reputation with placing value in doing good by societal pressure, it generates both economic and societal benefits relative to cost in real competition of maximizing the profits. Instead of being pushed by external factors, CSV is internally generated not confined to financial budget as CSR is. With the advent of CSV and following strong worldwide advocacy for it, companies started to overthink about their vision for their sustainable growth
Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship refers to the practice of combining innovation, resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges. Social entrepreneurs focus on transforming systems and practices that are the root causes of poverty, marginalization, environmental deterioration and accompanying loss of human dignity. In so doing, they may set up for-profit or not-for-profit organizations, and in either case, their primary objective is to create sustainable systems change. The key concepts of social entrepreneurship are innovation, market orientation and systems change. Social entrepreneurs are united by their ability to
•Adopt a mission to create and sustain social value (not just commercial value) •Recognize and relentlessly pursue new opportunities to serve that mission •Engage in a process of continuous innovation, adaptation, and learning •Act boldly without being limited by resources currently in hand, and •Exhibit a heightened sense of accountability to the constituencies served and for the outcomes created. What does not constitute social entrepreneurship?
•A successful business man or woman who, upon retirement, has decided to help the less privileged in society and "give back". To do so, s/he endows a foundation to support early childhood education and to set up hospitals in poor countries. •Such a person is a philanthropist who has set up a charity. •Philanthropists are critically important in society – and many of them support social entrepreneurial activities. But don't confuse philanthropic largesse with social entrepreneurship.
•A passionate animal rights activist, who at an early age volunteered in an NGO to lobby the government to ban whale hunting. Subsequently, s/he worked to boycott garment companies using the fur of baby seals to make winter coats. As a young adult, s/he founded Bambi to raise money to lobby governments to protect the rights of laboratory animals. •This person an activist working to bring pressure on policy makers and the public to stop a specific practice. No alternative options are proposed. •We need activists – but they are not social entrepreneurs.
Companies with a Foundation
•Foodmart is a global discount grocery & household products chain that has been rated by the International Better Business Bureau as one of the top companies to work for in the world. The World Health Organisation has designated Foodmart as a "Healthy Workplace" for worker safety and wellbeing. The company encourages its staff to engage in community activities and provides them with company time to do so. The company established the Foodmart Foundation to support activities in maternal and child nutrition. •Foodmart is a socially responsible global business that has incorporated corporate citizenship and social responsibility into its core business practice. •We would love more companies like Foodmart – but their priority is to make money for their shareholders. It is not an example of social entrepreneurship practice, which subsumed value appropriation at the service of transforming social and environmental conditions.
The Process of Social Entrepreneurship
1.Find an opportunity
2.Develop a business concept
3.Figure out what success means and how to measure it
4.Acquire the right resources
5.Launch and grow
6.Attain goals
Three characteristics
•Social entrepreneurship meets needs unmet by commercial markets and (usually) the government •Social entrepreneurship is motivated by social benefit
•Successful social entrepreneurship usually works with, not against, markets Closing Today with social economic inequality growing worldwide, millions of people are connected by the idea that it is possible to do business on a human scale, that it is possible to make good money and do something good for community that idea is called social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a new creative approach to business, social engagement, and social services. Today, organization operating worldwide and our country that we call social enterprises. Social enterprise is just like any other business. Its work is charge its markets rates and generates profit. What makes into business in human scale is the way that profit is use. Profit serves to fulfill clear social mission. Social enterprises do not serve to enlarge the wealth of their owners or share holders.
They operate in order to contribute social equality and to improve living conditions of people in the community. Generate it profit is re-invested to business or realizing social goals like job creation, cultural means, health care and preservation of the environment. A social enterprise places social goals and increase profits uses business as means as social change, resolves social problems through markets strategies (better society). Social entrepreneurship is also good way for civil society organization that want to reduce their dependency of owners system and gain greater financial and operational freedom. Starting a social enterprise is a challenge for all those do profit is not the only goal, who wanted job that make sense and has a purpose..
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