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Rosalind Morris, Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University
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A conversation with Rosalind Morris about her new book, The Returns of Fetishism: Charles de Brosses and the Afterlives of an Idea (Chicago, 2017; with a translation of de Brossess The Worship of Fetish Gods, by Daniel H. Leonard). In the essays of this book, Morris charts the changing and uneven status of the fetish as an object of thought and a figure of conceptual or theoretical limits across a variety of disciplineseach of which marked its own boundaries partly through its claim to rethinking the fetish and fetishism. In her remarks and the ensuing conversation, Morris will speak about the ways in which materialism, in anthropology and social theory more generally, depended upon or operated by disavowing its own entanglement with the term and the ideas about mediacy and immediacy variously encoded in it across the centuries.
The following recommended readings from The Returns of Fetishism will be made available
here: Excursus: Recontextualizing de Brosses, with Pietz in and out of Africa (153-166), Fetishism Against itself: Marxs Two Fetishisms (187-304), Anthropologys Fetishism, Surrealism, and Anthropology Redux (241-270, 292-309). At a minimum, people are urged to read the books final chapter.
Rosalind Morris focuses her fieldwork in two main areas: South Africa and mainland Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. Her earlier scholarship focused on the history of modernity in Southeast Asia and the place of the mass media in its development, particularly in the encounter between old and new forms of mediation. More recently, she has been writing an ethnography of South Africas mining communities. Traversing these fields of inquiry, her work addresses questions of the relationships between value and violence; aesthetics and the political; the sexualization of power and desire; and the history of anthropological thought and social theory. In her formally wide-ranging writings on all of these issues, she attends specifically to the problem of language, and the matter of representation.
Morris has served as a Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, an Associate Director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, and is the former co-editor of CONNECT: art, politics, theory, culture. She is also the founding editor of The Africa List, for Seagull Books.
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December 1984
On the right, Jaco was putting on a new set of
Rotosound strings. I observed how Jaco put the outer strings first and the inner strings second. Jaco did not need the assistance of an electronic tuner. He liked to change strings before a important performance.
Only four students (Alan Brennan, Michel Hatzigeorgiou, Reno Steba and Angel
Vicéns) showed up for the afternoon sound check. Jaco asked us to join him to perform "America the Beautiful" at the end of the show.
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Michel Hatzigeorgiou to play "Donna Lee" and Reno Steba to play "Continuum". These duets were the highlight of the night.
Regarding this performance, Bill Milkowski wrote on pages 150-151 of the exemplary biography -
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Jaco and
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Luckily there were some things to enjoy this month to distract us from the impending end of the world as we know it…
Every few years a film comes out with such a torrent of euphoria that it's hard to actually sit and enjoy without the pressure of watching the-film-that-everyone-loves. However I thought (unlike King's Speech and The Artist) La La Land does just about do itself justice. It's very good fun, has some superb musical set pieces, and enough depth/plot to prevent it slipping into tweeness or cringeworthy American shmaltz. There'll be a backlash at some point but I say ignore it.
Tickets went on general sale last week for political historical rap musical theatre show Hamilton. I'll post up a review when I'm grey and old, having secured tickets for some time in 2018.
Last week was the 75th Anniversary of Desert Island Discs which was marked by a 2 hour special show with highlights from the archive and some clips from previously lost interviews. Hosted, as ever, by the dreamy voice of everyone's favourite guilty pleasure, Kirsty Young (no? just me..?), it was BBC documentary-making at its best. Also while you're there, I thoroughly recommend checking out Gareth Malone's from back in December.
This month I finished Book 1 of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 'My Struggle' series. It's apparently an autobiography, but Knausgaard's memory for detail makes it read just like any novel. I loved Knausgaard's ability to find the tiny nuances and small moments in life that make us act the way we do, the things you would normally completely overlook, identify them and describe them so well. But while I didn't quite have the same instant love for the entire book as many of the rave reviewers, I will definitely try the next one in the series.
Finally, this article popped up in my Twitter feed at some point this month. Makes you wonder a) how good would it be to be this bloody amazing at piano?! But then b) how good would it be to be this good at piano criticism?!


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My Mum and I were invited to my Aunt's wedding in Chicago. I wasn't into makeup then, but at the last minute I thought I should look good in her wedding. I needed at least cover my dark circles, so I got the Maybelline Yellow Corrector out of tight budget.
Oh wait, I think I got this from Ulta using a coupon. Haha~ I don't remember. 😛
This stick concealer is for my everyday use. It gives decent coverage yet there's a need to reapply after a few hours. After some time did I learn this is one of those that will turn the dark circles to white. I'm sure you have seen night shots of girls with eyes like that. So shameful and scary to look at! Then did I learn that such concealers require foundation. 🙂 Of course, you need a foundation that blends well with your skin color unless we're aiming for a Geisha look. XD;
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Social Media + Banks = Amazing Combination
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Banking!!! There was a time when people used to visit banks (We still do) But the frequency has reduced drastically. Thanks to Technology. We are all digitally connected with our Banks. To make things even more interesting, there have been some amazing Social Media Campaigns via Banks and have got us engaged. Example : Hashtag Banking, Transfer your funds via Twitter and so on.
The following blog is a small effort to showcase the Social Channels that these banks are leveraging to help us get the best customer experience and also to tap the talent for their hiring needs. Based on the previous post "Big Big Opportunity for Pharma Companies!!! Social Media Presence!!! " it was a similar amazing learning experience and gained insights while conducting research of these Banks Social Media Presence. Example : Some banks have a Pinterest and Instagram Account. Isn't that interesting!!!
So enough of Talking, let's look at the DATA!!!! (We are all so obsessed with Data)
So, hope via this Data you might have been able to get amazing insights around leveraging Social Media. It's not a rocket Science, all we need to understand our Target Audience / Customers / Candidates and then work on a Social Media Strategy.
Looking forward to your views, inputs and suggestions on this data.
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Big Big Opportunity for Pharma Companies!!! Social Media Presence!!!
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Data!! Well, that's want everyone wants before you even speak 🙂
So here we go. This is a small exercise to showcase "Social Media" presence of Pharma Companies.
PS: Before you jump to any conclusion, let's take a pause and understand that the Objective is to showcase the HUGE OPPORTUNITY that Pharma companies have in the space of "Social Media"
One thing is clear that they do have good presence on various social channels, and have Likes and Followers. But still something is missing. There is a lot of talk of millennials joining the workforce, their expectations, their aspirations etc. They are even more social (Online) that the management, the leaders and managers. Hence it's a big opportunity for Pharma companies to have a Social Strategy which is focused on engaging, connecting and tapping the future talent.
Companies must ideally have a dedicate team which only focuses on these Corporate Social Channels. Some do outsource such activities, which is still fine. As long as it does help companies remain active on Social Channels and remain connected with their followers. Here is one small example of where to get it started : https://goo.gl/qx99eU
So, hope this data did help 🙂 (We are so so obsessed with data, that nothing moves without it, not even basic things)
What are you waiting for? Go ahead and get it going. Social Media is an amazing place to leverage your Social Strategies. Go ahead, create some amazing content and campaigns to attract your potential talent.
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Business Analytics: Shifting Hindsight to Insight and Foresight
Highlights from a study conducted by Deloitte on business analytics usage.
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The trouble is that many of them work in an IT culture that is used to giving people access to only a finite amount of data. New data management frameworks such as MapReduce and Hadoop make it possible to cost-effectively analyze large amounts of data, but many IT organizations don't have the skills in place to master those technologies.
According to Anjul Bhambhri, vice president of Big Data for IBM, this gap between the IT skills at hand and the desires of the business community is starting to create some tension, which could be resolved with the appointment of someone who will function as the chief data scientist or officer. It's all part of a larger strategic effort that focuses on business intelligence and the use of analytics applications. Bhambhri says IBM is increasingly seeing this role being taken on as part of an effort to first bring order to all the unstructured data companies have access to, and then to correlate that information with the company's structured data. As Bhambhri notes, there is no structure to a Tweet on Twitter, so all that unstructured data has to first be centralized and then organized using, most commonly, MapReduce and Hadoop.
One might argue that because chief information officers are theoretically in charge of information, this task would fall under their purview. But there is a world of difference between managing data and understanding the business value of that data; hence the need for a new class of business data specialists.
Business people want the freedom to analyze data without any restrictions being imposed on them by the IT department. That requirement makes many traditional IT executives uncomfortable because much of their job for the last 40 years has been tied to organizing a finite amount of data for consumption in a highly structured report that did not allows users to easily drill down into the underlying data. But as is often the case, the changing fundamentals of analytics are creating another moment in time when IT needs to lead, follow or simply get out of the way.


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The practical magic and inspiration of Boston's Barr Fellows Network story is captured simply by the following admission from Lyndia Downie, Executive Director of Pine Street Inn, - "I'm not sure I buy all this network theory, but I love the people in this network."
I encourage you to study this living history of how providing sometimes long divided (and very different) local leaders with opportunities to renew, connect, innovate, and be fish out of water together (in the global south) are some of the building blocks of "networking a city."
In the Barr Foundation's learning partnership on networks with the Interaction Institute for Social Change, they coalesced existing understandings of networks and decided that the network they sought to seed and support was one of connectivity for the sake of connection and relationship. Nothing more. Nothing less. And waited to see what would organically emerge from this.
These are 3 distinctions I found useful:
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- Alignment network: shared vision
- Action network: people mobilize towards common goals and collective action
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Mistakes are the real Secrets of Success. Read to see how unintentional mistakes intended at trying out things to succeed in life really help us to achieve our goals.
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Every time God wanted to do something good to this world, he did not come here to do it by himself, instead he created a Child. Thats how Einstein was born, Buddha was born, Swami Vivekanada was born, Lincon was born, Ilayaraja was born, Basavanna was born, and so are we all So the idea [...]
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If Andersson were picked 21st and and Chytil 7th, we be thrilled with the top pick and be pleased with how the 21st pick was developing in the AHL..
If Andersson were picked 21st and and Chytil 7th, we be thrilled with the top pick and be pleased with how the 21st pick was developing in the AHL..
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I see that post a lot and just don't see why it's significant.
That's not what happened.
People are calling for Andersson to be traded already around here. Its absurd. The list of players that developed over many years of professional experience is 10x longer than the list of people who made an immediate impact. Just look at Kreider and Hayes.
I fully expected this kid to push Hayes out the door, or at least help the team decide to move him sooner. Dude can't even get a role over Nieves (whom I like) or Strome. It's the perfect time to insert him.
The selling point on drafting him was that he could walk onto an NHL team and contribute.. He hasn't done that. This is year two after being drafted.. Guess the selling point is untrue.
I'm down for trading him or handing him a third line role with the goal being to slide him into a second line role as soon as they deal Hayes. Let him play and give him some damn line mates. If they don't want to do that. Add him to a package to some sucker ala DeAngelo to the Rangers.
Hopefully the rangers stick to the plan that best develops the player that is based on his actual readiness rather than fulfilling the fans need to rush to judgement. He's 19/20 years old. He can't even have a beer yet. Surely he has time to develop into more than he is now. Maybe he doesn't. Regardless he's not a bust yet and the team does not need to prove otherwise to the ridiculous faction of their fan base.
He's european sonhe can have a beer.
And he looks so much like a bust from where im sitting.
The "NHL ready" thing is a bit of a buzzword, and I suppose it depends on your definition of what that actually means. But there is no doubt in my mind that Andersson could have played on the 4th line this year and he would have been fine. Certainly no worse than anyone else that has been centering that line. I mean, you can argue that they overcooked the NHL ready bit at the time of drafting him and I would argue that it makes little sense to spout shit like that as all you really get out of it is adding pressure on both the kid and the organization to have him deliver straight off the bat.
In any case, in camp, a decision was made that he would be better off playing as a 1st line C in Hartford to work on his offensive game and skating. In my mind that doesn't mean he wasn't ready for a role on the team, it was a move made with his development in mind. Imo that was an excellent decision that took a bit of balls to make. I think the bad decision was getting into the next man up line of thinking when Buch (I think) got injured. At the time Andersson was clocking 20 mins a night, playing at a ppg clip and was doing well. There was absolutely no need to not stay the course with him, and calling him up to play 8 minutes a night, sometimes as a winger, on a shitty line was just stupid.
I don't think him not getting the call up after Howden went down is alarming at all. I choose to believe they actually learnt from the last time and have decided to stay the course at this point.
I do agree with the last bit. If the guys we expect to be traded are moved on he should be called up after the deadline. And at that point they should absolutely give him the chance to play as the 3rd line C.
I would also add that guys like him, whose game is based on a solid 200 ft game, hockey iq and other intangibles usually take longer to come into their own at the NHL level than skill based players. I'm not ready to give up on him just yet. I'm obviously not ecstatic with the pick, but it is what it is.
A final point, the guys on the BSB podcast made a good point in relation to this. Hopefully the Rangers have learnt a lesson over the last two drafts. And that is that when they swing for the fences in the 1st round based on skill and high upside (Chytil, Kravtsov, Miller) they've made what at this point look like homerun picks. With the "safer" picks like Andersson, not so much.
Sure, he could develop like Couturier.
Or like Malhotra.
It's early. But so it's not looking good. Of course there are people who think we should have McIlrath playing on our team right now...
Anderson's draft year only 6 or 7 of the first round picks have made the nhl as of today.
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New York Rangers: Step right up, the Rangers knew from Day 1 in October this was their trade deadline destiny, fulfilling a plan that started a year ago with a very public rebuild plan. The pending UFAs for sale include Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello as the more promising items. Hayes would be a beast of an add for a contender looking for size and enough skill to play in a top-six role. Hard-hitting blueliner Adam McQuaid is also a pending UFA and will likely be moved. After that, the Rangers are listening on signed players, a guy like Vladislav Namestnikov, 26, as an example. He's signed for another year at $4 million. He's yours for the right price. Having the necessary cap room for July 1 and a possible run at the likes of Panarin and/or Erik Karlsson (unless he stays in San Jose) are possibilities.
Yeah, I doubt the latter, but I suppose he couched that properly with "possibilities."
"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If youre a good loser, youre a loser."
- John Tortorella
"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence."
- Christopher Hitchens
https://nypost.com/2019/02/10/caps-a...ttle-loophole/A year ago, the Predators ruled 2017 first-round winger Eeli Tolvanen off-limits in trade talks following the teenaged Finn's breakout Olympics. They had seemed willing to consider the possibility of sending Tolvanen to the Rangers in a rental deal for Rick Nash, but placed the winger under quarantine following the Pyeongchang Games.
Now, though, we are told Tolvanen is being used as bait while the Predators, who have already obtained bottom-sixers Brian Boyle and Cody McLeod, hunt big game of the Artemi Panarin-Mark Stone variety.
Tolvanen for Mats Zuccarello? Not likely.
Interesting, isn't it? Just last week there were some here decrying the idea of the Rangers' shopping Andersson as "giving up on him," yet here are the Predators, with a more productive prospect, who has also failed to impress since being selected in the same draft, doing exactly that.
"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If youre a good loser, youre a loser."
- John Tortorella
"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence."
- Christopher Hitchens
Those are 100% different trading scenarios.
Re-building team giving up on a pick vs. Contending team willing to part with top prospect to win now.
Lias Andersson for #AJT2019
I know the context isn't the same, but the principle is. The Rangers don't need to hold onto guys they draft longer just because they have a longer runway. If they feel Andersson's progress has stalled, they're entirely in the right to get out ahead of things by flipping him, perhaps for a prospect in a similar position elsewhere.
"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If youre a good loser, youre a loser."
- John Tortorella
"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence."
- Christopher Hitchens


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Musical Instrument Insurance – Does it Apply to You?
Whilst we like to think our belongs are safe, it can be a bit of a worry when you've just spent a fortune on a well-loved musical instrument, especially if you plan to travel around or play a lot of gigs. I think we've all heard horror stories from people who have had their instruments stolen on public transport or from the back of a gig venue. Thankfully though, musical instrument insurance can be purchased relatively cheaply.
Despite musical instrument insurance being quite cost effective, many musicians don't bother with it and instead prefer to take the risk. We decided to take a look through a number of different options to find out exactly how much you can expect to spend, and what type of cover is available. If you're a teacher, gigging musician or simply a guitar fanatic – definitely have a think about whether or not musical instrument insurance is for you.
What Cover is Available?
Just like anything else, there are plenty of options available when looking to insure your instruments. At the lower end of the market you have some very affordable packages to cover you against theft only. If your main concern is theft whilst you're out and about, this can be a really good option for you without breaking the bank.
At the higher end of the spectrum there are premiums to cover against accidental damage and all sorts of unfortunate situations. We found that shopping around for musical instrument insurance is very similar to looking for contents insurance. In much the same way, the amount you pay will often depend on the value of the instrument(s) you want to insure, and how much protection you require. For the professional musician, choosing features such as 'old for new' replacement might be a good yet slightly more expensive option.
Things to consider:
- Value of your instruments
- Where you're likely to be travelling
- Extra features such as 'old for new'
- Excess fees
- Storage locations
How Much Should I Pay for Musical Instrument Insurance?
This really is completely up to you. What we would suggest however is making sure you pick the right package for your situation. We found deals for as little as £5 per month but our honest opinion was that these might not be worth it. If you're part of a band then it definitely works out much cheaper to get a collective package to cover all your gear, rather than insuring your instruments individually.


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For some time, I have been suggesting coherence and complexity in the structuring of Chinese strategies for projecting investment power abroad. Backer, Larry Catá, Sovereign Investing in Times of Crisis: Global Regulation of Sovereign Wealth Funds, State Owned Enterprises and the Chinese Experience. Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2009; Penn State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-2009. That strategy has produced not merely China's leading role in the international framework for the management of soft law regulation of sovereign wealth funds (the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds); it has also produced a policy of competitive fracture among its own domestic sovereign wealth funds that may, in the aggregate project power outward and act to stabilize financial markets within China.
My research assistant, Lian Ma, has prepared a short paper generally describing some of the contours of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund investment universe. The paper is designed to provide a general overview. Still, certain important themes emerge: (1) Chinese outbound investment is not marked by its uniformity but rather by a loose coordination; (2) Chinese ministries with access to SWFs compete for power, influence and status through these funds, the more successful the funds, the more useful not only as a source of wealth but also internal influence within the state apparatus; (3) the blended objectives of politically targeted wealth maximization tends to provide a framework, but not an inflexible formula, for SWF investment activity; (4) the proliferation of SWFs make it possible to mediate between internal Chinese interests and activities and the expectations of host (mostly developed) states--some SWFs are put out as models and projected westward, others are more internally focused and less in the Western media (and regulatory) eye (compare CIC with SAFE); and (5) SWFs are providing China with an important vehicle for making an international mark--the prominence of China in SWF soft regulation, the Chinese involvement in the governance architecture of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds provides an international organization through which China can sharpen its skills in playing a positive leading role in international affairs.
China's Sovereign Wealth Fund(s)
A Sketch of China's Major Sovereign Wealth Funds
The following passages include three episodes with each briefly describing one of the three major Chinese state funds, namely, SAFE, CDB, and NSSF, other than the formal Chinese Sovereign Wealth Fund – the CIC.
An Introduction to SAFE
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is China's foreign exchange regulator and manager. As China's foreign exchange reserves have amounted over 3 trillion dollars by early 2011 while the most recent global financial crisis is not showing any sign of recess, whether the huge Chinese wealth will be safe remains a question. This essay provides a brief overview of SAFE with a focus on its overseas investment activities since SAFE has been a low-key Sovereign Wealth Fund of China.
SAFE as a State Organ
SAFE was formally founded in 1979, the year that marked the beginning of China's economic reform.[1] SAFE has been the state foreign exchange regulator under the direct supervision of the People's Bank of China (the central bank), which is one of the ministry-level organs under the State Council.[2]
The history of SAFE has witnessed a gradual release of state control over foreign exchanges in the past three decades.[3] There are three phases in the transitioning process of SAFE. The first phase was before the economic reform, during which the Chinese economy was highly controlled by the central government; all foreign exchange had to be sold to the state, and all the uses of foreign exchange were being allocated according to State plans.[4] In the following 15 years, which is the second phase, China's foreign exchange was transitioning toward a market-economy where central command was being lessened and the role of market adjustment was being increased. During this time, more financial institutions were allowed to have foreign exchange business (Before 1979, only Bank of China could have foreign exchange business). The third phase started from the middle of the 1990s when China gradually established floating foreign exchange rate.[5]
Currently, SAFE maintains control over the operations of the RMB capital account whereas the RMB current account has been open to the market.[6] For the future, SAFE has several goals which include having free exchange of the RMB financial account (convertibility of the RMB capital account), improving the floating currency mechanism, and making the RMB a regional currency.[7]
As SAFE serves more as the state foreign exchange regulator and policymaker rather than as manager and player, most of its functions are regulative in nature, such as "study and propose policy suggestions on the reform of the foreign exchange administration system" and "participate in the drafting of relevant laws, regulations, and departmental rules on foreign exchange administration."[8] Among the 10 listed "major functions" only two of them are about managing state foreign exchange assets – one is "to undertake operations and management of foreign exchange reserves, gold reserves, and other foreign exchange assets of the state" and the other one is "to take part in relevant international financial activities." [9]
SAFE is a deputy-ministerial level administration. The organizational structure of SAFE is very much like other government organs that have branches across the country. Headquartered in Beijing, SAFE has 34 branches in China's provinces and autonomous regions, 2 administrative offices – one in Beijing and one in Chongqing, as well as 298 central sub-branches and 518 sub-branches in cities and counties across China. [10]
The management team is currently headed by Yi Gang, who was a tenured economics professor at Indiana University. [11] Mr. Yi has become the administrator of SAFE from July 2009 while also serving as one of the vice governors of the central bank. Mr. Yi is a scholar-turned currency policy regulator. Before joining China's central bank in 1997, he was a scholar of economics. He has been tackling China's inflation issue and pointed out that the transformation of China's economic development pattern held the key to addressing the inflation issue.[12]
SAFE as a China SWF
Being responsible for managing China's huge foreign exchange reserve, SAFE has always been one of the major overseas investors before and after the high-profile Chinese sovereign wealth fund – China Investment Corporation (CIC) – was created in 2007. Derek Scissors, a research fellow from The Heritage Foundation, says SAFE is China's largest overseas investor in the U.S.[13] However, SAFE has not been well known in the world, which is probably because of its role as a government branch rather than a business investor.
SAFE's overseas investment started from the 1990s.[14] SAFE set up four overseas offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, London, and New York to carry different investment portfolios.[15] The most important overseas office, however, is the Hong Kong based SAFE Investment Company Ltd. (Hua'an 华安, literarily means China safe),[16] through which SAFE has been investing in western financial markets such as the U.S., the UK, etc. [17]
SAFE Investment Co. Ltd. was registered in Hong Kong in June 1997, shortly before the handover of Hong Kong to China.[18] The registration capital was 100 million Hong Kong dollars, of which SAFE held 99.999999 million shares and the then SAFE boss Ms. Hu Xiaolian held one share.[19] SAFE Investment Co. Ltd has been holding stakes in 40-50 companies in the UK worth £ 5 billion since 2008. Most of the holdings remain at about 1 percent of the total shares. For example, SAFE was reportedly to have purchased 1 percent of BP's share in 2008.[20] The small percentage of share-holding (less than 3 percent) allowed SAFE Investment Co. Ltd to keep its activities from going public, as analysts said.[21] In other European markets, SAFE is also maintaining a low-key manner. For instance, SAFE purchased 1.6 percent shares of French Total in 2008.[22]
According to a 2008 survey by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, the Hong Kong based SAFE subsidiary was listed as the third largest sovereign fund while CIC was the eighth.[23] One major issue with SAFE and its subsidiaries is the lack of transparency. There does not seem to be much information on how they operate in the global financial market. One could hardly find any detailed information about SAFE Investment Co. Ltd. online. It was reported that SAFE Investment Co. Ltd had set up another company in Hong Kong in 2007 but no information was available for this new company.[24] Due to this lack of transparency, the motivation of SAFE has been questioned by western scholars. In 2008, SAFE purchased 1.5 billion US treasury bonds from Costa Rica for Costa Rica to give up its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.[25]
SAFE was being reported to have invested in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds, along with CIC and large commercial banks from China.[26] Reports said SAFE could lose 450 billion dollars after the American housing market meltdown starting in 2007. In response, SAFE disputed the speculation and claimed that SAFE's investment in the securities of the two American housing markets was "normal"; the annual average investment return rate was 6 percent from 2008 to 2010.[27] The strong response to media estimation of loss in American housing markets securities was deemed as a way to offset some public concerns about the safety of China's wealth. One blogger argued that although there might not be loss in the near term, China's holding of American housing securities has potential risks as the American housing bubble does not seem to recover fully in the long term.[28]
SAFE vs. CIC
As SAFE and CIC both perform as China's sovereign wealth funds, albeit CIC is more well-known than SAFE, the two seem to be competitors. From an organizational perspective, SAFE is under the People's Bank of China while CIC is under the Finance Ministry. The Finance Ministry is the sole shareholder of CIC, as an insider familiar with both SAFE and CIC said, given that the initial capital for CIC came from the Finance Ministry rather than from SAFE.[29]
SAFE was approved by the State Council in 2008 to use 5 percent of the total foreign reserves to invest in stocks, as an alternative to its traditional investment in American bonds.[30] One of the investments SAFE made was a 250-million-dollar project through American PE investment group TPG, which was involved in the bailout of Washington Mutual.[31] Unfortunately, Washington Mutual went to bankruptcy during the American financial crisis and so SAFE was unable to get back its investment, as the insider pointed out.[32] This insider also revealed that initially TPG approached CIC for the Washington Mutual project, but was turned down by CIC for fear of losing money. TPG then found SAFE and made the deal.[33]
In terms of incentives, SAFE is not as good as CIC because SAFE does not have many experienced investment managers; "in the front line of foreign currency investment, there are only seniors and kids," said the insider, implying that SAFE is missing a group of capable and competent investors.[34]
The current SAFE director has made efforts to recruit experienced investment managers to boost SAFE's performance. Mr. Yi hoped that by recruiting some of the top Chinese financial managers working in Wall Street would improve China's foreign reserve investment portfolios.[35]
One of the newly recruits is Zhu Changhong, who was named as the chief investment officer of SAFE starting in February 2010.[36] Zhu was recruited by SAFE as part of a state plan to attract back one thousand top talents; in return, Zhu got a benefit package including an award of RMB 1 million.[37] Before joining SAFE, Zhu worked for Pacific Investment Management Co. in charge of 23 billion dollars.[38] A 2010 report said Zhu has been very effective in making a few successful SAFE investments overseas.[39] SAFE increased its holdings of the Japanese bonds in the first seven consecutive months in 2010 and then sold its holdings in August and September, making a good return at 9 to 10 percent.[40]
The good performance was reportedly associated with some mechanism changes within SAFE such as good salary package. According to a source close to SAFE's foreign reserve department, the new salary incentive has been quite effective to attract back some of the lost talented dealers to work for SAFE. Investment dealers who had left SAFE for other global investment banks for higher salaries – the phenomenon of "brain drain" – now came back to work for SAFE when there is a need from the country.[41]
"The Invisible Vessel"
Today's SAFE really has two hats. One is the hat of foreign exchange regulator; the other is a semi sovereign wealth fund. Domestically, SAFE is being mentioned in the media mainly as a currency regulator as SAFE often issues statements or new rules about foreign currency management. Internationally, SAFE has been wearing the hat of a sovereign wealth fund, making business investments in hope of making profits, just like CIC.
The only difference, however, is that SAFE is still being regarded as a secret investor. According to a Reuters report, SAFE has been using scores of foreign investment agents to make overseas transactions. Sometimes, SAFE also uses China's state owned commercial banks to do some preparatory work before any transactions.[42] All the transaction orders came directly from Beijing.[43] "SAFE is like an invisible huge vessel in Wall Street," according to an overseas dealer.[44]
China Development Bank
The China Development Bank (CDB) was founded in 1994 according to the State Council Document No. 22. As a policy bank, CDB has been providing financial resources to infrastructure, basic and pillar industries in China.[45] In 2008, CDB made a step toward commercialization by reforming the policy bank into a CDB shareholding company. The Finance Ministry and Central Huijin held 51.3 percent and 48.7 percent of its shares respectively.[46]
However, the organization structure of the bank is still very much like a government institution. The bank is headquartered in Beijing, the capital of China, with 35 branches and over 7,000 staff in every provinces and major cities as well as in Hong Kong. (The CDB Hong Kong branch was opened in July 2009 as it was upgraded from an office level institution.[47]) . Additionally, it has four offices (office is a lower level compared with branch) in Tibet, Xiamen, Cairo (as of Nov. 2009), and Moscow (as of Sept. 2010) respectively.[48] CDB is the second largest bond issuer in China after the Finance Ministry.[49] CDB also has an international advisory board, which includes former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger,[50] to help expand CDB's global vision.
As the mission statement says, CDB is dedicated to "strengthening China's competitiveness and improving the living standards of its people in support of the State's medium to long-term development strategies and policies."[51] Under this ambitious mission, CDB really has opened two fronts: domestic and international. Domestically, CDB loans have been used to support a wide range of industries from energy, transportation, to communication and cultural industries. Internationally, the Bank has been active in supporting the global expansion of SOEs in response to the call of the State for domestic enterprises to go global.[52] Such SOEs include PetroChina, Sinopec, State Grid, CITIC Pacific, Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group, Goldwind and Xi'an Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.[53] By the end of 2010, the Bank has financed projects in 90 countries and regions, issuing a total loan of 141.3 billion US dollars.[54]
CDB's Global Plan
According to a 2007 report, the initial idea of CDB's going out strategy was based on the fact that many foreign banks have had branches in China while Chinese banks rarely had branches overseas.[55] To address this issue, the headquarters divided the world into a few big chunks and having each one of CDB's domestic branches in charge of certain overseas areas respectively. For example, CDB's Sichuan Branch is responsible for Nepal and neighboring countries while CDB's Henan Branch is responsible for five countries in southern Africa.[56] Usually, the procedure is to form a team for international business; mainly with 3 or 4 staff, going to the target country and making an overall assessment of the country before investing in any Chinese businesses there. After establishing a team in a target country, CDB will seek opportunities to invest in local businesses and even introduce foreign businesses to invest in China.[57] The team may be later developed into an overseas branch, as needed.[58] CDB has sent out over 100 teams overseas to establish an international network for investment and business expansion, but mostly these teams are in Asia, Africa and Latin America.[59]
When commenting on the international expansion and collaboration of Chinese financial institutes, CDB's Chairman Chen Yuan said overseas investment by Chinese banks and Chinese enterprises should not only focus on Wall Street. Instead, they should consider going to energy and resource rich places.[60] Chen also suggested an innovative way to serve both state and commercial interests by striking deals with energy rich countries by bypassing the international/western energy markets.[61] A good example is the "loans for oil" deal that CDB has been quite successfully engaged in. [62]According to media reports, CDB has inked "oil for loans" deals in the past few years with energy rich countries including Russia, Venezuela, Brazil, etc. at a total of more than 65 billion dollars; in return, China will get an annual 75 million tons of oil.[63]
CDB has also loaned to Turkmenistan to secure gas supply to China. In this "gas for loans" deal, CDB loaned $ 4.1 billion to Turkmengaz, Turkmenistan's state gas producer, to support the development of South Iolotan, reportedly one of the world's most remote gas fields with challenging geological conditions, after a previous $ 4 billion loan to help develop this gas field.[64]
It is important to note that CDB has been using both political and commercial resources in its international activities. As the message given by CDB President Jiang Chaoliang said, CDB signed 79 financial collaboration agreements and memoranda with 51 countries in 2010 "under the auspices of senior government officials."[65] The statement indicates that CDB and the Chinese government are working closely to make those energy deals. In other words, the national interests and CDB's commercial interests converge when it comes to energy related projects. CDB does not hide its commitment to facilitating China's state strategies and diplomatic interests, as Jiang voiced support for the state strategies and goals such as to encourage more Chinese SOEs to go global in the years ahead.[66]
However, in addition to CDB's close relationship with the government and SOEs, CDB also supports private companies to expand globally. For example, CDB signed a cooperation deal with Huawei in 2009, providing 30 billion US dollars for Huawei's overseas expansion.[67] Huawei, established in 1988, is a Chinese ICT provider who has established presence in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. In a previous agreement between CDB and Huawei, the former provided 10 billion US dollars to assist Huawei's overseas expansion. Similar to the most recent "loans for oil" deals, CDB loaned money to foreign information service providers for them to buy Huawei's products. For instance, in 2007, India's Reliance got a CDB loan of 750 million dollars; in return, Reliance purchased Huawei's GSM equipment.[68]
CDB's Role: Policy Bank + SWF?
As a financial institution, CDB has been wearing at least two hats: one is the policy bank hat and the other is the sovereign wealth fund hat. When CDB invests heavily in domestic projects in China's domestic infrastructure, basic and pillar industries, CDB is a policy bank. When CDB is investing overseas, either through buying shares of foreign financial institutes or providing financial support to China's SOEs, CDB is functioning like a sovereign wealth fund. But the only difference from CIC (the formal Chinese sovereign wealth fund) is probably that CDB works closely with SOEs in pursuing State strategic interests.
Although CDB has embarked on a journey of commercialization since 2008,[69] there does not seem to be a timetable for that goal to be reached. Would the goal of CDB's commercialization become more closely tied to making CDB a secondary sovereign wealth fund after CIC? One analyst argues that CDB should become another CIC to help relieve the risk of holding trillions of dollars of foreign reserves.[70] In practice, CDB seems to be in close cooperation with other state funds such as the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). In April 2011, CDB got a total of RMB 10 billion capital from NSSF, which holds about 2.19 percent of CDB's shares.[71] The cooperation between CDB and China's sovereign-wealth-fund like financial institutions signaled that the commercialization of CDB would not produce a purely commercial bank. As Yan Qingmin, Assistant Chairman of China's Banking Regulatory Commission, said in May 2011, the role of CDB will be likely a combination of a commercial bank and a policy bank.[72] CDB has been entitled to zero-risk weighting for the bonds it has issued, same as the Finance Ministry. But that entitlement will come to an end by the end of 2012, after which its risk weighting will be evaluated and determined according to its commercialization and bond market situation.[73]
As a policy bank, CDB has also been financing cultural industry projects in recent years, in addition to its priorities on infrastructure, basic and pillar industries. For example, in 2010, CDB signed an agreement to finance China's press and publishing projects, with an annual capital investment of RMB 50 billion.[74] CDB also financed the first Chinese media and culture fund – China Media Capital, which is considered to be a Personal Equity fund.[75]
As a policy bank, CDB has also tried to forge close financial relations with Taiwan, which has always been on the top political agenda of the State. CDB has provided financing to projects involving Taiwan, [76] which has been having good economic relations with mainland China especially after a newly launched free-trade like agreement between the two sides in 2010.[77] In a cultural industry seminar between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, held in Shanghai in May 2011, CDB's Vice President Li Jiping said CDB has financed 517 Taiwan projects with a total of RMB 46.9 billion and will continue to support the cross-strait cultural industry development.[78] Additionally, CDB is reportedly to consider setting up a joint fund with a Taiwan financial institution.[79] CDB is also thinking of opening a branch in Taiwan.[80]
CDB is probably the most influential bank in China given its close relationship with the State and its close working relationship with China's SOEs in overseas expansion and equity acquisition. What makes CDB unique is the bank aligns its own strategic interests with the State's political and economic interests, as seen in the high profile energy deals with energy rich countries. The power of this converged interest between CDB, which represents the Chinese financial institution, the Chinese government, and giant SOEs, has caused debate and alarm among western observers, as China has been using this unique combination of entities to pursue energy supplies from around the world.[81]
There does not seem to have a lot of speculations about CDB becoming another Chinese sovereign wealth fund. As for CDB's relationship with the SWFs, it seems so far limited to being a channel of relieving huge foreign reserves managed by SAFE. [82]
National Social Security Fund
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF or SSF) was established in 2000 in Beijing.[83] The Fund is managed and operated by the National Council for Social Security Fund, which is currently headed by Dai Xianglong, a former central bank's governor.[84] Directly affiliated to the State Council, the Fund is organized under a general assembly of the councilors. Among them, the general secretary, and three other deputy secretaries are appointed by the State Council while all the other councilors are hired.[85]
According to the Fund's official mission statement, the NSSF "aims to be a solution to the problem of aging and serves as a strategic reserve fund accumulated by the central government to support future social security expenditures and other social security needs."[86] Ever since the establishment of the NSSF, it has been investing both domestically and overseas. The investment scope of NSSF ranges from domestic treasury bonds, securities investment funds, stocks to foreign treasury bonds, stocks, funds, and even futures.[87]
The Fund had largely remained less well known until four years after its establishment. In its first press conference held in 2004, the then general secretary Xiang Huaicheng, who was a former finance minister, made a few important announcements that unveiled the Fund to the public. Xiang announced that NSSF would increase the Fund's stocks investment from 5.1 to 15 percent of the Fund's total.[88] The Fund would seek to invest overseas and the first overseas investment would include Hong Kong market.[89] In 2005, NSSF made its debut in Hong Kong through the IPO of Bank of Communications.[90]
NSSF's overseas investment was formally launched in December 2006, after the Council selected 10 foreign assets management companies as the Fund's overseas investment agents.[91] Over the past few years, the Fund has continued to hire foreign fund management companies to help manage its overseas activities. Among the foreign agents are State Street Global Advisor, Alliance Bernstein, AXA Rosenberg, T.Rowe Price, JANUSINTECH, Allianz, UBS, INVESCO, Black Rock, PIMCO, etc, according to a 2008 report of NSSF's overseas investment.[92] The Fund's overseas investment portfolios include global stocks, bonds and foreign currency deposits.[93] According to Xiang, NSSF's overseas investment had plenty of room to grow as long as the overseas investment was being kept under a limit of 20 percent of the Fund's total assets. By 2006, the overseas investment was only about 5 percent of the Fund's total.[94]
The Fund is getting more attention now as it has been growing and expanding in the world. According to a 2010 annual report, NSSF's total asset has reached over RMB 8 trillion by 2010, in which 58.1 percent comes from direct investment and 41.9 percent comes from commissioned investment.[95] A recent Financial Times report says NSSF has been expanding its overseas investment not only in the US and EU markets, but also in India and other emerging markets, as well as unlisted companies and global private equities.[96]
Although the Fund has adjusted its investment portfolios by increasing stocks and entities investment, Dai, the current general secretary, argued that that the Fund is facing a major institutional obstacle while making overseas investment. He believed that the Fund should be managed according to the rule of market, implying a less government role in the Fund management activities.[97] Additionally, the fact that the Fund is relying on foreign agents to manage its overseas investment says that NSSF is still a very young investment fund.
Concluding Thoughts
In the current global financial crisis where western countries are deep in debt, China's situation seems to be far better. China is now the loaner, lending money all over the world and buying energy and stocks. The aforementioned three major Chinese state funds, how they are organized and how they are investing in the global market introduced some basics about the various types of Chinese sovereign wealth funds, which are summarized in the following points.
First, these informal Chinese sovereign wealth funds have close ties with the state. In terms of organizational structure, both SAFE and CDB have headquarters in Beijing and branches across China. CDB works close with the State in securing foreign energy resources. NSSF is governed by a group of former government officials mainly from the Finance Ministry or the Central Bank. Second, these state funds all share a lack of transparency in terms of how they invest overseas. SAFE is probably the most secret government fund as information about SAFE's foreign investment is not immediately available to the public. Finally, as various types of Chinese sovereign funds go overseas to invest, they do not seem to have coordination; competition may be inevitable among them as shown in the case of SAFE and CIC. As a Chinese blogger commented, China's overseas investment and acquisition becomes "a chorus without a conductor." [98]
[1] See "The History and Function of SAFE", available at http://news.xinhuanet.com/zhengfu/2003-03/07/content_764583.htm; also see "About SAFE" on www.safe.gov.cn
[2] See the structure of the central government at http://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2005-08/01/content_18608.htm
[3] See "About SAFE" at http://www.safe.gov.cn/model_safe/whjjs/whjjs_detail.jsp?id=1&ID=160500000000000000
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Ibid.
[7] Ibid.
[8] See "About SAFE" in English at http://www.safe.gov.cn/model_safe_en/whjjs_en/whjjs_detail_en.jsp?id=1&ID=30202000000000000
[9] Ibid.
[10] See "SAFE Structure" at http://www.safe.gov.cn/model_safe/whjjs/whjjs_detail1.jsp?id=1&ID=160400000000000000
[11] See "Management Team", "Yi Gang", at http://www.safe.gov.cn/model_safe_en/whjjs_en/jzjs_list_en.jsp?id=1&ID=30201000000000000 , accessed July 19, 2011
[12] Shu. M. (2008). "Vice Governor Yi Gang: Looking for an answer to the question of controlling inflation", Nanfang Weekend, available at http://www.infzm.com/content/7510, accessed on July 12, 2011
[13] Scissors, D. (2009). "An overview of China's overseas investment", available at http://www.21bcr.com/a/shiye/yuwai/2010/0605/253.html, accessed on July 12, 2011
[14] Qiao, et al. (2010). "The truth about the American housing bonds", Caijing Magazine, Vol. 19. Sept. 13, 2010. Available at http://magazine.caijing.com.cn/2010-09-12/110519332_5.html, accessed July 13, 2011
[15] Ibid.
[16] Ibid.
[17] Sester. B. (2009). Blog. Available at http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2009/03/15/safe-seems-to-have-started-buying-us-equities-in-the-spring-of-2007-and-didnt-stop-until-july-2008/, accessed on July 13, 2011
[18] Wu. G. (2009). Blog. "SAFE overseas investment suffers 80 billion dollars loss?", available at http://blog.soufun.com/21101922/3222433/articledetail.htm, accessed June 3, 2011
[19] See "SAFE Investment Co." available at http://www.ezcap.cn/Org/Invest/200006370.html, accessed July 13, 2011
[20] Chen. H. (2008). "Report says China's SAFE purchases 1 percent of BP's share with 2 billion dollars." Available at http://finance.sina.com.cn/world/gjjj/20080416/01554753820.shtml, accessed July 18, 2011
[21] Scissors, D. (2009). "An overview of China's overseas investment", available at http://www.21bcr.com/a/shiye/yuwai/2010/0605/253.html, accessed on July 12, 2011
[22] 21cbh."China's SAFE invests 1.8 billion euros in French Total", available at http://www.21cbh.com/HTML/2008-4-7/HTML_VRE3XL2UIDI8.html, accessed July 15, 2011
[23] Cao. Zh. (2009). "SAFE Investment Co. listed third among SWFs". Caijing. Available at http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-03-27/110129316.html, accessed on July 13, 2011
[24] Wang. L. (2008). "SAFE increases securities investment overseas", available at http://forex.cnfol.com/080919/134,1501,4792209,00.shtml , accessed July 19, 2011
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[26] Qiao, et al. (2010). "The truth about the American housing bonds", Caijing Magazine, Vol. 19. Sept. 13, 2010. Available at http://magazine.caijing.com.cn/2010-09-12/110519332_5.html, accessed July 19, 2011
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[44] Ibid.
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[46] Ibid.
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[53] Ibid.
[54] Ibid.
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[58] Ibid.
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[78] Ibid.
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Depression: Something That Helps Me
Okay, I've written a lot about my depression on my various blogs over the years, and mostly it's been the "screaming silently in text" type of post which is all about how horrible I'm feeling at the present moment and all the rest. Today, it's a bit different.
Today, I'm going to talk about something I've been doing for nearly two months now, which I'm finding is helping me with my depression.
It developed out of a bit of thinking that came to light in about mid-May, when I realised one of the things depression did for me was it made it very difficult for me to see the positives in what was going on around me (and thus made me very cross with people who said "look on the bright side", because as far as I was concerned, there wasn't one). Given my natural state of mind, I'll see the negatives, spot the rain cloud surrounding the silver linings, and always, always note not only is the glass half-empty (if that), it's also a dirty glass and there's a chip in the rim. I'm a natural for disaster planning, because I'm automatically looking on the bleak side of life, and preparing for the worst to happen. As a job skill, it's probably invaluable if I can just get into the correct field.
However, as a life-long habit, it sucks rocks through a straw. So I decided what I needed to do was start noticing when things went right, and writing those down, if need be. I tried it for a bit back in June, and it seemed to help - certainly it's harder to think everything in your life is going wrong if you have a list of things which went right. However, the notebook I was using in June for this was my general "stuff" notebook (the one I started up as an adjunct to my memory, which is starting to get a bit spotty as I get older), and I found I was forgetting to write things down each day.
So, in September, I bought another notebook, and designated this as my specific "What Went Right" notebook. At present, I only have one rule: I have to write down at least three things every day which went right, or were good about each day. No maximum number, but a minimum of three per day. I haven't missed a day yet (although I'll admit there are some days when I filled in the three things from the day before early in the morning of the next day), and looking back over the book, it makes for interesting reading. On days where I know I'm going to be stressed, I'll tend to keep the book with me, and fill in things as soon as I notice them.
I'm finding it does help with the depression, because I'm deliberately looking for the positive things, and for the things which went right, and writing them down when I spot them. It's harder to focus on the negatives when I'm looking for the positives - and it's harder to forget the positive things when I've written them down for future reference.
What this doesn't do: it doesn't change my underlying mood. If I'm miserable, I'm still going to be miserable, but I have to find at least three things during the course of even the most miserable day that went right - even if it's just something as simple as "I got out of bed"; "I ate something"; or "I didn't kill myself (or anyone else) today". (There're quite a few entries which basically consist of "the weather is horrible, but I'm not outside in it")
What this does do: it encourages me to recognise the things which went right, or the little things which were good about the day, even on days when things are absolutely catastrophically horrible. (There're at least a couple of entries which are me putting a good face on frustrating things which happened on a particular day; things like "my employment services provider did see me, eventually" or "found the limitations of the Centrelink appointments system").
Why I think this works for me: I'm fond of practical things I can do to deal with my condition (and I'm sorry, but referring to it in such a manner makes me think of the old codger in the Avengers speaking to Bruce Banner - "Son, you got a condition!" - which always makes me grin). The goal is easy to reach (a minimum of three things per day that went right, or that were good about the day). There's only the one rule (I have to put down at least three positive things or things which went right per day) and it's an easy one to stick with, even on the worst days. No rules about what counts as positive, or what counts as going right - it's a day by day decision.
I don't know whether anyone else will find this helpful. But I know it helps me, so I'm putting it out there as something which might help others. The notebook I'm using is a little A6 sized spiral-bound "Colour Hide" one (with a bright shrieking pink cover), and I'm keeping my place with an elastic band around the unused pages.
This entry was originally posted at http://megpie71.dreamwidth.org/38469.htm


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NEW YORK _ Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchiasaid said he does not agree with manager Mike Redmond's decision to bench him.
Saltalamacchia, though, is not sulking, vows not to become a distraction and said he has no hard feelings.
"Am I mad? Yeah I'm mad, I want to play," said Saltalamacchia, who is not in the lineup for the third consecutive game tonight. "I'm not going to hurt this team. I'm not going to be the reason that causes a distraction.
"No hard feelings whatsoever. I want to win. My job is to help the team win so whatever I can do to help is what I'm going to do."
Redmond said today that is what he expected.
"I didn't expect him to be happy about it," Redmond said. "It's tough but it's how you respond to it. Do you come out and make the adjustments, that's kind of what we're looking for.
"We need Salty. He's a big part of this team. Sometimes just a couple days to regroup motivates guys. Hopefully it will do that with him."
Saltalamacchia, the former Royal Palm Beach High standout, is hitting .091 (2-for-22) in seven games (six starts) with 11 strike outs. He has made two throwing errors and allowed 6 of 8 runners to steal. He is coming off a 2014 season in which he hit .220 and made a career-high 16 errors. It was his first season in Miami after signing a three-year, $21 million contract.
"It's six games in. Six games in is a really tough sample to go off of," Salty said. "I've never been in this situation before so it's a little different. Just come to the ballpark every day ready to play, do what I can to make the team better, be ready whenever I'm called upon."
Redmond said Thursday he informed Saltalamacchia he would not be starting and called the conversation "touchy." Saltalamacchia said there was "no discussion."
J.T. Realmuto, 24, started his third straight game. He was called up from Class AAA New Orleans on Monday after backup Jeff Mathis broke his hand. He is hitting .286 (2-for-7).
Saltalamacchia said he is there for Realmuto.
"J.T. is still new at this," Salty said. "Talk to him a little bit. He hasn't caught Phelps too much so I can help him get through that. can still help the team."
David Phelps will make his first start as a member of the Marlins tonight.
Capps back on track
Reliever Carter Capps, whose delivery has caused a commotion since he was called for balks on consecutive pitches while at Class AAA New Orleans, is back with the Zephyrs and pitched a scoreless inning Thursday.
Marlins GM Dan Jennings told the Post on Wednesday the organization was in contact with major league baseball and an adjustment was made to Capps' delivery.
Slumping Ozuna not in lineup
Saltalamacchia is not the only Marlins player slumping at the plate. Center fielder Marcell Ozuna is not in the lineup tonight after getting off to a .194 start (6-for-31). Ozuna has one hit (12 at bats) on this trip.
"He's been scuffling a little bit so get him a mental day," Redmond said. "We're trying to get these guys going who have started slowly. Sometimes just a day off to clear your mind will get you going.
Ichiro has played in every game. This is his fourth start and he has pinch hit seven times. He had pinch triple in Thursday's loss, his first extra base hit as a member of the Marlins and the first extra base hit of his career in 53 pinch hit plate appearances.
Tonight's lineup
2B Gordon
LF Yelich
RF Stanton
3B Prado
1B Morse
CF Ichiro
C Realmuto
SS Hechavarria
RHP Phelps