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Article by Li Yuan about 3 Finger "Peace Plus One" Sustainability Symbol and the World Sustainability Project in "Sino-Foreign Management Magazine www.zwgl.com.cn/article_info.asp?nid=913

Here is the Original Chinese, with Google Translation into English:

NOTE: Philip McMaster's Chinese name is "Da Long" or "Tai Lung" (Big Dragon)

Sustainable development, everyone's responsibility
作者:本刊记者李源发布日期:2010-2-8  点击数:145 Author: reporter Li Yuan Release Date :2010-2-8
本刊专访商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院创始人Philip McMaster Sustainable development in business with Sinorama Philip McMaster, founder of McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce

Philip McMaster(大龙)来自加拿大,他是商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院的创始人。 Philip McMaster (Tai Lung) from Canada, he is a business sustainable development, the founder of the McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce. 作为热心推广可持续发展理念的人士,他创建了三根手指“和平加一”可持续手势符号。 Passionately committed to promoting the sustainable development concept as a person, he created a 3 finger "Peace Plus One" sustainable gesture symbols. 就是在表示胜利、和平的V手势中加入一根手指,当有人做出这个手势时,就表示支持社会、商业、环境的和谐发展。 Is that the victory of peace V-sign to add a finger, when someone made this gesture, the respect of support for social, business, environment, harmonious development. 作为香港中文大学的MBA教授,Philip McMaster和他的组织对亚太商务人士就可持续发展理念做了一项调查,“结果令人堪忧,这让人更认识到推广可持续发展有多重要。”大龙对《中外管理》说。 The Chinese University of Hong Kong MBA professor, Philip McMaster and his organization of the Asia-Pacific business people on the concept of sustainable development to do a survey, "The result is worrying, it makes more aware of how important the promotion of sustainable development." Tai Lung on "Chinese and foreign management", said.
那么,针对调查的结果,大龙将给出哪些建议呢? So, for the results of the survey, Tai Lung will give what proposal?
中国哲学更适合未来发展 More suitable for the future development of Chinese Philosophy
《中外管理》:能先给我们介绍一下您针对商务人群所做的研究和调查吗? "Chinese and foreign management": Can you give us brief for business studies and surveys done by the crowd do? 这项调查的主要结论是什么? The survey's main conclusions?
大龙:我们这个调查研究的主题是为个人或商业行为的可持续发展寻找方法。 Big Dragon: The theme of our research is for personal or business practices to find ways of sustainable development. 这项调查让我们看到商业发展在未来的三个趋势。 The survey Let us see the business development in the next three trends. 在未来,成功的商业将是那些注重差异化竞争、个人社会责任和企业社会责任的。 In the future, a successful business will be those that focus on competitive differentiation, personal social responsibility and corporate social responsibility.
第一个问题对全球来说都是一样的,特别是中国。 The first question to the world as a whole are the same, especially China. 增长模式已经相当有限,成功的企业必须找到新的盈利模式,提高效率,聆听市场真实的需求。 The pattern of growth is quite limited, successful companies must find new profit model, improve efficiency, to listen to real market demand.
在这一点上,中国胜出的机会非常大。 At this point, the Chinese winning would be great. 因为到目前为止,中国的商业模式效率还有很大可提升的空间。 Because so far, China's business model can improve the efficiency of there is a great space. 但是如果中国抓住以上三个趋势,提高生产中的附加值,完成从OEM到ODM(原始设计加工)再到OBM(自由品牌制造)的发展,创造具有知识产权的产品和服务,就能成为可持续发展的领跑者。 But if China to seize the above three trends, raising production value-added, complete from OEM to ODM (original design processing) and then to OBM (Free brand manufacturing) growth and creating new products and services with intellectual property rights can be leader of sustainable development. 还有更重要的是,中国企业应该积极适应国际标准的管理和治理模式。 There are even more important is that Chinese enterprises should actively adapt to the international standards of management and governance models.
中国的很多公司仍然在旧的理念中挣扎,还没有真正认识世界的真实现状。 China, many companies are still struggling in the old concept, has not really understand the real situation of the world.
西方的商业模式已经有了明显的缺陷,如果中国企业不具备辨识和修复这种缺陷的能力,那么他们的产品质量、环境质量、社会和谐以及中国的声誉,甚至世界贸易能力都会严重受损。 Western business model has had obvious defects, if the Chinese enterprises do not have the recognition and the ability to repair this defect, their product quality, environmental quality, social harmony and China's reputation, and even the world's ability to trade will be seriously damaged. 这就是我们致力于让中国公司“可持续思维”,并成为世界的领跑者和创新者的原因。 This is why we committed to making China's "sustainable thinking" and become the world's leader and innovator reasons. 因为只有平衡人类、地球和利益(社会、环境、经济)才能拯救商业。 Because only a balanced human beings, the earth and interests (social, environmental, economic) in order to save the business.
《中外管理》:根据你的调查,亚太地区的商务人士在环保、社会责任可持续发展上的认识、态度和表现怎么样? "Chinese and foreign management": According to your survey, the Asia-Pacific region, business people in environmental protection, social responsibility, sustainable development, knowledge, attitudes, and how did it perform?
大龙:根据我们的调查,亚洲商务人士的社会责任意识很差,对可持续发展的态度很不积极,而环保方面的表现也很有待提高。 Tai Lung: According to our survey, the Asian business people poor sense of social responsibility, sustainable development, attitudes are very positive, while the environmental performance is also to be improved. 因为中国和其他太平洋地区的国家一直在用西方的发展模式,而忽略了他们自己的智慧和数千年的文化传统。 Because China and other Pacific region countries have been using the Western model of development, while ignoring their own wisdom and several thousand years of cultural traditions. 我 们调查了很多著名的“思想领袖”,并和他们讨论商业和经济,他们的忠告永远是:“不要盲目跟从西方,睁开你的眼睛,看看这个世界其他的地方发生了什么,看 看整个地球的状况。你将看到中国传统的和平、和谐和平衡思想,以及先贤的智慧在今天是多么重要。不仅是在中国,对于全世界都一样。” We investigate a lot of the famous "thought leaders" and their discussion of business and the economy, and their advice is always: "Do not blindly follow the West, opened your eyes, take a look at other places in the world what happened, take a look at throughout the state of the planet. you will see the Chinese tradition of peace, harmony and balance of thought, as well as the wisdom of sages how important it is today. not only in China, the same for the world. "
商人要树立个人社会责任 Merchant must establish individual social responsibility
《中外管理》:那么您的建议是什么,他们该怎么做呢? "Chinese and foreign management": So what is your suggestion, how they should do?
大龙:要成为一个优秀的商人,中国公司要建立起在中国传统的道家、儒家、佛家基础之上的智慧和有意义的声誉。 Tai Lung: To become a good businessman, the Chinese company to set up in the traditional Chinese Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism based on the wisdom and meaningful reputation. 中国商人要成就“Dragonpreneur”——这是我创建的一个项目,Dragonpreneu意味着具有中国特色的企业家精神。 Chinese businessmen to success "Dragonpreneur" - This is what I created a project, Dragonpreneur with Chinese characteristics means that the entrepreneurial spirit. 它有五个要素就像龙爪的五个手指,包括:优秀的沟通、优秀的关系、优秀的财富管理、优秀的创新和创造,以及优秀的领导力。 It has five elements like the Talon of the five fingers, including: good communication, good relationships, good wealth management, outstanding innovation and creativity, as well as excellent leadership.
《中外管理》:除此之外,您对于商务人士的生活方式和可持续发展之间的关系有什么建议? "Chinese and foreign management": In addition, your way of life for business people and sustainable development of the relationship between the have any suggestions?
大龙:让商务人士高兴的事儿就是挣钱。 Tai Lung: Let the business people happy to do is to make money. 但是最富有的人会发现钱不能买来健康和快乐。 But the most rich people will find that money does not buy health and happiness. 人们把财富仅仅定义成钱。 It is only defined as money, wealth. 但是对钱的重视超过了限度,它就更容易失去它的意义,而生活中的其他部分,如时间和健康就变得更加重要。 But the importance of money over the limit, it is more likely to lose its meaning, and life in other parts, such as time and health becomes more important. 时间是有限的,它对我们每个人都是公平的。 Time is limited, it is fair to each one of us. 但是健康不同,我们可以为好身体、好环境投资,并得到回报。 But health is different, we can provide good health, good environment for investment, and be rewarded. 相反则我们早晚会受到惩罚。 On the contrary then we will sooner or later be punished.
拥有健康的可持续生活方式(LOHAS)善于平衡知识、计划、组织和工作。 To have a healthy and sustainable lifestyle (LOHAS) good balance of knowledge, planning, organization and work. 改善商务人士的生活方式很简单:学习个人的社会责任,并在日常生活中实践。 To improve the business people's way of life is very simple: to learn individual's social responsibility, and practice in everyday life.
我一直在大学里,业务领域里以及生活里推广企业的社会责任,但是我现在不认为企业的社会责任能解决所有商业社会和环境的问题,但我相信个人的社会责任可以。 I have been at the university, business areas, as well as life to promote corporate social responsibility, but I do not think that corporate social responsibility to resolve all of the business community and the environment, but I believe that an individual's social responsibility can be.
公司是不完美的,我们个人也是不完美的,所以我们必须采取更积极更前瞻的行为,我们可以从错误中学习,建立起个人的智慧、知识和经验,引导我们的公司走向更可持续发展的未来。 Company is not perfect, we as individuals are not perfect, so we must take a more active and forward-looking behavior, we can learn from our mistakes and build personal wisdom, knowledge and experience to guide our company toward a more sustainable development future. 作为一个商人,我们对家庭、社区、国家,甚至这个世界负有责任。 As a businessman, we are family, community, country, and even the world's responsibility.
责任编辑:刘宏君 Editor: Liu Hongjun



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Peace Plus One, Join the FUN_\!/ we're all sending a message to leaders and negotiators in Copenhagen in the next 180 Days - "Please listen to citizens like me, living on our ONE planet.. I want a deal signed in Copenhagen that includes ALL STAKEHOLDERS and balances the needs of our Societies, our Environment and our Economies". Negotiators - as my representative, you have my permission to leave stuff on the table for the less fortunate, the less powerful and especially populations who need to join the global sustainability movement and begin to balance and harmonize their relationship with Society, Environment and Economy.

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New Yorkers Protest the US0 BILLION Wall Street BAILOUT: Wall Street, NYC - September 25, 2008

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This is actually a GOOD guy. See: billionairesforbush.com/index.php for more information.

Friends,

The richest 400 Americans -- that's right, just four-hundred people -- own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans COMBINED! 400 of the wealthiest Americans have got more stashed away than half the entire country! Their combined net worth is .6 trillion. During the eight years of the Bush Administration, their wealth has increased by nearly 0 billion -- the same amount that they were demanding We give to them for the "bailout." Why don't they just spend the money they made under Bush to bail themselves out? They'd still have nearly a trillion dollars left over to spread amongst themselves!

Of course, they are not going to do that -- at least not voluntarily. George W. Bush was handed a 7 billion surplus when Bill Clinton left office. Because that money was OUR money and not HIS, he did what the rich prefer to do -- spend it and never look back. Now we have a .5 trillion debt that will take seven generations from which to recover. Why -- on --earth – did -- our -- "representatives" -- give -- these -- robber -- barons -- $ US850 BILLION -- of – OUR -- money?

Last week, proposed my own bailout plan. My suggestions, listed below, were predicated on the singular and simple belief that the rich must pull themselves up by their own platinum bootstraps. Sorry, fellows, but you drilled it into our heads one too many times: THERE...IS...NO…FREE... LUNCH ~ PERIOD! And thank you for encouraging us to hate people on welfare! So, there should have been NO HANDOUTS FROM US TO YOU! Last Friday, after voting AGAINST this BAILOUT, in an unprecedented turn of events, the House FLIP-FLOPPED their "No" Vote & said "Yes", in a rush version of a "bailout" bill vote. IN SPITE OF THE PEOPLE'S OVERWHELMING DISAPPROVAL OF THIS BAILOUT BILL... IN SPITE OF MILLIONS OF CALLS FROM THE PEOPLE CRASHING WASHINGTON "representatives'" PHONE LINES...IN SPITE OF CRASHING OUR POLITICIAN'S WEBSITES...IN SPITE OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PROTESTING AROUND THE COUNTRY... THEY VOTED FOR THIS BAILOUT! The People first succeeded on Monday with the House, but failed do it with the Senate and then THE HOUSE TURNED ON US TOO!

It is clear, though, we cannot simply continue protesting without proposing exactly what it is we think THESE IDIOTS should/'ve do/one. So, after consulting with a number of people smarter than Phil Gramm, here’s the proposal, now known as "Mike's Rescue Plan." (From Michael Moore's Bailout Plan) It has 10 simple, straightforward points. They are that you DIDN'T, BUT SHOULD'VE:

1. APPOINTED A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO CRIMINALLY INDICT ANYONE ON WALL STREET WHO KNOWINGLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COLLAPSE. Before any new money was expended, Congress should have committed, by resolution, to CRIMINALLY PROSECUTE ANYONE who had ANYTHING to do with the attempted SACKING OF OUR ECONOMY. This means that anyone who committed insider trading, securities fraud or any action that helped bring about this collapse should have and MUST GO TO JAIL! This Congress SHOULD HAVE called for a Special Prosecutor who would vigorously go after everyone who created the mess, and anyone else who attempts to scam the public in future. (I like Elliot Spitzer ~ so, he played a little hanky-panky...Wall Street hates him & this is a GOOD thing.)

2. THE RICH SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THEIR OWN BAILOUT! They may have to live in 5 houses instead of 7. They may have to drive 9 cars instead of 13. The chef for their mini-terriers may have to be reassigned. But there is no way in hell, after forcing family incomes to go down more than ,000 dollars during the Bush years, that working people and the middle class should have to fork over one dime to underwrite the next yacht purchase.

If they truly needed the 0 billion they say they needed, well, here is an easy way they could have raised it:

a) Every couple makeing over a million dollars a year and every single taxpayer who makes over 0,000 a year should pay a 10% surcharge tax for five years. (It's the Senator Sanders plan. He's like Colonel Sanders, only he's out to fry the right chickens.) That means the rich would have still been paying less income tax than when Carter was president. That would have raise a total of 0 billion.

b) Like nearly every other democracy, they should have charged a 0.25% tax on every stock transaction. This would have raised more than 0 billion in a year.

c) Because every stockholder is a patriotic American, stockholders should have forgone receiving a dividend check for ONE quarter and instead this money would have gone the treasury to help pay for the bullsh*t bailout.

d) 25% of major U.S. corporations currently pay NO federal income tax. Federal corporate tax revenues currently amount to 1.7% of the GDP compared to 5% in the 1950s. If we raised the corporate income tax BACK to the levels of the 1950s, this would give us an extra 0 billion.

All of this combined should have been enough to end the calamity. The rich would have gotten to keep their mansions and their servants and our United States government ("COUNTRY FIRST!") would've have a little leftover to repair some roads, bridges and schools...

3. YOU SHOULD HAVE BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOMES, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BUILD AN EIGHTH HOME! There are 1.3 million homes in foreclosure right now. That is what is at the heart of this problem. So, instead of giving the money to the banks as a gift, they should have paid down each of these mortgages by 0,000. They should have forced the banks to renegotiate the mortgage so the homeowner could pay on its current value. To insure that this help wouldn't go to speculators and those who tried to making money by flipping houses, the bailout should have only been for people's primary residences. And, in return for the 0K pay-down on the existing mortgage, the government would have gotten to share in the holding of the mortgage so it could get some of its money back. Thus, the total initial cost of fixing the mortgage crisis at its roots (instead of with the greedy lenders) is 0 billion, not 0 BILLION.

And let's set the record straight. People who have defaulted on their mortgages are not "bad risks." They are our fellow Americans, and all they wanted was what we all want: a home to call their own. But, during the Bush years, millions of the People lost the decent paying jobs they had. SIX MILLION fell into poverty! SEVEN MILLION lost their health insurance! And, every one of them saw their real wages go DOWN by ,000! Those who DARE look down on these Americans who got hit with one bad break after another should be ASHAMED.! We are a better, stronger, safer and happier society when all of our citizens can afford to live in a home they own.

4. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STIPULATION THAT IF YOUR BANK OR COMPANY GOT ANY OF OUR MONEY IN A "BAILOUT," THEN WE OWN YOU. Sorry, that's how it's done. If the bank gives me money so I can buy a house, the bank "owns" that house until I pay it all back -- with interest. Same deal for Wall Street. Whatever money you need to stay afloat, if our government considers you a safe risk -- and necessary for the good of the country -- then you can get a loan, but WE SHOULD OWN YOU. If you default, we will sell you. This is how the Swedish government did it and it worked.

5. ALL REGULATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BE RESTORED. THE REAGAN REVOLUTION IS DEAD! This catastrophe happened because we let the fox have the keys to the hen-house. In 1999, Phil Gramm authored a bill to remove all the regulations that governed Wall Street and our banking system. The bill passed and Clinton signed it. Here's what Sen.Phil Gramm, McCain's chief economic advisor, said at the bill signing:

"In the 1930s ... it was believed that government was the answer. It was believed that stability and growth came from government overriding the functioning of free markets.

"We are here today to repeal [that] because we have learned that government is not the answer. We have learned that freedom and competition are the answers. We have learned that we promote economic growth and we promote stability by having competition and freedom.

"I am proud to be here because this is an important bill; it is a deregulatory bill. I believe that that is the wave of the future, and I am awfully proud to have been a part of making it a reality."

FOR THIS NOT TO REOCCUR, This BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPEALED! Bill Clinton could have helped by leading the effort for the repeal of the Gramm bill and the reinstating of even tougher regulations regarding our financial institutions. And when they were done with that, they should have restored the regulations for the airlines, the inspection of our food, the oil industry, OSHA, and every other entity that affects our daily lives. All oversight provisions for any "bailout" should have had enforcement monies attached to them and criminal penalties for all offenders.

6. IF IT'S TOO BIG TO FAIL, THEN THAT MEANS IT'S TOO BIG TO EXIST! Allowing the creation of these mega-mergers and not enforcing the monopoly and anti-trust laws has allowed a number of financial institutions and corporations to become so large, the very thought of their collapse means an even bigger collapse across the entire economy. No ONE or TWO companies should EVER have this kind of power! The so-called "economic Pearl Harbor" can't happen when you have hundreds -- thousands -- of institutions where people have their money. When we have a dozen auto companies, if one goes belly-up, we DON'T FACE A NATIONAL DISASTER! If we have three separately-owned daily newspapers in your town, then one media company can't call all the shots (I know... What am I thinking?! Who reads a paper anymore? Sure glad all those mergers and buyouts left us with a STRONG and "FREE" press!). Laws Should have been enacted to prevent companies from being so large and dominant that with one slingshot to the eye, the GIANT FALLS and DIES. And no institution should be allowed to set up money schemes that NO ONE understands. If you can't explain it in two sentences, you shouldn't be taking anyone's money!

7. NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD EVER BE PAID MORE THAN 40 TIMES THEIR AVERAGE EMPLOYEE, AND NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD RECEIVE ANY KIND OF "PARACHUTE" OTHER THAN THE VERY GENEROUS SALARY HE OR SHE MADE WHILE WORKING FOR THE COMPANY. In 1980, the average American CEO made 45 times what their employees made. By 2003, they were making 254 times what their workers made. After 8 years of Bush, they now make over 400 times what their average employee makes. How We have allowed this to happen at publicly held companies is beyond reason. In Britain, the average CEO makes 28 times what their average employee makes. In Japan, it's only 17 times! The last I heard, the CEO of Toyota was living the high life in Tokyo. How does he do it on so little money? Seriously, this is an OUTRAGE! We have created the mess we're in by letting the people at the top become bloated beyond belief with millions of dollars. THIS HAS TO STOP! Not only should no executive who receives help out of this mess profit from it, but any executive who was in charge of running his company into the ground should be FIRED before the company receives ANY help.

8. CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE STRENGTHENED THE FDIC AND MADE IT A MODEL FOR PROTECTING NOT ONLY PEOPLE'S SAVINGS, BUT ALSO THEIR PENSIONS AND THEIR HOMES. Obama was correct to propose expanding FDIC protection of people's savings in their banks to 0,000. But, this same sort of government insurance must be given to our NEVER have to worry about whether or not the money they've put away for their old age will be there. This should have meant strict government oversight of companies who manage their employees' funds -- or perhaps it means the companies should have been forced to turn over those funds and their management to the government? People's private retirement funds must also be protected, but perhaps it's time to consider not having one's retirement invested in the casino known as the stock market??? Our government should have a solemn duty to guarantee that no one who grows old in this country has to worry about becoming destitute.

9. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, CALM DOWN, AND NOT LET FEAR RULE THE DAY. Turn off your TVs! We are NOT in the Second Great Depression. The sky is NOT falling, Chicken Little! Pundits and politicians have lied to us so FAST and FURIOUS it's hard not to be affected by all the fear mongering. Even I wrote to and repeated what I heard on the news last week, that the Dow had the biggest one day drop in its history. Well, that was true in terms of points, but its 7% drop came nowhere close to Black Monday in 1987 when the stock market in one day lost 23% of its value. In the '80s, 3,000 banks closed, but America didn't go out of business. These institutions have always had their ups and downs and eventually it works out. It has to, because the rich do not like their wealth being disrupted! They have a vested interest in calming things down and getting back into their Jacuzzis before they slip into their million thread-count sheets to drift off to a peaceful, Vodka tonic and Ambien-induced slumber.

As crazy as things are right now, tens of thousands of people got a car loan last week. Thousands went to the bank and got a mortgage to buy a home. Students just back to college found banks more than happy to put them into hock for the next 15 years with a student loan. I was even pre-approved for a USK personal loan. Yes, life has gone on with little-or-no-change (other than the whopping 6.1% umeployment rate, but that happened last month). Not a single person lost any of his/her monies in bank, or a treasury note, or in a CD. And, the perhaps the most amazing thing is that the American public FINALLY didn't buy the scare campaign. The citizens didn't blink, instead telling Congress to take that bailout and shove it. THAT was impressive. Why didn't the population succumb to the fright-filled warnings from their president and his cronies? Well, you can only say 'Saddam has the bomb' so many times before the people realize you're a lying sack of shit. After eight long years, the nation is worn out and simply can't take it any longer. The WORLD is fed up & I don't blame them.

10. THEY SHOULD HAVE CREATED A NATIONAL BANK, A "PEOPLE'S BANK." Since they're really itching to print up a trillion dollars, instead of giving it to a few rich people, why don't We give it to ourselves? Now that We own Freddie and Fannie, why not set up a People's bank? One that can provide low-interest loans for all sorts of people who want to own a home, start a small business, go to school, come up with the cure for cancer or create the next great invention. And, now that we own AIG - the country's largest insurance company - let's take the next step and PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EVERYONE. MEDICARE FOR ALL! It will SAVE us SO MUCH MONEY in the LONG RUN (not to mention bring peace of mind to all). And, America won't be 12th on the life expectancy list! We'll be able to have a longer lifespan, enjoying our government-protected pension and will live to see the day when the corporate criminals who caused this much misery are let out of prison so that We can help re-acclimate them to plain old ordinary, civilian life -- a life with ONE nice home and ONE gas-free car invented with help from the People's Bank.

P.S. Call your Senators NOW !!! ---> www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Since they voted against passing the extension of unemployment benefits and skipped out to "campaign" to us to be re-elected...call them and tell them you will vote for the other "guy" if they don't get their act together!

Nice On Line Business photos

Some cool on line business images:


Booth School of Business Columns at the University of Chicago
on line business
Image by Out Of Chicago
Daily Photo: Booth School of Business Columns at the University of Chicago

Well here's a change from the usual University of Chicago photos. This is from the Booth School of Business. If you go to Rockefeller Chapel, hop across the street to the super modern Booth School of Business for some much different architecture.

The First Out of Chicago Photowalk:
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the day! We meet at the Bean at 4PM tomorrow. It looks like the weather should be good. Bring your tripod and your best gear.

The Most Common Beginner Mistake on Google+

Day 3 of my Google+ experiment.

I can only imagine that this is the most common mistake people make, because I know I did it and I know that my friends did it too. When you "share" a post or a photo, you can choose which circles you want to share with. You can also choose to share it with the public. If you want only your friends to see it, share it with your friends circle. But if you want anyone to see it and connect with new people, you want to share it with the public. As far as I can tell, there is no difference between sharing it with the public and sharing it with the public and your friends circle. Once you make it public, everyone, including your circles, sees it.

So when you share your images on Google+, simply share with the public and you will be good to go. Then again, if you are describing that painful bunion, maybe you should keep that to your friends circle.

I hope to see even more of you on Google+. Use this weekend as your chance to get started.

Follow me on Google+

Day 1: Google+ for Photographers

Day 2: 10 Reasons for Photographers to Move to Google+


I am curious - Yellow
on line business
Image by Alan Stanton
Yellow lines aplenty in the southwestern part of Hillfield Park Mews. Though not the supposedly "fake" "wobbly" yellow line reported by Stephen Moore in the Muswell Hill Journal. (That has since been overpainted with a "proper" line by Haringey Council''s contractors.)

I was curious about this news story about a parking fine sent to Mr Gilbert Dyet, a local resident. Mr Dyet, a professional driver who ran a successful car hire business, described the line. "It was not the same height and it was very rough and wobbly. There were no signs. He was sure the line had been painted illegally."

So apparently was the Haringey's press office. A 'spokesman for Haringey Council' told the Muswell Hill Journal: : "We are working with Mr Dyet to resolve the situation to see if there are still illegal lines in the area".

The Journal printed the story on 22 November 2007 headlining it - with nice alliteration - "Fines fury over fake yellow line". There was no correction by Haringey Council.

Which was odd; because I was later told by Haringey Staff that both Mr Dyet and Mr Moore were given inaccurate information. That the wobbly yellow line was indeed legal.

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►Update 17 April 2009

I was asked about the eventual outcome of this mini-investigation. My apologies for the very long delay in adding a follow-up. After this posting I was very confused to get two further versions of the "facts" from Haringey and was awaiting some clarity. Looking back over the emails, I realise that it never came.

If anyone would like copies of the emails, please contact me at: alan.stanton[at]virgin.net


Elevated rail lines on Wabash Ave.
on line business
Image by IK's World Trip
Realizing that I have several friends who have never been in Chicago, this is one of its trademarks, elevated rail lines, some of which forms a "loop" in the business part of the downtown. This is from Wabash Avenue. To see the loop, search "Chicago Transit Authority" and go to downtown maps.

Delta Cold Plate

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Delta Cold Plate
business courses
Image by powerplantop
Business class Main Course Delta Airlines from Atlanta, Ga to Santiago Chile.

This was the cold plate option.
Roast Beef and Herbed Shrimp with a deviles egg, grilled peppers and artichoke.


Business class meal - main course
business courses
Image by robertDouglass
Beef fillet in Sukiyaki sauce served with steamed rice, Shimeji mushrooms, okra and carrot flower


Hugh is all business on the course
business courses
Image by dnkbdotcom

Cool Business Consultant images

A few nice business consultant images I found:


IMG_0098
business consultant
Image by SydshoBob
Backyard Garden - Licensed under a creative commons share-alike. Use freely but give attribution to Bob Viering, local business consultant and link to bobviering.com


IMG_0078
business consultant
Image by SydshoBob
Backyard Garden - Licensed under a creative commons share-alike. Use freely but give attribution to Bob Viering, local business consultant and link to bobviering.com


IMG_0082
business consultant
Image by SydshoBob
Backyard Garden - Licensed under a creative commons share-alike. Use freely but give attribution to Bob Viering, local business consultant and link to bobviering.com

Cool B2b Business images

Some cool b2b business images:


B2B Fair - MTN Company's stand
b2b business
Image by MTN_Company
blog.mtncompany.it/articoli/details.php?ID=364


B2B Fair - MTN Company's stand
b2b business
Image by MTN_Company
blog.mtncompany.it/articoli/details.php?ID=364

2009 Design Showcase 7

A few nice business development images I found:


2009 Design Showcase 7
business development
Image by pennstatenews
Mechanical engineering senior Caitlin McVay, left, gives someone a closer look at her team's lighted grease gun hose. McVay said she hopes the project, which is sponsored by the Small Business Development Center, will one day be available commercially.

free stuff table

Some cool business cards free images:


free stuff table
business cards free
Image by jima

Cool Sell Business images

A few nice sell business images I found:


Milwaukee Road Business Car "Milwaukee" - Underbody Detail
sell business
Image by skytop45
Milwaukee Road Business Car "Milwaukee". Ordered: 5/1947, Delivered: 12/1948. Ran as "Bluebonnet" in the Frisco 1522 excursions. Recently sold to the 261 and stored at Harrison street.


Milwaukee Road Business Car "Milwaukee" - Platform View
sell business
Image by skytop45
Milwaukee Road Business Car "Milwaukee". Ordered: 5/1947, Delivered: 12/1948. Ran as "Bluebonnet" in the Frisco 1522 excursions. Recently sold to the 261 and stored at Harrison street.

Nice Business Funding photos

A few nice business funding images I found:



deep dive financials and business model
business funding
Image by gabriella_levine
Protei works with the mentors and learning partners on board for 1 hour for 3 days in a row to dive deep into the business model, funding schema, and financials

Cool Business Help images

Check out these business help images:


Business Center Signage | Directional Signage | Monument Sign | Illuminated Business Center Sign | 909 Business Center
business help
Image by I-5 Design & Manufacture
For the 909 Business Center, I-5 Design created a monument sign with sign spaces for the businesses in the center. This particular monument sign was partially illuminated, and helped to maximizes visibility for the business. To view more examples of retail design, go to www.i5design.com


Business card - back - Tom Phat
business help
Image by avlxyz
A quietly busy cafe on bustling Sydney Road in Brunswick. A bit quieter than we expected, but it has been a few years since it's Roti Omelette was crowned The Age Cheap Eats Breakfast Dish of the Year.

Tom Phat Restaurant
(03)93812374
184 Sydney Rd
Brunswick VIC 3056
www.tomphat.com.au/

Reviews:
- Tom Phat - by Matt Preston, May 2, 2006 Epicure, The Age
- Tom Phat, Brunswick - Saturday, July 14, 2007 - thebreakfastblog.blogspot.com/
A monster dish of twisted roti, grilled bacon and asian-style omelette topped with roasted tomato salsa and fried shallots.
- Tom Phat - by Nicola Shafer, 18 November 2007 - www.breakfastout.com.au/
freshly and inventively served dishes that combine the best bits from a range of Asian (Malaysian, Laotian, Thai) and Western flavours.
...
try the renowned Roti Omelette (which scored Cheap Eats 2007 Breakfast of the Year). It is a texturally exquisite layering of warm roti, artfully folded over a generous helping of juicy bacon (not too salty) and fine, slightly crispy egg omelette.


Business card - front - Tom Phat
business help
Image by avlxyz
A quietly busy cafe on bustling Sydney Road in Brunswick. A bit quieter than we expected, but it has been a few years since it's Roti Omelette was crowned The Age Cheap Eats Breakfast Dish of the Year.

Tom Phat Restaurant
(03)93812374
184 Sydney Rd
Brunswick VIC 3056
www.tomphat.com.au/

Reviews:
- Tom Phat - by Matt Preston, May 2, 2006 Epicure, The Age
- Tom Phat, Brunswick - Saturday, July 14, 2007 - thebreakfastblog.blogspot.com/
A monster dish of twisted roti, grilled bacon and asian-style omelette topped with roasted tomato salsa and fried shallots.
- Tom Phat - by Nicola Shafer, 18 November 2007 - www.breakfastout.com.au/
freshly and inventively served dishes that combine the best bits from a range of Asian (Malaysian, Laotian, Thai) and Western flavours.
...
try the renowned Roti Omelette (which scored Cheap Eats 2007 Breakfast of the Year). It is a texturally exquisite layering of warm roti, artfully folded over a generous helping of juicy bacon (not too salty) and fine, slightly crispy egg omelette.

IMG_0537

Check out these china business images:


IMG_0537
china business
Image by bpsusf


IMG_0544
china business
Image by bpsusf

Nice B To B Business photos

Some cool b to b business images:


Washington Street, Temple Place to Winter Street
b to b business
Image by MIT-Libraries
Title
Washington Street, Temple Place to Winter Street

Contributors
researcher: Gyorgy Kepes (American, 1906-2001)
researcher: Kevin Lynch (American, 1918-1984)
photographer: Nishan Bichajian (American, 20th century)

Date
creation date: between 1954-1959

Location
Creation location: Boston (Massachusetts, United States)
Repository: Rotch Visual Collections, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States)
ID: Kepes/Lynch Collection, 38.53

Period
Modern

Materials
gelatin silver prints

Techniques
documentary photography

Type
Photograph

Copyright

(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Access Statement

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0

creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Identifier
KL_000686

DSpace_Handle
hdl.handle.net/1721.3/34250


2 B in Israel New England Aliyah Fair
b to b business
Image by The Jewish Agency for Israel
2 B in Israel New England Aliyah Fair, May 4th at Temple Sinai, Brookline brought numerous experts from Israel in various fields to answer questions for new immigrants. Some fields include: Taxation in Israel, shipping issues, health care, how to start a business in Israel, real estate experts and job searches were all on the table in an event that lasted over 4 hours. 130 potential olim answered the call and learned about their opportunities in Israel!


2 B in Israel New England Aliyah Fair
b to b business
Image by The Jewish Agency for Israel
2 B in Israel New England Aliyah Fair, May 4th at Temple Sinai, Brookline brought numerous experts from Israel in various fields to answer questions for new immigrants. Some fields include: Taxation in Israel, shipping issues, health care, how to start a business in Israel, real estate experts and job searches were all on the table in an event that lasted over 4 hours. 130 potential olim answered the call and learned about their opportunities in Israel!

Nice Business Directory photos

Some cool business directory images:



Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas
business directory
Image by Kaloozer
The Social Media Business Directory for The Woodlands, Texas - socialwoodlands.com

Facebook - facebook.com/socialwoodlands

Twitter - twitter.com/sowoodlands

Nice Free Business Plan photos

Some cool free business plan images:


oogwave_poster_7
free business plan
Image by Oogwave Inc

Nice Business Week photos

A few nice business week images I found:



National Small Business Week 2010
business week
Image by ShashiBellamkonda
National Small Business Week 2010 (cc) Shashi Bellamkonda <a href="http://www.shashi.name" >www.shashi.name</a> Social Media Swami <a href="http://www.networksolutions.com" >Network Solutions</a> Please use and credit as above.

Cool Starting A Business images

Check out these starting a business images:



business travel
starting a business
Image by buckshot.jones
A fresh faced college grad is interviewing for a job. The person conducting the interview mentions that the job requires a fair amount of travel. He explains that the travel requirement is 50- 75%. Our eager candidate thinks, that’s not so bad, a couple weeks per month, expense account, nice hotels and frequent traveler perks…how can I lose? So they take the job all excited about jetting into Chicago, New York or other glamorous places. Within 60 days the job and the travel start to feel like weight. The romance is gone the first time they sit through an eight hour delay in Kansas City International. Then one day, after five or more years on the road, they become resigned to the delays and hassles of business travel. At that point their emotions even out and they have become a true travel professional. They leave all the red- faced & red assed rants to the amateurs. They know travel is hell, no sense getting worked up over it.


Starting a Small Business Blog
starting a business
Image by SocialMediaOnlineClasses
Starting a small business blog and driving content to social networks from SocialMediaOnlineClasses.com

Nice Marketing Business photos

A few nice marketing business images I found:


Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX
marketing business
Image by Dell's Official Flickr Page
Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX


Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX
marketing business
Image by Dell's Official Flickr Page
Austin Small Business Think Tank - #SmallBizATX

First Wednesday -- March 2, 2011

A few nice business first images I found:


First Wednesday -- March 2, 2011
business first
Image by Travel Salem
Grab your umbrella, slip on those boots and head to Travel Salem’s Travel Café this month to enjoy a handful of fun products and services offered by local businesses. We’re hosting one of the art deco umbrellas located around the city – stop by to check it out! Come rain or come shine, make Travel Salem part of your evening outing! Enter to win drawings from participating businesses. Here’s a sneak peek at who will be here!


First Wednesday -- March 2, 2011
business first
Image by Travel Salem
Grab your umbrella, slip on those boots and head to Travel Salem’s Travel Café this month to enjoy a handful of fun products and services offered by local businesses. We’re hosting one of the art deco umbrellas located around the city – stop by to check it out! Come rain or come shine, make Travel Salem part of your evening outing! Enter to win drawings from participating businesses. Here’s a sneak peek at who will be here!


First Wednesday -- March 2, 2011
business first
Image by Travel Salem
Grab your umbrella, slip on those boots and head to Travel Salem’s Travel Café this month to enjoy a handful of fun products and services offered by local businesses. We’re hosting one of the art deco umbrellas located around the city – stop by to check it out! Come rain or come shine, make Travel Salem part of your evening outing! Enter to win drawings from participating businesses. Here’s a sneak peek at who will be here!

Cool Example Business Plan images

Check out these example business plan images:


Lampasas County Courthouse, Lampasas, Texas Historical Marker
example business plan
Image by fables98
Lampasas County Courthouse After the Texas Legislature created Lampasas County in 1856, official business of the county was conducted from a variety of spaces and buildings. Land for the courthouse square was set aside when the town of Lampasas was platted in the 1850s. In 1882, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad extended their tracks to the county seat, bringing significant growth and prosperity to the area. In 1883, the Commissioners Court, with county judge W. P. Beall presiding, hired Waco architect Wesley Clark Dodson to design the new courthouse. The building contractor (Kane Brothers) and the stone contractors (T. Lovell and Company) executed Dodson's plan, completing the building in 1884. Reflecting influences of the Second Empire and Italianate styles of architecture, the Lampasas County Courthouse features a central clock tower, arched windows and a mansard roof. In 1884, the Commissioners Court authorized the city to place a Seth Thomas clock in the tower. Since its construction, the courthouse has been a focal point for city and county activities, including local festivals. Floods in 1936 and 1957 damaged the building, requiring repair and reconstruction. Today, the stately Lampasas County Courthouse remains an outstanding example of the golden era of courthouse construction in the state. It continues to serve as an important symbol of the county's growth and development and as an influence on the historic character of the county seat. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Nice Business Address photos

A few nice business address images I found:


Lord Davies addressing UK Exporters at a UKTI reception at Downing Street
business address
Image by bisgovuk
Lord Davies of Abersoch, Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Business addressing UK Exporters at a UKTI reception at Downing Street on 7 July 2009; Crown Copyright


Almost Evil
business address
Image by windy_sydney
www.windysydney.blogspot.com

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