Thursday 7/22/2010
"So I called New Balance and talked to Catherine Shepard in the press relations department. She told me that 70 percent of their shoes are made in the United States, at four plants in Massachusetts and Maine; the rest are made in Europe and Asia. New Balance’s plants aren’t unionized, but all are run on a modular manufacturing plan — meaning no assembly-line piece work. Employees are paid between $10 and $12 per hour, plus bonuses and benefits. “We’re working toward being 100 percent U.S. made, she said."
Wednesday 7/21/2010
Tuesday 7/20/2010
"The blessed wonders of technology are overwhelming us. We don’t control them; they control us."
The Three Arrows Co-op, located in the picturesque Hudson Valley, was established in 1936 by a group of young, New York socialists looking to build a summer ‘paradise’ away from the hub-bub of urban life. They pooled resources to begin an intentional community, and purchased 125 acres on Piano Mountain in Putnam Valley: the farm house provided lodging, the barn, a place for social activity, and Barger Pond, a lake for swimming, boating and socializing.
"Facebook and Google are each coming at the same social search prospect from opposite ends of the continuum - one a search site looking at learning relationships, the other a social network trying to upskill in search. In the latter’s case, it’s through a Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) partnership that places Bing results on Facebook search pages."
Monday 7/19/2010
It’s one thing to see into the foggy future with acuity and chart the course corrections that the company must make. But it’s quite another to persuade employees who might not see the changes ahead to line up and work cooperatively to take the company in that new direction. Knowing what tools to wield to elicit the needed cooperation is a critical managerial skill.
NEW YORK - JULY 15: Workers examine remnants of what is thought to be an 18th century ship at the site Ground Zero Construction Site in July 15, 2010 New York City. The wood hulled vessel is approximately 30 feet long and was found 20 to 30 feet below street level on Tuesday morning. (via Friday photo: Unlikely find | FP Passport)
