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A Very Busy Season for Shareholder Activists: It is shaping up as a very busy season for shareholder activism, in part because of investor disgust with the lack of management oversight of lending practices that led to the current sub prime and credit crisis. So far this year, shareholders have put forward 1,106 proposals...; Tags: Financial accounting, Peter Galuszka, shareholder, Shareholder activist; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Hedge Fund Investor Activism And Takeovers: This paper examines long-horizon stock returns around hedge fund activism in a comprehensive sample of 13D filings by portfolio investors between 1993 and 2006. Abnormal returns surrounding investor activism are high for the subset of targets that are acquired ex-post, but not detectably different from zero for targets that remain...; Tags: Investment, activism, hedge fund, activist, M&A, stock; White papers 2007-07-01
The 2004 Proxy Season: Anticipating Shareholder Activism To Enhance The Success Of Your Proposals: Article discusses the standards for Proxy Season. It states that proxy season was unpleasant experience for many publicly traded companies in the past. Due to negative reaction to a series of corporate scandals, it has resulted in the adoption of the Sarb; Tags: shareholder; White papers 2003-12-03
Engaging Women in Environmental Activism: Recommendations for Rachel's Network: Many women have been important leaders in environmentalism. The inspiration for Rachel?s Network, Rachel Carson, sparked a movement with the publication of her book Silent Spring and her subsequent activism. Rachel?s Network is providing an important pathway and inspiration for calling attention to the pressing environmental issues facing our country...; Tags: Gender and diversity, activism, environmentalism, inspiration, women, leader, strategy, environment, network; White papers 2003-09-01
Historical Monetary Policy Analysis and the Taylor Rule: Confidence in such measures as guides for activist monetary policy proved counterproductive at times, resulting in excessive activism, such as during the Great Inflation and at the brink of the Great Depression. Policy during the past two decades is broadly consistent with natural-growth targeting variants of the Taylor rule that...; Tags: activism, analysis; White papers 2003-01-07

Race, Class, Gender, and American Environmentalism: This paper examines the environmental experiences of middle and working class whites and people of color in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. It examines their activism and how their environmental experiences influenced the kinds of discourses they developed. The paper posits that race, class, and gender...; Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, activism, gender, environmentalism; White papers 2002-04-01

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Slow Food Nation Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend in San Francisco: FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Slow Food Nation Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend in San FranciscoC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Slow Food Nation, the largest celebration of American food in history, will take place in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend, August 29 to September 1. ...; Articles 2009-06-08
Team building revisited: when team building is done right, organisations reap rewards in team effectiveness, leadership, and positive energy. This article looks at the important motivations behind team dynamics and why team building activities sometimes fail: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TEAM building isn't merely something organisations do because it creates harmonious work groups, or is fun to do. It is a way to bring out the power of collaboration among individuals. It is a proven method for blending the talents, skills, and inherent creativity of diverse...; Articles 2008-12-01
Analysing company training and development needs: the usefulness of HRD activities to the organisation can be justified only by the effectiveness with which they meet the real needs of the organisation. The needs analysis approach to the design of specific contents of HRD activities is recommended as a means to achieving this effectiveness in meeting organisational needs: DESPITE an upsurge in human resource development HRD activities in organisations, training departments are still hard put to justify their usefulness and importance to their employers. Part of the reason is that the proliferation of HRD activities has blurred the distinction between what is truly needed by the organisation to...; Articles 2008-12-01
Community outreach through corporate social responsibility: corporate social responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of their stakeholders and society at large. The Young Expedition Project may be one way for companies to achieve this: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORPORATE social responsibility CSR is a concept that frequently overlaps with similar approaches such as corporate sustainability, corporate sustainable development, corporate responsibility, and corporate citizenship. While CSR does not have a universal definition, many see it as the private sector's way of integrating the economic, social,...; Articles 2008-12-01
Backyard fun?: I am curious to just how knowledgeable some of your authors are? I am referring to the June Out of the Box article on True Backyard Fun. I totally understand the fun of shooting an air rifle but, where is Mr. Galan's backyard? Every municipality I know of...; Articles 2008-08-01
Lasergrips for S&W's compact M&P pistols: From Crimson Trace The compact LG-661 replaces the stock M&P backstrap grip insert and slides into place in just a few seconds using existing factory parts. It is instinctively activated by a pressure switch built into the backstrap of the polymer Lasergrip. Simply grasping the firearm in a...; Articles 2008-07-01
Supporting our troops: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I get pictures of soldiers from all over the world and like to take the space whenever I can to honor them for no other reason than we like to. Got this from Team Pegasus and wanted to share it. According to the Major: ...; Articles 2008-07-01
Blackhawk! Warrior wear: This is truly one of those "Geez ... why hasn't anyone thought of this before" things. BLACKHAWK!, long-time friends of cops and soldiers and even we regular guys and gals have come up with an idea that will definitely save lives. Called their "Warrior Wear Tactical I.T.S. Pants", they are...; Articles 2008-07-01
The walk of life: In a government-sponsored Veterans Affairs study, researchers found that just 30 minutes of brisk walking 5-6 times per week can reduce a man's risk of death by half. The study of 15,660 men is the largest yet to assess the link between fitness and mortality. While men who were deemed...; Articles 2008-07-01
Heart disease starts in childhood: If you thought letting your children spend their youth playing videogames and eating Fritos was just good, harmless fun, you're wrong. Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have found that kids who lead inactive lifestyles - that means getting less than 20 minutes a day of moderate-intensity...; Articles 2008-07-01
Baseball profile: Scott KazmirPitcher, Tampa Bay Rays: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FULL NAME: Scott Edward Kazmir AGE, HT, WT.: 24.6-0.185 BORN: January 24, 1984 in Houston, Texas HOME: Tampa, Florida STATUS/FAMILY: Single NICKNAME: Kaz LIFE OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL: Relaxing I like to go out and...; Articles 2008-07-01
Body of work: I'm a 60-year-old high school science teacher in New York City who stands 5' II" at 170 pounds. My 16-18-year-old students say I'm in pretty good shape for an "old man" and encouraged me to send in a letter and picture. I owe many words of thanks to...; Articles 2008-07-01
Small steps to a better life: add a little spice to your fitness and wellness regimen: As a restaurateur, food is my passion and a major part of my life. I am not "naturally" thin, so I work diligently to keep my weight under control. Many may wonder how I stay trim even though, as the owner of three restaurants, I'm always around food....; Articles 2008-07-01
Don't sweat it! Combat excessive perspiration with these tips: As your built-in cooling system, sweating is necessary. But excessive perspiration isn't, even in the summer. While there's no official definition of excess, here's a good gauge: If you need a wardrobe change after doing nothing more strenuous than grabbing lunch around the corner, you may want to rethink your...; Articles 2008-07-01

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