Word: ecosystems
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...media is coming. Contrary to some utopian (or is that dystopian?) claims, it is not likely to kill off today’s mass media, though traditional media’s business models are under ferocious attack. Rather, grassroots efforts will be an essential part of an emerging media ecosystem, which includes the world of “old media” but also transforms it into more of a conversation and less of a lecture. This new media age is not simply democratization of the production of information; the democratization of access is at least as valuable...
Larsen sees the crackdown as a way of targeting the problem without going after the workers directly--an acceptable solution for the sensitive political ecosystem of the Hamptons. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who mainly oversees the more working-class communities west of the Hamptons, takes a more direct approach. Levy, a Democrat, has initiated sting operations on local contractors and helped towns bust lawbreaking landlords. His police also forcibly removed day laborers from a Farmingville 7-Eleven parking lot. Levy says the voters in his county appreciate his strong arm. "There's a tremendous disconnect between the public...
...environment with respect.The future founders, chairmen, and chief executive officers here on campus would do well to learn a little from Chouinard. Companies do not have to be all about lower marginal costs and higher profits—they can also be about their people and the ecosystem. And if Chouinard’s business model ever sounds dubious or runs contrary to what you learned in Ec 10, just open your closet and take a long look at your Patagonia fleece jacket.Unfortunately, Chouinard’s nuggets of entrepreneurial wisdom are buried within 260 long pages of hackneyed stories...
...known, to its former glory by making it more diverse, with technical support from the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management. Mass explained that the government is particularly involved in the project because the area affects the herring runs around it, which are vital for the well-being of the wider ecosystem.“Herring are your basic food chain for the ocean,” she said. “That’s why the herring that run up and down these tributaries are so important.”For the time being, she said, the work will just...
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that was made worse by the U.S. government's refusal to ensure domestic tranquillity. To do that requires Big Government to maintain coherent transportation and communications systems and coordinate land management that allows the ecosystem to serve as a buffer against natural calamity. Big Government must organize access to medical care for all individuals. But Big Government has been under constant attack for decades. Most people see it as the cause of Americans' woes rather than as part of the solution. Big Government is not the enemy; Bad Government is--inept, shortsighted and self-serving...