http://socialnetworks.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Online Social Networks en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:19:03 GMT 2009-12-29T20:19:03Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961769&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace With all the attention being lavished on healthcare reform in the US, I've read with interest the reforms underway in Sweden, a country that is often credited with having a model healthcare system. . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:07:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961769&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:07:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961767&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Nothing to lose and everything to gain: if there was a single nation that has everything to gain from global warming it is: Russia. So, exactly how is Russia ranked in global carbon emissions? . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:05:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961767&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:05:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961766&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace I recently read a report that concluded that buying lettuce from Morocco in London resulted in a smaller carbon footprint than buying local lettuce grown outside London. The conlcusion being that we . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:04:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961766&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:04:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961764&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace There's an insidious vision, at least here in the US, that if we just all buy electric vehicles, put up enough wind turbines, and brew enough biofuels, that we will be able to just go on living the . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:03:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961764&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-24T15:03:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960739&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace A very special fairy tale for the times (thank you, Mariana & Ann) Tierra Madre and the Sacrifice of Ursus Polaris © 2009, Bent Lorentzen . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:03:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960739&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-23T20:03:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960007&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace click for book excerpt and to order   This book is a finalist in its category of EPIC's e-book awards. This is only my 2 nd ever recommendation of a book in my . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:09:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960007&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-23T09:09:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958662&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Three of the biggest stories from COP 15 were barely covered in the mainstream news. First: climate change is a current problem. It's not our children's problem, or our grandchildren's problem. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958662&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-22T14:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958660&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace If you're scratching your head wondering what exactly happened on the last day of the Copenhagen climate change summit (a.k.a. COP15 or Conference of the Parties 15) it's very understandable. If . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:34:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958660&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-22T14:34:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958656&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace There's a firestorm that's erupting over how JPMorgan Chase & Company has fumbled its online contest to award millions of dollars to 100 charities this holiday season, and the incident is sending . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:31:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958656&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-22T14:31:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956875&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace As a child growing up in Los Angeles, Leila Chirayath Janah, the daughter of Indian immigrants, had heard many stories about poverty in India but had never experienced it herself. So, at the age of . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:04:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956875&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-21T13:04:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956861&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace What is for many a joyous and happy and spiritually based day or time period, often is comprised of frantic activities, shopping or guilt for not having money, not creating the year like last year, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:01:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956861&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-21T13:01:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956856&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace We've discussed research indicating that eating a less meat-intensive diet could reduce our contribution to global climate change as well as increase life expectancy by reducing heart disease risk. . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:00:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956856&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-21T13:00:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956852&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Nancy Lublin, CEO of the youth empowerment nonprofit, Do Something, says we have gone too far as a society lauding social entrepreneurs and other leaders -- and not far enough celebrating the people . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:58:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956852&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-21T12:58:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953052&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace There's an invisible rift in the CSR world. It's a philosophical rift that manifests itself in how we use energy and generate emissions. It profoundly proscribes the "solution space" we allow ourselves . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:21:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953052&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-18T14:21:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953048&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace I once walked up the Pacific Coast of the US from Los Angeles to Seattle. I walked the highway shoulder a lot, peeling off onto dirt roads where I could, and even down to the beach where that was possible. . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:16:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953048&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-18T14:16:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953046&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Copenhagen has been on the U.S. airways interspersed between the stories on Tiger Woods and his ever increasing number of mistresses, the Salt Lake City woman who has gone missing, and the seemingly . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:14:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953046&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-18T14:14:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951414&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace There is no question that medical tourism can be a ticket to inexpensive, generally high quality care for yourself, but is it a socially responsible practice? Does it amount to exploitation of scarce . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:03:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951414&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-17T15:03:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951399&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Begin with a Vision and picture of what you want for each area and in general for your life. I recommend you examine what is working and not and find threads of connection and synergy between all . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:01:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951399&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-17T15:01:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951392&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace I remember those job fairs in high school. People from various professions came in to talk to us and answer questions about their fields. The professions represented were duly suburban - there was a . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:59:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951392&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-17T14:59:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949935&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace It's the end of the first week at COP15 in Copenhagen and there seems to be never a dull moment in endeavouring to thrash out a robust agreement on climate change. Having spent most . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:11:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949935&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-16T15:11:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949932&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace The year was 1948. After years of war, the dust had finally settled. Nations were reeling at what had happened during the Second World War. They wanted to make sure that a war of that substance and . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:07:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949932&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-16T15:07:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949929&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace There are plenty of problems facing the World today, between global warming , terrorism, diseases, and hunger , we certainly are not living in times short of issues that need to be addressed. In creating . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:05:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949929&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-16T15:05:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949920&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Outside of the business world, CSR receives raised eyebrows in most circles. Even inside the business communities, CSR is often ignored - and even in some of the more progressive companies, it doesn't . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:03:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949920&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-16T15:03:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949901&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Whenever I tell people I'm moving to Shanghai, their first question is "how are you going to deal with all the pollution?!?" My usual response is an awkwardly defensive, less that substantive response . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:00:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949901&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-16T15:00:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944770&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace   The December 13, 2009 Danish daily Bornholm Tidende (Times) sub-header states: (from Ritzau News Bureau feed, translated) The Police (mass arrest) Action was Unprovoked   . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:31:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944770&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-13T10:31:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941384&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Below is a sample from the novel that has been waiting 2 years to come out, the sequel to Dragon's Moon , which came in 4th in the 2002 Dream Realm Awards . Krona is set in the mythological . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941384&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Bent Lorentzen 2009-12-10T21:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938744&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace I am an omnivore. My teeth are an omnivore's teeth. Not so long ago, I was a vegetarian. I was a vegetarian for many, many years until I needed to limit my carbohydrate intake. I also became a locavore, . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:31:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938744&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-09T12:31:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938742&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Electronic medical records (EMR) are digitized versions of the paper folderswhere your doctor squirrels away your health information. They are increasingly being looked to as a solution to what ails . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:29:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938742&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-09T12:29:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938741&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace How much responsibility do business schools have for the recent economic turmoil? Why should we expect organisations to demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility if the lunatics running the asylums . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:27:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938741&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-09T12:27:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938737&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace A good friend of mine is a teacher in a town of roughly 900 people in the Alaskan bush. The town is so small that there are no roads; everyone navigates by snowmobile. The closest city, a short 9-seater . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:24:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938737&grpId=3659174697239494&nav=Groupspace Justmeans Better. Business. 2009-12-09T12:24:11Z