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With No. 3 Oregon opening against an FCS opponent Saturday, the Ducks' 2013 opener didn't figure to be a Heisman Trophy showcase moment for UO quarterback Marcus Mariota, and that it wasn't.
Oregon's sophomore kicked off his second season as the Ducks' starter by going 12-of-21 through the air for 234 yards and a touchdown, and running five times for 113 yards and two scores in a 66-3 win over Nicholls. Accounting for 347 yards and three scores would be a great day for most players, but Mariota didn't seem particularly sharp, a testament to the standard he set as Pac-12 offensive freshman of the year last fall.
"I started the game off kind of juiced a little bit, missed a couple throws high," Mariota said. "Once the game started flowing, I felt I did a little better."
Mariota was 4-of-9 passing in the first quarter, 3-of-7 in the second and then 5-of-5 for 88 yards in the third quarter, before he exited the game. Mariota last possession was the five-play, 87-yard scoring drive late in the third quarter that ended with Byron Marshall's 49-yard touchdown run.
"The last series before halftime we got stopped on fourth down, and a lot of the first-team guys didn't want to finish that way," Mariota said. "And then to start off the second half we got stopped on fourth down. It leaves a little sour taste in your mouth, and I'm glad coach Helfrich left us in. We were able to iron it out and ended up finishing with a touchdown."
Early on, Mariota did most of his damage on the ground, running for touchdowns of 12 and 46 yards in the second quarter. He was one of three Ducks on the day to run for more than 100 yards.
Helfrich said Mariota suffered from "a couple lazy-feet throws" in the early going, but Mariota's third-quarter numbers illustrated the way he improved his fundamentals as the game wore on.
The Ducks provided some fodder for speculation they may throw deep more often under Helfrich. Mariota had a 46-yard completion to Josh Huff in the first quarter, and overthrew an open Daryle Hawkins on a deep ball one possession earlier.
Overall, though, it was the offense fans have seen from the Ducks since the Chip Kelly era.
"I thought overall the pace was pretty similar," Mariota said. "Offensively, aside from a few miscues, I thought we played pretty well today. We're going to clean those up and get ready for next week."

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James Ellis Movies and Career Information
Mar 15, 1931
Actor, Producer and Writer
Mar 15, 1931
Actor, Producer and Writer
James "Jimmy" Ellis was a Northern Irish actor and stage director with a career stretching over sixty years. Originally a stage actor and director in Northern Ireland, he moved to London in the early 1960s. After gaining recognition in Great Britain through the Z-Cars police series on BBC1, he appeared in many other television and film roles. He was also a translator.
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- Priest 2011
- Re-Animator 1985
- Romans 12:20
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- How High 2001
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Cracking down on drugs was one of the topics at Clarksburg City Council's conference session Thursday afternoon.
"We have to keep in mind, that we have to work with the Harrison County drug task force, because we would never do something that would interfere with any investigation that they have. So, there is a lot of legal issues with that particular ordinance and we're going to continue to get more information on that," said Cathy Goings, Mayor of Clarksburg.
The city will be gathering additional information on this ordinance before proceeding.
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For some children with sensory issues, it is hard to have a fun time at a dark and loud movie theater, but AMC on Evansville's west side is offering some sensory friendly showings with lights at half and sound at half for children that cannot handle the typical movie environment.
The next two movies and dates for such events are:
November 6- Megamind showing at 10:00 am.
November 20- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 showing at 10:00 am.
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College Hockey:This Week in the MIAC
With nine teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one squad has to be the odd one out. This week that distinction goes to the Hamline Pipers. There are plenty of intriguing series for this coming weekend. If you had to pick just one, go see St. Olaf taking on Gustavus Adolphus.
There is bad blood between these schools and they couldnt be more evenly matched. The records are almost identical and both teams play a similar style of fast-paced, good passing, and hard-hitting hockey.
The other interesting match-up is Bethel and St. Johns as this could determine whether St. Thomas gets some competition for the conference title. Bethel needs to show it is going to contend for a title with St. Thomas by keeping pace with the Tommies. If Bethel cant handle St. Johns they will have a hard time taking over first place.
St. Thomas and Chestnuts Roasting
Three weeks ago St. Thomas swept the defending conference champions, Bethel, and last week they crushed the number one team, Wisconsin-River Falls. Currently, they find themselves 6-1-1 and ranked seventh in the nation.
The Tommies made a statement a few weeks ago to the MIAC that they were the team to beat when they swept Bethel. Last week a statement was made to the rest of the D-III hockey world when St. Thomas beat River Falls, shutting the Falcons out, 5-0.
Tommies head coach Terry Skrypek came away from the Bethel series feeling good about his squad. In the first game, St. Thomas won 4-1 by limiting the Royals chances and finishing on its own.
In the second game, they found themselves down 2-0 going into the second period and were able fight their way back into the game. Although it let Bethel back into the game after taking a 5-3 lead, St. Thomas captured the victory in overtime.
It was great to see that we have the ability to comeback in the big games, said Skrypek.
On his teams shutout victory, Skrypek noted that the game was closer than the score indicated:
We got a few breaks on shots, two that were deflected and found the back of the net. Our goalie, Tyler Chestnut took two goals away from them, with two great saves.
Chestnut has been dynamite for St. Thomas this season. Currently, his numbers are in the middle of the pack among MIAC goaltenders but as the season continues he should make his way to the top.
Coach Skrypek feels very confident with Chestnut between the pipes: He is not a flashy goalie but always has great control of his movements in the net.
This is Chestnuts first year with the Tommies but the sophomore already has the teams respect.
The players and Tyler have great chemistry. He is capable of stealing some games for us if we are not playing well, remarked Skrypek.
St. Thomas ethos is to not get overworked by any team. When asked if the Tommies could beat an East Coast team for a national championship coach Skrypek remarked:
If we are on our game, we can beat anyone on a given night. To win a national championship, we have to get better in certain areas. It is a long season, yet a short time from game to game.
If St. Thomas can continue its stellar play opponents are going to have a difficult time stopping this purple and silver squad.
MIAC Players of the Week
Offense: Senior Matt Hall (Bethel) recorded three goals and three assists last weekend against Augsburg as the Royals swept the Auggies 5-0 and 4-2. Hall currently has seven goals and nine assists this season.
Goaltender: Sophomore Aaron Damjanovich (Bethel) led the Royals to a sweep against Augsburg by recording 65 saves and allowing only two goals in the series. Damjanovich has a 2.57 goals against average and a .920 save percentage on the season.
This Weeks Schedule
Augsburg vs. No. 7 St. Thomas
Overall Records: AUG — 0-7-1 (0-4-0 MIAC); STU — 6-1-1 (2-0-0 MIAC).
Top Wins: AUG — none; STU — Bethel and Wisconsin-River Falls.
Top Scorers: Ben Bradbury (1-5-6); STU — Nick Pernula (4-9-13).
Goaltenders: AUG — Adam Hendel (4 GP, 0-3-1, 3.44 GA, .887 SV%); STU — Tyler Chestnut (8 GP, 5-1-1, 2.31 GA, .909 SV%.
Bethel vs. St. Johns
Overall Records: BU — 7-2-0 (3-2-0 MIAC); SJU — 4-5-1 (2-1-1 MIAC).
Top Wins: BU — Marian; SJU — St. Olaf.
Top Scorers: BU — Matt Hall (7-8-15); SJU — Joel Stacklie (5-9-14).
Goaltenders: BU — Aaron Damjanovich (7 GP, 5-1-0, 3.05 GA, .910 SV%); SJU — Vince Wheeler (10 GP, 4-5-1, 2.58 GA, .896 SV%).
Concordia vs. St. Marys
Overall Records: CONC — 1-6-0 (0-2-0 MIAC); SMU — 2-5-2 (2-2-0 MIAC.)
Top Wins: CONC — Wisconsin-Eau Claire; SMU — Gustavus.
Top Scorers: CONC — Kirby Markowsky (3-2-5); SMU — Anthony Bohn (2-7-9).
Goaltenders: CONC — Jeremy Boniface (6 GP, 1-4-0. 3.82 GA, .900 SV%); SMU — Dan Smith (9 GP, 2-5-2, 4.21 GA, .898 SV%).
Gustavus vs. St. Olaf
Overall Records: GAC — 4-4-0 (2-2-0 MIAC); SOC — 4-3-2 (2-1-1 MIAC)
Top Wins: GAC — St. Norbert; SOC — Tied Wisconsin-River Falls.
Top Scorers: GAC — David Martinson (5-9-14); SOC — Nick Stalock (9-5-14).
Goaltenders: GAC — Matthew Lopes (3 GP, 2-1-0, 1.34 GA, .935 SV%); SOC — Brycen Eberwein (5 GP, 2-2-1, 3.91 GA, .883 SV%).
12/11 Bethel vs. Wis.-Superior (nc)
12/12 Gustavus @ St. Johns (nc)
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There are a lot of tutorials, videos and screencasts, training courses and books that can teach you WordPress, and WordPress is well known for it's large community, so perhaps the most important part in your journey is to be part of that community. Today we'll talk about some tips that will make you a better WordPress developer. We'll talk about the core team and Trac, standard WordPress themes, coding standards and best practices, the WordPress Codex and some tips on contributing to WordPress.
But before talking in depth about those things, here's a WordPress tip you should keep in mind first — talk about it, blog about, tweet about it and read about it. WPCandy recently published their huge list of WordPress resources to follow, take that to your Google Reader and stay up to date with what's happening in the WordPress Community and most importantly, be part of it :) The rest of the tips are a little less important.
Follow the WordPress Core
As frightening as it may sound, you should stay tuned with what's happening in the WordPress Core. You have to get familiar with the WordPress core files structure and the core files themselves. You have to be able to find a function which is not documented in the Codex (which we'll get to next) because there's a good chance it's documented in the core code. And if you know the WordPress structure you'll be able to find that function fast, sometimes without even knowing what it's called, seriously ;)
By following the WordPress Core Trac you will know what the core team is up to, what changes are coming up in the next version of WordPress and other useful thinks like deprecated functions, new methods of working with meta boxes in WordPress and much more. Basically, you'll be able to see where WordPress is going so you can adjust your projects accordingly. Here are some related resources:
- WordPress Core Trac
- Nightly Builds are fun to play with
- WordPress IRC Channels
- WordPress Development Blog
- 6 Trac Tickets Every WordPress Developer Should Follow
Dig into the Standard WordPress Themes
I'm talking about the Twenty-* series, you really have to know those inside out. Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven are the best WordPress themes out there, tested for security, coding standards, usability, flexibility and functionality for several iterations before making it as default themes. You'll be surprised how much you can learn from these two, and the ones coming in the future too!
Grab the latest copies of both themes, browse their source code. Look at how the code and files are organized, look at how actions and filters are used, how static files such as CSS and images are linked. Learn how the themes create their own actions and filters for maximum flexibility, this is a technique you'll have to master if you want to create great themes that can be used as parent themes.
Create a couple of child themes based on Twenty Eleven and you'll be surprised how a standard theme like that can easily be turned into a totally different looking website, maintaining the markup, structure, functionality and flexibility and remaining responsive. Also note how standard themes provide CSS styling for all the standard widgets available in WordPress, including the calendar. A lot of themes (including premium) seem to forget about standard widgets and other minor things like blockquotes, tables, form elements, definition lists, etc.
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Whether you're a theme or plugin developer, you should keep your code very well organized, clean and commented. There's a set of standards and guidelines to how the WordPress core, themes and plugins are written and as for themes, there's a review process that you have to pass before getting listed on WordPress.org if your aim is to get there.
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The real power behind the WordPress Codex reveals itself after you log in. You'll see that you can edit and create Codex entries, just like editing a page on Wikipedia (yes, the WordPress Codex is built on MediaWiki). You can follow certain entries, i.e. add them to your watchlist. With a little magic in your Codex Preferences section you can get WordPress to e-mail you about new deprecated functions for example, or when something changes in the Shortcode API, it's like changeset notifications and pretty cool and useful!
Here are some resources about the WordPress Codex worth taking a look at:
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- The MediaWiki website
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If you're serious about WordPress then you should seriously consider contributing to WordPress, i.e. giving back. There are many ways to contribute, you don't necessarily have to write code and patches. You can translate WordPress, themes and plugins, you can help the UI team build a better user experience, you can create themes and plugins, you can test patches, you can test new WordPress releases and much more!
Here's a great video from WordCamp San Francisco this year called "Getting Involved: Contribution and Courtesy" by Aaron Campbell and Andy Stratton:
Here are some useful resources:
- Core Development Blog
- Core UI Team
- Theme Reviewers Team
- Translations Teams
- Reporting Bugs in WordPress
- Contributing to WordPress codex entry
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with the People's Republic of China--Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 06/16
February 13, 2006
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case. The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2005 Article IV consultation with People's Republic of China—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is also available.
On January 23, 2006, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the People's Republic of China—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.1
Hong Kong SAR's real GDP grew by about 7¼ percent (year-on-year) in the first three quarters of 2005, from 8¼ percent in 2004, boosted, in part, by strong Mainland-related exports. The economic expansion that has been sustained for nine consecutive quarters has strengthened the macroeconomic outlook for Hong Kong SAR. The continued robust growth owes much to the favorable external environment, with judicious macroeconomic policies, continued structural reforms, and the confidence building effects of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Mainland making significant contributions. Importantly, job creation has steadily gathered strength, which has brought down the unemployment rate quite significantly, although for low-skilled workers it remains relatively high. Reflecting the buoyant activity, inflation has picked up mildly, but remains well contained. Asset prices, which have rebounded sharply since mid-2003, now appear to be stabilizing.
The authorities have continued to take advantage of high growth to further strengthen the fiscal position. The outturn for the FY2004/05 deficit (excluding issuance of bonds and notes) at ¼ percent of GDP—was substantially better than the projected 5 percent of GDP. Buoyant tax revenues (profits and income tax), higher-than-expected land sales and investment income, along with continued expenditure restraint (including civil service wage cuts) were the main contributors to the better performance. Fiscal reserves were equivalent to about 23 percent of GDP (at end-FY2004/05), but remained below its pre-crisis level of 34 percent of GDP. The FY2005/06 budget targets a deficit of about ¾ percent of GDP. Based on current economic trends and reflecting the government's unstinted restraint on spending, the staff projects that the budget could return to balance in the current fiscal year, significantly ahead of schedule.
Looking ahead, staff expects economic activity to moderate in the near term with real GDP growth projected to about 5½ percent in 2006 with some easing of external demand. The risks to this outlook are broadly balanced. Despite this moderation in activity, inflation should rise modestly as rents pick up and the labor market tightens. Given the general openness of the economy and the strong linkages with the Mainland, Hong Kong SAR's growth prospects will continue to depend crucially on external conditions and developments in the Mainland. If global demand weakens significantly, Hong Kong SAR's current driver of growth—net exports—could be threatened. On the upside, consumption and investment growth could be higher, reflecting higher asset prices, stronger household balance sheets, and sizeable increases in corporate profits.
Sustaining strong growth over the medium term will also depend crucially on effectively meeting the challenges of integration with the Mainland. The continued success of Hong Kong as an international financial center hinges upon its ability to assist in the Mainland's financial intermediation. Hong Kong is well positioned to play a significant role in this process in view of its sophisticated financial infrastructure, although progress in this area depends crucially upon the pace of financial liberalization in the Mainland. Cooperation and coordination with the Mainland's financial authorities, which have advanced well, will therefore become increasingly important.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the Hong Kong SAR authorities on their skillful macroeconomic management in the face of a series of external shocks over the last few years. Along with improved external conditions and continued structural reforms, macroeconomic policies have helped to sustain the economic expansion—for nine consecutive quarters—while inflation is moderate and the external sector remains strong.
Looking ahead, Directors noted that sustaining growth over the medium term will require that the challenges of economic integration with the Mainland be met effectively. In particular, Hong Kong SAR will need to remain competitive by maintaining its traditional strengths—namely, flexible product and factor markets and sound macroeconomic policies—as well as by seeking out new areas of growth, including an increased role in Mainland financial intermediation.
Directors commended the authorities on the continued improvement in the fiscal position. They noted that expenditure restraint, supported by robust economic activity, is likely to return the budget to balance this fiscal year, well ahead of schedule.
With the government's current fiscal target nearly achieved, Directors were encouraged by the authorities' increased focus on longer-term issues. Hong Kong SAR's rapidly aging population is likely to exert substantial pressure on public finances, especially through rising health care costs. Accordingly, the government's attention to health care reform is timely. Directors observed that, in formulating a longer-term fiscal strategy, consideration should also be given to the appropriate level of fiscal reserves. Directors stressed the importance of broadening Hong Kong SAR's tax base to stabilize the volatily of its revenues. In this regard, they welcomed the authorities' plans to press ahead with public consultation on the feasibility of a low-rate goods and services tax, which should be broadly based and implemented with minimal exemptions. Directors noted that low-income families adversely affected by the tax could be assisted through targeted transfers.
Directors commended the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on its management of the Linked Exchange Rate System and supported the authorities' commitment to the arrangement. They noted that the May 2005 refinements to the currency board had reduced uncertainties that had led to speculation, and further strengthened the system. Directors observed that adjustment to large or prolonged shocks will need to rely on the flexibility of Hong Kong SAR's real exchange rate. This will depend on the efficiency of its domestic markets, as reflected in changes in interest rates, wages, and asset and product prices.
Directors welcomed the initiatives undertaken to strengthen Hong Kong SAR's financial market infrastructure and supervisory systems. In particular, they welcomed the progress toward the introduction of a deposit protection scheme, the preparation for the implementation of Basel II by banks, and the establishment of a Financial Reporting Council. They also welcomed the expanded scope for transactions in renminbi in Hong Kong SAR. Directors considered that the growing size and sophistication of Hong Kong SAR's financial markets and instruments will contribute to maintaining Hong Kong's vibrancy as a financial center, while also requiring continued close surveillance to ensure that markets remain efficient and orderly. In this context, Directors welcomed the close cooperation with the financial authorities on the Mainland. Directors were encouraged by the significant steps taken towards the implementation of the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework and looked forward to continued progress in this area.
Directors supported the authorities' strategy to reduce unemployment among low-skilled workers through training programs and job placement assistance. Directors noted the recent call for a debate on the appropriateness of introducing a statutory minimum wage and standard working hours, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining the flexibility of Hong Kong SAR's markets that has served to underpin the economy's resilience to external shocks. In this regard, Directors also welcomed the establishment of a committee to review existing domestic competition policy and the possible role of a general competition law.


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Sure there's plenty of Father's Day freebies and dining options but if you are looking to really treat dad special on Father's Day you are going to want to consider one of these fantastic dining specials made just for dear old dad.
Eleven:Eleven Restaurant & Bar
607 West Gray Street
This Father's Day, Eleven:Eleven is beefing up its popular Sunday offerings with a meaty selection of carnivore favorites including smoked prime rib, in-house dry aged rib-eyes, bone-in short ribs plus surf and turf. Don't miss out on Chef Kevin Bryant's mainstays like the Madam XI, Apple Caramel Crumble French Toast and Open Faced Foie Gras Sandwich. Brunch will be served from 11 am until 3 pm.
Sparrow Bar + Cookshop
3701 Travis Street
Looking for the perfect gift idea for a dad with a taste for the culinary arts? On June 15, join Chef Monica Pope at Sparrow Bar + Cookshop for a special Father's Day cooking class from 9 until 11 am. The cost is $79 per person. For the dad who would prefer to sit back and relax, the restaurant will be offering a three-course, prix fixe menu from11 am until 3 pm. The cost is $35 for adults and $15 for children.
The Bistro – Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE
800 Sorella Court
Treat Dad to a special Father's Day brunch buffet in The Bistro, located at award-winning Hotel Sorella CITYCENTRE. Enjoy pasta, omelet, salad and carving stations, as well as a dessert bar. Additional features include seafood paella, roasted rib-eye with Barolo sauce and chicken parmesan. Available from 11 am until 2:30 pm, the buffet is priced at $45 per person.
Latin Bites
5709 Woodway Drive
All Dads will enjoy a complimentary beer at Latin Bites this Father's Day. Enjoy Peruvian and South American classics from Chef Roberto Castre like Volcano Rice made with 24 hour Sous vide pork shoulder, Chinese sausage, grilled chicken, rice, carrots, zucchini, red bell peppers, green onions and egg yolk or the Lomo Saltado with beef tenderloin, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, oyster sauce, red vinegar, garlic, home fries and white rice. The regular brunch and dinner menu will be available from 11 am to 5 pm. Brunch specials include $1.50 mimosas, $2 bellinis, $5 Bloody Marys, $3 beers, $5 sangria, $4 micheladas and $10 ceviches.
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They'll come in both 1.8 and 2.5-inch form factors and are capable of up to 230MB/s and 180MB/s sequential read and write speeds, which is pretty impressive. Unfortunately Toshiba was not forthcoming about which companies will be getting the drives or at what price.
Looking at a previous 512GB SSD option available exclusively on Protege laptops and a similar-capacity offering from Super Talent, I gather Toshiba's new flagship drive will set you back some $1,500.


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Top 14 Pictures Sold for over $1 Million Dollars
The current record price for a painting was paid for a Jackson Pollock work titled No. 5 1948. It was sold for US$140 million in 2006. However, it should be mentioned that a painting in The Card Players series by Paul Cezanne is rumored to have been sold by a private collector for over $250 million in 2011. The highest selling sculpture in history is L'Homme qui marche I (1961) by Alberto Giacometti. In 2010, one of the sculptures in the series was sold at Sotheby's London auction for $104.3 million.
In 1825, French inventor Nicephore Niepce produced the world's first known photograph. Since that time a large number of photojournalists have turned photography into an art form. As we enter the 21st century, old pictures are becoming rare and highly valued. Since 2010, eight separate photographs have sold at auction for over $1 million. A new image was also crowned the most valuable photograph in history. This article will examine 14 pictures that have been sold for $1 million dollars.
14. Peter Lik - One (2010)
Price: $1,000,000
Peter Lik is a self-taught Australian landscape photographer. While traveling in Alaska in 1984, Lik began to experiment with panoramic cameras. He is known for his limited editions and his work has been compared to that of legendary photographer Ansel Adams. Lik is regarded as an adventurer as well as a photographer due to the risks he will take to get "the shot." In 2010, Peter sold his first $1 million dollar photograph titled One. The shot was taken just after dawn on the banks of the Androscoggin River in New Hampshire and resembles an impressionist painting.
Peter named the picture One because it was a fleeting, singular opportunity. He says that he felt an oneness with the moment and with nature. Peter hit the shutter just once and made only one print of the image, which is why it is so valuable. "I will never forget this morning for the rest of my life," says Peter. "It was calm, and the scent of the fall forest filled my lungs. The mist cleared, and a magical reflection in the river briefly appeared, white birch trees, black trunks, and a kaleidoscope of foliage combining to reveal an illusion of three dimensions."
13. Edward Weston - Nautilus (1927)
Price: $1,082,500
Edward Weston was a 20th century American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers of all time." Over the course of his forty-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes, and even whimsical parodies. In 1927, Weston met Canadian painter Henrietta Shore and was intrigued by her large paintings of sea shells. He borrowed several shells from her, thinking he might find some inspiration for a new still life series.
Over the next few weeks Weston explored many different kinds of shell and background combinations. In his log of photographs taken in 1927, he listed fourteen negatives of shells. One of these, simply called Nautilus (or Shell) became one of his most famous images. Weston is known to have made at least twenty-eight prints of this image, more than any other shell photo. In April 2010, a print of Edward Weston's Nautilus sold at Sotheby's New York auction for $1,082,500.
12. Richard Avedon - Dovima with elephants (1955)
Price: $1,151,976
Richard Avedon was an American photographer. "His fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty, and culture for the last half of the 20th century." In the 1950s, Dovima was a popular model that was discovered on a sidewalk in New York. She worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown with circus elephants titled Dovima with the Elephants has become an icon. It was taken at the Cirque d'hiver, Paris, in August 1955. The gown in the picture was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent. In November 2010, Avedon's image titled Dovima with elephants sold at Christie's Paris auction for $1,151,976.
11. Richard Prince - Untitled (Cowboy) (1989)
Price: $1,248,000
Richard Prince is an American painter and photographer. Starting in 1977, Prince began to photograph old pictures which previously appeared in the New York Times. This process of re-photographing continued into 1983, when his work featured Garry Gross's photo of Brooke Shields at the age of ten, standing in a bathtub. The Brooke Shields nude shot is one of the most controversial images in history. In 2005, at Christie's New York auction house Richard Prince's image named Untitled (Cowboy) sold for $ 1,248,000. The picture is a re-photograph of an image taken by Sam Abell and appropriated from a cigarette advertisement. It was the first re-photograph to raise more than $1 million at auction.
10. Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe Nude (1919)
Price: $1,360,000
Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer who was instrumental in making photography an accepted art form. He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe. In 2006, Sotheby's auction in New York sold a collection of Alfred Stieglitz images of Georgia O'Keeffe. One picture titled Hands sold for $1.47 million, while a second picture of O'Keeffe nude sold for $1.36 million. The nude image of Georgia O'Keeffe remains the 10th highest selling photograph.
9. Alfred Stieglitz - Georgia O'Keeffe Hands (1919)
Price: $1,470,000
Eight of the nine highest prices ever paid at auction for Alfred Stieglitz photographs are images of Georgia O'Keeffe. The highest-priced photograph is a 1919 palladium print of Georgia O'Keeffe titled Hands, it realized US$1.47 million at Sotheby's New York auction in February 2006.
8. Edward Weston - Nude (1925)
Price: $1,609,000
In 1920, Edward Weston began photographing nude models. He started with his wife Flora and their children, but soon took at least three nude studies. In April of 2008, one of Weston's nude images from 1925 sold for $1,609,000 at Sotheby's New York auction. It remains the 8th most expensive photograph ever sold.
7. Dmitry Medvedev - Tobolsk Kremlin (2009)
Price: $1,750,000
The Tobolsk Kremlin is the sole stone Kremlin in Siberia. A Kremlin is major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. The Tobolsk Kremlin is located in Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. In 2009, Dmitry Medvedev, who is the third President of the Russian Federation, captured a great picture of the Tobolsk Kremlin. In January of 2010, a print of the photo sold at auction for $1,750,000.
6. Unknown photographer - Billy the Kid (1879-80)
Price: $2,300,000
William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the West. According to legend, he killed 21 men, but he is generally accepted to have killed between four and nine. Only one photograph of Billy the Kid exists. It was taken by an unknown photographer in late 1879 or early 1880. The image is a 2x3 inch (5.08x7.62 cm) ferrotype (tintype) picture. Tintype is a photo made by creating a direct positive on a sheet of iron metal that is blackened by painting and lacquering. It was first described in the 1850s and this type of photography was extremely resilient. It doesn't need drying and can be produced in only a few minutes.
After Billy the Kid's death, Dan Dedrick, one of Billy's rustler friends, kept the picture and passed it down to his family. The ferrotype has appeared in several copied forms before the original was made public in the mid 1980s. The image of Bonney was sold at auction on June 25, 2011, in a three-day Western show. It was purchased for $2.3 million dollars, some six times the estimate. The picture became the most expensive item ever sold at Brian Lebel's Annual Old West Show & Auction. It remains the 6th most expensive photograph ever sold.
5. Cindy Sherman - Untitled #153 (1985)
Price: $2,700,000
Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. Sherman has sought to raise challenging and important questions about the representation of women in society, the media, and the nature of the creation of art. To create her photographs, Sherman shoots alone in her studio, assuming multiple roles as author, director, make-up artist, hairstylist, wardrobe mistress, and, of course, the model. She describes her process as intuitive, and she responds to elements of a setting such as light, mood, location, and costume, and will continue to change external elements until she finds what she wants.
In 2010, Sherman's nearly six foot tall chromogenic color print of Untitled #153 sold by Phillips de Pury & Company for a record $2.7 million. Today the picture is the 5th highest selling photo in history. The image features Cindy Sherman as a mud caked corpse. It was included in her set of pictures titled "fairy tales, " where Sherman combines prosthetic and artificial body parts along with elaborate make-up to transform herself into embodiments of horror and nightmare. The images don't reference specific fairy tales, but rather common motifs found in fairy tales, such as witches, monsters, giants, murders, and abductions.
4. Edward Steichen - The Pond-Moonlight (1904)
Price: $2,928,000
The Pond-Moonlight is a pictorialist photograph by Edward Steichen. It was made in 1904 in Mamaroneck, New York, near the home of Steichen's friend Charles Caffin. The photograph shows a forest across a pond, with part of the moon appearing over the horizon in a gap of the trees. The image was created using an early style, predating the first widespread color photography technique (the 1907 autochrome). Steichen created the impression of color by manually applying layers of light-sensitive gums to the paper.
Only three known versions of The Pond-Moonlight are still in existence and due to the hand-layering of the gums, each is unique. In February 2006, an original print of The Pond-Moonlight sold for what was then the highest price ever paid for a photograph at auction, U.S. $2.9 million. Today, the image stands as the 4th highest selling picture in history. The two other versions of The Pond-Moonlight are held in museum collections. The extraordinary sale price for a print is attributed to its one-of-a-kind character and rarity.
3. Andreas Gursky - 99 Cent II Diptychon (2001)
Price: $3,346,456
99 Cent II Diptychon is a two part photograph made by German visual artist Andreas Gursky. The work depicts the inside of a supermarket with numerous aisles and stacked goods, which results in a colorful scene. The picture is digitally altered to reduce perspective. It is a chromogenic color print or c-print and it is a two part work, also called a diptych. Gursky made 6 sets of the image and mounted the prints on acrylic glass. All of the pictures have a size of 207 by 337 centimeters (6.79-11.06 ft).
Gursky has called the work one of his favorite, as visually he is drawn to large, anonymous, man-made space, such as high-rise facades at night, office lobbies, stock exchanges, and the interiors of big box retailers. On February 7, 2007, 99 Cent II Diptychon sold at Sotheby auction house for a price of US$3.34 million, making the picture the 3rd most expensive in history. Another auction in New York in May 2006 fetched $2.25 million for a second print, and a third print sold for $2.48 million in November 2006 at a New York gallery.
2. Cindy Sherman - Untitled #96 (1981)
Price: $3,890,500
In 1981, Cindy Sherman created a photograph series titled Centerfolds/Horizontals, which is inspired by models in fashion and pornographic magazines. The images portray young women in various roles, from a sultry seductress to a frightened and vulnerable victim. All of the photographs were captured in Sherman's traditional style. She was the photographer, make-up artist, and model. The collection has become some of Sherman's most famous work. In 2011, a print of Untitled #96, which depicts Cindy as a lovelorn woman clutching a personal ad while lying on a kitchen floor, fetched $3.89 million at Christie's, making it the second most expensive photograph of all time. In 2012, the Museum of Modern Art will mount "Cindy Sherman," a show that will chronicle Sherman's work from the mid-1970s on and include more than 170 photographs.
1. Andreas Gursky - Rhein II (1999)
Price: $4,338,500
Rhein II is a photograph made by German visual artist Andreas Gursky in 1999. Gursky has become famous for his architecture and landscape color photographs. The print was produced in a set of six pictures that depict the River Rhine. In the image, the Rhine flows horizontally across the field of view, between green fields, and under an overcast sky. Some details of the original picture were removed by Gursky, including a group of dog-walkers and a factory building. Justifying this manipulation Gursky said "Paradoxically, this view of the Rhine cannot be obtained in situ, a fictitious construction was required to provide an accurate image of a modern river."
To accomplish his vision Gursky made a very large chromogenic color print of the image and mounted it onto acrylic glass. He then placed the masterpiece in a frame. The image itself measures 73 by 143 inches (190 x 360 cm), whilst the frame measures 81 by 151 inches (210 x 380 cm). The print was sold at Christie's New York on November 8, 2011, for $4,338,500, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold. The identity of the buyer has not been revealed.
The next three best selling photographs in history were taken by Eugene Atget, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Ansel Adams. In April 2010, Christie's New York auction sold Joueur d'Orgue (1898-1899) by French photographer Eugene Atget for $686,500. In October 2006, Christie's New York auction sold a picture of Andy Warhol (1987) by Robert Mapplethorpe for $643,200. In 2006, Sotheby's New York auction sold a print titled Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1948) by Ansel Adams for $609,600.
Eugene Atget - Joueur d'Orgue
Robert Mapplethorpe - Andy Warhol
Ansel Adams - Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico


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The recent history of corporate responsibility goes back to 1982 when 'Business in the Community' was established. However, prior to that there were significant developments which have influenced the way business operates today, and we have noted many of these in the timeline below.
Over the last 30 years there have been significant developments to embed the understanding of sustainability and ethical responsibility in business practice. The business community have been gaining an understanding of how their daily actions were effecting certain areas such as the environment, the wider community, employees and minority groups. We would like to thank Oxford University Press for their timeline, which has helped to inform the timeline below.
The corporate responsibility timeline outlines significant events in the understanding and adoption of a more sustainable approach to business.
British Parliament passes the Joint Stock Companies Act, allowing companies to incorporate without a royal charter or an Act of Parliament.
Parliament passes the Limited Liability Act of 1855, establishing the principle that any corporation could enjoy limited legal liability on both contract and tort claims simply by registering as a "limited" company with the appropriate government agency.
In Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, the US Supreme Court rules that corporations could be recognized as persons for purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment, giving them the right of privacy but also the right to be sued, enter into a contract, contribute funds as part of corporate lobbying, pay tax (and not pay tax) etc.
1930 - 1940: In US: first corporate responsibility texts (1935 ->): New Deal and welfare state.
1945 - 1959: Nationalization (Europe), state enterprise (former colonies, Communist Bloc); post-war consensus (US).
Howard Bowen publishes Social Responsibilities of the Businessman, and coins the phrase 'corporate social responsibility'.
1960 - 1969 Trends and highlights:
Return of business and society debate
Ethical climate: social unrest. Anti-war sentiment. Employees have an adversarial relationship with management. Values shift away from loyalty to an employer to loyalty to ideals. Old values are cast aside.
Ethical dilemmas: environmental issues; increased employee-employer tension; civil rights issues dominate; honesty; the work ethic changes; drug use escalates.
Business ethics developments: companies begin establishing codes of conduct and values statements. Birth of social responsibility movement. Corporations address ethics issues through legal or personnel departments.
George Goyder publishes The Responsible Company, proposing that social audits can act as both useful management tools and offer "stakeholders a platform for challenging and influencing companies."
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) created.
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, widely credited with launching the environmental movement, documents detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, particularly on birds. Carson accuses the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting industry claims uncritically.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted by the UN.
Club of Rome commissions a study of global proportions analyzing the relationship between industrial production, population, environmental damage, food consumption, and natural resource usage
UNESCO provides a forum Conference for Rational Use and Conservation of Biosphere for early discussions on the concept of ecologically sustainable development.
1970 - 1980 Trends and highlights:
Shift from responsibility of leaders to responsibility of companies.
Council on Economic Priorities (along with many others in the US) begin to rate companies publicly on their social and environmental performance.
Greenpeace is the first major Non-Governmental Organization to adopt policies which shift the emphasis towards the corporate sector and away from governments.
United Nations Code of Practice for Transnational Corporations attempts to define CSR business principles in terms of ethics, product standards, competition, marketing and disclosure of information.
Ethical climate: Defence contractors and other major industries riddled by scandal. The economy suffers through recession. Unemployment escalates. There are heightened environmental concerns. The public pushes to make businesses accountable for ethical shortcomings.
Ethical dilemmas: Employee militancy (employee versus management mentality). Human rights issues surface (forced labour, sub-standard wages, unsafe practices). Some firms choose to cover rather than correct dilemmas.
Business ethics developments: Compliance with laws high-lighted. Values movement begins to move ethics from compliance orientation to being "values centred".
Founding of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the largest corporate-led social development foundation in the Philippines and the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
UN holds a Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm. The concept of sustainable development is argued in an effort to resolve the 'environment vs. development' dilemma
1975 - 1989 Trends and highlights:
Debate about nature of responsibilities.
Corporate responsibility emerges as management practice (e.g. corporate social responsiveness).
US: Ethics Resource Center founded; Federal Corrupt Practices Act passed.
1980 - 1989 Trends and highlights:
Introduction of stakeholder theory.
Ethical climate: The social contract between employers and employees is redefined. Defense contractors are required to conform to stringent rules. Corporations downsize and employees' attitudes about loyalty to the employer are eroded. Health care ethics emphasized.
Ethical dilemmas: Bribes and illegal contracting practices. Influence peddling. Deceptive advertising. Financial fraud (savings and loan scandal). Transparency issues arise.
Business ethics developments: In US, Ethics Resource Centre develops the US Code of Ethics for Government Service (1980) and forms first business ethics office at General Dynamics (1985). Defense Industry Initiative established (1986). Some companies create ombudsman positions in addition to ethics officer roles. False Claims Act (government contracting) amended to incorporate employment protection for whistleblowers.
World Conservation Strategy is released by IUCN. The section "Towards Sustainable Development" identifies the major culprits of habitat destruction, and calls for a new International Development Strategy aimed at rectifying the problems.
Business in the Community established in the UK by companies such as IBM, BP, Shell, Marks and Spencer, and Barclays Bank.
Tylenol contamination scare in US prompts pharmaceutical companies to develop tamper-resistant packaging in response to new FDA standards for drug safety.
Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India leaks toxic gas killing 2,000 and injuring 150,000.
CSR becomes part of business management theory.
Institute of Business Ethics launched in UK.
Brundtland Commission publishes report Our Common Future. The report is considered a landmark as it introduces the concept of sustainable development and defines it as: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Montreal Protocol to protect ozone layer opened for signature; ratified by 196 states as of 2011.
Corporate Responsibility Group established in UK.
The Green Consumer Guide published by Julia Hailes, selling over 1 million copies. Revised edition (by Joel Makower, John Elkington, and Julia Hailes) published 1993.
PM Margaret Thatcher delivers environmental speech to Conservative party conference 14 Oct 1988: "no generation has a freehold on this earth. All we have is a life tenancy - with full repairing lease".
Exxon Valdez tanker runs aground in Alaska and spills 11m gallons of crude oil.
In response to the Brundtland Report, non-profit organization Natural Step is founded in Sweden in 1989 by scientist Karl-Henrik Robèrt, promoting sustainability in core business strategy.
Canada establishes the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.
1990 - 1999 Trends and highlights:
Emergence of environmental management.
Focus on corporate social performance.
Global health emerges as a key social and business issue as the number living with HIV/AIDS worldwide rises to an estimated 8 million.
Stakeholder partnerships begin to emerge (1995 ->).
Ethical climate: Global expansion brings new ethical challenges. There are major concerns about child labour, facilitation payments (bribes), and environmental issues. The emergence of the Internet challenges cultural borders. What was forbidden becomes common.
Ethical dilemmas: Unsafe work practices in third world countries. Increased corporate liability for personal damage (e.g. cigarette companies, Dow Chemical). Financial mismanagement and fraud.
Business ethics developments: Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (US, 1991); Class action lawsuits; Global Sullivan Principles (1999). Ethics Resource Center establishes international business ethics centres. Royal Dutch Shell International begins issuing annual reports on their ethical performance.
International Business Leaders Forum established as an independent, global not-for-profit organisation working with companies on the responsible business and sustainability agenda.
London Business School Professor Charles Handy's RSA Lecture ("What is a Company for?") sets out a vision for making companies more sustainable.
Café Direct is founded by Oxfam, Traidcraft, Equal Exchange and Twin Trading in support of coffee farmers suffering as result of prices falling to a 30-year low.
Businesses participate for the first time in the UN Conference on Environment and Development alongside NGOs and Governments to help guide world affairs.
Earth Summit is held in Rio de Janeiro. The Summit establishes the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, outlining 27 principles supporting sustainable development. They also agree upon a plan of action, Agenda 21, and recommend that all countries put forth national sustainable development strategies.
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is established in USA with early members including Ben and Jerry's and Tom's of Maine.
In Vienna, The World Conference on Human Rights is held, highlighting the "right of people to a healthy environment and the right to development".
Canada launches the Whitehorse Mining Initiative (WMI), one of the first multi-stakeholder initiatives to officially acknowledge that companies would be compelled to deal with sustainable development issues as well as establishing a sustainable vision for the industry.
Financial Times publishes its first report on Responsible Business.
In response to an appeal by EC President Jacques Delors, Glaverbel, Levis, BP, Accor, Philips, Bayer, BT, the London Enterprise Agency, the Manifeste Français des Entreprises contre l'Exclusion and Uniapac - with coordination by Patrick Venturini and Jan Noterdaeme for the European Commission - define the principles, areas of action and examples for business involvement in joint efforts against social exclusion in Europe.
John Elkington of SustainAbility coins the phrase "Triple Bottom Line" to describe the use of economic, ecological and social criteria to define organisational and societal success.
Twenty business leaders and Jacques Delors adopt and announce the European Business Declaration against Social Exclusion, calling for the development of a European network for the exchange of information and experience.
Shell UK forced to back down on scrapping of Brent Spar oil platform at sea following Greenpeace media campaign.
Nigerian military government executes Ken Saro-Wiwa, leader of a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by operations of the multinational petroleum industry, especially Shell.
WICE merged with BCSD to form the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
RSA "Tomorrow's Company" Report published in the UK.
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) is founded to motivate and support businesses in improving performance and sustainability.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) sets up a permanent base in Geneva with business leadership to inspire change toward sustainable development.
OECD introduces the concept of environmentally sustainable transportation (EST) at Vancouver Conference March 1996.
BP accused of human rights violations in Colombia over security operations to protect its Casanare oil field with reserves valued at $40 billion.
CSR Europe established (initially as the European Business Network for Social Cohesion) in January 1996 by a group of 57 European companies signing a declaration against social exclusion. Their main goal is "to help companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth and human progress by placing corporate social responsibility in the mainstream of business practice".
California activist and runner Mark Kasky accuses Nike of lying in broadly benign statements about manufacturing "sweatshops" in developing world.
Santa Cruz juice company Odwalla suffers £. coli outbreak but recovers following prompt product recall and is eventually acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 2001.
Danish Government convenes major international conference on social cohesion which leads to establishment of Copenhagen Centre for CSR (later the Danish Centre for CSR).
CSR Europe members launch European Year against Racism, mobilising a network of companies to share best practice, create new knowledge and tools to address discrimination at work and in the community.
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) established as an independent non-profit organization with an ecolabel and fishery certification programme to 'reward sustainable fishing practices'.
A UN conference is held to review the implementation of Agenda 21 (Rio+5). This reiterates that all countries should have sustainable development strategies established - especially by the time of the next review in 2002 (Rio+10).
The Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is established as an international treaty on climate change. Ratifying countries committing to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases.
The Global Reporting Initiative is launched with a mission to develop and disseminate globally applicable sustainability reporting guidelines.
Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business by John Elkington is published, introducing the 'triple bottom line' concept to a wider audience
Launch of CSR Europe's online resource centre.
European Union establishes a moratorium on approval of genetically modified crops as the result of public anxiety over introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the food chain. In parallel, Monsanto initiates litigation for patent infringement against individual US farmers using their genetically modified seeds in crops.
Global Witness publishes A Rough Trade, exposing the role of diamonds in funding the civil war in Angola and thrusting the secretive practices of the global diamond industry into the spotlight for the first time.
Mass protest activity surrounds the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in an address to The World Economic Forum, implores business leaders to join the Global Compact, an international initiative that would team companies up with UN agencies to support principles in the areas of human rights, labour and the environment
UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs publishes The World at Six Billion, capturing the salient characteristics of past, current and future world population growth.
Committee of Inquiry into a New Vision for Business is launched by Anita Roddick (Body Shop) and Tony Blair.
2000 - 2010 Trends and highlights:
Business role in poverty alleviation and promotion of sustainability emerge as major themes
Ethical climate: Unprecedented economic growth is followed by financial failures. Ethics issues destroy some high profile firms. Personal data is collected and sold openly. Hackers and data thieves plague businesses and government agencies. Acts of terror and aggression occur internationally.
Ethical dilemmas: Cyber crime. Privacy issues (data mining). Financial mismanagement. International corruption. Loss of privacy - employees versus employers. Intellectual property theft. The role of business in promoting sustainable development.
Business ethics developments: Business regulations mandate stronger ethical safeguards (US Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations; UK Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). Anti-corruption efforts grow. Stronger emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility and Integrity Management. OECD Convention on Bribery (1997-2000). UN Convention Against Corruption (2003); UN Global Compact adopts 10th principle against corruption (2004). Revised Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (2004). Increased emphasis on evaluating ethics program effectiveness.
No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies by Naomi Klein published, becoming one of the most influential books about the anti-globalization movement and an international bestseller.
UN Global Compact launched at World Economic Forum in Davos by Kofi Annan to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
UN member states and international organizations commit to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - including eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development - by the year 2015.
BBC TV documentary reports that hundreds of thousands of children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Togo have been purchased from their parents and sold as slaves to cocoa farmers in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire supplying chocolate manufacturers such as Mars, Hersey and Cadbury.
An international conference, Partners for Progress: Towards a New Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility, is held in Paris at OECD Headquarters, highlighting the need for businesses to adopt socially responsible behaviour in an effort to move forward towards sustainable local development.
UK Government appoints Kim Howells as world's first Minister for CSR.
Chiquita, the International Unions for Food Workers (IUF) and the Coordinating Committee of Banana Workers' Unions (COLSIBA) sign an Agreement on Freedom of Association, Minimum Labour Standards and Employment in Latin American Banana Operations, committing Chiquita to supporting the ILO Core Conventions and to a framework for dialogue.
FTSE Group launches the FTSE4Good Index, a series of ethical investment stock market indices.
CSR Europe co-organises Conference of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, putting CSR on the European Agenda.
Patent infringement court case brought by 39 pharmaceutical companies against South African Government collapses, enabling the Health Minister to override patent laws in a health emergency.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) deputises its Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO) to begin investigating the case for establishing a CSR standard.
European Commission launches a European strategy and Action Framework for promoting CSR.
CSR Europe and the Copenhagen Centre team up with universities and business schools across Europe to found the European Academy of Business in Society.
Ten years after the Earth Summit in Rio, the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg re-focuses attention on achieving the UN's Agenda 21 sustainability goals.
The collapse of US energy giant Enron and telecoms provider WorldCom due to corporate fraud focuses attention on accounting practices and activities of many other US corporations and leads to creation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, setting new or enhanced standards for all US public company boards, management and public accounting firms.
In Japan, more than 14,000 people became ill after consuming milk or related products sold by Snow Brand Milk Products Co., the worst case of food poisoning in Japan, prompting criticism of the company's failure to issue a prompt product recall.
Business in the Community develops and launches its Corporate Responsibility Index in consultation with over 80 companies.
Multinational Italian dairy and food corporation Parmalat collapses in Europe's biggest bankruptcy, stemming largely from the use of derivatives to hide the extent of its losses and debt.
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is launched to certify the origin of rough diamonds from sources which are free of conflict funded by diamond production.
Business in the Community publishes the results of its first ever Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index.
The Conference Board of Canada publishes Managing Risks, Leveraging Opportunities, Canada's first national corporate social responsibility report, with a detailed analysis of the CSR management practices from 53 of Canada's largest companies.
Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in November by 55 Parties accounting for at least 55% of the total carbon dioxide emissions for 1990 brings the treaty into effect 90 days later.
Local officials in Kerala, southwest India shut down a $16 million Coke bottling plant blamed for a drastic decline in both quantity and quality of water available to local farmers and villagers.
Academy Award-winning documentary Super Size Me explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit.
Canadian documentary film The Corporation critiques the behaviour of the modern-day corporation towards society and the world at large.
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami triggers a wide range of corporate and other forms of humanitarian response.
A record-breaking hurricane season - including Hurricane Katrina in August (the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States), Hurricane Rita in September (the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded) and Hurricane Wilma in October (the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin) - focuses business, as well as government and media, attention on the growing scale and impact of natural disasters.
UNAIDS documents 40 million living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, with 5 million new infections documented in 2005.
Ian Davis, worldwide managing director of McKinsey & Company, argues in The Economist that by building social issues into strategy, big business can recast the debate about its role.
Numerous feature films and documentaries focus attention on corporate misconduct including The Constant Gardener; Syriana; Good Night, and Good Luck; North Country; Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room; McLibel and Source (Zdroj).
Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth - about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming - becomes the sixth-highest-grossing documentary film to date in the United States and dramatically raises public awareness of the climate change debate.
Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article "Strategy and Society: Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility" is published in Harvard Business Review.
In China, search engine giant Google becomes embroiled in controversy when it agrees to purge its search results of any Web sites not sanctioned by the Chinese government.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore share the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".
One Planet Business published by WWF, offering "a new framework to measure both levels of resource consumption by business and society, and the consequent challenge in bringing these impacts back within the limits of our one planet".
Report of Tomorrow's Global Company 18-month inquiry by a team of businesses and NGOs, "detailing challenges of environment and resource depletion, and issues such as justice and poverty and describing the role global enterprises can and must play in response to these challenges".
Playfair Alliance study alleges official goods bearing the logo of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been made in factories utilising child labour.
Following an independent panel investigation into a 2005 fire and explosion at BP's Texas City Refinery, the Baker Panel Report and OSHA document over 300 safety violations, fining BP $21 million - the largest fine in OSHA history at the time.
UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) launched at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit by Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon.
UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution stating that "transnational corporations and other business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights".
PRME is endorsed by more than 100 business schools around the world.
Nearly 9 in 10 respondents to the BSR/Cone 2008 Corporate Responsibility in a New World Survey believe President-Elect Obama will help advance the CR agenda, and indicated the anticipation of increased governmental regulation of corporate responsibility issues under the new administration.
2008 Cone/Duke University Behavioral Cause Study and the 2008 Cone Cause Evolution Study document 25 years of cause-related marketing.
Business in the Community publishes Legal & General/Ipsos MORI research documenting a statistically significant link between effective management and governance of environmental and social issues and financial performance.
At the first Global Forum for Responsible Management Education, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, 260 business school leaders from 43 countries discuss how academic institutions can instill a sense of social responsibility in future business leaders who can then bring those ethics into the corporate world.
In the midst of recession, a survey by Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship finds that half of companies believe corporate citizenship will "become more critical to corporate reputation and business success" while less than 10% forecast a lesser role.
ISO 26000 voluntary corporate responsibility standard launched covering 7 core subjects: organizational governance, human rights, labour practices, the environment, fair operating practices, consumer issues, community involvement and development.
UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010: 'Chief executives believe overwhelmingly that sustainability has become critical to their success, and could be fully embedded into core business within ten years'.
In The Responsibility Revolution, Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breen set out their 'road map for re-imaging companies from within: innovating new ways of working; instilling a new logic of competing; redefining the very purpose and possibility of business'.
In Big Business, Big Responsibilities, Andy Wales, Matthew Gorman and Dunstan Hope that some leading global companies are already among the visionaries when it comes to tackling poverty, addressing climate change and protecting human rights but that there remains a great deal more to do if sustainability goals are to be achieved.
Corporate Responsibility Trends 2010 survey by Burson-Marsteller highlights a new drive by business to address climate change issues; human rights challenges and opportunities for companies tracking the impact of their practices and operations on local communities; development of CSR reporting to encompass the supply chain and deployment of digital and social media tools, private sector-led CSR initiatives and more entrepreneurial and local strategic philanthropy.
Toyota Motor Corporation issues three product recalls during late 2009/early 2010 after problems with sticking accelerator pedals and anti-lock braking system. Despite heavy US media criticism and costs to the manufacturer, Toyota remained viewed favourably by 59% of Americans with 22% viewing Toyota very favourably.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill - following the fatal explosion of the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig - becomes the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and the second largest environmental disaster in U.S. history, behind the 1930-1936 Dust Bowl.
In the US, the Benefit Corporation is established as a new form of corporate entity that 1) has a corporate purpose to create a material positive impact on society and the environment; 2) redefines fiduciary duty to require consideration of non-financial interests when making decision; and 3) reports on its overall social and environmental performance using recognized third party standards.
Harvard Business Review (January): Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer advocate a 'creating shared value' approach to business based on the premise that corporate success and social welfare are interdependent.
January: In The Age of Responsibility, Wayne Visser articulates 'CSR 2.0' - based on five principles (creativity, scalability, responsiveness, glocality and circularity) and a 'new DNA model of responsible business', built around four elements of value creation, good governance, societal contribution and environmental integrity
Harvard Business Review (March)
Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, calls on businesses to lead reformation of the capitalist system before it is reformed for them.
KPMG's Climate Change & Sustainability Services practice and The Economist Intelligence Unit publish Corporate sustainability: A progress report, finding that nearly 50% of all executives surveyed believe sustainability programs will contribute to their bottom line.
British lawyer-turned-campaigner Polly Higgins launches UK campaign for UN to accept "ecocide" as a "crime against peace" which could be tried at the International Criminal Court.
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Miami Dolphins RB Daniel Thomas expects to play 'a lot' against Houston Texans
Daniel Thomas has been waiting. And not necessarily waiting patiently.
The Miami Dolphins' rookie running back sat out the team's 38-24 defeat on Monday night against the New England Patriots while he rested a hamstring injury that limited in him practice last week. This week, though, Thomas practiced in full.
And come Sunday, when the Dolphins host the Houston Texans, Thomas expects to play.
How much?
"A lot," Thomas said on Friday. "I expect to play a lot. But you never know. That's just my expectation. We'll see what happens, man."
At the beginning of the preseason, though, the Dolphins acquired Reggie Bush. Thomas went through an up-and-down training camp – not necessarily a surprise given it was his first one. And then he suffered the injury as the regular season crept closer.
Now he's healthy. About his efforts in practice this week, Thomas said, "I was finally able to go full speed so that was a good sign."
A good sign, indeed. While the Dolphins didn't emphasize the run in the season-opener against the Patriots, it was clear the Dolphins ground game needed some work. Bush gained 38 yards on 11 carries and that was basically it for the Dolphins' running backs.
Thomas said he believes he can help the team's running game.
"Just the ability to carry the ball every down," he said. "I feel like I can run between the tackles, do whatever they need me to do. I mean, we didn't carry the ball a lot last game so I feel like I can come in there and carry the load, I think."


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Crash kills 1, injures 2; N.C. 133 reopened in Brunswick County
Published: Monday, May 5, 2014 at 4:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 5, 2014 at 8:22 p.m.
Boiling Spring Lakes | One person was killed in a traffic accident Monday afternoon on River Road, said Scott Garner, Brunswick County's fire marshal.
In addition to the fatality, two other people were injured, Garner said. One was airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington and another was taken by ambulance.
The accident happened on River Road between the Olde Brunswick General Store and Orton Road shortly after 4 p.m. A Brunswick County dispatcher said a tractor-trailer carrying gypsum rolled over.
The other vehicles involved were a pickup truck and an SUV.
A Brunswick County 911 dispatcher said the road had reopened by 8:20 p.m. after being closed for several hours.
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Williams Blog: More love from Dickie V
Chris Williams
Iowa State didn't move off of the No. 17 line when this week's updated AP Top 25 was released on Monday morning but Fred Hoiberg's team did receive even more love from the most well known hoops commentator on the planet.
ESPN's Dick Vitale ranked Iowa State sixth in his ballot this week, up two spots from last week. That is higher than any other pollster. Kieran Carcy from ESPN New York voted Iowa State ninth. Every other pollster voted the Cyclones 10th or lower.
The only voter from the state of Iowa, John Bohnenkamp of The Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington, had Iowa State at No. 12 on his ballot.
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TC TO MATTHEW ALLEN; 7 June 1820; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18200607-TC-MAL-01; CL 1:259-263.
Mainhill, near Ecclefechan, 7th June 1820—
My dear Sir,
Having just concluded the first volume of Sismondi's1 history, and the other not being yet arrived from Edinr, I think I cannot better employ the hour of leisure, which necessarily intervenes between the end of this and the beginning of a fresh employment, than in returning you my thanks for the kind and good-humoured letter which I received last Saturday. Perhaps you may think me somewhat hasty in my movements; but you ought to recollect that the fault I am going to commit is not very likely to recur; and most of all, that, opportunity which is justly painted with locks before, is altogether bald behind. Fronte capillata, post, est occassio calva2—if you like it better, in a foreign tongue.
I like to see a friend write from the heart,—somewhat in earnest—tho' it be a little in dishabille. It indicates at least the absence of excessive caution—a Scottish quality—but one which I am not patriot enough to respect very highly. Upon the whole, I am glad that this business of Mr Vicars' has occurred—and not sorry that it is so settled. Your conduct in the matter affords me a practical proof of your desire to shew me kindness: and tho' I knew this theoretically well enough before, yet one cannot be too well convinced of a truth so palatable. Who knows but in the shiftings of this great country-dance, I may yet have a better opportunity to shew my gratitude than mere words can give me?
I am 'cute enough to perceive that your second mode of settlement in York is not less a jest than the first. Come and see you, my dear sir! When Jack the Giant-Killer doffed his seven-league boots, did he send them into Annandale? Have I the hippogriff of Astolpho3 to ride upon?—or are my coffers so crammed with money that the expence of travelling a hundred and fifty British miles (a hundred and fifty, by Arrowsmith's map,4 as the crow flies) would be nothing but a wholesome depletion for them? But it seems, I am to devote an hour each day to your improvement. Here lies the very cream of the jest,—I am far from vain enough to think myself capable of improving you in any branch of useful knowledge: and tho' I did, I would advise you to consider before continuing your career of acquirements. Is Happiness our being's end and aim? All men believe so.5 Then why covet more Knowledge than can be comfortably bartered against the banknotes or the applause of our neighbours? Will intellectual superiority do any thing but disgust us more deeply with the contrast between what is and what ought to be? 'Those thoughts that wander thro' Eternity'6—what do they but plunge us farther into the abysses of our mysterious being—and reveal to us more clearly the blackness and rottenness of every object which our fancy would, otherwise, gild most brightly? O! Commend me to the innocent gentleman, whose sober wishes never learned to stray7 beyond the amassing of 'certain monies'—and obtaining the title of verger or Mayor or Custos Rotulorum [Guard of the Little Wheels],8 to give them dignity in the eyes of men. He forms no general propositions: hence every object is a novelty. He asks not whence he came into this vortex of existence, or whither he is tending. Ignorance—you say.— But does he not eat his muffin every morning, and his beef every evening, with a tranquil heart: and when the three-score and ten years of his pilgrimage are completed, does he not lie down calmly on the pillow of superstition, to sleep sound in the bosom of his mother, tho' never to eat beef or muffins any more? You will call me paradoxical; but then you must attack my premises; for otherwise I defy Euclid himself to budge one stone of my conclusion.
After all, however, I think, if it pay, you do well to write on politics. The harvest truly is great but the labourers are few.9 There seems at the present a general fermentation of minds, an indeterminate longing after something new, and a heart-felt nausea of the ancient nostrums which have so long delighted us. I am not of those who argue that the era of derision [has ar]rived and that henceforth we must shift away with bare-faced selfishness and cold mockery as we best may. Believing that the human character has in it an unfathomable store of enthusiasm, I wish only for a proper channel to hold and direct that enthusiasm; and augur, in that case, nothing but boundless melioration for ages yet to come. It is doubtless, however, a sign of the times, that so few writers or speakers of eminence have yet appeared to regulate or awaken the current of public thought. We have not Fox10 any longer to raise the AEgis of his talents before every liberal and manly opinion; the brilliant wit of Sheridan,11 enlivening and illustrating whatever it touched, is heard no more; the splendid tho' irregular genius of Burke12—the eagle spirit of Junius,13 in whose indignant glance the trappings [of] rank and royalty could not save their wearers from 'strange horror and pangs unfelt before'14—Alas!
In their stead we have Brougham16—(at anchor in the stream of time since 1688, that is, politically speaking); Jeremiah Bentham,17 a rhinoceros—strong and clumsy; Malthus,18 a scholar of the first form in Adam Smith's school;19 and more of a like stamp whose names I have not room for. The Ensors,20 Southeys21—infelix pecus [unhappy herd]! You must rise far above them, and shine with a brighter, more copious lustre. I long to see you mount: and I should be happy—if any efforts of mine could at all contribute to so desirable an object. I have little room for my list—and none for characterising it, even if I had any talents for such a task. Have you seen Harrington's Oceana,22 a stout old puritan, greatly praised by many? Locke's writings I suppose are getting nearer to the region of truisms23—in the progress of a century. Have you read Algernon Sidney24 Montesquieu (Esprit des loix, Spirit of laws),25 Madame de Staël's French Revolution26 Necker's (her father's) dernières vues (last views)?27 I have forgot the political essays of Hume28—but you see my paper is out—and I must conclude: at any rate, I know little or nothing about these matters. Believe me to be,
My dear Sir, / Your's most sincerely /
Thomas Carlyle
[In margins:] Have I not paid your irregularity in kind? Write soon. Post-script—or rather antescript—When will you write to me? Put 'Dumfriesshire' or 'by Carlisle' upon your letter. The judicious postmaster sent the last one round by Edinr. I have no room for Irving—m[uch] some other time. I am sorry for my scanty and meagre bead-roll of political writers—consider the want of a larger sheet. By the way, have you ever a London newspaper in that city of yours which you could send me—one or two days after date—payment when I see you? I guess not. L Hunt29 I do not like.


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Poppy Cottage is attached to Ivy Cottage Farm - home to ourselves, Steve and Sally Hall. It has its own private entrance, lounge, dining room, stairs and private decked south facing gardens, along with ample private parking.
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Complete transcript of Chad Ochocinco's first media availability with the Miami Dolphins
Chad Ochocinco walked to a throng of reporters, and answered just a few questions after his first media availability with the Miami Dolphins media contingent.
Below is the compelte back-and-forth with Ochocinco. "Enjoy the show."
Reporter: How did the workout go?
Ochocinco: "The workout was good. It's been very good the past couple of days. I'm enjoying the opportunity to come here and play at home, to play with a great organization. There's a lot of changes being made here. Coaching staff, I'm enjoying it. I'm developing 'Brokeback Moutnain chemistry with the players. I'm just having fun. It feels good too, to have a fresh start.
I'm gonna do whatever I can not only to improve my game, but to help this organization get back to where they want to be.
Reporter: Do you think you will be the No. 1 receiver on this team?
Ochocino: "I was never good in math, so I'm not good with numbers."
Reporter: Talk about coming back and playing for your hometown team.
Ochocinco: "It's been a childhood dream of mine growing up watching the Marks brothers, watching Dan (Marino), some of those guys. It's awesome. You would think throughout the years; since 1988 I've always played Madden, and I've always used the Dolphins no matter where I was or where I was playing.
"To be able to wear the teal and orange, it's a pretty good feeling. But for me, it's about getting back to the basics, going back to where it all started. Not as far as playing at home in Miami, but as far as the game goes and getting back to who we're all used to seeing and how I became what I am. I think I kind of lost that. I'm looking to go back to Chad Johnson, and just make it live again.
"That's about it. I don't have much else to say. If any of you guys have any other questions. I pretty much covered everything there is to talk about.
"I love you. Enjoy the show."
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Here's a refreshing, albeit romantic plan: celebrate the first night of Valentine's week with two romantic wines.
Kick off the week with a sparkler that is guaranteed to ignite some flames.
Grapes for Loriella Prosecco Spumante Treviso ($24) are crafted from northeastern Italy with its cool climate – perfect for sparkling wine. The bottle is sexy and from the first pop of the cork you'll know this night will be amazing.
Allow the bottle to chill for about 20 minutes in a wine bucket half filled with ice and water.
Pour the Prosecco into stemmed, crystal flutes and watch an avalalanche of tiny bubble dance in the glass. Hints of juicy peach and citrus flirt with the luscious aromas. Green apple, lemon zest and lightly toasted hazelnuts flavors advance to center stage.
Pour this is warm pineapple fritters with crème fraiche.
Lost Canyon Whitton pinot noir ($45) is a thin skinned sensitive grape and the wine is described as "a powerful punch like falling in love."
This 2011 California vintage is a single vintage selection with strawberry aromas followed by an armada of black and red cherry, sweet plum and fig flavors. The finish exudes a perfect balance of tannins and acidity.
Enjoy this with wild grilled salmon and dinner under candlelight.