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An article recently published in the New York Times outlined how the growing onshoring developments are also visibly manifesting in the financial sector. According to the New York Times, banks are fundamentally reassessing which types of support work can be more economically performed outside of major metropolitan areas. Headcounts at large investment banks are booming in areas such as Salt Lake City, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida while they stagnate in major financial hubs, such as New York City.
Many look to the financial industry as innovators in the professional services industry – historically early adaptors in new technology platforms and offshoring – so these developments weigh heavily on other professional service segments, such as legal.
The developments leading to these onshoring trends have not gone undetected. As reported in the Wall Street Journal and Fronterion's own annual 2012 trending report, onshoring in the legal industry has gained shared acceptance in the UK (Herbert Smith, Allen & Overy), as well as the US (WilmerHale, Orrick).
While offshore destinations such as India and the Philippines have recently become relatively less attractive, it is important to note that onshoring further reinforces the legal process outsourcing trend.
Fronterion defines legal outsourcing as the, "integration of process and the application of technology to the delivery of legal and legal support services by third-party providers." Fronterion has long felt that categorizing these innovations by purely by offshore destinations is grave disservice to the LPO industry, but also misses the lion's share of the value proposition (hopefully) provided by LPO vendors. Access to scalability, focused expertise, consistent work product, and innovation, to name a few.
As law firms and legal departments seek to reassess their resource allocation strategy similar to the banks mentioned in the New York Times article above, it is important to develop a strategy to first recognize and then retain the value created by legal process outsourcing, even if the work is performed domestically.
With the supporting trends of depressed labor rates domestically and wage inflation abroad, those in the legal industry may want to keep an eye on where those banks be movin'…
Herbert Smith kicked off the New Year by announcing a major expansion of its onshore center in Northern Ireland, which provides document review work competing against offshore providers who have been offering that service for years.
The prominent London-based outfit is not the only law firm encroaching into LPO territory. US firms Orrick and WilmerHale, with low-cost centers in West Virginia and Ohio, have also realized they don't have to compete with external providers in India if they can perform basic legal tasks internally.
The trend is a testament to the growing influence of LPO techniques, as well as the demands of clients for lower bills. But setting up a world class legal outsourcing center isn't as easy as it looks.
As Ron Friedmannpoints out in a recent article in Law Practice Today, LPO isn't just about moving jobs where manpower is cheaper. "We can now look back to the early buzz about LPO – moving legal work to India – and understandthat it missed the main point. Location matters less than implementing industrialized processes," Friedmann writes.
Indeed, these industrialized processes – utilizing technology, breaking down legal services into rule-based tasks, and applying project management – are alien to many law firms, which have evolved to sell high-end tailored legal advice to large companies. The question of whether law firms have the expertise and drive to enter this highly competitive space remains as yet unanswered.
The low-cost, high volume model might also put pressure on profit margins and, consequently, on partners' earnings.
The example of telecoms company BT demonstrates how challenging the "do-it-yourself" process can be. The BT legal department set up one of the largest offshore captive centers in Gurgaon, India to help with commercial contracting and antitrust regulation. Several years later, the company divested the whole operation to a specialist legal outsourcing firm.
Several challenges, cited by BT Global Services general counsel David Eveleigh at the time of divesting the Indian operations, included the need for both, "industry best practices" and "global scalability."
The basic premise of outsourcing remains that it is cheaper and easier for someone else to do a job for you, especially if the person is an expert at that particular job. The BT examples shows, it's not easy to beat the LPO providers at their own game. But going forward, as evidenced by Herbert Smith's expansion, clients might think it's worth a try.
Until next time,
The Fronterion team]]>
Fronterion managing principal Michael Bell will be presenting, alongside a representative from JP Morgan Chase, on issues of risk and liability when engaging third-party legal vendors. Bell will be addressing in more detail the issues featured in Fronterion's Law Firm Liability Report released late last year and also will cover general risk exposures when engaging legal outsourcers.
The Roundtable will provide an intimate format for delegates in which to share and learn from other delegates' experiences addressing LPO issues. The Roundtable is in brief:
"While initially driven by costs savings, legal process outsourcing (LPO) is gaining traction as a new way of working for a number of key segments of legal services. This innovative and increasingly mainstream approach has overcome many skeptics in only a few years. As a result, the LPO model is now generally recognized as a viable means to addressing companies' legal needs. This roundtable will enable an in-depth overview of how to capitalize on LPO methods and techniques and help you to brainstorm innovative and workable solutions to cut costs, reduce risk and streamline your legal processes."
Contact us (email@example.com) for more details and registration discounts on the IQPC Legal Outsourcing Roundtable event.
Get the lowdown "down under" on law firm liability exposures created by third-party legal vendors at the LPLC National Risk Summit.
Bell will be presenting alongside Anthony Davis of Hinshaw on issues of legal disaggregation, liability exposures and ethical obligations when collaboration with third-party legal vendors. The conference looks to be quite an in-depth analysis of the emerging liability issues facing law firms today.
In this month's edition of the Fronterion Forefront newsletter, we highlight how many firms are now taking a "do-it-yourself" approach to LPO as evidence by Herbert Smith's recent announcement.
In the IBC's inaugural LPO conference in London this April, Fronterion managing principal Michael Bell will be conducting a half-day workshop on specific LPO delivery techniques and engagement models. Fronterion is very excited about the IBC conference workshop since the "do-it-yourself" approach is certainly gaining traction by law firms and corporate in-house legal departments seeking to leverage the expertise of LPO providers without having to go outside of their organizations to do so.
In short, no matter where you are (North America, Europe or Australia), legal outsourcing and alternative legal service delivery will most likely have an impact on your approach to legal services. Learn more about these exciting and important new developments by attending one or all of these conferences. Contact Fronterion (email@example.com) for more details on any of these upcoming events.]]>
More details are available here and in press release below.
8 September 2011 – Law firms' professional liability insurance might not adequately cover the work of third-party legal vendors such as contract attorneys or legal process outsourcing ("LPO") providers, according to a report published today by Fronterion.
The growing sophistication and widespread use of external attorneys in low-cost outsourcing centers has permanently changed the liability landscape for lawyers. Law firms and their insurers have yet to catch up, according to Fronterion, a leading LPO consulting firm.
The Fronterion Law Firm Liability Report comes as top 50 AmLaw firm McDermott Will & Emery faces one of the first reported malpractice lawsuits brought by a client over the work of external contract attorneys engaged to help review documents. The client claims an e-discovery firm employed by and acting under the supervision of McDermott handed over too many documents to prosecutors.
The case raises a number of important liability issues. For example, how liable are law firms for work performed by legal professionals outside of their firm? How often are the terms of traditional professional indemnity insurance precluding coverage for the work of third-party vendors acting for the law firm? In particular, are law firms uninsured and solely liable even if they are supervising vendors not directly contracted with their law firm? These developments seem to indicate that law firms might be increasingly obligated to pay damages themselves if a client sues over mistakes made by external vendors.
The Fronterion Law Firm Liability Report provides the first essential guide to liability and insurance issues arising from the growing use of contract attorneys, LPO firms, and other third-party legal vendors.
The report includes sample language and terms of professional indemnity insurance, demonstrating why these provisions might not adequately protect law firms against McDermott-type lawsuits. Additionally, the report offers a number of actionable steps firms can take to identify and reduce the risk exposures of legal vendors and, if the worst happens, ensure they have adequate coverage.
Fronterion founder and managing principal Michael Bell said, "No firm, no matter how large, can afford to ignore the liability implications of third-party legal vendors."
"The most exposed firms are not those operating on the fringe of the legal profession, but some of the most prominent and global law firms. Large law firms are often the most frequent users of third-party legal vendors, such as outsourcing and e-discovery firms," he said.
"Yet, few firms have seriously considered the liability consequences of the use of third-party vendors, and fewer still have the right structures in place to help prevent a damaging lawsuit from arising in the first place."
At approximately 40 pages and 14,000 words, the liability report is the most comprehensive resource available on issues of third-party vendor risk and liability exposures to law firms.
Additional topics covered include:
Fronterion is uniquely positioned to provide commentary on these complex and emerging liability issues. As an objective advisor to global law firms, exclusively on issues of legal outsourcing and alternative legal delivery, Fronterion provides an unrivalled depth of real-world industry knowledge about legal vendors. The Fronterion team is also well versed in liability and insurance issues. Fronterion staff contributing to this seminal report include insurance lawyers, certified public accountants, insurance executives, and university professors.
For more information and to request a copy of the Fronterion Law Firm Liability Report, visit www.fronterion.com/liability today.]]>
London: London continues to be experiencing an era of ferment (See previous post). I received several references to my earlier post on the "London ferment" as a result of the forthcoming implementation of the Legal Services Act (LSA). Corporate legal departments and law firms are seeking to redefine the best ways deliver services in this new legal paradigm. This means that law firms have to do more than simply roll out an LPO vendor when responding to client RFPs or panel reviews. Rather, firms are seeking to establish new ways of interfacing with their clients as well as reconceptualizing the delivery certain legal services.
Liability: The liability issue is HUGE. Challenges and implications for law firm liability when engaging third-party legal vendors is a complex emerging issue that firms need to address. We certainly have taken notice of it at Fronterion. We are in the process of releasing a report on firm liability due to the rise of legal outsourcers and other alternative legal vendors. Our newsletter this past month highlighted some of these issues stemming from the recent events pertaining to a malpractice case at major AmLaw firm. (To sign-up for the newsletter or receive a copy of last month's newsletter email me: email@example.com,)
Departures: We've seen some interesting changes in leadership at the top of several major LPOs including the departure of Integreon CEO Liam Brown and UnitedLex co-founder Ajay Agrawal,
Onshore: The depressed labor market outside of major metropolitan areas, particularly in the Midwest, is driving the growth of onshore legal "outsourcing," That is something we have been projecting for quite some time (See Ten for 2011 trending report). This is pushing offshore LPOs to refine their value-add beyond labor arbitrage.
On Demand: At Fronterion, we are continuing to respond to you, our clients, and are launching a new line of reports, webinars, and specialized services through Fronterion "On Demand". This is a very exciting area and something we plan to expand. (Email me for details: email@example.com,)
Other highlights for Fronterion include being featured in a front-page article in The New York Times, plus two other published articles including one I co-authored with Brad Blickstein in the ILTA Peer-to-Peer, and another I co-authored with ISS UK general counsel Richard Reade in the LPO Handbook.
Stay tuned for more this fall….]]>
As an emerging practice in the legal profession, outsourcing has yet to answer the question: what happens when things go wrong?
A lawsuit against Chicago-headquartered McDermott Will & Emery could change that (see story).
One of the law firm's former clients says that contract attorneys at an outside e-discovery vendor, hired by the firm, handed over too much information, Corporate Counsel magazine reports. McDermott has promised to fight the claim.
Regardless of the merits or outcome, the McDermottcase provides one of the first tangible examples of liability issues directly linked to a third-party legal support vendor.
The case highlights the fact there are risks, as well as rewards, sending basic legal work outside the firm to low-cost external vendors based domestically or overseas.
"Many law firms are now weighing whether the savings are worth the risk," says Fronterion founder and managing principal Michael Bell. "But clients are still pushing their outside counsel to incorporate LPO or third-party vendor services into their offerings."
"As a result, law firms and LPO vendors are having to confront the issues teed up by the McDermott case."
The overriding issue is who is to blame for mistakes by outside providers. Many clients believe the buck clearly stops with the supervising law firm, while others feel that liabilities can be transferred to the end corporate clients through contractual provisions and targeted policy coverage.
It is a complex and emerging issue, but steps can be taken by law firms to protect themselves. The first is ensuring the firm has proper structures and safeguards in place when engaging LPO firms. Simply leaving this responsibility to partners is no longer enough.
The second is re-examining insurance coverage for specific coverage scenarios, policy endorsements and deductible levels.
Due to the growing importance of liability issues, Fronterion has recruited Mark Vonnahme, a former CEO of a publicly traded US insurance firm, to advise on third-party liability issues. Vonnahme says premiums are already being affected by the use of LPO vendors and these issues are increasingly targeted by many in the insurance industry.
Fronterion is soon to publish its first-ever report on law firm liability. To inquire about receiving a copy, contact Fronterion managing principal Michael Bell (email@example.com).
The issue of third-party liability is increasingly part of the legal profession and it is critical to get it right. Is your firm prepared?
Until next time,
The Fronterion team]]>
We are delighted (and a bit humbled) to be in the company of Above the Law, 3 Greeks and Prism Legal along with other leading lights in the legal industry. For the complete list of the social media "MUST READ" resources for legal leaders please see below.
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Read these dispatches and you'll be fully informed about what's happening, and what will happen, to the legal services landscape.
By Jordan Furlong
Most of the managing partners and general counsel I've met have plenty of interest in both the changing legal marketplace and the use of social media to track information and insight about that marketplace. What they don't have is the time to go searching for those sources themselves. This short article aims to fill that gap.
Below, you'll find ten blogs and ten Twitter feeds from lawyers, academics, journalists and consultants that track the latest twists and trends in the legal market. Read these 20 dispatches and you'll be fully informed about what's happening, and what will happen, to the legal services landscape. Each of these sources is free, and accessing them is as easy as setting up a Google Reader account (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EvSul7Aisk)
3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Toby Brown, Greg Lambert and Lisa Salazar write maybe the best legal innovation blog now in operation.
Above The Law: You don't have to like it, but don't underestimate its power or its growing prestige as a bellwether of change in large firms and law schools.
Adam Smith Esq.: New York's Bruce MacEwen delivers a rare combination of sublime writing and strategic guidance for large law firms.
Legal Futures: Neil Rose's website has a blog, but the whole site is a must-read for the latest developments in the most important legal laboratory: London.
Law Department Management: Rees Morrison's blog is the deepest collection of data and insights on in-house law departments available anywhere.
LPO Source: Produced by legal process outsourcing provider Fronterion, this blog captures the latest news about the rising LPO wave.
Strategic Legal Technology: Ron Friedmann writes about offshoring and commoditization, taking the pulse on the legal workflow revolution.
The Belly of the Beast: Former Kirkland & Ellis partner and current adjunct professor at Northwestern Law School Steven Harper writes provocatively about BigLaw.
The Posse List: If you want to understand the rapidly emerging temporary and contract legal talent wave, this is where you need to start.
The Wired GC: John Wallbillich brings another (former) GC perspective to his ongoing deconstruction of the inside-outside counsel relationship.
And here are four more must-read blogs, from the partners of Edge International:
Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices: Edge International co-founder Gerry Riskin foresaw the economic crisis back in 2007 and continues to monitor the profession for major change.
Ed Wesemann: One of the world's foremost legal consultants regularly publishes his sharp-eyed assessments and practical insights for law firm leaders.
At The Intersection: Pamela H. Woldow writes about general counsel, legal project management, alternative fee arrangements and the rising tide of change.
Law21: Dispatches from a Legal Profession on the Brink: Jordan Furlong's award-winning blog analyzes the extraordinary upheaval in the legal profession.
Twitter accounts
In addition to the Twitter accounts attached to the foregoing blogs, here are some more that I recommend.
@ABAJournal: Updates and links from the ABA Journal.
@AmLawDaily: News bulletins from The American Lawyer.
@eicdocket: Updates from Kim Howard, Editor-in-Chief of the ACC Docket.
@jasnwilsn: Analyses of the legal publishing industry from legal publisher Jason Wilson.
@KrebsatACC: President of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
@LawyerCatrin: Editor of Britain's The Lawyernewspaper.
@ronaldbaker: Founder of the Verasage Institute and crusader against the billable hour.
@StephenMayson: Director and professor of strategy at London's Legal Services Institute
@VMaryAbraham: Knowledge manager and counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.
@ValoremLamb: Trial lawyer and co-founder of Chicago's Valorem Law Firm.
You might not agree with the sentiments and perspectives expressed in some of these blogs or Twitter streams. But it absolutely will be worth your time to stay fully aware of what they have to say.
While fundamentally more conservative than the sweeping regulatory shifts in the UK, the ABA is continuing to provide greater clarity around law firms collaboration with third-party legal vendors. As a result, many US firms are reassessing their compliance.
At Fronterion, we continue to follow the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 as they examine and present changes to the ethical rules guiding legal professionals on their use and application of third-party legal vendors domestically and abroad.
Following a meeting in Washington DC mid-April that dealt with the growing body of proposed ethical amendments and the discussion surrounding them, the Commission has settled on an 'Initial Draft.' This draft is a step up from the previous 'Discussion Draft'.
The Commission Co-Chairs, Jamie Gorelick and Michael Traynor summarized the changes as follows:
In this regard, the Commission's proposals are more evolutionary than revolutionary… the initial proposals concern outsourcing, confidentiality issues arising from technology, and limited practice authorization for inbound foreign lawyers. With regard to outsourcing, the Commission is proposing amendments to the Comments to Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence), 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants), and 5.5 (Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice). The Commission's objective is to offer lawyers clearer guidance regarding their ethical obligations when using lawyers and nonlawyers outside the firm, whether domestically or outside the United States.
If you're interested in learning more about the ABA's 20/20 Commission, previous ethical guidelines and related resources check out our sister website completely devoted to legal outsourcing ethics (www.LPOethics.com).]]>
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) kicked off the month with the release of the new Code of Conduct. No major surprises (I presented on the regulatory implications for LPO last fall at a Law Society event). But, LPO does seem to be a growing focal point with the SRA.
While UK law firms face of number of implications resulting from these regulatory adjustments, the primary shift is that the SRA is looking to firms to be more transparent in their dealings with regulators. In particular, law firms are to be more open about their relationships with third-party legal vendors domestically and abroad. In this window before the implementation of the Act, firms are best served by taking an introspective look to review their professional obligations inherent in their work with LPO vendors.
Keep an eye out in the Fronterion Forefront newsletter for implications to UK law firms' work with LPO vendors and what these regulatory shifts are brining. (Email firstname.lastname@example.com to sign-up).
Despite the weather, the news in London is anything but drab. Here is a quick news round-up for the month:
Herbert Smith – Something we've long been covering is the strategic shift of Herbert Smith to a nearshore delivery centre in Belfast. April was the announced date of the "go live" of the centre.
Irwin Mitchell – Irwin Mitchell confirmed their intentions to float (in essence going public). Perhaps equally significant, are the changes in the law firms' view of services. They appear to be shifting certain service lines from hourly utilization to more packaged consumer legal products. When firms change their focus from services rendered hourly to legal 'products' it results in a profound paradigm shift. The goal moves from 'how can we render these services in the best manner possible' to 'how can we render these services in the best manner possible AND do so using the most efficient approach'. Whether performed internally or through collaboration with third-party vendors, this focus on efficiency creates fertile ground for innovations that could create a significant impact on the broader legal sector.
Taylor Wessing – Taylor Wessing announced a semi-standalone business unit offering a self-described 'alternative' to legal outsourcing. One thing that I've often mulled about recently (including a piece by The Lawyer) is whether we will see law firms acting like LPO vendors or LPO vendors acting more like law firms. Between this announcement and several other City firms moving forward with onshore or alternative captive delivery strategies, we've seen a marked shift of law firms acting like LPOs than the reverse. Whether the Taylor Wessing engagement is able to make this 'stick' with their clients or even other law firms is yet to be seen, but based on the comments of an executive in the new venture, it is intended to push the innovative boundaries, "I don't think there are any limits on where this could go."
Pannone – Similar to the paradigm shift seen by Irwin Mitchell, Pannone announced their offering of white label legal services (providing services under another organization's brand). The same focus on efficiency internally and through third-party vendors for the delivery legal 'products' may be even greater in scenarios such as this where services are effectively white labeled across several clients.
When viewing the UK legal sector in relation to the innovation life cycle, the recent events above seem to indicate that we have shifted from (what we management consultants refer to as) an 'Era of Incremental Change' to an 'Era of Ferment.' The new Era of Ferment in the UK legal market is marked by turbulence and experimentation as firms demonstrate a growing divergence of how new methods and innovations should be utilized, configured and presented to clients. This will continue for some time until a dominant model (or models) emerge.
What is the role of LPO vendors in this Era of Ferment? Certainly third-party vendors will be involved in this transition, but LPO firms themselves will be required to keep pushing the innovative cusp of the legal sector. Simply selling on the basis of cost savings and gains from labor arbitrage alone may no longer be enough to stay ahead of the well-resourced and increasingly focused law firms and their offshoots.
If the Brits know one thing, it's fermentation. Keep an eye on this market.]]>
This change reflects our continuing growth in readership and our desire to make the wide range of our LPO resources accessible in one easily location (www.Fronterion.com).
We're excited about the transition, which includes a complete revamp of our Fronterion.com website. Check out these updates:
Thanks for reading and for your support. Upward and onward.
Please continue to follow the LPO Source blog right here at www.LPOsource.com.]]>


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Put your dancing shoes on. Nigel Lythgoe talks about how he keeps "So You Think You Can Dance" fresh after ten seasons. Plus, he chats about how proud he is for "SYTYCD" contestants who find success after the show and reveals which celebrity guests he'd love to have return. The FOX hit returns Tuesday, May 14 at 8pm ET.
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Summer Vacation
Did you go any where this summer? If so where did you go? What did you see? Any pictures to share?
My BF and I took the girls to OC MD while there we went to Assateague Island we saw the wild ponies/Horses... This is my daughter making sure they were cool
B4 striking a pose with them!
We went to Washington DC this year for vacation. Our youngest daughter who is in college went with us.
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My bestie lives in MI (where I am from) so we planned a trip to the Cleveland Zoo, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Science Ctr while we met up with her and her DD there. We arrived before Hotel check in time and I was perusing a "things to do catalog" It gave directions to the house! I was so excited! We got to go inside, try on some of the props, take pics and hear the story behind it. There is also a gift shop and museum of things used in the movie across the street. Here are a few pics from our time there. We spent 5 days. (if I remember! LOL)
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Outside the Science Ctr - part of Lake Erie
We all took turns feeding her.
This turned out to be one of my fav pics. My 2 loves at the zoo
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Over 1,000 Bottles of Juice Donated in 2012
Santa Monica, December 7, 2012 – Dream Foods International, LLC, (www.dreamfoods.com), a specialist in organic citrus juices from Sicily, Italy, is pleased to announce that yet another year has passed in which it has been able to continue their charitable contributions to the important organization, Feed The Children.
Company founder and CEO, Adriana Kahane stated, "Feed The Children has been one of our favorite charitable organizations for our juice donations. Being a mother and working in the food industry, I am happy to give back to those who are in need of sustenance." The company has donated over twelve hundred bottles of organic juice in 2012.
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Scientists unveiled a large vortex-shaped sculpture on October 15, 2014 in Poynter Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. Though from afar, it has a strange beauty to it, closer examination might create a different response from its viewers. The sculpture has ominous undertones and is meant to depict something menacing.
Made mainly of trash found in nearby waterways and plastic panneling, this 30 by 40 foot sculpture has a goal to get people thinking about their consumption and trash habits. The sculpture is meant to depict a swirling current, called a gyre, a kind of current that commonly catches and accumulates trash left near the ocean and other waterways.
Frank Muller-Karger, a professor at USF's College of Marine Science, expressed their reasoning for the project. "We're studying the effects of this trash on marine creatures, and so what we wanted was to really have a way to bring the problem to people, to have them understand."
Artists in Georgia worked in collaboration with Georgia State University and several other organizations with help from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant. They built the sculpture using plastic debris found in nearby bodies of water, including but not limited to Tampa Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway. Discarded food packages were melted together along with soda bottles and other pieces of litter. They also created marine animal sculptures from items such as detergent containers that were picked up during their cleanup and search for debris.
The overall goal would be for people to see the sculpture and understand that their actions have an effect on the environment. Something as simple as leaving an empty water bottle on the beach is an environmental concern. That bottle can (and probably will) make its way into the ocean, where it will stay there for years and years, harming innocent animals. Even the smallest actions that many of us don't think about can add up and have profound effects on the world we live in.
"I think people are very easily disconnected with what's in the ocean and their action," said Amandine Drouet, one of the Altlanta-based artists who worked on the sculpture. "We wanted to create something that's more physical and hopefully have people have an experience that gives them a chance to contemplate and think about their actions."
The trash sculpture will be on display until Earth Day, when it will move to Atlanta for various Earth Day events on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The sculpture will then move back to St. Petersburg for the 2015 science festivals. Earth day began back in 1970, and it is now celebrated in more than 190 countries around the world to show support for environmental protection.


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By Steve Tiell
A cleansing wave of corporate reform is washing over America. One by one, states are adopting new legislation that gives corporate directors legal protections for making decisions to maximizestakeholder value in addition to shareholder value. These new corporate structures are spawning an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and investors eager to build firms that simultaneously scale profits and social or environmental impact.
I am a social entrepreneur. My current venture, Spud Flower, is a Flexible Purpose Corporation (FPC) with a mission to enable economic mobility for our nation's youth. Spud Flower's social platform engages family and friends to help children save for college. Our FPC structure allows us to make a profit and make decisions that will maximize social impact. This dual-honed mandate has a gravitation pull that attracts top talent as co-founders, employees, and advisors; and provides access to a growing army of social impact investors while also persuading potential partners to accept meetings they may not ordinarily consider – often, these same people become advocates.
As billions of dollars migrate annually from traditional investments to some form of socially responsible investing, venture capital is no exception. Impact-focused VC firms are becoming more common and impact-focused investment advisors are matching clients with mission-aligned social enterprises.
At the same time, non-profit organizations are being pushed by foundations and family offices to find ways to become more self-sufficient. Philanthropic capital is diminished by the recent economic turmoil and is being reallocated to include mission- and program-related investments. The promise of making a market- or below market-rate return through MRIs and PRIs is immensely attractive to philanthropic organizations because there's some rate of return, whereas grants are a guaranteed 100% financial loss. As money managers and boutique firms become more skilled at designing MRIs and PRIs, more philanthropic funds are being allocated to those pools and less is available for traditional grants. This feedback loop ultimately ends with philanthropic dollars – once exclusively dedicated to grant making – being split between grants, PRIs to non-profits, and MRIs to non-profits and for-profit social enterprises.
This blurring of the line between corporations and non-profits will surely culminate in a roar of opinions as philanthropic organizations learn the nuances, scale, and impact that mission related investments can have. The evolution of corporate charters making all of this possible would surely be met with praise from America's founding fathers – who, rallying against the aristocratic, exclusionary policies of the British East India Company, setup corporate structures in the New World to ensure corporations would only serve the public good. In America's early days, the process of receiving a corporate charter was far from routine and required a business to achieve a specific social purpose, such as building bridges. Allowing the shareholders of a corporation to make a profit was simply a means to attaining the greater social benefit. As such, much of the private business activity during this time operated through partnerships or trusts. With growing legal and private-sector pressures in the latter half of the 19th century, states seized on the opportunity to generate more revenue and appease vocal corporate advocates and began issuing corporate charters where the only requirement was to maximize shareholder returns. This is the system we're all familiar with today.
The return to corporate charters requiring social benefit is marked by Vermont's ratification of the nation's first low-profit limited liability corporation (L3C) in 2008. Today, a total of 9 states have passed L3C legislation; while L3Cs are a great start, the inherited LLC framework does little to attract the investment capital necessary to scale a business. Enter the Benefit Corporation.
In 2010, Maryland was the first state to establish a charter for a Benefit Corporation as its own legal entity. Today, there are seven states with Benefit Corporation legislation on their books and four more with legislation pending. Out of these seven states, California is the only state to ratify two new types of corporate structures – the Benefit Corporation and Flexible Purpose Corporation.
The push to pass legislation establishing Benefit Corporations was largely fueled by B Lab, a non-profit 501(c)(3) established in 2006 that advocated for companies to take the environment, community, employees and suppliers into account in their decision making. B Lab created a certification and auditing scheme that companies could follow to become a "certified B Corporation." In the eyes of the law, however, this designation was meaningless. Shareholders could still sue corporate directors for failing to put shareholder returns above all else. Early B Lab adopters would go through the arduous process of amending their corporate charters to include these additional stakeholders in an attempt to shield corporate directors from lawsuits, but it wasn't until Social Benefit Corporations were ratified under law that directors truly received the protections they sought. The pioneering efforts from B Lab provided the model legislation states used to create Social Benefit legislation, so there are many similarities between states. In addition to directors being required to take the environment, community, employees and suppliers into account when making decisions, Social Benefit Corporations are also required to publicly publish a report assessing their performance against a third party standard. B Lab is currently the only firm offering this third party assessment and becoming a B Lab certified company can cost $500 to $25,000 annually.
California Flexible Purpose Corporations are similar and allow founders to choose a specific mission to pursue in addition to profits. This special purpose can be anything that generally benefits society and becomes part of the corporate charter and "broadens the duties of its board of directors, from solely maximizing shareholder value to also pursuing an additional purpose." FPCs must also outline goals to achieve their purpose and publish an annual report disclosing progress on achieving those goals.
These new corporate structures provide a wave of opportunity for the private sector to create as much meaningful social impact in the next century as they did profits over the past century. If we can realize only a fraction of that promise, then our society will be much closer to the utopia our founding fathers envisioned — and create profitable, sustainable companies in the process.
At Spud Flower, we're thrilled to have so much passion supporting our work. After all, the most frequently cited reason for people going out of their way to help us is because they would like to use Spud Flower to help their kids save for college.
Steven Tiell is co-founder and CEO of Spud Flower. Prior to starting Spud Flower, he served as Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Olazul, an ecological aquaculture NGO and spent the previous three years consulting with governments and corporations to help make cities more sustainable.


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Lord, and no one is entering. Your glory is revealed, but no one pays
attention. Your light shines out in the pupils of our eyes, but we
are not willing to see. Your right hand is extended, ready to give,
but there is no one there who takes from it. You entice us with all
sorts of attractions, but we ignore them. You instill fear with
terrors, which are nevertheless intermingled with mercy, but we do
not flee to you. O our God full of mercy, urge yourself to force us
to draw near to you. . . . .Remove our souls from prison for we have
imprisoned ourselves, and bring us to the true light, even though we
are unwilling. May your might put us in safe keeping. Remove, Lord,
from before our sight all the veils by which our soul's vision is
encumbered, preventing it from seeing your true light. May we stand
naked, with open face, in that light continually and without
interruption; may we continue in desire for, and delight in, its
beauty, unto eternal ages. Amen.
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Tightness keeps Meek out of marathon win
Both Meek and manager Clint Hurdle said the right-hander could be ready to pitch again as early as Saturday, and neither seemed particularly concerned that this would be a lingering issue. There was no talk about a possible disabled list stint, either.
Hurdle ruled Meek out before Friday's 14-inning, 4-3 win over the Rockies ever started, and he stuck with that decision, even after Meek volunteered to begin playing catch after the Pirates used their final available reliever, Garrett Olson.
"I was down there a little bit frustrated, but I appreciate the day to heal," said Meek, who last pitched on Wednesday. "They're smarter than I am. I wanted to pitch, but the smart thing was to give it a day. The last thing we want is to go out there and pitch and then have something not right turn from a day or two into a week or two. Just patience."
Added Hurdle, "The medical staff and I bit through our bottom lip about seven times as the game went on, but that's the decision we made before the game."


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(Edmonton) – The Edmonton Eskimos have released import guard Devin Tyler.
Tyler spent the first five games of the 2012 season on the suspended list, rejoining the team prior to game six. He played in 11 games (11 starts) and was on the reserve list for games 12 and 13. The 26-year-old Washington D.C., native signed to the Eskimos as a free agent on Aug. 15, 2011.


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Boeing Forecasts 1M New Pilots and Technicians Needed in Aviation Industry
Boeing (NYSE: BA) projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Projected pilot demand is increasing worldwide, as is demand for technicians in some regions.
Today, at an event marking the launch of 787 flight training at the Boeing Flight Services campus in Miami, the company released the 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook -- a respected industry forecast of aviation personnel.
The Boeing outlook indicates that by 2032 the world will require:
498,000 new commercial airline pilots
556,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians
"The urgent demand for competent aviation personnel is a global issue that is here now and is very real," said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services. "The key to closing the pilot and technician gap in our industry is enhancing our training with the latest, cutting-edge technologies to attract and retain young people interested in careers in aviation."
The 2013 outlook projects significant increases in pilot demand -- compared to previous forecasts -- in all
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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Neighbors well is on my land
I would like to know what are my options to resolve an issue of my neighbors using my well , that has been discovered to exist just over the property line that divides our lands. Our relation is quite amiable, but i want to resolve this property issue before i sell this home to insure that there will be no unpleasant recourse to my neighbors after im gone . What can i do?
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Matthew Kelly Kelly Law
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Have a local attorney draft an easement agreement.
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Having one DUI on your record is bad enough. But when you get to your second DUI offense, that is considered a misdemeanor. As with the first DUI offense, every state varies. But most do consider the second DUI arrest an even bigger consequence. You need to know your DUI Rights, so you know what to expect. The first thing I will tell you is you need to relax and keep calm. Getting upset is not going to help your case at all. Because truth be told, it could be a misunderstanding. Sometimes the cops can pull a power trip on people, especially the younger ones. They look at your previous record and they figure they can nail you a second time, even if there is not validity to it. Yes, this is unfair, but it does happen. You need to be aware of this, so you won't fly off the handle and get angry right away. This also another reason why you need to know your rights.
The second thing you need to understand is that you can win. Not every case is an automatic fail. There are those that have been, but your case is not like the others. Keep that in mind.
Well in some states you will get both a fine and a jail sentence. The fine could be anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. The jail time, depending on the severity, could result in a few years. But again, you need to look at all of this as a worse-case scenario. If your case is headed to court, here are some steps you need to familiarize yourself with.
1) Check in with the probation department. They will get information from you on your criminal history.
2) Next you will be taken into the main session room where the arraignment will be held. Once your name is called you go up and the clerk will enter a plea in. Usually the plea is "not guilty".
3) Usually you will be released and assigned a court date to show up. Sometimes the judge will require alcohol testing as you leave. You are expected to show up in court, unless there is a valid excuse not to. If this happens, the date will be re-assigned.
Hint: The only reason you would not be released right away after the arraignment is if they found something sketchy in your past. If this happens, further investigation would be required.
1) With the second DUI arrest usually the license gets suspended for three years. But that is only if you refuse to take an alcohol test.
2) If the reading on the test is .8 or higher, you will have a suspension for at least 30 days.
1) You have a maximum of 30 days to put in a request. That 30 days starts at the commencement of your second DUI arrest.
2) In cases like Massachusetts, they will not give hardship licenses for work and school, if the suspension is there. You will either get your license back or you won't.
3) At the Department of Motor Vehicles, they will conduct a hearing. I'm sorry to say, but it's a necessary part of the process. You either go through the hearing or you don't get to challenge the suspension. It's a simple as that.
4) If the hearing doesn't happen, then you go to the District Court to request a reverse.
Now it's important to note that you should not try to attempt this on your own, in fact, it's kind of foolish. You will need a lawyer. This brings me to my final point.
In cases, like this you need a lawyer. But not just any lawyer. You need someone who is skilled in drunk driving defense. You also need someone who knows what he or she is doing. Before you decide on a lawyer, do some investigating first. Find out where they went to school and how long they trained. You also need to find out how many cases the person has one. This will give you an indication of what type of lawyer they are. Ask yourself what you want in a lawyer. Do you want a shark? Or a mister nice guy? Sometimes it's best to have both worlds. That way you get an even scale.
But you need someone who is going to be with you throughout this who thing. When you come back for your first court appearance, the courts will expect you to have someone. Think about it this way, are you innocent or guilty? This is important. What if you really are innocent. But the cops are just trying to create an easy target out of you. This is exactly why you can't do this alone. Going in it alone will only prove to be suicide. You don't want that to happen. You need an attorney who offers everything you are looking for. So who can you go to.
We are the people you can trust when it comes to your DUI offenses, especially your second one. You need someone who is tough and strong, yet gentle enough to look out for you. We offer that to our clients in spades. All you do is fill out the Free DUI Arrest Evaluation Form. Once the form is filled out, we will match you with the right lawyer. Someone who matches your needs in every direction. Soon after he or she will be in contact. He or she will go over and evaluate everything about your case. It's that simple. We know what to look for. We know how to handle the law. All of our lawyers have a proven track record, which is what you need.
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I call them what they are...making him to sexual aware?
Okay so a back story I was molested as a young child...so I have always taught my son actual names for his body parts (Penis) or a womans (vagina) he knows they are different and for those that judge you can not tell me your child has never walked in on you in the bathroom. ANYWAYS...I have been told because of this I am making my son now 7 too sexual aware....REALLY???
What are thoughts...BASH AWAY!
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I think there is a difference in anatomical awareness and sexual awareness.
Nothing wrong with naming the body parts their real names. However, I can say my kid hasn't walked in on me in the bathroom. We're very big on privacy in the bathroom in my house.
Whoever told you that - that it's making your son too sexually aware - is flat out nuts! You are absolutely doing the right thing by teaching your child the proper names. Parents who teach their children cutsie nicknames are doing their children a HUGE disservice.
Keep up the good work!
My mom was always very open with me when I asked questions but she always explained it in a way that I would understand (age appropriate) because of that as I got older I felt 100% comfortable talking to her about anything..still do. I have talked to my boys about their private parts and that no one should ever touch them...even their doctor talked to them about that, which i thought was great! they are in school and should know this. I dont know who told u that ur making ur child too sexually aware but since when do we let other parents affect our judgment with how we parent out own children? advice is one thing, use ur own judgment u know whats best for ur child. I am sorry u went through that as a child but ur a good mother to want to protect ur child!
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No, you're good. And better off than someone who told their daughter to refer to her vagina as a peach. I read that on here!
Ugh. I've seen this sort of thing on CM as well and it's so irritating. Why would anyone want to teach their girl to refer to her vulva as a piece of food? If they were ever approached by a sexual predator (God forbid) and the predator says something like "Can I try a taste of your cookie?" I would think it would just be way too confusing for the poor girl. I mean, it's right to eat food, right? See where the justification could go? It's just way to easy for the predator to use it to their own advantage.
Teach the proper names and protect your children.


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Happy Birthday, Jason Spezza.
Spezza turns 31 Friday and he will eventually get his wish, traded away to a franchise which is likely much closer to winning the Stanley Cup than the Ottawa Senators are. For a player who has never been on a championship team, getting his name on the Cup is something he is said to want very badly.
If you're handicapping the Spezza horse race, the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks are now the clear favourites. There's a secondary group, believed to include the Nashville Predators and Dallas Stars, which can be considered dark horses.
While it might be tough for some fans to digest the pending loss of yet another captain, an 11-year veteran star who at one time might have appeared to be a Senators lifer, it was inevitable.
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Desperate? Here's how to avoid foreclosure scams
Though there are many signs that the economy is on the upswing, the effects of the recession linger on.
Many homeowners continue to struggle to stay current on their mortgage payments.
While there are several agencies and organizations willing and able to provide assistance to these homeowners, scammers are also aware of the desperation people are feeling, and – as always – they're looking to profit from it.
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) advises consumers to be cautious when reaching out for assistance if they're falling behind on their mortgage payments.
In addition to always researching a company's Business Review with the BBB (bbb.org), homeowners should avoid companies which:
- Charge an upfront fee to modify your loan. Under FTC rules, loan modification firms are prohibited from collecting a fee until they have provided a service to you.
- Claim high – and unsubstantiated – success rates.
- Guarantee they can stop the foreclosure process – regardless of your circumstances.
- Instruct you not to contact your lender, lawyer or housing counselor.
- Encourage you to lease your home so you can buy it back over time.
- Ask you to make your mortgage payments to them, rather than your lender.
- Ask you to transfer your property deed or title to them.
- Offer to fill out paperwork for you.
- Offer to buy your house for cash at a fixed price that is not set by current market prices at the time of the sale.
- Pressure you to sign paperwork that you haven't had time to review.
If you're having trouble paying your mortgage or have received a foreclosure notice, you should contact your lender immediately.
Generally, they're willing to work with homeowners and it's in their interest to avoid foreclosures as well, because foreclosures cost them money too.
Not sure who to trust? contact the Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF) at 888-995-HOPE or hopenow.com.
The HPF is a nonprofit organization which partners with mortgage companies, local governments and other organizations to help consumers get loan modifications and avoid foreclosure.
In Minnesota, the Minnesota Homeownership Center offers loan modification services free of charge through its state-wide network of non-profit providers.
The providers can also assist homeowners with foreclosure issues. A consumer looking to modify their current mortgage loan may contact the Minnesota Homeownership Center by calling 651-659-9336 or 1-866-462-6466.


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The Cleveland County Schools Board of Education met Monday night. Here�s a roundup of business from the meeting.
-Superintendent Stephen Fisher gave an update on Cleveland County Schools' first day of school on Monday.
Fisher said he visited all 29 schools in the county and the students had a great first day of school.
During his visits, he spoke with principals, teachers, teacher assistants and staff members.
�I saw lots of excited students and only heard a few saying they were sad that school had started,� Fisher said. �On the first day, I already saw math lessons, grammar, language arts and students reading. One elementary school was already working on a play.�
Fisher said he received an e-mail from a CCS principal who said this was one of her the best school openings she had every had in her 30 years in education.
�Looking at our numbers, it also appears that student enrollment is up and it has been on a decline for several years,� Fisher said. �These are preliminary numbers but it is a good indication that enrollment is up.�
-The board passed the 2014-15 contract with Communities in Schools at the amount of $106,901. CIS is a dropout prevention program that works with students on each grade level.
Board member Danny Blanton asked the board if there was data to support if CIS helped Cleveland County Schools students.
Fisher said CIS was helping increase the CCS graduation rate each year.
CIS is able to apply for high dollar grants that the school system is not able to apply for, said board member Jerry Hoyle.
�That money is spent on school programs,� Hoyle said. �If we were not partnered with CIS, it would cost us (CCS) more money.�
The next Cleveland County School board meeting is Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Central Services Building on Marion Street.


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Nintendo's latest console has been receiving a lot of middleware support, and it's primed to cater to all walks of gamers thanks to Nintendo's aim to cater to a versatile and diverse demographic. The latest company to pledge support to the Big 'N' is none other than Gamebase USA and their GameBryo game engine.
GameByro, for those who don't know, has been used for numerous projects, ranging from MMOs like LEGO Universe to off the cuff thrillers like Catherine. It was recently used in the well-received but under-glamorized Biblical action game, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. There haven't been any upcoming projects specifically announced making use of the GameByro Engine for the Wii U, but Gamebase signed on as a middleware partner is a great start nonetheless.
Gabriel Liberty, Technical Director of Gamebase USA commented about the recent partnership with Nintendo, saying...
"We are determined to stay on the cutting edge of all new hardware as it becomes available,". "The Wii U is powerful enough to take advantage of all of Gamebryo's features including our advanced lighting techniques and multicore technology."
The Wii U has received a lot of mixed-bags of criticism regarding its technical capabilities. However, Unity Technology's David Helgason had some positive things to sayabout the Wii U when we interviewed him last year just before the console launched.
Hopefully we'll see the Wii U make full use of partnerships with Gamebase and Unity Technology, and I really hope Nintendo keeps the door wide open for indie developers so we can see a greater variety of original titles for the Wii U with the supported game engines.
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Linx Printing Technologies has added two new variants – Linx Brilliant white 1316 and Linx Blue pigmented 1053 - to its extensive range of pigmented inks, which deliver vivid contrasted codes across a wide variety of substrates, including rubber, plastics and metals
Leading global coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies Ltd is further strengthening its worldwide presence with the appointment of distributors in a number of additional countries
Linx Printing Technologies has extended its laser coders portfolio with the introduction of two fibre lasers that provide a hugely flexible coding solution across the widest range of materials for both static applications and moving production lines.
A variety of versatile coding and marking solutions from Linx Printing Technologies will be on show at Fispal Technologia from June 23-26. On stand B/094 the company will demonstrate its latest advances in laser, continuous ink jet, thermal ink jet, large character marking, and thermal transfer overprinting, all of which are available and supported through Linx's Brazilian distributors Powercoding and Vertec.
Global coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies has unveiled its new, purpose-built UK headquarters.
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DENVER, June 29 (UPI) -- Heated debate over same-sex marriage has rekindled in Colorado, following New York lawmakers' decision to make it legal.
A civil-unions bill died in the Colorado Legislature this year but state Sen. Pat Steadman and state Rep. Mark Ferrandino, both gay Denver Democrats, and gay-rights activists say they plan to try again next year, The Denver Post reported Wednesday.
Carrie Gordon Earll, spokeswoman for CitizenLink, the political arm of Focus on the Family," says "Colorado's not New York" and the state's GOP lawmakers "are free thinkers, in the sense they are going to vote and stand the way they want on this." She says Steadman and Ferrandino have been playing rhetorical hardball, throwing barbs high and tight at Republican leaders.
Steadman says gay marriage "shouldn't be hardball politics."
"It should be about fundamental rights, about the freedom to live your own lives without busybody meddling from groups like Focus on the Family or the government," said Steadman, who has praised New York's Republican leadership on the issue in that state.
Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty, a Republican, says he doesn't know which way the Legislature will go on the issue but suggests Democrats will use the bill as a wedge issue.
"But the one thing that is absolutely clear," he said, "is that until the economy recovers, our focus is going to be on jobs and the economy and not pushing a social agenda."


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A New View on the Source of East Asian Economic Growth: What Made Capital Stock Accumulation So Remarkable in East Asia?"
Replacing investment shares in GDP by growth rates of capital stock, this paper first shows that cross-country regressions can explain East Asian high rates of economic growth remarkable well. The result is observationally consistent with recent growth accounting studies which proposed that rapid expansion of the East Asian economies relied principally on rapid expansion of capital stock. However, we also find that growth rates of capital stock and shares of investment had different effects on rapid expansion of the East Asian economies. In particular, we show that high rates of investment were not unusual but that low capital-output ratios were quite unusual in the East Asian economies. This empirical finding is noteworthy because it indicates that the pattern of East Asian economic growth was not necessarily extensive. We discuss that the East Asian economies have had a unique development process because they had labor-intensive industry structure at the early stage of industrialization.
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