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As summer draws to an end, many families are beginning to prepare for the upcoming school year. The Ohio Psychological Association encourages parents to focus on practicing healthy stress management habits at home, as stress can increase during the school year.
According to psychological research, family plays a key role in modeling healthy behaviors that lead to lifelong wellness and good health. Children who learn and practice healthy habits at home, such as regular physical activity and a balanced diet, have a toolbox of stress management techniques they can use in the school year.
"Many people don't realize that they are already practicing healthy stress management techniques at home, such as getting enough sleep and openly communicating as a family. It's important to talk with your child or teen about the value of continuing these healthy habits throughout the school year," said Cleveland psychologist Dr. Kathy Ashton. "When stress occurs, a foundation of healthy habits makes difficult life situations easier to navigate. This school year, make a point of strongly supporting these healthy habits in your children's routines, and trying out new healthy habits as a family."
The Ohio Psychological Association recommends practicing the following healthy habits before and during the school year:
· Get moving! - Exercise is a natural stress reliever and increases the production of good neurotransmitters called endorphins. Set the example that physical fitness is both fun and healthy. Modeling healthy behaviors by exercising yourself will help your children see physical activity as an important part of a daily routine. Have your children devote at least an hour per day to physical fitness and reinforce to them that everyone needs exercise to keep healthy.
· Take a balanced approach to food - -Whether it's the school cafeteria, shopping mall, or a birthday party, your kids will be exposed to tempting sweets and fattening foods. Use home meal time and family outings as opportunities to teach your kids how to make balanced and healthy food choices.
· Set children on a consistent sleep schedule - According to the Mayo Clinic, school-aged children should get 10 to 11 hours of sleep per night. A lack of sleep can negatively affect children's mood and behavior and their physical health. While parents may burn the candle at both ends because of work and family demands, take time to unwind as a family before your children's bedtime.
· Don't let your children become overwhelmed with extracurricular activities - Sometimes children, as well as parents, can become overwhelmed and overstressed from over committing themselves. Be mindful of your children's after school activities and notice how these affect their schoolwork and relationships with family, friends and teachers. Try to properly balance their after-school activities and your own commitments to reduce stress.
· Communicate regularly with your kids - Talking to friends and family about problems is a healthy stress management tool. Children can manage stress in the same way, and having open dialogue with your children is important to a healthy home. Try to make the dinner table an "electronics free zone", and engage in conversations with your children about their day.
Located in Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio Psychological Association is a membership organization of approximately 1,600 Ohio psychologists. Its mission is to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare. For more information or for a psychologist referral, visit www.ohpsych.org <http://www.ohpsych.org>.
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Title: | Promoting reading comprehension competence among English second language high school learners in a disadvantaged community |
Author: | Coleman, Mary F. |
Abstract: | The goal of this research study was to determine whether extensive reading, supported by the instruction and use of appropriate strategies, would a) improve learners' comprehension achievement b) increase academic achievement in English, and c) promote higher achievement in general academic performance. One hundred and twenty-one learners participated in this project. Three groups of learners: extensive readers, less extensive readers and non-extensive readers were identified and studied. The result indicated that extensive reading not only leads to improved achievement in comprehension, but that it also leads to improvement in general academic performance in all subjects across the curriculum; while lack of extensive reading has an adverse effect on both reading comprehension achievement and general academic performance as a whole. |
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Everytime I re-open my project some of the audio has dissappeared and turned red. It doesn't play the audio, and when you double-click it it shows up red in the source viewer with no audio. However, if you right click 'reveal in project' it finds the audio file in the media browser (without the in and out points).
The project is three seperate timelines/sequences which I've imported into the browser. I'm using bits of all three sequences and putting them in one new timeline. The two other sequences which I've imported don't cause the same problem, and their audio works fine everytime I re-open hte project. It's just one of the sequences causing the problem. Meaning each time I re-open the project, I need to re-import the seqeunce and then copy and paste my audio files back onto the main/new timeline, which you can imagine is very frustrating and time consuming having to do this everytime I re-open the project.
If anyone knows how to fix this, or what's actually going wrong please let me know! Thanks!
I have just come across the same problem as the poster. I've put together a short video demonstration of the problem in hopes that someone who knows what to look for might be able to discern what is going on when this happens.
File type does not seem to play any role. Wav, Mov, and MP3 behave the same. Audio that is attached to video and standalone audio behave the same.
I have copy/pasted sequences and footage without problem many times in the recent past. The problem is new.
The only change to my system that could possibly have an effect is my recent upgrade from the trial version of CS6 to a licensed, rental version under the Creative Cloud. But because I had already installed Premiere Pro for the trial, there was no need to reinstall the program. I believe one update was downloaded sometime in the last week, as well.
I have tried deleting all files in the Media Cache folder and all files in the Adobe Premiere Pro Preview Files folder in hopes that Premiere Pro would 'rebuild' the conformed audio files once I reopened the projects, but this has not seemed to have any effect.
I've actually come across some weird issues with audio since upgrading to CS6. My workflow includes converting my files to another format. It seems at random these files will lose their audio track when imported into Premiere. Opening them in WMPlayer...VLC...anything outside of Premiere....the audio works. I also tried deleting the media cache files and XMP files generated after indexing/conforming but that didn't help.
My only solution so far has been to convert my original files using AME 5.5 instead of 6. Not sure if it is a real option but if you can, import the files into Premiere 5.0~5.5 and see what happens. Good luck
ElJayBronx seems to have found the fix, and it's actually a slightly more elegant solution than copy/pasting.
"had the same issue myself today, spent 1 hour on the phone with TS agent.
It seems that the problem involves copied/pasted elements from one project to another (copied the data in the sequence, switched projects, copied said data into sequence in the newer project). All was well until after a save, then the file was salmon-red and the audio file in the Source Panel looked like a nice clay tennis court.
TS suggested and it seemed to work, to import the sequence from the other project rather than copy/paste the files. I did this with the same footage then saved/closed several times with no additional problems.
The original problem sequence, however, was toast.
Looks like a bug to me.
His fix has worked for me so far.
For those still struggling:
1. Open the project you wish to bring files into (the "B" project).
2. Select File>Import, then choose the Premiere Project that you wish to copy files from (the "A" project).
3. You will be promted to choose whether to import the entire project or individual sequences. I selected the individual sequence that contained the files I need. Click 'OK'.
4. As an added bonus, all the copied files are automatically placed into a bin for you. Double-click the sequence file and it should all be there.
I've found a solution for this, at least in my case. For some reason Premiere sometimes fails to assign the audio channels.
In a sequence with red "disconnected" audio, try this:
1) Select all of the affected audio
2) Right click and select "Audio Channels"
3) Make sure the "Source Channel" drop-downs are all assigned to either a right or left channel.
For some reason, these were all assigned to "none" each time this happened to me.
Hope this helps.
- David
When my timeline turned red and would not play back I knew it was a button I had hit by mistake. I was copying and pasting and hit <Alt B> by mistake. For some reason this Enables and conversely "Disables" a channel. If you look under the Edit / Enable Channels you will see the shortcut <Shift Alt B> to affect all channels. I think they added the shift button in there to avoid conflicts with the <Alt V> Paste function.
Anyways...if the timeline turns red it just means that the timeline is "Disabled".
Fix: Edit / Enable Channels
Thanks to D_Rob for the hint towards my solution!
the <Alt V> Paste function.
CTRL+V is the normal Paste function.
Neither ALT+B nor SHIFT+ALT+B do anything by default. If those shortcuts are set up to do something, you did that manually.
However, there doesn't seem to be any such shortcuts as enable/disable channels, so those shortcuts won't do that.
There is also no menu command for Edit>Enable Channels.
Are you sure you're in the correct forum? This is for Premiere Pro.
Thanks so much for this, David. Your solution totally works. I had to import nine minutes worth of audio clips into a new sequence, and I almost freaked out when it all turned red after a save.
Yes, the "audio channels" were both turned off for some reason. You just have to choose the left and right channels.
Thanks again. You're a saviour.


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Subject: [Q-R] REF: Genealogy Desk Top
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:43:34 -0400
Hi Everyone,
Well ! What a fine mess we ( most of us ) live in-
and love it !!!!
As time went by - I realized my computer desk was
way to small * and I needed file cabinets. My son had a
grand idea.
Is made up of - a door - ( yup * the kind you go
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and ( 2 ) - 2 drawer filing cabinet's .
First we painted the door dark green ( my favorite color )
Then we laid it on top of the 2 files cabinets- which are also
painted green. Desk is butted up to the wall - the length is about
7 feet- on top of door- he put a full strip of Plexiglas - Da Da * !!
A desk for a genealogist *
Sitting on desk - is my pc -and key pad- the tower is under the desk
on my right- up front so I can run cd's etc. ( Handy ) Under my desk
are the boxes with material gathered on each family. I do 6 families
these are my " collection areas " LOL:)) photo's and the like. Then my
file cabinets are full of research on each family. The family I'am
on to get binder done- all their files are in 2 small file boxes I
They sit on my right on floor.
On top of desk - I have and in and out mail box-
printer- junk box > paper clips etc. Slim line file
container made of plastic- I small 3 drawer stacker -
a 3 tier file holder made of mesh . A area to my right
of key pad for coffee and etc. Piece of cork board
( in case of a spill )
Containers of markers & pens etc. A desk clock - !
Alas the scanner had to go over on my son's side- *
On the wall in front of desk- are some my family pictures -
drawings- one small cork pin up- a few large pictures
of my home town, and one from Vermont. Also my
( Lauzon certificate of Heritage ) Framed photo's of
Vermont my son has done. Etc. It is very interesting indeed.
This area has become my retreat- not to rest- but to work.
Then of coarse on my left are the piles of paper etc.
NOW * I have to admit I have moved the binders completed
and working on - into my bedroom closet- arranged on shelf in a
row- LOL:)) no place is to sacred as to not have genealogy
material in it.
What we all need is a room " 12 feet by 12 feet " then we would
( I'am sure ) fill it up in no time- but at least we could roll
our chairs out ! Well, I'am waiting to win the mega bucks-
and get a new house ! LOL:)))
It has been great hearing everyone's wow's on the mess and
the best of it all _ !!! " We are all the same "
Messy but dedicated ^
Shredder ? Eeeeee * I can not tear things up- *
Gezzz that one scared me- !!! I'am a genealogist -
but also a horder * much to my families dismay . :))
Thanks every one- now I can prove to my family
" I have not lost it ! "
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by Terry Steele - written on 02/03/10
We visited Todber holiday park recently with some friends and really enjoyed it.The park's nice and quiet with plenty of facilities and friendly staff to help you enjoy your stay even more.There was so much countryside surrounding the park which was great to explore, and a lovely little pub to wind down in afterwards.The accommodation we stayed in was top class, one of their lodges. It was clean and tidy and had plenty of room for us all to stay in the same place. It also had lots of things I wasn't expecting like Sky TV and a dishwasher.
by John Sales - written on 15/12/09
Myself and the wife had a great weekend at Todber in October.This park is a MUST for any walkers as there are so many walks and trails to explore.We stayed in one of their Superior Caravans and it was exactly that. A comfortable little home from home. We'll definitely be going back.


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Hello everyone :) I know I have been gone for forever, and truth be told I am probably not going to be on Tumblr much for awhile still - I've posted about the whys before so I won't bore you with that here again. What I mostly wanted to do was finally take a minute to check in and say hi, that I'm not dead or missing or gone for good, and that I am finally FINALLY having a chance to write again. That being said, the truth of the matter is that things are not going to be getting any slower in RL so my beta and I have done some redrafting and planning in order to come up with a way to actually get this story finished at some point.
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I have a theory that the white-striped Green Ranger is the current suit template. At some point at the end of the Dragon Coin's life, it was infused with white "good" energy (or whatever Zordon used for White Ranger that meant it's powers couldn't be taken by evil.) and cleansed of Rita's evil taint. This added white stripes to it's helmet as physical representation, or alternately it was a representation of Titanus's energy combined with the Dragon Coin to sustain the coin and not render it inert and powerless. This then had the further benefit of allowing Titanus to be called forth with Dragonzord's shield during S3, which probably wouldn't tax the coin very much anyway. There wasn't enough energy however to power a Ranger, having been rendered almost powerless, but the template was there, having merged Titanus and Dragonzord's powers.
The suit without the white accents is representative of the Evil Green Ranger, and given that his powers were initiated by evil, this is the form the suit took. But if someone were to have a fully powered new Dragon Coin, it would take on the white accented form.
There is no real criteria of who is and isn't a Ranger. Trying to place criterias on Power Rangers is not the same as trying to place criterias on animals and planets.
Is the Magna Defender a Ranger? He was never referred as such. I don't see him as a Ranger. He's just a warrior who isn't a Power Ranger, that just fulfills the Sixth Ranger spot of the Galaxy Ranger team. Think Gosei Knight in Goseiger.
^ It's things like that which makes being totally different from the Sentai something that comes back to bite you in the *** eventually. Granted, writing around that would probably be easy enough, but still. Unless Toei was intentionally trying to screw with us (would be hilarious but highly unlikely).
Kuro Kishi, I could of sworn was counted as a Sixth Ranger in the Sentai.
Note how dudes like Deka Master, Wolzard, Signalman, Zuban, Rio & Mele aren't counted in this. Then note that only core members, guys that get added to a three member team yet aren't counted as Sixth Rangers in Gokaiger, and Sixth Rangers are on there. Now note how this counts Kuro Kishi.
Heck, Gokai Silver got the Kuro Kishi key handed to him personally by the man himself.
He wasn't, he was the sixth warrior, but is an Extra Warrior, not a Sixth Ranger. What Toei says trumps what Bandai says.
IMO LG's Leo and Mike are the first siblings to be on a Ranger team together because if you remember Mike pulled the sword and handed it off to Leo and then fell into the chasm.
Honestly I'd always considered Mike a Power Ranger. It just seemed normal to me.


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By Sumit Passary | Oct 13, 2012 09:34 AM EDT
Samsung launched its flagship smartphone the Galaxy S3 in May this year, which has become very popular in the consumer market since its release, and Apple recently launched its hotly-anticipated iPhone 5. Now, a new Chitika Insights report suggests that the iPhone 5 surpasses Galaxy S3 when it comes to Web usage.
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In a world where web usage has become very common on PC's and tablets, smartphones are not lagging behind. Many smartphones users access the world-wide web on the go using their handsets.
"Following the release of Apple's iPhone 5 on September 21st, Chitika Insights was interested in comparing the Web usage rates of the newest phones from both manufacturers. To quantify our latest study, we conducted a user agent analysis on millions of mobile ad impressions, spanning a 7-day time frame from October 3rd through October 9th, 2012. Looking solely at impressions coming from the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III, we were able to observe the difference in Web traffic volume between the two devices," reports Chitika Insights.
Smartphone enthusiasts have welcomed the much-touted iPhone 5. The company's initial inventory of the iPhone 5 finished within hours after pre-orders went live in September. When compared to the previous iteration, the iPhone 4S', launch last year, pre-orders for the latest handset came in at above two million units. Apple sold a whopping five million units of the iPhone 5 in the first weekend of availability itself.
Another study from The Loop Insight suggests that one third of North American consumers are likely to buy the iPhone 5. "The survey of 4,270 primarily North American consumers shows an 'unprecedented degree of consumer interest' in the iPhone 5. Results show that one-in-three people are 'Likely' to purchase the new iPhone, while 19% are 'Very Likely' and 13% said they were 'Somewhat Likely' to buy the iPhone 5."
The Chitika Insights report suggests that coupled with high sales of the iPhone 5, the 4G LTE connectivity on the smartphone aided in bringing more users online. The fast data speeds of 4G LTE enables users to have a more enjoyable and uninterrupted web browsing experience.
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Given Allen West's attitude and vitriol, the more weeks Allen West drags this matter out, the more determined Republican voters and Democratic voters could become to perform "thorough" web searches on their party's candidates prior to any debates, and then to responsibly post the results prior to the primaries.
West apparently has clutched to his bosom the views and vision of the late Paul M. Weyrich. Weyrich, who co-founded the Moral Majority and the Heritage Foundation, was National Chairman of the Coalitions for America - an association of conservative activist organizations. West was endorsed by and has spoken at meetings of a number of those organizations. See Wikipedia - Paul Weyrich for additional information about Weyrich.
As paraphrased by Katherine Yurica in Conquering by Stealth and Deception - Paul Weyrich's Secret Manual on How to Win Politically, Sept. 14, 2004
"The four immoral principles of the Dominionist movement are as follows:
1. Falsehoods are not only acceptable, they are a necessity. The corollary is: The masses will accept any lie if it is spoken with vigor, energy and dedication.
2. It is necessary to be cast under the cloak of "goodness" whereas all opponents and their ideas must be cast as "evil."
3. Complete destruction of every opponent must be accomplished through unrelenting personal attacks.
4. The creation of the appearance of overwhelming power and brutality is necessary in order to destroy the will of opponents to launch opposition of any kind."Weyrich's secret manual on how to win politically also states: "The new movement will inevitably be geared toward children and young adults, especially their education. We will accomplish the goal of retaking our country only when large numbers of young people are educated outside of the indoctrinating environment of many public and private schools, universities, and of course, the popular culture." The Integration of Theory and Practice: A Program for the New Traditionalist Movement, by Eric Heubeck. Free Congress Foundation
Many of Weyrich's speeches are on U-Tube. So are many of Allen West's.
that pretty well tells the truth about west and his minions. wonder what they'll do when the cat 5 hits? i know for one, I won't help any of them..
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… from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
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"Listen!" said Harry again.
"No, Harry, you listen," said Hermione. "We're coming with you. That was decided months ago - years, really."
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"Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with. It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all of Harry's pasties and cakes (the sandwiches lay forgotten).
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Chrissy: I say we make a pact. Here and now. We're here for each other, always, no matter what happens in life. If Teeny goes off to Hollywood or I marry a rich doctor, we remember this day and this pact. Whenever we need a friend, we're here for each other. We can count on it. Always. No matter what.
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Muslims living in north-east England are being encouraged to give blood and save lives, the BBC has reported.
According to the NHS, just four per cent of the UK population give blood on a regular basis, and the number is even smaller among British Muslims.
Newcastle's Islamic Diversity Centre has reportedly set up a donation centre in the West End of the city.
The centre's founder Abu Tayeb told BBC News that it was a "religious duty" for Muslims to donate blood and that it was important to "challenge some of the stereotypes" and "remove the misconceptions" that are currently associated with the issue.
Mr Tayeb said: "Like the Koran teaches us, if you save one person it's as if you've saved all of humanity, so this is a very, very important aspect of our religion."
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Japan's Religions Should Become Aware of Socially Responsible Investing
An interview with Mizue Tsukushi
The Good Bankers Co., Ltd., is Japan's first independent investment advisory company devoted to social investment research in Japan. In the Japanese market, The Good Bankers Co., Ltd., is a pioneer with the first investment product based on the concept of socially responsible investment (SRI). In September DHARMA WORLD interviewed the company's founder and president, Ms. Mizue Tsukushi, about the religious background of SRI and its increasing significance in today's society.
The Good Bankers Co., Ltd., was the first investment advisory company to introduce the concept of socially responsible investment, or SRI, to Japan. What sort of principles is SRI based on?
I believe there are two aspects to corporate social responsibility. The first is that corporate behavior should never be antisocial. I think this is a social responsibility that should not change according to time or place. The other is that corporate practices should aim at solving or relieving the problems of the times and society. That is a responsibility that changes with society. As for Japanese society today, this means being involved with such issues as efforts to solve environmental problems, declining birthrates coupled with an aging population, and providing workplaces in which women can work with peace of mind. SRI is investment activity that in addition to evaluating a company financially also examines how a company responds to such issues and evaluates the company on that basis.
SRI dates back to the eighteenth century and resulted from initiatives by religious groups in North America. At that time, when the slave trade was flourishing, Philadelphia Quakers were buying slaves and setting them free. Many Quakers were successful in business and strongly felt the importance of social responsibility, refusing to do business with anyone in the slave trade. This is said to be the origin of SRI.
Then, at the beginning of the twentieth century, in Prohibition-era America in the 1920s, SRI was started by Christians who realized not only that involvement in the liquor and tobacco business and gambling was against their religious beliefs but also that such activity was a bad influence on society because such businesses supplied capital to the Mafia. So they decided not to invest in such companies, and this is said to be how modern-era SRI started.
In other words, socially responsible investment began originally as a way to invest on the basis of religious convictions. SRI also included classifying savings banks. Later, the behavior that had arisen from a religious conviction spread after drawing a favorable response from even those with no religious convictions, and today it is said that there are about twenty-two trillion dollars of SRI-related funds at work in the global markets. That sum makes up more or less 10 percent of the worldwide financial markets according to a September 28, 2010 news release by Principles for Responsible Investment. So, viewed historically, there has always been an ethical side to caring about a company's social responsibility. And I believe it is the religious sensibilities of a society that dictate what is ethical.
The decision whether to invest in a company is determined by its own business activities. Because this is a big issue for companies, they have begun informing society of their business ethics and social responsibilities, and in some ways companies may become more transparent and their business activities may become more ethical as a result.
How have the Japanese financial world and corporations reacted to SRI?
I don't think the Japanese business community will shift its attention to socially responsible investment in earnest until sometime in the future. The reason for that is that after the Second World War the Japanese forgot ethics and religion. I believe there was an American policy during the Occupation to make the Japanese forget religion, especially the spiritual values of Shinto. And within that context, Japan singularly pursued efficient economic activities and became hugely successful as a result, with no consideration of business ethics.
Japanese businesspeople become very nervous when subjects such as corporate social responsibility or ethics is brought up. In my opinion, businesspeople themselves should be doing business ethically, but because they are not accustomed to ethical considerations in their individual daily lives, when they are suddenly asked about business ethics, I think they are taken aback. I think this is because all of Japanese society has stopped thinking about business ethics or social responsibility; I also think, however, that this situation is changing.
On the other hand, how has the Japanese religious community reacted to SRI?
Frankly speaking, the members of Japan's religious community have little awareness of socially responsible investment. I believe that is because, although using money ethically or using it effectively for society is a matter of religious faith and personal ethics, they have stopped thinking at all about these things. I get the sense that they think that they will somehow be corrupted if they think about money management, or that they avoid thinking about it at all. I wish the religious community in Japan would study SRI and put some effort into it.
In countries other than Japan there are some twenty-two trillion SRI dollars at work. I believe the reason this started with a religious initiative and then grew dynamically is that people overseas had a strong religious awareness. Many of the people overseas involved in SRI have their own religious views, whether they are institutional or individual investors, and through SRI they try to steer corporate activities and society as a whole in a better direction. But in the case of Japan, it seems the religious groups themselves don't seem to be catching on to SRI.
In the end, I'm afraid that members of religious groups in Japan are not catching on to the SRI method of managing money, and the institutional investors who have an abundance of capital have not caught on to ethics.
How did you start working with SRI?
When I was a child I was baptized in the Catholic Church. After studying in France, and marrying and raising a family in Japan, I entered the financial world in 1988. While working in finance, I was astounded to realize how powerful the thing called money is.
At the time I entered the financial world, I thought of what the Bible says: "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God," and I also thought that money was something dirty and that I did not want to be corrupted. But as I worked at my job, I learned that money was not in itself bad, that only the way it is used is good or bad.
The fact is, soon after I entered the financial world I considered quitting, but then I thought that if I could use this powerful thing that is money for good things, I could change the world for the better. And when it occurred to me that, by all means, I wanted to do such work, I learned of SRI, that it had its beginnings in Christian religious convictions, and I thought I would definitely want to try it in Japan.
It has been more than ten years since SRI financial products were developed in Japan; how do you view the changes up to now?
Well, at the beginning, the concept was new to Japan, and at the time the only investment products followed the line of thinking that if a company's earnings rise, so will its stock prices, so let's invest accordingly. But then products called eco-funds were developed in response to the line of thinking that earnings are important, but let's also check how we're dealing with social responsibilities such as environmental issues. Even though the brokerage houses thought that there was no way these would sell, they sold like crazy and without any advertising at all, and in a matter of ten days, they sold twenty-three billion Japanese yen's worth.
Ninety-nine percent of the people who bought them were individuals, and many were wealthy, but on the other hand, there were also many women and young people. Most of those people did not have accounts with a brokerage house; in other words, they were unfamiliar with investing in equities. These people don't think that money is everything. They value corporations that place social responsibility above profits, and by investing in them a new movement has emerged through which they can take part in solving environmental issues.
It then became a hot topic, and eco-funds contracts reached one hundred billion yen in six months. And somewhere around eight months into this, other companies followed suit, and contracts reached two hundred billion yen. But then the stock prices started to fall, and now, ten years later, the scope of Japan's SRI funds appears to be four hundred billion to five hundred billion yen. But in contrast to ten years ago, most brokerage houses today sell at least one or two SRI-related products.
How will the future be affected by a large proportion of SRI subscribers' being women and young people?
SRI in Japan, and for that matter in all countries, is a market cultivated by women and young people. It's thought that there is a correlation between the growth rate of women's economic power and the growth rate of SRI. Even among different generations in Japan, there are many households where the housewives hold the purse strings, so I think that the trend will strengthen.And when women with economic power want to put their savings to work, they seem to behave differently from men. Women buy dreams. That is to say, it's not about money, money, all the time. I think this is because, for one thing, it is women who give birth to the next generation and connect lives. And therefore they are highly aware, for example, of environmental issues and the issue of low birthrate coupled with an aging population. Because no matter how much money there is, if the earth can't last, there is no sustainability. And it's also only natural for young people to be sensitive to what their future may be like. I think that the key to SRI's taking root in Japan is for women and young people to continue participating in the planning of activities that raise questions about corporate social responsibility. For our part, at present we are developing funds that invest in businesses that are creating workplaces that are easy for women to work in, that are working toward protecting timber resources, and also that are involved in activities in the fields of education, culture, and the arts. We're marketing them to financial institutions.
What are your thoughts on how SRI and the religious community can interact?
Religious groups are innately a part of the social system, so if one wants to make society better, then I think it's better - rather than to remain a spectator at a distance from the economic systems - to utilize those economic systems to lead society in a better direction.
There is an organization called 3iG, an abbreviation for International Interfaith Investment Group. It's an organization based on the spirit of dialogue and cooperation between religions that was founded in 2005 in Amsterdam for the purpose of joining forces to properly build a sustainable society through SRI. I am the Japanese advisor for this group, and I want the members of Japan's religious community to know that this development exists and for them to be inspired by it.
Mizue Tsukushi, president and CEO of The Good Bankers Co., Ltd., established the company in Tokyo in 1998. She is a former deputy general manager of the Institutional Marketing Department, UBS Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., in Tokyo. She is also a member of special advisory committees of several Japanese ministries.
This article was originally published in the January - March 2011 issue of Dharma World.
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