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Coca-Cola in Myanmar – a model for others?

As pressure grows on Chinese companies operating overseas, does Coca-Cola’s approach in Myanmar offer a way forward?

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Coca-cola has attempted to tackle problems including land rights, gender discrimination and environmental regulations (Image by Nathan Gibbs)

The Coca-Cola Company recently submitted its first report on its Myanmar operations to the US State Department under the Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements required of all US companies investing more than US$500,000 in Myanmar.

In recognition of Myanmar’s reform efforts, the US Government eased sanctions but established reporting requirements for newly authorised investment in the country. The State Department has said the reports are intended to help companies address impacts and empower civil society to monitor investment in Myanmar and work with companies to promote responsible investment.

The US reporting requirements cover key areas of business operations in Myanmar including land acquisition, labour rights, grievance mechanisms, stakeholder engagement, anti-corruption, communications with the military, and environmental policies and procedures. Companies are due to submit reports 180 days after meeting the US$500,000 investment threshold, and annually thereafter.

A model for overseas companies?

So how does the Coca-Cola report match up with those submitted thus far, and should it be seen as a model for others?

First, it should be said that Coca Cola’s report is by far the most substantive and comprehensive of the six reports which have been made public since the requirements came into force in May 2013. The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) commends Coca-Cola for publicly reporting not only on the positive steps it has taken but also ongoing human rights challenges it faces.

Second, the report serves as a rare example of a company reporting transparently on how it has undertaken human rights due diligence in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

It is important to note that this process appears to be driven not by regulatory requirements but to meet the company’s internal policies and to figure out how it would do so in a high-risk environment like Myanmar. This is probably the most important message from the report – not how to do the minimum to meet the US reporting requirements, but instead an apparently thoughtful and well-structured due diligence process that supports the company in doing business in high risk environments in a manner that is aligned with the content and spirit of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. At the same time, the report sets an important precedent for subsequent reporters under the US Reporting Requirements.

Coca-Cola’s report sets out a description of the company’s due diligence processes that will provide useful tips for other businesses. The company used independent experts and auditors to conduct an initial risk assessment and engaged with a broad range of stakeholders. The company has prioritised the prevention and elimination of facilitation payments, another welcome step.

With regard to corruption, and human and workplace rights, employees can make complaints about violations of these policies through several mechanisms. Coca-Cola also makes clear that it expects its suppliers to establish grievance mechanisms.

The report goes on to provide details about the results of human and workplace rights assessments in the two plants Coca-Cola acquired. Some of the findings include gender discrimination, with women being paid approximately 11% less than male colleagues; overtime above the legal limits and overtime payments either incorrectly calculated or not provided at all; and the discharge of untreated wastewater from facilities. A plan for corrective action was developed on these and other issues.

As part of training efforts,the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (IHRB’s joint initiative with the Danish Institute for Human Rights) worked with Coca-Cola on an initial training session for its suppliers on business and human rights, and arranged for a briefing by a local trade unionist.

Environmental due diligence was conducted by an independent external expert and a corrective action plan was put in place, which Coca-Cola recognised was crucial given the weak environmental legal and regulatory frameworks in Myanmar – although an Environment Law was adopted in 2012, no regulations are yet in place covering issues such as water pollution and air quality.

The company has developed a wide stakeholder engagement program to address the high risk of adverse human rights impacts in Myanmar, and we hope that Coca Cola’s next reports will highlight how this is being developed, what issues are being raised and how they are being addressed. One particular aspect to focus on will be what complaints and grievance mechanisms Coca-Cola is using with non-employee stakeholders.

Land grabs

The report explains that the company did not acquire any land during the reporting period. Coca-Cola's investigations were not able to establish how the land had originally been acquired from the government, which highlights a major concern with regard to land tenure in Myanmar. Land laws and regulations are complicated and not properly harmonised and it is difficult to establish the history of legal tenure. Moreover land grabs and forced evictions in both rural and urban areas in Myanmar have been ongoing for decades. With the country opening up to foreign investment and land prices escalating, the risk of these land rights abuses has increased.

In this regard, IHRB welcomes Coca-Cola’s recent commitment of zero tolerance for land grabs globally. As Coca-Cola starts to source more local inputs, and in particular if it switches to sourcing Myanmar sugar, land grabs will be a key risk. While there may be no obvious land risks related to current plants, it will be interesting to learn how Coca-Cola is addressing land grabs and other risks that will arise as it builds a local supply chain.

Coca Cola’s first report on its operations in Myanmar has set a high bar for other companies to meet. This report and Coca Cola’s approach to responsible business conduct will be a useful resource for Myanmar companies who face similar challenges and for international companies investing in the country, but also for companies entering other ‘frontier markets’. Perhaps most importantly, Coca Cola’s report has also provided a helpful starting point for Myanmar civil society and community-based organisations to engage with it and other companies on these important issues.

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  • #41
    I agree totally Ilona with Portia. As another person present at the two presentations. While I especially understand the anger you feel because it is what drove us to our proposals, I agree that at least the AHSA has made efforts to compromise.

    Unfortunately, now the USET has put USOC in the position of making a choice "right or wrong" it will affect all of us at least for awhile. We are not isolationists and our participation will be affected whether in cost or enforcement of rules.

    You made a negative comment about Alan Balch responding to every little inquiry while he should be tending to business. Actually, that is the proof that he cares about what we think. The USET on the other hand during the presentation clearly indicated they did not care about our problems and interests at all.

    I went to the Convention totally ambivelent with no opinion on the USET/AHSA question. I went because of structural changes to increase a domocratic form that would let us be heard. BUT! After hearing both presentations it was clear that the AHSA compromise was well intentioned and well thought out for all involved.

    While I thought the problem was the transfer of ownership of a valuable asset like the USET property I was more than willing to be compassionate to the concerns of the USET. Like everyone else I thought they had a deed and that it was a slam-dunk.

    I don't think that we can compare the 1300 members of the USET to the 80,000 members of the AHSA when it comes to who better represents this sport. Their members may all be rich, I don't know, but that is not a balance of power. The AHSA was very generous to offer them an equal position to themselves in the new Corporation in order to comply.

    As I understand it, and Portia correct me if I'm wrong, all the USOC can do is choose between the AHSA and the USET, they cannot consider the proposed compromise Corporation.

    Ilona if you were on the USOC Board with their Mission statement and Constitution and had the vote,

    Would you choose a corporation which has 80,000 members and almost everything in place including a headquarters and staff or would you choose a corporation that although it fields the teams has no grassroots support, limited membership and possibly no fixed assets but depends totally on the generosity of rich patrons who will extract a price for their generosity?

    Let's suppose for the sake of argument that the USOC does as I believe they must and chooses the AHSA. What then?
    http://www.usAHSA.org and http://www.noreinstatement.org

    • #42
      Why can't USET do as you state under the AHSA umbrella in the same way as USCTA, NHRA, USDF, NHJC, etc. Why do they have to BE the NGB to represent the elite athletes?

      "For far too long there has been NO focus on the members - we have become a silent and neglected commodity. Board members of both organizations treat the average horse person like "yuck" - and this elitist attitude has done more to hurt our sport than to grow it."

      AMEN, IlonaE!!!

      Meanwhile, you noted that "The AHSA wants to take on a horse data base!!!" Yeah, but did "they" even BOTHER to ask YOU if YOU wanted to support it? That points more than anything else to the fact that "they" are not and do not represent you/us at all. A "membership-based" organization takes on a significant investment in money, time and labor without ever asking whether the members support the effort and without ever taking into account anything that the members indicate the effort will need to do to satisfy them.

      "Our two large horse organizations pander to a few at the top and walk all over the people who keep the horse industry going. If people didn't need an AHSA membership to compete at horse shows - would they?? I think the answer to that is a great big NO."

      AMEN, again! That is the absolute bottom line to all of this. BOTH organizations are classically elitist...and until they appoint (or accept letting the members ELECT) more "commoners" onto committees, that is how these organizations will remain. (Granted, if it were that simple to get "them" out and more of "us" in, campaign finance reform would have been passed decades ago.)

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      • #43
        I wonder who those individuals were? And I wonder how many horses they have had vying for and/or obtaining team slots?

        Gosh darn, can't the USOC see through this? WHY, WHY, WHY would "certain individuals" withdraw their support of the team if USET were no longer the NGB? Simply because of personality conflicts with AHSA leaders? I doubt it. Sure doesn't illustrate UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT for the team, does it?

        So what IS their "conditional" support then?

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        • #44
          Forgot to mention one thing about the size of the Boards of the two organizations. Ilona mentioned the AHSA proposal to have a joint organization with a board of 30 to 50 members, and said that was too unwieldy. Guess what? The size of the board of directors proposed in the AHSA plan is significantly smaller than the current boards of either the AHSA or the USET.

          By my quick count, the USET Board of Trustees has 53 members, while the AHSA Board of Directors has 64 members.

          One of the goals of the AHSA plan is to reduce the size of the board and thereby increase efficiency while ensuring representation of all disciplines. (The AHSA plan would be to have closer to 30 than 50, and remember, it was for a combined organization). However, the USET opposes reducing the size of its board, and, as is apparent from Tom Struzzieri's comments in the interview on the Towerheads site, there are those who don't want to reduce the size of the board for fear they will lose power.
          "I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is it that a woman will forgive homicidal behavior in a horse, yet be highly critical of a man for leaving the toilet seat up?" Dave Barry

          • #45
            But the problem with Alan Balch's "take no prisoners" management style is what we all know happens in the for profit business world. You don't have good people flocking to this organization for a job and the people left after the "off with their heads" work is done - tend to lay low and not speak up about ANYTHING - fearing they will be the next victim. He made a comment that the computer debacle was paid by the Insurance carrier! So who pays the Premiums?? Some foreign country...no we do. And losses and pay outs have to be absorbed by the industry and we end up getting it down the line. Bad management can't be excused by an insurance policy.

            As far as what I would do - well as Jackie Mars wrote in the Chronicle about a month ago - I say a new organizatino with a very small board. The Boards now are just ridiculously large. Look at the size of the average corporation in this country or other non-profits that are run well. As far as comparing membership - well that's apples and oranges - people MUST join the AHSA if they want to compete or have one of their horses shown. It's not an option it's a requirement. And would the AHSA be able to pull the sponsors for paying the costs of Olympic, Pan Am and World teams??? I'm not sure. YOu must again go back to Balch's temperament - not exactly a "shmoozer" kind of guy and believe me - getting money requires it. I'm not defending either organization - they'd both make a great case study for a Business School to look at - but we all have to agree - this current situation is costing us money, time and if not resolved by the two parties - it ends up back to the USOC making a decision that WE ALL MUST LIVE WITH. And where is OUR voice??? How many "members at large" sit on these Boards and really have a voice?? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif[/img]

            • #46
              ...please read today's column at Towerheads.

              Is it at all possible that the AHSA is the Spin Doctor? After all, the current leadership has a history.

              • #47
                Emmet, by column do you mean today's press release from the USET (which KK printed in his column along with the AHSA release from 2 days ago)?

                For me, I don't go by press releases. I've read the proposals of both groups. I've read the applicable statutes and rules. I went to the AHSA annual meeting and questioned the participants, because I wanted to see it all for myself and make my own judgments. I asked questions and heard the responses of, and saw the attitudes of, the AHSA and USET leaders whom each organization chose to present their position.

                Frankly, having seen Dr. Leone's outburst during the discussion of a particular rule change at the Sunday AHSA board meeting which, completely inappropriately, he used as an excuse to rail against the AHSA acting as the NGB, I strongly disagree with the statement in the USET press release (signed by Dr. Leone and Bob Standish) that "we are not confrontational." He was confrontational. He was, in fact, openly hostile.

                The USET press release admits that the SPI agreed on Jan. 9 to present the proposals to their boards, but not to submit them to a vote -- and for a very good reason, so as not to stake out positions and polarize them by having a vote. I've been in enough mediations to be able to see the reasoning behind not voting, and I suspect it was the independent mediator (facilitator) who participated in the SPI sessions who requested that no vote be taken while the process was ongoing.

                The USET press release admits, however, that the USET ignored that agreement and went ahead and submitted its proposal first to a vote of active athletes and then to a vote of its board. Whatever their excuses for doing so (which seem to amount to the fact that it was expedient), their actions did not constitute negotiating in good faith.

                The USET press release says it did not vote to end the SPI. Fine, but it effectively -- and I'm sure quite knowingly, as these are not naive people -- did so by conducting the vote and announcing the results in the press release it issued immediately thereafter. By doing so, the USET polarized the parties' positions and made it impossible for the SPI to succeed -- except on the USET's terms and with the USET's plan.

                As for the rest of the press release, well, "spin" isn't even the word for it IMHO.
                "I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is it that a woman will forgive homicidal behavior in a horse, yet be highly critical of a man for leaving the toilet seat up?" Dave Barry

                • #48
                  Currently, the AHSA *IS* the NGB for equestrian sport. They were instructed by the USOC to come into compliance with regulations regarding the delegation of duties.

                  If the AHSA corrects these compliance issues (with or without the USET's participation) they are STILL the NGB.

                  My personal take is that the USET has just cut off its own nose.

                  Also, in the spirit of cooperation department--if the USET truly intended to explore a mutual agreement solution--why did they register the domain name "usaequestrian.org" on October 18, 2000?

                  • #49
                    While you are certainly entitled to your opinion I can verify that your descriptions are affected by second hand knowledge and hearsay. The attacks on Alan Balch confirm that you have a one sided view of the subject.

                    I spent quite some time with staff at the AHSA Convention. They were clearly there to be helpful and went out of their way to make me aware of the procedures and give me whatever corrections etc. were needed they certainly seemed like a very happy group of people who were not in the least being terrorized by Alan Balch.

                    Further if your opinions were correct there certainly was no need to let the 10 Rule Changes we submitted get past the Rule Review Committee. I have not seen any aspect of Alan Balch that in any way implied he was in a "take no Prisoners" mode.

                    Although I do not know the man and shared perhaps 5 minutes with him during the 5 days, I am capable of judging his successes or failures. I find the staff much more friendly and helpful, they have lost the "police state mentality" that previously existed in New York. I am not surprised that those people from the old system of treating us as all potential cheats and thieves would find the new atmosphere uncomfortable.

                    As to the computer situation, if he were the micro-manager that people have complained about, there is little doubt that would have never happened. Obviously, there was too much trust placed in people without the responsibility to protect the corporation and that can happen anywhere. Those insurance premiums would be paid whether or not there were any claims to settle so it is hardly an additional expense. No reasonal management would go naked without such coverage and protection because a large staff is likely to make mistakes in judgment.

                    On the other hand, I found nothing in the USET proposal that was not exactly the flaw you are trying to attribute to Alan Balch. It was arbitrary and assumed that they were of course the only ones competent to deal with the International Scene. While Balch has bent over backwards trying to compromise the USET has done nothing but be manipulative and demanding without any regard for the seriousness of the committment to the rest of us. Obviously, their world begins and ends at the very highest level and they never look down.

                    It is certainly not a big surprise that the Towerheads is more affirmative than those of us who were there. They are valued supporters of the shows and will be there for the whole 50 weeks I am sure.

                    I hope Ilona that you can have an open enough mind to give a little credibility to those of us who were there and have made our judgments first hand from the horse's mouth and not the other end. Like Portia I believed it was important to be there in person and to hear for myself and make up my own mind from that information.
                    http://www.usAHSA.org and http://www.noreinstatement.org

                    • #50
                      Oh my gawd, CMF -- they registered the domain name? Back in October? Did they report this to the SPI group, or was it something they kept hidden? Why do I suspect it was the former? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]

                      That's very disappointing, indeed, not for the fact of registering the domain name -- who cares, big whoop, there's lots of domain names -- but for the negative and cynical attitude toward the SPI process it indicates.
                      "I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but why is it that a woman will forgive homicidal behavior in a horse, yet be highly critical of a man for leaving the toilet seat up?" Dave Barry

                      • #51
                        That tells it all doesn't it, they are so convinced they can do whatever they want they don't have to care about anyone else.

                        I might tolerate that but I find it really replusive that they chose to blame Alan Balch when it wasn't his fault at all. Especially all the stuff about whether they actually own the farm and now the website.

                        [This message was edited by Snowbird on Jan. 27, 2001 at 04:15 AM.]
                        http://www.usAHSA.org and http://www.noreinstatement.org

                        • #52
                          I do have an open mind and I think it's a bit dangerous to defend either group at this point. I just don't think attending one convention makes one an expert on either group. I'm placing blame on both if you'd READ my posts. I just find Mr. Balch's writings to be unacceptable. My personal opinion - which, by the way, I'm entitled to have. I've also stated that Board members in both organizations, need a good tongue lashing or directions to the door. We need some new blood, some direction and a lot less politics in this issue. Both organizations should be more forthright with their financial "details" and by law they have to be - non-profits have requirements under the IRS laws.

                          I'm sure at most conventions and "big fund raisers" we often see a concerted effort to be more friendly to members and with a "tug of war" going on - well this isn't the time to evaluate public relations. It's what has occurred over the past years that has to be taken into account. Also the post above TOTALLY MISSED the point about the computer fiasco. How did the AHSA get into a position of having this liability to begin with. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease don't tell me most people understand that "pirating" software is illegal!!!

                          I just feel both organizations have forgotten their mission and duty - perhaps we should pull out the by-laws of both and take a look at what they say about about their raison d'etre really was supposed to be and ask the question of both ....are you living up to these by-laws??

                          I defend neither organization - but again state this is supposed to be about our sport and the future of it! How do we move on after this battle - regardless of the final disposition? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif[/img]

                          • #53
                            You do have a right to your opinion. Forgive me (and Snowbird) for trying to change it when it comes to Mr. Balch, who came into his position at a rather difficult time and has presided over the toughest times in the history of the association.

                            I think if you were to look back to a year or two ago, you'd actually find that Snowbird's opinions about him were not dissimilar to your own. But hers, too, were based upon only an indirect acquaintance and were also evaluations attempted during less-than-typical times. IMO, the only way to get an accurate sense of someone's judgement, style and intent is to examine their words, actions and--most importantly--RESULTS over time.

                            I, too, was skeptical about the "new" administration Mr. Balch heralded, but time has indeed proven that his intentions have been far more worthy than many of us at first imagined. Horse Show, the magazine, has changed dramatically, both in tone and in content, to represent far, far more of a member-oriented association. The staff, their attitudes and their efficiency has also improved MARKEDLY. These things simply cannot be denied. Have mistakes been made? Sure. But so have honest EFFORTS been made to bring about change. No one is perfect.

                            Moreover, in the various statements that he has had published, Balch has spoken often and consistently about exactly those sentiments you support--something which his predecessor did not (and also unlike TS, for example, who has given lip service to such ideas and then basically retracts them by saying something contradictory). Balch has opened up a dialog about the role of AHSA in a way that was NOT previously encouraged--you just can't deny that.

                            So the man isn't all bad--maybe he isn't even "half" bad! Indeed, please look at the sheer number of changes (good and also bad) that have taken place under his leadership. And then ask yourself: on the whole, have those changes (in the administration of AHSA, not in the horse industry, which is beyond his control) been for the better or the worse? I think if you are honest with yourself you will have to say that they have most definitely been for the better. Give the guy a little credit. There's still a ways to go, but I would much rather have someone like him at the helm than someone (or some group) governed by attitudes like those of Leone.

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                              Yes, as I said you are entitled to your opinion and even friends are able to disagree. That is the basic of civilization and the rule of law.

                              As to the computer thing, I happened to be in contact for a while with one of the computer technicians. Therefore, on that too I do have first hand information.

                              Keven Carlon had been advised of the situation and in spite of the best advice given to him he chose to make the decision. As I understand it, there were boxes with software in the closet that had not been installed. He simply felt it was more efficient and safer to use the same copy and sve the others in the event of a catasrophe.

                              He kept this information to himself and no one but the technicians were aware of the problem. At that time you may remember that the then current flaming of Alan Balch was that no one got their work done because he was a micro-manager of every one's job. Obviously, that was not true because if it was YES! reasonable people would have known better.

                              So, if you have fault to find I can agree that hindsite is 20/20 and the Kevin Carlon was a bad choice and that Alan Balch was responsible for hiring someone less than dependable. Then is there a corporation of any size that hasn't had a case of bad judgment once or even twice during it's time. He did finally realize his mistake and make a change. The change certainly appears from the outside to be an improvement.

                              We certainly agree that both organizations need a swift kick you know where to have let this get so far and so bad. I would guess that the first mistake was the granting of the USET their own corporation and the opportunity to fly the coop.

                              I think that perhaps the problem with the merger was the need then for a full disclosure of operating procedures assets and expenditures. For example maybe they didn't want anyone to know that they don't actually own the farm or anything else. And, they may not want to disclose what salaries are being paid to whom.

                              If that was their fear it is certainly more logical than simply writing the USOC and requesting to be the NGB for the sake of pure ego.
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                              • #55
                                about the USOC hearings and any subsequent arbitration between the AHSA and USET is that they are all, by law, public.

                                I hope that John Strassburger and the COTH and many others from the equestrian media, and perhaps even from the general sports media like Sports Illustrated, will attend the hearings and the arbitration and report to us all what happens and what is revealed.

                                Several people from the AHSA have told me they welcome the open hearings and the chance for everything to be made public. Perhaps the USET feels the same, I don't know. But both organizations are going to be on display, warts and all.
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                                • #56
                                  pwynn, the USET focuses directly on the teams. Under the umbrella concept it seems this direction might become diluted. But all of this is conjecture.....

                                  Thankfully, there will be open meetings and maybe questions will finally get answered.

                                  • #57
                                    I think that we all feel that at least if it's public and we can know actually verbatim what is going on we can make better judgments.

                                    That's what's been so refresshing in the past year. Before that we would have not known there was a meeting never mind what happened at it.

                                    I too am very hopeful. I have to believe that the USOC is not not going to be snowed because they are so used to that procedure. So their decision I pray will be an honest one based on the facts and reality.
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                                    • #58
                                      See www.horsesportsonline.com and then scroll down the headlines section.

                                      A public hearing would be costly. OTOH, it would also provide the membership with factual information.

                                      After reading all the press releases and comments, I keep wondering if we should try to discuss management style and direction separately from (proposed) organizational structure? But maybe it is impossible to do so.

                                      Perhaps the hot Florida sun has affected my brain [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] but I for one would like to see both current and proposed organizational charts, as well as detailed and meaningful financial information, from both parties; and, in addition, specific proposals outling how future goals (include financial in that too) will actually be met.
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                                      • #59
                                        This may already have been posted, but www.equestrianlife.com (which provided excellent Olympic coverage and some great articles) has been purchased by the USET.
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                                        • #60
                                          If you can't beat 'em buy 'em!
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  • Looking for a good shipping company that will trailer from VA to Ontario

    This is probably not where I should post, but the breeding forum is the only one I check. Would anyone mind giving me some contact information for a shipping company that would ship from VA to Ontario? Thank you in advance!!
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    Mary Mykytyn in Ontario, she can bring them back on the way home. My fav shipper. Horses get off better than they went on!
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      I vote for IHT, this winter on the way home from FL with 5 FEI horses in the trailer the recently serviced new F450 committed suicide on a highway in West Virginia. IHT was on the road to come pick-up the horses and finish shipping them to Ontario with a phone call. They were pretty awesome in a crisis situation.

      • #4
        We have used Mark Struthers twice, and both times he had the best price and the horses arrived just fine. http://www.performancehorse.ca/transport.html
        I found it fairly hard to find someone that does that route, oddly enough.
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        • #5
          I recently shipped a horse from Pennsylvania to Ontario with Brookledge horse transport and was very pleased.

          • #6
            Regarding IHT - I used them once to move 2 mares from one location IN Canada to another and they were great. When I used them to ship those mares to NJ they were HORRIBLE. The man who brought them in a gooseneck did not keep in touch with me and the mares were terrified of him and it was obvious they had been beaten onto the trailer. Would never use them again.
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            • #7
              Try Perry's Transport. Really nice people.
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              • #8
                Where in VA? I'm picking up my mare in a couple weeks from Frederick Maryland. If it's somewhat close, I can pick yours up too. Message me on fb if your interested.

                • #9
                  Try MJR.

                  • #10
                    I used this guy to go from NY to VA. He's based in VA, so you could try him (although I don't know if he'll do international):

                    To find more places situated in VA, I highly recommend: http://virginiaequestrian.com/
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Signature View Post
                      We have used Mark Struthers twice, and both times he had the best price and the horses arrived just fine. http://www.performancehorse.ca/transport.html
                      hhhm, lucky for you.
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Faced with 12,000 public toilets that often reek worse than a rotting bison, China's capital has rolled out a hygiene initiative meant to make answering nature's call a more agreeable event. Among the improved standards is an oddly specific prohibition against more than two flies per restroom, a stipulation that whips into existence the world's newest most-offensive job: toilet-fly inspector. The move comes after Beijing spent nearly $57 million to get its bathrooms up to par for the 2008 Olympic Games. Said one commentator on the insectoid quota: "The cleanliness of public toilets reflects the level of civilization and management skills of a city."

L.A. has become the largest city in America to ban plastic bags in grocery stores, beginning in about four months. The city council voted 13-1 this week to approve the planet-pleasing measure, with the lone dissenter, Councilman Bernard Parks, saying that uncleaned reusable bags could promote the cross contamination of raw meats. Also, in a year the city will force markets to charge 10 cents for paper bags, spurring this waaaahhhing from an L.A. Times chat participant called Maurice: "We (Angelenos) will be shopping in neighboring cities if/when the ban goes into force." Good luck finding your El Dorado of Plastic Bags, Maurice, as 48 other cities in California have also banished them.

The leader of Jakarta's Islamic Defender Front has vowed to meet Lady Gaga at the airport before her June concert in the city, saying he'll put her back in the air before she has a chance to set her heathen feet in the country. "She's a vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings and she stated she is the envoy of the devil's child and that she will spread satanic teaching," said Salim Alatas, adding, "This is dangerous." Another religious leader has threatened that “if you want chaos in Jakarta, just go on with the concert,” and the Jakarta police refused to even issue a permit for Gaga to perform, a historic first for the city. The problem seems to be the singer's presumed stances on promiscuity and homosexuality. Indonesia, home of the largest Muslim population on earth, hasn't seen this level of anti-Western-music sentiment since it drove out Rihanna, Akon, N*E*R*D, 50 Cent and Avenged Sevenfold, all since 2008.

It's a sad day for Guy Fawkes... well, slightly less sad than the one when he got tortured and hung. Authorities in Montreal have banned protesters from wearing hoods or masks, including every geek's favorite, in an effort to quell the widespread student marching/rioting that's been afflicting Quebec since February. Why so suddenly serious, Canada? Well, Quebec's government wants to raise college-tuition rates by 82 percent (about $1,700) over the next five years, spurring nightly acts of civil disobedience that culminated with the arrest of 518 protesters on Wednesday. (With the hoosegows overstuffed, it's uncertain how many people will be able to turn out for the impending 2012 hockey riot, but we'll see.) The Canadian government also passed an emergency measure last week, Bill 78, forbidding unapproved protests of the sort that are going on constantly now. Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay said he would defend his fashion police handing out $1,000 tickets, arguing, "When a cause is just, why is it necessary to hide behind a mask?"

The Baltimore Sun has put together a delightful quiz regarding what Maryland's department of motor vehicles considers an unacceptable personalized license plate. Which of the following plate is allowed to grace your ride in Maryland: TOILET, SAFESEX, FATPIMP, ALLAH, BUNS? Plus more! Cruise on over to the Sun to play.

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Chapter 5.

A few score yards brought them to the spot where the town band was now shaking the window-panes with the strains of "The Roast Beef of Old England."

The building before whose doors they had pitched their music-stands was the chief hotel in Casterbridge — namely, the King's Arms. A spacious bow-window projected into the street over the main portico, and from the open sashes came the babble of voices, the jingle of glasses, and the drawing of corks. The blinds, moreover, being left unclosed, the whole interior of this room could be surveyed from the top of a flight of stone steps to the road-waggon office opposite, for which reason a knot of idlers had gathered there.

"We might, perhaps, after all, make a few inquiries about — our relation Mr. Henchard," whispered Mrs. Newson who, since her entry into Casterbridge, had seemed strangely weak and agitated, "And this, I think, would be a good place for trying it — just to ask, you know, how he stands in the town — if he is here, as I think he must be. You, Elizabeth-Jane, had better be the one to do it. I'm too worn out to do anything — pull down your fall first."

She sat down upon the lowest step, and Elizabeth-Jane obeyed her directions and stood among the idlers.

"What's going on to-night?" asked the girl, after singling out an old man and standing by him long enough to acquire a neighbourly right of converse.

"Well, ye must be a stranger sure," said the old man, without taking his eyes from the window. "Why, 'tis a great public dinner of the gentle-people and such like leading volk — wi' the Mayor in the chair. As we plainer fellows bain't invited, they leave the winder-shutters open that we may get jist a sense o't out here. If you mount the steps you can see em. That's Mr. Henchard, the Mayor, at the end of the table, a facing ye; and that's the Council men right and left....Ah, lots of them when they begun life were no more than I be now!"

"Henchard!" said Elizabeth-Jane, surprised, but by no means suspecting the whole force of the revelation. She ascended to the top of the steps.

Her mother, though her head was bowed, had already caught from the inn-window tones that strangely riveted her attention, before the old man's words, "Mr. Henchard, the Mayor," reached her ears. She arose, and stepped up to her daughter's side as soon as she could do so without showing exceptional eagerness.

The interior of the hotel dining-room was spread out before her, with its tables, and glass, and plate, and inmates. Facing the window, in the chair of dignity, sat a man about forty years of age; of heavy frame, large features, and commanding voice; his general build being rather coarse than compact. He had a rich complexion, which verged on swarthiness, a flashing black eye, and dark, bushy brows and hair. When he indulged in an occasional loud laugh at some remark among the guests, his large mouth parted so far back as to show to the rays of the chandelier a full score or more of the two-and-thirty sound white teeth that he obviously still could boast of.

That laugh was not encouraging to strangers, and hence it may have been well that it was rarely heard. Many theories might have been built upon it. It fell in well with conjectures of a temperament which would have no pity for weakness, but would be ready to yield ungrudging admiration to greatness and strength. Its producer's personal goodness, if he had any, would be of a very fitful cast — an occasional almost oppressive generosity rather than a mild and constant kindness.

Susan Henchard's husband — in law, at least — sat before them, matured in shape, stiffened in line, exaggerated in traits; disciplined, thought-marked — in a word, older. Elizabeth, encumbered with no recollections as her mother was, regarded him with nothing more than the keen curiosity and interest which the discovery of such unexpected social standing in the long-sought relative naturally begot. He was dressed in an old-fashioned evening suit, an expanse of frilled shirt showing on his broad breast; jewelled studs, and a heavy gold chain. Three glasses stood at his right hand; but, to his wife's surprise, the two for wine were empty, while the third, a tumbler, was half full of water.

When last she had seen him he was sitting in a corduroy jacket, fustian waistcoat and breeches, and tanned leather leggings, with a basin of hot furmity before him. Time, the magician, had wrought much here. Watching him, and thus thinking of past days, she became so moved that she shrank back against the jamb of the waggon-office doorway to which the steps gave access, the shadow from it conveniently hiding her features. She forgot her daughter till a touch from Elizabeth-Jane aroused her. "Have you seen him, mother?" whispered the girl.

"Yes, yes," answered her companion hastily. "I have seen him, and it is enough for me! Now I only want to go — pass away — die."

"Why — O what?" She drew closer, and whispered in her mother's ear, "Does he seem to you not likely to befriend us? I thought he looked a generous man. What a gentleman he is, isn't he? and how his diamond studs shine! How strange that you should have said he might be in the stocks, or in the workhouse, or dead! Did ever anything go more by contraries! Why do you feel so afraid of him? I am not at all; I'll call upon him — he can but say he don't own such remote kin."

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Like English, all French nouns have a number: singular (one), as in la famille (the family), or plural (more than one), as in les enfants (the children). Unlike English, however, all French nouns also have a gender: masculine or feminine. In some instances, the gender of the noun is apparent: un garçon (a boy) is masculine, whereas une fille (a girl) is feminine. In other cases, the gender of a noun is not at all obvious and defies all rules of common sense or logic: une chemise (a man‐tailored shirt) is feminine, while un jupon (a slip) is masculine.

No explanations exist as to why French nouns have a gender or how the gender of any noun was originally determined, so you cannot rely on a rule to guide you; however, certain endings do generally indicate a feminine or masculine noun. For the most part, though, the gender of nouns must be memorized — through repetition, you can likely commit them to memory.

Obvious masculine and feminine nouns

Nouns that refer to males are always masculine and their female counterparts are always feminine, as shown in Table 1.

Nouns that give you a hint

In some cases, the gender of a noun can be determined by its ending, as shown in Table 2. Exceptions are the feminine words page (page of a book) and plage ( beach) that end in ‐ age and the feminine words eau (water) and peau (skin) that end in ‐ eau.

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  • un dentiste (a dentist)
  • un docteur (a doctor)
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  • un médecin (a doctor)
  • un peintre (a painter)
  • un pompier (a fire fighter)
  • un professeur (a teacher)
  • une connaissance (an acquaintance)
  • une personne (a person)
  • une star (a star)
  • une vedette (a star)
  • une victime (a victim)
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The Chrome OS notebook that Google is shipping to pilot program members looks extremely similar to the black MacBook Apple shipped in 2007. Some side-by-side pics.

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The all-black Cr-48 that Google is shipping to the first members of its Chrome OS notebook pilot project looked awfully familiar to us when it showed up at our office.

Software aside, after putting it side by side with a black MacBook that Apple shipped in 2007 we had in house, it dawned on us why: the two are practically twins. Not identical, but at least fraternal. The overall look is shockingly similar to Apple's now-extinct machine: from the color to the chiclet keyboard to the hinge, size, trackpad, even to the indentation in the place where you lift the lid. Well, see for yourself. We took some photos of the two machines next to each other for you to peruse.

Now, if you go deeper than a first glance and break out a ruler, you'll see that there are some differences between the two externally. While the hinges look practically the same size, they aren't: 6.5 inches on the MacBook to 6 inches on the Cr-48. And the screen sizes vary slightly: The Chromebook's measures 4.5 inches by 7.5 inches, and the MacBook's 5.25 inches by 8.5 inches.

The trackpads, however, are equal in size--though not in function: in 2007, Apple had not yet introduced its clickable touchpad-as-button, which the Chrome notebook utilizes.

Of course there are some pretty big functional differences too: Google has nixed the disk drive, Ethernet port, and all but one USB port, but does include an SD card slot. The 3-year old Mac notebook also has those pesky caps lock and function keys that Google has eliminated.

But what's inside these two machines is obviously where the key difference lays: Apple has the fully-featured Mac OS X desktop operating system powering its notebook, while Google's test hardware is wrapped around its brand new Web browser-based operating system, Chrome OS.

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Apple added splashes of color to its iPod Shuffle lineup Tuesday, offering the tiny music player in four bright hues, as well as the original silver.

The . And while Apple touts the trendiness of the new colors, they can play a practical role for those who have trouble locating when glancing about a room.

Apple's application of color to the 1GB player comes three months after the debut of the device, which initially was offered in only silver. The , but iPod fans had to wait until November 3 for the formal launch.

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The CPropTree class implements a tree control that is similar to the property view seen in Visual Studio .Net. The source project compiles to a DLL so you can easily incorporate it into your project. You can check my web page for more information on the control.

The control has two window areas:

  • Tree Control
  • Descriptive area

The tree control section functions just a like a normal tree control with an addition of a splitter bar separating the tree item properties. Tree item properties are inherited from the CPropTreeItem class. These items can be edit controls, static text, dropdown combo list, or any type of control you wish to create. Items on the root level of the tree control do not have editable properties. They are used as section headers.

Tree items can contain checkboxes. By default properties that are editable (non-readonly), are displayed in bold lettering. Read only or non-editable items are displayed in a normal font.

The descriptive area displays the selected item's text and any informational text. This section can be displayed or hidden by calling CPropTree::ShowInfoText().

To use the control, create an instance of the class in your dialog or view class header. In the OnInitDialog() or OnCreate() initialize the control:

DWORD dwStyle;
CRect rc;

// PTS_NOTIFY - CPropTree will send notification messages to the parent window

// Init the control's size to cover the entire client area

// Create CPropTree control
m_Tree.Create(dwStyle, rc, this, IDC_PROPERTYTREE);

To add items to the control, dynamically create objects inherited by the CPropTreeItem class and call the CPropTree::InsertItem() method.

CPropTreeItem* pItem1;

pItem1 = m_Tree.InsertItem(new CPropTreeItem());
pItem1->SetInfoText(_T("This is a root level item"));

CPropTreeItem* pItem2;

pItem2 = m_Tree.InsertItem(new CPropTreeItemEdit(), pItem1);
pItem2->SetInfoText(_T("This is a child item of Properties, with an edit control"));

pItem2->SetItemValue((LPARAM)_T("This is some default text for the edit control"));

Advanced Features

Notification Messages

The control uses WM_NOTIFY notification messages to signal events. Add a ON_NOTIFY message handler to the parent window to process notifications. The control supports most of the common NM_ codes with addition of the following CPropTree specific WM_NOTIFY codes.

  • PTN_INSERTITEM when an item is inserted
  • PTN_DELETEITEM when an item is about to be deleted
  • PTN_DELETEALLITEMS when a call is made to delete all items
  • PTN_ITEMCHANGED when an item's property has been modified
  • PTN_SELCHANGE when the current selection changed
  • PTN_ITEMEXPANDING when an item is about to expand or close
  • PTN_COLUMNCLICK when the mouse clicks on the splitter bar
  • PTN_PROPCLICK when the mouse clicks on an item's property area
  • PTN_CHECKCLICK when the mouse clicks on an item's checkbox

notification messages returns the NMPROPTREE structure. You can use this structure along with the CPropTreeItem::SetCtrlID() method to determine the tree item that sent an event.

void CMyDialog::OnItemChanged(NMHDR* pNotifyStruct, LRESULT* plResult)

	if (pNMPropTree->pItem)
		// retrieve pItem's changed data

	*plResult = 0;

Custom Property Items

The library already has some default derived CPropTreeItem classes ready to use. Such as an edit control CPropTreeItemEdit, color picker CPropTreeItemColor, dropdown combobox CPropTreeItemCombo and static text CPropTreeItemStatic. To create your own custom property items:

  • Create your own class inherited by CPropTreeItem. This class usually will have multiple inheritance depending on what type of item you want to create.
    class CMyCustomEditPropItem : public CEdit, public CPropTreeItem
    	virtual ~CMyCustomEditPropItem();
    class CMyCustomComboBoxPropItem : public CComboBox, public CPropTreeItem
    	virtual ~CMyCustomComboBoxPropItem();
  • Override the CPropTreeItem virtual methods to implement your property item.
  • Dynamically create an instance of your class and insert it into a CPropTree control.

The methods most often overriden from CPropTreeItem are:

  • CPropTreeItem::OnActivate(). Called when the property area is clicked by the mouse or the enter key has been pressed on the selected item. The OnActivate() method is where you show the property item's window if it has one (such as an edit control or a popup menu).
  • CPropTreeItem::OnCommit(). Called when data has been commited. In this method you would extract the changed data and hide the property's item's window. OnCommit() gets called when CommitChanges() is called. A derived CPropTreeItem class would call CommitChanges() during a loss of the input focus or if the "Enter" key is press as in a edit control.
  • CPropTreeItem::DrawAttribute(). CPropTree calls DrawAttribute() when the property item needs to be displayed. Drawing is done directly on the display context of the PropTree control.

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    In reality, though, nothing could be further from the truth. Communications – which encompasses fields including journalism, mass communication, public relations and advertising – is a versatile major that opens the door to a wide variety of careers. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists more career opportunities for communications graduates than any other major, including computer science, engineering and mathematics.

    If you’re considering majoring in communications, you probably know some of your options already. But a communications degree opens the door to a number of careers beyond journalism and public relations that you might not have considered, including:

    Government. Did you think all of those politicians write their own speeches? At every level of government, from small cities all the way up to the nation’s capital, communications professionals work behind the scenes to create messages and communicate what’s happening in government. Government communications options run the gamut from speechwriter or press secretary, to communications assistant, where you actually serve as a liaison between elected officials and their constituents.

    Healthcare. Healthcare communications is a growing industry and encompasses several layers of communications. Consider this – when you go to the hospital and receive a pile of brochures and information sheets, someone has to write and produce those materials. Healthcare communication executives do everything from develop patient care information and materials to high-level, strategic communications pieces. Many hospitals and healthcare systems also hire communications professionals to handle the media, serve as lobbyists and manage community relations to keep the organization engaged in the community.

    Internet Marketing. This is a relatively new field, but a growing one – and one of vital importance. Studies indicate that more and more consumers are turning to the internet for news and information, and smart businesses are tapping into that audience. Communication programs are beginning to develop new programs training students in the principles of internet and electronic marketing, including the use of social media, skills that are valuable to employers who want to tap into the power of the when to market their products and services.

    Mediation. Whenever there is a dispute between two parties, the fastest way to a resolution is good communication. Communications majors with training in mediation can have a fulfilling and lucrative career serving as a mediator between disputing parties, using their communication skills and strategies to help others come to agreement.

    Nonprofits. Whether you want to save the whales or cure cancer, there is a nonprofit organization devoted to the cause. Communications majors are in high demand by nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, as these groups need to communicate their message effectively to gain support. Communication majors with a heart for service can work for a nonprofit developing communications and public relations materials, or working in the fundraising field. Communication skills are vital for successful fundraising, as organizations need to build relationships and clearly articulate what they will do with the money that’s raised; a communications major will have those vital skills.

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    For some people, combining a communications degree with another program, such as political science, business or computer science can actually open up more doors after graduation. For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that demand for technical writers, those who write operating instructions and user manuals for the products we buy every day, will grow over the next decade. A degree in communications and engineering or computer science paves the way to these well-paying jobs. Or combine your communications studies with business courses in marketing, advertising or human resources to work in those departments.

    Communications is a versatile and fascinating major that allows you to learn more about all aspects of human communication. In the process of learning about how we communicate with each other, what mass media messages mean and how to communicate more effectively both interpersonally and on an organizational level, you build skills that are marketable to nearly any organization; no matter what the pre-med students might think.

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From April this year, Cornerstone and Oxfordshire Adult Learning will be partnering to provide new and innovative adult learning courses in Didcot. Adult classes at Cornerstone from the summer season will be run by Abingdon and Witney College.

Please find below some helpful F&Q to help explain the changes...

What is happening to the adult classes at Cornerstone?

From April 2017, Cornerstone and Oxfordshire Adult Learning will be partnering to provide new and innovative adult learning courses in Didcot.  Currently all of the Oxfordshire Adult Classes that take place at Cornerstone are booked by learners through the Box Office and the administration is completed by Cornerstone staff. From the summer term Abingdon and Witney College will lead on all aspects of the courses.  Other than the way that you book your place on the course you shouldn’t notice any big differences.

Which Oxfordshire Adult Learning courses will be running at Cornerstone during the Summer Term?

Adult Ballet – all levels

NEW Guitar - beginners

Adult Ballet - beginners

NEW Guitar - improvers

Adult Tap - beginners

Life Drawing

Adult Tap – intermediate/advanced

Acrylic Painting

Pilates for the over 60s

Creative Writing

Dance/ Movement for the over 60s

NEW Scrapbooking

Drawing and Painting

West End Dance

Cornerstone will continue to run other arts activities at the venue so do please check out our summer brochure and website for further details.

When and how do I book my place onto one of the summer term classes?

Places for the summer term can now be booked. You can enrol onto the courses online by visiting the website:

If you do not have internet access you can book by calling Abingdon and Witney College on: 01235 555 585

If I am already doing a course will I automatically be booked onto the summer course?

No, learners need to book and pay for their place each term. If you would like to carry on the course in the summer you will need to book onto it via Abingdon and Witney College, as above.

I’ve looked on the Abingdon and Witney College website and some of the course prices are different to what I usually pay, why is this?

There are some price differences which mainly benefit the learner.  This is due to the way in which Oxfordshire Adult Classes funding operates, you will see that the concession prices are also listed on the website.

Will all of the classes listed run in the summer term, regardless of how many people book on?

There is a minimum number of learners needed for Abingdon and Witney College to be able to run each course, this varies depending on the costs involved.  If the numbers are too low to feasibly run the course learners who have already booked will be notified and refunded by Abingdon and Witney College.

If I have any queries about the Oxfordshire Adult Learning course who do I contact?

Please contact Abingdon and Witney College. Email: or Telephone: 01235 555 585

We hope that you will continue to attend the Adult Learning Courses and look forward to seeing you at Cornerstone in the future.