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It's crunch time for the Fightin' Chicks as they face a crucial three game stretch to achieve their goal of playoff football.
A 24-3 loss last Friday to 5A District 1 leaders Ardmore leave the Chicks with a 3-4 overall record and 1-3 in district. Duncan, Southeast, and this Friday's opponent, Del City, are all that remain as the season heads on the downward slope toward the postseason. Winning out would almost surely bring playoff football to Chickasha, but that task will be anything but easy.
"If you win two out of the last three, then it goes to points and I don't know what would happen at that stage," head coach Tom Cobble said. "At some point, you have to start beating the teams ranked in the top half of the district, and that's something we've been unable to do so far."
Chickasha's only district win came against Capitol Hill more than two weeks ago. Their offense, which has excelled so far this season, found more trouble than usual against Ardmore and was unable to score a touchdown for the first time in 2013.
"Ardmore had a lot to do with that," Cobble said. "They've got a lot of speed. Four of five guys in their secondary were in the relay team last spring that, I think, won state; either that or they got second or third. Then we had four possessions in the first half and we turned it over three times."
Ardmore had 17 points by halftime, but the Chickasha defense stepped up in the second half and held the Tigers more closely.
"The main thing that gave us trouble was the toss sweep," Cobble said. "So, you widen your defensive ends and your linebackers. Plus, by halftime you get a sense of their play calling. Our defensive coaches did a great job of making the adjustments and reading their play calls."
Such adjustments will be needed on both sides of the ball if Chickasha is to take advantage of their remaining games and bridge the gap between themselves and district playoff spots.
"Whether you're first or fourth, you can't win a state championship game without getting into the playoffs," Cobble said. "That's our ultimate goal."


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"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color."
"Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without."
"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
"There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity"
"Science is the attempt to make the chaotic diversity of our sense experience correspond to a logically uniform system of thought."
"We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration."
"But the greatest injury of the 'wall' notion is its mischievous diversion of judges from the actual intentions of the drafters of the Bill of Rights. . . . The "wall of separation between church and state" is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging. It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned."
"We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky."

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Public Library
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537-0241, Children's Services
534-6650, Audiovisual Services
"Rhythm & Rhyme Time: Special Programs for Kids with Special Needs" is planned at the library Saturday and on Sept. 29 at 10 a.m.
Families with children having special needs are invited to this two-part children's series featuring double visuals, stories, music and other activities. Children of all agesare invited, accompanied by their parents. Siblings are also welcome.
While geared for children all types of special needs, the primary audience for this type of program is children on the autism spectrum.
Storytime Express
Storytime Express is set for Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Library staffers say attendees will be going "someplace special." Stories. fingerplays, songs and a craft activity are planned. This free program is recommended for children ages 2 to 5.
Public Library
101 N. Main St., 658-4312
Dial-A-Story, 658-9540
On the move
Some collections in the library have been moved to a new location. Patrons needing help locating an item can ask the clerk at the circulation desk.
Cake pans
New cake pans available for checking out. Kathy Schlipf donated the assortment of cake pans to the library in hopes staffers could make them available to patrons.
Cake pans can be checked out for one week. Many of the pans include a color instruction sheet on how to decorate a cake. The new collection is located in the nonfiction area of the adult department.
'Paws to Read'
Children are invited to the library to read stories to Whisper the dog. Whisper will be at the library Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Sign-up is available at the children's desk. Each child will have 20 minutes to read to Whisper.
Community cookbook
Friends of the Library invite members of the Milford community and anyone with connections to Milford, past or present, to share some of their favorite recipes to be included in the "Milford Community Cookbook."
Recipe forms are available at the library or recipes may be submitted electronically by e-mailing them to firstname.lastname@example.com. Recipes must be submitted by Oct. 1. This is a fundraising project coordinated by the Friends of the Library to support programs of the Milford library.
Public Library
157 N Main St., Nappanee, 773-7919
Storytime and Lullababies
Children ages 9 months through 6 years old are invited to meet at the Nappanee library in September for the return of Storytime and Lullababies.
Preschoolers age 3 to 5 will meet on Sept. 5, 12 and 19 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. or 1 to 1:45 p.m. to hear about Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Toddlers, ages 2 to 3 will meet from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, 13 and 20, to hear about Elmer the Elephant. Children will take part in games, songs, crafts and other activities in both sessions.
The Lullababies lapsit program also returns Sept. 4, 11 and 18, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. This group for children ages 9 to 24 months offers babies and caregivers the chance to interact with each other through songs, fingerplays, rhymes and more.
Call the library at (574) 773-7919 or go to the website www.nappaneelibrary.org to register.
Book club
The Cover to Cover Book Club will meet Sept. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. to discuss "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883" by Simon Winchester.
Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman," examines the annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people. The eruption helped to trigger in Java a wave of murderous anti-Western militancy among fundamentalist Muslims, one of the first outbreaks of Islamic-inspired killings anywhere.
For more information or to reserve a copy of the book, call (574) 773-7919, or go to the website www.nappaneelibrary.org. The Cover to Cover Book Club meets at the library on the second Sunday of each month.
Public Library
124 N. Elkhart St., 862-2465
Drawing winner
The DVD "Where Dreams Come True," a "Dream" frog plant stake, an eye shade with earplug set, and a royal blue book bag were prizes received by Jean Kronk for participating in the Audiobook month drawing.
Pre-GED classes
Library staffers, in cooperation with the Wa-Nee Community School Corp., are offering pre-GED classes.
Students will attend 10 Monday sessions from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. Classes will begin on Sept. 24 and continue until Nov. 26.
A retired Wa-Nee school teacher will be leading the sessions. A deposit of $25 is required when registering.
Story Hour and
Toddler Time
Registration has begun for fall session of Story Hour and Toddler Time. Children ages 3 years to 5 years can register for either the Monday or Tuesday Story Hour. Children ages 24 to 36 months may register for Toddler Time.
The first Story Hour sessions are set for Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 at 10:15 a.m. Toddler Time children and their accompanying adults will begin their program on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.
Memorial books
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Helenburg have given the following books in memory of Elma Stickel: "The 50 Mile Bouquet" by Debra Prinzing, "Saving the School" by Michael Brick and "Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire" by Rafe Esquith.
Dial A Story
Dial A Story for this week is "Goats in the Wheat Field." Hear this tale by calling 862-4441.
Public Library
101 E. Winslow St., 825-5601
Children's fall programs
Starting today, sign up is available for Babies and Books (for children 18 months old and younger), Toddler Time (18 to 36 months) and Pre-School Story Time (ages 3 to 5). These programs start the week of Sept. 4. The Home School Club (for children in kindergarten through sixth grade) starts Sept. 10.
'Yak, Snack and Read'
The next book discussion sessions will be on Tuesday at 1 and 7 p.m. The "Night Yak" will be discussing "Swamplandia" by Karen Russell, and the "Day Yak" will be discussing "A Secret Gift" by Ted Gup.
Visit the library's website and click on the Yak logo for more information.
Friends of the Library
Patrons are invited to become members of the Friends by downloading a brochure with attached membership form from the library's website. Mail the filled-out form and a check to the library, or drop them off at the front desk.
Friends membership can by renewed by using the same form.
To submit news for "At Your Library," which is normally published every Monday in The Goshen News, e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Thursday each week.


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DENVER – The manager of a Denver Chipotle restaurant has become an Internet celebrity thanks to the wide-eyed pose he struck alongside Mitt Romney when the Republican presidential candidate stopped by for lunch.
Twenty-year-old Marty Arps struck the pose during a group photo with Romney and Chipotle employees Tuesday afternoon. Arps is seen making a wide-eyed expression while pointing at Romney.
Arps told The Daily he makes the expression when he's excited
He said he doesn't know yet who he'll vote for, and says he's "not too hip to elections and stuff."
The Associated Press photo is being shared extensively via Twitter and is making the rounds on websites.
Romney ordered a pork burrito bowl with guacamole during a brief lunch break from practice for Wednesday's debate with President Barack Obama in Denver.


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Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Will Use EXT4
Use of EXT4 will begin with Google's Nexus S smartphone.
Google's Developer Advocate, Tim Bray, and Kernel Developer Ted Ts'o both confirm in theirblog posts that the move from YAFFS to the EXT4 filesystem is underway and Google's Nexus S with Android 2.3 will be one of the first smartphones to use the EXT4 filesystem.
More information on Android 2.3 and the EXT4 filesystem can be found on the Android Developers website.
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Tag Cloud
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.
Firefox Says Yes to DRM
Quintessential open source browser shores up its market share with a step toward the proprietary dark side.
Webcam Hijackers Busted
Authorities in 16 countries take action against users of the imfamous BlackShades malware tool.


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Gerald Boyd stepping down; DOE's Oak Ridge manager since 2003 to retire from federal service
Gerald Boyd will retire from the Dept. of Energy, effective April 3.
Gerald Boyd, the Dept. of Energy's Oak Ridge manager since January 2003, is retiring from federal service, effective April 3. Boyd said he plans to stay in Oak Ridge and work for an unspecified environmental engineering company.
"I'm ready to do some other things," Boyd said this morning in a telephone interview.
Boyd is the third member of the Oak Ridge leadership team to announce his retirement in the past few months, joining his Deputy Manager Robert Brown (whose last day was Thursday) and Dan Wilken, the assistant manager for administration, who retired in November.
Despite these departures, Boyd said he is confident of the leadership capabilities in-house at DOE's Oak Ridge Operations and dismissed the notion that his leaving will create a leadership void. "I don't believe for a minute there'll be a leadership void . . . Just because you change people doesn't mean there's a void."
Boyd has headed DOE's Oak Ridge office during some of the most prosperous times ever, including a complete makeover of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and construction of the $1.4 billion Spallation Neutron Source.
There are some serious storm clouds on the federal budget horizon, but Boyd said that had nothing to do with his planned departure.
"Our budget picture is always rocky," he said, emphasizing the continuous fight to get money for the environmental management programs. "We've been pretty lucky in Oak Ridge in the final analysis . . . that we've had adequate budgets. But each year we've had to fight hard for the dollars we've got."
He acknowledged that the spending plan for the remainder of FY 2011 has great uncertainties and noted, "It could have a bigger impact. But that is not in any way playing into my decision to retire."
Boyd said John Eschenberg, the assistant manager for EM, is acting deputy manager in Oak Ridge following Robert Brown's retirement. John Shewairy, the public affairs manager, continues to serve as acting assistant manager for administration -- a position he's held since Wilken's retirement.
Boyd said his replacement, either on an acting or a permanent basis, would be announced before his departure. That decision will be made at DOE headquarters, he said.
The DOE official came to Oak Ridge in March 2002, serving initially as the assistant manager for environmental management. He became manager in January 2003.
Boyd said he planned to take some time off after leaving DOE and said wasn't prepared to say where he would go to work next. He said that would best be announced by the company. "And I'm still a federal official until April 3," he said.
Asked if his future employer is a DOE contractor, Boyd said the company does "some work" for the federal agency.
"I have worked really hard to make sure that whatever I do in the future is something that is meaningful work for me to do -- some work for someone I don't have any real conflict of interest . . . I'm trying to make sure I do this the proper way."
He added: "My primary concern is that I'll work for someone where I don't have a conflict of interest here in Oak Ridge . . . That's where my conflict of interest would lie."
As for his tenure in Oak Ridge, Boyd said he is proudest of the revitalization of Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- although he said he cannot take credit for that. "It took a lot of people to make that happen. It wasn't not any single individual and it certainly wasn't me. But that's probably the thing that one would say we're all the proudest of."
Besides the physical makeover of ORNL, the lab has maintained or achieved world leadership in programs areas such as neutron sciences, materials research and high-performance computing.
"I think we can safely say that they are not just a world-class lab, but a world-leading lab," Boyd said.
Even though it's been a struggle to maintain sufficient funding, environmental management is another area where Boyd is proud of his accomplishments.
Boyd cited major progress in the cleanup campaign, adding scope -- via the Integrated Facilities Disposition Program -- and incorporating about $800 million in Recovery Act funds to get a major start on projects at ORNL and Y-12.
He also cited creation of the Science and Technology Park at ORNL, which he said is a first-of-a-kind venture in the DOE complex. The science park is being integrated into the lab to help accelerate technology transfer. He said he believes the park will grow and become increasingly important in the years ahead.
Boyd also said he was pleased with the way Oak Ridge handled nearly $2 billion in Recovery Act funding, distributing it to other sites as required and managing efficiently the work that was performed in Oak Ridge. "We were able to meet our goals and milestones and do that in the right way," he said.
DOE's Oak Ridge office has a number of contingency plans for the current budget situation, including one in which the government is shut down without an approved budget plan. He noted that the uncertainty is difficult.
"People are worried," he said. "I would say again that we have been through various cycles of this where we've worked on potential budget cuts. It does in a lot of ways seem more serious for the '11 year than it has in the past. It's very difficult to determine or predict exactly what will happen . . .
"We're sort of bracing for some difficult budgets in several different areas . . . We would expect if the worst case would occur, there would have to be some layoffs to deal with that, both in the Science and the EM budgets. But we just don't know."
The 2012 budget for Oak Ridge looks pretty good, but everybody will have a much better feel for what's coming in 2012 after the dust settles and the 2011 outcome can be evaluated, Boyd said. The way the 2011 budget is resolved will probably say a lot about what's coming in 2012, he said.


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Tim Kaine took the oath of office Thursday at the Capitol, starting his term as U.S. Senator.
Kaine, 54, was Virginia's governor from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, he was Virginia's lieutenant governor and mayor of Richmond.
For more on Kaine's vision for Virginia and the United States, and what he hopes to accomplish in his first term as U.S. Senator, see these Patch stories:
Sen.-Elect Tim Kaine Receives Committee Assignments (December 2012)
Allen Concedes; Kaine Wins Senate Race in Virginia (November 2012)
Tim Kaine Takes Your Questions (October 2012)
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By Leeann Akers - Editor
Oct. 9, 2013 — The former manager of Rattlesnake Ridge Water District was arrested Thursday after being indicted on theft charges.
A Carter County grand jury indicted Christopher Stamper, 40, of Grayson, on Sept. 27 on one count of theft by unlawful taking over $10,000, a Class C felony punishable by a prison term of 5-10 years.
Stamper was booked into the Carter County Detention Center and released on a $15,000 cash bond.
He allegedly took 29 checks totaling $29,239.93 from the water district, according to the indictment.
The Journal-Times learned in August that Stamper had been fired from the water district in the wake of financial irregularities.
He had been with the utility for 18 years when he was "discharged" on June 14.
Bill Gilbert, chair of the district's Board of Directors, later said Stamper was terminated for "misappropriation of funds."
Also indicted were:
Marilyn R. Smith, 37, of Grayson, one count of theft by unlawful taking over $500, a Class D felony.
Alisha Bryant, 21, of Olive Hill, one count of receiving stolen property over $500, a Class D felony.
Timothy Howerton, 24, and Jessica Webb, 22, both of Olive Hill, one count of first degree possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony.
Howerton was also indicted on one count of tampering with physical evidence, which is also a Class D felony.
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GOP Candidates Could All Add to Federal Debt
Paul stands to reduce the debt by the most, whereas Gingrich would likely increase it substantially
At the Republican presidential debate Wednesday, candidates discussed where they would trim the federal budget fat. But a new report released Thursday suggests no candidate has yet crafted a successful plan for reining in debt.
[See five ways to spin Obama's new corporate tax reform plan.]
The report comes from U.S. Budget Watch, a project of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and shows that the GOP candidates' policy proposals could increase debt. The candidates all get into trouble when they address revenues, says Alice Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution.
"I don't expect Republicans to propose raising taxes," Rivlin said Thursday. "But it seems to me that one definition of responsibility is 'Can you reform the tax system … in whatever [way] you think is best that at least doesn't make the situation worse?' And on that score, all of these candidates fail."
The report provides three estimates for each candidate's debt impact, from least to most optimistic. The estimates are based on the candidates' stated policy proposals, as well as official and unofficial estimates of the effect of each policy. The report says Ron Paul could reduce the federal debt by the greatest amount, whereas Newt Gingrich's policies would likely add the most debt. The estimates for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum's plans fall in between Paul and Gingrich.
Federal debt stands at 70 percent of the country's GDP, and would increase to 85 percent by 2021 according to a "realistic" scenario laid out in the report. The report says that Paul's plan could reduce the debt to 67 percent through 2021.
The Texas congressman's plan to eliminate five federal departments, as well as his proposal to cancel all Federal Reserve debt, are key sources of his potential debt reduction. However, by the report's most pessimistic scenario, Paul could grow the debt to 93 percent of GDP by 2021.
Romney's policies could reduce the debt by nearly $2.3 trillion, bringing it to 75 percent of GDP, or could increase debt to 94 percent of GDP. Taking into account the new tax policies Romney outlined Wednesday, that debt could grow even higher. If Romney's new tax reform ideas, like reducing individual income tax rates across the board, are not offset, it could further increase the debt by 2.6 trillion. The effects of Santorum's plan range widely in the report, either bringing debt as low as 74 percent of GDP or as high as 107 percent by 2021.
[See why manufacturing jobs growth is crucial to Obama's reelection efforts.]
There wasn't a single model that showed Gingrich's plan reducing the debt. U.S. Budget Watch estimates that Gingrich would increase debt by between nearly $2.9 and $9.7 trillion, bringing debt as high as 126 percent of GDP in 2021. Gingrich's plan is particularly weak in the area of tax proposals. His plan to reduce corporate taxes would add around $2.3 trillion to debt through 2021, and his alternative flat tax would add as much as $3.4 trillion over the same time period..
In estimating the candidates' budget impact, the report contradicts the popular Republican claim that eliminating the 2010 healthcare reform law would save money. In Wednesday's debate, Santorum presented eliminating "Obamacare" as one of the ways he would reduce the debt. U.S. Budget Watch estimates that repealing the law would add $80 billion to the debt by 2021.
Alternative healthcare reform plans, like those presented by Santorum and Gingrich, could offset some of that debt, but they could also substantially increase spending. Paul's reform proposals could add as much as $330 billion to the debt.
With the election still eight months away, candidates still have time to refine many of their policy ideas. However, the GOP candidates seem content to battle it out for the nomination despite the potential flaws in their policies, says Bill Frenzel, a former ranking minority member of the House Budget Committee.


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Most financial institutions are categorized and rated by their respective regulators through the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System. This system has been modified to reflect the non-depository nature of Farm Credit System (System) institutions and adopted by FCA to evaluate and categorize the safety and soundness of System institutions on an ongoing, uniform, and comprehensive basis. FCA's Financial Institution Rating System (FIRS) provides valuable information to the Agency for assessing risk and allocating resources based on the safety and soundness of regulated institutions. As such, it is a key component of the Agency's risk assessment process. The FIRS also provides an effective mechanism for identifying problem or deteriorating institutions, categorizing institutions with deficiencies in particular component areas, and communicating the overall condition of the System to internal and external stakeholders.
This section of the Examination Manual provides an overview of the FIRS process and describes the general factors considered in assigning institution ratings. A more detailed description of the factors and criteria used in assigning ratings is provided in Supplement 4, FIRS Guide.
Although each institution has its own examination and supervisory issues and concerns, the FIRS is structured to provide a consistent rating system for all significant financial, asset quality, and management factors. Under the FIRS, each institution is assigned composite and component ratings based on an evaluation and rating of six essential components of an institution's financial condition and operations. These component factors address the adequacy of Capital, Assets, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to market risk, and are commonly referred to as "CAMELS." Evaluations of the components take into consideration many factors, including the institution's size and sophistication, the nature and complexity of its activities, and its risk profile.
Composite and component ratings are assigned based on a 1 to 5 numerical scale. A 1 is the highest rating, and indicates the strongest level of performance and risk management practices, and the least degree of supervisory concern, while a 5 is the lowest rating, and indicates the weakest performance, inadequate risk management practices and, therefore, the highest degree of supervisory concern. Assigned composite and component ratings are disclosed to the institution's board of directors and chief executive officer (CEO).
The composite rating generally bears a close relationship to the component ratings assigned. Each component rating is based on an analysis of the factors comprising that component and its interrelationship with the other components. When assigning a composite rating, some components may be given more weight than others depending on the risk exposure at the institution. In general, assignment of a composite rating may incorporate any factors that bear significantly on the overall condition and soundness of the institution.
The ability of management to respond to changing circumstances and to address the risks that may arise from changing business conditions is an important factor in evaluating an institution's overall risk profile and the level of supervisory attention warranted. For this reason, the management component is given special consideration when assigning a composite rating. While the evaluation of management requires examiner judgment, FCA has developed a FIRS Guide (Supplement 4) to provide a list of key factors for examiners to consider in evaluating management and related guidance in assessing each of these factors.
The level and management of risk is also taken into account when assigning the composite and component ratings. These risks include credit, interest rate, liquidity, operations, compliance, strategic, and reputation risk. Management's ability to identify, measure, monitor, and control these risks is a key factor in the rating process. While all institutions are expected to properly manage their risks, it is recognized that appropriate management practices vary considerably among financial institutions, depending on their size, complexity, and risk profile.
For small or less complex institutions engaged solely in traditional lending activities and whose directors and senior managers, in their respective roles, are actively involved in the oversight and management of day-to-day operations, relatively basic management systems and controls may be adequate. At more complex institutions, on the other hand, detailed and formal management systems and controls are needed to address their broader range of financial activities and to provide senior managers and directors, in their respective roles, with the information they need to monitor and direct day-to-day activities.
FCA Ratings
As detailed in the FIRS Guide, FCA utilizes a 1 through 5 scale to assess a composite rating and the six key performance components upon which the composite rating is principally based (i.e., Capital, Assets, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity). These components are assessed by considering a wide range of factors and applying examiner judgment. While examiner judgment is of paramount importance in the rating process, the Office of Examination maintains quantitative and qualitative factors to assist examiners in their evaluations and promote a consistent application of rating criteria. These factors include benchmarks for evaluating the capital, assets, earnings, and liquidity of direct lender associations, other criterion applicable to all System institutions, and the rating definitions for each component. This section summarizes the key factors outlined in the FIRS Guide.
A financial institution is expected to maintain capital commensurate with the nature and extent of risks to the institution and the ability of management to identify, measure, monitor, and control these risks. The effect of credit, interest rate, and other risks on the institution's financial condition should be considered when evaluating the adequacy of capital. The types and quantity of risk inherent in an institution's activities will determine the extent to which it may be necessary to maintain capital at levels above required regulatory minimums to properly reflect the potentially adverse consequences that these risks may have on the institution's capital.
The evaluation of an institution's capital adequacy focuses on its capacity to absorb losses and provide for future growth. Capital is rated based on such factors as:
· The quantity of capital, e.g., permanent capital, total surplus, and core surplus positions in relation to the minimum regulatory requirements, the board's capital goals and objectives, and peer levels;
· The quality of capital, composition of the capital structure, and the stability of the capital position, e.g., trends, potential permanent capital reallocations, asset growth, earnings, dividends, and stock retirement; the risk exposure to capital, e.g., the overall level of credit, interest rate, liquidity, operations, strategic, reputation, compliance and counterparty risk relative to the institution's capital position; and the overall quality and strength of capital management and compliance with capital-related regulations; and
· The management of capital, including actions to plan for the institution's capital needs, build capital sufficient to meet growth and risk expectations, and protect and add value to shareholder investments.
The assets rating reflects the quantity of existing and potential credit risk associated with the loan and investment portfolios, other real estate owned, and other assets. Management's ability to identify, measure, monitor, and control credit risk is also reflected here. The evaluation of asset quality should consider the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses and weigh the exposure to counterparty, issuer, or borrower default under actual or implied contractual agreements. All other risks that may affect the value or marketability of an institution's assets, including, but not limited to, operating, market, reputation, strategic, or compliance risks, should be considered. Assets are rated based on, but not limited to an assessment of such factors as:
· The level, composition, severity, and trends of criticized, adverse, delinquent, restructured, and nonaccrual assets for both on and off balance sheet transactions;
· The existence of commodity, large loan, investment or other concentrations;
· The quality, composition, and rate of asset growth;
· Credit risk arising from or reduced by off-balance sheet transactions, such as unfunded commitments, credit derivatives, standby letters of credit, and lines of credit;
· The adequacy of loan portfolio management, including portfolio planning, credit policies and procedures, adequacy of loan underwriting standards, management information systems, and other credit internal controls;
· The internal credit review process and appropriateness of risk identification and reporting practices;
· Credit administration standards and practices;
· The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses process; and
· Adequacy of investment portfolio management, including investment portfolio planning, policies and procedures regarding credit and market value risks to the investment portfolio, and compliance with FCA regulations and guidelines.
The management rating reflects the capability of the board of directors and management, in their respective roles, to identify, measure, monitor, and control the risks of an institution's activities and to ensure that the institution operates in a safe, sound, and efficient manner and complies with applicable laws and regulations. Sound management practices are demonstrated by: active oversight by the board of directors and management; competent personnel; adequate policies, processes, and controls (taking into consideration the size and sophistication of the institution); maintenance of an appropriate audit program and internal control environment; and effective risk monitoring and management information systems. The capability and performance of the board of directors and management is rated based upon, but not limited to, an assessment of the following evaluation factors:
· The level and quality of corporate governance provided by the board of directors;
· Responsiveness to recommendations from auditors and supervisory authorities;
· Reasonableness of compensation policies and avoidance of self-dealing;
· The adequacy of, and conformance with, appropriate internal policies and controls addressing the operations and risks of significant activities;
· The adequacy of audits and internal controls to: promote effective operations and reliable financial and regulatory reporting; safeguard assets; and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies;
· The extent that the board of directors and management is affected by, or susceptible to, dominant influence or concentration of authority;
· The capability, depth, succession, and performance of executive management;
· The institution's business strategy, planning process, and strategic, operational, capital, and business continuity plans;
· Risk management and the ability of the board of directors and management, in their respective roles, to plan for, and respond to, risks that may arise from changing business conditions or the initiation of new activities or products;
· Demonstrated willingness and ability to meet the institutions public mission; and
· Compliance with laws and regulations.
The evaluation of earnings focuses on the quantity, quality, and sustainability of the institution's earning performance. The quantity as well as the quality of earnings can be affected by excessive or inadequately managed credit risk that may result in loan losses and require additions to the allowance for loan and lease losses, or other risks that may unduly expose an institution's earnings to volatility. Future earnings may be adversely affected by an inability to forecast or control funding and operating expenses, improperly executed or ill-advised business strategies, or poorly managed or uncontrolled exposure to other risks. Earnings are rated based on such factors as:
· The quantity of earnings compared to applicable standards, financial goals, and peer group performance;
· The quality, composition, and stability of net income;
· The risk exposure to earnings, e.g., the overall level of credit, interest rate, liquidity, operations, strategic, reputation, compliance and counterparty risk relative to the institution's earnings capacity; and
· The quality of earnings management, e.g., philosophy, goals, planning, loan pricing, operating efficiency, dividend declaration, etc.
An institution's liquidity is evaluated according to its capacity to promptly meet the demand for payment of its obligations and to readily meet the reasonable credit needs of the territory it serves. In evaluating the adequacy of an institution's liquidity position, consideration should be given to the current level and prospective sources of liquidity compared to funding needs, as well as to the adequacy of funds management practices relative to the institution's size, complexity, and risk profile. Practices should reflect the ability of the institution to manage unplanned changes in funding sources, as well as react to changes in market conditions that affect the ability to quickly liquidate assets with minimal loss. In addition, funds management practices should ensure that liquidity is not maintained at a high cost, or through undue reliance on funding sources that may not be available in times of financial stress or adverse changes in market conditions. Liquidity is rated based upon, but not limited to, an assessment of the following evaluation factors:
· The adequacy and stability of liquidity sources to meet present and future needs and the ability of the institution, including the financial strength of the funding bank;
· Existence of secondary sources of liquidity, e.g., marketable investments, marketable loans, and supplemental lines of credit;
· Nature and magnitude of liquidity demands, e.g., debt payments, loan demand, litigation, near-term capital expenditures, operating expenses, and any dividends and/or stock retirements to be paid in cash;
· The quantity, quality, and trends in collateral;
· Strength of other CAMELS factors, cost of available funding, and loanable funds position;
· For associations, General Financing Agreement (GFA) compliance and borrowing margin on direct loan;
· For banks, performance under any operative System self-discipline mechanisms, e.g., the Contractual Interbank Performance Agreement (CIPA); and
· Liquidity management, e.g., the capability of management to properly identify, measure, monitor, and control the institution's liquidity position, including the effectiveness of funds management strategies, liquidity policies, management information systems, and contingency funding plans.
This component reflects the degree to which changes in interest rates can adversely affect an institution's earnings or the market value of equity (MVE). When evaluating this component, consideration should be given to: 1) management's ability to measure, manage, and control interest rate risk; the institution's size; the nature and complexity of asset/liability management activities; and 2) the level of interest rate risk exposure relative to the adequacy of capital and earnings. One of the primary sources of interest rate risk arises from on- and off-balance sheet positions and their sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For associations, the level of interest rate risk depends on the funding bank's practices for managing interest rate risk and the manner in which the association relies upon the funding bank for interest rate risk management responsibilities. Associations may also be exposed to interest rate risk in loan pricing practices. Even though an association may contract with a bank to manage its interest rate risk, the association board remains ultimately accountable for the exposure that occurs in the association.
An evaluation of interest rate risk is rated based upon, but not limited to, an assessment of the following factors:
· The sensitivity of the institution's earnings and/or the market value of its equity to adverse changes in interest rates;
· The nature and complexity of interest rate risk exposure arising from on- and off-balance sheet positions;
· The ability of management to identify, measure, monitor, and control exposure to interest rate risk given the institution's size, complexity, and risk profile; and
· Where appropriate, the management of interest rate risk by the funding bank.
Assignment of Ratings
Ratings assigned to System institutions under the FIRS will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and adjusted as needed to accurately reflect the current conditions of institutions and FCA's level of supervisory concern. Ratings are reviewed anytime there is a material change in the institution's risk profile, financial condition, performance, and management, and upon the receipt of quarterly Call Report information.
The Examiner-in-Charge (EIC) is responsible for reviewing and updating ratings as needed. The EIC, or designee, documents this review by completing an internal FIRS Report any time a rating is changed and upon the receipt and review of quarterly Call Report information. The FIRS Report includes the basis for any rating changes, or in the case of a quarterly review of Call Report information, updated financial information, statistics, and qualitative ratings supporting the existing ratings. FIRS Reports completed in conjunction with the review of December 31 Call Report information, FIRS Reports completed on institutions with composite or component ratings of 3, 4, or 5, and any FIRS Reports indicating a change in ratings include additional documentation to reflect the increased level of analysis completed in these instances.
Completed FIRS Reports are subject to supervisory review and do not establish or change the Agency's official FIRS ratings of record until approved by the reviewing official. For institutions under special supervision or enforcement actions, recommended rating changes are discussed with the Risk Supervision Division.
Disclosure of Ratings
While the FIRS is the Agency's rating system, which is maintained to meet the specific needs of its oversight and examination program, FIRS ratings are disclosed to System institutions to enhance communications and the System's understanding of the Agency's regulatory approach. In that regard, FIRS ratings are reported to each System institution's board of directors and Chief Executive Officer annually as of December 31, and whenever a composite or component rating is changed, with a copy to the funding bank. FCA will also provide a quarterly summary of association FIRS ratings in each respective district to the affiliated funding bank for its confidential use in oversight and servicing of the direct loans.
FIRS ratings are formally reported to the board chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each System institution in a letter, which is subject to the same confidentiality requirements as those established for Reports of Examination. Whenever a FIRS rating is changed, the letter will communicate the basis for that change and offer to discuss the change with the board of directors and management. Any conditions leading to a potential rating downgrade will first be discussed with institution management, and where needed, accompanied by additional examination activities or a meeting with the board of directors to confirm the conditions and obtain management's response. In those instances where the composite rating is lowered to a 3 or worse, the FIRS letter will be hand delivered to the board of directors as part of a meeting to discuss the FIRS ratings and the Agency's supervisory concerns.
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When Rolling Stone spoke with Sammy Hagar in November, he told us that he heard the new Van Halen record was largely comprised of old music. "I mean stuff from before I even joined the band," Hagar said. "Ed and Dave didn't actually write new songs. They took old stuff from previous sessions, and then maybe Dave had to go in and add vocals because they just had scat vocals, or even no vocal part at all."
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---- — Residents and business owners throughout Rockport are continuing to pick up the pieces in the wake of the weekend Blizzard of 2013.
And while students across Cape Ann are returning to classrooms today, town officials are continuing with the cleanup process.
Prior to the storm, Rockport's Board of Selectmen declared a formal state of emergency, which allowed town officials to call in additional staff members and seek federal aid.
Monday, Rockport Police Lt. Schmink said town officials would be seeking a significant amount of funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, largely to cover the damages throughout town, which he described as "catastrophic." The money, to a lesser extent, would also cover overtime worked by emergency personnel, snow removal equipment and debris removal, he said.
Schmink could only describe the cleanup process on Monday as "long and arduous," and very much ongoing. Schmink, along with members of the National Guard and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency visited areas of Marmion Way, Penzance Road and Bearskin Neck to gain access to areas hit particularly hard by the storm and assess the damage.
Shops and homes along Bearskin Neck were evacuated Saturday, with anywhere from 60 to upward of 70 people being transported to an emergency shelter opened at the Rockport Middle/High School.
"I've been here 19 years, I've never seen more than 12 people (in the shelter)," Schmink said. According to police, about 12 people stayed at the shelter overnight. People were transported to the high school by firefighters, police officers and residents.
Storm damage in Rockport wasn't limited to Bearskin Neck, or to the downtown.
Officials also noted the seawall damage stretching from Bearskin Neck to Old Harbor Road.
Long Beach saw some erosion and damage to its seawall as well, but the director of Department of Public Works, Joe Parisi, said he was still assessing the damage. In addition, he said a 50-foot section of Gap Head Road near Marmion Way was uprooted.
In Essex, meanwhile, power outages plagued residents well into Monday afternoon.
Police said a transformer blew out on Eastern Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. Monday. According to National Grid's power outage map, about 1,800 residents were without power, from Eastern Avenue to Gardener Street. National Grid expected power to return to the area later last night.
Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki said the town would also likely apply for FEMA reimbursement, to cover such costs as overtime for emergency personnel and snow removal equipment.
Manchester's Town Administrator, Wayne Melville, said it was too early to tell if the town would be seeking any FEMA aid, as damage assessments still need to be done.
However, the town was in a bind after water main break Saturday on Pipeline Road. After the break, the town had to resort to a well of Lincoln Street — and that was being run off of generators after a power outage.
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The numbers from the Giants' 29-10 loss to the Titans were ugly: two missed field goals, a safety that wiped out a huge pass play and 11 penalties, five of them personal fouls. It came a week after Brandon Jacobs was fined $10,000 for tossing his helmet into the stands against the Colts and FS Antrel Rolle questioned the team's coaching and game plan in Week Two. The Giants must turn things around quickly with the Bears coming to town on Sunday and a Week Five matchup against the Texans.
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Head coach Tom Coughlin praised his team's preparation leading up to Week Three, saying, "The way in which we approached the game is exactly the way I would want it approached. And then we beat ourselves. So the oldest axiom in football is the first thing you have to do is keep from beating yourself before you can beat the opponent — and we didn't do that."
The Giants' 11 penalties were their highest total since they had 13 in the 2009 season finale at Minnesota. And they had a turnover on each of their first two possessions, the first time they've lost the ball that early twice in a game since 2004. There was very little to like about the team's focus and consistency.
It was reminiscent of the kind of ball the Giants played late last season when things imploded after a 6-2 start. Coughlin came under fire when co-owner John Mara called out his team's lack of discipline, but Coughlin kept his job.
Now Coughlin must end this trend of poor play — and worse, lack of discipline, which is what he prides himself and his teams on — before he loses his team completely. Coughlin's stringent style works when his teams are winning, but the militaristic approach can grate on a locker room when things are not going as well.
Some of the mistakes were fluky, such as five of Eli Manning's six interceptions this season coming off of tipped passes. But even Manning can look in the mirror, as he tried to force a play early in the game by attempting a lefthanded pass in the red zone that was intercepted in the endzone.
Coughlin took responsibility for the lack of discipline, but the players must own up to their end of the bargain too. Rolle and ORT Kareem McKenzie both were guilty of two personal fouls each, and those are preventable mistakes that cost their team dearly. This is not just a coaching issue, as the players must be responsible for not making errors of poor judgment.


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