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A surprising thing about the photo of the late Richard Merkin is the number of braces hanging on his closet door. Braces being underwear and not for public display, there can be several reasons a man chooses to acquire such a collection.
Of course, this presupposes that a man wears braces with his suits. English influenced dressers do. Men who prefer a continental style wear belts. The latter may choose to stop reading here and find something else to learn from a study of the impeccably dressed Mr. Merkin.
When it comes to reasons for collecting braces, the first is seasonality. The usual winter braces are wool boxcloth in solid colors. Boxcloth is comfortable on the shoulders but can be a little warm in hot weather, when barathea braces can be a lighter weight alternative. So weather is a rationale for at least a pair of each type.
The shoe matching challenge can require some variety in a collection of braces but is also the easiest to solve. Rather than braces with brown ends to wear with brown shoes and black ended braces to wear with black shoes, a single inventory of straps with white ends complements either shoe color.
Another consideration can be differences in trouser heights. Trousers from one tailor may be an inch or more longer than those from another. It being considerably easier to set the length of one's braces correctly one time and leave them alone thereafter, different braces are often asigned to different trousers. The most extreme version of this practice is found in the closets of men who permanently attach a pair of (usually red) braces to each pair of suit.
Finally, a man's personal aesthetics may dictate braces that complement the day's ensemble. Others may not know whether one's braces complement or clash, but the wearer does. And at the end of that road is inevitably a closet filled with braces.
Photo: Eddie Hausner/The New York Times
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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10 comments:
- JC said...
Alack, I have only one pair of Drake's slim braces.
- October 25, 2009 at 10:18:00 AM PDT
- Sartorial Vancouver said...
Mr. Merkin had a love of clothes. That is just as good a reason as any for the various collections in his closets - braces included.
- October 25, 2009 at 10:57:00 AM PDT
- Scott Monty said...
I'm having trouble squaring the statement "braces being underwear and not for public display" with the notion that they should match shoes and complement the day's ensemble...
- October 25, 2009 at 8:38:00 PM PDT
- santy567 said...
what a glorious picture, there must be at least 30 suspenders hanging.
- October 25, 2009 at 10:11:00 PM PDT
- Peter said...
Hello Will,
I like to wear braces when I wear a waistcoat, however I always find that the braces work their way outwards so that they are visible at the sides of the armholes of the waistcoat. Is there a way to stop this happening?
Thanks and regards,
Peter. - October 25, 2009 at 11:33:00 PM PDT
- gentleman amateur said...
How do you care for the braces or belts? Do you give them at least a day's race like shoes? Do you polish them?
- October 26, 2009 at 12:12:00 AM PDT
- Howard Lewis CTC said...
Thank you for mentioning that braces are considered underwear.
My Edwardian grandfather always taught me that if I wore them and took of my jacket at work, then I had to put on a sweater.
Larry King drives me crazy with showing his braces without a coat or jacket or sweater on.
I guess I am just old fashioned and I love it!
Thank you grandpa!
H.E. Lewis
Beverly Hills - October 26, 2009 at 8:25:00 AM PDT
- dandiacal said...
This photo, which is also published in the national obit, makes me dearly miss this man. Above all, he had a great eye - for paint on his canvas, for weave in his cloth, for proportion, for his contributions at RISD in particular and art education in general. The world is quite a bit dimmer since his passing.
- October 26, 2009 at 1:16:00 PM PDT
- santy567 said...
i've seen old pictures of men walking through Hyde park, with their jackets off, showing colorful braces and retainers.
they are really practical, not a big problem if shown. - October 26, 2009 at 4:17:00 PM PDT
- Paulus Franciscus said...
I love my own fifty-four pairs of braces.
When at my age one has a slight paunch, a belt is not really a solution for holding up trousers.
I also enjoy matching the braces with the rest of my outfit: tie, socks, shoes, shirt etcetera.
And I certainly disagree with braces being underwear. They may have been in Victorian times, but they're certainly not this day and age. - October 29, 2009 at 4:08:00 PM PDT


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A few hours before his game Thursday night in San Rafael, as groundskeepers readied the field, Bill "Spaceman" Lee eyed a shovel suspiciously.
"What's that for?" he asked. "To bury me?"
Hardly. Even at 65, one of baseball's all-time most colorful characters remains in full orbit. Spaceman, who delighted Boston Red Sox fans and irritated baseball's stuffed shirts for large parts of the 1970s, is still throwing change-ups — on the mound and off.
Lee signed a one-game contract with the San Rafael Pacifics of the independent North American League in what the team billed as his chance for him to break his record as the oldest pitcher to win a professional game. (Lee was 63 when he won a Can-Am League game in 2010).
Lee's night was a success, as he threw a complete game in a 9-4 Pacifics win against a team from Maui. He scattered eight hits and had no walks or strikeouts. He didn't allow a run until the fifth inning.
Lee did not take the Albert Field mound wearing a gas mask, a Daniel Boone cap or a beanie with a propeller — things he did at different times during a major league career that lasted from 1969-82.
The publicity stunt worked: The Pacifics sold out — about 1,200 seats. This is essentially a high school ballpark, as Lee knew first-hand. "I threw a no-hitter here in 1962, against Drake," the Terra Linda High grad said. "This is like a home game for me."
It's had already been nostalgic week
"So I flipped him off," Lee said.
Wait. At a funeral?
"Johnny would have wanted it that way," Lee explained.
Lee's burning loyalty to Boston shows that time can heal all wounds — or at least heal petty grievances. An All-Star in '73, the irascible left-hander clashed often with Red Sox power figures during his playing days — including a running feud with manager Don Zimmer, whom he once referred to as a "gerbil."
Always eager to tweak management, Lee was a counter-culture eccentric even by '70s standards. Once, as Sports Illustrated recounted, he called a conference on the mound — catcher, coach, third baseman, the whole cast—and informed them that his lips were chapped.
Oh, and he could pitch. Lee won 17 games each year from '73-75. His catcher, Carlton Fisk, later said that Lee was "was the best lefthander in the league" during that three-year stretch.
In those days, as now, Lee threw a baffling assortment of junkballs — an appropriate repertoire, given his personality type. Lee said a high school knee injury, combined with an already weird body type — "sway back, big ass," is how he put it — allowed him to put a natural sink on the ball.
Lee's only handicap Thursday was that both his sway back and ample backside were sore. He never stopped trying to stretch out, bending and twisting as he spoke. As the Pacifics gathered 'round to listen to Lee in the bullpen before the game, he offered this bit of gray-haired wisdom: "For you guys out looking for dates tonight, find a massage therapist."
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"I'm able to do this," Lee explained, "because I've never quit."
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Though he settled on the more stately "Pacifics," Shapiro still wanted to honor Lee and recently decided the time was right to an extend an invite.
"I called him up and asked him and he said, 'Sure, how about Aug. 22 or 23?'" Shapiro said. "It was one of the easiest negotiations I've ever had."
Lee will be back again soon. He still owns a home in the area. He also partners with a Napa winemaker for a blend of California syrah, cabernet and petite sirah. It's called Spaceman Red.
"It's fantastic, a good blend," Lee said. "It's really drinkable and the price is right. So I hope it does well."
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As readers of this site will know I took up white water kayaking last year after a lifetime of never having done any water sports of any kind. It has been an amazing experience and I'd recommend it to anyone. If a water scaredycat like myself can do it, anyone can!
Since I have been redirecting my video production focus towards outdoors adventure filming alongside my corporate videos I am gradually bringing the two together. The Canon 60D I purchased a couple of months ago is playing a large part in things, being easy to transport. It is a bit of a pain in the arse to use, especially if a shot needs to be done quickly, but it is producing some nice results, albeit with the usual caveats for such a camera.
Since the end of last year I have been planning a series of promos for Bliss Stick Kayaks. Bliss Stick are a company based in New Zealand, who produce some seriously bomb proof boats. Until now they have been difficult to get hold of in the UK, and many kayakers are not aware that they are available here.
My plan is to produce a number of different videos, firstly to introduce the boats to the UK market, secondly to show each individual boat in the range, and thirdly to introduce the Bliss Stick team ambassadors.
For those who kayak themselves and have seen the many films and videos about the sport on the internet, there is certainly a high number of amateur productions out there with the usual wobbly handycam style shots and basic editing. This isn't a bad thing. Shooting white water kayaking is incredibly hard. The locations are often very remote, and if the gear has to be packed into the boat everything has to be kept to a minimum, not only for space reasons, but also for safety. Add to that the desire for kayakers to want to actually kayak rather than be photographers for the day, and it is not surprising that the number of professionally shot films is small.
The major kayak manufacturers have been slow to commission professional video production. As a result there are precious few people who can do things properly, most of them being keen kayakers themselves. Guys like Anson Fogel, Rush Sturges, and Olaf Obsommer to name a few. So it was great to get an opportunity to try my own hand at such a thing.
This last UK Winter has been a harsh one. For much of it many rivers have been frozen, and when they weren't the amount of useful rainfall to top the rivers up has been sporadic at best. We finally got around to arranging a shoot date in North Wales this March with Bliss stick UK paddler Sam Sawday.
Sam is also member of this years Uniyaker team, who will be travelling to Venuzuela later this year and he hopes to cover a number of first descents as well as drawing attention to some of the environmental issues going on.
Our first destination of the day was a place called the Aberglaslyn Gorge. This is the final section of the Glaslyn river before it becomes tidal, and is the only section of it that produces challenging white water conditions. And what conditions they are too!
On the journey to the gorge I was feeling a little worse for wear. I'm not a good passenger, and making me sit through the windy mountainous lanes of the Snowdonia National park in North Wales is not a good idea at the best of times. Originally I had thought that we were going to go straight to the National White Water Centre at Tryweyn, but Sam had come up with the Glaslyn as a good place to try having paddled there previously.
When we arrived I went through an almost instant transformation. This is hands down one of the most stunning gorges I have seen in the UK. It didn't look anything else in Wales. In fact it looked more like something from the Alpine regions!
What made things doubly good was that the river level was up. We were very lucky with this. It transpired that there had been some heavy rain overnight, something that many paddlers we spoke to throughout the day elsewhere were not aware of. This meant that we pretty much had the place to ourselves for filming.
The venture was risky, however. At the levels that the river was running at, the rapids were easily a grade 4+, one step down from the hardest possible. Sam would need to run the various sections many times to get the shots needed.
I tried to keep things as light as I could camera gear wise, but as always I ended up bringing everything but the kitchen sink. My main tool for camera movement for the day was a Cinevate Pegasus Carbon Linear Slider. This superbly made bit of kit allowed me a highly portable way to obtain subtle dolly style shots on uneven terrain thanks to its highly adjustable feet. In fact it was so useful as a platform I rarely took the camera off it, even when I wasn't doing tracking shots! More about the Cinevate Pegasus in my upcoming review.
The Canon 60D was of course the weapon of choice for the day, along with a shed load of ND filters. Until now I haven't found a huge amount of use for grad ND's in video. I think that after this shoot a couple may be in order. ND filters are absolutely essential for using a DSLR for video. You don't want to fiddle with the shutter speed unless you are after a different stylised look, so ND is the only way to get back control of exposure and depth of field.
Although I was using the 60D in 1080p mode, I recorded many of the shots in 720/60p with the intention of using them in slow motion. My final video was intended to be output in 25p, so using 60p gave me 10fps slower slow mo than if I had left the camera in 50hz mode.
Despite the challenging light, I wanted to avoid extensive picture grading, so I left the camera using the standard picture style, but with the contrast knocked down a couple of notches, the saturation brought down one, and the sharpness brought down to zero.
Multiple passes at various framerates and shutter speeds were taken at various points along the gorge to give me editing options. This was to be a fast paced edit of around one minute in duration. So a variety of shots needed to be taken to give me options. I occasionally used faster shutter speeds of 1/100th in 1080p 25 mode to give a more manic look, and changed my operating style accordingly. For most of these shots I tried to keep the iris at around f5.6-8 to keep things in the sweet spot of the lens. Shallow depth of field is not something that would desirable on many of the shots.
One thing that caused a fair bit of difficulty was the light. Light is one big reason why filming kayaking is very difficult. When the sun is bright the water creates huge highlights that are difficult to control and balance with the shadows, which could, as in this case, form a large part of the background. On dull overcast days these gorges can be very dark and challenge the low light capability of even the best cameras. My feeling is that with the right setup and camera motion a grad ND could well be quite useful in a number of instances.
A key part of this particular video would be to keep the cinematography product focussed. There is a fine line between making the shots quite generalised and making them focussed on the boats. I hope that I struck the right balance. The use of slow motion helps greatly I think.
After Aberglaslyn we headed to the Tryweryn centre to grab shots of the playboats (a playboat is a type of kayak that is used for performing fancy acrobatics and tricks in). Once again, a fantastic looking place. The dam was releasing so there was a good flow on the river there, as well as lots of opportunity to get shots from convenient positions. Unfortunately the light was in a less favourable position by the time we got there. Still I managed to get enough good shots in the can to give me a number of options.
Editing took place the following day, with some titling added with the use of Apple Motion and a bit of Cheetah 3D. Job done, client happy.


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I usually can't get within 25 yards of a dragonfly.
Not so in our back yard.
A flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) has apparently decided that this is where he wants to be.
Last Saturday, for nine hours, he perched on a six-foot-high bamboo stake, leaving only for a few seconds at a time to snag a flying insect before returning to eat his prey.
The flame skimmer, about a 2.5-inch Odonata, looks prehistoric. In fact, according to a UC Berkeley website, "The oldest recognizable fossils of the group (Odonata) belong to the Protodonata, an ancestral group that is now extinct. The earliest fossils so far discovered come from Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) sediments in Europe formed about 325 million years ago. Like modern-day dragonflies, the Protodonata were fast-flying with spiny legs that may have assisted in capturing prey; their wingspan was up to 75 centimeters (30 inches). The group went extinct in the Triassic, about the time that dinosaurs began to appear."
Meanwhile, back in our yard (325 million years into the future), Big Red kept snagging insects and flying back to his six-foot-high perch to eat them. Then occasionally he'd claim a five-foot-high bamboo stake. Too much high rise? A little acrophobia?
At first I kept my distance, hoping I wouldn't frighten him. However, he just looked at me as if I were part of the permanent landscape. Camera movement didn't faze him. After capturing multiple images from every angle possible, I thrust the macro lens about an inch away from his head. He did not move.
Am I a dragonfly whisperer or just lucky?
The flame skimmer prefers a habitat of warm water ponds, slow streams or hot springs. We have a fish pond, a pool and a birdbath in our yard, so I guess that's why he hangs out here.
And we have the perfect perches--bamboo stakes. They're meant to stake our tomato plants but now they're "dragonfly sticks."
We suspect Big Red won't last long. A Mama scrub jay is nesting in our shrubbery and when her babies chirp for food, off she flies in search of a tasty morsel. Mama Bird chased a bright orange gulf fritillary butterfly (missed!) and now, I expect, she'll go after Big Red.
It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, and sometimes it's a bird-eat-bug world when you don't want it to be.
A flame skimmer perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Different view, different time: same flame skimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flame skimmer peeks over the bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
From the back, the flame skimmer is equally gorgeous. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flame skimmer devouring lunch, an insect he caught in mid-air. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Poor ol' Ladybug
The lady beetle, aka ladybug, was at the wrong place at the wrong time.
We don't know how she managed to get tangled in the cellar spider's web or why the cellar spider opted to have her for dinner instead waiting for a tasty honey bee, a nutritious leafcutter bee or a plump bumble bee.
Nevertheless, we came upon this predator-prey attack in our backyard. It was too late to save the ladybug.
Ordinarily, the ladybug's bright red coloration serves as a "warning" to predators. Plus, ladybugs are known to ooze a foul-tasting chemical that tastes so bad that predators leave them alone.
"The bright colors of many coccinellids discourage some potential predators from making a meal of them," according to Wikipedia. "This phenomenon is called aposematism and works because predators learn by experience to associate certain prey phenotypes with a bad taste. A further defense known as 'Reflex bleeding' exists in which an alkaloid toxin is exuded through the joints of the exoskeleton, triggered by mechanical stimulation (such as by predator attack) in both larval and adult beetles, deterring feeding."
So why the cellar spider's unusual menu choice? "The spider's 'taste buds' probably weren't very good," quipped a UC Davis scientist.
Cellar spider traps and wraps a ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cellar spider proceeds to eat the ladybug, an insect that scientists agree is "foul-tasting" to predators. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ah, Ladybugs!
Consider the lady beetle, aka ladybug.
It's not a bug, but a beetle. It belong to the family Coccinellidae, and scientists have described about 5000 species worldwide, and about 450 in North America.
Some quick facts...
Ladybugs are not always red with black spots. The colors can be red, yellow, orange, gray, black, brown and pink. And, not all ladybugs have spots. Some have stripes and some have neither spots nor stripes.
Coccinellid are omnivores, dining on soft-bodied insects such as aphids, as well as plants. Aphids? A single ladybug can eat some 5000 aphids during its short life span of three to six weeks.
Ladybugs are considered good luck. If a ladybug lands on you, Lady Luck is supposed to smile on you.
This ladybug (below) landed on me on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis.
I'm still waiting for Lady Luck.
When a ladybug lands on you, it's considered good luck. A gentle push and this one took flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
About Those Neonics
"For many years, beekeepers and environmentally interested individuals have expressed the opinion that the use of neonicotinoid insecticides ("neonics") have interfered with the ability of honey bees and native bees to conduct their life activities properly," begins Extension apicuturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology in his latest edition of his newsletter, from the UC Apiaries.
"Since laboratory studies have detailed the disruptive effect on those insects, it was suggested that the same things were happening in the field. Unanticipated losses of formerly strong honey bee colonies, and easily observable decreases in bumble bee sightings, correlated well with increased use of neonics."
Mussen goes on to talk about the neonic situation in Europe and what the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to say about the controversial issue. EFSA concluded that the neonicotinoid pesticides posed a "high acute risk" to pollinators, including honey bees, but that a definitive connection between the chemicals and loss of colonies in the field remained to be established, Mussen wrote.
Mussen, California's only Cooperative Extension apiculturist and a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty since 1976, says the situation is not that simple. Read why. His newsletter is available free on the UC Davis Department of Entomology website. Access his web page and then click on "March/April 2013."
Honey bee heading for a catmint (Nepeta) patch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
European Wool Carder Bees Aren't Slow Pokes
Don't ever call the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) a slow poke. It's not "as fast as a speeding bullet" (Superman), but close.
The males, quite territorial, chase away other pollinators, including honey bees, sweat bees and butterflies.
The European wool carder bee gets it name from the fact that females collect or "card" leaf fuzz for their nests. Today we watched the bees sip nectar from our catmint blossoms and mate.
If you've never seen them in California, that's because they haven't been here that long. Originating from Europe, these bees became established in New York in 1963, and began spreading west. Bee scientists first recorded them in California (Sunnyvale) in 2007.
Like to attract them to your yard? Plant lamb's ear (Stachys byzantia) and catmint (Nepeta).
European wool carder bee darts through catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mating European wool carder bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
After mating, these European wool carder bees broke away at lightning speed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Jonathan B Cohn (UT), Lillian F. Mills (UT), Erin M. Towery (UT)
Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)
Prior research on Leveraged Buyouts(LBO) concluded from available public data that operating performance improved post LBO. In in a broader dataset of public and private firms using confidential tax return data, we find little overall evidence of such improvements.
Brett Wooten Cantrell (UT), John M. McInnis (UT), and Christopher G. Yust (UT)
The Accounting Review (forthcoming)
If you are looking at a bank's financial statements to try to predict the extent to which their loans will go bad, you should look at historical loan costs minus the loan loss reserve rather than reported loan fair values. This is important because many people (including standard setters) claim loan fair values are better at predicting credit losses.
Alan Webb (Waterloo), Michael G. Williamson (UT), and Yue May Zhang (Northeastern)
Increasing productivity target difficulty and tying compensation to meeting/beating these targets encourage employees to work harder, but also encourages employees to use conventional task approaches rather than thinking outside-the-box to identify more efficient approaches.
W. Brooke Elliott (Illinois), Kevin E. Jackson (Illinois), Mark E. Peecher (Illinois), and Brian J. White (UT)
CSR performance subconsciously biases investors' judgments about a firm's financial performance unless they explicitly assess CSR performance as part of their overall investment analysis.
Lisa De Simone (UT), Richard Sansing (Dartmouth), and Jeri Seidman (UT)
An enhanced relationship program is a program under which taxpayers commit to voluntarily disclosing uncertain tax positions to tax authorities in exchange for timely resolution of these uncertainties. Our model suggests that despite the inherent adversarial nature of the taxpayer-tax authority relationship, these programs are mutually beneficial in many settings because in the program, taxpayers claim fewer weak positions and tax authorities are able to avoid auditing strong positions (on which they recover less than their audit cost, on average.)
Santhosh Ramalingegowda (Georgia), Chuan-San Wang (Taiwan), and Yong Yu (UT)
High quality financial reporting mitigates the risk that firms have to forgo valuable investment projects in order to pay dividends.
Judson Caskey
Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (forthcoming)
Securities litigation only impacts firm value via transaction costs such as attorney fees, and litigation insurance reduces these transaction costs.
Lillian F. Mills (UT), Sarah E. Nutter (George Mason), Casey M. Schwab (Georgia)
Contractors whose contracts are large absolutely or in proportion to their revenues pay more taxes, consistent with political cost theory. However, this relationship is unwound by greater bargaining power, such as enjoyed by sole-source or defense contractors.
Judson Caskey (UT) and Michelle Hanlon (MIT)
Contemporary Accounting Research
By comparing dividend policies of firms accused of accounting fraud to those not accused of accounting fraud, it is determined that dividend paying status is negatively associated with the probability of committing accounting fraud.
Trevor Stewart (Rutgers) and William Kinney (UT)
The Accounting Review
Through the application of a Bayesian group audit model, it is determined that group-level controls and structured subgroups of components are central to efficient group audits.
Andrew Call (Georgia), Shuping Chen (UT), and Yen H. Tong (Singapore)
Analysts' cash flow forecasts are not simply naïve extensions of their own earnings forecasts, but that they reflect meaningful and useful accrual adjustments.
Guojin Gong (Penn State), Bin Ke (Nanyang), and Yong Yu (UT)
Home-country investor protection and ownership structure influences cross-listed firms' (non)compliance with U.S. disclosure rules.
Shane S. Dikolli (Duke), J. Harry Evans (Pittsburgh), Jeffrey Hales (Georgia Tech), Michal Matejka (Arizona), Don Moser (Pittsburgh), and Michael G. Williamson (UT)
Accounting Horizons
This paper highlights the advantages and disadvantages of combining an analytical model with archival or experimental data in a single study. It concludes with a brief discussion of how such studies are likely to fare in the journal review process.
Clara Xiaoling Chen (Illinois), Michael G. Williamson (UT), and Flora H. Zhou (Illinois)
Our results advance the burgeoning management accounting literature on creativity-contingent incentives by suggesting that reward systems are more likely to promote creativity through collaborative, rather than independent individual, efforts. We also provide important insights into when and why tournament pay can boost creativity in organizations.
Dain Donelson (UT), John McInnis (UT), Richard Mergenthaler (Iowa), and Yong Yu (UT)
By revealing bad earnings news on a timely basis, managers can significantly reduce the chance of securities litigation. Earlier studies suggested that bad earnings "warnings" actually triggered lawsuits, but we use a new research approach and find that timely disclosure clearly reduces the threat of litigation.
Volker Laux and Phillip Stocken
Journal of Accounting and Economics
We show that a heightened threat of litigation can increase incentives for managerial misreporting.
Jaime Schmidt
The study provides evidence that auditor fees (and in particular, non-audit service fees) play a role in the initiation and resolution of auditor litigation following a restatement.
Volker Laux
Journal of Financial Economics
This paper shows that the optimal design of stock option vesting conditions in executive compensation is more subtle than conventional views suggest. For example, it shows that long vesting periods can backfire and induce myopic investment behavior.
Ross Jennings, Connie D. Weaver and William J. Mayew
When Congress passes a tax break like a credit for buying equipment, competitive forces may shift that explicit benefit to other parties, like the supplier in the form of higher prices, employees in the form of higher wages, or customers in the form of lower prices. Prior to the landmark Tax Reform Act of 1986, the benefits of nearly all tax preferences for corporations were shifted to others, but after TRA86, we find that corporations retain about two-thirds of the benefits. Thus, after TRA86, explicit tax preferences increase the after-tax income of the corporations receiving the preferences.
Urton L. Anderson, Margaret H. Christ, Karla M. Johnstone, and Larry Rittenberg
This paper develops and test a model that can be used to assist internal audit directors and audit committees in answering the question of how much of the organization's resources should be dedicated to the internal audit function.
Boochun Jung, Philip B. Shane, and Sunny Yanhua Yang
Not all analysts forecast or publish their long-term growth forecasts. Those that choose to publish their long-term forecasts issue more valuable recommendations and have more favorable career outcomes.
Dain Donelson, John McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler.
A disproportionate number of firms appear to just avoid losses, earnings declines, and miss analyst forecasts. While many academics attribute these findings to pervasive earnings management, others disagree. Our analysis of firms known to have manipulated earnings supports the earnings management explanation.


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This is alternate package for this and simple install in linux openSUSE 12.1. Just double click this gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0-8.1.x86_64.rpm and package manager will finish installation. :D
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Here it is tested in Windows XP 32 bit Gimp-2.6.11 on 3268x2092 JPEG image.
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Hi folks, how about the installation of the plugin on mac os x lion (10.7)? I've tried to install it but it return some errors:
"No package 'gimp-2.0' found
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Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
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See the pkg-config man page for more details."
I don't know how to install libgimp2.0-dev & intltool
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Hi, I hope this comment will be helpful. To install this gimp plugin "save for web" on mac osx Lion you need to install:
sudo port install gimp2-devel
(VERY LONG around 3 hours, it needs to install lots of dependancies)cd Library/Application\ Support/Gimp/plug-ins/gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0/
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
And it should work when you open GIMP!
how can i install install pkg-config version 25
I come across a strange error message every now and then, telling me that some of the images I want to process are "too large". Does anybody of you know if this bug is already fixed in the latest stable version 0.28.6? And, another kind request of mine: Is there somebody among you who could update this plugin or even compile it into an EXE suitable for the use in Windows XP?
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So, by December 25th, we will:1.) Take boys to see ghetto mall Santa2.) Make my very own Christmas cards with picasaweb (or costco/shutterfly if I am pressed for time)2.5) Mail said pictures by Dec. 19th3.) make GFCF Christmas cookies4.) make a mini- GFCFSF "ginger" bread house. There's always next year…can you tell I am a Cubs fan?
5.) read all the Christmas books I own to the boys (just read some)6.) visit winter wonder fest at navy pier 7.) take the boys for a sled ride8.) make 2011 calendar for the house and grandparents9.) do some holiday handprint art
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14.) Finish ABC books!
15.) Finish bean bags16.) Ship box to family out west
I wasn't a slacker; I had two sick kids for two weeks. First, it was Monkey with a four day fever, then Moose with a double ear infection and four day fever.
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First, I'll admit to being stunned by how many people wrote or called in response to the column, with nearly all saying they'd hate to see the city lose additional pieces of its history.
I was also surprised that Jeffery Jamison, the city's director of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance, said the story prompted him to send an inspector to the houses, which were built in the 1930s. And that inspector, Jamison said, found a range of maintenance violations, including broken windows and overgrown vegetation.
Picotte Cos., the Colonie commercial real estate firm that owns the houses, will receive notice of the violations, Jamison said, and will face fines if it doesn't address the problems. The company might also be required to place the homes on the city's vacant buildings registry, he said.
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A Cognac may be sold only when its youngest eau-de-vie reaches a minimum of two and a half years old, as of the first day of October following the harvest of the grapes.
Only the years of storage in oak barrels count to determine its age.
Once transferred into glass, the Cognac stops maturing. It stands still.
A Napoleon, or X.O (for Extra Old ), also called Hors d'âge, is a cognac which youngest eau-de-vie is at least six and a half years old.
Most Cognac houses will use Cognacs much older than those required by law, allowing X.Os to reach a minimum of twenty years old, in order to reveal their very best.
Ordonneau - Très Vieille Réserve
A fully mature Cognac produced in the heart of the borderies cru, by the third generation of wine-growers. Aged 25-30 years.
Ordonneau - Extra
A fully mature Cognac produced in the heart of the borderies cru, by the third generation of wine-growers. Aged 25 years.
Normandin-Mercier - Vieille Fine Champagne
Assemblage des deux 1ers Crus de Cognac. La Grande Champagne qui apporte la finesse, la longueur et la distinction et la Petite Champagne qui donne la subtilité, la délicatesse et la douceur.
Normandin-Mercier - Très Vieille Grande Champagne
Bears all the attributes of pure Cognacs from the Grande Champagne.
Normandin-Mercier - Grande Champagne XO
1er Cru de Cognac.
Eau de vie pleine et moelleuse bien qu'ayant conservé une certaine fougue grâce à son vieillissement en fûts roux.
Normandin-Mercier - Grande Champagne Vieille
Cognac d'exception, la patience et les années ont permis à ce 1er Cru de Cognac de s'assouplir
et de concentrer ses arômes pour exprimer toute la longueur et l'élégance de la Grande
Louis Royer - XO
Louis Royer XO embodies the perfect balance between the most prestigious crus of cognac, and meets the demands of the real connoisseurs. It is elaborated in blending the best eaux de vie which have been carefully selected amongst our oldest stocks.
Louis Bouron - XO
Family Property since 1832, Louis Bouron is one of the only owners whose vineyard is spread over 3 of the best growths (crus) of the official region of the Cognac. Thanks to this specificity, their Cognac and Pineau des Charentes are the result of a smooth combination of the roundness & suppleness of Fins Bois, the violet flavour of Borderies and the floral bouquet of Petite Champagne.
Leyrat - XO Vieille Réserve
Old gold in colour.
A complex nose opens with nutty aromas, pastry and butterscotch and a hint of dry leaves.
The nose evolves to more pronounced dry fruit and nuts with vanilla undertones.
The palate is present and initially quite dry with the long clean finish typical of Leyrat cognacs.
Many awards at spirits competitions.
Leyrat - XO Elite
Old gold in colour.
The nose is more delicate than the X.O. with dominant floral aromas and mature wood character. It evolves to spice, pepper and sandalwood as well as the walnuts and irises typical of fine 'rançio'.
The palate is complex, dense and outstandingly long.
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Danny Kuo, a former research analyst at the Whittier Trust Co., pleaded guilty Friday in Manhattan federal court to his involvement in an insider trading scheme.
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The scheme included multiple analysts and portfolio managers at different hedge funds and investment firms and involved inside information about Dell, Inc. and NVIDIA Corp.
Using inside information about Dell, federal officials said Kuo helped his firm avoid $78,000 in losses, and the firms where his co-conspirators worked earned profits of more than $61.8 million.
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Description: | Al-Mg alloys are well suited for marine applications due to their low density, ease of fabrication, structural durability, and most notably resistance to corrosion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of alloying additions, mechanical processing and heat treatments on the development of grain boundary phases that have an effect on intergranular corrosion resistance (IGC). Through modification of the standard AA5083 composition with extra additions of Cu and Zn and in conjunction with a long sensitization heat treatment (in excess of 1000 hrs at 165ºC) it is possible to form a corrosion resistance modified τ-phase along grain boundaries. From an economical standpoint it is too costly to heat treat an alloy for such a long period of time and therefore an alternative method of producing a corrosion resistant alloy has been explored. Cu, Zn, and Si modified compositions were produced and were subjected to a high degree of cold work and shorter sensitization times. Following ASTM G67 intergranular corrosion testing and a detailed microstructural characterization, an optimal composition and processing condition that yielded the best intergranular corrosion resistance was determined. The microstructural development that led to these findings and issues with TEM sample preparation will be discussed in detail. |
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The Way Out Wineries, a collection of small, boutique wineries in the heart of Texas, has upped the WOW Factor by adding four new wineries to their group. Expanding the scope of the wine trail, the group now includes Sunset Winery and Lost Oak Winery near Burleson; San Saba Wine Cellars, a new winery in San Saba; and Fiesta Winery near Bend, Texas. The trail now boasts eleven wineries, all family-owned and operated, with great proximity to the Metroplex and to the Texas Hill Country.
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"When my friend's husband needed lower-fat snacks, she served him this fresh-tasting shrimp spread," recalls field editor Patricia Kile of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. "Cucumber slices are a fun and healthy alternative to crackers."
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Nutritional Analysis: One appetizer equals 16 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 29 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Free Food.
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Very good; quick and easy. Just drain the pineapple really well and pat dry to avoid a soupy topping.
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Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2011 by MamaBear455
This is so quick and easy to make and it tastes delicious. It is definitely on my go to appetizer list. Used larger shrimp and just cut them up. No need to buy smaller shrimp special for this.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2011 by MARIAS62
It was really tasty and refreshing. I used frozen salad shrimp which is much cheaper than canned shrimp and it worked just fine.
Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2011 by nanron
If I made this again I would only use half of the amount of pineapple, we thought it was too sweet.
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2011 by jonathon
I just found the cucumber shriimp appetizer. You mentioned draining the pineapple. How did you use the pineapple as I didn't see it in the recipe I have. Thanks
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2011 by mileybrown
Took to an anniversary party...it was a hit. Very easy and quick.
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What a delightful surprise. Very good and very easy.
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I have to watch my sodium, so this was a GREAT recipe, very flavorful.Everyone wanted the recipe.Thx.Loretta
I have to watch my sodium, so this was a GREAT recipe, very flavorful.
Everyone wanted the recipe.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2011 by Amy2160
Made for a family party, went over well. I was surprised at how flavorful they were. Nice crunch. Very easy to prepare. Will make again.
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Scott Horsley is a White House correspondent for NPR News. He reports on the policy and politics of the Obama Administration, with a special emphasis on economic issues.
The 2012 campaign is the third presidential contest Horsley has covered for NPR. He previously reported on Senator John McCain's White House bid in 2008 and Senator John Kerry's campaign in 2004. Thanks to this experience, Horsley has become an expert in the motel shampoo offerings of various battleground states.
Horsley took up the White House beat after serving as a San Diego-based business correspondent for NPR where he covered fast food, gasoline prices, and the California electricity crunch of 2000. He reported from the Pentagon during the early phases of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Before joining NPR in 2001, Horsley was a reporter for member station KPBS-FM, where he received numerous honors, including a Public Radio News Directors' award for coverage of the California energy crisis.
Earlier in his career, Horsley worked as a reporter for WUSF-FM in Tampa, Florida, and as a news writer and reporter for commercial radio stations in Boston and Concord, New Hampshire. Horsley began his professional career as a production assistant for NPR's Morning Edition.
Horsley earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MBA from San Diego State University.