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BuckleySandler has unparalleled experience handling matters for financial institutions under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), and the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA). Today, BuckleySandler is representing financial services clients in approximately two dozen False Claims Act and FIRREA investigations by the Department of Justice, various U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and federal agency Inspectors General, including the Offices of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). BuckleySandler represents clients in every major civil fraud initiative, and has experience handling investigations led by Main Justice and other U.S. Attorneys Offices involved in FCA and FIRREA enforcement, including the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. BuckleySandler attorneys are also experienced in handling cases pursued by the government under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA). Our experience in False Claims Act matters extends beyond the financial services industry as well, having handled FCA and qui tam matters in health care, defense contracting, and other industries.
BuckleySandler's False Claims Act and FIRREA practice attorneys are on the leading edge of FCA, FIRREA, and PFCRA trends and developments affecting the financial services industry. Our partner Andrew W. Schilling is the former chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) where he helped lead the first wave of False Claims Act and FIRREA cases filed against financial services companies.
Key Financial Fraud Enforcement Statutes
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- Challenging FIRREA Subpoenas: The RMBS Working Group Faces Subpoena Fight (BNA's Banking Report)
- Another Court Affirms DOJ Financial Fraud Strategy (Law360)
- Avoiding the FCA & FIRREA Trap: Practical Tips for Compliance Professionals (BNA's Banking Report)
- HAMP Risk on the Rise: A Complicated Regulatory Scheme Under the Spotlight (BNA's Banking Report)
- A Financial Institution's Fraud on Itself Triggers FIRREA (Law360)
- Little Known Statute May Breathe New Life Into False Claims Act Cases Against Financial Institutions (Thomson Reuters Accelus)
- FCA Allows Treble Damages - 'But Treble What?' (Law360)
- Finally, 8 Factors Governing FIRREA Civil Penalty Awards (Law360)
- U.S. Using Subpoenas Under 1989 Act as New Tool to Probe Financial Firms (Reuters Financial Regulatory Forum)
- How the DOJ is Adapting in the War Against Financial Fraud (Law360)
- Whistle-Blower Bounties May Encourage Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud Reporting (Westlaw Journal: Bank and Lender Liability)
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- The Evolution of the False Claims Act and FIRREA Enforcement (November 16, 2012)
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East Hampton Police arrest man who put shotgun to wife's head
East Hampton Police arrested a man they say put a gun to his wife's head in order to force her to sign over her paychecks to him.
Police say that on Dec. 20, Michael Leiner, 47, with the address of 64 Depot Hill Road East Hampton, CT held a loaded shotgun to his wife's head in order to force her to change payroll deposit information from her account to his.
The woman was able to escape and report the incident to police.
Responding officers were able to talk Leiner out of the home and take him into custody.
Police say a fully-loaded shotgun was found in the home and recovered as evidence.
Leiner was charged with robbery 1st degree, criminal use of a firearm, reckless endangerment 1st degree, threatening 2nd degree and disorderly conduct.
The charges stem from an investigation by Officer Matthew Hanlon and Officer Hardie Burgin.
Leiner was held on a $250,000 bond. He was to be arraigned at Superior Court in Middletown on Dec. 21, 2010.
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Anybody who knows me knows that I have an undying love of Dean Garcia and Curve. Easily some of the greatest music every released in the 90's through the double oughts.
Well Dean has a new album out available on BandCamp and while I'm not real good at the current exchange rate between the pound and the dollar, it looks pretty damn inexpensive to pick this up. Not only that but it features collaborations with Karin of Collide Lucia of KMFDM and Jeff Beck… I'm not sure if it's that Jeff Beck, but if it is that's pretty awesome and would make a lot of sense if you ever heard Jeff Beck's album You Had It Comin'


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Job Overview
- Company:
- The Walker Group
- Title:
- Sr Network Engineer - Fairfield County
- Skills:
- Sr. Systems Network Engineer with 10 years of experience in a consulting capacity.
- Date Posted:
- 1-14-2015
- Location:
- Norwalk, CT
- Area Code:
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- Travel Required:
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- Phone:
- (860) 678-3530 ext: 330
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Job Description
- Sr Network Engineer - Fairfield County
- Norwalk, CT
The Walker Group provides proactive network management and computer support services including remote and on-site maintenance, security, connectivity, interactive design and web development, strategic IT planning, disaster recovery solutions, virtualization, cloud services and IT Staffing. The Walker Team is equipped to assist in protecting, upgrading and maintaining IT environments along with promoting business objectives.
This High Level Engineering position offers the opportunity to experience Pre-Sales, Solutions, Architecture and Technical Advisory Services while recommending technical solutions to current and prospective customers. Plan, design, install and upgrade all aspects of an IT Network. Our "Best in Class" goal is to remedy network environments
and satisfy business objectives.
* Troubleshoot network architecture and make recommendations for system fixes and enhancements.
* Applicant must have experience dealing with multiple client sites on a consultative basis.
* Manage routers, network switches, firewall configurations, remote and network management software.
* Provide pre-sales technical support to the sales staff by providing estimating, quoting and project management support.
* Make recommendations for leveraging network installations and reducing operations costs.
* Collaborate with network engineers, architects and other team members on the implementation, testing, deployment and integration of network systems.
* Provide reports to IT staff regarding network system performance, utilization and compliance.
* Work with C Level decision makers as assist with business initiative and tech planning.
* Mentor Network Engineers.
* 10 years of experience with Microsoft Windows Networks
* Experience in multiple client environments on a consultative basis
* Operating Systems: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, Windows XP/Vista and 7, 8 and VMWare. Mac OS and Linux/Unix OS is a plus.
* Networking Experience: Cisco Routers and Switches, SonicWall Firewall or Business Class Hardware Firewalls, VPN Appliances, SPAM and Web Filters.
* Server/Infrastructure: HP, Dell, IBM
* Software: Microsoft Exchange up to 2010, Citrix, and Blackberry Enterprise Server.
* Experience in Backup Solutions and Disaster Recovery Planning
* Self-motivated with good communication skills and comfortable starting projects in an independent environment.
* Excellent interpersonal and organization skills are a must; you must have the ability to make recommendations based on cost effectiveness as well as technical efficiencies.
* CS/MIS or Industry related degree.
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J. Crows Marketplace (http://www.jcrowsmarketplace.com) is one of our ecommerce clients that have volunteered for a site review. Listed below are key areas we would consider improving on the site.
Overall Design
Overall the design is simple and attractive. I like the crow and the old style look of the logo. I would prefer to see it more precisely centered in the header.
Due to its brightness my eyes seem to be more drawn to the background color than the rest of the site. A more subtle background color could help make the site stand out while not distracting the eye.
Consider using a few well placed graphics or adding a tagline for instant recognition of what this site is about and what is sells. Related Article: Top Ecommerce Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Customer Service & Policy Links
The phone number and customer service link is helpful but having the link launch an email program is unreliable, jarring and therefore not a good user experience. Try adding a page that explains your customer service and gives them contact options. The email program launch is repeated in the footer and should be fixed as well. You could get less spam and have a more reliable way to send emails via the built in contact form page.
Additional pages highlighting the shipping or refund policies in detail could be helpful as well.
For SEO put dashes between the words in your URLs to make the keywords more easily readable by search engines:
Product Lists:
Consider using subcategories or variations as a way to make it easier to find the sizes you need. As of now the user is required to rely on reading the product titles to differentiate products. This poses a challenge as many users rely on visuals or simply scan rather than read on the web. Also try to have pictures for all products and use different pictures for each product when possible.
Product Details:
Use more detailed, keyword rich, product descriptions to help sell your products and improve SEO. Related Article: Product Descriptions that Sell
Also, avoid having a larger view link that pops up into an image the same size. Related Article: Top Ecommerce Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Shopping Cart:
Try making your checkout button larger and emphasize it with more visual impact. Using elements in the button like a forward arrow or text reminding them of your sites security can be enough to increase confidence and conversion rates.
If you are a Network Solutions nsCommerceSpace client and would like to have your site review please contact us to be considered.
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The Journey of Flowers is a photography art-installation about the inner struggle to find acceptance and dealing with the limitations that come with age and illness.
This photographic project makes (draws) a parallel between the short-lived journey of rapidly withering of flowers and the professional life of dancers as performers in order to address the transcendence involved in human frailty. Thus the choice to use performers as the subjects of the series combined with the use flowers as structural elements to reinforce the message.
To add another dimension to the art-installation, buckets of paint are positioned in front of the main photographic images. These are used as vases for physical flowers that will wither throughout the time of the exhibition. This gesture underlines the importance of harmonizing nature and culture; but most importantly is one of many elements in the installations that reinforce the concept of time as illusion.
Another important element to this regard is that the images are meant to be projected in a non-sequential video; meaning that there's no narrative to be understood yet it still creates the sense of time passing. The pace is slow, contemplative and it invites the spectator to slow down and project themselves into the idea of the installation, to reflect and connect with the image.
Performers of all ages collaborate in this project. They are invited to reflect on the physical implications of their practice over their bodies, how they feel when they confront those limitations; but most importantly, to think about how they might cope with the loss of abilities as they age or become ill?
Each image is the representation of their unique response to these questions; the images show the inner life of each of the performers as they go through complex emotions, rather than documenting the literal process of aging. Even though sensing the passing of time is essential for the project, the captured moment and the performers, the images themselves, have no past and no future, only present. There's no need for continuity between the images and no sign of progression for the dancers.
The artist strives to make the performers leave their training aside to find the most direct movement to represent specific emotions freezing in time the body of the infinite now. Technique shows that all are inherently affected by their past, as their training, even though left aside, gives structure to the body and its movement.
Damian Siqueiros takes the way that non-narrative Dance is presented and incorporates its way of interacting with the public to reach and bond with a deeper level of consciousness and to offer an alternative to the intellectual deconstruction of the work. This idea has its origin in the conceptual art theories that argue that art should be experienced, almost inhabited, as it happens with the famous Penetrables of Jesus Soto or the installations of Olafur Eliasson.
What is expected from the public is to hold on to the primary sensations and feelings that arise on the first contact with the work and to allow themselves to acknowledge those feelings as something that has been awakened by external stimuli yet also as something that had already existed within.
For the artist this is a very personal project, since it comes as the result of his struggle with chronic illness, and the emotional and spiritual journey that has given him the tools to accept and transform pain into consciousness, distraught and frustration into light and happiness.
The result of this project is a group of ethereal images that reflect the artist's spiritual pondering and his physical limitations, aiming overall for an emotional connection with the public that will develop into a memory of an image, the ultimate illusion of permanence.


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Now that my seeds have tiny little white 'tails', can I go ahead and plant them? I am having to change the water daily because it is getting cloudy with all the rotting seed parts and I would like to just get the good ones in the soil. If I plant them now, do they need bottom heat? |
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- Posted by Macroclemys 7b (NC) (My Page) on Sat, Jan 25, 14 at 9:52
I usually plant them as soon as most of the seeds are starting to produce a bit of root (the tail). Others leave them for quite a bit longer. They will not need bottom heat but will develop faster if given some extra warmth. |
I usually wait until they develop a leaf about one inch long. It makes it easier to plant. Leave the black seed on top of the soil and you won't plant the seed too deep. I then use a gentle spray to settle the soil around the roots. Then just wait. Maida |
I agree with waiting for leaf growth. I also add a few drops of hydrogen peroxide to the water, which might keep it cleaner for you. K |
I agree also with waiting for a leaf but if you have several seeds that have nice long roots you might soak them separately from the others or you can try planting them now, the choice is really yours. I don't know what would be making the water cloudy so quickly but you may have a few seeds that are rotting so removing the good seeds might be a good choice and try as Kristi suggests, a drop or two of hydrogen peroxide on the seeds with the roots if you do continue to soak. Donna |
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- Posted by Macroclemys 7b (NC) (My Page) on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 6:34
I have never left the seedlings in water long enough to develop a leaf, probably because I never understand the benefits of waiting for a leaf. An important point about seedlings is that they seem to be extremely forgiving, so it probably does not matter what you do. Despite what is true about larger bulbs, seedlings seem very tolerant of flooded conditions, so they appear content to sit in water for a while. In fact before I knew anything about Hippies, I once had a batch of seedlings growing in a pot that had no drainage holes. I left it outside all summer, and on occasion I would lie it on its side to drain the water out. After rain, sometimes there would be standing water above the soil level for several days before I would get around to draining it. The seedlings thrived despite the neglect and were quite robust by the end of the summer. If these had been adult bulbs, I probably would have lost them all to rot. I don't recommend this as a way to grow seedlings, but just want to emphasize how forgiving seedlings are. Also, once potted in soil, initially it is probably better to err on the side of overwatering rather than underwatering. So plant the seedlings whenever it is convenient. I cannot attest to the ease of planting after developing a leaf, but I can't imagine anything being much easier than planting them when the root is still quite short. I just lay them on the soil, making certain that the root is inserted into the soil. Depending on the length of the root, it may be necessary to make a cut or hole in the soil to avoid breaking the root. Then I sprinkle perhaps 1/4 inch of soil on top. The reason I pot them up early is that it seems logical to get the root in contact with the soil as soon as possible so that it can begin taking up nutrients to sustain more growth. And I worry that I could easily break a longer root when planting. And finally, roots that develop underwater are anatomically and physiologically different than those that develop in soil, and may perform less well when later exposed to drier conditions. This is often a problem when cuttings of other house plants are rooted in water, and they can experience substantial shock when transplanted into soil. But these are all "theoretical" arguments that clearly must not matter much for hippeastrum, based on the experience of others. Whew, sorry for the long email, and I hope it did not sound like I was trying to lecture anyone. I mostly wanted to emphasize that there is little need to fret over planting too early or too late, and I got a bit carried away! Bill |
Well, I think that pretty much answers my question of "why is everyone else getting containers of lush seedlings while I struggle to keep mine alive - not enough moisture! Once I transferred to soil, my water mantra "less is more" kicked in. Although I did not let them dry completely, I am thinking I needed to allow time for them to acclimate before lowering the moisture level. So thanks for the email! I am going to try again. -J |
Leaves are good handles for planting! :-) K |
I hate to admit it but all my very numerous trays of seedlings from infants to 1 yr olds+ don't have any drainage holes in the containers. When the seedlings are young they must be kept fairly moist but not sopping wet and as they grow multiple leaves and the bulb is the size of a chick pea then I do let them dry out between waterings but not for more than a day. Enemy # 1 for my seedlings is fungus gnats. I also feed each time I water with a very weak solution of fertilizer. Once again we all have our own methods for growing seedlings but I do like the first leaf to be about 1'' and they do make great handles for easy planting. Donna |
- Posted by RyseRyse_2004 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 15:12
Donna - what do you do about fungus knats? I have tried several things and nothing seems to work. The yellow sticky traps trap a few but are not effective at all. |
- Posted by Macroclemys 7b (NC) (My Page) on Sun, Jan 26, 14 at 18:30
I guess I will have to try it sometime so I can experience the ease of planting a plant with a handle! |
There you go!☺☺☺ I don't have any magic bullet for fungus gnats. I've been pretty fortunate this season and I really don't know why as other years they were buzzing all around. Of course if one has a greenhouse like Kristi with resident lizards and frogs they take care of the problem!☺☺☺ |
One other thing about waiting for leaves… I have had some seeds that never progressed beyond roots, never producing leaves. If I were to plant those when they were roots, it would be a total waste of my time. I don't have time or space for something like that. K |
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Much has been said about Saudi Arabia's influence as the world's top supplier of oil. (Really dedicated followers of crude, will surely now point out that Russia produces almost 2m b/d more oil than Saudi Arabia. But that is only because Saudi is keeping a lot of its output shut voluntarily to prop up prices – thus Riyadh and its vast production capacity is still very much number one).
But the kingdom not only influences the fate of the world's oil consumers; it also holds power over the world's other oil producers.
That is more than evident at this week's Opec meeting, where several heavyweight oil ministers are missing and others have diminished their credibility by failing to adhere to their Opec quotas. Angola, which currently holds the group's current presidency, is also its biggest cheater, having adhered to precisely 0 per cent of it agreed output cuts – not a great platform from which to lead.
Meanwhile Kuwait, which has almost fully adhered to its cuts, has a relatively new minister, as does Iran, Opec's second largest member, which has enacted a paltry 5 per cent of its cuts. Meanwhile, Libya's popular and long-time oil minister, Shokri Ghanem, is skipping the meeting and is expected to retire shortly.
This leaves few heavyweights around a table at which Ali Naimi, Saudi Arabia's long-serving minister, already wields super-power status. But what makes Saudi Arabia supremacy among its Opec-brethren unmatched is its ability to turn on its oil spigots at any time. Every other minister knows that within days Riyadh could flood the market with all the oil it now holds in reserve. This would drive down the price so low that other countries would face such economic hardship that political unrest would be a real threat.
At the same time Saudi Arabia itself, having diversified its economy, kept its oil industry in excellent condition, and worked on spending its oil revenue wisely than it did in the 1970s, is far better placed to withstand a spell of ultra-low prices than many other Opec members.
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November 15, 2012 in Business Collaboration, Business Performance Management (BPM), Cloud Computing, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Workforce Performance Management (WPM) | Tags: Applicant Tracking, Hiring, HR, Human Capital Management, human resources, Performance Management, Recruiting, Social Collaboration, TribeHR | by Mark Smith | Leave a comment
TribeHR has brought to market an HR application suite that uses social collaboration to empower workers and managers to perform tasks that might once have been done mostly by HR professionals, or not done at all. The software-as-a-service-based TribeHR application helps businesses with fewer than 500 employees with recruiting, applicant tracking, onboarding, performance and goal setting, and time and vacation management – but with a twist. By using social collaboration as a foundation for its functionality, TribeHR takes advantage of knowledge sharing, the most valuable approach our human capital management benchmark research found for engaging the workforce.
Recently the company announced a new release of its software that provides further social media integration to more easily get candidate information from LinkedIn and Facebook, lets users post feedback and kudos on Facebook, and captures feedback from that channel. It's easy to register for a trial of the product, so I did. I found the product easy to engage with, and thanks to its collaborative approach, it's easy for employees to share information and converse with each other. The application lets you easily see staff profiles across the team, which helps drive better understanding of team members.
The latest release introduces a simple approach to performance management that is part of the new approach to engaging workers. Managers can assign individual and team goals, track progress and post recognition when goals are reached either in a peer or public manner, and even publish recognition to Facebook. I also like the ease of having actions and goals defined in the system. Companies can share their list of corporate values, and review how employees support the values through their actions. This approach helps engage teams of people as human capital.
For recruiting, TribeHR can automate job postings to external websites, job boards and Facebook, and post applications back into TribeHR. It can use a LinkedIn profile for a job application. The software makes it simple for applicants to be reviewed and prioritized for interview and potential future hiring which save valuable business time of hiring managers. This level of integration with social media addresses factors our benchmark research found improve the quality of hire (79%) and address metrics like cultural fit (64%). Other key features include:
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- The ability to track time off
- Storage of corporate documents for easy access
- Simple ways to develop and maintain personnel profile and support time tracking.
Many of these capabilities can replace personal productivity tools, such as Microsoft Office, that do not foster collaboration or common goals among a workforce.
TribeHR can also integrate easily with Salesforce.com for sales force automation and FreshBooks for accounting. I hope to see it further integrate with Intuit QuickBooks, both of which are often used by small businesses. The company recently announced a reseller program to further extend access to its offering through a range of consulting firms.
TribeHR keeps it simple when it comes to pricing, with a low per-user per-month charge starting at $2 and going higher based on a company's needs to engage across groups and teams. With its foundation of customers, the company can provide aggregated information in the form of metrics to give guidance on best practices; for instance, its recently announced pay raise index provides a benchmark to compare a company's business practices to those of others of similar size. While I usually can find places for improvement in vendor offering, TribeHR provides a very robust offering for the price it charges. I expect we will see more of its offerings available on smartphones and tablets to further extend into the new reality of business computing.
Small businesses may lack an HR department, but they must have human capital management applications and processes that can operate with no or little administrative support. When it comes to helping organizations recruit, engage and retain talent, TribeHR provides a robust offering for an affordable price to help small businesses act smarter than the majority of big businesses. If your small business has not taken a look at TribeHR, don't miss it.
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October 12, 2012 in Business Analytics, Business Collaboration, Business Performance Management (BPM), Cloud Computing, Social Media, Workforce Performance Management (WPM) | Tags: Human Capital Management, Mobile Technology, Recruiting, Social Collaboration, Talent Management, Workforce Management | by Mark Smith | Leave a comment
During its annual industry analyst summit this week, human capital management software vendor SumTotal Systems introduced new heads of finance, marketing and sales, and talked about expanding operations in Europe and Asia-Pacific – all part of a business growth strategy that I am sure the company's private equity owner is expecting. While I wrote about the company earlier this year, SumTotal now says it has signed up 85 new customers so far in 2012 for its human capital management suite, and its 3,500 customers include brand names such as McAfee, American Express, US Airways and EastWest Bank. Customers United Airlines, POET and McCain Foods made presentations at the summit that illustrated why SumTotal is a relevant and strategic HCM provider.
SumTotal Systems this month announced a new release coming in Q4 that introduces workforce planning, builds on its workforce analytics and provides flexibility in the integration of its entire HCM application suite with its newly expanded portal for employee and manager self-service. The new software provides better unification of employee data within SumTotal through master data management (MDM). The company is expanding its social recruitment capabilities through a partnership with Bullhorn; our benchmark in social recruiting found social recruiting is essential to getting access to new talent pools and gaining a competitive advantage in hiring practices. SumTotal will need to elevate the visibility of its recruiting application, as many potential customers do not know it has a solution that addresses the social media channels and job boards.
SumTotal Sytems says it aims to provide a best-in-class strategic HCM suite and is focused on value creation for its customers. It plans to advance its pace of innovation in mobile and social technologies. The company wanted to communicate the strategic importance of its mobile technology advancements, as it has begun to release applications from learning to workforce management on smartphones. SumTotal has ensured it is ready to expand on mobile technologies by using an architectural approach that supports HTML5 to ensure support across a variety of platforms, including Apple and Android. Even so, the company must provide free access to its mobile advancements so customers can try them without requiring approval from SumTotal. Our benchmark research in next generation workforce management found rapid growth for tablet usage, from the current deployment at 28 percent to 34 percent in the coming 12 to 18 months.
On the social collaboration front SumTotal builds on top of Microsoft SharePoint, extending it to support a range of SumTotal applications and services and letting customers integrate all of that with their environments. Our research found that collaboration is the top technology trend in 70 percent of organizations which has accelerated requests to vendors like SumTotal to advance these capabilities. One of its customers at the analyst summit, McCain, talked about publishing between SumTotal and a SAP portal and collaboration environments in a unified manner. I hope to see more examples of this type of integration in the future.
SumTotal said at the summit it is committed to providing the best workforce analytics capabilities. It now provides workforce planning in its HCM environment, providing a unified approach that encompasses everything from analytics to planning capabilities. It can deal with headcount, salary planning, determining the impact of compensation and merit planning. This is a significant advantage over other HCM providers that have only the ability to perform historical analysis. The appetite for workforce analytics is growing; our latest benchmark research shows 61 percent of organizations are looking to improve their analytics in the next year.
To ensure that organizations can get access to all of the critical workforce data, SumTotal has taken an open approach to the underlying data models. Customers can use its MDM and integration capabilities to get data from other cloud computing environments or on-premises applications or from ERP systems and other HR, talent management and workforce management environments. Our benchmark into information management found that 37 percent of organizations say integrating employee information and MDM is critical. The SumTotal HCM Hub Architecture has a SOA and enterprise service bus that can be used to interface to other environments. SumTotal is going to great lengths to have a properly designed architecture that will help it advance its innovation, be flexible for customers' integration needs and release new applications in a timely manner.
Overall SumTotal Systems' application suite does more than just meet the needs for core HR functions and talent and workforce management. It also advances into the mobile, social collaboration and social media technologies that have become critical components of every organization's practices to hire, engage and retain members of the workforce. If you have not considered how you can move to a unified approach to your human capital needs, SumTotal is one of the few providers with a portfolio of applications that can meet your needs today and in the future.
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In the waning days of 2011, Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site, brought the wrath of the liberal blog world upon itself when it dubiously—though not unexpectedly—chose as its "Lie of the Year" Democratic claims that House Republicans had voted to "end Medicare." The uproar was just the latest wave of recrimination against the "fact-checking" enterprise, which has come in for scrutiny from outlets as diverse as Politico, The Weekly Standard, and Salon. But the rising tide of complaint seems not to trouble the fact-checkers—in addition to Politifact, the most prominent outlets include the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Factcheck.org; The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" blog, now written by Glenn Kessler, who penned a defense of the genre as part of his own year-end list of "Pinocchios"; and The Associated Press—who can tell themselves, and their readers, that the grievances reflect partisan or tribal sentiments.
But if the fact-checkers won't listen to their critics, here's hoping they'll listen to one of their declared friends, the press critic Jay Rosen, who offered one of the most acute critiques of Politifact's choice. The Republican proposal would have phased out an open-ended, single-payer, fee-for-service health care program for senior citizens in favor of a very different program that would, in effect, give future seniors vouchers that could be used to purchase insurance on the private market. If you know what the plan would do, whether or not it amounts to "ending Medicare" is an endlessly debatable point. The potential objection to the Democrats' language is that voters who didn't know what the GOP plan entailed could be misled—which might make that language problematic, but doesn't make it a lie, as Rosen noted in a Dec. 22 post. "I don't think Politifact chose a lie of the year in 2011," he wrote. "Their sights were set on something different, and they erred by calling it what they called it."
In fact, the sights of the broader fact-checking movement often seem to be set on something different than strict truth and falsehood. And by acknowledging that, the fact-checkers might grapple with some important questions about the project in which they're engaged—and might see more clearly the box in which they've trapped themselves.
To get at those questions, it's helpful to think about why "fact-checking" has emerged now. I'd argue that it's a response to many journalists' perception that they are ever more outgunned by the increasing volume and sophistication of professional political communication. The fact-check is a tool with which reporters can rescue themselves from oblivion. And the morally freighted language invoked by full-time fact-checkers—true and false, fact and lie—is a weapon, to be wielded by journalists with authority against other, presumably less trustworthy types who make political claims. (At the same time, the framing implicitly exalts a certain class of "fact-finding" journalists above workaday hacks, as a peeved Ben Smith noted in a November story for Politico.)
And two cheers for that. In the face of more and more skillful spin, it's encouraging that journalists are thinking about ways to be more than, in Todd Gitlin's poignant phrase, "connoisseurs of our own bamboozlement." I'm entirely in agreement with The New Republic's Alec MacGillis, and the CJR editorial he cites, that there are problems with assigning specific teams of reporters to call bullshit on political nonsense, rather than expecting all journalists to do so in the course of their work. Still, it's good to see the impulse to push back—to assert that good reporting can be an independent source of knowledge about the world—finding institutional expression.
But while the language of fact-checking is powerful, it's also limited—and the fact-checkers' tendency to stretch that language beyond its limitations undermines the credibility of their project.
One of the problems is that the occasions on which that language is appropriate are less frequent than you might think. As the media critic Dan Kennedy wrote last month in a terrific item at The Huffington Post, "politicians don't flat-out lie as frequently as we might suppose." To be sure, they do lie sometimes—and, more frequently, they say stuff without bothering to learn whether it's true. (When that happens, CJR often joins in the effort to make sure it's called out.) But the volume, and the consequence, of that material just isn't great enough to sustain what Kennedy aptly calls "a veritable fact-checking industry."


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1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, | 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- |
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. | 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. |
3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, | 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. |
4 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. | 4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. |
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; | 5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. |
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.' " | 6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.' " |
7 John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? | 7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? |
8 Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. | 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. |
9 Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." | 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." |
10 And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?" | 10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked. |
11 In reply he said to them, "Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise." | 11 John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same." |
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?" | 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?" |
13 He said to them, "Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you." | 13 "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them. |
14 Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what should we do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages." | 14 Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely--be content with your pay." |
15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, | 15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. |
16 John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. | 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. |
17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." | 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." |
18 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. | 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them. |
19 But Herod the ruler, who had been rebuked by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evil things that Herod had done, | 19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, |
20 added to them all by shutting up John in prison. | 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison. |
21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, | 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened |
22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." | 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." |
23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, | 23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, |
24 son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, | 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, |
25 son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, | 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, |
26 son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, | 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, |
27 son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri, | 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, |
28 son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, | 28 the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, |
29 son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, | 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, |
30 son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, | 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, |
31 son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, | 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
32 son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon, | 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, |
33 son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, | 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, |
34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, | 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, |
35 son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, | 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, |
36 son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, | 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, |
37 son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, | 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan, |
38 son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God. | 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. |
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