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This article will introduce you to hooking into the EntityFramework OnSaveChanges event which is buried deep in the framework. It'll also explain how you can extract the T-SQL which is actually committed when SaveChanges is called.
Many a times I have attached a profiler to my database to see what EF is actually committing. The lack of functionality to do this in code disappoints me so I decided to write an extension to EntityFramework 5 to do just this.
The extension exposes a method on DbContext called HookSaveChanges(). This allows you to provide a callback function to be invoked each time save changes is called on you DbContext.
Before I go into the detail of how the extension works, I'll provide a simple example of usage. So if you're not interested in how it works. Just study the code below, download the extension and plug it in.
First of all, you'll need a database context and a table, here's a very simple sample I'll be using:
public class TestContext : DbContext { public TestContext() : base(Properties.Settings.Default.TestContext) { Database.SetInitializer<TestContext>(null); } public DbSet<TestTable> TestTables { get; set; } } [Table("Test")] public class TestTable { [Key] [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)] public int Col1 { get; set; } [MaxLength(50)] public string Col2 { get; set; } }
And here is the code required to hook the save changes event.
class Program { private static void Main(string[] args) { //create a new instance of your context var context = new TestContext(); //call HookSaveChanges extension method context.HookSaveChanges(FuncDelegate); //do some db changes var tt = new TestTable() { Col2 = "Testing 123" }; context.TestTables.Add(tt); //call save changes context.SaveChanges(); } private static void FuncDelegate(DbContext dbContext, string command) { Console.WriteLine(command); Console.ReadLine(); } }
If you run the above code in a console application, you should see the following output:
The best way to describe how the hook works is to walk you through the code in the order that I built it. The first thing I had to do was establish if such an event existed. By looking through reflected code (no need to download source), I found that the ObjectContext contains a public event called SavingChanges. This event if invoked at the very beginning of the SaveChanges method. Unfortunately, the ObjectContext is buried a few layers down the call chain from the DbContext. In order to reach this instance and attach a delegate to it, we need to chain through the call via reflection.
First up is the InternalContext which is declared on the DbContext as this:
internal virtual InternalContext InternalContext {get;}
so, with a bit of type reflection magic we can just ignore the fact that it's internal and grab the value:
var internalContext = _context.GetType() .GetProperties(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance) .Where(p => p.Name == "InternalContext") .Select(p => p.GetValue(_context,null)) .SingleOrDefault();
Ok, that's the InternalContext sorted, next up is the ObjectContext (which is the one we're interested in). Same again with the one difference being this property is marked as public:
var objectContext = internalContext.GetType() .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance) .Where(p => p.Name == "ObjectContext") .Select(p => p.GetValue(internalContext,null)) .SingleOrDefault();
Now that we have the ObjectContext instance we can grab the event that we're interested in SavingChanges. Similar the code above, this is extracted like so:
var saveChangesEvent = objectContext.GetType() .GetEvents(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance) .SingleOrDefault(e => e.Name == "SavingChanges");
With the EventInfo reference and the ObjectContext reference, we can now create a delegate and add a handler to the event:
var handler = Delegate.CreateDelegate(saveChangesEvent.EventHandlerType, this, "OnSaveChanges"); saveChangesEvent.AddEventHandler(objectContext,handler);
If all you're interested in doing is getting a SaveChanges event then you're done. Your event handler will fire each time SaveChanges is called on your context! If you're interested in seeing how to extract the T-SQL which is committed to the database on SaveChanges then keep reading.
Note: This section makes heavy use of undocumented guts of Entity Framework that are subject to change on new releases of EF. This code has been tested using .NET4.0 with EF5 (4.4)
Before I dive into the code, it's best to get an overview of what's happening when SaveChanges gets called. Here is a sequence diagram showing the typical flow (note A LOT of information is missing from this diagram). It only shows component usage that we're interested in:
The aim of the game here is to generate a collection of DbCommand objects (if you want more info, look at the source for DynamicUpdateCommand for an example) which will be executed sequentially in a loop. So we can see from the diagram that ObjectContext and EntityAdapter aren't really doing very much it terms of command generation. Most of the work occurs in the UpdateTranslator and the implementation of UpdateCommand(abstract class) itself.
In order to retrieve the CommandTextfrom each command we need to replicate this functionality and gain access to the underlying DbCommand for each UpdateCommand (usually DynamicUpdateCommand as you'll see if you debug the code). The best place to do this is within the callback for SaveChanges which we hooked earlier, as we can grab a new reference to ObjectContext directly by using "object sender" parameter.
The first target is to create an instance of UpdateTranslator. The ctor of this class has four parameters, ObjectStateManager, MetadataWorkspace, EntityConnection and Int? ConnectionTimeout. We can grab our parameters by using similar reflection to what was used before:
var conn = sender.GetType() .GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance) .Where(p => p.Name == "Connection") .Select(p => p.GetValue(sender,null)) .SingleOrDefault(); var entityConn = (EntityConnection) conn; var objStateManager = (ObjectStateManager)sender.GetType() .GetProperty("ObjectStateManager", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public) .GetValue(sender,null); var workspace = entityConn.GetMetadataWorkspace();
Then subsequently create our instance of UpdateTranslator:
var translatorT = sender.GetType().Assembly.GetType("System.Data.Mapping.Update.Internal.UpdateTranslator"); var translator = Activator.CreateInstance(translatorT,BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic,null,new object[] {objStateManager,workspace, entityConn,entityConn.ConnectionTimeout },CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
OK next up we need to call ProduceCommands on the UpdateTranslator. This returns a collection of UpdateCommands which we can enumerate:
var produceCommands = translator.GetType().GetMethod( "ProduceCommands", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance); var commands = (IEnumerable<object>) produceCommands.Invoke(translator, null);
Then lastly we can enumerate the return and extract the DbCommand. You'll probably know what to do with the DbCommand object so I won't go any further with this explanation.
var dcmd = (DbCommand)cmd.GetType() .GetMethod("CreateCommand", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic) .Invoke(cmd, new[] {translator, identifierValues});
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Report: Apple researching iTunes movie service
Apple appears to be gauging interest in a potential iTunes movie download service, according to a report by AppleInsider. A consumer survey distributed by California-based Coyote Insight reportedly asks participants to answer a series of questions related to an "iTunes movie service" that would offer full-length movies for download to a computer or iPod.
"This iTunes service would provide access to 1,000 movies on demand which can be downloaded to your computer and, in turn, to your video iPod if you have one, or even your television if it is connected to your computer," the survey reportedly reads. It also mentions providing access to the movies on a monthly subscription basis for $9.99 or a la carte purchasing of movies for $12.95 each.
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BIng bing bing. It's happening
Posted by Jonathan Keim on March 2, 2006 at 10:43 AM (CST)
Way too expensive. You can buy a DVD for a little more than that and I can rent a DVD for $3.
Posted by mtnagel in Cincinnati, OH on March 2, 2006 at 10:44 AM (CST)
I thought Apple had realized by now that this method sucks.
Posted by JoshSpazJosh on March 2, 2006 at 11:25 AM (CST)
A subscription makes sense for movies since most people prefer renting over buying (the opposite of music). However, I'm concerned about iTunes—this program is already trying to do too much. iTunes needs a makeover to handle all this video media for which it was not originally designed.
Posted by Rockr on March 2, 2006 at 11:43 AM (CST)
does this mean a new iPod coming out?? :-D
Posted by Saad on March 2, 2006 at 1:03 PM (CST)
That's my guess. And it's exactly what happened when the 5g came out. Except with tv shows rather then movies
Posted by Jonathan Keim on March 2, 2006 at 1:21 PM (CST)
I agree with Rockr. Apple keep piling more and more into iTunes because it's easy and doesn't involve writing another program for Windows. I don't really like the way iTunes handles photos. It would be much better if the iPod were directly integrated into iPhoto and iMovie, at least for Mac users.
Posted by Archie on March 2, 2006 at 2:21 PM (CST)
12,95€ is very expensive, you can rent DVD for 2 euros in Europe and VOD is less expensive too.
And what's about size and quality ? Just streaming ?
Posted by Steph on March 2, 2006 at 3:00 PM (CST)
$12.95 when I can add $5-$10 more and own it on removable media in a nice package with lots of cool bonus features, better sound and picture, etc. or rent it for a fraction of that cost (with most of the same advantages)? Are they hitting the pipe?
Posted by Hrothgar on March 2, 2006 at 3:13 PM (CST)
Haha! Nice one Apple! Cant wait till your stock flops even more!
Posted by Mr.Gates on March 2, 2006 at 3:26 PM (CST)
honestly, a subscription for movies seems reasonable, because one doesn't watch movies the same way one listens to music. you watch a movie, and then you dont want to watch it again for quite a while, as opposed to songs, where one can want to listen to the same song for a very long time. however, $10 a month is too much for a subscription service. $5 would be more like it
Posted by Bradley on March 2, 2006 at 4:19 PM (CST)
That price is ridiculous. And what will the resolution be, the same crap the TV shows are? VHS quality for 13 bucks a pop?
Madness. Apple is getting WAY too bold based of the success of 99 cent songs…that 13 bucks needs to be more like 5.
Posted by stark23x on March 2, 2006 at 4:29 PM (CST)
Most of you are missing the point.
This is for putting ipod-ready content on your IPOD!
It is not made to compete or replace netflix/blockbuster/corner movie store. If you want to view hi-res video on a tv or PC go buy the DVD! iTunes is for IPOD viewing.
Sure,you CAN buy a dvd for what a one month fee will cost but then you gotta rip and convert it and that takes time and can be a hassle.
Some of you will ocntinue to miss the point and say "but,I dont wanna watch movies on an ipod". Fine…thats why you have Blockbuster!
Also,the subscription model is perfect. I am not gonna pay $15 for a single ipod-ready movie,watch it once,maybe twice over a 30 day period and then not again for a year! I'd much rather pay 2.99 and have the movie file for 72 hours or,9.99 and be able to download a few movies,watch them and then let 'em expire.
Most movies I watch once and not again for a very long time if ever and I have no desire to 'own' these movies thus taking up harddrive space.
Posted by fatcat on March 2, 2006 at 11:17 PM (CST)
...Yeah but people can just buy/rent the movie they want and have the dvds encoded to proper ipod format using videora or the itunes software…. but still keep the original with all the perks! I understand some people dont watch movies on their ipods, but creating a subscription for movies to be played on 3inches device and for $13/month is quite ridiculous. Just buy the original dvd and ripp them using the mentioned software and let apple deal with the loss. Basically lazy people, or those who dont know much about computers will subscribe to these services!
Posted by twocents on March 3, 2006 at 2:30 PM (CST)
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[Web Link Three arrested for alleged rape of 13-year-old]
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Comments (3)
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Dec 13, 2012 at 1:45 pm
What manly gang members, attacking a 13 year old! I hope they enjoy their time in lock up.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Dec 13, 2012 at 1:50 pm
They say the U.S. has the most people locked up behind bars of any country in the world ... but what else are we to do when we keep producing criminals like this that it takes a few seconds to create but a lifetime to manage and huge amounts of money to allocate to the finding, prosecuting and incarceration of? What else have these people done in their lives that might be unaware of that costs money and heartache to the rest of the public?
What kind of sleazy cretin sexually attacks a 13 year old girl, and just what are we supposed to do with this person for the rest of their life? I doubt they will ever get any better or be productive in their lives ... so just how many ticking time bombs do we have living among us, how do we find them, and what are we supposed to do with them?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Dec 13, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Good to hear this! Chances are they are gully of a lot of other things, too.
Glad to know they are out of society before they do even. Ore damage to even more people.
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I am looking to use a packet of wintergreen leaves I picked up at my home brew store on an impulse many months ago. Anybody have any ideas as to what kind of beer might work best with this ingredient? I have found very little information on using wintergreen leaves in beer and could use some help. I was thinking maybe a wintergreen wheat? Any suggestions?
Honestly I'm not sure what Wintergreen tastes like. I see lots of conflicting info about it's flavor, seems folks mix it up with 'wintergreen oil' - I assume it's not minty in any way...? Maybe make up a little tincture with leaves and vodka then add a few drops to some commercial beers to sample? I'd be curious to hear your description of the aroma/flavor of this stuff btw. - Mike
Ok I've finally decided how to use my packet of wintergreen leaves... I'm in the process of brewing a Wintergreen Saison! I've started with a simple Belgian Saison recipe: Pilsner malt, some Munich, Vienna, wheat, and a dash of Belgian Aromatic Malt. For hops I'm going with Sterling, Saaz, and Tettnanger. Also throwing in a pound of Belgian Candi sugar to dry it out. Using Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison. I'm going to throw in some wintergreen leaves at flame out. And hopefully ferment this in the mid 80s. I've been waiting for a month to get another heat wave up in Vermont and it's finally forcasted to get to 87 for the next 5 days straight. Only problem is SWMBO wants me to put an air conditioner in the living room, 20 feet from my brewing closet...I'm going to stall as long as I can!
I like the idea, wintergreen is a favorite of mine. Keep us posted.
This seems to not be very common in beer. I posted a thread a few days back with no responses and just stumbled upon this one. I am thinking of a chocolate/wintergreen stout. I've collected quite a few leaves already but haven't seen any berries yet. I guess I could make a tea, tincture, add leaves/berries to the boil, add leaves/berries to the secondary... It seems heat is necessary to extract the oils so secondary may not do much. Anyone have any experience here? Or even an educated guess?


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I purchased the smallest version of this a while ago, and I have to say that it really softens my ultra-frizzy hair. I also really like the smell. However Im suspicious if it really does strenghten the condition of my hair, since I spotted quite a few silicones in the ingredient list. Its a pretty expensive product, and I wonder if using pure oils wouldnt only be cheaper but also more caring for your hair...
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PHOTOS: King's 'dream' is Obama's success, Naples MLK parade-goers say
NAPLES - The Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took on special meaning for many who lined the streets of downtown Naples on Monday morning — especially the senior citizens and blacks who had lived through the four decades to see the civil rights leader's dreams realized.
Naples' parade came a day after President-elect Barack Obama spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the Rev. King was the pastor before he was shot in 1968.
And it was a day before 47-year-old Obama's swearing in as president, making history as the nation's first black president and one of its youngest; only John F. Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt were younger.
"It means a lot to me because the standard of black men will be different," said 76-year-old Naples winter resident Wilfred Johns of Massachusetts, noting that Obama urged young black men to pull up their pants. "You're going to see a change. The only thing that hurts is the Republicans and Democrats aren't working together."
"Thank God for him because I wouldn't have had the guts to fight the war," he said of King's battle for equal rights. "I'd probably talk it, but not do it."
King set standards and goals for the future, said Johns' wife, Malinda, 73.
"I think it's a great day for the world and for the United States and young people who are looking up and moving forward," Johns said as she and her husband walked along Fifth Avenue South with folding chairs, looking for a choice viewing spot. "They have something to measure and reach for the stars."
Unlike last year's parade, where crowds were few and Obama was barely known, this year's parade and celebration in the park attracted hundreds who predicted massive change.
Vinell Hills of Naples considered it a historic time.
"It's just a great feeling to know that we're finally getting a minority president," Hills said as she sat on a park bench on Fifth Avenue South with her husband, George, 75, and granddaughters, Tadaryl, 15, and Bianca, 13. "It's wonderful there are young people growing up today, that they're able to see this. It's just a great feeling."
She shook her head, at a loss for words, adding, "I just can't express it."
Her husband was happy that he was able to watch it occur.
"The accomplishments that have happened, I didn't know I would live to see," George Hills said, adding that he'd seen huge changes in Naples over the 47 years he's lived here. "It seems to be getting better as time goes on. It just goes to show we can all live together and get along."
It took about a decade after King's death for McDonald's Quarters, a slum that housed many blacks in Naples, to be razed to make way for the Carver Apartments and the River Park community — mostly due to the work of Naples' black civil leader, Herb Cambridge.
But even those who aren't black consider this a historic period.
"This could turn out to be the most exciting time in the last 300 years and there's been so many exciting times," said Jerry Quigley of Annapolis, who winters in Naples. "The next couple of days in our lives, we're going to witness this excitement."
Quigley said he never thought he'd live to see the changes.
"When I was a teenager, if someone had told me a woman or a black person would be president of the United States, we would all have walked away, thinking he was crazy," he added.
Referring to Obama's pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, telling blacks they should sing "God damn America," Quigley added, "The truth is God certainly is blessing America."
After the parade, people gathered in Cambier Park, where master of ceremonies Oliver "Ollie" Phipps, principal of Estates Elementary School, introduced Naples Mayor Bill Barnett and Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta, who both delivered proclamations — Coletta in a top hat and tuxedo.
Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson Bradshaw told the crowd he grew up in the movement and never believed he'd live to see it all.
"I can't believe I've seen as much as I've seen in America," Bradshaw said, adding, "It tells me, in large part, that anything is possible."
As everyone sat or stood around the Cambier Park stage, some munching ribs, roasted corn and other southern favorites, Collier County NAACP President Harold Weeks gave his speech in period costume, as a Buffalo soldier, wearing sheepskin chaps, a cowboy hat and a rifle slung over his shoulder.
Parade-goers had been urged to celebrate Collier County NAACP's 100th anniversary by coming in period costume and Weeks was among a handful who did.
Laurel Paster, 84, of North Naples, dressed as Lucretia Mott, an early abolitionist who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the mid-1800s, and later with suffragist Susan B. Anthony to promote women's rights.
"It's always meant a lot to me," Paster, an NAACP secretary, said of Martin Luther King Day. "I always shared the dream that Martin Luther King had. I had it before and after and he just helped it along so much."
Thelma McDaniel, 85, dressed as Eleanor Roosevelt, because she "woke us up to what we all should do."
"It's got so many meanings today," McDaniel said of Martin Luther King Day. "I feel very strongly because of what it means to all these people, how it brings people together, how it bodes for the future."
For women and blacks at the parade, seeing Obama become president, Hillary Clinton losing the nod as his vice presidential running mate, and watching another woman, Sarah Palin, run for vice president on the Republican ticket, those were milestones that marked the realization of King's dream in 1963.
That's when he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech a year before the Civil Rights Act and 11 years after the U.S. Supreme Court desegregated schools:
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"
King said as he stood before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963. "... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
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Everyone knew the Mandolin Man
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The sight of the mandolin brought her pain
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Hey gang, On May 1st, Harmonix releases single tracks from three different artists, spanning over 30-years of chart-topping music! First up is Eddie Money's well-known hit "Two Tickets to Paradise," from the singer/songwriter's self-titled 1977 debut record. Train's Grammy-winning single "Drops of Jupiter," from the band's 2001 album of the same name, will also be available. Rounding out this broad musical selection is pop-punk band Yellowcard's infectious "Only One," the third single off of 2003's Ocean Avenue! Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades will be available for "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)." Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (May 1st, 2012): * Eddie Money – "Two Tickets to Paradise" O X * Train – "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" O X * Yellowcard – "Only One" O Tracks marked with "O" feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with "X" will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. Price: $1.99 USD (160 Microsoft Points ™, 200 Wii Points™) per song $0.99 USD (80 Microsoft Points™, 100 Wii Points™) per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade ** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. For more information on the temporary interruption in new DLC releases on SCEE please click here.** To discuss this DLC please visit the official discussion thread in the Rock Band forum. For all DLC song credits, including album and genre info as well as difficulty ratings, you can check out the Songs page. And for awesome background information on this content, including recording details, album of origin, and release details you can head on over to the Rock Band 'Zine for brand new articles!
16 new RBN tracks have been released on Xbox 360, including songs by Nightrage and Shelita Vaughns, and we announce 5 new tracks for PS3. Enjoy! Here are the Rock Band Network tracks that hit the Xbox 360 on Thursday, 4/26/2012: Alternative Cohesive - "The Only Difference" (160 MSP) Indie Rock Boomchick - "TGTW" (160 MSP) Metal All Shall Perish - "A Pure Evil (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP) Fallen Angel - "Watching" (160 MSP) Nightrage - "Wrapped in Deceitful Dreams" (160 MSP) Nightrage - "Wrapped in Deceitful Dreams (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP) Oklahoma Caddy Shack - "Children of Brodom" (80 MSP) Oklahoma Caddy Shack - "Children of Brodom (2x Bass Pedal)" (80 MSP) Within the Ruins - "Controller" (160 MSP) Within the Ruins - "Controller (2x Bass Pedal)" (160 MSP) Other Sky Pie - "Wabi-Sabi" (80 MSP) Pop/Dance/Electronic Jeff Ball - "Interplanetary Cruise" (80 MSP) Pop-Rock Pedro Castillo - "Por Analogía" (160 MSP) Punk Counterparts - "Jumping Ship" (160 MSP) R&B/Soul/Funk Shelita Vaughns - "Apple Martini" (80 MSP) And here are the PS3 RBN Releases for Tuesday, 5/1/2012 (North America): All Shall Perish - "Never... Again" ($1.99) - Metal Anarchy Club - "Rise and Shine" ($0.99) - Metal The Asbestos - "Say" ($0.99) - Rock The Trews - "Hope & Ruin" ($0.99) - Rock A Talking Fish - "Cheesy Pop Song" ($0.99) - Novelty
Well he's also a regular forum-goer. And a popular one at that. I'm sure he was able to grease a few hands. Or however the saying the goes....
Shakin' would have been cool to see too but what about Take Me Home Tonight?! I was fully expecting it to be that song before I opened this thread. I would've definitely purchased it. Oh well. Two Tickets to Paradise is alright but I probably won't get anything.
In echo with the last few weeks of DLC, I'm psyched for Two Tickets to Paradise. That song is pretty damn awesome to me..
Reminds me of San Andreas, too. If I get any song, that'll be it, but there's other stuff that's come out lately that I would prioritize over it.


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In Iraq, there are concerns that the U.S. has lost track of tens of thousands of weapons. A recent government report says the rifles and pistols were supposed to go to Iraq's nascent security forces. Military analysts say it's just as likely that many of the weapons have fallen into the hands of those opposing U.S. efforts in Iraq.
NPR's Jackie Northam reports.
JACKIE NORTHAM: In June 2004, the U.S. military began a program to train and equip Iraq security forces. The Iraqi military had been disbanded by the U.S. provisional government and there was a rush to get thousands of weapons to the new army and police force being created.
In its recent report, the General Accounting Office says the method the U.S. military used to record those weapons was at best haphazard. Joseph Christoff authored the GAO's report.
Mr. JOSEPH CHRISTOFF (Director, Internal Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office): The bottom line was - is that in terms of the weapons, the key weapons, AK-47s and Glock pistols, there were about 190,000 that could not be accounted for.
NORTHAM: That's about one-third of the number of weapons provided by the U.S. to Iraq over the past four years. Christoff says he was surprised by the huge gaps in accounting.
Mr. CHRISTOFF: I recall talking to some of the guys that were responsible for giving out the arms when I was in Iraq, and they cited instances in which they would just uncover warehouses where U.S.-purchased equipment was stored. And they didn't even know that it was being stored in some of these locations.
NORTHAM: The U.S. military's loss of control over thousands of rifles and pistols is fueling fears that the weapons may now be in the hands of insurgents. But Joost Hiltermann with the International Crisis Group says other groups - police, Army units, plain old criminals - may be stockpiling weapons for the future, for if and when the U.S. pulls out of Iraq. The broader question is whether Iraq is becoming a magnet for arms traffickers, says Hiltermann.
Mr. JOOST HILTERMANN (Middle East Project Director, International Crisis Group): When a country like Iraq is disintegrating and becoming a failed state, you're going to see a total free-for-all for any number of issues, including weapons smuggling.
NORTHAM: Italian media reported this week that anti-mafia investigators uncovered an alleged shipment of more than 100,000 rifles bound for Iraq. The $40 million shipment was reportedly ordered by Iraq's Interior Ministry, an institution which has been linked to Shia death squads. U.S. military officials say they have supplied every police officer with a weapon, but as a sovereign nation, Iraq can purchase whatever weapons it wants.
Rachel Stohl, a senior adviser with the Center for Defense Information, says Iraq is also buying military equipment from former Eastern Bloc countries.
Ms. RACHEL STOHL (Senior Analyst, Center for Defense Information): But I think the danger here is we have so many weapons going into Iraq not just from the United States, but from Eastern European countries as well as other NATO allies that are looking at Iraq as a very lucrative market for new arms sales.
NORTHAM: And one that is ripe for abuse, says Stohl. Turkish media report that Glock pistols that were supplied by the U.S. to Iraq are showing up among the PKK, the Kurdish separatist movement which is fighting a guerilla war against the Turkish state.
A year ago, Amnesty International issued a report that examined a shipment in 2004 of some 25,000 AK-47s from an American base in Bosnia to Iraq. The weapons, ordered by the U.S. military, were supposed to arrive in Baghdad on four planes licensed to a Moldovan air cargo firm named Aerocom.
Colby Goodman with Amnesty International says it appears the planes never landed in Iraq.
Mr. COLBY GOODMAN (Advocacy Associate for Military, Security and Police Issues, Amnesty International): What we found was that, when we talked to the air traffic controllers in Iraq, was there was no scheduled landing slots for Aerocom at all. And we also realized that Aerocom was on one of the U.N. lists of air cargo companies that have violated the U.N. arms embargo on Liberia and Sierra Leone in 2002.
NORTHAM: The Defense Department says it's investigating the report. Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Williams, a military spokesman in Iraq, says nowadays there are much more stringent procedures for any weapons the U.S. brings into Iraq.
Lieutenant Colonel DANIEL WILLIAMS (U.S. Army): We account for every weapon by serial number and on a hand receipt. And it's electronically done so that we have a database to go back to, and it shows by a spreadsheet where all of the weapons have gone.
NORTHAM: The GAO's Christoff says the U.S. military has made steps to improve its weapons accounting, but that some gaps still exist.
Jackie Northam, NPR News, Washington.
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Room was clean and quiet
The breakfast was undesirable to say the least. No bagels?? The TVs need to be updated, very fuzzy guide words.
The service they provided to resolve Pricelines many errors & poor service was a 10. Thanks to the hotel.
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It was conveniently located by the racetrack. The beds were very comfortable.
It was an older motel. You could hear everything through the walls. The bathroom needs to be updated.
Price, quiet room and real TV channel choices.
Very noisy metal outside stairs. No ability to print boarding pass or anything else.
It was ok for a one night stop but thats it.
Just not best hotel we been in for the money.
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Room was non-smoking, but definately smelled like smoke
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On March 7th, Maxwell Technologies (NASD:MXWL) announced problems with revenue timing. Unlike Lime Energy (NASD:LIME), which I discussed in the previous part of this series, there was no hint of any fictitious revenue. The disclosure was very specific that "The errors relate to the timing of recognition of revenue from sales to certain distributors." The announcement went on to discuss "arrangements … regarding the payment terms for sales" at these distributors. As a result of the discovery, "certain employees were terminated and our Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing resigned." Maxwell is reviewing deficiencies in its internal controls.
What it Means
Too-early revenue recognition is one of the most common accounting problems, and often results when managers push employees to help them hit too-aggressive growth targets. This makes sense given Maxwell's recent series of earnings disappointments and reduced growth estimates. While the terminated employees were most likely the ones who did the book-fiddling, and the Senior VP who resigned gave them the incentives to fiddle, senior management and the board still bear the responsibility for the Senior VP's incentives, and for failing to catch the problems sooner.
While the announced plans to improve internal controls are absolutely necessary, the company should also re-examine its culture. Not only should controls make it harder to cheat, but employees and executives should not be rewarded for their numbers, but also for coming by those numbers honestly.
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Like analysts at Piper Jaffray, I expect MXWL will remain under pressure until its revised financial statements are released. I initially also agreed with them that the stock would recover when the filings are made.
Now I'm not so sure.
I recently began co-managing a green stock focused hedge fund with Jan Schalkwijk, CFA. In November, when we were discussing Maxwell for possible inclusion in the fund, Jan brought the rapid growth of Maxwell's accounts receivable.
Although there can be many other causes, improperly recognized revenue usually shows up in growth of accounts receivable (NYSE:AR). AR is supposed to be money owed to the company by its customers. If product has been shipped to a distributor, but payment need not be made until it is sold, then that product should still be considered inventory, not booked as revenue and moved to AR. Yet this is what seems to have happened at Maxwell.
Between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, Maxwell's net accounts receivable grew by $21 million to $53 million. When Jan brought this to my attention, I asked Maxwell's CEO, David Schramm about it by email. He replied:
I would say there are two factors for the increase in accounts receivable. First, our sales have been increasing and that naturally drives the receivables balances higher. The second reason is that a number of customers have been paying slowly. While it is not unusual to have one customer pay slowly, it is not normal for us to have more than one customer pay late. In our current case, there are three customers who are paying slower than normal. We have evaluated these customers and their ability to pay and believe the accounts are fully collectible.
Jan and I were not entirely comfortable that this completely accounted for rapid growth of AR (revenues only grew 10% over the same period.) Nevertheless, we found Schramm's statement sufficiently believable to treat the growth of AR as something to watch, not something which would make us sell the stock (then trading below $7.) We planned to re-assess our decision this quarter, if AR did not begin to reverse course. We also took comfort in the aggressive buying of MXWL by insiders. They would not have been buying had they suspected Maxwell's results were the result of improper revenue recognition.
In hindsight, I suspect the "slow payment" by customers may have been part of how the employees responsible were hiding the early revenue recognition.
We now know the accounts receivable growth was a red flag. The 10% increase in revenue would most likely be matched by a 10% increase in AR, so revenue growth accounts for only $2 to $3 million of the $21 million increase in AR. Another $12 million is the misreported revenue that was announced on Thursday. That leaves a gap of $6 million or so to be accounted for by customers who have recently begun paying more slowly.
To put the AR increase in perspective, I decided to chart Maxwell's quarterly revenue and AR going back to the end of 2007. Perhaps customers had been paying unusually quickly in 2011, as opposed to slowly in 2012.
In order to remove any seasonal effects, I used numbers from the third quarter (Q3) of each year. I then adjusted these numbers as best I could to account for the changes resulting from the mis-reported revenue contained in the March 7th press release.
Both the as-reported and adjusted numbers are shown in the graph below.
The graph also shows days to pay, which is the number of days it would take to generate each quarter's accounts receivable given the current revenue. If AR had been growing only in proportion with revenue, days to pay should have remained roughly constant.
As you can see, it took 57 days to collect payment from the average customer in Q3 2008, but it took 110 days in Q3 2012. Even after we account for the misreported revenue announced on March 7th, adjusted Q3 2012 days to pay remained at 89. If the adjusted numbers are to believed, Maxwell's average customer was taking between 70 to 80 days to pay in the four years to 2011, but was taking almost 90 days to pay in 2012.
It seems quite possible to me that behind the growing Accounts Receivable lies yet more mis-reported revenue. We know that some customers had payment terms which "had not been communicated to Maxwell's finance and accounting department and, therefore, had not been considered when recording revenue on shipments to these distributors." Is it unreasonable to assume that there are other customers who seem to be paying slowly also have lenient payment terms of which Maxwell's accounting department is not yet aware?
If we were to assume that all the misreported revenue had already been found, we would have to come up with some other explanation as to why Maxwell's customers have been paying more slowly in 2012 than they have in the past. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the right one.
While we will only know the truth when Maxwell files its results, it seems likely to me that the company developed a culture which pushed hitting the numbers even if they had to be fudged.
After accounting for the fudging revealed so far, the recent growth in Accounts Receivable cannot be explained solely by revenue growth over the same period and by the misreported revenue already announced. While it is possible that Maxwell's customers have been paying more slowly in 2012 than in previous years for their own reasons, it is also possible that there is more aggressive accounting yet to be revealed.
With this in mind, I have sold my holdings of Maxwell at a small loss. I may choose to buy the stock back if the price falls enough to account for the revelations I fear may be yet to come.
On March 19th, Maxwell's independent accounting firm McGladrey LLP resigned. McGladrey stated that it "could no longer rely on management's representations," and that "there are material weaknesses in [Maxwell's] internal control over revenue recognition and potentially, more broadly, in [its] overall control environment." While this statement adds credence to my suspicion that there could be more misreprted revenue than initially disclosed, it also reflect badly on McGladrey. Its independent accountants are supposed to provide assurance as to the quality of Maxwell's internal controls. McGladrey completely failed to detect these weaknesses until after the damage had been done.
Disclosure: Long LIME
This article was first published on the author's Forbes.com blog, Green Stocks on March 12th.


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Dash Bitters
Orange Twist for Garnish
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CSA: Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Operates: May-October
Contact Information
Jarrod and Carie Starr
(740) 403-3763
Each share will be a nicely filled bag...spring shares will be a little lighter than later summer shares due to the seasonality of things. All produce will be grown here on our farm where NO chemicals have been used for more than 50 years. The soil is very rich meaning the fruits and veggies we produce will be loaded with vitamins and minerals. We use bed rotation and companion planting to deter pests. Nearly all of our plants are Heirloom varieties. That means they are non-genetically modified which is very important to us. Heirloom vegetables tend to produce more and longer than the hybrid varieties as well. We are planning to begin deliveries late may, first week of June depending upon weather and continue through the growing season until Mother Nature intervenes. (Usually first week or 2 of October).
CSA Details
Season: May through October
Type: single farm
Since: 2012
Full Share: Regular Share $240 /yr Large Share $450 /yr
Work Req? No
Farming Practices
Our Drop Offs and Delivery Areas
Drop Off Point / Center of Delivery Area
Pick Up / Drop Off Points
Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
(Wed Sat)
Members pick up their shares Wednesday between 3 and 6pm or Saturday 12pm-3pm
Contact: Jarrod and Carie Starr
Phone: 740-403-3763
12320 Lonesome Road
Thornville, OH 43076


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