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Andrew M. Bauer
Assistant Professor of Accountancy
Educational Background
PhD, Accounting, University of Waterloo, 2011MAcc, Accounting, University of Waterloo, 2003
BA, Honors, Accounting, University of Waterloo, 2002
Positions Held
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 to presentLecturer/Seminar Leader, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, School of Accountancy, 2009
Lecturer/Seminar Leader, University of Waterloo, 2006-2007
Senior Staff Accountant, Taxation and Assurance, Ernst & Young LLP, 2003-2006
Staff Accountant (Co-op Student), Ernst & Young LLP, 2002
Staff Accountant (Co-op Student), Dixon, Gordon & Co., LLP Chartered Accountants, 2000-2001
Recent Publications
Bauer, A. Forthcoming. Tax Avoidance and the Implications of Weak Internal Controls. Contemporary Accounting ResearchBauer, A., Macnaughton, A., Sen, A. Forthcoming. Income Splitting and "Kiddie Tax" Legislation: Evidence from Canada. International Tax and Public Finance
Bauer, A., O"Brien, P., Saeed, U. 2014. Reliability Makes Accounting Relevant: A Comment on the IASB Conceptual Framework Project. Accounting in Europe, II: 211-217
Honors and Awards
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012, 2013Service Activities
Editorial Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research, 2013-2014Teaching and Research Interests
Taxation, Financial Accounting, Audit
Empirical/archival tax research, financial reporting and disclosure, SOX and internal control disclosure


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Event 47, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better - Live Updates
Day 3 Live Updates
Event 47 - Final Table - It's Ovah Baby!
The heads up battle between Ron Long and Ryan Hughes didn't last too long but a lot happened. Hughes started the battle with approximately a 4-1 to chip lead over Long, but it wasn't long before Long had overtaken the lead.
Hughes suddenly found himself behind but that didn't slow him down. Both players knew that aggression rules in poker and they both followed that mantra. After a few hands Hughes retook the lead and found himself back to square one with a 4-1 chip lead when the final hand went down.
Hughes brought it in with the 3♠ and Long called with the K♠. Long caught a 7♦ and Hughes caught a K♥ on fourth and all hell broke loose. Long bet, hughes raised, Long reraised, Hughes came back over the top, and Long capped it! Long was all in on fifth street and Hughes called. The hands were flipped up.
Long: J♥ K♣ K♠ 7♦ 6♣
Hughes: 7♣ 7♥ 3♠ K♥ 4♥
Long was in the lead with his pair of kings against Hughes' sevens. Hughes made two pair on sixth when he caught 3♦ while Long didn't improve. It was all down to seventh street.
"Full house!" said Hughes as he turned up the 7♠. Long was drawing dead and he turned over his useless Q♦. Hughes had done it!
Last year Hughes won a bracelet in the $2,000 stud event and this year it was a $1,500 so it's not technically a back to back bracelet win, but Hughes got a little information from Nolan Dalla at the end that is probably worth more than the 'back to back' title.
Ryan Hughes is the only person ever, in the entire history of the World Series of Poker, to win two bracelets in Stud H/L! Hughes smiled when he was told that and just asked,"Really?"
Yes... Really! Strong work from Ryan Hughes, who says he never plays Stud H/L except for at the Series. Long took home $113,240 for his second place finish while Hughes takes home the lion's share of $182,997, a bracelet, a world record, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. More on the sandwich in the interview.
Event 47 - Final Table - Shot Down!
It didn't take more than a couple of minutes after the break to lose another player in the Stud H/L. Ryan Hughes, who won this is exact same event last year, goes into the heads up match with a definitive chip lead with about $1.3 million to Ron Long's $315,000.
Hunt No Longer In It
Thomas Hunt didn't even have enough time to finish half of his meatball parmesan sandwich when he got all in against Ryan Long. Hughes was very short and they got it all in on third street. Hughes held 3-4-3 and hund 5-3-2.
By sixth street it was 5♣ 3♦ 2♣ 2♦ T♦ 4♣ for Hunt and 3♣ 4♦ 3♥ Q♦ 2♥ J♣ for Hughes. The dealer dealt the seventh street card face down and Hughes politely turned his over first - the 8♣ for just a pair of threes.
Hunt had tons of outs to scoop or chop. He rubbed the card against the felt before flipping it up the Q♠. Hughes scooped the pot with just a pair of threes. Hunt collected his belongings and his sandwich and headed off to collect his $68,686.
Event 47 - Final Table - Still In The Hunt!
Thomas Hunt III has been the perennial short stack at this final table, and has never managed to get too far above $100,000. He's still in though, thanks to a series of chops and with Alessio Isaia seemingly bleeding a few chips, it might be possible for him to at least ladder up another place, if not better.
Ryan Hughes continues to dominate however, with all the other guys short enough that one pot could eliminate them.
The one pot that Thomas Hunt took completely was when he started with split eights against Isaia's buried deuces, on 5th street Hunt caught two pair, eights and fives and raised all-in, finishing with a board of 8♠ 5♠ 8♣ A♥ 5♦ Q♣ 3♦. Isaia made the call but couldn't improve beyond his solitary pair of ducks and could only show 2♦ 2♣ A♦ J♠ 6♣ 8♥ K♦.
Ciao Alessio!
Alessio Isaia has busted out in 4th place. He held buried aces and picked up a pair of sixes on his board, Ryan Hughes caught a pair of Kings to add to his 2♣ 4♣ 5♣ starting hand before picking up a 3s for a wheel draw as well. On 7th street, Hughes set Isaia in for the last of his chips, the former had caught a third king on seventh street to bust the Italian
Chip Counts Courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Ryan Hughes | $1,180,000 |
Ron Long | $340,000 |
Thomas Hunt III | $85,000 |
Event 47 - Final Table - Hughes Running The Show
Two more players have gone and Ryan Hughes is dominating the table with four players left. Hughes was involved in several big tussles with the other big stack, Jonas Klausen, and came off the victor in that, to set up a commanding lead that makes him odds-on favorite with four left.
D'Alessandro's House Crumbles (Out in 6th)
You don't usually see that many bad beats in Stud Hi/Lo but Tim D'Alessandro just suffered a real nasty one. He started with T♥ T♣ T♠ and progressed to 7♦ 3♣ 3♥ J♠ for Tens full, having got into a major raising war with Thomas Hunt III on 3rd and 4th street and being all-in by fifth. Hunt had started with split aces, but ended up making a bigger house to knock out his opponent, finishing with a board of A♠ K♣ A♣ K♦ 9♥ A♦ 9♣.
Klausen Gone (Out in 5th)
After coming off second best to Ryan Hughes multiple times, Jonas Klausen eventually got all his chips in, he started off with the 2♠ 4♣ 3♣ while Ron Long had 6♦ 2♥ A♣. After picking up the K♣ and Q♣, Klausen had managed to get himself all-in and caught the 8♥ as well to give him a smooth eight draw as well as his flush draw. Long picked up the J♣ 6♣ for a a pair of sixes before getting the 8♣ for his own flush draw and a worse low draw.
Klausen picked up the 8♠ on seventh to give him a pair of eights, no low, Ron Long caught the J♠ for jacks and sixes, good enough to scoop the entire pot and leave us with just four players remaining. Klausen gets $39,355 his efforts though.
Chip Counts courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Ryan Hughes | $921,000 |
Alessio Isaia | $350,000 |
Ron Long | $260,000 |
Thomas Hunt III | $101,000 |
Event 47 - Final Table - Sklansky Out Of Bux...
David Sklansky is the highest profile casualty from our final table during the last hour, he never improved any of his starting hands, and eventually departed from the table, his second final of the WSOP this year.
No Sklansky Bux (Out In 8th)
David Sklansky ended up all-in showing the 8♦ after Tim D'Alessandro had completeled before Ryan Hughes raised. Both player checked fourth street before D'Alessandro began firing on fifth and 6th street with Hughes calling him down. On the river, both checked, D'Alessandro showed trip aces for the high while Hughes showed 7-5-4-3-2 for the low. Sklansky couldn't make a low and only had a pair of sevens for the high and was thus eliminated in 8th place winning $19,306.
Joshu Is A Felled Man (Out in 7th)
Joshua Feldman got in a raising war on 3rd against Jonas Klausen. Klausen is showing A♦ 4♠ on 4th and bets and Feldman raises again. Klausen sets him in and Feldman call flipping J♦ 9♦ J♣ 9♠ for two pair, Klausen shows A♥ K♦ A♦ 4♠. Feldman is ahead but needs to house up or avoid Feldman pairing up. The Scandie catches the K♠ on the river though to make a better two pair and Feldman is out. He wins $23,019 for his seventh place though.
Ryan Hughes | $540,000 |
Jonas Klausen | $373,000 |
Alessio Isaia | $265,000 |
Ron Long | $210,000 |
Tim D'Alessandro | $150,000 |
Thomas Hunt III | $120,000 |
Event 47 - But Now We Do!
The players have quickly been whittled down to our finalists, and the final table has already kicked off with Jonas Klausen way out in the lead with $346,000.
Brooker, Nicewander Finished Early
David Brooker is out after failing to make a low or make a better hand than ace-high, showing A♦ K♥ Q♦ 8♥ 2♥ 7♣ J♠ against Ron Long's 6♣ 2♦ 5♥ 7♦ 3♣ 8♣ 8♦ for a 7-6-5-3-2 and a pair of eights which was good enough for the scoop.
Nicewander was out shortly afterwards, he couldn't beat Ryan Hughes' sixes and threes or make a low to chop the pot.
Costly Error
Margaret Macre managed to do most of her stack showing 9-9-K-K on her board and being called by Ron Long's 4-7-6-6 the whole way. She declared she had a full house but then showed J-J-T in the hole for three pair. Long showed A-3-5 for a 6-5-4-3-A and a seven high straight to scoop the pot.
She went out soon after with two pair against a rivered better two pair.
Chip Counts Courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Ryan Hughes | $400,000 |
Jonas Klausen | $338,000 |
Ron Long | $224,000 |
Alessio Isaia | $220,000 |
Joshua Feldman | $200,000 |
Tim D'Alessandro | $140,000 |
David Sklanksky | $66,000 |
Thomas Hunt III | $31,000 |
Event 47 - Not A Final Yet...
Play has just recommenced in the $1,500 Stud Eight Or Better event, with 13 players still remaining who will play down to a winner tonight. The best known of the remaining field is author David Sklansky who sits squarely in the middle.
Buying A Cow
Mike Hefer is the first of the exits in the event, he ran into Alessio Isaia's full house and was out in 13th place. He does pick up $8,168 as a consolation though
Jonas Klausen | 346,000 |
James Richburg | 274,000 |
Margaret Macre | 173,000 |
Alessio Isaia | 172,000 |
Joshua Feldman | 121,000 |
David Sklansky | 110,000 |
Thomas Hunt III | 101,000 |
Tim D'Alessandro | 82,000 |
Ryan Hughes | 80,000 |
Daniel Nicewander | 41,000 |
Ron Long | 33,000 |
Event Information
- Event Name
- Event 47, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better
- Venue
- Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Date
- 2008-06-26
- Final Day
- 2008-06-28
- Buy In
- $1,500
- Entrants
- 543
- Prize Pool
- $741,195
- First Prize
- $183,368
Event Winner
Player | Prize Money | |
1 | Ryan Hughes | $183,368 |
2 | Ron Long | $113,240 |
3 | Thomas Hunt | $68,686 |
4 | Alessio Isaia | $50,122 |
5 | Jonas Klausen | $39,355 |


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New Zealand's Middlemore Hospital has been accused of neglecting pregnant women. Health Minister Tony Ryall has requested the Counties Manukau District Health Board to report its plan of action to prevent the "unacceptable" neglect of Kiwi patients in maternity wards.
Middlemore Hospital has been repeatedly told to address the issue in the maternity wards after a report revealed pregnant women received poor care. Some women have allegedly "dropped out" of the health care system after finding out about South Auckland's poor care and alleged inhumane treatment.
In the report, one patient revealed her husband was the one who delivered their baby because the midwife was off "gossiping."
Maternity Services Consumer Council Coordinator Lynda Williams said it is not only the hospital in Middlemore which has failed in providing the proper care pregnant women need. Ms Williams revealed that other regions with a high number of Maori and Pacific Islanders also experience the same problem.
She remarked that it was "completely unacceptable for hospitals especially in high-needs areas to treat Maori and Pacific Island pregnant in a different way other than a warm welcome when inside the maternity wards.
The report about pregnant women being treated badly came following an independent maternity review in which it found that South Auckland had a higher rate of dying unborn and newborn babies in 2012 than the national average.
Ms Williams reiterates that maternity wards in these hospitals were having ongoing problems. She said Maori and Pacific Island women feel "judged," and it would be helpful if hospitals can get Maori and Pacific Island women as midwives.
Overcrowded hospitals, midwife shortages and poor care for pregnant women were highlighted in the maternity services review which used feedback from former patients in the report.
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'The Things of History - Hidden Treasures in the Museum's Collection' will take place in the Mary Jane Stryker Theatre on Sunday, September 23, at 1:30 p.m.
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The aviation industry spends big bucks and plans years in advance. Airbus sells 496 passenger jets at the UK airshow.
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Utah league CU short-term loans provide needed service
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SALT LAKE CITY (7/6/10)--Rates for short-term loans offered at Utah's credit unions are much lower than those assessed by payday lenders there, and credit unions' alternative loans come with features to assist members in managing their credit. Scott Simpson, president/CEO of the Utah League of Credit Unions, made those points to media last week, saying that credit unions' short-term loans offer rates that are half those of payday lenders. Credit unions' loans also come with credit counseling and a savings plan, and are given only to people whose credit is so poor they don't qualify for other kinds of credit, he said. Credit unions must as a necessity charge a higher interest rate because of the risk involved because short-term loans often have a high rate of default. "When you extend credit, it comes at some cost," he said. "This is not a product of first resort; it's a product of last resort," he told
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, adding that few members use it. One credit union told him less than one-tenth of 1% of its members use that product. "But when they have no where else to go and they need cash, they can work with an institution that offers traditional products and can help them transition into a better savings structure or environment," he said. The comments were made after a group calling itself the Coalition of Religious Communities held a press conference criticizing eight credit unions in the state for offering short-term loans, which the group said was predatory (
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June 30). "It's frustrating, because we were responding to clamor in the environment, where people wanted someone to displace payday lenders," Simpson told
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. "But credit unions are lending other peoples' (members') money and they need to mitigate the risk," he said. Credit unions' rates are half of what the marketplace is bearing. If credit unions stop making these loans, consumers who want or need fast access to cash will be driven back to payday lenders, said Simpson "If credit unions stopped offering those products, I guarantee that those people that need them would be using payday lenders and they would be paying a lot more," he told the
. The typical rate charged by payday lenders is 521% annual percentage rate (
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June 30). Associated Press reported the story and it has been picked up nationally in media such as
The New York Times
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Golden 1 to help state workers cut to minimum wage
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (7/6/10)--As an appeals court Friday upheld a ruling allowing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut state workers' salaries to minimum wage in the absence of a budget, a credit union announced its preparations to help workers faced with a lower or no salary until the state passes a budget. Sacramento-based The Golden 1 CU announced its "readiness to assist active state worker members who may be impacted" in a press release Friday. "In the event active Golden 1 members who work for the state receive minimum wage or zero pay related to the budget impasse, the credit union plans to offer State Budget Payroll Loans to help affected members with checking and Direct Deposit," said the credit union. Eligible members with a Golden 1 checking account and Direct Deposit of their state payroll checks will be offered the loans with rates as low as 0% annual percentage rate. "Golden 1 has a legacy of giving back to its communities during tiems of need," said President/CEO Teresa A. Halleck. The $7.3 billion asset credit union has more than 680,000 members. Schwarzenegger issued an order Thursday that put 200,000 state workers on minimum wage--$7.25 an hour--next month. July pay for most hourly state employees will be withheld to minimum allowed by law. Regular salaries would be restored when the budget is final (
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July 2). State Controller John Chiang had said he wouldn't follow the order unless ordered to do so by a court. On Friday the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a two-year ruling allowing the governor to cut the wages to minimum wage. The court agreed with the Sacramento Superior Court ruling, saying Chiang overstepped his authority by refusing to issue minimum wage paychecks to state workers during California's budget impasse in 2008. Chiang's office has not indicated whether he will appeal to the state Supreme Court. The governor's order was triggered by lawmakers' failure to enact a budget by Thursday, the start of the fiscal year. It exempts about 37,000 state workers in six bargaining units that have tentatively agreed to labor deals, said the newspaper.
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CU loans savings and asset trends see reversals in May
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MADISON, Wis. (7/6/10)--The Credit Union National Association's (CUNA) monthly review of credit unions for May reflected three reversals in recent trends--in loans, savings balances and asset quality, according to a CUNA economist's analysis.
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Credit union loans outstanding increased less than 0.1% during May, compared with a decrease of less than 0.1% during April. Credit union loans in May totaled $580.4 billion, compared with $583.4 billion in May 2009. Fixed-rate mortgages led loan growth. They increased 0.9%, followed by credit card loans and used-auto loans, which rose 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively. Unsecured personal loans climbed 0.4%, while both adjustable-rate mortgages and home equity loans increased 0.2%. New-auto loans decreased 1.5%. "Loans grew in the month, on the heels of six consecutive months of declines," Mike Schenk, CUNA senior economist, told
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. "While balances are still down on a year-to-date (-1.3%) and year-over-year (-0.5%) basis, the recent increase gives some hope that seasonal patterns will emerge with stronger buying and borrowing during the summer months. "Most loan-types we track saw increases, with fixed-rate mortgages and credit cards, showing the largest percentage increases in the month," he said. "New-auto loan balances and fixed-rate second mortgage balances continued their respective declines." Credit union savings balances decreased less than 0.1% in May, down from a 1.1% increase during April. Credit union savings in May totaled $798.2 billion, compared with $753.1 billion in May 2009. Individual retirement accounts grew 1.7%, followed by money market accounts (0.9%) and regular shares (0.2%). One-year certificates and share drafts decreased 0.8% and 2.3%, respectively.
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"Savings balances declined in May after three successive months of fairly strong increases," Schenk said. "Balances are still up on a year-to-date (3.7%) and year-over-year (6.0%) basis, but seasonal patterns are likely to cause tepid growth or contraction in the coming months. Consumers continue to reflect a preference for short-term, liquid savings. Money market deposit accounts reflected the strongest percentage increase in the month." Credit unions' 60-plus-day delinquencies remained constant at 1.8% during May. "A third notable change was seen on the asset quality front," Schenk said. "Delinquencies, inched up in May after trending down for three consecutive months. Our expectation is that marginally improving labor markets and loan growth related to normal seasonal trends will both help to return delinquencies to their recent downward trend in the coming months." The loan-to-savings ratio remained constant at 73% in May. The liquidity ratio--the ratio of surplus funds maturing in less than one year to borrowings plus other liabilities-- remained at 19%. The movement's overall capital-to-asset ratio remained at 10% in May 2010. The total dollar amount of capital is $91 billion. "Of course, the double whammy of the Euro debt crisis and Gulf oil spill, combined with a 'de-stimulated' housing market and weak labor market gains, have bruised consumer confidence and underlined the fragility of the current recovery," Schenk said. "In this environment, spending and borrowing will be constrained, but with the Fed on the sidelines and big differences between long-term and short-term interest rates, any loan growth at all will help to boost credit union bottom lines," he added.
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Missouri governor shows interest in credit union outreach
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ST. LOUIS (7/6/10)--Missouri Governor Jay Nixon met June 25 with representatives of the Missouri Credit Union Association (MCUA) to discuss issues of interest to credit unions. Nixon met with MCUA President/CEO Rosie Holub and Senior Vice President Peggy Nalls, according to MCUA's newsletter,
The Missouri difference
(July 2). They discussed the Missouri Department of Transportation's decision last session to sever ties with 10 Highway Department credit unions. They also discussed the influx of funds into credit unions as consumers search for safe, local institutions as their primary financial institutions. MCUA said Nixon and his staff also were interested in: the Real Deal program and how credit unions across the state are reaching out to those affected by a troubled economy; payday loan alternatives, Get Checking, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, free financial education, community outreach programs and Homes for Our Troops. MCUA will supply additional information to the governor's staff and work with Travis Ford, director of communications, in the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration, the newsletter said. "We were fortunate to be able to meet with the governor at a time when he and his staff were not involved with the legislative session," Holub said. "Governor Nixon was familiar with credit unions as financial cooperatives and was very receptive to hearing more about credit union involvement in the communities they serve," she said in the newsletter.
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Russias president signs CU microfinance bill
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MOSCOW (7/6/10)--Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill into law that aims to create a legal framework for microfinance institutions, including credit unions. The law comprises government regulation of the microfinance industry and terms of microloans (
Prime-TASS News
July 2). Under the law's provisions, credit unions--and banks, pawnbrokers, savings and loan associations and other entities--can provide microloans. Microfinance institutions will not be allowed to do microloan business with a borrower if, as a result, the borrower's microloan debt to the institution would exceed one million rubles, or $34,770.
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Illinois REAL Solutions partners discuss successes
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. (7/6/10)--IIlinois REAL Solutions partner credit unions met in Naperville, Ill., last month to discuss the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and other initiatives, including a unique homeowner counseling program, according to the Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL). During the 2010 tax season, 10 Illinois credit unions worked with the Center for Economic Progress (CEP) to serve as the on-site financial institution partner for VITA sites statewide. This year, the total number of new accounts opened at all VITA sites in Illinois is 1,397, compared with 1,332 accounts in 2009. CEFCU, Peoria; Community Plus FCU, Rantoul; Consumers Cooperative CU, Waukegan; Kane County Teachers CU, Elgin; RIA FCU, Moline; and SIU CU, Carbondale, were first-year participants. Continuing partners are Generations CU, Rockford; North Side Community FCU, Chicago; NuMark CU, Joliet; and Sherwin Williams CU, South Holland. Cornerstone CU, Freeport, presented information about a community partnership program that helps to teach individuals and families homeowner basics, such as advantages and disadvantages of homeownership, the loan process, understanding credit, budgeting and shopping for a home. The mayor of Freeport recommended during a city council meeting that the city discontinue its own homeownership counseling workshops and instead refer people to Cornerstone, especially because the credit union's sessions are free. The credit union also plans to host home improvement workshops to educate people on how to fix up their homes as an option to selling, given the continuing downturn in the real estate market. The first session will be late summer or early fall. Other projects discussed included:
* Matrimoney, a savings vehicle to help young couples save for their wedding and other life events; * Alternative checking programs; * Efforts to incorporate National Endowment for Financial Education materials into Lincoln's Challenge, a National Guard program that assists high school dropouts, and Jesus is the Way, a local prison ministry; * High school branches; * Matriculas, individual tax identification numbers, and other outreach efforts to Hispanics; * Bank on Illinois, the Illinois State Treasurer's Office program in Rockford, Aurora and Carbondale to help the unbanked and underserved; * Chapter-initiated financial literacy activities and events; and * Credit unions' involvement with Money Smart Week, designated by the Federal Reserve in April in which community groups, including financial institutions such as credit unions, have events to promote personal financial literacy.
The next meeting for Illinois REAL Solutions partner credit unions will be Sept. 15. ICUL and the Illinois Credit Union Foundation have teamed up with the National Credit Union Foundation to offer the REAL Solutions for Low Wealth Households program in Illinois. Currently 48 credit unions are participating. REAL stands for Relevant, Effective, Asset-building, Loyalty-producing. It operates in 27 states nationwide.
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Maine CU poll reports top three trends for May
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WESTBROOK, Maine (7/6/10)--Continued increase in deposits, more members using core services and more members getting rid of credit cards were the top three trends credit unions identified for May in an online poll conducted by the Maine Credit Union League. The focus was on delinquencies within the past year. About 37% of credit unions responding said delinquencies had stayed the same in May 2009, 33% reported an increase and 30% said they had decreased, the league said in its
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(July 2). For those that reported a change in delinquencies, 100% said the change was due to an increase in loan charge offs and 18% attributed it to an increase in collections staff. Other results:
* About 16% of credit unions surveyed said delinquencies increased in May over the previous month, while 52% said they stayed the same and 32% said they decreased. * About 50% of the credit unions said lending increased, 30% said lending stayed the same, and about 20% said lending decreased; and * Of those experiencing an increase in lending, 64% reported a hike in mortgages and auto loans, 50% reported increases in home equity lines of credit and 7% saw increases in member business loans--7%.
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Growth strategies focus of Community CU Growth Conference
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MADISON, Wis. (7/6/10)--This year's Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Community Credit Union and Growth Conference will focus on ways credit unions can grow their membership and revenue through innovative strategies. The conference, in Boston Oct. 6-9, is themed "Putting the Pieces Together for Growth." Credit unions attending the conference will learn:
* How to launch growth initiatives, including ones that reach out to the rapidly expanding youth and underserved populations; * Strategic ways to use traditional and non-traditional marketing strategies, like social media, to build relationships in the community. * How to grow revenue and stay strong through recessionary times.
Keynoters will be Dr. Kevin Freiberg, author of "BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual" and president of San Diego Consulting Group, and Ty Warren, author of "White Hat Leadership: How to Maximize Personal and Employee Productivity." General sessions include:
* Economic Outlook for Credit Unions, featuring CUNA Senior Economist Steve Rick; * Best Practices in Community Credit Union Performance; and * Compliance Issues Impacting Credit Unions.
Also, CUNA will present the 2010 Community Credit Union of the Year Award during the conference. The award recognizes outstanding work by community credit unions. For more information, use the link.
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Redesigned CUNA website debuts
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MADISON, Wis. (7/6/10)--The Credit Union National Association's (CUNA) website goes live today with a major redesign to enhance the site's appearance, navigation and organization. Together the changes make comprehensive improvements to cuna.org, the most widely read website in the credit union system. The redesign has been in development for the past six months. "We have used survey feedback from our readers to guide a series of design improvements that will make our site easier to use, quicker to navigate, and more visually appealing," said Kevin Knope, CUNA director of Web-based systems and support, who spearheaded the redesign effort. The redesigned cuna.org features these major changes:
Better navigation.
CUNA reconsidered how the site was laid out from the perspective of its visitors, choosing labels and groupings that are most natural for them. Content is now grouped under four major categories: "Issues & Advocacy," "Regulation & Compliance," "Education & Training," and "Products & Services," with drop down menus delineating the specific content in each area for faster navigation. The new site also takes greater account of the different audiences that it attracts, using tabs to more clearly identify specific destinations of interest to different groups, such as consumers, press, and state credit union league staff. And it more prominently features links to the social networking sites CUNA has established--such as the recently launched CUNA*verse blog. *
Improved integration.
The site has added more links from informational pages to product and services pages, and vice versa, making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for, regardless of where within CUNA the content is produced and where it resides on the site. *
Increased automation.
System generated lists highlighting recent additions and popular pages keep the cuna.org site fresh and help visitors stay on top of what's new and what's of current interest. *
Faster performance.
Enhancements to the underlying technology of the site enable pages to offer more interactive features and still display faster than in prior versions of the site. *
Streamlined appearance.
A more attractive and contemporary design presents a stronger initial impression of CUNA and the credit union movement.
CUNA's website is the most visited in the credit union movement, attracting more than 100,000 visitors a month to its more than 80,000 pages of information. The site receives about 45,000 page views per day. For many, the starting point is
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McGee named LSCU board chair
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (7/6/10)--Joe McGee, president/CEO of Legacy Community FCU in Birmingham, Ala., was elected chairman of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) and Affiliates on June 17. Outgoing Chairman Rich Helber turned the gavel over to McGee during the annual meeting held in conjunction with the LSCU's First Annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando. The current LSCU executive committee is:
* Chairman-- McGee; * Chairman-elect--Mary Ott Wood, Florida West Coast CU, Brandon, Fla.; * Vice Chairman--Steve Swofford, Alabama CU, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; * Secretary--Tina Williams, Mobile Educators CU, Mobile, Ala.; and * Treasurer--Brent Lister, First Florida CU, Jacksonville, Fla.
The league also announced changes to senior management staff at LSCU. Carol Lucas, chief financial officer, will retire at the end of this year. She has served the Alabama Credit Union League and LSCU for 22 years. Scott Morgan was promoted to senior vice president of finance and administration. Morgan, who is based in the Tallahassee, Fla., office, will oversee accounting, human resources, information technology, and facility services for LSCU and Affiliates. Will McCarty has been promoted to senior vice president of governmental affairs. McCarty, who is based in Birmingham, has been with the league for 10 years, most recently as vice president, legislative affairs/staff counsel. Liz Aperauch was promoted to director of human resources. She previously served as human resources manager.
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Cheney on board outlines priorities as CUNAs new CEO
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WASHINGTON (7/6/10)--William "Bill" Cheney, who officially
became president/CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) over the long holiday weekend--on July 5--says his first priority upon taking the helm at CUNA is to assure a smooth transition of power during this volatile time for credit unions. "We can't miss a beat, either in Washington or Madison (Wis.), as we represent and serve credit unions," he said, referring to the CUNA operations based in each of those cities. "Credit unions are facing serious legislative, regulatory and financial challenges. So, now more than ever, credit unions need a strong, responsive national trade association--and they have one in CUNA." Cheney comes aboard CUNA at a time when hot-button issues abound. CUNA and credit unions have fought a tough battle against government controls on interchange fees, and now work for further improvements in the pending legislation. If enacted, CUNA stands ready to work for credit union interests as the Federal Reserve implements the controls. Also on the front burner is the long-term credit union goal to increase the statutory cap on member business lending (MBL). Last week, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) offered an amendment to include legislative language in a small business-stimulus bill that would increase the MBL cap to 27.5% of a credit union's total assets. The Senate is expected to take up that bill this summer. And on the daily operational side, Cheney notes, credit unions--like almost all businesses--are working to deal with tough economic conditions caused by the meltdown in the housing and mortgage markets. Under his leadership, Cheney says, advocacy will remain CUNA's top priority. "That doesn't mean it's our only priority, but it's our first priority." The new CUNA chief is confident that his deep background in the credit union movement gives him the skills for a successful tenure at CUNA. Cheney has more than 20 years experience working in credit unions—nine of which were spent as CEO. He has also spent the last four years heading the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues. "CUNA has successfully been representing credit unions for 75 years. That will continue, and my experience brings a slightly different perspective to the table," he said. Cheney congratulates his predecessor--exiting CEO Dan Mica--on a great leadership during his 14 years at the CUNA reins. Mica announced his intended departure last August and has helped guide CUNA through the search process for a strong successor. When announcing his plan to move on, Mica noted his personal philosophy that "change is a good thing" and should occur in one's life every 10 years or so. He said it was his love of the credit union movement that drew him to stay as CUNA president/CEO for 14 years. Reflecting Mica's positive attitude regarding change, Cheney says, "Anytime there's change, especially when you've had such a great leader as Dan Mica…for 14 years, it's an opportunity to step back and look at what we're doing as an organization and see how we want to improve for the benefit of credit unions going forward." For more on Cheney, the July issue of CUNA's
Credit Union Magazine
features an in-depth Q-and-A with the new CUNA president/CEO.
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* CINCINNATI (7/6/10)--A former manager of the now-defunct Good Samaritan Employees CU based in Cincinnati, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding the credit union. Ann Bryson, 63, of Cincinnati, also was ordered in U.S. District Court to pay restitution of more than $245,432, the amount embezzled (
US Fed News
July 2). Bryson pleaded guilty on March 11 to one count of bank embezzlement, which occurred while she was manager between 1998 and 2005. Court documents said she wrote credit union checks and money orders to pay personal expenses and manipulated records to evade detection. The credit union was liquidated in November 2005 ... * BROOKLYN, N.Y. (7/6/10)--Polish & Slavic FCU (PSFCU) recently awarded $300,000 in scholarships to 298 students to help defray
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The Noh Mercy is a community-created promotional cosmetic item for the Spy. It is a team-colored traditional Oni mask. The Spy's cigarette sticks sideways out of its mouth, wedged between two teeth.
This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011.
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- [Undocumented] The Noh Mercy was moved to the miscellaneous slot.
- The Noh Mercy appears to have been styled after the Hannya mask, often used to represent a jealous female, that becomes a demon in Japanese Noh plays.
- Oni (鬼) are creatures in Japanese folklore, normally taking the role as demons, devils, ogres or trolls.
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Intel Corporation today announced two new Ethernet controllers that facilitate high traffic flow and optimize I/O performance in such enterprise server environments as multicore Intel Xeon processor-based systems and virtualized datacenters. The Intel 82598 and Intel 82575 Ethernet controllers distribute workloads across all available processing cores to reduce utilization and achieve optimal system performance.
The Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller provides energy-efficient, dual-port, PCI Express-based 10GbE connectivity to handle high-speed interconnects. This product addresses the networking bottlenecks associated with server consolidation and is ideal for virtualization and such demanding enterprise applications as storage and high performance computing.
The Intel 82575 Gigabit Ethernet Controller offers many of the same features at 1GbE connectivity. This new dual-port controller, which provides virtualization optimizations, is designed for use in Intel's next-generation low-profile, quad-port server adapters.
"We introduced our first Ethernet controller 25 years ago, and today continue with our leadership with our second generation 10GbE controller," said Tom Swinford, general manager of Intel's LAN Access Division. "Our new low-power, high-performance, dual port 10GbE controller doubles past connectivity to better meet the ever-increasing server traffic loads of LAN and Ethernet Storage."
The extensive growth in dense computing environments, AdvancedTCA and embedded platforms has also been driving the need for low-power, high-bandwidth designs. The Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller provides dual-port 10GbE at an average of just 4.8 watts.
"We believe the Intel 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, with its outstanding performance and power efficiency, is ideally suited for many types of today's data center applications and will complement Cisco's high-performance Catalyst data center products," said Richard Palmer, senior vice president and general manager of Security Technology Group, Cisco.
The controllers also support Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/OAT), which increases I/O throughput and reduces CPU utilization in multicore Intel processor-based servers.
"Microsoft and Intel have worked closely to deliver integrated support for Intel I/OAT in the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008," said Henry Sanders, distinguished engineer and general manager of Microsoft Windows Networking*. "Our mutual customers will benefit from the numerous enhancements in these products, resulting in even greater application performance and scalability on their multicore Intel® Xeon® processor-based Windows Servers."
In addition to Cisco and Microsoft, Intel is also working closely with leading server vendors to validate the new controllers for future systems.
The Intel® 82575 Gigabit Ethernet Controller is available now, and the Intel® 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller will be available for volume shipment in September. More information is available at www.intel.com/network .
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Herman Chinery-Hesse—Development Capital Right Under His Nose
When Herman Chinery-Hesse returned to his native Ghana in 1990 after studying manufacturing at Texas State University-San Marcos, he quickly realized that while he aspired to start his own company, he had no money to launch a manufacturing enterprise. But sitting around one day he realized, "Hey, wait a minute. My little computer I had here, sitting in front of me, was a factory; it could make software." He had been dabbling with computer programming for a couple of years as a hobby, and he thought, "I could turn this into my manufacturing business." So he partnered with an old schoolmate, and they started writing software for the travel industry and selling door to door. "Sometimes we got, 'Go to hell,' and sometimes we got, 'Well, we're interested.'" It was hand to mouth in the early months, but soon they bought a second computer and hired an employee. "We were programming out of my bedroom, sitting on my bed, and then we evolved from there and grew and grew and grew." They named the company theSOFTtribe.
Herman Chinery-Hesse—Turning a Problem into an Opportunity
One problem they faced early was the stress put on software throughout much of Africa. "There were heavy, serious power problems in our part of the world; people couldn't afford expensive software systems; people were not very computer literate." Chinery-Hesse and his partner turned the problem into an opportunity, becoming pioneers in what they refer to as "tropically tolerant" software. "We created protocols and technologies that made our systems robust, to work well in this environment," he explains. "You have to be very innovative. I mean, to get the systems to work out here, it was just what we had to do. Everybody builds Rolls Royces, but we're in Africa; we build Land Rovers. And we got good at it, and our software sold well for that reason."
Herman Chinery-Hesse—Foreign Aid Undercuts African Business
A second challenge that a fledgling SoftTribe faced was generated, ironically, by the system of international foreign aid. As much as half the Ghanaian economy is run by the government, and as Chinery-Hesse says, "to a large extent our governments have been held captive by the donor agencies—the international donor community—who are not, in my view, particularly interested in seeing the growth of local business." For evidence he points to firsthand experience: "When we talk to the government, the government says, 'Hey, we're not allowed to buy with donor money local products; that's just the way it is. It's their money; they decide who gets it.' And this has been a big dilemma for us."
Herman Chinery-Hesse—An Entrepreneur's Entrepreneur
Undaunted, Chinery-Hesse and his partners have continued to grow their business in the private sector. He also has launched a second company, Black Star Line Global (BSL), which works to connect African businesses to international markets through an electronic platform that does many of the things PayPal and EBay do but goes one step further: it's enhanced by a system of phone-minute cash cards that allow electronic money transfers between even the most basic cell phones, sidestepping the need for personal computers for online commerce. As the company website explains, BSL seeks to empower "everyone from the micro-trader to the industrialist, promoting prosperity, self-reliance and empowerment."


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Tests of an inversion algorithm for spectrally resolved limb emission
Applied Optics, Vol. 22, Issue 17, pp. 2665-2669 (1983)
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Spectrally resolved earth limb radiance profiles were inverted to recover concentration and temperature profiles in the non-LTE altitude regime. These simulations used synthetic spectra for the optically thin NO fundamental band near 5.3 μm. The purpose of the study was to test a nonlinear inversion algorithm used previously to invert real data obtained in the Spectral Infrared Rocket Experiment. Specifically, the tests consisted of attempts to retrieve singly and doubly peaked excited density vs altitude profiles and kinetic temperature vs altitude from the synthetic spectral data with and without added noise. A nonlinear inversion algorithm was used rather than the formal inverse of the Abel integral equation because it offers promise for species/bands that are not optically thin.
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Ramesh D. Sharma and Alexander Zachor, "Tests of an inversion algorithm for spectrally resolved limb
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All of that is excellent, but as mentioned above, you don't need to spend nearly this much to get those benefits. However, if you choose to do so, Replenix AE Dermal Restructuring Therapy won't disappoint. The formula is fragranced, but the amount is very low, so it's unlikely to pose problems. Still, the presence of fragrance doesn't make this a slam-dunk for those with sensitive skin.
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Well, Tim, Alien Technology priced its IPO this week. If the deal gets done within the proposed price range--and if your bet still stands--you're going to owe someone $10 to $12 (the price of one share). Of course, the company now expects to raise a maximum of $124.2 million, which is $13.8 million less than it had originally anticipated. Although I think the deal will happen, it clearly won't be the "scorcher" I had predicted. What has changed since my prediction? One word: Vonage. The Internet phone company's tepid IPO in May threw a wet blanket over speculative concept plays like Alien, which lost $34 million on revenues of $10 million in the six months ended April 1. In other words, several quarters of positive earnings on meaningful revenue are still minimum criteria for a successful IPO in the post-bubble world. And that's probably as it should be.
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Bonsai (pronounced bone-sigh) is always a joy for me to admire. I am not sure I have the patience and dedication it takes to maintain these beautiful tress and landscapes but I do love to look at them. These photos where taken at the exhibit by the Susquehanna Valley Bonsai Club at the recent PA Garden Expo. It was particularly fun to see the azalea in bloom! We have featured more of their work on our blog before.
An informative sampling focused on herbs and tea with an occasional sprinkling of fairy dust and a glimpse into family activities too. The contributions to this blog is the combined effort created by the sisters of The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances.
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- Marilyn said...
Very pretty! I can just picture a little gremlin tucked under that last picture.
- Tuesday, March 13, 2012
- jen said...
I think you liked the same things I did at the expo. :) I took so many pics of the bonsais and the outdoor kitchens were awesome as well.
-jen - Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- Angela McRae said...
These are beautiful! (Like you, I'm not sure I'd have the patience for it, though!)
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