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Openly Gay Speaker of Rhode Island House Resigns After FBI Raid
Gordon D. Fox, the out-n-proud gay (NTTAWWT) Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, who spearheaded the drive, so to speak, to make homosexual marriage legal in Rhode Island has resigned. He resignation followed an FBI raid in which most, if not all, of his stuff was boxed up and taken away. Mr. Fox is a groundbreaker in a lot of ways. This apparently | Read More »

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I'm trying to copy the contents of one mailbox into a new, currently empty mailbox using import/export. I have both accounts configured in ZD. The mailbox I want to copy declares itself to be 5.5GB in size. I have successfully exported it, producing a *.tgz file that's almost 2.6GB -- that seems reasonable, given the compression that's applied.
I then went to import into the new mailbox. On the Preferences page, I selected Import/Export for the new mailbox, browsed to the *.tgz file just created, chose destination "All Folders" and Ignore duplicates, and clicked the Import button. A tooltip-like window appeared for a couple of seconds saying "Import started". And that's the last sign of activity there has been. It's been sitting there for over an hour and I can't tell if anything is happening. When I flip back to the Mail view, there's no sign of action in the new mailbox and apparently nothing has yet been imported.
Is this amount of apparent inactivity normal? Is anything actually happening? How long is it likely to take, importing a 2.6GB *.tgz file?
Enhancement request: It would be REALLY nice if there were some kind of progress bar indicating how things are going when an import is in progress.
... Ed


text: Old Hunter, you and I hunt a lot alike. 90% of my hunting is still hunting timber. When elk hunting I also rely on my nose, many times I've smelled them before I saw them. If you want to get away from hunters, hit the timber with plenty of steep ground dead fall.


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County OKs permit for liquor store near church
Published: Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
Plenty of neighbors complained recently about a new liquor store in their midst.
But the church next door wasn't one of the complainants.
The County Commission approved a special-use permit that allows a new liquor store at Baseline Road and Southeast 24th Street.
The outlet will sit next to the Good News Church — which was the primary reason the board got involved.
County land regulations forbid retail liquor sales within 500 feet of a church, school or public park unless the store owner is granted an exception. Beer and wine are OK, if they are sold for consumption elsewhere.
The liquor store owner, Jignesh Mody, needed the board's endorsement because the church sits 243 feet from his 5.9-acre site.
Commissioners received plenty of opposition to the plan at Tuesday's zoning hearings. Three residents from the Oakhurst subdivision across the street objected. One of them, Mike Liuzzi, presented a petition featuring the names of 70 people who wanted the proposal rejected.
Liuzzi explained that the community is worried about increased traffic and trash.
Oakhurst residents, Liuzzi said, routinely pick up beer bottles in their front yards discarded by the customers of a bar located in the Baseline Commons shopping center on the other side of where the liquor store will go.
Mody countered that the neighbors would not fight his store if a major retailer were introducing liquor sales on the property.
A majority of the commission sided with a staff recommendation to grant the permit.
The planning staff's report pointed out that the bar, C&D's Coliseum Lounge, was there first. It opened in 2006, four years before the church did.
Commissioner David Moore offered a motion to deny the permit. That died.
Commissioner Stan McClain said that, had the church been there first, he might have felt differently about voting for the permit.
Commissioner Kathy Bryant added that she believed the traffic at the store would be less of a nuisance because people would come and go quickly.
The board approved the permit, which runs for five years, by a 4-1 vote, with Moore dissenting.
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Bearable and beautiful
There once was a young boy who had had a bad day. First, he went to sleep with gum in his mouth and woke up with gum in his hair. His mother had to use peanut butter to get the gum out. Then, she had to wash his hair to get the peanut butter out. He hated that.


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The Megaspeed Car and Truck ShowWritten by on October 10, 2013 The 2012 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour Leg 7
The Megaspeed Car and Truck Show was held for the first time in March 2012 in Toronto and was a huge success. Because the Road Tour from Kalamazoo to Burlington was taking us across Canada, the folks at Megaspeed decided they would like to sponsor one leg of the tour. The Megaspeed Tour is also the final leg of the Steele Rubber Products Triple Crown Challenge.
After the Sunday awards at the NSRA Nationals North Plus, the 17 cars that were signed up for the Megaspeed Tour rolled out of the fairgrounds. Our destination was the NSRA Northeast Nationals Plus in Burlington, Vermont. Sunday evening we headed to the Canadian town of Sarnia just across the border from Port Huron, Michigan. After some routine questions at the border we crossed into Canada.
Our first stop on Monday was at Hitman Hotrods in Cambridge, Ontario. Hitman won the Megaspeed Grand Champion Award for 2012 with an unbelievable '27 T sedan. We got to see the beautiful '37 Cabriolet that won the Best in Show award at the 2012 Megaspeed Show. Silver Elvis even showed up to say, "Thank you, thank you very much."
Next stop was Lucky 7 Enterprises. Their suspension components and unique dropped axles are available through dealers worldwide. We were greeted by owner Joe Leone and hamburgers and sausage were on the grill when we pulled in. It was a great lunch stop at Lucky 7 Enterprises.
By 3 p.m. we were checked into our hotel in Oshawa. By 5 p.m. Gary Chalis and fellow members of the Motor City Car Club arrived to welcome us. The Motor City Car Club has greeted the Road Tour many times over the past seven years and it is always a treat. Monday evening they had arranged for us to be special guests at Shake, Rabble, Roll in nearby Whitby. This '50s-themed diner hosts two cruises each week during the summer. Some of the Motor City Car Club came back to the hotel for some parking lot fun after the show. Many thanks to the Motor City Car Club for once again making our visit to Oshawa memorable.
On Tuesday morning Gary Chalis and some members of the Motor City Car Club came to give us a send-off and also give each driver a hat and mug from their annual August car show.
We set out in a hard rain with our sights set on the town of Lindsay, Ontario. Kevin Easton had invited us to stop by for a look at his Mopar collection. We were greeted by Kevin and his shop manager Brad Fallis and they walked us through the collection and we were amazed by the amount of Mopar Muscle in one building. Hemis were everywhere and there were a few very nice Ford street rods and Tri-Five Chevys mixed in to keep the other guys happy. Armed with cookies and coffee we enjoyed hearing the details of each of the treasures from Kevin and Brad. It was a great morning and it looked like the skies were brightening.
Our next stop was about 90 minutes away in the town of Warsaw. We were headed to the shop of a custom car icon Harry Sherry. Harry was responsible for the blown '34 Ford and the immaculate '55 Chevy that we had seen at Kevin Easton's shop. Those are just two of thousands of cars to come out of Sherry Custom Auto over the past 50-plus years.
Harry had put together a slide show and gave us some background on the cars that were pictured. It was a great glimpse into a career that has lasted over a half century. Bill Sherry does the upholstery work and his custom Pontiac was on display. One current project is a Marmon that is being built as a vehicle for Harry himself. It was a wonderful afternoon at Sherry Custom Autos in Warsaw. We were in the presence of a true master and delighted that Harry would take the time to greet us as he did. We will be back to see that finished Marmon project. We arrived in Gananoque near the 1,000 Island area by 6 p.m. The sun was shining and it had been an incredible day on the Megaspeed Tour.
By Wednesday morning the rains had passed through and it was a cool and sunny morning. Thanks to the efforts of the Motor City Car Club who worked all day on Tuesday to solve problems experienced by one of the Road Tourians, everyone had made it to Gananoque at the Canada/U.S. border. While we enjoyed our time in Canada it was a good feeling to be crossing the bridge and knowing that you were back home.
Our first stop was the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York, just 10 minutes from the border. Even the non-boaters in our group could appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship of the watercraft on display. It was a great way to start the day on the Megaspeed Tour.
It was a short 45-minute drive to Fort Drum, the huge Army base near Watertown, New York. About two years ago at the Syracuse Nationals I had been approached by Dale Greening. Dale is a civilian helicopter mechanic at Fort Drum. Dale invited me to bring a Road Tour to the base to visit the troops and see the equipment that was being used in Afghanistan. Dale explained that the helicopters from Fort Drum would be returning soon and he felt that the troops and their families would enjoy seeing our cars. He also felt that we would appreciate a close-up look at equipment that was being used by our soldiers half way around the world. From that conversation two years ago and Dale Greening's hard work and persistence we were now on our way to Fort Drum for an amazing afternoon.
Our first stop was the Heritage Center on the base. From there we drove to the actual airfield where the Chinook, Apache, Black Hawk, and Kiowa helicopters are based. It was an amazing sight as we were greeted by the troops along the runways while we drove by these incredible pieces of sophisticated equipment. We were led into an open hanger and parked our cars. It was a scene and a moment that will be a lasting memory for all of us. The troops were anxious to see our cars and we could not believe we were actually so close to the helicopters and the men and women who fly and maintain them. Cameras were out all afternoon as we took pictures of the activities going on all around. Some of the Road Tourians got a chance to get into the flight simulators where the pilots train. It was a breathtaking afternoon. Many thanks to Dale Greening who had the vision and to the folks on the base who helped make this all happen. We attended a local cruise in our honor Wednesday evening to top off an incredible day.
Thursday morning it was time to get to our weekend destination of Burlington, Vermont, for the NSRA Northeast Nationals Plus. The route took us through Lake Placid, New York, the site of the 1932 and 1980 Olympics. Upon reaching the Vermont border and the banks of the southern part of Lake Champlain we boarded a ferry for the short 20-minute boat ride. We reached Burlington by mid afternoon. It had been a gorgeous drive.
Our journey was complete but the fun of a weekend at the NSRA Northeast Nationals Plus was ahead as we spent the weekend at the Champlain Valley Expo Center.
It was a great weekend at the NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals Plus. There were over 1,400 registered vehicles and plenty of spectators all weekend to enjoy them. Saturday evening the participants on the Steele Rubber Products Triple Crown Challenge got together for a final meal as a group. Six vehicles with eleven participants completed the three back-to-back-to-back Road Tours. NSRA awards were announced at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Three of our Road Tourians were singled out for special recognition. This makes the seventh tour in the books for the 2012 season. Go to streetrodder.com for extended coverage of the Megaspeed Road Tour and a schedule and registration form for the upcoming 2013 Road Tour season.
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Our first stop Monday morning was in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. We were greeted by this welcome sign at the Hitman Hotrods shop. We always enjoy the warm receptions we receive wherever we travel on the Road Tours.Upon our arrival at Hitman Hotrods we were greeted by owner Scott Forbes (front) and the Hitman crew. They were excited that we were visiting and gave us a tour of the shop and projects that were in the works.Their craftsmanship was obvious in all the cars being built but even more so in this award-winning '37 Ford cabriolet that was on display. This stunning vehicle won the Best in Show award at the 2012 Megaspeed Show.Our lunch stop was at the Lucky 7 Enterprises facilities. Joe Leone and the group at Lucky 7 have been fabricating chassis for over six years and have made a great name for themselves in the United States, Canada, and recently in Australia.Our friends from the Motor City Car Club in Oshawa, Ontario, arraigned to have us visit a local car cruise in nearby Whitby. Shake, Rabble, Roll actually hosts two nights each week during the summer months. There is a huge hot rod community in Oshawa and the surrounding areas.The parking area at the Shake, Rabble, Roll cruise is grass-covered and tree-lined. The night we visited there were almost 150 vehicles that turned out for the twice a week cruise. A number of the Road Tourian vehicles were selected for special recognition.Inside Easton Classic Cars we found wall-to-wall Hemi powered muscle cars from the era when Mopar was king of the pavement. The quarters were tight but Kevin and Brad took time to talk about the vehicles on display and answer our questions.The Sherry family is custom car royalty in Canada. For over 50 years Harry (second from left) and his brother Bill (far right) have built award-winning show cars ranging from full customs to factory prototypes for a number of car manufacturers. Bill has had his wife, Marion, by his side the entire time and now his two grandsons are following in his footsteps.
After crossing back into the Untied States we visited the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY. Classic and vintage wooden boats were displayed in all buildings. This area held a number of world-famous racing boats that dated back to the era of beautiful handbuilt wooden record holders.We capped our day in Watertown at Shorty's Place. Shorty's is a vintage diner that hosts a weekly car cruise during the summer. Great food and a classic setting combined for a fun evening.The Legends Car Club organized the get together at Shorty's Place. Even though it wasn't the regular cruise night the local car community turned out in large numbers to welcome us to Watertown, NY.We were a happy group when we posed for our family portrait at the AMSOIL/STREET RODDER hospitality tent on Friday afternoon. It had been a wonderful trip from Kalamazoo on the Megaspeed Road Tour and we packed a lot of great memories into five days of travel.Bill and Susan Townsend were named the Surf City Garage Attention to Detail award winners for the tour. Bill and Susan kept their Chevy Nova spotless all week and were also part of the Steele Rubber Products Triple Crown Challenge.


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How To Shop For a Project Truck - Buying A Project TruckWritten by on February 1, 2010 Shopping For A Project Truck In The Computer Age
For anyone who has shopped for a project truck, you know from the beginning that in many cases the process is a roll of the dice. Oftentimes, an extremely low price or sentimental reasons cloud our otherwise good judgment. Those things happen even when that potential show-winning truck is right there in front of us to inspect to our hearts content before shelling out the long green. With so many trucks (and vehicles in general) being offered for sale over the Internet, the practice of buying and selling a vehicle has become even more complicated.
On one hand, the Internet can bring a larger number of buyers to a larger number of sellers, making the transfer of ownership of any type of vehicle a daily occurrence. Finding a project truck used to be a matter of scouring the local want ads or driving around in the country until you found a suitable project truck. Internet websites such as www.hotrodhotline.com, www.racingjunk.com, www.traderonline.com, as well as countless others can make thousands of classic trucks, both finished and project, accessible to you, no matter where you are. Even if you find the perfect truck located across the country or even in a different country, those websites often have advertisers that can transport your new purchase to you for a fee.
On the other hand, with so many trucks to choose from, finding the right one for you, your budget, and your level of expertise requires extra effort on your part. If you are standing right in front of a truck that catches your interest, you will most likely give it a reasonably thorough (although admittedly, not always complete) inspection before you agree to buy it. If you notice something that you don't like or you have questions about, you can ask the owner about it and negotiate the selling price accordingly. However, if you are simply looking at one picture or several on your computer, you quite possibly will miss a few things that can bring about some unwelcome surprises if left unknown until after the sale. Basically, out of sight, out of mind.
Let's face it, a truck project is a sizable investment, so you as the buyer are certainly entitled and justified in asking some questions before you make the deal. Everyone knows that a picture is worth a thousand words, so don't be afraid to request more photos if you are serious about purchasing a truck. Many websites offer free listings that include one photo, but charge for multiple photo listings. So, most of those ads have photos of an overall view of the truck being offered for sale, but show little in the way of details. Most likely in this digital world, if the seller has one picture of their truck, they have several, or can at least take a few more snapshots. If you have specific concerns (or priorities) of what you want to see, mention that in your correspondence with the seller. There is no need for them to crawl under the truck for chassis pictures if you are concerned about the interior.
Photos (or the photographer's ability) don't always tell the entire story however, making some specific questions and reasonable answers a necessity if you are to make the buying experience a good experience. All trucks will have their own specific peculiarities, such as rust-prone areas or mechanical nuances. Being at least somewhat familiar with these specifics and what is involved in repairing them will be good information to have. In addition to model-specific areas of concern, there are always the typical questions that could apply to most any truck such as: What condition are the cab corners in? How solid are the body mounts? Is the bed floor in decent condition or there at all? Is the truck in running and driveable condition?
I recently acquired a '68 Chevy Stepside pickup in a trade for a '27 Ford Track T roadster that I had built. Since the Track T was built as part of a book project, I had no real plans of keeping it. Furthermore, since it had become a source of frustration and the book was long since completed, I was getting overly anxious to get rid of it. Combine that with the fact that I have always liked the '67-68 model year C10s, and objectivity and rational thinking left me for awhile. A long story made short, I didn't ask all of the questions that I should have and now I have a small project on my hands, where I would rather start rebuilding my '55 Chevy pickup from scratch, than to open the can of worms that the '68 may very well be.
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Speaking of side marker lights, do these actually work? These appear to be illuminated, but it is actually a reflection from the flash. Not a big deal to fix, nor a necessity, but these side marker lights are not connected and therefore do not work. The door also appears to be slightly darker than the front fender. That may or may not be an actual condition, but is something that may be of more concern when you are looking at purchasing a finished truck.While we are all used to disc brakes in our daily drivers, the '68 Chevy C10 has drum brakes on all four wheels. These have been rebuilt and work well for drum brakes, but they simply do not stop like disc brakes. Many vendors offer disc brake conversions however.You should probably always ask to see a direct profile shot of any vehicle that you are interested in purchasing. This angle will tell you much more about the stance and ride height than any other perspective will.While the absence of a rear bumper most likely is not a deal breaker, the taillights have to raise some concern. While '38-39 Ford taillights have adorned many a hot rod, they simply do not fit with the mostly rectangular lines of this truck. Combining recessed or flush-mount taillights in a rolled rear pan will address the bumper and taillight issue, but will require filling the existing holes in the fenders. Not a big deal, but something to consider.The tinted windshield does not have any cracks, both windshield wipers are in place, and so are both headlights. Overall, the truck does have some curb appeal.Although this is a personal opinion, the orange paint of the hood should be round, rather than angled where it transitions from the side of the hood to across the front of the hood.According to the previous owner, the 383ci crate motor and 700-R4 transmission have approximately 6,000 miles on them. It does run good, sounds healthy, and has power steering and power brakes.While the engine does run good, some general cleanup of the underhood area and detailing of the engine would be time well spent. How much time and expense you put into that effort would depend greatly on your overall purpose for buying the truck in the first place. Having the headers coated when new would have probably been money well spent toward increasing their usable life. A fan shroud would be a good item to have, both in cooling efficiency and preventing inadvertent appendage amputation.I was somewhat surprised when the Demon 750-cfm carburetor did not have an air filter on it when I picked it up. I felt that without a filter in place, sucking in dirt or other debris would happen before long, so I quickly installed a spare that I had on hand. It is probably undersized for the carb however.
Difficult to see in the photo, which proves one of the points in the related text, is a spot about an inch in diameter that causes some concern. It appears to be a hole that was filled prior to paint. If a sheetmetal patch has been welded in place, the telltale ring would most likely not appear. Although I have not yet verified the condition, it looks like the hole was simply filled with plastic filler that has now shrunk, thus pulling away from the paint. A replacement panel (aftermarket or salvage) or welding a sheetmetal patch will be the correct remedy for this. By the way, the silly DUB emblem has already been removed.Not a deal breaker, but this is the wrong gas filler cap for this truck. The correct filler cap has a much lower profile and hides the rubber gasket and neck slightly better.The original steering wheel is not cracked, but is showing a fair amount of paint wear. Since the inside as well as the outside of the truck has been repainted, it seems strange that the previous owner didn't paint the steering column and wheel to match. What this photo doesn't show and I didn't ask is if the emergency brake, headlight dimmer switch, and horn operate correctly. Now I know that the answer is "no."According to the previous owner, the door panels have been recovered, and that does appear to be correct. He didn't say anything about how well the windows go up and down or if the door latches work properly. Glad to say that there are no door rattles and the glass moves freely.The stock seat cover has been replaced and new carpeting installed. Be sure to look under the carpet to see how solid the floor is. I have seen trucks where carpeting is about all there is between the occupant's feet and the highway.The stock, behind-the-seat gas tank has been replaced, albeit with another inside-the-cab, behind-the-seat unit. The new unit doesn't leak, but the whir of the electric fuel pump is quite noticeable when it is in the cab with you. The roar of the exhaust drowns it out at highway speeds however.The stock door latches are in good condition, a fact that helps to eliminate door rattles. Also, the stock VIN tag is still in place, which is a good thing. Correct VIN info and clear titles make transferring your new project into your name much easier.With all of the rectangular and straight body lines of this model truck, the teardrop-shaped taillights simply don't make sense. They certainly are not as large or bright as what the stock units for this truck would be. While they were no doubt an easy, flush-mount installation, their aesthetic value is pretty much zilch for this particular application.While the tailgate chains have been removed, the only latching mechanism on the tailgate was a bolt and nut on one side. Various methods of latching could be used, but it should be done on both sides of the tailgate. Signs of surface rust in some of these areas that would require a bit of extra effort are merely signs that the paint prep work was less than meticulous. Other areas of runs in the paint and less than perfect masking throughout the vehicle are things that would not show up in photos, but quickly appear when viewing the truck in person.


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Testiscles should lower from the abdomen into the scrotum before birth.
Some boys are born with one or both testicles still inside the abdomen or groin. This is called
undescended testicles. Orchiopexy is a surgery to lower the testicle(s) into the scrotum.
Orchiopexy is done to treat undescended testicles. The surgery may improve fertility. Undescended testicles also have a higher risk of developing cancer later in life. Having the testicle in the scrotum makes it easier to check for early signs of cancer.
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. Your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Your child's doctor will do the following before the surgery:
Talk to the doctor about your child's medications or any recent illnesses. You may be asked to have your child stop or start certain medications before surgery.
Other things to keep in mind before the procedure include:
General anesthesia
will be used. It will keep your child asleep during the surgery and block pain.
Small keyhole incisions will be made in one or both sides of the groin and in the abdomen. Long, thin tools will be passed through the incisions. They will allow the doctor to view and operate inside the body. First, the testicle will be examined.
Next, a pouch will be created in the scrotum. The testicle will be pulled down into the newly created pouch. Stitches will hold the testicle in place. The stitches will dissolve on their own. All other incisions will also be closed with stitches.
In some cases, a small button will be placed on the outside of the scrotum. The button will hold the testicle down until healing occurs. The doctor removes the button by cutting the stitches a few weeks after the procedure.
A medication may be given during the surgery to help manage discomfort after the procedure. In most cases, your child can go home from the hospital on the same day as the surgery.
1 hour per testicle
Anesthesia prevents pain during the procedure. Medication will be given after the surgery to manage pain.
When your child returns home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
Be sure to follow the doctor's instructions.
After you leave the hospital, contact the doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Family Physician
Canadian Pediatric Society
Health Canada
Elyas R, Guerra LA, Pike J, et al. Is staging beneficial for Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy? A systematic review.
J Urol. 2010;183(5):2012-2018.
Cryptorchidism. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php. Updated June 27, 2013. Accessed August 9, 2013.
Orchiopexy. Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota website. Available at:
http://www.childrensmn.org/Manuals/PFS/Surg/018757.pdf. Updated March 2009. Accessed August 9, 2013.
Last reviewed August 2013 by Michael Woods, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Incoming brigade commander, U.S. Army Col. Charles Moore, takes command of 59th Troop Command, S.C. Army National Guard, from the outgoing commander, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. R. Van McCarty, during the change of command ceremony Feb. 2, 2014, in Lexington, S.C. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jamie Delk/Released)
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Fatigue Response of a Random Non-Proportional Load
Application ID: 2201
A frame with a central cutout is subjected to a random load consisting of 1000 load events. The external load, recorded using three strain gauges, is simulated using superposition of three unit loads. The stress state around the cutout is obtained with the Rainflow cycle counting algorithm. The damage is estimated using the Palmgren-Miner linear damage rule.


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I've been having a bit of a weird issue with Zimbra and the connector for Outlook, I've logged it with Zimbra but I'm not really getting anywhere fast, so any help will be greatly appreciated.
I've been gradually rolling out Zimbra to the users in my company and I've noticed a few issues with people receiving "Local Failure Notices", whilst I'm not too worried about that I've been having a strange issue myself.
First thing in the morning when I come in and switch on my PC I don't have any email delivered to my Outlook (2010) using the latest ZCO, if I press 'send/receive' a local failure notice email drops in, but that's it. When I look in the Zimbra web console all of my email is in there. When I click on any email on the web client to read them they suddenly appear as a read item in Outlook, although with some of them I have to resend them to myself before they appear in Outlook.
Initially I thought it was due to me being a BES user, and possibly Blackberry doing odd things, but I disabled myself from Blackberry for a couple of days but the issue continued, I have now installed the Zimbra desktop software and it seems to work fine, and shows all of my email when I open it in the morning, unfortunately we have to use Outlook and the ZCO.
I should note that throughout the day when I'm logged in and working on my PC it works exactly as it should do, with all my email being delivered to Outlook as well as the web console, I tested it by leaving it on with my Outlook open all night and it had all the email in it that the web client did, so it appears to work fine as long as I have my PC on and logged in with Outlook running.
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I haven't really found 'deep diving' demos of Zimbra's document management features. There are quite a few showing how to simply upload, share and download to / from Briefcase. But our staff here wonders if they can open a .docx file from Briefcase, edit it in Word and simply save the edited document back to the Briefcase in Zimbra. Just as they do with any document on a file server.
A LMS we use (It's Learning) uses Microsoft's Active-X control DirectEdit to achieve this, but I just wonder which support and possibilities Zimbra has with regards of editing and saving of Office files.
What about the situation when two users open the same document at the same time. How does Zimbla handle these situations?
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Richlands High School softball head coach Mark Lunceford has prohibited his varsity softball girls from playing travel softball during the school�s softball season. He told his team that they will not be allowed to play both next year.
When I asked him what his issue was with them playing travel softball, he explained that he was concerned about injuries.
What�s next? Is he going to keep student athletes from participating in multiple school sports, driving to school or going to the beach for fear that they might get hurt?
I have brought this up with Darin Cloninger, the principal of Richlands High School, who backs his coach�s decision.
Three years ago, at the age of 12, my daughter spent every day of her summer break on the ball field. She played on a Jacksonville City recreation team, an Onslow County recreation team and a 14U travel softball team � all the while improving on her skills and without injury; not to mention the countless hours that we spent together as a family. Now that�s a novel concept � a mother and father spending time with their teenaged daughter.
Travel softball is played during the weekend and does not interfere with high school softball. It is played by girls who love the game of softball and are committed to playing at a higher level of competition.
Is there a chance of injury? Yes, but no more than if they were participating in any of the previously mentioned activities.
There are more girls who are noticed by college coaches and receive scholarships that play travel softball than those that just play high school softball. I can understand when a college that has given an athlete a scholarship to play for them tells that athlete not to participate in extra curricular sports as they have a vested interest in them.
Since when did the school system get the authority to dictate what our children can do on their own time, after school hours and under the supervision of their parents.
God forbid that our student athletes try to better themselves and improve their chances of going to college.
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Doctors at Albany Med gave the Sliter sisters of Troy the most valuable gift ever – more time with their brother.
Because of that, Beverly Ann, Lorraine and Elizabeth Sliter made a gift of their own—a $25,000 donation to the Albany Med Cardiac Care Unit Fund in honor of the doctors, nurses and staff who saved their brother Chuck's life.
|The Sliter sisters call their brother Chuck "the best brother - hardworking and generous." In his memory, they made a gift to Albany Med's Cardiac Care Unit Fund.
"They were so wonderful to Chuck – and to us," Beverly Ann recalled. "They kept us apprised of everything," she said remembering the snowy day in February 2011, when Chuck Sliter, suffering from congestive heart failure and struggling mightily to breathe, was rushed to Albany Med.
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With the assistance of the Albany Med team and a pacemaker, Chuck regained his strength and returned home to his farm, workshop and tractor -- and his dear sisters. While cancer ultimately took Chuck's life at age 77, his sisters cherish the extra time they were given with their brother.
|Members of Albany Med's Cardiac Care Unit during a ceremony recognizing the Sliters' gift.
"Chuck mentioned several times that he got his life back – and we got our brother back," Beverly Ann said. "We think he'd be pleased we made this gift in his name; we really do."


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In a sartorial sense, the Grammy Awards fall somewhere between the Oscars and the MTV Video Music Awards. Expect lush gowns from female acts hoping to be taken seriously, as well as much more casual attire from those who have taken a stand against the idea of formal wear, or simply don't own a tux. Last night's award show had no shortage of strange fashion choices, with Rent-a-Popes being the most surprising accessory of choice. Awards are handed out each year, but horrible photos can live forever. Read on for our most memorable outfits of the night.
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Rihanna may not have won you over during her performance with Coldplay, but she proved how to make showing up to a big award show (where she'd likely still face questions about a certain something three years after the fact) look completely effortless and totally sexy. The Scarface shout-out on the red carpet didn't hurt either.
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The first of two black gowns worn at the show, this sparkly arrival number and surprisingly thin, blonde bob set the tone for a night where the singer would endearingly unravel into a shrieking, snotty mess in front of 50,00 people. And we wouldn't have had it any other way.
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Rick Ross
Out of respect for music's biggest night, Rozay found a way to put on a shirt—and one that looked like a candy label at that.
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Taylor Swift
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Jessie J
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Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz
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Lady Gaga
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Hi, found three of these in my bedroom now. More worrying is that two were in my bed! They are definitely not bed bugs, but some clarification would be appreciated! They are pale brown, they aren't shiny, and they are no more than 0.5 cm long.
I live in reading, uk
I am tempted to suggest biscuit beetle (Stegobuim paniceum), but they don't get bigger than 3mm; are you sure about your measurement? (And I am tempted to ask if you eat in bed!)
If 2-3mm is a possibility for your beetles, tobacco beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) is another candidate
That's considering common domestic beetles.
But if there's a chance they could be coming in from outside (some are attracted to light), there are other species.
I don't eat in bed but I live in student accommodation and it wasn't particularly clean when we moved in. I have since cleaned and hoovered but will be cleaning all over again! Bugs make my skin crawl!
I would say the bug was 3mm and looks most like the first beetle.
I hope you get rid of the critters soon so you can feel more comfortable.
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Roger Federer
Labels: French Connection, player quotes, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, tennis
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it is a bit of sour grapes, but it is also true. Roger had several chances to close out the first set, but he got tight. Rafa's game is great because he has to much clearance over the net with the that topspin so he rarely hits a ball long or dump it into the net like Federer.ReplyDelete
I've said it before and I'll say it again - for all his greatness, Roger Federer is NOT a gracious loser by any stretch of imagination.ReplyDelete
Federer's gracious enough, only not compared to the uber-polite Mr. Nadal - who even gave Federer the third set to massage his feelings.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 5:16 AM
I think he's absolutely right! Rafa just keeps pushing the ball back all the time, it's like hitting against a wall and I think players just get bored and/ or desperate and end up making an unforced error... Rafa might have won, but his game wasn't pretty!ReplyDelete
I agree with the first part of his statement. Fed is primarily an aggressive baller while Rafa is more apt to stay consistent and play defense though, as we saw at last year's USO, he's upped his aggression. But, at RG he tends to play the percentages.ReplyDelete
Where I disagree, and it's not only with Fed but whenever any baller makes this claim, is that if I play well I'll win and if I don't the opponents wins. It completely discounts what their opponent, who was the one that actually converted match point, has brought to the match. When there are only two people on the court, their games are always influencing the other. So, if the aggressive baller is making errors it's not only their play that may suck but their opponent has most likely taken them out of their comfort zone.
But all these champs, including Rafa, live partly in denial most of the time. It's like they need it in order to stay focused, take the pressure of, and/or keep the doubts away. And it adds drama, which as you know, I LOVE.
- PrettyPokeyJune 6, 2011 at 6:30 AM
well said, as always, Rich!ReplyDelete
You sort of alluded to it, Rich, with your snarky "Serena, er, Roger Federer" credit but I'll just say it straight up. This is the same kind of statement that ReRe used to get crucified in the press for but now some are excusing and even agreeing with Fed on. I think it is sour grapes and ungracious when Serena does it and equally so when Fed, or anyone else, does it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 7:49 PM
In fairness, all Rafa does when he plays Roger is hit to Roger's backhand. If Roger's backhand isn't performing well, that's the match right there. I see Roger's point.ReplyDelete
So Rafa has defeated Roger all 5 times they've played at the FO and is 17 - 8 overall against him. Are you saying that in 17 matches, Rafa won only because Roger's backhand wasn't performing well? This is the guy many consider to be the GOAT and his backhand has failed him in all 17 matches he has lost to Rafa? Give me a break!ReplyDelete


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I've noticed users that we've imported using the ZCS migration wizard for Exchange (not the PST tool) don't seem to have their reminders come over. Instead of being set to the default "5 minutes before" reminder they're set to "Never." I'm not 100% if this is all users that have been imported or just some of them as I only recently came into the migration.
It appears this guy is having the same issue.
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Hi, all.... Currently with Outlook + ZCO, you can search against names in the Zimbra GAL. That's handy, but Outlook also allows you to do an "Advanced Search" against other fields in the address book (or MS Exchange address list). However, it appears that this advanced search is not implemented in the Zimbra connector. This is a shortcoming for us, as we have postal address & phone number info for users in the GAL, and people need to be able to search based on these fields. This would be a good feature for ZCO to have. (This also should include the ability to use Outlook's "More columns" search option, which is also currently missing from the connector.)
Our workaround for now is to show users how to define the Zimbra LDAP server in Outlook's address book, and do advanced queries against that. However, we consider this method to be sub-optimal.
I will also open an RFE ticket about this.
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State police are currently investigating a crash that left a Wilmington man in critical condition.
Jamisa T. Johnson, 23, Bear, was traveling westbound on Naamans Road on Dec. 1 east of Concord Pike in the far left lane. Police say while she was preparing to turn left into the left turn lane, Kevin M. Truehart, 49, Wilmington, was crossing from the south side of the road to the north. Investigators belive she attempted to avoid hitting Truehart by swerving left, but struck him with the front of her car.
Truehart was transported by helicopter to Christiana Medical Center and Johnson was not hurt. An investigation is still underway.
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text: Wolfram Alpha turns 2: 'people just need what we are doing' Technology 31 May 11 by Ryan Singel Flickr.com/Joi Stephen Wolfram, the man behind computing-application Mathematica and the search engine Wolfram Alpha, has a short attention span that's married to a long-term outlook.Wolfram Alpha is an online service that computes the answers to queries (eg, age pyramid for the Philippines or glycogen degradation pathway rather than searching for those terms showing up on webpages.)When asked what his favorite query is, the particle physicist and MacArthur "genius" award recipient says he's enamoured that Wolfram Alpha can tell you about the plane you just saw flying over your town -- in his case "flights visible from Concord, Massachusetts."But Wolfram's no plane-spotter."My life consists of watching all the new domains being put into Wolfram Alpha," Wolfram said. "Whatever thing we just finished is the thing I'm most excited about."And you might understand Wolfram's excitement about being able to know the tail number of a plane overhead when you get that answering that question isn't easy.For one, there are a lot of planes in the sky. And two, even if you know which planes are in the sky, radar data is delayed, so Wolfram Alpha has to project a plane's course. And it's got to take into account that people can't actually see planes that are very high in the sky.While that might sound like Wolfram has a short attention span, he's also taking the long view, as Wolfram Alpha has just passed its second birthday."This is my third big life project," Wolfram said. "Two is early in the life spectrum."Wolfram Alpha's team is now 200 strong, a mix of programmers, linguistic curators and subject-matter experts.And their to-do list? It's decades long."If you were to look at our whole to-do list, which is a scary thing to do, to finish it would take 20 years," Wolfram said. "That doesn't scare me too much, since I've been working on Mathematica for 25 years."Wolfram Alpha may have a search box, but it's doubtful that it's the default search box for anyone, except perhaps Rainman.But traffic to Wolfram Alpha is in the millions of visits per day, according to Wolfram, and the company is "slightly profitable." That's in no small part because high school and college students have figured out at least part of what Wolfram Alpha is useful for -- whether they are working on trigonometry equations, music theory or economic models."That's not the worst place to have a core base of users, given they grow up," Wolfram says.Wolfram says he takes encouragement from looking at the streams of queries that people put into the search box. Those show that people are trying to use Wolfram Alpha for complicated things like comparing the economies of two countries. And there aren't many tourists who just show up to see a funny Easter egg in the software, or to enter junk queries.But Wolfram is frustrated a bit that users don't know the full power of Wolfram Alpha."The mental model for when to go to Wolfram Alpha is not fully fleshed out yet," Wolfram says.One of the company's solution for that is to create a wide range of very focused apps, such as its app for computer network administrators, and those for classes, including astronomy, calculus and algebra.Wolfram Alpha has also partnered with general purpose search engines such as Bing and DuckDuckGo. The key there, according to Wolfram, is figuring out which of the queries into a general search engine would benefit from a calculated answer, not just a list of links. One of the challenges is that searchers are used to getting search results in single digit milliseconds -- while Wolfram Alpha takes considerably longer -- say 500 milliseconds -- because it's calculating answers.One way to solve that is to cache some popular precomputed answers, and -- for others -- to indicate to searchers that they can get more details on Wolfram Alpha. "We compute it and do the computation in the background, so by the time they show up, it looks like it was there but it wasn't," Wolfram said. Read page 2 12 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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Does President Barack Obama's administration know no bounds regarding unethical behavior? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is evidence it does not....
A program so badly configured and managed that Dems have to beg money from the private sector for advertising. Unfortunately when the program when the program is up and running and they mismanage the budget they won't have to beg anyone, they'll just increase your taxes!!
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It's always a joke when the NR speaks of ethics...considering the lack of journalistic ethics displayed daily. You have no credability being a GOP propaganda machine..
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I wonder what her "Cut" of the donations will be?????
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IBM Business Analytics interview with former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox
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The following excerpts are taken from "Compliance, complexity and the need for XBRL: An interview with former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox":
What are the key drivers of regulatory reform? Will Dodd-Frank really reduce systemic risk? Can better compliance processes drive better financial results?
In the weeks running up to the Vision 2011 and OPUS 2011 conferences, experts within IBM Business Analytics Financial Performance and Strategy Management posed these and other questions to Christopher Cox, a former SEC Chairman and keynote speaker at both events. Below is a transcript of that interview.
Looking forward into the next three years, what are some of the key drivers in the US that will be shaping regulatory and compliance reform? How are those different from the past five years?
The most significant characteristic of the time we are living in right now is the remarkable pace of change, both in legislation and in regulations governing corporate America, in particular the financial services sector.
Of course, the Dodd-Frank 2,300-page behemoth is well-known already to senior finance executives. But what is unknowable are the hundreds of rules that will be forthcoming under that legislation. The schedule called for in the statute has the bulk of the final rule makings scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2011. It is very clear across the regulatory agencies that these deadlines are going to be largely missed.
As a result, not only will there be regulatory uncertainty on a continuing basis this year, but also for several years into the future. There are over 100 rule makings that have no statutory deadline at all. I think a significant share of even those that were expected to be completed earlier will also be rolled into the future. So during all of this time, senior Finance executives are going to have to be reading the tea leaves – not to mention the statute itself – to determine how to comply. And it isn't just Dodd-Frank, of course, where we have all this legislative and regulatory ferment. The unprecedented rapid pace of chance in law and regulation and the continued uncertainty about what the government will do next pertains to the tax area as well. During the last year alone, Congress enacted no fewer than six major pieces of tax legislation – including the two "Obamacare" bills, the HIRE Act, the Education Jobs Act, the Small Business Jobs Act and, of course the year-end Tax Relief Act that temporarily extended the current tax rates.
That last piece of legislation bought us at least two years of tax certainty, but when it comes to long-term capital gains or any of the other rules governing the taxation of investment, two years are scarcely enough to permit long-term planning, and so the uncertainty continues.
That uncertainty about where financial, tax and regulatory policy are headed in turn creates a challenging environment within companies and within firms when it comes to shaping their response to regulatory and compliance changes. That's the environment in which we find ourselves. Given the extent of this change and the predictable uncertainty that will continue for several years, it is very important that companies respond to this in ways that are exceptionally flexible.
How should Finance organizations prepare for this future regulatory environment in spite of uncertainties, particularly global companies that do business in multiple jurisdictions? What sustainable practices in their control and reporting processes and systems do they need to invest in to prepare for the future?
Being globally active, of course, only ramps up the uncertainty because the requirements from multiple jurisdictions are layered on the responsibility of senior Finance executives for U.S. compliance. It is nonetheless possible to synthesize thematically many of the global requirements, because at least topically, they have very much in common.
What is most important is that the different parts of a global organization can talk to one another and that the human beings who must extract information from the IT systems that collect and disgorge that information can rationalize it. In particular, companies that address these changes in ways that are adaptable and flexible will have a clear advantage. Companies that fail to manage the process in this way will likely find their companies non-compliant and their risk management practices called into question – not only by regulators, but also by their shareholders and their customers.
Do you think that the passage of Dodd-Frank will reduce systemic risk and improve stability in our financial services institutions?
Unfortunately, the Dodd-Frank Act failed to address several of the
most significant causes of instability in the financial system and
sources of systemic risk. The first is the status of the
This is particularly salient, as the conservatorships have required the GSEs to engage in practices that support housing at the expense of their financial well-being. Likewise, the government's completely unjustifiable practice of keeping these two GSEs off the federal balance sheet, even as they are under government ownership, makes a mockery of financial reporting norms and honest accounting. Addressing this glaring omission in the Dodd-Frank Act remains a top priority of financial reform.
Next in importance is the inadequacy of bank capital and liquidity standards. Dodd-Frank did not adequately address the obvious failure of the Basel standards in the financial crisis. Those standards continue to create powerful incentives for asset concentration in mortgages and a reliance on credit ratings, and of course both of those had a role in generating the mortgage bubble that led to the financial crisis.
So the short answer to that question would be "No."
Correct. I'd also say that Dodd-Frank has given the Financial Stability Oversight Council a strong incentive to protect competitors rather than to protect competition, which might take market share from the dominant firms. The systemically important designation implies government readiness to support those firms in a crisis, perversely encouraging more risky behavior despite the more stringent capital and other requirements and thus deepening moral hazard.
Can you discuss some of the best practices for boards of directors with regard to risk oversight? Do you think that changes in proxy disclosure with regard to risk governance has had an impact on risk management practices?
Yes. In 2010, the SEC added requirements for proxy statement discussion of a company's board leadership structure and its role in risk oversight. Now companies are required to disclose in their annual reports the extent of the board's role in risk oversight, and they're required to address such topics as how the board administers its oversight function, the effect that risk oversight has on the board's processes, and whether and how the board or one of its committees monitors risk. That increased focus on risk management has had considerable and very earnest take-up across the corporate community.
There are several types of actions that companies and their appropriate committees have been taking to step up their focus on risk management. Without question, they are spending more time with management, and isolating the categories of risk that the company faces – focusing on risk concentrations and interrelationships, the likelihood that these risks might materialize, and the effectiveness of the company's potential mitigating measures.
Many companies have created risk management committees. Financial companies, of course, that are covered by Dodd-Frank must have designated risk management committees, but boards of other companies have carefully considered the appropriateness of a dedicated risk committee, and many of them have found it prudent to create one. In other cases, boards have delegated oversight of risk management to the audit committee, which is consistent with the New York Stock Exchange rule that requires the audit committee to discuss policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management.
For large-cap companies that have a Big Board listing, that has continued to be another way to address these heightened concerns. I think boards are carefully bearing in mind that different kinds of risks may be better-suited to the expertise of different kinds of committees, so they may not always wish to stovepipe responsibility for risk in a single committee.
Above all, best practices today are focused on the fact that regardless of how the board subdivides its responsibilities, the full board has the responsibility to satisfy itself that the activities of its various committees are co-ordinated and that the company has adequate risk management processes in place.
It's a fascinating world. I can see why if you're a controller or CFO it's an exciting but intense place to be.
I think that's absolutely right. All of these changes we've discussed – in particular in the US – mean that we are entering an era of unprecedented demand on companies' governance, risk, and compliance processes and IT infrastructures. I think that companies have dealt with regulatory changes over the past half-century largely incrementally. They've made adjustments to their enterprise-wide systems as needed to comply with what have been modest changes from year to year. But given the enormous scope of changes in these forthcoming new regulations, companies will find it necessary to find a comprehensive and holistic approach to at least regulatory reporting – and, in my view, their management control as well.
Companies have traditionally relied on different processes to gather enterprise data to help management run the business on the one hand, and to gather data in order to satisfy regulators, on the other. In part, that was sustainable because the information that regulators were requiring was historical and post-facto. But things are rapidly changing under these new frameworks. Regulators including the SEC are now requiring information that is risk-based and predictive. While that is a big change, it's also a significant silver lining in that this will align the process of collecting and gathering information more closely with what management needs. That means that CIOs should be looking for ways to integrate their regulatory and their management reporting processes. For that reason, regulatory reporting doesn't have to be viewed as sheer cost, or necessary evil. Instead, there can be significant efficiencies and productivity gains for the enterprise by merging the requirements of management and regulatory data gathering processes.
This convergence will also allow companies to restructure their data in a way that will feed predictive analytical systems. That, in turn, can lead to an improvement in both risk management at the board level, and risk-based decision-making processes at the management level.
About Christopher Cox, Former Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Beginning in 1988, when he was elected to the House of Representatives, Christopher Cox established a record of legislative accomplishments that elevated him to the top of the Congressional leadership. His wide range of expertise in a variety of complex issues gives him the ability to take the long view of the economic future, predicting both the actions of Congress and the effects those actions will have on the marketplace. The author of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which protects Internet users from multiple and discriminatory taxation, Cox held leadership positions ranging from chairmanships on committees and taskforces overseeing everything from budget process reform and policy to homeland security and financial services. During his tenure as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, he continued this fight for justice and transparency in the world of investing.
An Accomplished Lawmaker and Reformer. During his seventeen years in Congress, Cox served in the majority leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. He authored the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which protects investors from fraudulent lawsuits, and his legislative efforts to eliminate the double tax on shareholder dividends led to legislation that cut the double tax by more than half. In addition, he served in a leadership capacity as a senior member of every committee with jurisdiction over investor protection and U.S. capital markets, including the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Financial Services Committee, the JointEconomic Committee, and the Budget Committee.
An Advocate for Investors. At the SEC, Cox focused on the enforcement of securities law enforcement, bringing a variety of groundbreaking cases against market abuses such as hedge fund insider-trading, stock options backdating, and municipal securities fraud. He also helped turn the Internet into a secure environment, free of securities scams, and he worked to halt fraud aimed at senior citizens. As SEC chairman, he was one of the world's leaders in the effort to integrate U.S. and overseas regulatory policies in this era of global capital markets, making international securities exchanges safe, profitable, and transparent. As part of an overall focus on the needs of individual investors, Cox reinvigorated the SEC's initiative to provide important investor information in plain English, championing the investor's right to a transparency. His reforms included transforming the SEC's system of mandated disclosure from a static, form-based approach to one that taps the power of interactive data to give investors qualitatively better information about companies, mutual funds, and investments of all kinds.
In 1994 Cox was appointed by President Clinton to the bipartisan commission on entitlement and tax reform, which published its unanimous report in 1995. From 1986 until 1988, he served in as senior associate counsel to President Reagan. From 1978-1986, he specialized in venture capital and corporate finance with Latham & Watkins. Cox received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Whistleblowing Worries On the Rise
Richard Steinberg 270004HRBG email@example.com | | Tags:  risk openpages dodd-frank grc sec whistleblowing | 0 Comments | 1,466 Visits
The SEC's final rules implementing Dodd-Frank's whistle blowing provisions failed to remove angst among compliance officers and general counsels. While there are some incentives for potential whistleblowers to first report alleged misconduct via internal reporting channels, there's no requirement to do so – and many are concerned the internal channels will be bypassed. And going outside is on the rise. It's been reported that in only seven weeks after the SEC's program began, there were 334 whistleblower filings. Compliance officer concerns are well founded – that bypassing internal channels will deprive the company of being able to investigate and fix problems before they grow, and company personnel will need to play catch up with investigations in reaction to SEC probes.
We can point to many resolved whistle blowing cases for clear evidence of the potential impact of the SEC's still relatively new program. One homeowner delinquent on her mortgage ultimately received $18 million for reporting suspected use of fraudulent documents in the bank's foreclosure process. It's said that in acting against this homeowner – an attorney and career insurance fraud investigator – the bank "picked the wrong person at the wrong time in the wrong place," but the robo-signing and other compliance failures were widespread and surfaced from a number of sources. Nonetheless, this individual was one of six whistleblowers receiving $46.5 million said to be part of the five-bank $25 billion settlement. In an unrelated case, a member of a major bank's quality control team who reportedly was displeased that the misconduct wasn't reported to regulators, decided to do so herself – ending up with a settlement of $31 million. And there are many more.
Worth noting is a recent survey that indicates more than one-third of American workers have seen misconduct on the job. While many instances of misconduct have been reported through internal channels, it appears the vast majority have not. Why? The survey shows it's because of fear of not being able to remain anonymous, and of retaliation. Those two factors, plus the possibility of monetary reward, are reported as key factors in incentivizing internal reporting. And the survey also shows two-thirds of respondents didn't know about the SEC's program – at least not yet.
Certainly it's in a company's interest to be first to know about alleged misconduct, and compliance officers are working hard to upgrade policies, training, communications, and the internal whistleblower systems, all to encourage internal reporting. Actions to ensure anonymity, with positive responses and nothing close to retaliation, are expected to help. Some companies have begun to pay bounties for valued reports. There are indications that when employees believe their reports will be taken seriously without adverse repercussions, there's increased likelihood for internal reporting. Law firms and others have provided guidance on which companies are acting. However, it remains to be seen the extent to which the possibility of a huge, life-changing payday by the SEC will be too much to resist. Time will tell.
SEC Expanding Compliance Investigations to Boards of Directors
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The head of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Carlo di Florio, recently spoke about what his 900 professionals look for in conducting examinations of a wide range of financial institutions – noting the OCIE is breaking new ground. In carrying out its mission to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy, di Florio's office is expanding its focus to include boards of directors. In considering a firm's compliance culture, the OCIE is entering into direct discussions with boards of directors, to get a sense of the board's as well as senior management's attention to and focus on regulatory compliance issues. di Florio didn't name names, but media reports say such discussions already have taken place with the likes of Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Wells Fargo. He did say that the new focus is due in part to the fact that a firm's compliance culture is an "elusive concept and a real challenge," having a huge impact on the extent to which a firm engages in ethical conduct, also noting the need to integrate compliance within risk governance processes.
If you've encountered Carlo di Florio, you may have observed a soft spoken, gentle demeanor and charming personality. But that shouldn't be misinterpreted for anything less than a hard-nosed and rigorous approach on the part of him and his staff. Having worked with him in our "past life," I can assure you that he is not only thoughtful and creative in approach, he can be relentless in pursuing objectives.
OCIE's approach is multifold, focusing first on review of a firm's polices and related procedures, including policy management and flexibility in dealing with evolving conditions. There's focus on effectiveness of communication and training, and on such matters as how a firm assigns responsibility and handles accountability. Also in its sights are monitoring and testing processes, protocols for communicating issues upstream, and internal whistleblower processes. di Florio notes that the better the internal processes, the less OCIE will need to do. Highlighting its insightfulness, OCIE looks at such critical matters as where the power lies – the business side or legal/compliance – how bonus pools are allocated, independence of compliance staff, and involvement in critical decision-making. Also, the extent of compliance contributions of business units in performance assessment and reward processes are considered.
With all this, the focus on board of directors is consistent with attention to the tone at the top of a firm. Carlo di Florio is moving the lines, and I've no doubt he and his staff will have a sharper focus on and greater insight into what drives compliance.
Are Changes to FCPA Enforcement on the Horizon?
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We know the Justice Department and SEC in recent years revved up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which certainly has gotten the close and widespread attention of the business community. With the vast majority of U.S. companies large and small operating globally, general counsels, compliance officers, boards of directors, and other business executives are focusing on related risks and controls. And now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, noting that companies want to comply with provisions of the FCPA but unclear enforcement makes it challenging, thinks "it is common sense that the rules of the road are clarified." As such, the Chamber has put forth five recommendations: Adding a compliance defense, limiting liability for the prior actions of an acquired company, adding a "willfulness" requirement for corporate criminal liability, limiting liability for acts of a subsidiary, and defining what constitutes a "foreign official."
It appeared these proposals might gain some traction, and then along came Wal-Mart. The charges of bribery in Mexico and subsequent cover-up seems to have dampened interest in modifying, or some would say softening, the FCPA and related enforcement. Certainly Wal-Mart has put tremendous effort into successfully lobbying legislators in both parties – and supporting the President's initiatives in health coverage and pollution control, and the First Lady's on healthy foods to combat childhood obesity – all of which may serve the company in good stead in containing political fallout. But we can also expect notoriety around the Wal-Mart case to signal the continued relevance of the Act and deflect efforts to weaken it.
It seems there's an interesting analogy here, where the Wal-Mart bribery case might be to the FCPA what WorldCom was to Sarbanes-Oxley. After Enron imploded, there was stirring inside the Beltway about need for legislation, but nothing much was expected to happen – until a few months later when the WorldCom fiasco hit the headlines, thereby generating momentum that turned into a rush to get a law passed. In this instance, it may well be the converse – a law that might have been weakened is more likely to stay as is, with continued strong enforcement by regulators. We'll stay tuned to see what transpires.
Opposite Ends of the FCPA Spectrum
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Chief Compliance Officers, General Counsels and other business executives have long been pushing regulators to provide clarity around the FCPA and more consistent (and appropriately fair) enforcement. Well, companies finally have something reasonably definitive to look at which shows how a well-constructed compliance program implemented in good faith can have extremely positive consequences – it's the recent Morgan Stanley case, which we'll get to in a moment.
At the other end of the spectrum is the Wal-Mart fiasco. You know the story – senior Wal-Mart executives knew of millions of dollars being paid to government officials in Mexico to aid expansion in that country, but shut down an investigation. The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are all over this, and things will not go well for the company. The last thing the DOJ or SEC looks favorably on is executives not reporting a suspected or known violation, and not conducting a full and comprehensive internal investigation. Now proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis, as well as major public pension funds, are recommending that Wal-Mart shareholders vote against members of the board of directors for neglecting their responsibilities. And there are indications the bribery might extend beyond the Mexican subsidiary. The stock price has taken a hit, the company faces potentially huge fines, executives could wind up in prison, and investors are suing. As is often the case, it's not so much the bad action, but the cover-up. And it's also whether the system, here the compliance process, was well designed, implemented and maintained.
Now to Morgan Stanley. The DOJ and SEC have long said that in enforcement actions they give credit to companies for already having a good compliance system in place, but we've seen little direct evidence of that. But now we have a game changer. The problems at Morgan Stanley reportedly arose when Garth Peterson, a managing director, successfully pushed for the firm to sell a real estate interest to a Chinese state-owned company, but it turned out to be a shell company in which Peterson had a direct interest, with related cash payments to himself and a Chinese official. Peterson pleaded guilty, facing a potential six-figure fine and five years in prison. But what happened to Morgan Stanley, or didn't, is the real story here. The DOJ and SEC decided not to bring an enforcement action against the company. The reason – Morgan Stanley has had a strong compliance system, including relevant internal controls. It regularly updated controls to reflect risks of misconduct, and provided extensive training to its personnel, compliance reminders, annual confirmations by personnel, and continuous monitoring. And, when evidence of misconduct surfaced, the firm immediately began and conducted a thorough investigation.
So, there we have two well-known brand-name companies, one of which is likely to pay a high price, the other none at all and whose reputation is enhanced. The message now is clearer than ever. Engage in a cover-up, and deal with forceful regulators and angry shareholders. Have an effective compliance system and do the right thing, and the regulators and others will indeed look favorably upon the company.


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I do like the Thors for hunting, especially the feature of being able to get the correct diameter bullet that fits your particular barrel. Old Hunter is a real proponent of them, he turned me on to them and thats what I use. But all bets are off now as I'll be getting a new M/L in a couple of months....as soon as I get to the Grand Junction Cabelas. The I'll start with a clean slate.
As far as powder goes, I use nothing but substitute American Pioneer Powder (APP) or Goex (real BP). I shoot competation Cowboy Action and use only BP or APP. IMHO APP burns almost like BP and is easier to clean.
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