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I would be remiss if I didn't blog about the PR nightmare Walmart has caused itself by allegedly covering up the bribes they paid Mexican officials in exchange for getting building permits faster and other favors to help it aggressively expand in the region.
Late last week the New York Times revealed a Walmart attorney received an alarming email from a former executive at the company's Mexico subsidiary, which described how the company had orchestrated a campaign of bribery in order to win market share. The problem? This happened in 2005.
That same year, the attorney dispatched a committee to Mexico City and found, yes indeed, there was suspicion both Mexican and U.S. laws had been broken. The lead investigator at the time recommended Walmart continue the investigation to confirm suspicions.
Instead, Walmart shut it down.
The campaign of bribery isn't the PR crisis…it's in how it was handled. Rather, in how it was not handled.
I'm not an investor relations communication professional, but I do know enough to know Walmart has violated the Sarbanes-Oxley act, which was instituted in 2002 in the wake of accounting scandals at Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and other giant organizations.
Sarbanes-Oxley requires corporations and their auditors to report on the company's internal controls for financial reporting. It also requires CEOs and CFOs certify the material accuracy of financial reports.
If these allegations are true, Walmart has run afoul of all of these provisions…and the responsibility lies at the feet of its current chief executive, who had just been promoted to run all international divisions in 2005…which Mexico falls under.
If Walmart is found to have violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which forbids paying bribes to foreign officials, there will be huge fines, its executives will lose their jobs, or they may even go to jail.
And the giant retailer will be left with a PR crisis that will hurt its reputation for years to come, not to mention the distraction the company is facing for most of the rest of this year.
It's been reported Lee Scott, the company's CEO in 2005 and current board member, called a meeting in early 2006 to discuss the findings of the investigation committee and decided to hand it back to the Mexico subsidiary's general counsel (who has been named in the investigation). From there it went nowhere.
I know I've been accused of being ethical to a fault, but I really don't understand how you can sit in a board meeting and decide not to do anything, when it's pretty clear there have been bribes.
Did we not learn from Arthur Andersen and Bridgestone/Firestone and Enron and WorldCom and John Edwards and Bill Clinton, and, and, and?
The problem is never in the issue at hand. The problem is always in how it's handled when the truth comes out.
Why is it so hard for human beings to say: We made a mistake, we're fixing it, and we're sorry?
Are we so ego-centric we think we won't get caught?
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There is a word to describe this lapse in judgement: Greed.
One asks, what were you thinking? Answer: They weren't.
So now that they have wrapped themselves up in FCPA violations, their "spin cycle" will be long, arduous and totally self-inflicted.
Thanks for a great post
Christopher (@burgessct)
@burgessct Greed is really at the bottom of all of these problems. So sad.
@burgessct It's really bothersome to me. They have to know they're going to get caught. It's so much easier to deal with it in 2005 than in 2012.
@burgessct Oh, they were thinking. Thinking about deliberately hiding the truth! Arrogance.
@ginidietrich It's impossible 2 tweet about the injustices done by American Co. 2 keep wages low. Walmart, Mandarin 4 cheap goods.
@JeffRice64 It's pretty bad for them right now
@ginidietrich I've seen other 'calamitous' events before that didn't deter shoppers 1 whit. Somethin 4 nothin rules among everyday people.
@ginidietrich Even my acidic tweets have no effect on the every day person. All they do is rile me up. Me. Only.
@JeffRice64 LOL!
@ginidietrich I'm surprised I didn't use the 'F' word n all grammatical forms n tweeting about Walmart.
@ginidietrich Nice post. Should be "Arthur Andersen" instead of "Anderson Consulting"
@hriefs Oh good catch. Thank you!
@ginidietrich It's still fresh having worked on it at Ketchum way back when.
@hriefs I would imagine so!
RT @ginidietrich The PR Nightmare for Walmart http://t.co/sHHYmLXz
Gini – love love love the article and the issues you address. But the grammar nazi in me asks that a comma be removed: "Late last week, the New York Times revealed, in September 2005, a Walmart attorney…" – that first comma makes it read like "late last week in Sept 2005". I know – I'm sorry – forest for the punctuation trees. 🙂
@RickCaffeinated Good catch. Thanks.
@ginidietrich you're going to block me, but … your edit still reads like "recently" and "Sept 2005" – recommended: "The New York Times recently revealed **that**, in September 2005, a Walmart attorney received…" – or, "The New York Times recently revealed a Walmart attorney, in September 2005, received…"
Sorry – trying to be a good grammarist 🙂 – thanks again!
@RickCaffeinated OK. I had my team change it as I'm on the road. I can't do anything about it right now so you'll have to close your eyes past it until I can get to it.
@ginidietrich Aquaman is probably sending giant squid after me right now…. 🙂
The language of FCPA might play to WalMart's favor here, quite honestly. "Facilitating payments" aren't exactly bribes, to my limited understanding, so the accusations of bribery *might* be a bit premature. Not really my speciality area. 😉
I did catch an NPR report on this story yesterday – at one point, Walmart de Mexico was opening a store every day for an entire year, in an economy 1/10th the size of the US's. That's jaw-dropping.
@jasonkonopinski Based on everything I've read since last Thursday (and it's a lot), there are very specific bribery charges that are being investigated. They were brought to light in 2005 and then nothing was done about them. So it's more around that than the exact charges. It's always about how it's handled, than about the issue to begin with. That's when it becomes a PR issue separate from the legal issue.
@Maranda I think the difference here is the executives could go to jail. That's the first time that charge as been on the horizon. And, like many companies and politicians before then, we see what happens when the general public finds out about that.
@Maranda It will change if this causes Walmart to go out of business. That might be a bit of a stretch, but they're going to be distracted with this all year. And, if it goes further, they'll start looking at the practices of the company in all countries. It could very easily mean they go out of business. And then local businesses will reign again.
@jenzings I do think people will notice if their executives go to jail. Look what happened to the companies before them. I just don't understand how you find out a subsidiary is doing this and sweep it under the rug. It's SO EASY to say, "We just discovered this is happening and this is what we're doing about it." You become a hero at that point – looking out for your customers and all of that. But noooooo.
And I'm with you on the self-policing thing. In fact, it is an ongoing topic of conversation with one of our clients (they agree).
@ginidietrich What kills me is they PROMOTED and GAVE MORE RESPONSIBILITY to the very people that initiated the bribes. And the guy that blew the whistle? Discredited, blamed, marginalized. Classic bullshit.
@rustyspeidel Yeah…the GC who seems to be to blame is now in one of the highest leadership positions. It's bad.
@ginidietrich But when you did it and you know it's your fault and that you let it happen…i.e. when your hands are all dirty…it's harder to say "We just discovered this…" because well if it's a lie it's easier to just sweep it under the rug now isn't it?
@rachaelseda I mean, they should have said they (the U.S.) discovered it in 2005 because they did. The Mexico branch is a subsidiary, run by a completely different executive team. It was a discovery they swept under the rug, but they could have done the honorable thing and come out with it instead.
@ginidietrich @rachaelseda I don't mean to diminish the import of this whole ordeal (because, it's definitely BAD), but there's a real culture of corruption and bribery that exists in Mexico. If you're not greasing palms, things aren't getting done.
There's a larger conversation to be had about the culture 'in country' that contributes to the larger problem of greed.
@jasonkonopinski @rachaelseda Sure, but it violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Just because it happens doesn't make it right. And, when it's discovered, you don't send it back to the guys are suspected of doing it. You open an investigation and you make it stop.
@HowieSPM It makes me angry because it's all so unavoidable. Come out in 2005/2006 and say this is what you've found and you're a hero. Sweep it under the rug and you go to jail. Why is that so hard for people to get?
@ginidietrich the delay makes it worse. What sucks is every B-School Undergrad Degree requires an ETHICS class. We have laws that punish. and who also gets screwed when this stuff happens? The PR?marketing folks who now have to react and fix 'the image'
@HowieSPM Yep. You're exactly right.
@ginidietrich Because people tend to think they're invincible, especially those in power. It's unfortunate and despicable…but in the end those who can't truly handle the responsibility that power brings, are revealed. It's crazy to see greed and conceit consume people but what sucks is all the innocent people who are hurt along the way.
@rachaelseda @ginidietrich and if the executives don't go to jail this blows up the whole law forbidding bribery of foreign governments and officials. So if I was Walmart execs I would be crapping in my pants because I seriously do not believe they can let some underlings pay for the misdeeds. It will green light chaos.
Though we tend to allow CEO's to get away with sleazy work in the US this is different in my opinion.
@HowieSPM @rachaelseda It's going to be interesting to watch, that's for sure. There are plenty of people in the U.S. who want to see them fall. I wonder if that will have any affect on how this plays out?
@ginidietrich @rachaelseda I took a screen shot of Gini's comment 'Yep You're exactly right' and I blew it up wall sized and it is now my office wallpaper and also now the top of my letterhead.
@HowieSPM @rachaelseda Bwahahaha! I just spit Cheerios at my screen. LOL!
@HowieSPM @rachaelseda @ginidietrich They promoted the perpetrator!!
@ginidietrich @HowieSPM HAHAHA LOL hilarious!
@HowieSPM Totally agree with your point about hypocrisy and so-called family values. I'm all about peace so don't wish anyone to get beat up on jail. But I do sincerely hope some of the other inmates fart in their general direction.
RT @ginidietrich: The PR Nightmare for Walmart http://t.co/BCu9MjxI #PR
Dammit! I KNEW you were gonna write about this before I could!!!
@rustyspeidel Where were you going to write it??
@John_Trader1 I do think they will…if the executives go to jail. This is bigger than sleazy work practices and no benefits. This could take the company down completely.
@jenzings @John_Trader1 I do think it's going to affect them significantly. They could go the way of Arthur Andersen and rebrand themselves. If their executives go to jail, the company will be in shreds.
@John_Trader1 @ginidietrich I have to disagree with you Gini (as odd as that sounds!) You invest money with Arthur Anderson and Walmart providesy you with savings on everyday purchases. Customers may "tsk tsk" them…but will it stop them from entering their stores. I think not. A deal is a deal is a deal.
However, the other point I'd like to raise is this: when it comes to providing PR/crisis comms counsel to major corporate players like Walmart…perhaps we as PR pros should add in the "just because you are big and powerful, you are not beyond reproach…or the law" strategy. Hmmmm….
@ElissaFreeman @jenzings Same thing happened to Bridgestone/Firestone (and I worked on that crisis). I don't know…based on experience, I think this has bigger implications.
I know the communication pros aren't typically at the table during these conversations and many are fearful of their jobs if they speak up, but I do think it's our jobs to say exactly what you've said here, Elissa.
@ginidietrich I hope they don't go under. I one of the poor people who buys his groceries there, because I get more. I wish they hadn't bribed people, but ultimately, when I'm hungry I just want inexpensive food (and grotesquely expensive blueberries, which are super yummy)
Someday, I hope to be in a financial position to be unaffected if they go down, but for now, I still need them. Of course, whatever the fallout, it should take a while. BP is still standing.
@ExtremelyAvg I wonder why their blueberries are expensive?
@ginidietrich Oh, I think blueberries are always expensive. I don't think it is just Wal-mart.
@ExtremelyAvg Stupid blueberry agents.
@ginidietrich @ElissaFreeman @jenzings The only thing that will stop them is devastating legal or financial consequences. Ethical dilemmas seem lost on many public company execs these days. Bank bailout. No consequences. Bonuses paid. WalMart bribes, exec gets promoted or assigned his own investigation.
@ladylaff I wonder what would happen if we bribed the police for a news scoop? Oh yeah…we'd be arrested. You're absolutely right in that the slow, painful death is always more costly than just coming forward to begin with. Makes me crazy.
Very interesting comment in the Times Business leader column by the editor Ian King about this – he says the same as you (due to pay wall can't do the link online) but also that these allegations will be used as a stick to beat it every time it seeks to expand.
That may not be an unwelcome development for investors , many of whom are unhappy at the pace of Wal-Mart's international expansion not all of which has proved profitable .
In the UK we have four large supermarket groups and Wal-Mart trades under the name of Asda
@VickiDay It'll be interesting to see how this affects their international expansion. If they did, indeed, violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, that article you mention is dead on right.
@RickCaffeinated Ha!
@MeredithLEaton Sheesh is right
I don't know, but is it really too much to ask for big business to play by the freakin rules? Or is it established that there are a different set of rules? Probably both, although my contempt is pointed more toward the Mexican Government. If they're condoning this practice, it's just
@ginidietrich Humans have an instinct for self preservation, and honestly confessing one's mistakes is sort of counter-intuitive for that.
I don't know, but is it really too much to ask for big business to play by the freakin rules? Or is it established that there are a different set of rules? Probably both, although my contempt is pointed more toward the Mexican Government. If they're condoning this practice, it's just an extra cost of doing business. Btw, I love the evil smiley face!
@SociallyGenius AppArently it is. They are never held appropriately accountable.
@SociallyGenius I really don't understand why it's so hard for human beings to say they're wrong. If you look at this logically, you know it's going to cost you less if you come clean seven years ago than if it comes out down the road. The only reason people don't come clean is because they think they won't get caught. Makes me nuts.
@ginidietrich @SociallyGenius Even further, just look at our littered history of this sort of thing. in EVERY case where someone denies they are wrong, and tries to hide it, they are caught. The upfront denial after being caught always works against you.
@KenMueller @SociallyGenius EXACTLY!!
@LucretiaPruitt I know. And that's what is so disturbing. This stuff will continue until a corporation stands up and does the right thing. It's a shame it's determined OK to lie in our country to avoid lawsuits.
@ginidietrich It's undoubtedly the right thing to do, but it sort of short-circuits our brains. We want to cover up and lie and spin instead
@GrizzardComm It's awful because it's always worse when it comes out. And it always comes out
@ginidietrich Exactly. But we tend not to want to admit it unless we have to. It's hard to convince someone to admit it when they don't.
@ginidietrich FCPA, business practices overseas, corporate ethics bigger issues here
@mitchellfriedmn Yeah…bit time
People like cheap products and unless there is more than a hand slap here nothing much will happen because their customers will keep shopping there. I wouldn't say that the company is above the law because no one/thing is, but there is an enormous beast here.
The automotive and banking industries were bailed out. Curious to see what happens during an election year.
@TheJackB The difference is when executives go to jail, which could happen here. It may not be the end of them, but it may end their international growth.
@ginidietrich @TheJackB the Huff Post reported congress and department of justice have been investigating since December and the CEO has been requested to talk with the Feds. Assuming there are any available Feds not at Colombian Brothels.
@HowieSPM @TheJackB HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
RT @ginidietrich: The PR Nightmare for Walmart http://t.co/GWy1aA06
The problem is that there are far too many people who are willing to sit on Boards and not do anything about anything. Generally these people are the ego-centric type who would rather choke on their own stock options than say "We made a mistake. We are sorry. This is how we are fixing it."
@JulesZunichPR It's astounding to me. It always costs more and hurts more when it eventually comes out. Because it always comes out.
Agreed Gini, but having worked in corporate America, I don't have much faith or trust in them anymore. Profits first. It's ironic, this foolish action. Had they put people/ethics before profits in the day-to-day decisionmaking, they'd see long-term gains and sustainability. This short-term tactic of lying/sweeping under rug to keep current profits intact only shortchages companies, by shuttering a consequence into the future, only making the financial impact that much greater and the reputational impact insurmountable.
@savithoughts That's what totally gets me. It's completely short-sighted. It's going to cost them….why not manage it when it happens instead of when it comes out?
@imacsweb Seriously
@imacsweb haha. Well said!
Right on! Sing it, Gini! MT @Soulati: A big ol' PR crisis for Walmart http://t.co/MT9rzBQX by @ginidietrich
@kamkansas Singin'!
@ginidietrich So are you glad March Madness is over? It was quite a ride for the Jayhawks! My fingernails are just now growing back 🙂
@kamkansas LOL!! Mr. D was in New Orleans for the Final Four. He came home very unhappy
@ginidietrich Oh my goodness! Lucky Mr. D to be there! Sorry he came home unhappy. Nobody at my house was happy that night either 🙂
@kamkansas It's OK. I think he drank through it.
@ginidietrich Haha! I think I did too. And I may have even consumed a few cupcakes to help drown my sorrows!
@ckrohn1 Chris! Hi!
@ginidietrich hi yourself! How are things? Just as time-pressed?
@ckrohn1 Have a book coming out next week so, um, yeah… How are you??
@ginidietrich Wow next week – you *are* busy! All good here, no books ready to publish tho. 🙂
@TMuellerFFM Thank you!
@ginidietrich You're welcome, Gini. Thanks for the great post!
@M_Koehler So what happens if their executives go to jail? Is there discussion happening internally about that?
Your point is well taken. It's that "we are Walmart and you're not" attitude this is pervasive among similar companies in the Fortune 50. Sure it takes cojones to run a successful corporation, but social responsibility is not just an HR program; it"s something that needs to be embodied by the C-Suite. Part of me thinks that Walmart felt it was 'okay' to engage in bribery, cuz "everyone in Mexico does it." I'm sure other companies have engaged in the same practice…it's just that they never got caught.
@ElissaFreeman See my above comments. Not sure why it got added to that reply. Another sad part to ponder, no one is going to learn a hard lesson from this. Yes someone will go to jail but is it really going to be the people that did this or fall guys. And are they going to be doing hard time. Time will tell, but I don't think the punishment will send a harsh [enough] message to corporations that this is just unacceptable behavior.
Perhaps its our jobs as PR counsellors to start providing early advice to the C-suite on playing fast and loose with the law….and the ramifications it can have???
@SpinSucks Looks like they are addressing their nightmare in DC!! http://t.co/8KuWufob
@paulmerrill Hey Paul, thanks for the RT. Also see you are in Littleton. I grew up in Englewood 🙂
@RaeganHill thanks for the Rt Reagan
@Samjb Thank you, Samra.


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By Ovidia Yu Karen E. Olson, well-known author of the Annie Seymour and Tattoo Shop mystery series, launches a new series with Severn House Publishers. The first book, HIDDEN, features Nicole Jones, a woman who has been hiding for years from her past and her criminal-hacker skills . . . till her serene refuge is invaded. HIDDEN sounds like quite a departure from your previous books—and it's definitely not a cozy. How would you describe it? HIDDEN is a suspense thriller. And would you share your elevator pitch for HIDDEN? Nicole Jones has been a fugitive for fifteen years, living under the radar on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, until one day someone from her past shows up on the island and more »
The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard
By Gary Kriss Ladies and Gentlemen and Writers of all Genres and Persuasions. Prepare yourselves to partake in an amazing demonstration of literary legerdemain, of conundrum cunning, of puzzle prestidigitation, all of which will prove conclusively that the word is quicker than the eye. Are you ready? Watch closely for I shall make materialize a small fish which is a magician. Shazam! And there it is, a Magic Carpet! Stupefied? Of course you are. Nevertheless, in the unlikely case that there still might be doubters among you, I shall continue to shock your very sensibilities. There, to the right of the fish, in an instant, an owl which is a magician. Hocus Pocus! Allow me to introduce Hoodini! Again, you have been dazzled by the more »
Woman With A Blue Pencil by Gordon McAlpine
By John Clement Gordon McAlpine's latest novel, WOMAN WITH A BLUE PENCIL (Seventh Street Books, 2015), is an engaging and imaginative palimpsest of stories, each unfolding in piecemeal through glimpses of letters, notes, manuscripts, and excerpted passages from both historical accounts and novels. The book has been described as a mash-up of Raymond Chandler and Sax Rhomer, as orchestrated by Jorge Luis Borges, and I think that's not far off the mark. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Earlier this month, I got the chance to talk with McAlpine about the book's creation. Your new book is such an impressive feat, with numerous intertwining stories—some fictional, some non-fictional—all unfolding at the same time and yet quite seamlessly. Can you talk about how you came up with the more »
The British Lion by Tony Schumacher
By Terry DiDomenico There are all kinds of thrillers and one of the more unusual is an alternate history. Introduced in The Darkest Hour, Tony Schumacher returns to 1946 in his latest thriller, THE BRITISH LION, where the victorious Germans now occupy a defeated Great Britain. Decorated detective John Henry Rossett is lying in a London hospital room recovering from gunshot wounds. Desperate to avoid blame over the events leading to the shooting, his boss, Ernst Koehler, covers up the incident. But when Koehler's wife and daughter are kidnapped by American spies, the terrified German turns to the only man he trusts to help him and to do whatever is necessary: John Rossett. Rossett agrees to save his friend's daughter, but in the chaotic new more »
Dead of Summer by Sherry Knowlton
By Eyre Price I recently had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Sherry Knowlton, author of the successful Alexa Williams suspense novels, Dead of Autumn and now DEAD OF SUMMER. Knowlton (nee Rothenberger) was born and raised in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where she developed a lifelong passion for books. She was that kid who would sneak a flashlight to bed at night so she could read beneath the covers. All the local librarians knew her by name. Knowlton spent much of her early career in state government, working primarily with social and human services programs, including services for abused children, rape crisis, domestic violence, and family planning. In the 1990s, she served as the Deputy Secretary for Medical Assistance in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. more »
Heaven Sent by Ann Simas
The bad-luck threes. . . Sophie Doyle is not having a good day. She's without a car, because hers was stolen. She's without a washer and dryer, because hers tanked on the same day. She's overslept because of a power outtage and when she finally arrives late for work, she's told her employment is terminated due to budget constraints. Could things get any worse? Never ask, "What next?" Hit in the crosswalk by red-light runner, Sophie finds herself dead on the sidewalk, observing a good Samaritan trying to resuscitate her. Suddenly, she thrust into a tunnel of incredibly bright light, where she meets…God? Sophie likes it in Heaven where it's nice and warm and welcoming, but she's told she can't stay. Her assignment? Return to more »
Chilling Effect by Melissa F. Miller
By Wendy Tyson USA Today bestselling author and practicing attorney Melissa F. Miller is well acquainted with the tough demands of the legal world, and so is Aroostine Higgins, the sharp and strong-minded protagonist in Miller's upcoming release, CHILLING EFFECT. In CHILLING EFFECT, the second installment in the Aroostine Higgins series, federal prosecutor Higgins is called upon to investigate an embezzlement scheme at a Native American casino. As a Native American raised by adoptive parents, Higgins must reconnect with her past and gain the trust of a community wary of outsiders. But when her would-be informant is executed in his home, the stakes are raised and Higgins finds herself tracking down a ruthless murderer. The Big Thrill recently caught up with Miller to talk about more »
Burned by Valerie Plame and Sarah Lovett
By Nancy Bilyeau After a 2003 newspaper column on nuclear weapons in Iraq disclosed that she was a CIA operations officer, Valerie Plame was "burned"—finished with the CIA. The international controversy that ensued led to hearings, lawsuits, even arrests. Plame wrote a memoir, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, which was the basis for a film starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. And then Plame turned to fiction. Her first thriller, Blowback, introduced a female covert CIA ops officer named Vanessa Pierson, on the trail of the world's most dangerous nuclear arms dealer. In Plame's second thriller, the recently published BURNED, Pierson's mission takes some even more frightening turns. It's a story of high stakes—the novel opens with a more »
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New York Times bestselling author Anne Frasier takes readers back to her dark, enchanting Savannah—a place as terrifying as it is mesmerizing. Homicide detective Elise Sandburg is traumatized after her run-in with a madman the press has dubbed "The Organ Thief." As Elise takes refuge in her deceased aunt Anastasia's abandoned plantation to investigate and recover from her ordeal, she begins to question everything—from her dangerous line of work to her complex relationship with her handsome, tortured partner, David Gould. But with a madman on the loose, and her mother's claims to still hear from Aunt Anastasia, she may have more immediate problems on her hands. In Elise's world, where cold hard crime mixes with the local Gullah culture, nothing is ever what it seems, more »
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In the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, Inspector Ian Rutledge is summoned to the quiet, isolated Fen country to solve a series of seemingly unconnected murders before the killer strikes again August 1920. A society wedding at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire becomes a crime scene when a guest is shot just as the bride arrives. Two weeks later, after a fruitless search for clues, the local police are forced to call in Scotland Yard. But not before there is another shooting in a village close by. This second murder has a witness; the only problem is that her description of the killer is so horrific it's unbelievable. Badgered by the police, she quickly recants her story.
Crimes of Memory by L.J. Sellers
L.J. Sellers writes the bestselling Detective Jackson mystery series—a two-time Readers Favorite Award winner—as well as provocative standalone thrillers. Her novels have been highly praised by reviewers, and her Jackson books are the highest-rated crime fiction on Amazon. L.J. resides in Eugene, Oregon where her novels are set and is an award-winning journalist who earned the Grand Neal. When not plotting murders, she enjoys standup comedy, cycling, social networking, and attending mystery conferences. She's also been known to jump out of airplanes. In CRIMES OF MEMORY, the eighth in her Detective Jackson series, Jackson returns to the Eugene, Oregon Police Department after a leave of absence resulting from a personal tragedy. He's immediately assigned to investigate the homicide of a man who lived more »
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The September edition of The Big Thrill is here! 38 new thrillers from ITW Members this month including debut novels from Barry Lancet, Carla Norton, Mary Miley, Geoffrey Girard, Misty Dietz and S.L. Menear, plus Special to the Big Thrill: Up Close and Personal with Allison Brennan and Laura Griffin, a Between the Lines interview with William Kent Krueger by Julie Kramer, and News From South Africa by Joanne Hichens! CLICK HERE to read more!
Lies in Wait by Donna Del Oro
Writing this prescient story last year (I wrote LIES IN WAIT before the recent and tragic Boston Marathon bombings) was a challenge. I read scores of books and articles about Islam, Muslims in America, the Qur'an, the history of Islam and the FBI's undercover and intelligence strategies in counter-terrorism. What I discovered was both enlightening and deeply disturbing. I read declassified reports by the CIA on what law enforcements agencies can expect will happen when the Muslim population in an American city reaches 1%, 2 %, 3-5%. When the population reaches the 3-5% range, the Muslim community begins to petition for Sharia Law zones, like the ones that currently exist in the Netherlands. Denmark and France are approaching that percentage and their laws are facing more »
The Homecoming by Carsten Stroud
By Carsten Stroud Four years ago, southbound on Interstate 75, a hundred miles out of Chattanooga and on our way to Savannah,my wife Linda and I saw a Lexus SUV in the ditch on the far side of the northbound lanes, a couple of dazed people standing around beside it. One of them, a puffy older guy in one of those awful canvas boonie hats,was on a cell phone. There was no blue-and-grey Georgia State Patrol car at the scene: it was just another roadside enigma. Linda and I drove off, but a half-mile down the road, we saw another badly-damaged car in the ditch, and another guy on a cell. Once is incident, twice is coincidence: but again we drove away. And then, five more »
Special to the Big Thrill: Thriller Award Nominees by John Raab
By John Raab And the nominee's are……. And the winner is….well, you are going to have to wait for ThrillerFest NYC 2013 to get this answer. The Big Thrill newsletter would like to introduce you to some of the nominees in each category. Some of the nominees were too busy writing their next novel, but we have a great lineup and a couple of questions for them to answer. When you put together an award ceremony with so many great authors, there are always some that just missed this list. The process is a long involved one and a lot of reading to determine the nominees. It all starts at the top and that would include two very important people, Carla Buckley, ITW Board of more »
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ThrillerFest VI – by Ian Walkley
THRILLERFEST 2011 In July, I attended the International Thriller Writers' annual ThrillerFest in New York. This was my second year attending and it was great to be reacquainted with some friends from last year as well as breathing the same air as the likes of Ken Follett, Robert Crais, Gayle Lynds, David Morrell, Karin Slaughter and many other famous thriller authors. Writers tend not to have the egos of actors, and their bodyguards are unarmed publicists, so even the most hallowed writer would generally be open for a chat, or at least willing to spare a moment for a kind word of encouragement to a fellow writer, even one as yet unpublished. And hearing other writers talk about how they approach writing, particularly how they more »


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Suzy Glaskie is making a lot of noise in the PR world - that's with a bit of help from Wayne Rooney
Manchester mum Suzy Glaskie is having a pretty good year.
She is the founding director of Hale-based Peppermint PR, which has picked up a top national prize. It beat off competition from leading London firm Frank PR to win the Consumer award for its Sound Asleep campaign, starring England striker Wayne Rooney as "England's Best Snorer".
The account manager was Kate Moryoussef, a member of Hale Synagogue.
The honour follows a number of recent successes for Peppermint, including 'Freshest PR Stunt and Event', 'Freshest Consumer Campaign' and the 'Freshest Low Budget PR Campaign'. Oh, and the team have been shortlisted for four other accolades, notably one by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Awards -- to be announced later this month.
Bowdon-based Mrs Glaskie, 39, tells People: "The business started in 2004 from tiny roots in my house and Kate was the first person who joined me.
"We worked together for quite a while in our tracksuits and sharing a desk so this is a really nice progression.
"We are going for it big time in 2011. We have tripled in size since last year and are looking to double again, and continue to win blue-chip accounts and grow the team."
Mrs Glaskie runs the company with her husband Jean-Philippe - born in Salford.
As a result of the winning campaign, Sound Asleep, which unsurprisingly creates products to help people sleep, reported sales of more than 50,000 pillows in one week.


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were reactive to but otherwise disconnected from disease in the body.
Although medical science has productively focused on the
pathophysiology of disease, such as tumor biology, coronary artery
disease, and immunology, it has done so at the expense of studying the
body's psychophysiological reactions to these disease processes. These
reactions are mediated by brain and body mechanisms, including the
endocrine, neuroimmune, and autonomic nervous systems. While a large
portion of the variance in any disease outcome is accounted for by the
specific local pathophysiology of that disease, some variability must
also be explained by host resistance factors, which include the manner
of response to the stress of the illness. For example, in a series of
classic experiments in animals, Riley1,2 showed that
crowding accelerated the rate of tumor growth and mortality. In a
recent authoritative review of human stress literature,
McEwen3 documented the adverse health effects of cumulative
stressors and the body's failure to adapt the stress response to them.
Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) is an
adaptive response to acute stress, but over time, in response to
cumulative stress, the system's signal-to-noise ratio can be degraded,
so that it is partially "on" all the time, leading to adverse
physiological consequences, including abnormalities of glucose
metabolism,4 hippocampal damage,5 and
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Climate Change:
Federal Agencies Should Do More to Make Funding Reports Clearer and Encourage Progress on Two Voluntary Programs
GAO-06-1126T: Published: Sep 27, 2006. Publicly Released: Sep 27, 2006.
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reports on federal funding for climate research and to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, among other things. The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which coordinates many agencies' activities, also reports on science funding. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Climate Leaders and the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Climate VISION programs aim to reduce such emissions through voluntary industry efforts. This testimony is based on GAO's August 2005 report Climate Change: Federal Reports on Climate Change Funding Should Be Clearer and More Complete (GAO-05-461) and its April 2006 report Climate Change: EPA and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress Under Two Voluntary Programs (GAO-06-97), which addressed (1) reported changes in federal climate change funding and (2) the status and progress of two federal voluntary climate programs.
Federal funding for climate change, as reported by OMB, increased from $2.35 billion in 1993 to $5.09 billion in 2004 (117 percent), or from $3.28 billion to $5.09 billion (55 percent) after adjusting for inflation. OMB reports show that, during this period, funding increased for technology, science, and--before adjusting for inflation--international assistance. CCSP, which reports only science funding, generally presented totals that were consistent with OMB's, but provided more detail. However, changes in reporting methods used by both OMB and CCSP limit the comparability of funding data over time, and therefore it was unclear whether total funding actually increased as reported. Furthermore, we were unable to compare changes in the fourth category (climate-related tax expenditures), because from 1993 to 2004 OMB reported estimates for proposed but not existing tax expenditures. With regard to individual agencies' funding, OMB reported that 12 of the 14 agencies receiving funding for climate change programs in 2004 received more funding in that year than they had in 1993, but it is unclear whether funding changed as OMB reported because of unexplained changes in what was defined as climate change funding. Reported funding for DOE, the agency with the most reported climate-related funding in 2004, increased from $963 million to $2.52 billion (162 percent), or from $1.34 billion to $2.52 billion (88 percent) after adjusting for inflation. DOE and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration accounted for 81 percent of the reported increase in funding from 1993 through 2004. However, because agency funding totals are composed of individual accounts, changes in the reports' contents, such as the unexplained addition of accounts to the technology category, limit the comparability of agencies' funding data over time, making it difficult to determine if these are real or definitional increases. EPA and DOE expected participants in their voluntary climate programs to complete several program steps within general time frames, but participants' progress in completing those steps within the time frames was mixed. Furthermore, DOE did not have a system for tracking groups' progress in completing program steps, and neither DOE nor EPA had a written policy specifying the consequences for participants not proceeding as expected. In addition, EPA and DOE had both estimated the share of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions attributable to participants in their respective programs and were working through an interagency process to quantify emissions reductions attributable to their programs. However, determining reductions attributable to each program will be challenging because of the overlap between these programs and other voluntary programs and because it is difficult to determine how much of a participant's emissions reductions can be attributed to its participation in the program, since the participant's emissions in the absence of the program cannot be known.
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Climate Change:Information on NOAA's Support for States' Marine Coastal Ecosystem Resilience EffortsGAO-16-834: Published: Sep 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2016.
Federal Fisheries Management:Additional Actions Could Advance Efforts to Incorporate Climate Information into Management DecisionsGAO-16-827: Published: Sep 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2016.
Sep 26, 2016
Waste Management:DOD Has Generally Addressed Legislative Requirements on the Use of Burn Pits but Needs to Fully Assess Health EffectsGAO-16-781: Published: Sep 26, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 2016.
Aug 15, 2016
Grants Management:EPA Could Improve Certain Monitoring PracticesGAO-16-530: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 15, 2016.
Jul 26, 2016
Army Corps of Engineers:Additional Steps Needed for Review and Revision of Water Control ManualsGAO-16-685: Published: Jul 26, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2016.
Levee Safety:Army Corps and FEMA Have Made Little Progress in Carrying Out Required ActivitiesGAO-16-709: Published: Jul 26, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2016.
Jul 21, 2016
Oil and Gas:Interior Could Do More to Account for and Manage Natural Gas EmissionsGAO-16-607: Published: Jul 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 2016.
Jul 14, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency:Status of Efforts to Address Nonpoint Source Water Pollution through the Section 319 ProgramGAO-16-697R: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2016.
Jul 7, 2016
Polar Satellites:NOAA Faces Challenges and Uncertainties that Could Affect the Availability of Critical Weather DataGAO-16-773T: Published: Jul 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 2016.
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Project CARS (Community Assisted Racing Simulator) is a racing video game in development by Slightly Mad Studios. Although a racing title, it could further be regard as a simracer.
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Project CARS Stanceworks Track Expansion DLC coming January 26
Latest expansion introduces a new Scottish course and the KTM X-Bow R.
Classic Silverstone & Hockenheim tracks race into Project CARS today
Plus five new Lotuses - including one for free.
Project CARS' latest DLC adds 3 Aston Martins & the Mojave circuit
Five race layouts and Test Track included in premium expansion.
Project CARS DLC plans detailed for run-up to Christmas
Three new packs coming between now and November.
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2013 Debuntante Ball planned this weekend
In preparation of this weekend's 2013 Debutante Introductions and Ball, the Ebonite Civic and Social Club of Rayne, Inc., hosted its annual Debutante Tea on Sunday, April 28, at the Green Room of the Rayne Civic Center Complex.
Serving as mistress of ceremonies for the tea was Brittany D. Guidry, joined by last year's queen, Quindolyn Q. Rochester.
Introduced as the 2013 Debutantes were:
Chelsea Cormier, 16-year-old daughter of Brenda Cormier and David Cormier;
Natalie Milson, 17-year-old daughter of Rachel R. Moore and Michael Milson;
Alanna Plummer, 17-year-old daughter of Allegra Cormier Plummer and Anthony Plummer.
This year's Ball will be held Saturday, May 4, at the Rayne Civic Center as announced by Ebonite event chairperson Ursula Hawkins.


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(Re: Feb. 21 guest column, "The party that made confetti of FDR's FICA promises, by Joyce A. Lasley.)
In her column, Lasley indicated that the Democratic Party put Social Security at risk with their policies.
The way to put our country in financial ruin is to spend more than we take in. President Bush and his Republican Party have put the whole country at risk with their reckless spending.
In the past six years, we've had to borrow trillions of dollars to fund our government in all its endeavors, and unfortunately, most of the borrowed money has come from foreign countries - namely our so-called trade partners (they export, we import). Our trade deficit hits new highs every year.
The only fiscally conservative president we've had in at least the past 20 years was Bill Clinton, a Democrat.
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Through the direction of editor Ken Potter (along with authors Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton), dozens of new varieties have been added across all coin denominations. Throughout the book photographs have been upgraded, and new pictures have been added. You'll benefit from accurate market values that are based on retail prices and auction results that have been studied coin-by-coin in conjunction with a panel of hobby experts and specialists. You will also appreciate the fine-tuned coin descriptions and additional updated factors such as rarities and interest levels.
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Bingo! I found Duane Brooks
first name it's Victor
born Hopkins co Kentucky
city of Hanson.
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RE: Veazey transfers
The only nance's I can recall right off
are John Mack and Harry.Harry is the father of Bobby who has passed.
john mack has a son named Phillip. his brother Art
I believe passed.
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Thank-you for your kindness.
your family in Onton would any of
them remember Miss Jackson's
caf� that sat across the street
from Miss Mary Virigina Friday's Beauty shop
and the old Onton Mill a fellow named
Red Hancock ran it.
But Thank's again.
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I've sent along three edits reguarding
Roger Earl Brooks Parents Marshall an Ruenell
Marshall's middle name is Ashby and I still
looking to confirm V Duane Brooks's first
name U.S. Census Records say it's Veazey
His mother's maiden name put let me trace that
one more time LOL.
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You're awesome, Lorna! Thanks for the pics and the info. I've been looking for this family.
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Marshall Brooks. Miss Ruenell's husband's
Parents are Lacy and Ethel Brooks buried at slaughters cemetery.
Miss Dot Veazey you have her at Olive Branch
cemetery is Ethel's sister they have a brother
Rosco Veazey
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Hi I too have walked that old section of Springdale as well as my father with with Paul Tompkins when my gr father Nathaniel Smith died looking for his father and mother Andrew J Smith and Margaret Pace Smith sites with no luck so what could have happened to the sites of Andrew d 1-23-1912 and Margaret d 12-17-1917 both death certificates place of interment Springdale Cemetery, some where there has to be record of grave site. sorry i haven't replied to this before.
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RE: Johann Jacob Misenheimer
My apologizes for the poor quality photo of Mr. Misenheimer's stone. After nine years I have forgotten what it says and can't read it either. I will head out to the cemetery in the next week and get a much better photo and post it.
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Lorna, I noticed at Grapevine that there was a section that had a lot of makers with Unknown on them, do you know the history of this section ? I do not remember see it before . Unless I am losing my mind ! lol Andy
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There is a note on the site about the name. He is my great grandfather and his name is George Washington Reed. His parents were John Henson Reed and Frances Adelein Tucker. Let me know if you need any other information.
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The first quarter began and the Lakers were the team with the most energy. They were looking inside to Dwight Howard, they were swarming on defense and they were turning stops into points. They looked like a team with nothing to lose, and quite frankly, it was a good look for them.
After jumping out to an early 11-2 lead, Los Angeles was able to finish the first quarter ahead, 26-19. The team had the energy to begin the game, but Utah's defense stepped up a bit to begin the second period.
The second half would start with L.A. up 10 points, but the third period would prove to be a competitive one. The tempo picked up on both sides, and the Jazz began creating open looks by attacking the shot-blockers of the Lakers.
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The final period began, and it was all Los Angeles. The Lakers were forcing turnovers, their half-court play was efficient and their fast-break tempo was creating easy looks on the offensive end. An 18-point victory does little over the course of an 82-game season, but if one win can give them confidence, it could prove to be just what they need with the halfway point of the season officially in the past.


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LOL..Love the car! Have a safe journey to Prescott and ENJOY!
Thank you so much for posting the lovely opening, troop list and Pledge. We are grateful for the place to meet and share.
Happy August 1st.
Lets say you were really famous. People would want to know all kinds of things about you. Then lets say you called me up and asked, Howd you like to write my biography? Lets say I agreed. I would be all over you like a moth on a streetlight, buzzing around trying to find out all I could about you. Id ask you a thousand questions. I would ask for your list of contacts and call everyone on it to find out more about you. Then I would ask you to hand over anything related to your life. Papers. Pictures. The works.
I would look for three components, which are the secret to getting to know someone: What you say about yourself, what others say about you, and what youve done. Now think of what this means as you seek to know God: What does He say about Himself, what do others say about Him, and what has He done?
To know God in a vibrant, new way, ask all three. Read the Bible to find out what God says about Himself (Ex. 34:6-7; Lev. 19:2; Jer. 32:27). Then find out what the writers say about Him and His remarkable attributes (Ps. 19:1-4; Rom. 1:16-20; 1 John 4:8-10). Finally, take a look at the amazing things God has done (Gen. 1:1; Ex. 14:10-31; John 3:16).
Get to know God. Be His biographer. It will teach you more about Him than you ever thought possible.
The poet is an artist with words. Beautiful poem and graphic., Lady.
Ya know whats poetic?
Rain. Sweet raindrops falling against the window pane on Aug 1st in Texas.
First time I tried the link my computer locked up, second time Windows blocked it. I didn't try a third time.
I was born a month after they landed in area 51, not that there's anything wrong with that.
I am using winamp to play it.
Here is the website WBCQ
They are playing Crack The Sky now... Safety In Numbers
I agree..We had a bit yesterday...and more the day before..It was a wonderful sound.
You have had more rain ...I am now celebrating rain wherever it falls in Texas.
It's amazing. I have never seen this on Texas in Aug.
LOL..Smokie just hit the glass trying for a bug on the patio..She is a huntress...and prey is very limited for her.
I recall cool spells in August..not rain..Lord knows we need every drop..The drought is worse south of me...but we are in drought.
I walked out in it when it was only light rain...felt so good.
80 degrees here. I have been strolling around in this rain and smiling, Thinking "Al Gore you darn fool"
Don't know about you but I have more fun watching the cats stalk bugs on the wrong side of the glass than I do when the bug is inside. It lasts longer and I don't have to worry about them catching the bug.
We have had many many days of triple digits..It's nice to have a break!
LOL! I used to have a screensaver with fish moving around and one of my cats would get mesmerized by it.
Last triple digit day I saw was 104.
It's been decent since then
That statue needs a good warshin L0L
5 yrs
LJ, I just love your dahlia poem and graphic! Thank you SO much for sharing it with us!
When I lived in TX, I grew dahlias with flowers as big as serving platters. They were so perfect, they looked sureal.
I have tried growing them up here in the High Desert, but no luck. :(
Kent State - my Alma Mater - but never saw James Gang there - (could it be they weren't born yet?) LOL!
This week, I saw some really cool wild sunflowers out in the woods and I thought are those perennial?
They cant be.. but I had to look.
Maybe I can gets pics next week.
You went to KSU?
So did I! for keggers! L0L
What a small world. My Brother graduated there with a masters.
The Numbers Band Kent State
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That is so cute, yorkie! I am going to try to get back for Caturday after I get my shower and all cleaned up...LOL!
Lots of pings I would love to answer if I get some time! I always love Caturday!
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A community bank should serve its community.
In line with that philosophy, First National Bank offers use of its spacious community room at no cost to local non-profits and businesses (non-commercial use only), making it ideal for client meetings, small fundraising events and conferences. Reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact a bank representative for a calendar of available dates or to schedule your event.