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Busted? Kyle Busch Fails Inspection, Part of No. 18 Sent to Nascar HQ
There are 22 comments on the Bleacher Report story from Oct 26, 2008, titled Busted? Kyle Busch Fails Inspection, Part of No. 18 Sent to Nascar HQ. In it, Bleacher Report reports that:
After finishing fifth in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch's No.
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#1 Oct 27, 2008
No wonder those toyotos were so fast. The cheated.
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#2 Oct 27, 2008
It will be interesting to see what they find. I'm sure if they are found to be out of NASCAR's book it will put a huge * next to KB's 8 wins.
#3 Oct 27, 2008
Did they ever star any of Jimmy Johnsons wins? How many times has Knaus been given 6 week vacations? Or Tony Eury, Jr., for that matter? Did you even read teh article that this fairly biased opinion piece is written from? Here's a direct quote:
"Following the conclusion of Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500, it was announced NASCAR was taking the rear end housing of the No. 18 car to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, NC simply to check the measurements. However, a NASCAR spokesman explained officials "don't think it's a problem.""
Reading comprehension and critical independent thinking apparently escape Junior Nation (as a whole, not you directly, though you do fit) and the rest of the KB/Toyota detractors....
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#4 Oct 27, 2008
Direct quote my azz!!! There's a world of difference between "taking" and "confiscating"!
#5 Oct 29, 2008
Hey azzhole:
A NASCAR spokesman says sanctioning body officials have found that the rear housing taken from the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driven by Kyle Busch following the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway was within the rules.
NASCAR took the rear housing to its research and development center in Concord, N.C., to be measured electronically and found it to be in compliance with the rules, according to the spokesman, so the team will not face any penalties.
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#6 Oct 29, 2008
Hey mental midget, all I said was there is a big difference between confiscated and taken! Learn how to read with comprehension!!! The article obviously displays the word "confiscated"!!!
The rear-end housing has been confiscated by NASCAR and will be further inspected at the NASCAR R&D center in Concord, N.C. upon the official return this week.
Read it and weep Dumbo!!!
#7 Oct 29, 2008
You were quoting the bleacher report blog, which is an OPINION piece written by a blogger with a disdain of Kyle Bush. The actual story that she blogged about, AND WAS LINKED TO IN HER BLOG, used the word "taken". Learn to both read and cite legitimate sources. I hold a Mensa card, so I don't think I'm a mental midget. I can also follow opinion pieces back to their sources and form my own opinion. You seem to be happy being spoon fed the pablum. Hope that works out for you!
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#8 Oct 29, 2008
YOU DON'T READ WELL DO YOU??? Does the article, which this thread is based on, say confiscated or taken??? Once again, READ IT AND WEEP, IDIOT!!!
#9 Oct 30, 2008
"Space Lord, Mother, Mother!"
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#10 Oct 30, 2008
What a hardhead! He/she could give a diamond a run for its money, jeez!
#11 Oct 30, 2008
No kidding. It's been somewhat quiet on Topix lately. Other than some loser trolls. I hate to ask but, what happened to JRQ?
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#12 Oct 30, 2008
18chick and 99 Lisa 18 are her new ID's, you thought you got lucky there for a minute didn't you?
#13 Oct 30, 2008
I still haven't seen anything for a day or two. And why in the heck am I from Algodones now. I've driven by but I sure as heck am not stopping there!!
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#14 Oct 30, 2008
I hear you, the stupid thing shows me in Salinas, CA, lol!
#15 Oct 30, 2008
Perhaps reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. I quoted the original story, NOT THE ONE ON BLEACHER REPORT, which is a personal blog. The story I quoted, if you read it, said "taken", not "confiscated". The opinion piece substituted the word confiscated. So while, yes, you quoted the opinion piece, and are correct that she used the word confiscated, I, on the other hand, actually followed the link in that opinion piece and read the ACTUAL ARTICLE. It used the word "taken". And since the 18 has been cleared of any wrongdoing, I guess it doesn't matter whether they took it, confiscated it, or shoved it up your azz. My original point, dumbo, was to wonder whether or not Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., or any other driver/team that HAVE been caught cheating should have stars next to their wins. Or, should it only be Kyle Bush and any other Toyota team? I realize this post got rather long, I'll give you a few hours to suss it all out. Feel free to ask for help if you need it...
#16 Oct 30, 2008
"YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW" As handsome as Kyle is he couldnt get er done! He CAINT handle the pressure!!
#17 Oct 30, 2008
DUH!! Topix states that a 'fan' wrote that article, NOT an official reporter. NO cheating. they are in the clear. Nascar takes parts from cars each week and checks them. It was 18 turn.
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Since: Sep 08
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#18 Oct 30, 2008
For the last time, this is the article this thread is based on!!!
Now read it good and then move on!!!
#19 Oct 30, 2008
Again, I did read the bleacher report blog, which is not an article, it's an opinion piece. I also followed the link in that opinion piece to the actual ARTICLE it was based on....you know, the source? And what I found was that the blogger put her own spin on things by substituting confiscated for taken. I pointed that out in my first post way up this list, by posting a direct quote from the source article. You responded as follows:
Direct quote my azz!!! There's a world of difference between "taking" and "confiscating"!
You then went on to call me a mental midget and dumbo in a later post. My whole point was, the opinion piece directly linked to was a distortion, and your gleeful carping about confiscation furthered that distortion. When I tried to ask a question about other drivers and cheating, that was ignored in favor of belittling me, Kyle Bush and anyone else who didn't fit your agenda for that moment. Either way, there was no infraction, so, this opinion piece is worth exactly squat. Thanks for the debate....
"Space Lord, Mother, Mother!"
Since: Sep 08
#20 Oct 30, 2008
The article uses the word "CONFISCATED" not "TAKEN" which is all I was pointing out!!! I don't give a good GD about Kyle Busch and certainly not about you!!! The whole planet knows what I'm saying here even if you choose not to!!! How does it feel to be the only one incapable of comprehending the obvious???
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This move is definately balsy for Williams, and the Ravens could care less. Now they have him with less risk, and Williams has set the bar pretty high for future negotiations.
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Still, very risky move considering he's looked pretty bad through two games and camp, is coming off an injury, and at this point probably isn't one of the starting two come September 10...even though J. Smith has been unimpressive also.
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Here is the sort of the process I went through in putting this horrific pixelated mess together. Btw, don't click on anything that looks like a link. That's just me not being able to manhandle the damn blog picture entries to work the way I want them to =\
They're both looking pretty damn rough
his rough was closest to the final.
next comes Vinnie. I'm missing feet on all these because all my references were from like, the waist up =\
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- Lois: Peter...what is our infant son doing up on the roof?!
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This application is a non-provisional of and claims the benefit of Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/465,967, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS," filed on Apr. 25, 2003, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
This application is related to co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/424,558, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING IDENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS," filed on Apr. 25, 2003, and to co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/424,562, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING IDENTIFICATIONS IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS Apr. 25, 2003 the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
The present invention relates generally to financial transactions. More specifically, the present invention relates to producing suspicious activity reports in connection with financial transactions.
In light of present world circumstances, it has become necessary to more closely scrutinize financial transactions that may be connected with terrorism, fraud, or other suspicious activities. In some cases, laws and regulations mandate that financial transaction processors assist in this effort by alerting authorities of suspicious activities. For these and other reasons, there is a need for systems and methods that enable or assist those involved in financial transactions with various reporting capabilities.
Embodiment of the invention thus provide a method of producing a suspicious activity reports. The method includes storing configuration information at a transaction processing device. The configuration information configures the device to produce suspicious activity reports based on certain criteria. The method also includes receiving transaction information and determining, based on the transaction information and the certain criteria, whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared. The method also includes generating a suspicious activity report containing at least some of the transaction information.
In some embodiments, the method also includes transmitting the suspicious activity report to authorities. Transmitting the suspicious activity report to authorities may include collecting suspicious activity reports at a host computer system and transmitting the collected suspicious activity reports to a computer system of the authorities. The method also may include receiving additional information and including the additional information in the suspicious activity report. Generating a suspicious activity report may include printing a suspicious activity report having a portion of the additional information and also having blanks for receiving additional suspicious activity report information. The certain criteria may include a mandatory SAR threshold. Determining whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared may include comparing an amount of a transaction to the mandatory SAR threshold. The certain criteria may include a SAR prompt threshold. Determining whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared may include comparing an amount of a transaction to the SAR prompt threshold. Determining whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared may include displaying a prompt that asks an operator if he wants to prepare a suspicious activity report and receiving a response to the prompt. Determining whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared also may include determining whether an operator has elected to produce an on-demand SAR. The method may include printing a report relating to suspicious activity reports produced at the transaction processing device during a period of time. The transaction processing device may be configured to print money orders.
In other embodiments, the present invention provides a transaction processing device that includes an input device arranged to receive transaction information and SAR information, a display screen arranged to display information to an operator, and application software that programs the transaction device to store configuration information. The configuration information configures the device to produce suspicious activity reports based on certain criteria. The application software also programs the transaction device to receive transaction information, determine based on the transaction information and the certain criteria, whether a suspicious activity report is to be prepared, and generate a suspicious activity report containing at least some of the transaction information. In some embodiments, the certain criteria includes a mandatory SAR threshold. The application software also may program the transaction device to compare an amount of a transaction to the mandatory SAR threshold. The certain criteria may include a SAR prompt threshold. The application software also may program the transaction device to compare an amount of a transaction to the SAR prompt threshold. The application software also may program the transaction device to display a prompt that asks an operator if he wants to prepare a suspicious activity report and receive a response to the prompt. The application software also may program the transaction device to determine whether an operator has elected to produce an on-demand SAR. The application software further programs the transaction device to print a report relating to SARs produced at the transaction processing device during a period of time. The transaction processing device may be configured to print money orders.
A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the present invention may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the drawings wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the several drawings to refer to similar components.
According to the present invention, financial transaction processors employ systems and methods to produce suspicious activity reports (SARs) relating to transactions they process. Herein, "processor" will refer to a financial transaction processor. For example, "processor" may refer to an entity such as Western Union of Englewood, Colo., whose money transfer service is well known. Additionally, "associate" will refer to entities that a processors may enlist to accomplish the service. For example, third parties, such as merchants, financial institutions, and the like may be "associates." Further, although the phrase "financial transaction" will be used herein to refer to the type of service provided, that phrase will be understood to mean any transaction involving "value," which may include money, credits, customer loyalty points, other units of measure, and the like. Transactions may include the purchase or redemption of money orders, travelers checks, and the like, "wire transfers" of money or other value, cash advances, the loading of money or value on to smart cards or stored value cards, and the like.
Process for performing such transactions are well known. Briefly, a sender presents himself to a processor or associate and provides value, usually cash, to an operator. Transaction information is entered into a transaction processing device. In some cases, such as wire transfers and money order purchases, the process results in a record being produced that is transmitted to a host computer system. The record may include the amount of the transaction, a transaction number or serial number, and the like. In the case of a wire transfer to a recipient, the recipient would present himself to a receive site of a processor or associate to obtain the money or other value. An operator at the receive site would then verify the identity of the receiver and gives the receiver the value. In other cases, such as travelers check purchases, the transaction processing device prints the instrument, and it is not necessary for information to be sent to a host computer system.
In connection with such transactions, it may be of interest to produce a report indicating that the transaction may involve suspicious activity. SARs may assist security and law enforcement authorities to prevent terrorist activity, money laundering, fraud, and the like, or otherwise find those responsible for such activities. According to the present invention, a transaction processing device collects relevant information for a SAR and assists the processor or associate in making that information available to authorities. In some cases, SARs are produced automatically for certain transactions. In other cases, the transaction processing device may prompt a user to produce a SAR and allow the operator to decline to do so. In still other examples, a SAR may be produced on demand if an operator elects to do so.
Once the information for a SAR is collected, it may be transmitted to authorities. This may be accomplished electronically and/or using printed SARs. Other examples are possible. The transaction processing device also may produce reports of SAR-related activity.
Having described the present invention generally, attention is directed to
The network 104 may be the Internet, an intranet, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a virtual private network, any combination of the foregoing, or the like. The network 104 may include both wired and wireless connections, including optical links. In some embodiments, the network 104 is a transaction processing network. Through the network 104, transaction devices communicate with the host computer system 102.
The system 100 may include one or more Point-of-Sale (POS) devices 106. POS devices are more fully described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,015,087, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Essentially, POS devices are terminals for receiving transaction information and sending the information to a host computer system. POS devices are typically located at associate or processor locations offering money transfer services. POS devices may include an integral printer or may be connected to one. Thus, POS devices may be equipped to print money orders or receipts relating to wire transfers, for example. According to the present invention, the printers associated with POS devices, whether integral to the device or connected to it, may be used to print hard copies of SARs. These reports may include blanks for an operator to complete by hand. However, in some embodiments, especially those involving POS devices having alphanumeric keyboards, a printer may print a SAR with complete information, since the operator may enter all information electronically.
The system 100 also may include one or more computing devices 108 programmed to receive money transfer information from customers. Like the POS devices 106, the computing devices 108 may be located at associate locations. The computing devices may be equipped to print complete, partially complete or blank SARs.
The system also may include one or more customer service representative (CSR) computers 110. The CSR computers 110 may be located, for example, at a call center operated by the processor or an associate. The CSR computers 110 function much like the POS devices 106 and the computing devices 108, except that transaction information is entered by a CSR who is receiving the information from a customer by phone, for example.
The system 100 also includes one or more receiving sites 112 from which customers may receive funds. The receive sites 112 may be associate locations equipped with a POS 106 or computing device 108. The receive sites also may be automated teller machines, kiosks (which are more fully described in co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/225,410 filed on Aug. 20, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein for all purposes), merchant store fronts, bank accounts, or the like.
The system 100 also includes a computing system 114 operated by authorities. The computing system 114 may be any of the aforementioned computing devices. If SARs are sent electronically, as will be described below, then they may be sent from either a transaction processing device or host computer system 102, through the network 104, to the computing system 114.
According to the present invention, a customer presents himself to a financial transaction location. The location may be equipped with either a POS device 106, a computing device 108, or other suitable transaction processing device. The location may be operated by the processor or an associate. An attendant/transaction device operator (hereinafter operator) receives transaction information from the customer. The operator also enters the information into the transaction device. In the process, the operator may produce a SAR relating to the customer and the transaction. The SAR may be either electronic or hard copy, as will be described. A SAR also may be produced by an operator at a receiving sites 112, which may be configured for automatically producing SARs or prompting an operator to produce one. A receive site also may be configured to produce on-demand SARs.
Having described a system according to the present invention, attention is directed to
Block 202 also may include configuring the transaction device by setting thresholds for producing SARs. For example, the device may be enabled for producing on-demand reports. If so, then a button on the device or a command entered by way of an input device initiates a SAR. If the not, then the transaction device may produce SARs only if other thresholds are triggered. One threshold may be a mandatory SAR threshold. If the mandatory threshold is triggered, then the transaction device initiates a SAR automatically. The mandatory SAR threshold may be a dollar amount; however, it also may be based on other transaction information such as a location of the sender or the receiver. Other examples are possible. In this specific example of an embodiment of the present invention, the mandatory SAR threshold is a dollar amount. The transaction device also may be configured for prompting for a SAR. A SAR prompt threshold may be established as a dollar amount or may be based on other transaction information. Again, in this example the SAR prompt is a dollar amount. If the SAR prompt threshold is triggered, then the transaction device may display a question for the operator such as "Produce SAR?" As will be described, if the operator elects to produce a SAR, then the device interactively collects information from the operator. If the operator elects not to produce a SAR, then the transaction process continues.
Block 202 also may include configuring the transaction device to produce SARs based on activity during certain times of day, days of the week, and the like. Configuring the device also may include programming it to look for multiple transactions by the same person, especially if those transactions exceed the previously-described thresholds.
Configuring the transaction device at operation 202 also may include selecting items that will be included in reports. For example, it may be of interest to collect information relating to transactions for which an operator was prompted to produce a SAR but elected not to do so. It may also be the case that configuring the transaction device includes determining whether to send electronic reports to security and/or law enforcement authorities and/or a host computer system. Other examples are possible.
Once the transaction device is configured, operators may initiate transactions for customers at block 204. Initiating a transaction may include entering a user ID and/or password, swiping an ID card, providing biometric information, and the like. In other examples, initiating a transaction includes merely powering up the transaction device. In still other examples, initiating a transaction includes entering a code that corresponds to the type of financial transaction (e.g., money order purchase, wire transfer, traveler's check purchase, etc.) the customer desires. Other examples are possible.
At operation 206, the transaction device receives transaction information. This may be any transaction information necessary for determining whether a SAR is required, suggested, or desired. The information may be received in response to a prompt presented to the operator by the transaction device. The prompt may be an audible prompt, a visual prompt, or the like. The information may be entered by the operator using any of a number of well known input devices. For example, the operator may use a keypad, a keyboard, a pointing device, and/or the like.
At block 208, the transaction device determines whether the transaction information triggers a mandatory SAR. In this example, if the dollar amount of the transaction exceeds the mandatory SAR trigger, then the device determines that a SAR is required, and the process continues at block 218, as will be described. If the mandatory SAR threshold is not triggered, then the process continues at block 210. The transaction device also may determine that a SAR is necessary because the customer has performed other recent transactions and the combine total of the transactions exceeds a threshold.
At block 210, the transaction device determines whether the SAR prompt threshold is triggered. Again, in this example, the SAR prompt threshold is a dollar amount. If the transaction amount is greater than the SAR prompt threshold, then the transaction device displays the prompt at block 212. The operator responds at block 214. If the operator responds affirmatively, then the process continues at operation 218, as will be described. If the operator responds in the negative or the SAR prompt threshold was not triggered at operation 210, then the process continues at block 216.
At block 216, the transaction device determines whether the operator has requested an on-demand SAR. If so, the process continues at block 218; if not, the process continues at block 224. In some examples, the transaction device may be configured to receive a request to generate at SAR at any point in the process, not just after blocks 210 and 216, as shown. Thus, it should be understood that the method 200 is exemplary, and other examples are possible.
At block 218, the transaction device initiates collection of information for a SAR. This process may include displaying questions to which the operator responds by asking the customer the question and entering the customer's answer into the transaction device using an input device. Collecting data also may include obtaining the data from the transaction information received at block 206. It may also be the case that collecting transaction data includes reading the date and/or time from an internal clock. Other examples are possible.
Collecting data for the SAR at block 218 may be limited to receiving numerical data by way of a keypad if the transaction device has only a keypad. Thus, in some examples, completing a SAR by hand may be necessary, as will be described.
At block 220, the transaction device prints the SAR. The printer may be integral with the transaction device, such as a receipt printer or money order printer, as is known. In some examples, the printer is a peripheral of the transaction device. Other examples are possible. One example of a SAR is shown in
At block 222, the operator completes the SAR by hand as necessary. For example, if the operator is only able to enter numerical information into the transaction device, then if may be necessary for the operator to enter alphanumerical information, such as the sender's name and address, by hand.
At block 224, the operator completes the transaction. It may be the case, as is shown in this example of the present invention, that the transaction device will not allow completion of the transaction until the operator completes the SAR is one is required. This, however, is not a requirement. Completing the transaction may include printing a money order, completing a wire transfer by completing a receipt, printing travelers checks, and/or the like.
At block 226, the transaction device transmits SAR information to a host computer system. Although desirable in some circumstances, this operation is not necessary and is not required. Transmission of SARs to a host computer system may be enable by the configuration process at block 202.
At block 228, the SAR information is transmitted to authorities. The transaction device may be configured to transmit SAR information to authorities electronically. Alternatively, printed SARs may be mailed or delivered. In some embodiments, if SARs are sent to authorities electronically, they may be collected at a central location, such as the host computer system, and sent to authorities as a batch. In other embodiments, the information is sent following each transaction for which a SAR is generated.
At block 230, reports are printed. Reports may be printed automatically on a periodic schedule and/or on demand. Reports may include such things as a summary of all SARs produced during a period of time, information about transactions for which an operator declined to produce a SAR in response to a prompt, and the like. The content and scheduling of reports may be determined at block 202 by appropriately configuring the transaction device.
Having described a method of producing a SAR, attention is directed to
The SAR 300 includes a transaction information section 302 that includes the date and time of the transaction, an identification number representing the operator, and a number that represents the location of the transaction. This information may be pre-populated in the SAR by the transaction device.
The SAR 302 also includes a customer information section 304. The customer information may be entered by the operator from information received from the customer. In some examples, the information may come from an identification card of the customer that is swiped through the transaction processing device or otherwise interfaced with it. Many other examples are possible. The customer information section 304 includes, for example, the customer's name and address, including his country of residence.
The SAR 300 also includes a ID section 306 that includes information about the type of identification provided by the customer to the operator for ID verification. It may include the type if ID, the number of the ID, and the entity that issued the ID. In some examples, the ID section 306 includes the customer's social security or tax ID number.
The SAR 300 also may include a comments section 308 into which the operator may enter comments about the customer of the transaction. This section may be of particular importance in the case that the operator elects to produce a SAR for a transaction that otherwise may not have generated one.
The information for the SAR 300 may be entered using an input device or may be handwritten on a printed SAR. If the information is entered electronically, menus selection buttons, and the like may be used on selection screens to simplify the process. As previously mentioned, information also may be read by swiping cards through readers associated with the transaction device.
Other embodiments of the present invention are possible. For example, the determination of whether to produce a SAR may be made at any of several network levels and may be based on different criteria at each level. A provider at the top network level may desire to produce SARs based on one set of criteria, while an associate at the lowest network level may desire to produce SARs based on different criteria. The criteria may be established by each entity individually, and the SARs may be compiled and produced either independently or collectively. The criteria may be based on the transaction amounts, the customers on both the sending and receiving ends of the transaction, the time of day of the transactions, the frequency of the transactions, the location of either the receiving location or the sending location or the two combined, a cumulative transaction amount for a particular customer, even if distributed throughout the network, and the like or any combination of the foregoing. Similarly, reports of any kind may be compiled at any level of the network.
Having described several embodiments, it will be recognized by those of skill in the art that various modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. Additionally, a number of well known processes and elements have not been described in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention. For example, those skilled in the art know how to arrange computers into a network and enable communication among the computers. Additionally, those skilled in the art will realize that the present invention is not limited to financial transactions. For example, the present invention may be used to produce Suspicious Activity Reports in Connection with other activities such as postal transactions, travel purchases, customs inspections, and the like. Accordingly, the above description should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention, which is defined in the following claims.
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HP's first Windows Smartphone was the cheap and cheerful 514 Voice Messenger. This follow up is an altogether more expensive and luxurious affair and costs almost double the price weighing in at around £330 SIM-free. As its name implies the handset is a voice centric device aimed at those looking for a phone first and smartphone second.
It has to be said that this new Voice Messenger is quite a sexy looking phone, with HP having dumped the boxy, retro styling of its predecessor in favour of a much sleeker and more modern design. Its petite dimensions and narrower girth mean it feels more comfortable to hold in your hand than a lot of the other smartphones around at the moment.
Along with the usual volume rocker switch and dedicated camera button, HP has kitted the handset out with two welcome additions. The first is a keylock button and the second is a sliding control to put the handset in and out of silent mode.
For text input HP has opted for a hybrid keypad that's clearly been copied from RIM's range of Blackberry mobile emailers. It's laid out as a half QWERTY configuration with two letters per key. To enter the first letter on a key you tap once and to access the second letter you simply double tap the same key. Alternatively you can just single tap each key and leave it up to the phone's predictive text system to work out what word you're trying to spell out. Both methods take a little while to get used to, but once mastered they allow you to work up a decent speed when typing out emails or text messages.
Resting above the main keypad you'll find the phone's four-way optical controller, which is one of the handset's unique features. Unlike a traditional d-pad this controller doesn't rock back and forth across both axes. Instead, to move around in menus you simply glide your finger or thumb in the direction your want to travel. It all sound very straightforward, but unfortunately it's a real pain to use. The problem is that it's just very unreliable. Sometimes it registers movements perfectly, but other times it takes three or four goes to get it to respond. It really is horrible to use and one of the worst design decisions we've come across in a long time. Plus, as the phone's display is not a touchscreen, you have to rely totally on the optical controller to drive the OS.
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Ok.. i have to ask;
Why dont TR ever take their own photos of the reviewed item? Granted on some reviews they do take their own, but mostly (esp phones) the manufacturer's images are used which sometimes looks far better than the real deal.
Dont get me wrong, i love the reviews, just the images are off (for me)
On average around 50 per cent of our total review output uses stock imagery. The rest uses photos taken by ourselves. Most (not all) reviews undertaken by our freelance writers use manufacturer's images, for a number of reasons: Our freelancers are commissioned to write, not to take photos. Many are also not equipped to take decent pictures (especially of large products) nor can they be expected to with their extremely tight schedules.
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text: Among the core components of President Obama's plan to stem an "epidemic of gun violence" announced yesterday at a high profile White House press conference are steps to expand access to mental health care. In the weeks since the murder of 20 children at Connecticut's Sandy Hook elementary school in December, liberals and conservatives alike have raised concerns about mental illness and its relationship to mass gun violence. But while mental health seems to make its way to the top of the list of concerns after every mass shooting, it's not at all clear what psychiatric diagnoses, mental health care and gun violence have to do with each other. Advocates for people with mental illness find themselves in a bind: on the one hand attempting to fend off the blind conflation of people with mental illness and a propensity toward mass slaughter and on the other, recognizing that moments like this present the rare opportunity for expanding the mental health safety-net. To the relief of mental health advocates, President Obama seemed to understand this tension well. When the president did talk about mental health, he was cautious not to suggest that clinical insanity kills children, while carefully calling for more support for widely accessible psychiatric care. "We are going to need to work on making access to mental health care as easy as access to a gun," he said. With this as a starting place, the president's opening gambit on guns proposes some expansion of mental health care access while allaying fears among the mental health professionals that the overwhelmingly non-violent population they work with will become the scapegoats of a larger problem. Advocates say they are hopeful this moment will provide an opportunity for expanding an underfunded mental health system. **The President's Plans For Mental Health** Four of the 23 executive actions the president plans to enact to fight gun violence target mental health explicitly. They aim primarily to use the president's healthcare reform law to compel private insurers and Medicaid to provide coverage for mental health just as medical and surgical needs are covered. The Affordable Care Act is expected to provide healthcare coverage to tens millions of people previously living without insurance, many of whom struggle with mental illness. But existing healthcare guidelines often leave insurers and state Medicaid officials without certainty about which mental health issues must be covered. The president yesterday vowed to finalize rules requiring that health insurance companies provide equal coverage for mental illness. Similarly, the president will issue a letter to state health officials to clarify that mental health parity rules apply also to Medicaid. "This is going to provide an additional opportunity and impetus for the federal government to educate states about the scope of mental health services that they can and need to provide," said Jennifer Mathis, program director of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. "We knew healthcare reform would expand coverage but exactly how wasn't clear. Now we're hopeful it will include broad coverage." Mathis says she hopes the administration's guidance will require states to provide Medicaid recipients with "a core set of services that are necessary for well functioning mental health system to enable people to live the same kinds of lives as others: to live in their own homes, in their own communities and get the support they need." Mental health advocates note that ensuring parity between mental health and medical issues will not be enough if Medicaid spending is cut or fails to grow along with increased need. Nearly half of all public mental health care coverage is provided through Medicaid and while federal officials largely determine the types of medical issues the program is required to cover, the Supreme Court decision on the healthcare bill gave states the power to decide whether to expand Medicaid. Mental health care providers warn that the current trend in the states has been to chop mental health spending to makeup for other budget shortfalls and that this puts vulnerable mentally ill people at risk. States cut over $4 billion in public mental health dollars between 2009 to 2012, according to the [National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors](http://www.nasmhpd.org/docs/Summary-Congressional%20Briefing_March%2022_...). It's the largest reduction since widespread deinstitutionalization of people with mental illness 40 years ago. Beyond healthcare coverage, the president promised to "launch a national dialogue" on mental health led by the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education and to provide additional resources for school mental health services, including training for teachers. The administration wants more than $150 million in additional mental health care spending, mostly for teenagers and young adults. Some education advocates and civil libertarians warn that Obama's plans for schools also include more police officers, whose presence [rarely make schools safer](http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/01/militarized_post-newtown-schools....), and instead drive more youth into the criminal justice system. **What's Mental Illness Have to Do With Gun Violence?** Mental health professionals are quick to note that they can't predict who will become violent, and that even a fully funded and robust community mental health system would not end gun violence. Research tends to show that the past acts of violence, the availability of weapons and substance abuse are far better indicators of propensity for harming others than mental illness. A study by Columbia University psychiatry professor Paul Appelbaum found that only about 4 percent of violence can be attributed solely to a perpetrator's mental illness and the percentage is less for gun violence. While other research finds greater overlap between psychiatric issues and violence, most agree that to the extent that mental illness does lead to violence, it's usually in combination with other factors like alcohol use or the stress of being out of work. Yet gun rights groups point to psychiatric issues as the only site of legitimate action to reduce gun violence. On Tuesday, the [president of the National Rifle Association said](http://www.wmal.com/common/page.php?pt=LISTEN%3A+NRA+President+Tells+WMA...'Ginning+Up+Fear'+About+Guns%2C+It's+President+Obama&id=3852&is_corp=0) on talk radio that the only issue "we can get together on" with the White House would be in barring "people who are within the group among the mentally ill who are potentially violent--schizophrenics and others who are not on their meds who haven't been treated or dealt with" from buying firearms. The NRA's stance is not far from broadly held ideas about mental illness. "There's a common belief among ordinary people that individuals with mental illness are dangerous, particularly likely to be violent, the kinds of people who if possible should be put away somewhere or if not, at the very least, avoided," said Appelbaum. "This is not reflected in the research." So mental health professionals are conflicted about using moments like the current one to call attention to mental health issues for fear that they'll add fodder to an existing belief that mental illness and violence equate. "This is a terribly unfortunate time and context to improve our mental health services and programs," said Mathis. "Though the data doesn't draw a deep connection, and the responses can be reactive, we do need to fix the mental health system and this an opportunity we can't miss." Advocates and care providers were relieved yesterday when the president made a bold effort to back against violent portrayals of people with mental illness. "Someone with a mental illness is far more likely"--by about 2.5 times research shows--"to be the victim of a violent crime than the perpetrator," the president said. The consequences for the mentally ill of the gun control push are not yet fully clear, as the full content of the president's executive actions have yet to be released. 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Genre and what to do:Word game. Assume a role of the Emperor.s architect and protect China from invading Mongol army by repairing the Great Wall. You can do that by linking adjacent letter tiles in order to create a word consisting of three or more letters. Numerous special tiles, bombs, and coins appear to help you making game play interesting and diverse. There are three game modes: Classic, Battle and Conquest. Classic Mode challenges you to create words in order to uncover all the stones of the pathway before fuse burns down and detonate explosive barrels. Battle Mode offers players to create words to back the invading Mongol army. Conquest Mode invites players to conquer the board by turning all the tiles on the game board into red ones within time limit.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:The Great Wall of Words is a captivating word game that features colorful Chinese-themed graphics, intriguing storyline, diverse sound effects and Chinese music. Graphics is designed in Chinese style; so you may see pagodas and original landscapes on the background. There is a map that shows the Great Wall and places to visit. One of the highlights is built-in MP3 player that allows you to combine addictive game fun with your favorite music. All in all, The Great Wall of Words is a many-sided game, which brings enormous fun, develops logical thinking and increases vocabulary. The game may be used as a secondary tool in studying English.
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The financial crisis we are facing would have repercussions far beyond Wall Street—it could endanger the economic security of millions. Crisis or not, we are facing an economic downturn that is very real, one that speaks poorly of the President's economic stewardship.
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The bill authorizes a total of $601.4 billion, including $531.4B in budget authority for the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's national security programs.
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