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Former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck, one of the most acclaimed hotshot six-string practitioners in rock history, is appearing on at least one upcoming Brian Wilson album. However, that's not all. The 69-year-old Englishman will join Wilson and fellow former Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks in concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 20.
Beck will open the show with a set of his own before joining Wilson and the guys for their set.
Of the legendary teaming, Wilson said, "I feel like this is a cool continuation of what we did last year - with the exciting addition of Jeff Beck. We've got some new tunes we want to try out on a live crowd as well as doing some great music from our catalogs."
Last year, during the Beach Boys' 70-show 50 th Anniversary Tour, a re-inspired Wilson wrote a ton of new songs - so much so that Wilson is possibly planning to release three separate albums, each very different from the other, including an all-instrumental album entirely with Beck, whom he met last year when they headlined a Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp.
In other Wilson/Beach Boys news, it appears that Mike Love, 72, who owns the Beach Boys name and brand and is currently playing much smaller venues with longtime Beach Boy Bruce Johnston than he did on the 50 th Anniversary Tour, wants to possibly make peace with his cousin, Wilson, with whom he wrote dozens of classic '60 s surf tunes, including "Fun, Fun, Fun," "Help Me, Rhonda" and "California Girls," and work with him again.
Love tells Britain's Daily Star, "I don't know how that sacking controversy started. I'd love to work with Brian again. I'd very much like to get in a room, just him and I, to write more songs. We've always had a special chemistry, which has helped craft some fantastic music and given us a tremendous amount of success. We didn't write together on last year's album, and I'd like to do that more than anything."
Love also gave his interpretation of why Wilson, Jardine and Marks aren't still Beach Boys. "The anniversary tour was originally 50 dates, and got extended to 73. At that point, Brian said: 'No more dates for us, please.' So once we finished those 73 shows we went back to the line-up of the band before he rejoined." In earlier statements and an open letter to a local L.A. paper, Wilson has disputed this, saying that he felt he was fired from group. And there was no mention from Love about the possibility of Wilson or the others rejoining The Beach Boys.
Toby Keith's all-star benefit Twister Relief Concert for disaster victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes was itself a disaster when almost 1,300 concertgoers had to be treated for heat-related medical problems, according to the Tulsa World. The reports said that 140 fans required additional treatment and 21 were transported to area hospitals.
The concert that drew a sell-out crowd of more than 65,000 to the University of Oklahoma Stadium in Tulsa also featured Garth Brooks, his singer wife Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, John Anderson, Mel Tillis, Ronnie Dunn and Sammy Hagar (and Carrie Underwood via satellite from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville). All proceeds from the concert benefited the United Way of Central Oklahoma's May Tornadoes Relief Fund. At press time, it was unknown how much money the concert raised.
In other disaster-related news, New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi has donated $1 million to the New Jersey Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund, reports Billboard.
Randy Travis, who has sold more than 25 million records and scored 22 No. 1 hits on Billboard's country singles chart, has been hospitalized in an unnamed hospital in Texas. Travis, who returned to touring recently after finishing a court-order stint in rehab for a series of alcohol-related incidents last year, thought he had a bad cold. It turned out that he had pneumonia. Once he was in the hospital it was also diagnosed that he was suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, an infection of the heart muscles that is very serious and can lead to heart failure, reports CNN. Travis remains hospitalized in critical condition at press time.
So, prior to being transferred to another hospital, the 54-year-old singer "underwent the placement of an Impella peripheral left ventricular assist device for stabilization," according to a written statement from his spokesman Kirt Webster. The device is "an implantable mechanical pump that helps pump blood from the lower chambers of your heart to the rest of your body," according to the Mayo Clinic's website.
CNN asked Dr. Ramin Oskoui, a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist in Washington, about Travis' condition and he replied, "To say that Mr. Travis' alcohol use exacerbated his problems would be pure speculation, but if someone told me alcohol played a role in his cardiac problems, I wouldn't be surprised."
You know a show is a big hit with concertgoers when you see and hear groups of fans singing the songs they just heard onstage as they exit the venue.
Such was the case at The Turtles' annual "Happy Together Tour" stop in Southern California.
The Turtles, led by lead singer Howard Kaylan and his comical backup-singing cohort Mark Volman, took their caravan of hit-makers to the 1,900-seat landmark 1930 art nouveau Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills for a sold-out gig. Also on board is Gary Lewis, former Paul Revere & The Raiders frontman Mark Lindsay, Union Gap vocalist Gary Puckett and former Three Dog Night lead singer Chuck Negron.
This annual jaunt is such a hit with fans - and why not? It's nearly three hours of classic hit after classic hit from the '60 s and early '70 s - that the tour continues to grow and book more venues with each year. This year's "Happy Together Tour" is nearly 70 shows, double the number of shows on last year's tour.
All were in fine voice (Lewis was just a tad flat on occasion), especially Lindsay, Negron and The Turtles. I caught Negron perhaps five years ago at the Gibson Amphitheatre and his voice was nothing like the man who sang, "Joy to the World." Not so last weekend. The voice belonging to this Chuck Negron was classic Three Dog Night-era Negron and it was a joy to hear.
What's unique about this tour is that fans are treated to an encore that sees each artist again performing one of their biggies. For instance, Lindsay gave everyone another run-through of The Raiders' "Kicks," while Puckett reprised his biggest hit, "Young Girl."Here's the setlist:
Gary Lewis: 1. "Count Me In" (No. 2 in 1965). 2. "Sure Gonna Miss Her" (No. 9 in 1966). 3. "Save Your Heart for Me" (No. 2 in 1965). 4. "Everybody Loves a Clown" (No. 4 in 1965). 5. "My Heart Symphony" (No. 13 in 1966). 6. "This Diamond Ring" (No. 1 in 1965). 7. "Just My Style" (No. 3 in 1965).
Mark Lindsay still has that rock star charisma at age 71. He looked, sounded and bounded around the stage as though he were still in his late 20 s or early 30 s. It must be said that it's a crime that Paul Revere & The Raiders not only are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they've never even been nominated for induction voting. 1. The chorus of the theme song from The Raiders' afternoon teen music show, "Where the Action Is." 2. "Steppin' Out" (No. 46 in 1965 and No. 8 in Canada). 3. "Just Like Me" (No. 11 in 1965). 4. "Arizona" (No. 10 in 1970). 5. "Hungry" (No. 6 in 1966). 6. "Good Thing" (No. 4 in 1966). 7. "Indian Reservation" (No. 1 in 1971). 8. "Kicks" (No. 4 in 1966).
Gary Puckett: "Lady Willpower" (No. 2 in 1968). 2. "Over You" (No. 7 in 1968). 3. "Don't Give In To Him" (No. 15 in 1969). 4. "This Girl is a Woman Now" (No. 9 in 1969). 5. "Woman, Woman" (No. 7 in 1967). 6. "Home," a newer tune dedicated to our veterans. 7. "Young Girl" (No. 2 in 1968).
Chuck Negron, who possesses a wonderfully funny self-effacing sense of humor derived from his decades of drug and alcohol abuse: "Shambala" (No. 3 in 1973). 2. "Celebrate" (No. 15 in 1970). 3. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (No. 1 in 1970). 4. "Eli's Coming" (No. 10 in 1969). 5. "One" (No. 5 in 1969). 6. "Joy to the World" (No. 1 in 1971).
The Turtles: "She'd Rather Be with Me" (No. 3 in 1967). 2. "You Baby" (No. 20 in 1966). 3. Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" (No. 8 in 1965). 4. Volman's Jim Morrison impersonation on "Riders on the Storm" and a brief Doors medley that segued into "You Showed Me" (No. 6 in 1969). 5. "Peaches En Regalia," a tune from Volman & Kaylan's days with Frank Zappa in the early '70 s that provided an intentionally jarring segue into "Eleanor" (No. 6 in 1968). 6. "Happy Together" (No. 1 in 1967).
After taking a break for a couple of weeks, the tour continues later in the month and through August in New England and the Midwest. The lengthy tour wraps on Oct. 18-19 at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Mo. The guys are already looking at next year's tour. They've got a "Happy Together Tour" gig with Lindsay, Negron, The Grass Roots and The Buckinghams at the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom in Coachella, south of Palm Springs on March 29, 2014.
Last year, after 45 years, Scottish flute and guitar-playing singer-songwriter Ian Anderson broke up his London-based progressive rock-Renaissance and Celtic folk-jazz-blues-rock band, Jethro Tull.
For the second year, the 65-year-old Anderson is touring America and the world with his crack 5-member solo band, celebrating the 40 th anniversary of his and Tull's epic progressive rock album, "Thick as a Brick," the 45-minute, album-long song that contains many movements and hit No. 1. He's performing the work in its entirety for the first time since the album's release in 1972.
At a nearly sold out 5,700-seat Greek Theatre amidst the forest of L.A.'s Griffith Park, the original "TAAB" as it's known comprised the first half of this tour's show.
Early in 2012, he and his newer band recorded a sequel to "TAAB," called simply "Thick as a Brick 2." Like the original, this album is also a song-long album containing many movements. So it's natural that Anderson presents this new work during the second half of these concerts. The packaging is actually inspired and "TAAB" and TAAB 2" fit seamlessly.
Anderson has performed shorter abbreviated versions of "TAAB" at virtually every Tull show the band has played these past four decades. However, the music from these short versions was all from side one of the album. So, for Tull fans it was a treat hearing him deliver side two. And because the new "TAAB 2" includes several brief musical interludes from the original for continuity, it all flowed beautifully and his audience roared its approval.
The newer "TAAB 2" CD features familiar Tull-ish classical prog-rock runs throughout that are reminiscent of music from the excellent under-heard and under-appreciated "J-Tull Dot Com" album from 1999.
Anderson permanently damaged his voice in 1984. Since then, his singing has been marginal at best, wince-inducing at its worst. Unfortunately, the concert at the Greek provided mostly moments of the latter. Having heard recordings of the show at quite a few dates over the last year, sadly the Greek gig found Anderson's voice in particularly poor form - undoubtedly due to the rigors of an awfully long tour.
However, after 28 years, Anderson has finally come to terms with this problem. He is utilizing a younger singer with an ideal background in rock music, theatre and with circuses. Englishman Ryan O'Donnell, 30, is a compliment to Anderson; a man who sings in Anderson's key, can ape his trademark moves and who possesses a voice that is not so strong that it will show up his boss. He and Anderson traded vocals back and forth throughout - and it works well.
After years of shows that have increasingly frustrated fans because of Anderson's vocal problems, as well as Anderson's insistence on playing many of the same songs year-in and year-out, the brilliant 65-year-old has rediscovered the magic and presented a show that is a triumph. Its popularity with both fans and critics alike has enabled Anderson to extend the tour into its second year.
For the encore, Anderson gave his fans one classic warhorse, an extended, solo-filled "Locomotive Breath," from Tull's biggest-selling album, 1971's "Aqualung." The tour is currently winding its way through the eastern United States.
They're taking August off before marauding through Europe and Russia in September. However, Anderson and band are returning to the U.S. and Canada for more dates before heading off once again to Europe in November for four more shows.
Fans throughout southern California will be treated to several free concerts this summer, many featuring popular classic artists.
Donna Loren, star of the Frankie and Annette beach films who memorably sang "It Only Hurts When I Cry" in 1965's "Beach Blanket Bingo," shares a bill this Saturday with The Rip Chords ("Hey Little Cobra") at the 4 th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day Celebration at the Simi Town Center Mall in Simi Valley.
Also this Saturday night is the annual Cruise Night on Brand Blvd. in Glendale this year. Amidst the 400 classic cars and hot rods, will be The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight") and The Surfaris, who are celebrating the 50 th anniversary of "Wipe Out." Meanwhile, J. Macias, founder of alt rockers Dinosaur Jr., plays Amoeba Music on Sunday.
The annual picnic concert series at Warner Park in Woodland Hills begins this Sunday with former Stray Cat Lee Rocker, followed by A Flock of Seagulls on July 21 and The Doors' guitarist Robbie Krieger on Aug. 4.
The free concert series at Pershing Square in Downtown L.A. kicks off on July 20 with a couple of hours of jumping Oingo Boingo music courtesy of Johnny Vatos Boingo Dance Party. Vatos was Boingo's drummer for two decades until the band called it a day after a sold-out show at the then-Universal amphitheatre (now the Gibson Amphitheatre) on Halloween night 1995. The Vatos Boingo Dance Party band features a total of six former Boingo members (I can attest that they are great!). Bow Wow Wow will open for them.
The series continues on July 27 with Dave Alvin. It's one of America's greatest rock bands, The Smithereens (who should also be in the Rock Hall of Fame along with Paul Revere & The Raiders - see above) headlining on Aug. 3, while The Tubes with Fee Waybill close the series on Aug. 10.
The Santa Monica Pier's annual series, ten concerts this year, sees jazz-soul and reggae singer-songwriter-bassist Meshell Ndegeocello on July 18. The English Beat headlines on Aug. 18, while Trombone Shorty plays Aug. 29. The series wraps on Sept. 12 with reggae icon Jimmy Cliff.
The Diamonds ("Little Darlin'") play Schabarum Regional Park in Puente Hills on July 23. Jazz and blues vet Barbara Morrison plays the Boulevard Music Summer Festival in Culver City on July 25, while hot-picking English journeyman guitarist Albert Lee, who led Heads Hands & Feet and spent more than a decade backing his heroes The Everly Brothers, plays the fest on Aug. 1.
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues, MP3 downloads and deluxe box sets are "The Best of Merry Clayton," 17 songs from the legendary backup singer who is featured in the new documentary, "Twenty Feet From Stardom" and whose vocals on The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" (her own version is included here) is the stuff of rock lore; the 14-track "Calm After," the first completely new studio album in nine years from Georgia-born country singer Travis Tritt; and "That's It (Amazon Exclusive)" from New Orleans iconic Preservation Hall Jazz Band, co-produced by My Morning Jacket leader Jim James with new songs co-written by Paul Williams.
"Can Do," the 22 nd studio album from Canadian hard rock singer-guitarist Pat Travers; a 40-track 2-CD, "Hardcore" from quirky devolution pop-rockers Devo; a 2-CD compilation, "Nile Rogers Presents Up All Night (The Chic Organization Album," features hits by the disco-R&B outfit Chic, such as their 1978 No. 1 smash, "Le Freak," as well as Chic and Rogers-Bernard Edwards-related hits like Diana Ross' 1980 hit, "Upside Down" and Sister Sledge's 1979 trademark biggie, "We Are Family;" and "Bula Quo," from British boogie rock vets Status Quo, who are best known in America for their debut 45, the psychedelic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" that hit No. 12 early in 1968.
"Red River Drifter," from pure Western singer of cowboy songs, Michael Martin Murphy, whose "Wildfire" spent a couple of weeks at No. 3 in June 1975; a 4-CD import set, "Anthology 1977-1979" from Brit punk-New Wave rockers The Tom Robinson Band, whose debut single in 1977, "2-4-6-8 Motorway" was a minor hit here (it hit No. 5 there); soul figurehead Solomon Burke's "Live at Montreux 2006" sees the late rotund singer belt out 18 tunes, including his 1964 hit, "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" and the Dixieland gospel staple, "When The Saints Go Marching In;" and a 4-CD import box, "8 Classic Albums" from laidback jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis priced at only $14.99 on Amazon.
Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
Mitch Ryder will never be confused with, say, Jack Jones - (note: Jones, the 75-year-old crooner who is perhaps best known to today's audiences for his 1979 hit, "The Love Boat Theme," has just been cast in the music industry gangster film, "American Hustle").
Far from it. No, Ryder is known for shredding his vocal chords on such raw rock and roll screamers as "Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Jenny Take a Ride."
The leader of The Detroit Wheels scored several wild and crazy hits during the mid-'60 s. His hits began in 1965 with "Jenny Take a Ride," which hit No. 10 on Billboards Hot 100 pop singles chart. He followed it the next year with a two-song medley that made it to No. 4, "Devil with a Blue Dress On," co-written by Shorty Long and "Good Golly Miss Molly," a classic for Little Richard in 1958. His final biggie, "Sock It to Me - Baby," reached No. 6 in 1967.
In 1968, Ryder and The Detroit Wheels parted company and, aside from a couple of minor singles that made it into the upper echelons of the Hot 100, his hit-making days were done.
But Ryder himself was far from done. At 68, he maintains an active schedule. He starred in a "Where The Action Is" Caribbean cruise with Gary Lewis, Chubby Checker and Paul Revere & The Raiders. Then, in February and March, he embarked on a tour of Europe that saw him play a couple dozen dates.
He's got a couple of domestic shows set this year, including on Oct. 20 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on a "Where the Action Is" show, along with The Association and the aforementioned Paul Revere & The Raiders.
Steve Smith writes a new Classic Pop, Rock and Country Music News column every week. Like, recommend or share the column on Facebook. Contact him by email at email@example.com.


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Welcome » IT Booklets » Management » Appendix A: Examination Procedures
Examiners should use these procedures to determine the quality
and effectiveness of the institution's management of IT. Examiners
should also use these procedures to measure the adequacy of the
institution's ITRM process, including management awareness and
participation, risk assessment, policies and procedures, reporting,
ongoing monitoring, and follow-up.
These examination procedures (also known as the work program) are
intended to assist examiners in determining the effectiveness of
the institution's IT management process. Examiners may choose,
however, to use only particular work steps of the following
examination procedures based on the size, complexity, and nature of
the institution's business. Examiners should use these procedures
to measure the adequacy of the institution's cybersecurity risk
management processes.
2. Review management's response to issues raised during, or
since, the last examination. Consider the following:
3. Interview management and review responses to pre-examination
information requests to identify changes to the technology
infrastructure or new products and services that might increase the
institution's risk. Consider the following:
1. Review the institution's governance structure to determine
the oversight of IT activities and verify that it includes the
2. Review the activities performed by the board or a committee
of the board to determine the effectiveness of IT oversight.
Specifically, review whether the board or a committee of the board
appropriately does the following:
3. Determine whether the board does the following:
4. Review the membership list of board, steering committee,
and/or relevant management committees established to review IT
activities. Determine whether board, senior management, lines of
business, audit, and IT personnel are represented appropriately,
and whether regular meetings are held and minutes are
5. Review the minutes of the board of directors and relevant
committee meetings for evidence of board support and supervision of
IT activities.
6. If the board delegates certain activities regarding the
oversight of IT to a committee, review the membership,
responsibilities, and activities of the committee. Specifically,
determine whether the committee does the following:
7. Review the board of directors and management oversight
program for IT. Determine whether the board has effective oversight
of IT. Determine whether the board oversees and management
implements the following:
8. Review IT management and determine whether management
performs the following:
9. Review the roles and responsibilities of all levels of
management, including executive management, CIO or CTO, CISO, IT
line management, and IT business unit management, to ensure that
there is a clear delineation between management and oversight
functions and operational duties.
10. Review the corporate and IT departmental organization charts
to determine whether they show the following:
11. Review the institution's structure to determine whether the
board established the following:
12. Determine whether the reporting structure ensures that the
CISO has the appropriate authority to carry out its
responsibilities and that there are no conflicts of interest in the
ability of the CISO to make decisions in line with the risk
13. Determine management's need for, or effectiveness in,
selecting and implementing appropriate EA and assess whether the EA
program serves the institution's needs, complexity, and future
technology plans.
1. Review the institution's established lines of authority for
enforcing and monitoring controls.
2. Determine whether management has a board-approved written
information security program and verify that it is maintained and
updated according to regulatory requirements.
3. Determine whether the institution has a project management
function appropriate for the complexity of the institution, and
verify that this function contains the appropriate elements.
4. Determine whether the institution maintains an adequate and
up-to-date enterprise-wide business continuity plan. Determine
whether the board oversees implementation and approves policies
related to business continuity planning.
5. Determine whether the institution has a well-defined role for
the implementation and use of information systems reporting and
that it produces accurate and useful reports. Determine the
effectiveness of the reports used by senior management or relevant
management committees to supervise and monitor the following IT
6. Review information systems reports for management, and
determine whether they provide the information necessary to help
manage the institution effectively. Determine the following:
1. Determine whether the board oversees and management considers
the following when formulating the institution's overall business
2. Review the strategic plan for IT activities. Determine
whether the goals and objectives are consistent with the
institution's overall business strategy. Document significant
changes made since the previous examination that affect (or any
planned changes that may affect) the institution's organizational
structure, hardware or software configuration, and overall
operational goals. Determine the following:
3. Determine whether the institution has adequate tactical and
operational IT plans to support the larger IT strategic plan.
4. Determine whether the board or board committee reviews and
approves the following:
5. Determine the effectiveness of management's process to fund
IT resources to meet the current operational needs of the
institution. Assess whether management considers the following IT
6. Determine whether the board reviews management's budget
plans. Determine the effectiveness of the budget process to
estimate and control the institution's activities.
7. If the institution uses third-party providers, determine
whether management:
1. Determine the institution's ability to attract and retain a
competent workforce and the ability of HR management to effectively
meet the requirements for IT and the lines of business that IT
2. Identify key IT positions, review biographical data (e.g.,
résumés and training and development records), and determine the
3. Review and evaluate written job descriptions to ensure that
management performs the following:
4. Determine whether the HR function has processes for
compensation planning, performance reviews, knowledge transfer
mechanisms, training, and mentoring.
5. Determine whether the financial institution has a process to
ensure that staff has the requisite expertise to fulfill its roles.
Review the adequacy of the process.
6. Determine the adequacy of the institution's training
programs. Determine whether the institution has or supports the
7. Review turnover rates of IT staff and discuss staffing and
retention issues with IT management, or review turnover rates of IT
management and discuss with senior management. Identify root causes
of any staffing or expertise shortages, including compensation
plans or other retention practices.
8. If IT staff members have duties in other departments,
determine the following:
1. Consult with the examiner reviewing audit or IT audit to
determine the adequacy of IT audit coverage and management's
responsiveness to identified weaknesses.
2. Determine whether the board provides for the necessary
expertise in the audit department and that audit coverage is
comprehensive, timely, and independent. Assess whether the board
requires audit reporting directly to the board or a designated
3. Determine whether the board, or its committee, has
appropriate oversight of audit through the following:
4. Determine whether the board, or a board committee, is
responsible for overseeing performance and compensation for the
audit department.
5. Determine whether the compliance function has involvement in
the institution's review oversight process, and assess the adequacy
of its involvement.
6. Determine whether compliance staff reviews new products,
systems, applications, or changes to evaluate compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
1. Determine whether the institution has a risk management program
and whether the program includes an integrated approach for
enterprise-wide risk management, including identification,
measurement, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of risk. If
applicable, determine whether the structure conforms to regulatory
2. Determine the effectiveness of the risk management program by
reviewing whether it receives appropriate direction and support
from the board and senior management.
3. Determine the following:
4. Determine whether the institution maintains a risk assessment
process to perform the following:
1. Review the institution's management of operational risk, and
verify that the risk management process includes aspects of
operational risk across the institution, including the
2. Determine whether the institution's management of operational
risk incorporates an enterprise-wide view of IT and business
processes that are supported by technology.
3. Assess whether IT management maintains an active role in the
institution's strategic planning to align IT with established
business goals and strategies. Assess whether effective IT controls
exist throughout the institution, either through direct oversight
or by holding lines of business accountable for IT-related
4. Determine whether IT management participates in the
enterprise-wide risk management process to identify and measure
risk from the use of IT, support decisions on how to mitigate the
risks, implement the mitigation decisions, and monitor and report
on the resulting outcomes.
1. Review the role of IT management in the risk management process
and identify whether it is supportive and collaborative to the
overall process.
2. Determine whether the ITRM process includes the
3. Determine whether the ITRM process includes the
1. Determine whether the institution has a comprehensive IT risk
identification process that includes the identification of
cybersecurity risks. Specifically, determine whether management
performs the following:
2. Determine whether the institution's risk identification
process includes the ongoing collection of information on the IT
environment, including the following:
1. Determine whether management's risk measurement process
includes the determination of risk factors (such as adverse events,
threats, and controls) and the affected assets. Determine whether
management develops inventories of those risk factors.
Specifically, determine whether management does the following in
the risk measurement process:
2. Determine whether the risk measurement process is
comprehensive and includes the following types of risks that affect
the institution:
3. Identify whether the institution has a proactive process in
place to effectively update its measurement of risk before
implementing system changes, rolling out new products or services,
or confronting new external conditions.
1. Determine whether the institution has processes within
enterprise-wide risk management to assist IT management in making
risk mitigation decisions, and determine which entities should be
involved in the decision-making process.
2. Determine whether management has adequate methods and tools,
including control self-assessments and scenario analysis, to
evaluate controls for effectiveness against identified threats.
3. Determine whether the ITRM process addresses risks with an
effective IT control structure in the institution's IT environment
and through conformance with external legal and regulatory
4. Determine whether IT management has developed adequate
policies, standards, and procedures to manage the risk from
technology and that they are current, documented, and appropriately
communicated. Policies, standards, and procedures should address
the following:
5. Determine whether management has effective hiring and
training practices that include the following:
6. Determine whether the board has appropriate oversight and
management has appropriate responsibility for the implementation of
the institution's information security program.
7. For the information security program, verify that the board
is responsible for the following:
8. Determine whether, as part of the institution's information
security program, the board of directors oversees and management
establishes a control structure that is intended to specifically
address cybersecurity risks and includes the following:
9. Determine whether the board of directors approved policies
and management established and implemented policies, procedures,
and responsibilities for an enterprise-wide business continuity
program, including the following:
10. Determine whether management assesses and mitigates the
operational risks associated with the development or acquisition of
software. Appropriate management of the risks should include the
11. Review major acquisitions of hardware and software to
determine if the acquisitions are within the limits approved by the
board of directors.
12. Determine whether management is aware of and mitigates
operational risks associated with IT operations, including the
13. Review the financial institution's insurance program and
determine whether it is commensurate with the size, complexity,
risks, and mitigation strategy of the institution. Determine the
adequacy of insurance coverage (if applicable) for the
14. Review the financial institution's third-party management
program to ascertain the extent and effectiveness of the oversight
by the board of directors and management of risks involved in the
financial institution's outsourced relationships. An effective
third-party management program should incorporate the
15. As part of the examiner's review of the institution's
third-party management program, analyze the third party's financial
condition and note any potential weaknesses, including measures to
improve those weaknesses.
16. When reviewing information provided by the institution's
third-party providers, determine whether the third-party provider
enables adequate financial institution client access to relevant
information. Consider the following:
17. When reviewing information provided by the institution's
third-party providers, determine the adequacy of third-party
provider audit reports in terms of scope, independence, expertise,
frequency, and corrective actions taken on identified issues. Work
with the examiner reviewing the third-party management program to
determine its adequacy.
18. When reviewing information provided by the institution's
third-party providers, determine the quality of management's
follow-up and resolution of customer concerns and problems with its
third-party providers.
1. Determine whether management develops and uses metrics to help
assess the overall IT environment. Determine whether the metrics
used and the frequency and monitoring of those metrics are useful
to direct management's attention to emerging issues. Additionally,
determine whether necessary metrics or summary reports of metrics
are provided to the board.
2. Determine whether there are established performance
benchmarks and standards for the IT function and whether they serve
to help management identify problem areas, particularly in system
or data center availability, operating conditions, response times,
and error rates.
3. Review whether the institution has formal service level
agreements with all of its third-party providers. Determine whether
the agreements provide the institution with assurance of continued
4. Determine the effectiveness of management's communication and
monitoring of IT policy compliance across the institution.
5. Determine whether management has an adequate method of
testing the effectiveness of control design and implementation and
whether management and the board appropriately monitor risk
mitigation activities. Determine whether management considers all
forms of controls, including governance of controls, their
limitations, and their effectiveness in a comprehensive control
6. Determine whether management has QA and QC procedures defined
for significant IT activities and whether those procedures are
performed internally or externally. Specifically, review whether
7. Review the monitoring and reporting specific to the
institution's ITRM activities. Specifically, determine whether the
institution has developed the following:
1. Review preliminary conclusions with the examiner-in-charge
(EIC) regarding:
2. Discuss findings with management and obtain proposed
corrective action for significant deficiencies.
3. Document conclusions in a memorandum to the EIC that provides
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by Michael Pearl from No Greater Joy - I Need Her Counsel and JudgementEditor's note: A fascinating look into the abusive nature of the Pearl marriage where Michael admits he needs Debi's ideas. He thought that her having ideas contrary to his was was her 'getting out of her place'. … [Read more...]
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Fascinating Womanhood Review: Pandora's Box
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by Samantha cross posted from her blog Defeating The Dragons I'm going to be honest: I have no idea what to do with this chapter. None. So, for today's post, I'm going to quote a some larger portions, in their entirety, add some of my concerns, and see what you all think of what she says. In a Pandora's Box reaction, instead of the man responding with love and tenderness, he becomes angry and pours out hostile feelings toward his wife. Why does he do this? … [Read more...]
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Lindsay Lohan Fake Baby Bump Watch #2
WTF, Lindsay Lohan? Are you having fake quadruplets or something?
Just two days ago, on the set of Labor Pains, you weren't even showing. Now look at you—you look like you're stealing a basketball!
Sure, once you hit 22, it gets harder to keep off the pounds, but this is insane.
Has she been ravenously shoving hamburgers down your throat again? Or gorging on the gristly flesh of female DJs?
Check back in the coming days for further updates on this growing concern—if the photographers can find a lens wide enough to capture Lindsay's faux expansion.


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Kubiak finds faults in Texans' opening win
Updated 11:24 pm, Monday, September 10, 2012
HOUSTON — Gary Kubiak sounded pretty dissatisfied for a coach whose team won its season opener by three touchdowns.
Yes, the Texans beat Miami 30-10, the defense overwhelmed rookie Ryan Tannehill, and Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson looked as healthy as ever.
But Kubiak found plenty to pick apart heading into this week's game at Jacksonville, starting with the running game. Arian Foster rushed for 79 yards, and Houston finished with just 83 rushing yards overall. The Texans ran for only 26 yards in the second half after building a 24-3 halftime lead.
"That's the mark of a good team — you've got to run it and finish the game," Kubiak said Monday. "We didn't do that."
The Texans ranked second in rushing offense last season (153 yards per game), then lost right tackle Eric Winston and right guard Mike Brisiel in the offseason. Derek Newton made his first NFL start at right tackle, and Antoine Caldwell moved in at right guard after only 13 total starts in the previous three years, but Kubiak didn't single out those two for the faulty ground attack.
"I'm looking at the big picture," Kubiak said. "We didn't run the ball well, whether we ran it right, left or up the middle. When I'm talking to them (the linemen), I'm talking to all five of them. I'm not talking about right or left."
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Houston also had issues on special teams. Trindon Holliday, who made the team after returning three kicks for touchdowns in the preseason, bobbled a kickoff and gained only 61 yards on four kick returns. Marcus Thigpen ran a punt back 72 yards for a score for Miami.
"We had to start (Monday) with that," Kubiak said. "We did not play well on special teams — we didn't cover well, we didn't return well."
Linebackers Mister Alexander and Whitney Mercilus were among the regulars who didn't see as much action on the coverage and return teams in the preseason as they normally would, so Kubiak could look at other reserves.
"Throughout the course of the preseason, we did protect some of those guys, when we were looking at young players," Kubiak said. "It showed a little bit (Sunday). I don't think some of the key guys on special teams were on top of their game. We didn't come out of this game feeling very good about how we played. But we made the corrections and hopefully, we're a lot better next week."


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In case you were unaware, hackers got into the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit (CRU) servers and published hundreds to thousands of documents and private communications from CRU climate scientists that pertain to climate disruption. And the climate disruption denial and conservative blogs have subsequently gone completely apeshit over it. The Wonk Room has a few of the better quotes from the deniers:
"If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW," says the Telegraph's James Delingpole.
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey claims the emails discuss "repetitive, false data of higher temperatures."
The National Review's Chris Horner salivates, "The blue-dress moment may have arrived."
"The crimes revealed in the e-mails promise to be the global warming scandal of the century," blares Michelle Malkin.
The Australia Herald-Sun's Andrew Bolt claims the emails are "proof of a conspiracy which is one of the largest, most extraordinary and most disgraceful in moderrn [sic] science."
So, do these emails and documents represent proof of a "conspiracy" and "scandal"? At this point it seems highly unlikely, and the more that people look at the illegally-obtained emails and documents, the less likely it will become. Here's why. Continue reading


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In elections last May, however, the Flemish separatists won big, which could eventually pave the way to a partitioned nation.
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Margaret, who was at this time thirty-eight years of age, was the daughter of a Flemish lady.
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Then the wedding party invaded the long gallery occupied by the Italian and Flemish schools.
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movies in the classroomMy district this year is banning the use of movies in the classroom--not because of the entertainment factor but because of legal limitations. Some say that it is ok to use...
My district this year is banning the use of movies in the classroom--not because of the entertainment factor but because of legal limitations. Some say that it is ok to use movies in a public school setting as long as a teacher is present and it is used in a lesson plan. However, Disney has sued and won to prevent schools from using their films.
Has anyone experienced this problem? Has anyone else's district changed policies?
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I can't imagine teaching Hamlet without showing film adaptations of the text. I think seeing a variety of interpretations of the ghost, as an example, adds something to the student's reading of that same scene. Lawrence Olivier's ghost is typically scary and huge, but Mel Gilbson's version is fatherly and sad. It makes for great discussion about the effectiveness of the movie and how language can be translated to a visual medium.
I don't know anything about the legality of using films in classrooms, but when I taught high school, I taught a film class in our English department and used many films in my science fiction class at the same school. I find that films are useful tools for teaching concepts like symbol, characterization, foreshadowing, theme, and so forth. Somehow the concepts seem less abstract to students in cinematic form. For instance, we had wonderful discussions regarding "rosebud" in Citizen Kane. It's also a really useful place to think about authorship--we talked a lot about auteurs, for instance, and the kind of control they may or may not have had in their films. We did units on Capra and Hitchcock and the students really got a sense of how themes were continually reworked.
In science fiction, where literature is so often organized around a problem or theme, we had a wonderful time discussing how films and texts approached particular issues. I taught a utopia/dystopia unit and I paired Blade Runner with Brave New World. We also did a "monsters" unit and you can imagine the choices available for that! (I actually used an X-files episode and the text of Frankenstein). So, to the previous poster, I think that The Bad Seed would generate excellent discussion. My students always seemed to "get" a theme better when it was presented in different ways.
When I taught at the University, I taught a summer class on Coen brothers films and that was great fun. We explored a little film theory and also paired the films with some relevant literary titles--The Odyssey with O'Brother Where Art Thou?, Double Indemnity with The Man Who Wasn't There and so on.
I think film can be a very valuable teaching tool if we use it as such. Some students think films are a "break" so I always tried to include intense discussions/assignments related to the films. This was most successful in my sci-fi class where my students tended to be avid readers and fans of the genre. Sometimes, students signed up for the film class thinking they wouldn't have to read and then were sorely surprised by the packets I handed out!
I'm thinking about using movies in a different way. My 10th graders are reading "A Doll's House" right now. One of the issues in the play is Torvald's belief that the mother's character traits, especially the negative ones, get passed on to the children. Rather than trying to find a video of the play, I'm thinking of using the movie "The Bad Seed," which is about an evil little girl whose grandmother was an ax murderer and whose mother blames herself for even giving birth. I'm thinking that seeing the same theme expressed in a different story will be helpful for their comprehension. Any comments/suggestions?
I also try to avoid the whole "read the book, then watch the movie" thing, although I agree that To Kill A Mockingbird is EXCELLENT. With my 10th graders, when teaching different forms of writing, I taught movie reviews, and we watched Lord of the Flies and they had to write a movie review on it. I like the idea of using a movie along the same theme as a novel that has been taught. My first year teaching, I taught The Pearl, and I showed The Muppets' Christmas Carol to develop the theme of the effect of greed on a character. The students really enjoyed the movie, and it allowed for some interesting comparisons between Kino and Scrooge.
In AP and Honors classes, I generally show movies after we have read the literature, and we look for differences between the written text and the visual text. In AP classes, I also talk about the visual rhetoric of film, so we look at how shots are filmed, where the actors stand in relation to others, colors and sound used, etc. My favorite movies for discussion and analysis are To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice & Men, Pride & Prejudice, and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.
I use movies quite a bit as a text in themselves. I avoid the whole "read the book, watch the movie" scenario as much as possible (though I've done it with some classes who were having trouble visualizing the plot).
I've had some good success with establishing a theme, then having different texts (poetry, novel, short story, movie) that develop that theme. For example, on the theme of revenge vs. justice, we've read "The Cask of Amontillado," the Biblical account of the rape of Dinah and her brothers' revenge, and the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo." Using all texts, they had to develop and essay on the theme. Another one I've used is a compare/contrast of "The Odyssey" and the movie "Trip to Bountiful."
As far as legality, my understanding is that it's okay for a single classroom (just as with making copies from books). Recordings from TV fall into that category as well, and can be kept for one year.
In using Science Fiction in class I have found that the Star Trek The Next Generation and Babylon 5 are excellent media for the classroom. Both can be used from everything from problem solving and creative writing, to math and science. The ceberal nature of Jon Luc Picard and the variety of cultural differences are great. There is no concern about language and what few episodes where sex is involved they can simply not be shown. They are exactly 41 min long and can be used effectively in block scheduling. If you aren't on block scheduling you can plan the lesson over two days and have plenty of time for a pre-viewing and post assessment of your objectives. I simply copy an episode that I think I will use. They are on at least once or twice a week if you have dish or cable. If you don't, you can rent them from netflix, or blockbuster.
I was shocked to see this post about movies being banned from schools. As others have mentioned here, as long as a learning objective is stated, using movies can be very helpful. Not only is it sensitive to the need of teachers to appeal to as many learning styles (13 at last count?) as possible in a classroom, but it also serves as yet another interpretation of the work being studied.
For many students, TV and film has played a large part in their understanding of the world at large, as the set has often been their babysitter, storyteller, best friend, and all too often, a surrogate parent. To not use these visuals, we miss out on a natural way to achieve objectives for understanding, as well as illustration of point of view, and the five basic elements in all forms of literature: character, plot, setting, theme, conflict.
I always had writing connected to everything we did in class. I talked about "active reading" (having students write while they read) in another post in this group, but I also used "active viewing" in class and had students write while they watched (I often provided prompts, all relating to the CPSTC). I covered bases by getting parent permission for every movie, and I even got some parents involved in film selection! For many of my students, the movie vs. book assignment was given the most effort.
My favorites: Star Wars versus The Odyssey (classic epic characteristics), Lord of the Flies, and Thelma and Louise vs. Ibsen's A Doll's House (grad school assignment).
We can show films rated PG-13 and below to high school students but we must get signed parent permission slips to show "R" rated movies. I usually send out a list of "R" rated films I plan to show at the beginning of the year and have parents give permission for their children to watch those films. Parents can edit the film list if they want. Sometimes this is a hassle, but parents and students should have the right not to view something which they think may violate their values. Their values are often challenged simply by the literature we read.
We have to have permission slips for PG-13, and can't show anything rated R, which eliminates some very good films.
I teach Science Fiction, so I would have difficulty teaching with any depth without including film. Literature can carry you only so far in the genre.
I use lots of films in my classroom--BECKET to give students a feel for Anglo-Saxon literature, ELIZABETH to introduce the Elizabethan era, various films about the Holocaust. The only stipulation is that rated R movies may not be shown to anyone under 18 without a permission slip signed by parents.
I agree with #2 on the legality - my district is hard core about following the correct policies, and as long as it is in the classroom, they say we are ok. I hate to hear that any district is banning the use of movies. I use movies, tv shows, documentaries, etc., throughout the school year to provide variety in my instructional method and to better engage and communicate with the students. We should have a chance to use all resources at hand.
My philosophy on using literary movies is just this: There are an awful lot of kids who will never willingly go to the library and check out certain great pieces of literature, but if they are exposed to them by way of film, at least then they are familiarized with the basic premise of certain stories. Underachievers may never voluntarily read "The Outsiders," for instance, but once seen in movie form, it has a certain addictive quality that kids (especially those with gang affiliations) find irresistable.
And while movies will never replace the experience of reading, they do serve an important supplementary function within the classroom. It's a shame that some districts have had this piece of technology ruined by a few lazy teachers who do nothing but show films.
I believe the use of film can be quite effective in both Literature and History classes. Today's students are very visual and are very keyed in to media. Using films is a great way to spark their interest in novels and help them visualize history. The key is to have a very clear and measurable objective in your use of films or other videos. Sometimes I use video of a novel or story to help the student visualize the novel and to develop their skills of observation and analysis as they compare and contrast the film and the book. In history I use films such as A Man For All Seasons, to give them a fuller picture of the age and to spark discussion on the moral implications of More's choice to die rather than to compromise his religious beliefs. Believe it or not, I use an old Magyver episode to draw together the theme of honor from several works of medieval literature. The students analyze the honor demonstrated in the show to the honor in Roland, Beowulf, and Malory. They then write their own code of honor. They love the assignment and work hard to analyze and synthesize the material. I do not use video that often, but when I do I have well thought out objectives.
Movies are particulary useful for teaching the concept of art as choice. It's always interesting to try to get students to understand that the author is god to his/her work, and that it's important to understand (or at least guess at the reason for) the many choices the quthor makes. I spend a considerable amount of time on this because I enjoy watching the author at work; and many of these choices tell usa great deal about character/ setting/etc.
When you have a movie, you can see two "authors" working on the same "chunk of experience" (Van Doren) and see where they are similar and different. The movie version of "1984" is a good example. Students rarely see Winston's world as the dismal place that is portrayed in the movie. And there is the whole problem of the "philosophical" content that is presented as "Goldstein" book in the novel. I think inclusion of the Goldstein section is "clunky," but it does add to our understanding. How does the movie attempt to deal with this? When you attempt to answer these questions, you learn a great deal about the structure/understanding of art, knowledge which applies as much to the book as the movie.
Given the possibilites that this kind of comparison offers a teacher, I think it's sad that some schools are not allowing teachers to use them.
(And what's up with Disney???)


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BERNARD MCGUIRK: But the war on Christmas is very, very real, and if you ask me, in addition to some grouchy misanthropic heathen atheists it has to do — at the root of it — it has to do with two things — abortion and the gay rights agenda, because Christianity is against those things. And that's — it's subtle but that's why it's so pronounced in recent years, in my opinion.
BILL O'REILLY: Hundred percent agree. I absolutely agree 100 percent that it's the diminishment of Christianity is the target and Christmas is the vehicle because the secularists know the opposition to their agenda — legalized drugs is in there as well — comes primarily from the Judeo-Christian traditionalist people. It's not so much a church, it's a mindset.
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NOTE: Boston Common is no longer being updated. For the latest Boston-area blog posts, please see Universal Hub
Gothamist, which is sort of a New York version of Boston Common - well, if Boston Common were hipper and edgier and re-wrote a lot of Herald stories - has been busy spawning all sorts of "ist" sites in other cities. Next up: Boston?
Jake Dobkin one of the people behind Gothamist, scouted out our fair Hub this week:
I was up in Boston for 36 hours doing some interviews and meeting with people for a possible Bostonist site. I was staying in Cambridge, so I spent some time around Harvard Square and the Harvard Yard. The school grounds feel very New England- sparse and imposing. Compared to the Columbia campus, Harvard always feels dark and deserted to me. The next morning, after the interview, I tried to do some sightseeing, but it was pouring rain and 35 degrees outside. I cut that short, and instead took the Green Line trolly (trolly = bus + 1/2 train) down to the Museum of Fine Arts.
He also posts some photos of Harvard and the Charles at night.
Via Sara.
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I was a daily reader of Gothamist when I lived there (and I still read it every week or so), but... aren't you "our" Bostonist? Perhaps Bostonish will be next? Then Bawker?
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w00t! projection for 2005: beantown blogging explosion.
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As the sun rises on yet another uneventful summer, a spirited teen named Moondance Alexander finds her life taking an unexpected turn thanks to the appearance of a pinto pony named Checkers that appears to have leapt clear over the walls of his paddock. Always keen to do the right thing, Moondance returns the pony to its rightful owner — the gruff Dante Longpre. But Moondance suspects that there's something special about Checkers, and that with a little encouragement, he could become a world-class jumper. Perhaps this summer won't be quite so dull and predictable after all.
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I'm so excited that they finally made a movie about English riding! I ride English and almost every horse movie out there is about western and it's nice to finally see your discipline, especially hunter/jumper, put out there. Good job!
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It is a heart-warming film, and for the whole family. They should put it on Disney Channel cause it would fit right in. If you enjoy a movie about jumping and the light comedy or the relationship between family, friends, and horses or the ones that are inspired by real events you should definately get this film!
Good clean movie to watch with your children
Great find for "Saturday Movie Night" at our house with our 2nd grade daughter. The mean girls from the high school were a little over the top (are they really that nasty!).
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Arthur Gustav Malzahn III will play a huge role in Saturday's West Virginia-Auburn game. Don't waste your time scanning the Tigers' roster, Arthur doesn't play. He also doesn't go by Arthur. He's known simply as Gus, the hottest offensive coordinator in the game of football.
In his first two games directing Auburn's offense, Malzahn's Tigers are averaging 43 points. Auburn ranks second nationally in rushing offense and fourth in total offense. The Tigers are the only team in the nation with two players averaging more than 100 yards rushing per game. Oh yeah, Auburn has recorded back-to-back games of more than 500 offensive yards for the first time since 1970.
Is Gus enjoying a case of beginners luck against weak competition? No. This is how Gus rolls. Malzahn is a hired gun in the nicest way possible. He developed his no-huddle, spread attack while becoming a high school coaching legend in Arkansas. In December of 2005, with a handful of blue-chip recruits, he left the prep ranks to join Houston Nutt as the offensive coordinator at Arkansas. In his first and only season, Malzahn helped lead the Razorbacks win the SEC Western Division title.
However, there was tension between Malzahn and Nutt. Gus hit the road to join former WVU assistant and current Tulsa head coach Todd Graham. It took no time for the Malzahn machine to get Tulsa rolling like a Hurricane. Tulsa was first in the nation in total yards per game, third nationally in passing, and led the conference in scoring. Balance is a constant with Malzahn's offense; Tulsa became the first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer, 1000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers in a single season.
Last year at Tulsa the offense was even better. They led the nation in total offense (570 yards per game) and were second in scoring at 47 points per game. Again, balance was the key. The Golden Hurricane ranked fifth in rushing and ninth in passing.
You could actually make the case that Malzahn gave an assist to Patrick White's NFL career. Malzahn's use of the Wildcat offense while at Arkansas with Darren McFadden led to its adoption by some teams in the NFL.
Gus Malzahn is outstanding, but so is WVU defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. Malzhan gets a great deal of publicity because he's written a book and has an instructional video about his offensive philosophy. Casteel prefers anonymity to the limelight - he quietly orchestrates his unit with halftime tweaks that stifle opponents. Both coaches had a relationship with Todd Graham: Malzahn worked for him at Tulsa and Casteel worked with him at West Virginia.
On Saturday night, two of the nation's top coordinators will play chess on a football field. It's just one of several very intriguing match ups in what should be a very entertaining game.


text: For 18 months, activists from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National Hispanic Media Coalition have fought to get *José Luis Sin Censura* off of television. The show, which is basically the Spanish-language equivalent to the *Jerry Springer* show, as been derided for its repeated use of homophobic slurs. Today, those activists won. GLAAD and NHMC received a letter today from Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. outlining the company's decision to drop the show. Basically, all the negative press was bad for business. The company said that it's "pleased to have amicably resolved this matter" and is "glad NHMC and GLAAD will no longer discourage companies from advertising with Libereman Broadcasting." You can see the letter in its entirety [over at GLAAD's blog](http://www.glaad.org/blog/controversial-anti-lgbt-talk-show-airwaves).


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Taylor Swift's Pandamonium in London (PHOTOS)
Taylor Swift is across the pond for her Speak Now world tour, and she stepped out of London's Mandarin Hotel sporting an adorable style. The country crooner tweeted about her Top Shop sweater, writing:
"I can't believe we get to play at the O2 in London tonight! I'm so excited, I'm wearing my beloved panda sweater."
Literal animal prints have been all the rage this season with celebs like Kanye West, Liv Tyler and Ginnifer Goodwin wearing the trend.
Would you wear this look? Tweet your reactions @CELEBUZZ to join the conversation!


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Cutlass Dance Band and Los Issifu 45s out now!
One of the rarest and most desirable Ghanaian 45s and definitely the heaviest two funk tracks ever to be recorded by The Cutlass Dance Band. As with all of our 45s, this record was licensed directly from the artists.
And here are two stone cold Afro Funk bangers by Los Issifu and his Moslems. Directly licensed from the man himself and we are also in the process of tracking down the tapes for two so far unreleased albums by Los Issifu!
These sound files are not remastered recordings, the finished 45 will sound crisp, clean and heavy.
Get them at Academy's online store
Each 45 in this series is limited to 1.000 copies.


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1. Re: Advice on WLS Persistent StoresFabian Nov 20, 2012 2:34 PM (in response to User576183-Oracle)
I'm confused about the relationship between JMS Servers and Persistent Stores.A JMS server is an environment-related configuration entity that acts as management container for JMS queue and topic resources defined within JMS modules that are targeted to specific that JMS server. A JMS server's primary responsibility for its targeted destinations is to maintain information on what persistent store is used for any persistent messages that arrive on the destinations, and to maintain the states of durable subscribers created on the destinations.
The architecture would give u clear picture
The setup which u have done is correct.
each JMS Server would be pointing to individual migratable server which intern points to its own persistant store
The below link would be helpful for ya
2. Re: Advice on WLS Persistent Stores968728 Dec 6, 2012 11:12 AM (in response to User576183-Oracle)Hello,
Yes - what you have configured is correct.
If you point same database to both the JMS it will throw error. From one JMS Server, you can connect to One JDBC Presistent Store alone.


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THE WORLD: The Panama Canal; The Strategic Importance of A Waterway
By LARRY ROHTER
Published: February 14, 1988
PANAMA— IN a blistering manifesto, Panama's military last week demanded that the United States Southern Command be expelled from its headquarters here.
The White House responded by declaring that American troops would remain until full control of the canal is handed over to Panama in the year 2000. The exchange underscored the extent to which Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panama's military leader, is now seeking to make the canal - and American strategic interests -pawns in the country's deepening political crisis.
Ostensibly, the reason for the presence of the 10,000 American troops and the existence of Panama's military is to defend the canal from external attack. But over the years, both forces have assumed other functions that have begun to overshadow the original mission.
For Panama, what began as a ragtag police force of 700 men has been transformed, with American assistance, into the 15,000-member Panamanian Defense Forces, the most powerful institution in this country of 2.2 million people.
For the United States, priorities have shifted in the last decade toward a preoccupation with civil wars in Central America. Panama has become useful to Washington as an intelligence monitoring post and as a base for clandestine operations. Some of those activities were detailed last week by Jose I. Blandon, a former adviser to General Noriega, in testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mr. Blandon also gave a detailed account of how General Noriega and his associates used Panama's institutions for drug trafficking. United States grand juries have indicted the general on charges of drug trafficking and other crimes.
Washington's pressure on the Panamanian leader and his determination to dig in his heels have provoked a new round in the emotional debate over the canal. Some argue that it is of diminishing value to the United States. ''The canal is a nice thing to have, but it's not essential the way it used to be,'' said an American businessman who has worked here for more than 40 years. ''There are more ships than ever that are too big to go through the canal, and alternatives to the canal, such as containers, are increasing as the tolls and costs of operation here go up.'' Many shippers find it more convenient to unload their cargo in Los Angeles, for example, and transport it across the United States in containers that are carried by train or trucks.
But officials of the Panama Canal Commission, while acknowledging that the waterway is no longer critical to the United States and that its relative importance is declining in world trade, say that it is still ''extremely useful.''
The canal's business peaked in fiscal year 1982. It dropped sharply in October 1982 after a trans-Panama oil pipeline opened that took over the shipments of Alaskan oil. Over the next three years, according to United States Embassy statistics, total cargo declined before recovering somewhat in 1986. Business has been rising since.
Some have said that the canal, completed in 1914, is too narrow and shallow to accommodate bulk-cargo carriers and supertankers. Ships are limited to 65,000 tons, and it usually takes them at least 20 hours to make the crossing. But an official of the canal commission argued that since the mid-1970's the huge ships have been ''going the way of the dinosaur'' and that the trend is toward smaller ships.
During World War II, when shipping faced a threat of Japanese attack, as many as 68,000 American troops were stationed in Panama. Later, United States forces were here to deter attacks by Panamanian saboteurs.
But the Panama Canal treaties signed in 1977 set the timetable for ending the American role in overseeing and guarding the canal. In the 1980's, Gen. Fred F. Woerner, head of the United States Southern Command, which is responsible for American military operations in Latin America, has supervised the ''realignment'' of the main Army force here ''from a heavy combat unit to a light infantry unit better equipped to carry out support functions and civic action programs,'' according to an Army publication.
In a recent article in a defense publication, General Woerner said that the United States faces ''some important decisions about the location of the U.S. Southern Command and its components'' as the year 2000 approaches. Some American officials here argue that there are acceptable alternatives to Panama as a base for the Southern Command's operations. The School of the Americas, which trains military officers from all over Latin America in counterinsurgency, moved from Panama to Fort Benning, Ga., in 1984.
Any Panamanian action now against the canal would probably hurt Panama even more than the United States, officials from both countries say. More than 13,000 Panamanians work for the binational Panama Canal Commission, and the United States military employs an additional 5,500. The canal and American military presence here add more than $530 million to Panama's economy each year, providing the Government with its largest single source of revenue and a guaranteed financial cushion - whose importance grows as other sectors, such as banking and construction, decline because of the uncertainty over the country's political future.
For that reason, General Noriega's attempts to link the canal and the Southern Command to his efforts to remain in power have aroused deep concern. Ruben Paredes, who preceded General Noriega as commander of the military and who is now calling for his ouster, is one of many here who condemned last week's manifesto.
''This is a dangerous and imprudent act of blackmail on the part of Noriega,'' General Paredes said. ''The treaty gives the Americans the right to be here, and if we Panamanians begin a process of disrespect of the treaty, we are telling the Americans they, too, can violate the treaty when they feel like it.''
Photo of freighter passing through a lock in the Panama Canal (Photoreporters/Kevin Jenkins)


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Located directly on a stunning quiet beach on the south of Koh Samui, this small family run business is perfect for families & friends. We have 3 similar villas, side by side, each with 2 bedrooms. Book only one or book all three together to sleep 15.
These gorgeous villas are situated right on a beautiful secluded beach, surrounded by tropical gardens with absolutely stunning views of the sea and nearby islands. Whether you are coming for a family holiday, or as a group of friends, or even just a romantic getaway for two, we have everything you need to make your holiday one you will never forget!
We have a total of 3 villa's, all very similar in design, side by side. While being close enough together that they are great for a group holiday, they also provide enough privacy that you will not feel like you are stepping on each others toes if you have neighbours living in the adjacent villa's while you are here.
If you would like to book more than one villa please contact us for more details! Just further down the beach we also have another 2 villa's, so if you are planning an event or a big family get together this could be the perfect spot for you! In total we can offer up to 11 bedrooms if required, and we have hosted many weddings and party ceremonies on our pristine beautiful beach before!
This villa has a very Balinese feel to the design, lots of gorgeous wooden structures, with high wooden ceilings, giving it a very authentic exotic feel.
The villa has 2 bedrooms situated on the upper floor - the Master Suite at the front of the building has its own balcony and looks out over the beach, with a Kingsize bed. The second bedroom has 2 single beds, and is situated at the back of the building. We will more than happily provide one extra single mattress for use by an adult or child for no extra charge. If more beds are needed please discuss this with us before booking. Both bedrooms have air conditioning units.
The villa has it's own fully equipped kitchen area, a water cooler device, a dining area and a living area with TV. The bathroom is situated on the lower floor, and has a stunning semi-outdoor shower design (fully private!) and two sinks.
For the very small price of 90THB we can provide you with a gallon of drinking water to be used with our water cooler device.
Included in the price of your stay:
- Unlimited Wi-Fi connection
- Toiletries pack : shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, soap and body lotion
- Towels and linens : these will be changed as needed, but normally every 3 days.
- Cleaning : we have our own housekeeping staff who will visit your villa daily, with exception to Sundays
- Electric and water fees.
Next door these villa's we have our own bar/restaurant area. Here you can order delicious Thai or Western meals, and order cold beers, fruit shakes, cocktails and soft drinks! If you would prefer to have your meals and drinks served to you in your villa this is no problem and the staff will happily do so! Any meals and drinks ordered are at an added cost - but we are sure you will agree our menu prices are more than fair!
Beside our bar we also have a Massage Sala. Here you can order treatments to pamper yourself, bust jet-lag and leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed! Our massage treatments may also be booked to have in the privacy of your own villa should you prefer to do so. Massage treatments are an added charge, but again, very fairly priced!
Despite the fact our resort is set in such a tranquil area, there are many activities and other bars and restaurants in the near vicinity! Horse trekking along the beach, Frisbee golf, beautiful temples, the Muslim village, butterfly farms, the snake farm, elephant trekking, waterfall tours, ATV quad bike tours and much, much more are all available within a 5-15 minute drive. We will be on hand throughout your stay to help you book any excursions or outings you would like to make.
There is a 7/11 shop less than 5 minutes drive away and another larger convenience shop also less than 10 minutes drive away. If you would like us to help you with any shopping during your stay we can gladly arrange this for you! We can also provide a laundry service, at an added small charge.
We can also help you to arrange transport for getting around the island, whether you would like to hire a scooter or car/pickup truck, or prefer to book a hired taxi with driver for specific journeys or for the entire day. We will advise you on your options and do our very best to get you the best price we can!
As well as our family run villa business, we also own our own speedboat and offer magnificent tours around Samui and to neighbouring islands! If you would like to book a boat trip while you are here (which is an activity we would highly recommend!) we always make sure we give our guests a special price! Whether you would like to go pink dolphin spotting, or to Angthong National Marine Park or to Koh Tao, the Mainland, or the small islands which can be seen from your villa - Koh Tan and Mudsum, we can do it for you! Snorkeling equipment is provided free of charge to our guests, and there are stunning coral reefs around Samui with real WOW factor!
We are also child friendly! We can provide a baby cot and highchair (no added charge) for your little ones, and we also have a children's area in the swimming pool. If you would like us to arrange babysitting for you at any point throughout your holiday, we work together with very experienced staff who will come and entertain your children leaving you to either relax by the pool in peace, or go out exploring!
Samui airport is approximately a 40 min drive to our villa. We can arrange a transfer service for you at a very competitive price, or if you would like to drive yourself please contact us for directions.
The larger towns of Lamai and Chaweng are only a 15min and 30 min drive from our villa.
We are very flexible and friendly people - so please don't hesitate to send us a message to ask us any questions you have! If we can arrange things to suit your personal needs, we will do it! So just tell us what you want!
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
House Rules: We expect our guests to treat our property with the same respect they would their own home!
Children must be supervised at all times, especially when using the swimming pool.
In most circumstances pets are allowed, but please confirm this with us before booking. Owners must keep pets under control!
Any breakages must be paid for in full even if they exceed the 5000THB security deposit.
Any food/drinks/massage therapies ordered must be paid for in cash (Thai Baht)
All transport or excursions organised for you by us are at an added charge. We will do our best to get the best deal for you, but these must be paid for in cash (Thai baht) upon booking.
Breakfast is not included in the rates quoted. We can provide a breakfast for 200thb per person, either served in our restaurant or at your villa, or you may order a'la carte from our menu's. Of course, you will have a fully equipped kitchen in your villa also, so if you prefer to cater for your own breakfast this will not be a problem!


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Pots de Crème with Chocolate, Chile and Espresso
Some chefs will do anything to get customers to try something they believe in. Alison Barshak, from Alison at Blue Bell, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, will send out her chocolate pot de crème to any diner who doubts that the combination of spicy dried chiles and chocolate is incredibly delicious. When the customers come back, invariably they need no encouragement to order the dish.
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- 2 1/4 cups light cream or half-and-half
- 2 dried ancho chiles—stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 4 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- Boiling water
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream and dulce de leche, for serving
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer. Add the chiles, cover and set aside to steep for 45 minutes. Strain the cream into a bowl and discard the chiles.
In a medium saucepan, combine the chocolate and 1/2 cup of the strained cream and cook over low heat, stirring, until the chocolate is melted. Whisk in the sugar and salt. Stir the remaining strained cream into the saucepan. Gently warm the chocolate cream over low heat.
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks until slightly thickened. At low speed, beat in one-fourth of the warm chocolate cream along with the vanilla and espresso powder. Return the mixture to the chocolate cream in the saucepan and cook over low heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Set six 4-ounce ramekins in a baking pan and divide the custard among them. Fill the pan with enough boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Cover the pan with foil and poke several holes in the top. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the custards are just set and a dark rim has formed around the edge. Remove the foil and let the custards cool in the water, about 20 minutes. Refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours. Serve with whipped cream and warmed dulce de leche.
Make Ahead
The pots de crème can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.


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Another died last month after he was imprisoned for texting love-letters to a man he admired.
But if he's texting about plans with mutual friends for later that evening, it's OK.
The phone maintains privacy by encrypting both phone calls and texting, and blocking companies like Google from collecting data.
Last May, a texting engineer caused another train crash in Boston, injuring 50 people.
Contribute $10 to United Nations flood-relief efforts by texting SWAT to the number 50555.
Her OSI agents were calling and texting, pleading with her to talk.
texting contributed a further dimension of—hmmm, what is it, ah yes!
Shawn and Willow," Karen says, "were texting back and forth.
Seriously, if a strange girl is texting you at midnight, how is your girlfriend crazy for asking who it is?
I remind Deen that his namesake died in an infamously horrible car crash, so he may want to cool it on texting and driving.
late 14c., "wording of anything written," from Old French texte, Old North French tixte (12c.), from Medieval Latin textus "the Scriptures, text, treatise," in Late Latin "written account, content, characters used in a document," from Latin textus "style or texture of a work," literally "thing woven," from past participle stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *tek- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (see texture).
An ancient metaphor: thought is a thread, and the raconteur is a spinner of yarns -- but the true storyteller, the poet, is a weaver. The scribes made this old and audible abstraction into a new and visible fact. After long practice, their work took on such an even, flexible texture that they called the written page a textus, which means cloth. [Robert Bringhurst, "The Elements of Typographic Style"]
"to send a text message by mobile system," 2005; see text (n.). Related: Texted; texting. It formerly was a verb meaning "to write in text letters" (1590s).
"to send a text message by mobile system," 2005; see text (n.). Related: Texted; texting. It formerly was a verb meaning "to write in text letters" (1590s).


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To all my parents, friends and supporters,
Starlite Dance Studio, David Melendez, Starlite Dance Studio of the Bx. and myself, Eddie Camacho spent many years with the goal of educating our community, especially our children about our latin culture and the art of dancing. Together we made Starlite not only about dance but about togetherness, family and friends. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the families, their children, the instructors and the staff for all of their time and support.
Starlite will forever be an icon in the salsa dance community from NY. to Japan. Starlite will never die. I am happy to say that Starlite will open again but on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. I will be bringing the art of dancing to the children of Puerto Rico.
Again, a big thank you to my parents, instructors, staff and especially the children.
Eddie Camacho
Director Starlite Dance Studio of the Bx.


text: We had a similar issue with multiple job dependencies. We had to reference all the way back to the top to get dependencies to work properly, vis-a-vis: 1.job 2.job -> afterok: 1.job 3.job -> afterok: 1.job, afterok:2.job Otherwise 3 was left around in the held state. Haven't checked later versions (this was 1.x when we had the troubles) to see if this was still the case. On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 16:47 +0100, David Golden wrote: > On Friday 25 August 2006 23:44, Vincenzo Di Nicola wrote: > > > create a script file: there I submit each single job, read > > its jobid, and use the "-W depend=afterany" option with regard to the > > previous job ids. > > Well, that is what we tend to do, e.g. a simple string of 10 jobs: > > #!/bin/bash > HEADJOB=$(qsub -h myjob.pbs) > echo $HEADJOB > DEPJOB=$HEADJOB > for i in $(seq 1 9); do > DEPJOB=$(qsub -W "depend=afterok:$DEPJOB" myjob.pbs) > echo $DEPJOB > done > qrls -h u $HEADJOB > > > > But is there a nicer way to enforce dependencies, maybe without having to > > rely on a jobid (but perhaps a job name)? > > > > Well, as far as I know, no. Condor DAGman IIRC allows a more declarative > dependency graph specification method, but this is the Torque list :-) > > (Aside: Lately (2.1.0p0) I think I'm seeing some weirdness where sometimes, > when the head job disappears (perhaps abnormally due to some system fault) > the dependent jobs don't notice, kinda like the dependency doesn't "fire" > ("edge-" instead of "level-" triggered maybe?), and then left with a bunch of > held jobs in the queue. Haven't pinned it down yet, and due an upgrade again > shortly anyway, may well just be an already-fixed bug or even intended > behaviour. Can't replicate on-demand, unfortunately) > _______________________________________________ > torqueusers mailing list > torqueusers at supercluster.org > http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers


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The key shareholder in health software group
Oceania on Friday told the market that, as foreshadowed by The Australian Financial Review, Mr Cohen had started legal proceedings on behalf of his family company RJL Investments, seeking to enforce a pre-emption deed that would delay the sale.
Mr Cohen is claiming that OCP is required to give him four weeks notice of its intention to sell about 15 per cent of its holding, during which time he could seek to secure a superior offer.
OCP said it had responded to Mr Cohen, denying his claim that circumstances had arisen under which it was required to give a transfer notice.
"Mr Cohen negotiated with OCP for the pre-emption deed when he was negotiating on behalf of iSOFT in relation to OCP's investment in iSOFT. After the performance of the iSOFT business deteriorated markedly and the share price collapsed, Mr Cohen stood down as the executive chairman in June 2010, ceased to be CEO in August 2010 and resigned as a director in September 2010," OCP said in a statement.
"While he remained an officer of iSOFT, Mr Cohen was involved in early meetings with CSC in relation to their interest in potentially making an offer for 100 per cent of iSOFT and Mr Cohen was supportive of those discussions."
OCP said it would vigorously defend the proceedings and questioned why Mr Cohen had brought them, given that it had made it clear it was open to a superior offer should one arise.
"OCP has made it clear to Mr Cohen that if he has a genuine proposal that is more favourable than the current proposal by CSC that we would be happy to consider it. We have received no such proposal from Mr Cohen," it said.
If successful, Mr Cohen's delaying tactic would likely drag out what CSC had hoped would be a swift takeover based on its offer of 17¢ a share in addition to extinguishing iSOFT's bank debts of more than $210 million and extinguishing a convertible note held by OCP.
It is believed that last weekend Mr Cohen was trying to arrange an alternative offer for iSOFT through a deal with US health technology developer Ingenix, a subsidiary of the $US50 billion insurer and services provider UnitedHealth Group.
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I guess I don't understand. The General Manager of the campground, pointed me out to the whole Board of Directors (after she threw the microphone because she was upset with me) and then told the membership that I said that I didn't believe what she said, and I wasn't even talking to her and I made the statement to the friend that was sitting next to me. Then she went to a non member of the park and said that I called her a liar (all I did was disagree with her) and that person came up to me and said that the General Manager told her that I called her a liar, and then a board member came up to me and said how dare you call her a liar. This has been truly embarrassing to me, and she gets to walk away with the satisfaction that it's o.k. and that my feelings don't mean anything. I think that I am truly disappointed, because it doesn't seem that I have any rights. Please let me know what kind of rights I can rely on. Thank you